Urawa Obix Corporation

Our company was founded in 1972 as a cardboard manufacturer.

Established Urawa Cardboard Co., Ltd. in Yoshimi Town, Hikawa District, Saitama Prefecture with capital of 2 million yen.

New factory completed at 416, Kiyokawa-ji, Omiya City, Saitama Prefecture (now Nishi-ku, Saitama City).

Relocate headquarters and factory.

Capital increased to 6 million yen.

Capital increased to 10 million yen.

Acquire Omiya factory at 428-5, Kiyokawa-ji, Omiya City, Saitama Prefecture (now Nishi-ku, Saitama City).

Acquire factory site in Iwatsuki City, Saitama Prefecture (now Iwatsuki-ku, Saitama City).

Iwatsuki factory completed at 727-1, Kogaba, Iwatsuki City. Relocate headquarters factory and office to new factory simultaneously.

Completion of Iwataki factory at 727-1, Kogaiba, Iwataki City.

Simultaneously relocated the head office factory and headquarters to the new factory.

Acquire factory site in Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture (now Myoko City).

Niigata factory completed at 1004, Tsubata, Niigata City. Factory for manufacturing various cardboard cases.

Completion of Niigata factory at 1004, Toba, Arai City.

Becomes a manufacturing plant for various cardboard cases.

Capital increased to 49.35 million yen.

Acquire factory site in Kobushi Town, Kamikōchi District, Nagano Prefecture.

Nagano factory completed at 1164-1, Tomizumi, Kobushi Town, Kamikōchi District, Nagano Prefecture. Dedicated factory for metal interleaving paper and various bobbin reels, etc. Company renamed to Urawa O Bix Co., Ltd. Headquarters relocated to 727-1, Kogaba, Iwatsuki City.

Completion of Nagano factory at 1164-1, Tōju, Kobuse Town, Nagano.

Becomes a dedicated plant for metal interleaving paper and various bobbin reels.

Renamed the company to Urawa Obix Co., Ltd.

Simultaneously relocated headquarters to 727-1, Kogaiba, Iwataki City.

Completion of Phase 1 expansion of Nagano factory.

Completion of Phase 1 expansion of Niigata factory.

First phase expansion of Nagano factory completed.

First phase expansion of Niigata factory completed.

Acquire adjacent land to Niigata factory.

Completion of Phase 2 expansion of Niigata factory.

Second phase expansion of Niigata factory completed.

Acquisition of adjacent land to Niigata factory.

Acquire adjacent land for the Niigata plant.

Acquire land for a new plant in Iwatsuki City, Saitama Prefecture (now Iwatsuki-ku, Saitama City).

Completion of the second phase expansion at the Nagano plant.

Completion of the headquarters plant at 533, Oaza Kake, Iwatsuki City. The Iwatsuki and Omiya plants are integrated, and the headquarters is also relocated to the same site.

Headquarters factory completed at 533 Oaza Kake, Iwatsuki City.

Integrate the Iwatsuki and Omiya factories, and relocate the headquarters to the same site.

Capital increased to 98.7 million yen.

Acquire adjacent land for the headquarters plant.

Acquire a processing plant in Tofutaten, Aira City, Niigata Prefecture.

Obtained ISO 9001:2000 certification for headquarters, Niigata, and Nagano plants in a single batch.

Completion of a new office building at the Nagano plant.

Add a second facility to the Niigata plant.

Due to municipal mergers, Iwatsuki City, Saitama Prefecture becomes Iwatsuki-ku, Saitama City, and Aira City, Niigata Prefecture becomes Myoko City, Niigata Prefecture.

Due to municipal mergers, Iwatsuki City in Saitama Prefecture becomes Iwatsuki-ku of Saitama City, and Niigata Prefecture's Niigata City becomes Myoko City.

Obtained Eco-Stage certification for the environmental management system at headquarters and Niigata plant in a single batch.

Absorb and merge with Nagano ObiX Co., Ltd.

Obtained ISO 9001:2008 certification for headquarters, Niigata, and Nagano plants in a single batch.

Receive investment from Tokyo SME Investment Development Co., Ltd. Simultaneously reduce and increase capital by the same amount, resulting in a capital of 98.7 million yen.

Receive investment from Tokyo Small and Medium Enterprise Investment Development Co., Ltd.

Simultaneously reduce and increase capital by the same amount, bringing the capital to 98.7 million yen.

Constructed and completed six two-story rental apartments on the former Omiya plant site in Kiyokazura, Nishi-ku, Saitama City.

Founder President Yoshikazu Oshima passed away unexpectedly; Yoshihisa Oshima assumes the role of president.

Founder President Yoshikazu Oshima suddenly passes away; Toshikazu Oshima assumes the role of representative director.

Completion of a new office building at the Niigata plant.

Completion of the third phase expansion at the Niigata plant.

Acquire adjacent land to the Niigata factory for use as an employee parking lot.

Add Nagano plant to the Eco-Stage renewal audit for headquarters and Niigata, resulting in a single batch certification for all plants.

ISO 9001:2015 certification obtained for the head office, Niigata, and Nagano factories.

EcoStage 2015 certification obtained for the head office, Niigata, and Nagano factories.

New warehouse completed at the headquarters factory.

Simultaneously transfer all operations from the Furuhara factory and close the Furuhara factory.

Completion of a new warehouse at the head office factory; simultaneously relocated all operations from the Kogaiba factory and closed it.

Celebrate the 50th anniversary of establishment.

Acquire adjacent land to the processing factory in Tofutani, Myoko City for use as a parking lot.

Completion of grading and paving works for the parking lot land in Tofutani, Myoko City.

Convert the processing factory into a warehouse.

Completion of the third factory at the Niigata plant.

Celebrated the 50th anniversary of founding.

Acquired the land adjacent to the processing factory in Myoko City, Toba Shinden, for use as a parking lot.

Completed construction and paving of the parking lot site at Myoko City, Toba Shinden, converting the processing factory into a warehouse.

Completed the third factory at the Niigata plant.