Osaka Godo Boseki

...Its predecessor was Osaka Boseki Co., Ltd., founded in 1882. In 1914, with the help of Eiichi Shibusawa, Toyo Boseki Co., Ltd. merged with Mie Boseki Co., Ltd. (established in 1880) to form Toyo Boseki Co., Ltd. In 1931, it merged with Osaka Godo Boseki Co., Ltd. (established in 1900), one of the top five spinning companies at the time, and became the world's largest spinning company in both name and reality. During World War II, the company lost 85% of its facilities, and after the war, the dissolution of the zaibatsu conglomerates exposed it to major crises, including being subject to the Act on the Elimination of Excessive Concentration of Economic Power and being designated as a restricted company. ...

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…前身は1882年創業の大阪紡績(株)で，1914年渋沢栄一の斡旋により，同社と三重紡績(株)(1880設立)が合併し，東洋紡績(株)が設立された。1931年には当時の五大紡績会社の一つ大阪合同紡績(株)(1900設立)を合併，名実ともに世界最大の紡績会社となった。第2次大戦により同社は85％の設備を失い，また戦後の財閥解体により，過度経済力集中排除法，制限会社の指定を受けるなど大きな危機にさらされた。…

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