History
Shikoku Kakoh’s progress always involves cutting-edge films
1960sEstablishment
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1966
Akamatsu Plastic Co., Ltd. is founded in Shirotori-cho
(now Higashikagawa, Kagawa Prefecture) -
July 1968
Applies for an international patent for the APTON® manufacturing process jointly with Mitsubishi Kasei
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1969
Applies for a patent for the inflation multilayer film
Begins APTON® manufacturing and shipping
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1971
Develops nylon-based two-layer top-blown film (poly-nylon), the precursor to the later CANS®
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1972
Modifies CANS®’s manufacturing method to the two-layer water-cooled bottom-blown method
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1973
First shipment of CANS® to the frozen food industry
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1974
Applies for a patent for CANS®’s basic technology
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1975
CANS® is adopted by various food product manufacturers, and delivery begins
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1979
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”
1980sGrowth period
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April 1983
Shikoku Kakoh Co., Ltd. is established
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September 1983
Develops medical films
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October 1983
Receives an award from the Japan Packaging Institute in the technical category
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June 1984
Develops films for infusion bags
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July 1984
Builds Japan’s first four-layer extrusion facilities
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November 1985
Begins delivering medical films
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October 1986
Six-type, six-layer extrusion facilities are introduced
1990sAn era of establishing new divisions
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April 1990
Applies for a patent for the medical bag’s basic technology
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September 1991
Pharmaceutical Film Business Division is established
Begins developing films for infusion bags as joint development with a customer -
October 1992
Begins developing antibiotic films
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May 1996
Builds a plant exclusively for infusion bag films
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June 1997
Develops APTON® “Mamoru-kun”
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April 1999
Develops CANS® flagship products CS-H and CS-U
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November 1999
APTCLEAN® trademark is registered
2000sAn era of expansion
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December 2000
Begins developing films for three-chamber infusion bags
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March 2001
Head Office Factory is constructed
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December 2003
APTOTECH® trademark is registered
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February 2004
Begins expanding sales of CANS® CS-U for chilled pork
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October 2004
Begins delivering films for dialysis bags
APTSTAT® trademark is registered -
November 2006
Seven-type, seven-layer extrusion facilities are introduced
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December 2009
Shikoku Kakoh mark trademark is registered
2010sThe dawn of a new era
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November 2013
Marks the 30th anniversary of the company’s establishment
Begins producing multilayer T-die products -
June 2014
Birth of INOVITA®
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November 2019
Nishiyama 1st Plant is constructed
2020sAn era of change toward a recycling-oriented society
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December 2019
Nishiyama 2nd Plant begins operations.
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January 2021
The regenerative granulation facilities begin operations
Testing and research in the Technology Development Laboratory Building begin
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July 2021
Birth of easily peelable multilayer film
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December 2022
New regenerative granulation facilities are introduced
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February 2023
Begins operating the solar power generation system using the PPA model
2XXXFor future generations
Although the environment surrounding us is constantly changing,
we hope to be a company that can continue to provide safety and security in the future, based on the technology we have inherited from our predecessors.Contact us