Kurabo was founded in 1888 as Kurashiki Spinning Works. The occasion of our 137th anniversary in 2025 provided the momentum to continue advancing.**

The number of Kurabo Group employees on a consolidated basis is 3,881 people. Employees of the Kurabo Group work as one to expand business areas from a global perspective and create new value. **

The Kurabo Group had consolidated net sales of 150.6 billion yen. The group is active in five business segments including chemical products, textiles, electronics, engineering, and biomedical. **

We have branched out from textiles into other areas, and today the textile business accounts for 32% and the non-textile business accounts for 68% of Kurabo Group’s sales. Many of our businesses have been in operation for more than 50 years, including 137 years in the textile business, 63 years in the chemical, food, and service business, 59 years in the electronics business, 55 years in the engineering business, and 43 years in the life science technology business, supporting our daily lives in a variety of fields.

The Kurabo Group has offices, plants, and affiliated companies in Japan and six other countries, including Brazil, Thailand, and Indonesia. The total number of group companies and their bases in Japan and overseas is 69. Kurabo uses the power of a group network that fuses development, production, and sales to offer customers the best-fitting solution.**

The Kurabo Group sells roughly 70,000 tons of textile products a year. This is equivalent to approximately 170 million pairs of chino pants. Kurabo’s textiles, which add extra functionality and a sense of refinement to natural materials, are widely used in products ranging from fashion items to workwear.***

The Chemical Products business has shipped a total of approximately 75 million meters of polyurethane sheet for car interiors over the past 10 years. This is equivalent to the amount used in 1.5 million cars a year. Kurabo’s flexible polyurethane foam is used in car seats and a wide range of other applications, including mattresses, pillows, sound proofing, and insulation. ***

Kurabo’s Tokushima Biomass Power Plant outputs a maximum 6,200 kW of electricity and generates 50 million kWh a year. This clean energy is equivalent to the annual electricity consumption of 11,000 households in Japan. ****

Kurabo published its first newsletter in 1917. It has been in continuous publication now for over a century. The total number of issues reached 1,200, making it one of the oldest company magazines in Japan. Past issues can be viewed on a database at the Kurabo Memorial Hall.***

As part of our efforts towards diversity, we hire as many women as possible when recruiting new university graduates for career-track positions. Kurabo Industries Ltd. has gradually increased its annual hiring of women, who now make up approximately 29% of all new-graduate career-track hires. In addition, we are also promoting the hiring of women through career recruitment, and the total number of female employees in general positions has increased by approximately 2.6 times compared to 10 years ago. In recognition of our various efforts, we have been certified as an “Eruboshi” and “Osaka City's Leading Company in Women's Participation and Advancement.”