HistoryCOMPANY
| 1894 | Kumakichi Kanai establishes "Kanai Traveller Corp." in Tatsumicho,
Amagasaki City. Production of travellers begins. |
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| 1913 | Keiji Kanai becomes president of "Traveller Corp." | |
| 1918 | Production of spinning needles begins. | |
| 1922 | Production of spinning rings begins. | |
| 1931 | The "Card Clothing Factory" is established in Tatsumicho, Amagasaki. | |
| 1934 | The "Special Steel Wire Factory" is established in Santanda, Amagasaki City. | |
| 1943 | The company is reorganized and developed as "Kanai Juyo Kogyo Co., Ltd." | |
| 1949 | The Artificial Fabric Factory is established in Akura, Takarazuka City (currently Kanai-cho). | |
| 1958 | Production of non-woven fabrics begins. | |
| 1960 | The Artificial Fabric Factory is renamed the "Non-woven Fabric Factory." | |
| 1961 | Hiroyuki Kanai assumes the presidency of Kanai Juyo Kogyo Co., Ltd. | |
| 1973 | The Special Steel Wire Division is spun off as TOKUSEN KOGYO CO., LTD. | |
| 1975 | The "Kosenkaku" at Arima spa resort district is spun off as an independent establishment. | |
| 1977 | The Traveller Factory in Okuhata, Itami, and the Card Clothing Factory merge to become the Textile Machine Factory. | |
| 1989 | "TOKUSEN U.S.A. Inc." is established in Conway, Arkansas, U.S.A., as a foreign subsidiary of Tokusen Kogyo. | |
| 1997 | Hiromi Kanai assumes the presidency of Kanai Juyo Kogyo Co., Ltd. | |
| 2001 | The company is certified as ISO 9001 registered. Japan Fine Steel Co., Ltd. (Tokusen Kogyo) is acquired. |
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| 2003 | Kanai Tokusen Kogyo Co., Ltd. is established as a foreign subsidiary in Shanghai, China. | |
| 2008 | The company is certified as ISO 14001 registered. | |
| 2013 | Hiroaki Kanai takes office as president of Kanai Juyo Kogyo Co., Ltd. | |