Toyobo Co., Ltd.

Japanese: 東洋紡績[株] - とうようぼうせき

Founded in 1882 as Osaka Boseki Company, based on the idea of Eiichi Shibusawa, the company is the largest cotton spinning company in Japan, established in 1914 by merging Osaka Boseki Company and Mie Boseki Company. Commonly known as Toyobo. Since then, the company has continued to absorb and merge, and has expanded into wool, rayon, and staple fiber. After World War II, it became a leading comprehensive textile company that handles all three major synthetic fibers: acrylic fiber, polyester fiber, and nylon. In 1966, the company merged with Kureha Boseki, one of the top ten spinning companies. Non-textile divisions such as films, medical, and functional materials account for more than 50% of the company's sales. Head office in Osaka, factories in Tsuruga, Iwakuni, and others. Capital in 2011 was 51.7 billion yen, and sales for the fiscal year ending March 2011 were 340.5 billion yen. Sales breakdown (%) is as follows: films and functional resins 37, industrial materials 21, life sciences 9, clothing fibers 25, real estate 1, and others 7. Overseas sales ratio 21%.
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Japanese:

渋沢栄一の発案で1882年大阪紡績会社として創業。1914年大阪紡績会社と三重紡績が合併して設立された日本最大の綿紡績会社。通称東洋紡。以後吸収合併を進め，また毛・人絹・ステープルファイバーに進出，第２次大戦後はアクリル繊維・ポリエステル繊維・ナイロンと三大合成繊維すべてを手がける有数の総合繊維会社となった。1966年十大紡の一つである呉羽紡績を合併。フィルム・メディカル・機能材など非繊維部門が５割を超える。本社大阪，工場敦賀，岩国ほか。2011年資本金517億円，2011年３月期売上高3405億円。売上構成（％）は，フィルム・機能樹脂37，産業マテリアル21，ライフサイエンス９，衣料繊維25，不動産１，その他７。海外売上比率21％。
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