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Challenge the world class business for a Global SME
Since we were founded as a textile machinery parts sales company, we have endeavored to create a corporate structure that responds to the changing times with the fundamental concept "Related to textiles" in mind.
As we enter the 21st century, we move forward toward further development, with new keywords such as "high strength", "high rigidity", and "ultralight", under product development themes including "environmentally-friendly", "energy" and "3R's (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle)", and set an aggressive approach toward fiber-reinforced composite, industrial textile materials, and CFRP high-pressure containers.
We hope our products will help you directly or indirectly everywhere in the world, and are willing to pursue our motto "add More" at anytime of the day or night.
President & CEOToshi Sugahara
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- Company Name
- MaruHachi Corporation
- Address
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[ HQ Office ] 12-1 Gennyo Maruoka Sakai-city Fukui Prefecture 9100276 Japan
[ Ohte office ] 3-6-15 Ohte Fukui-city Fukui Prefecture 9100005 Japan
[ MaruHachi Labo / ICC ] Yatsukaho 2-2 Hakusan-city Ishikawa Prefecture 9240838 / ICC
- Founded
- August 1936
- Established
- August 1968
- President & CEO
- Toshi Sugahara
- Capital
- Yen 80 million
- Employee
- 25 persons (The whole of group company: 67 persons)
- Group Company
- Fukui Texstle corp
- Activities
- Sales of textile machinery and parts / Sales of textile-related equipment and FA equipment Manufacture and sale of Fiber products (Composites materials & intermedia profiles, Tech textile materials)
- Certifications
- Correspondent Banks
- Central branch of The Fukui Bank,Ltd. Fukui branch of The Shoko Chukin Bank, Fukui brach of Japan financial corporation
- Access
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HQ Office
12-1 Gennyo Maruoka Sakai-city Fukui Prefecture
Ohte office
3-6-15 Ohte Fukui-city Fukui Prefecture
Internal Committee
- ISO Committee
- We have obtained ISO 9001 2015 on May 23, 2022.
- SDG's Committee
- We are working to reduce our environmental impact (by using recycled materials), improve the workplace environment, and contribute to the local community and society.
- Compliance Committee
- We have created compliance regulations and determined internal rules.
- Environment, Health and Safety Committee
- We are working on formulating environmental policies, hygiene policies, safety policies, etc.
- CSR Committee
- We are working to maintain transparency in our corporate activities, create a comfortable working environment, provide human rights education to our employees, and participate in local communities.
- Corporate Sustainability Committee
- We are working to ensure that our business operations are sustainable, taking into account the impact on the environment, the economy and society as a whole.
Company History
- 1936
- Former president Hachiroemon (Takashi) Sugahara founded Maruhachi Kiryo Shokai in order to make a sale of textile machinery and machine parts.
- 1959
- The president passed away suddenly, and Masataka Sugahara left his university before graduation to hastily succeed to the presidential post as the second president.
- 1975
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Increased the capital for Maruhachi Kiryo Shokai Co., Ltd. to ¥10 million and changed the trade name to Maruhachi Co., Ltd.
Founded Fukui Textile Co., Ltd. (Present capital: ¥35 million) and started manufacturing and sales of circular knitting materials.
- 1977
- MaruHachi and Fukui Textile started joint business for circular knitting production for high fashon applications.
- 1985
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As joint business, MaruHachi and Fukui Textile started operations in the automotive interior material field in the circular knitting manufacturing business.
(Expansion into the field of Tech textile materials)
- 1995
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Fukui Textile Kuzuryu Factory newly completed,
(Current Fukui Textile Headquarters Office & Factory)
started Fiber processing and Warp knitting, to expand the high-fashion business and Tech textile business.
- 1997
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MaruHachi Maruoka Factory newly completed,
(Current MaruHachi Headquarters Office & Factory)
- 2002
- MaruHachi newly started Composite materoal business.
- 2003
- MaruHachi started R&D of High pressure cilynder for CNG and Hydrogene.
- 2004
- MaruHachi started Carbon fiber fabric business.
- 2005
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MaruHachi has obtained approval from the High Pressure Gas Safety Institute of Japan (KHK) to manufacture CFRP high-pressure vessels for medical oxygen.
Certificate for container design testing
- 2006
- MaruHachi stated Thermoplastic Prepreg business.
- 2007
- MaruHachi contracted sales agents in the European area.
- 2009
- MaruHachi stated Thermosetting Prepreg business.
- 2014
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MaruHachi's developed CFRP high-pressure vessel for hydrogen (Type IV) received the JEC AWARD at JEC WORLD, the world's largest exhibition held in France.
In the same year, MaruHachi also received the SAMPE Technology Award from the Japan Chapter of the Society of Advanced Materials and Process Engineering (SAMPE).
- 2016
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MaruHachi has joined the membership of AZL, a research organization for composite materials hosted by Aachen University in Germany, to strengthen its activities in the European market.
- 2017
- MaruHachi started preform business centered on press processing and ATL processing.
- 2018
- Toshi Sugahara has appointed President and CEO of MaruHachi.
- 2022
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MaruHachi has installed full automation layup system and a multi-stage press system to support mass production of preform materials.
Full Automation Layup System
- Up to the present.
Initiatives
for SDGs
Initiatives for SDGs
MaruHachi committement to the Sustainable Development Goals
Reducing Environmental Impact
We will actively develop the field of Composite materials and Tech textiles in order to pursue more convenient lifestyles and environmentally friendly manufacturing.
Actual Efforts
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Reducing the environmental impact through the use of carbon fiber with the following characteristics
1) Reducing CO₂ emissions by making aircraft, automobiles and other forms of mobility lighter and adding functionality
2) Commercializing environmentally friendly biomass composite materials that use recycled materials
- Reducing greenhouse gases by switching to LED lighting and energy-saving equipment in offices and reduction of greenhouse gases through the use of LED lighting and energy-saving equipment in offices and factories
- Recycling of carbon fiber, glass fiber and plastic waste into high-performance compound molding materials
- Reduction of water usage through the use of cooling towers
- Calculation of greenhouse gases and planning of reduction measures
Workplace Environment
We will strive to create a workplace that is worthwhile to work in by responding to the diversification of work styles, thoroughly prohibiting harassment, and developing human resources centered on technology succession.
Actual Efforts
- Elimination of harassment through strict adherence to harassment rules
- Succession of in-house technology through appropriate OJT systems and recurrent education
- Proactive recruitment of diverse human resources
- Support for balancing work and family life through childcare and nursing care leave, and encouragement of shorter working hours and flexible working hours
- Maintenance of employee health through regular health checks and maintaining a 100% check-up rate
Contribution to the Local Environment and Society
We will contribute to the realization of a sustainable local community by working to revitalize the local area through initiatives that lead to regional revitalization and by practicing social contribution activities.
Actual Efforts
- Actively recruiting and hiring local talent
- Making donations to local organizations and other local groups
- Participating in local disaster prevention activities
- Providing work experience for children
- Actively placing orders with local companies
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