Company Profile
Company Name
Kakuta Paper Co., Ltd.
Address
【Main Office】
1-41 Chayashinden, Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture
Postal Code 501-6135
TEL：+81 58-279-4147
FAX：+81 58-279-2588
【Tokyo Office】
TEL：+81 3-6315-6956
FAX：+81 3-6314-5736
Representative
Representative Director, President Minae Kakuta
Foundation
Founded in 1936, Converted to corporation in 1971
Capital Fund
10,000,000 JPY
Business Outline
Manufacturing paper hand towels, whole sale of paper products,
planning and sales of promotional products
planning and sales of promotional products
Facilities
Paper towel manufaturing machine(Roll/Flat types),
base paper pressure bonding winder
base paper pressure bonding winder
Products
A variety of paper hand towels including our patented products
Company Lawyer
Yukie Morikawa at Morikawa and Suzuki Law Firm
Certification
ISO 9001 Certification in 2022
History
| 1936 | The founder, Keizi Kakuda established a wholesale store for daily necessities in Furuwatari-cho, Naka ward, Nagoya City. |
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| 1946 | Relocated to Kanazono-cho 1 in Gifu city afterWorld War Ⅱ. Started selling insecticides and Mino Washi, Japanese speciality paper, in addition to daily necessities. |
| 1971 | Reorganized the company as Kakuta Paper CO., LTD. |
| 1972 | Reconstructed the store to Kakuda Building and started selling stationary and office supplies. |
| 1979 | Built a new plant for Oshibori hand towel manufacturing in Yanaizu-cho in Gifu city. |
| 1988 | Relocated to a newly built facility for Oshibori hand towel manufacturing in Chayashinden 1 chome in Gifu city. Started full-scale Oshibori hand towel production and released the patented Oshibori, "Cleal." |
| 1999 | Opened the Tokyo Office. |
| 2000 | Relocated the main office to Chayashinden in Gifu city. |
| 2001 | Added a new office and plant. |
| 2013 | Created the first products of the Color Series, Sakura. |
| 2014 | Created the first products of the Scent Series, Cleal Essence. |
| 2017 | Created the second products of the Color series, Clover. |
| 2018 | The business was approved for Management Innovation Plan by Gifu prefecture. |
| 2019 | Created the third products of the Color Series, The Kimono Collection. Created the second product of the Scent Series, Natural Mint. Obtained FSC Certification. |
| 2021 | Built a new manufacturing plant at the same site and relocated the manufacturing division to the new plant. |
| 2022 | ISO 9001 Certification |
