Shikoku Kakoh’s progress always involves cutting-edge films

Akamatsu Plastic Co., Ltd. is founded in Shirotori-cho
(now Higashikagawa, Kagawa Prefecture)

Applies for a patent for the inflation multilayer film

Begins APTON^® manufacturing and shipping

Develops nylon-based two-layer top-blown film (poly-nylon), the precursor to the later CANS^®

Modifies CANS^®’s manufacturing method to the two-layer water-cooled bottom-blown method

First shipment of CANS^® to the frozen food industry

Applies for a patent for CANS^®’s basic technology

CANS^® is adopted by various food product manufacturers, and delivery begins

Changes the company name to Shirotori Kakoh, the predecessor of Shikoku Kakoh, from

Develops the company mission statement, the current management principle
“We will contribute to society and prosper in our business through creative production”

Receives an award from the Japan Packaging Institute in the technical category

Develops films for infusion bags

Builds Japan’s first four-layer extrusion facilities

Begins delivering medical films

Six-type, six-layer extrusion facilities are introduced

Applies for a patent for the medical bag’s basic technology

Pharmaceutical Film Business Division is established
Begins developing films for infusion bags as joint development with a customer

Begins developing antibiotic films

Builds a plant exclusively for infusion bag films

APTCLEAN^® trademark is registered

Begins developing films for three-chamber infusion bags

Begins expanding sales of CANS^® CS-U for chilled pork

Begins delivering films for dialysis bags
APTSTAT^® trademark is registered

Seven-type, seven-layer extrusion facilities are introduced

Shikoku Kakoh mark trademark is registered

Nishiyama 2nd Plant begins operations.

Begins operating the solar power generation system using the PPA model