| 1917年12月 |
Founded as Nippon Felt Botai K.K.(Capital: 300,000 yen) |
| 1917-12-20 |
創業 大正6年（1917年）12月20日 |
| 1934年02月 |
Company name changed to Japan Felt Industrial Co., Ltd. |
| 1945年 |
The bulk of our main factory was bombed down during World War Ⅱ and reconstructed later. |
| 1951年10月 |
Began manufacturing wool hats, hat bodies, and small flat fur felt. |
| 1952年03月 |
Felt for interlining of men’s suit developed and launched for the first time in Japan. |
| 1955年04月 |
Felt for clothing and handicrafts launched. That expanded the domestic use of felt and developed an entry into the clothing and handicraft industry. |
| 1955年05月 |
Began manufacturing long flat felt. |
| 1956年03月 |
Began manufacturing colored long felt. |
| 1958年11月 |
Began manufacturing pen felt. |
| 1959年08月 |
Chemical-bonded nonwovens HIMELON™ launched. |
| 1960年02月 |
Authorized as a JIS-designated factory for long felt. |
| 1963年02月 |
Licensed as a JIS factory for industrial wool roll felt. |
| 1963年11月 |
Needle-punched felt filter bag “FELLON™” developed for the first time in Japan. |
| 1964年09月 |
Began manufacturing needle punch carpets. |
| 1965年05月 |
Began manufacturing hammer felt. |
| 1967年06月 |
Visited by Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Hitachi. |
| 1968年06月 |
Technical partnership with Knox Co., USA, in hat manufacturing. |
| 1968年09月 |
Felt for copying machines launched for the first time in Japan. |
| 1968年09月 |
Established business alliance with HVAF. |
| 1980年03月 |
Began manufacturing automotive carpets. |
| 1980年06月 |
Established the Ishioka Factory. |
| 1983年09月 |
Established Fujico Service Co., Ltd. |
| 1990年03月 |
Established the Eastern Distribution Center. |
| 1992年08月 |
Began manufacturing spunlace. |
| 1994年06月 |
Riverbank protection and anti-seepage materials were reviewed and approved by the Ministry of Construction. |
| 1994年07月 |
Partnered with DuPont for the manufacturing and sale of heat-resistant filter felt. |
| 1995年10月 |
Listed on the OTC stock market. |
| 1997年03月 |
Established overseas subsidiary “Fujico Hong Kong Co., Ltd.” (Hong Kong). |
| 1998年03月 |
The head office and main factory obtained ISO 14001 certification. |
| 1999年10月 |
Moved to a new headquarters building. |
| 2000年04月 |
Company name changed to AMBIC Co., Ltd. |
| 2000年04月 |
Obtained ISO9002 certification. (Renewed as ISO9001 later.) |
| 2001年04月 |
Launched high-performance filter bags made of spunlaced nonwoven fabric. |
| 2001年06月 |
Company name of Nippon Felt Kako K.K. changed to Japan Felt Industrial Co., Ltd. |
| 2001年11月 |
Obtained ISO14001 certification. |
| 2002年08月 |
Became an affiliated company of Nippon Keori Kaisha, Ltd. |
| 2002年10月 |
China-based affiliate “Jiangyin Ambic Felts & Nonwovens Ltd.” established. |
| 2004年07月 |
Obtained ISO 9001 certification for automotive nonwovens. |
| 2008年04月 |
Began production at the Shenzhen Processing Factory. |
| 2008年09月 |
Hong Kong-based affiliate “AMBIC (HONGKONG) CO., LTD.” established. |
| 2009年03月 |
Completed the new Tokyo Branch building. |
| 2010年10月 |
Established overseas subsidiary “Fujico Precision Materials (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.” |
| 2012年01月 |
Acquired Sanwa Felt Co., Ltd. (Saitama) as a subsidiary. |
| 2012年07月 |
Established the Tatebayashi Office (now the Tatebayashi Factory, closed in Feb. 2021). |
| 2012年08月 |
Established a new factory at the local subsidiary “Jiangyin Ambic Felts & Nonwovens Ltd.” |
| 2012年08月 |
Established Fuji Hat Industry Co., Ltd. (former name) |
| 2012年10月 |
Merged with Fujico Service Co., Ltd. |
| 2012年11月 |
Established the Ichinoseki Factory. |
| 2013年02月 |
Established overseas subsidiary “PT. FUJICO INDONESIA”. |
| 2013年06月 |
Obtained ISO 9001 certification for headquarters and Ishioka production. |
| 2013年06月 |
Sanwa Felt Co., Ltd. established overseas subsidiary “Sanwa Felt Hong Kong Co., Ltd.” |
| 2014年01月 |
Established the Seoul Liaison Office |
| 2016年03月 |
Sanwa Felt Co., Ltd. established overseas subsidiary “SANWA FELT (THAILAND) CO., LTD.” |
| 2018年03月 |
Sanwa Felt Co., Ltd. established overseas subsidiary “SANWA FELT VIETNAM CO., LTD.” |
| 2021年09月 |
Seoul Liaison Office became an overseas subsidiary, establishing “FUJICO KOREA CO., LTD.” |
| 2021年09月 |
Acquired 100% by Nippon Felt Co., Ltd. and joined the Nikke Group. |
| 2022年06月 |
Established the Kakogawa Factory. |
| 2022年06月 |
Relocated Nagoya Sales Office. |
| 2022年06月 |
Established Sanwa Felt Itami Factory. |
