Company History

Oct. 1938 Kansai Felt Shokai was established by Etsuo Eguchi in Takagaki-cho, Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan to market various kinds of felt.
Jun. 1940 Kansai Felt Co., Ltd. was established with Etsuo Eguchi as President with capital of ¥195,000.
Mar. 1944 Company name was changed to Kansai Felt Kogyo Co., Ltd.
Sep. 1959 Company name was changed to Kansai Felt Fabric Co., Ltd.
Apr. 1960 Tokyo Sales Office was established in Shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
Mar. 1962 Nagoya Sales Office was established in Nishi-ku, Nagoya, Japan.
Jul. 1967 Capital was increased to ¥12,000,000.
Sep. 1968 Head Office was moved to Nozaki-cho, Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan.
Aug. 1969 Fukuoka Sales Office was established in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka, Japan.
Sep. 1974 Became Japanese Sole Agent for Roberts Consolidated Industries U.S.A.
Jul. 1977 Hamamatsu Sales Office was established in Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu, Japan.
Nov. 1978 Kansai Felt (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., which is 100% owned subsidiary of Kansai Felt Fabric Co., Ltd. was established.
Mar. 1982 Became Japanese Sole Agent for BWF. (Germany company for Filter Media and Felt)
Mar. 1985 Etsuo Eguchi and Tsuneo Eguchi were respectively assumed Chairman and Presidency.
Sep. 1986 Gamagori Plant was built in Gamagori, Aichi, Japan. to establish Centralized Control System of processing function.
Sep. 1988 Kansai Felt (Thailand) Co., Ltd., which is 100% owned subsidiary of Kansai Felt Fabric Co. Ltd. was established.
Nov. 1992 Kansai Felt (Malaysia) Sdn.Bhd., which is 100% owned subsidiary of Kansai Felt (Singapore) Pte, Ltd. was established.
Sep. 1993 Became Japanese Sole Agent for HALEX. (American company for Carpet Gripper)
Jan. 1995 Kansai Felt (Hong Kong) Ltd., whichi is 100% owned subsidiary of Kansai Felt Fabric Co., Ltd. was established.
Oct. 1996 Became Japanese Sole Agent for ORCON. (American company for Heat Bond Tape)
Jul. 1997 Became Japanese Sole Agent for BWF-Wuxi. (German company in China for Filter Media and Felt)
Oct. 1997 Became Japanese Agent for KIESEL. (German company for Solvent-Free Adhesive)
Jan. 1998 Became Japanese Agent for WOLFF. (German company for Stripper Machine)
Sep. 2000 Dongguan Shilong Kansai Felt Factory (P.R.C.) was established and operated by Kansai Felt (Hong Kong) Ltd.
Jul. 2002 Kansai Felt (Shanghai) Co.,Ltd., which is 100% owned subsidiary of Kansai Felt (Hong Kong) Ltd. was established.
Dec 2007 Purchased an Office building in Chiyoda-ku Tokyo Japan.
Sep. 2008 Kansai Felt (Dongguan) Co., Ltd., which is 100% owned subsidiary of Kansai Felt (Hong Kong) Ltd. was established.
Dec. 2008 Kansai Felt (Europe) s.r.o., which is 100% owned subsidiary of Kansai Felt Fabric Co., Ltd. was established.
Jun. 2009 Kansai Felt (Shanghai) Co.,Ltd., Dalian Branch was established.