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