HISTORY

Founded in Kyoto as Chiyoda Printing Co., Ltd. with capital of ¥1 million (March)

Factory established at headquarters; began manufacturing and sales of transfer marks

Headquarters relocated to Higobashi, Nishi-ku, Osaka; company renamed Chiyoda Co., Ltd.

Capital increased to ¥5 million; began manufacturing and sales of CIEGAL® polishing cloths and industrial artificial leather

Capital increased to ¥20 million (June); headquarters relocated to Shibata, Kita-ku, Osaka (September)

Full-scale overseas export of CIEGAL® polishing cloths commenced

Began sales of wiping cloths for magnetic tape

Established Showa Polishing Systems Co., Ltd. as a joint venture with Showa Denko K.K.; began sales of Showa Denko's mirror polishing material SPL and our mirror polishing cloth SPD

Began sales of high-performance industrial wipers made from 100% cotton via water-jet process

Began sales of texture tape

Established Ciegal Co., Ltd. as a wholly owned subsidiary for CIEGAL® pad processing; headquarters relocated to Nakatsu, Kita-ku, Osaka

Sold stake in Showa Polishing Co., Ltd. back to Showa Denko K.K.

Chiyoda Co., Ltd. (Kyoto Warehouse) and Ciegal Co., Ltd. obtained ISO 9001 certification

Headquarters relocated to Shibata, Kita-ku, Osaka (May)

Launched "Cotton Ciegal Gran Clean," a low-particle-emission wiping cloth (December)

Headquarters relocated to Osfuka-cho, Kita-ku, Osaka (February); recognized as a Health & Productivity Management Organization 2025, SME division (March); exhibited at SEMICON Japan 2025 (December)

Recognized as a Health & Productivity Management Organization 2026, SME division (March)