Company History

July 1919	Began producing Japanese handmade paper at what is now Kinsei Mill.
February 1946	Marusumi Paper Co., Ltd. established (reorganized as a corporation).
March 1954	Absorbed and merged with Marui Paper Co., Ltd., relaunched as Kawanoe Mill.
December 1956	GP manufacturing facility at Kawanoe Mill completed.
February 1964	Second paper-making machine completed at Kawanoe Mill.
July 1967	Third paper-making machine and continuous six-stage pulp bleaching system completed at Kawanoe Mill.
November 1967	Shin-Kawanoe-ko Port and woodchip unloading facility completed. Woodchip cargo ship from North America entered port for the first time.
January 1968	One full continuous kraft pulp (KP) production system completed at Kawanoe Mill.
March 1970	Fourth paper-making machine and RGP (refiner ground pulp) production system completed at Kawanoe Mill.
December 1971	Comprehensive wastewater treatment system completed at Kawanoe Mill.
April 1973	Fifth paper-making machine completed and RGP production system expanded at Kawanoe Mill.
March 1978	Deinked pulp (DIP) production system completed at Kawanoe Mill.
September 1978	Thermomechanical pulp (TMP) production system completed at Kawanoe Mill.
December 1979	First papermaking machine, TMP production system, in-house power generation system, and comprehensive wastewater treatment system completed at Ohe Mill.
April 1988	Second papermaking machine, DIP production system, and chemical thermomechanical pulp (CTMP) production system completed, and in-house power generation system expanded at Ohe Mill.
July 1990	High-grade DIP production system completed at Kawanoe Mill.
November 1991	Oxygen bleaching system completed at Kawanoe Mill.
July 1995	Marusumi Whangarei Co., Ltd. established. *Joint-venture company formed with Marubeni Corporation
July 1996	Fourth boiler completed at Kawanoe Mill.
February 1998	Third papermaking machine completed at Ohe Mill.
March 2000	Sixth boiler completed at Ohe Mill.
July 2000	Seventh boiler completed at Ohe Mill.
October 2000	Kawanoe and Ohe Mill acquired ISO14001 certification.
January 2002	New DIP production system completed at Ohe Mill.
November 2006	FSC®・CoC certification acquired (FSC-C021633).
June 2007	One full continuous KP production system completed at Ohe Mill.
March 2014	Umenoki Solar Power Station completed.
August 2014	Tobu Solar Power Station completed.
April 2015	Shikoku Green Farm Co., Ltd. established.
June 2016	Ninth boiler completed at Ohe Mill.
March 2018	Soil stabilizing agent manufacturing facility completed at Ohe Mill.
February 2019	Paper towel processing machine completed at business partner Taiyo Shigyou Co., Ltd. (Shizuoka Pref., Fujinomiya City)
July 2019	100th anniversary
March 2021	Second paper towel processing machine completed at Taiyo Shigyou Co., Ltd.
June 2021	Shikokuchuo City Carbon Neutrality Council established
July 2021	CNF pilot plant completed and CNF R＆D center opened at Ohe Mill.
July 2021	Wet wipes processing facility completed at Ohe Mill (hygienic paper center).
October 2021	Paper towel processing facility completed at Ohe Mill (hygienic paper center).
April 2022	Began sales of hygiene product brand eminas®.
April 2023	Fourth papermaking machine and processing facility completed at Ohe Mill.