COMPANY

1947 Jul.

Shikoku Housing Co., Ltd. a housing materials manufacturer, established in Takamatsu (Kagawa) by employees of the former Kurashiki Aircraft Takamatsu Works.

1951 Nov.

Shikoku Housing Co., Ltd. renamed Shikoku Industry Co., Ltd.

1955 Nov.

Shikoku Industry Co., Ltd. renamed Okura Industrial Co., Ltd.

1956 Jan.

Operations begin at polyethylene film processing plant in Minato-machi, Marugame (Kagawa).

1962 Jan.

Company shares listed on the second section of the Osaka Securities Exchange.

1962 Apr.

Plant established at company head office in Nakazu-cho, Marugame (Kagawa).

1962 Dec.

Production of lauan plywood beins at Marugame No.2 Plant in Showa-cho, Marugame (Kagawa).

1964 Jun.

Operetions begin at decorative plywood board plant(Marugame No.3 Plant) in Nakazu-cho, Marugame (Kagawa).

1967 Oct.

Operetions begin at Saitama Plant in Oaza-Kashiwazaki, Higashimatsuyama (Saitama).

1968 Feb.

Production of plywood begins at Takuma Plant in Takuma-cho, Mitoyo (Kagawa).

1970 May.

Company shares listed on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and Osaka Securities Exchange.

1971 Mar.

Production of particleboard begins at Takuma Plant.

1972 Sep.

Head office relocated to Marugame (Kagawa).

1977 May.

Operations begin at Marugame No.4 Plant in Horai-cho, Marugame (Kagawa).

1987 Apr.

New Materials Division and Hotel Division launched.

1992 Jan.

Two new companies established: Okura Information System Co., Ltd. and Union Gravure Co., Ltd.
Operations begin at Marugame No.5 Plant in Horai-cho, Marugame (Kagawa).

1995 Jan.

New company established: Okura Pack Kagawa Co., Ltd.
Operations begin at Chunan Plant in Manno-cho, Nakatado(Kagawa).

1995 Dec.

New company established: Wuxi Okura Packing Material Co., Ltd.

1996 Nov.

Okura Hotel Marugame and Okura Hotel Takamatsu were spun off from Okura Industrial Co.,Ltd. to form Okura Hotel Marugame Co., Ltd. and Okura Hotel Takamatsu Co., Ltd., respectively.
They began operation on January 1, 1997.

2000 Oct.

Operations begin at C Plant, New Materials Division in Nakazu-cho, Marugame (Kagawa).

2003 Apr.

New company established:Okura House.

2004 Jan.

Okura Hotel Marugame Co., Ltd. and Okura Hotel Takamatsu Co., Ltd. merged to form Okura Hotel Co., Ltd.

2004 Sep.

New company established: Kyushu Okura Co., Ltd.

2005 Aug.

Operations begin at D Plant, New Materials Division in Nakazu-cho, Marugame (Kagawa).

2006 Apr.

Two new companies established: Okura Products Kagawa Co., Ltd. and OK Products Okayama Co., Ltd.

2007 Jan.

Corporate Center and Research & Development Center established.

2007 Jul.

Two new companies established: Kansai Okura Co., Ltd. and Kanto Okura Co., Ltd.

2009 Jan.

New company established: Okura Precut System Co., Ltd.

2014 Jan.

Operations begin at G Plant, New Materials Division in Manno-cho, Nakatado(Kagawa).

2016 Jul.

Okura Products Kagawa Co., Ltd. and OK Products Okayama Co., Ltd. merged to form Okura Products.

2019 Jan.

New company established:  Saitama Okura Co., Ltd.
New management vision “Next10” started.

2022 Jan.

Kansai Okura Co., Ltd. and Kanto Okura Co., Ltd. merged to form KS Okura Co., Ltd.

2022 Feb.

Revised the management vision to “Next10(2030)”

2023 May.

New company established: OKURA VIETNAM CO., LTD.

2025 Apr.

New company established: Okura BM Works Co., Ltd.

2026 Jan.

Joined our group as a subsidiary: Fujiko Co., Ltd.

2026 Apr.

Operations begin at Takase Plant, Building Materials Division in Takase-cho, Mitoyo (Kagawa).