History
Our company, KYORAKU CO., LTD., was established in Kyoto in 1917 (Taisho 6) under the name of KYORAKU REAL ESTATE CO., LTD. for the purpose of real estate development.
Since entering the plastics industry in 1947, we have accumulated over 70 years of experience and achievements.
During that time, the company name was changed from Kyoraku Kogyo Co., Ltd. to KYORAKU CO., LTD., Ltd. In recent years, the company has continued to make strides as a youthful and lively company, actively working to expand overseas.
| September 1917 | Established KYORAKU REAL ESTATE CO., LTD. (Capital: 1 million yen) |
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| April 1947 | Entered the plastics industry and established a trading department at the Kyoto Head Quarters and Kyoto sales office. |
| June 1949 | Opened Osaka Sales Office |
| September 1951 | Company name changed to KYORAKU KOGYO CO., LTD. |
| November 1957 | Opened Nagoya Sales Office |
| February 1958 | Established manufacturing department and opened Kyoto factory Opened Tokyo sales office |
| January 1965 | Opened Fukuoka Sales Office |
| January 1969 | Established Yamato factory |
| June 1970 | Capital increased to 70 million yen |
| September 1970 | Company name changed to KYORAKU CO., LTD., Ltd. Head Quarters moved to Osaka City |
| February 1972 | Established Goka Plant |
| June 1972 | Capital increased to 100 million yen |
| December 1980 | Established Toyohashi Plant |
| August 1982 | Capital increased to 200 million yen |
| April 1986 | Established Ritto Plant |
| September 1996 | Established NAFUKO in Thailand |
| April 1997 | Established KBI in Indonesia |
| March 2002 | Established Kusatsu Plant |
| June 2003 | Established KMI in Indonesia |
| January 2004 | Established TIANJIN KYORAKU PLASTICS CO., LTD. |
| April 2005 | Established Tsuchiura Plant |
| July 2005 | Established HONG KONG KYORAKU LTD. |
| October 2005 | Established DONG GUAN KYORAKU PLASTICS CO., LTD. |
| March 2009 | Capital increased to 225 million yen |
| November 2009 | Established SHINKO KASEI KOGYO CO., LTD. |
| March 2010 | Established KNP in the United States |
| June 2011 | Capital increased to 250 million yen |
| September 2011 | Established MKL in India |
| October 2012 | Established Gifu Plant |
| March 2014 | Established REPLUS CO., LTD. |
| April 2014 | Established KYORAKU SIKA MACHINERY CO., LTD. in Taiwan |
| May 2015 | Established Qingdao Ripro Trading Co., Ltd. |
| July 2017 | Opened Kyushu Satellite Office |
| September 2017 | Moved Head Quarters to Tokyo |
| January 2019 | QINGDAO KYORAKU CO.,LTD. |
| August 2019 | Opened Tohoku Satellite Office |
| June 2022 | Tsuchiura new factory established |
| April 2024 | Established Kyoraku Engineering Co., Ltd. |