Corporate Information
History
History
Aug 1928
Established Yamato-Shokai (Yamato Brush Co., Ltd.) in Yao City, Osaka; started toothbrush production.
May 1950
Had the honor of the visit of Prince Takamatsu, received honorable factory award.
Mar 1956
Established Yamato-Esulon Co., Ltd. through joint investment of: Yamato Kosan, Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd., and Shiseido Co., Ltd.
Nov 1956
Started production of Honey-cake soap containers for Shiseido.
Apr 1962
Constructed Osaka Factory (now Main Factory) and started production of vacuum formed products.
Aug 1963
Started production of Vermont Curry containers for House Foods Corporation.
Oct 1968
Started production of Kao Halo Toothbrushes.
Sep 1970
Constructed Kanto Factory in Sano City, Tochigi and started marketing in Tokyo and Kanto areas.
Jan 1971
May 1976
Constructed Fukuoka Factory in Koga City, Fukuoka, and started marketing in Kyushu area.
Oct 1977
With the capital participation of House Foods Corporation and Kao Co., Ltd., capital increased to 100 million yen.
Apr 1978
Mar 1986
Introduced 5-type 7-layer extrusion molding equipment to our original specifications in Building E at Kanto Factory and started production.
Apr 1989
Constructed Shizuoka Factory in Fukuroi City, Shizuoka, and started production as a super-modern plastic factory.
Sep 1989
Established Taiwan Yamato-Esulon Co., Ltd.
Mar 1991
Established Yamato-Esulon (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
Sep 1992
Completed new building construction, enlargement, and renovation of Osaka Factory to be equipped with the latest technology for toothbrushes. Acquired ISO 9001 certification in October 1999.
Mar 2003
Built and started operation of third factory in Yamato-Esulon (Thailand) next to the existing factories (1st and 2nd) in order to meet increasing production volume.
Mar2004
Yamato-Esulon (Thailand) Co., Ltd. acquired ISO 9001 certification.
Jan 2005
Yamato-Esulon (Thailand) Co., Ltd. acquired ISO 14001 certification.
Established Yamato-Esulon (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.
Dec 2007
Acquired a license to produce and sell cosmetics and quasi-drugs.
Aug 2008
Marked the 80th anniversary.
Sep 2009
Taiwan Yamato-Esulon Co., Ltd. marked its 20th anniversary.
Mar 2011
Yamato-Esulon (Thailand) Co., Ltd. marked its 20th anniversary.
Dec 2014
Closed our factory, which shared the same site as our Head Office, and integrated its production facilities into other factories in Japan.
Mar 2015
Relocated head office.
Mar 2015
Established Research and Development Center (in Osaka Factory).
Built and started operation of the fourth factory in Yamato-Esulon (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
Sep 2016
Closed Yamato-Esulon (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.
Aug 2018
Marked the 90th anniversary.
Built and started operation of the second factory in Shizuoka Factory.
Apr 2019
Established Orcoa Co., Ltd.
Aug 2019
Installed solar panels in the first factory of Shizuoka Factory.
Feb 2021
Installed solar panels in the second factory of Shizuoka Factory.
Sep 2021
Closed Taiwan Yamato-Esulon Co., Ltd.
