Company Profile
Greetings
It has been more than 120 years since our establishment in the year 1899.
First starting out as a gold leaf manufacturer in Kanazawa, our unique, world-class technology has provided the foundation for constant transformation, growth and advancement in foil creation.
Blending tradition and advanced technology, we have created a new world of foils and are now expanding into global markets in all industries.
While maintaining our pioneer spirit, we aim to be a company that continues to provide new added value to all.
CEO Yohei Katani
Corporate philosophy
Through the development of our business, we contribute to the happiness of our employees, as well as to the development of the local community.
It is the individual companies and people of each region that make up a country.
As a company assuming part of this responsibility, we value history and tradition, use appropriate hiring practices to protect the livelihood of our employees, ensure profit stability, and contribute to the development of the community. These efforts enable us to support the systems that form the basis of our country, including social welfare, education and security. We recognize our social responsibility as an enterprise, and carry out our operations based on what is right and wrong, rather than on profits and losses. Our aim is to be a company that is needed by society and appreciated by our customers.
Profile
| Firm name | KATANI co., ltd. |
| President | Yohei Katani |
| Foundation | April 1899 |
| Incorporation | December 1950 |
| Capital | 100 million Yen |
| Website address | https://www.katani-global.de/ |
History
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- 1899
- Jikichiro Katani started manufacturing metal leaf.
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- 1950
- Incorporated as Katani Metal Leaf & Powder Industry
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- 1959
- Started business with the plastics sales division of Toyo Rayon (present-day Toray Industries, Inc.)
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- 1960
- Established Kyoto Sales Office (present-day Kyoto Branch)
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- 1961
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Merged with Showa Metal Leaf & Powder Industry and established Osaka Branch
Established Kusatsu Plant in Shiga Prefecture for lamination and coloring
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- 1963
- Established Tokyo Sales Office (present-day Tokyo Branch)
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- 1964
- Established Nagoya Office (present-day Nagoya Branch)
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- 1968
- Changed the company name to KATANI SANGYO Co., Ltd.
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- 1970
- Established Gunma Office (present-day Gunma Branch)
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- 1978
- Incorporated Kusatsu Plant and established Katani Laminate Industry Co., Ltd.
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- 1979
- Constructed a joint plant equipped with a noise and pollution prevention system in the metal leaf processing complex in Ishikawa
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- 1987
- Established KANIX INDUSTRIES (SINGAPORE) PTE.LTD.
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- 1991
- Established KANIX INDUSTRIES (MALAYSIA) SDN.BHD.
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- 1999
- Opened antenna shop “Kanazawa KATANI” in Kanazawa, Ishikawa
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- 2004
- Established KATANI SANGYO (Hong Kong)
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- 2007
- Established KATANI SANGYO (Shenzhen) in Guangdong, China
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- 2009
- Established Office in Shanghai
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- 2010
- Established KATANI Europe S. A. S in Paris, France
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- 2012
- Established Office in Taiwan
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- 2013
- Completed Construction of Katani Building for Osaka Branch
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- 2016
- Completed Construction of Katani Building for Nagoya Branch
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- 2017
- Obtained ISO 9001:2015 certification（Nagoya Branch）
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- 2019
- Obtained ISO 9001:2015 certification（Osaka Branch）
