Company Information
Inabata Koryo Co., Ltd. delivers scents all over the world created by the rich sensibilities and technique as an expert of Flavors and Fragrances.
Company Profile
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Company Name |
INABATA KORYO CO., LTD. |
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Head Office and Osaka Factory |
3-5-20 Tagawa, Yodogawa-ku, Osaka 532-0027 |
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Tokyo Innovation Center |
4-12 Nihonbashi-kobunacho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-0024 |
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Kanto Factory |
6140-4 Onogomachi, Joso, Ibaraki 300-2521 |
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Founded |
April 19, 1926 (Taisho 15) |
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Capital |
22.38 million yen |
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Annual Sales |
5.6 billion yen (year ending March 2024) |
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Employees |
160 people |
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Board Members |
President Katsuya Inabata (Project Support Division) Vice President Hideyuki Inabata (Flavor Division) Director Masanori Takeuchi (Quality Assurance Division) Director Tomoyuki Yukawa (Fragrance Division) Director Atsushi Yamamoto (Overseas Division) Auditor Tatsuro Koga |
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Bank |
Mizuho Bank, The Shoko Chukin Bank, Japan Finance Corporation, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, The Oita Bank, The Senshu Ikeda Bank. |
History
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1890 |
Katsutaro Inabata founded Inabata Senryo Ten (Inabata Dyestuffs Store) in Kyoto and started importing synthetic dyestuffs directly. |
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1897 |
Head office moved from Kyoto to Osaka and started to import aromatic materials from France. |
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1918 |
Reorganized the institution and established Inabata Shoten (currently Inabata & Co., Ltd.) |
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1926 |
Established Inabata Koryo Ten Ltd., succeeding the Flavor& Fragrance division of Inabata Shoten, specialized in the manufacture, sale, and export-import of flavors and fragrances. |
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1943 |
The company name was changed to ” Inabata Goshi Kaisha Ltd. (Joint Stock Company)”. |
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1947 |
Tsukamoto Factory built (currently Osaka Factory). |
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1966 |
Inabata Goshi Kaisha Ltd. (Joint stock company) reorganized to “Inabata Koryo Co., Ltd.” |
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1988 |
Kanto Factory built. |
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1994 |
Newly, head office factory was established (currently Osaka Factory). |
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1999 |
Obtained ISO9001 Certified. |
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2002 |
Obtained ISO14001 Certified. |
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2012 |
Newly, Osaka Head Office Creative Centre was established. |
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2013 |
Obtained FSSC22000 Certified (Kanto Factory). |
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2017 |
INABATA FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES (PINGHU) CO.,LTD. was established in Zhejiang Province, China. |
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2018 |
AMBROSIA Jiaxing factory in China closed. |
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2019 |
Tokyo office relocated (Name: Tokyo Innovation Center). |
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2021 |
Obtained FSSC22000 Certified. |
Founder and Establisher Profile
The founder, Katsutaro Inabata and the establisher Jiro Inabata
The founder, Katsutaro Inabata, was a businessman who was active in the Meiji, Taisho, and Showa eras.
He was born in Kyoto in 1862, and at the age of 15 went to France as one of eight publicly funded students sent by Kyoto Prefecture, where he learned dye technology at the Lyon Industrial School and chemistry at the Lyon University. He returned to Japan after studying abroad for 8 years.
In 1890, he founded Inabata Senryo Ten (Inabata Dyestuffs Store) and started importing synthetic dyestuffs. In 1897, he first imported the fragrance from France. This seems to be the first time he handled with Flavors and Fragrances. He demonstrated his skills by developing dyeing technology and concluding a general agency contract in Japan with a global Flavors and Fragrances manufacturer.
He was awarded The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon for his public service as the 10th Chairman of the Osaka Chamber of Commerce (currently the Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry) and a member of the House of Peers (a legislative body that comprised the Imperial Diet together with the House of Representatives under the Meiji Constitution). He made great contributions to civil diplomacy, including the establishment of the Japan-France Institute and the Japan-France Cultural Association, and was awarded the Grand Croix of Ordre national de la Légion d’honneur by the French government in recognition of his achievements in Japan-France relations.
The establisher, Jiro Inabata, is Katsutaro Inabata’s son-in-law. After graduating from the University of Tokyo’s German law major, he served as vice president and chairman of Inabata Shoten, which Katsutaro founded, president of Nippon Dye Manufacturing Co., Ltd., and director of Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd., contributed to the development of the dye and chemical industries together with Katsutaro.
In 1926 (Taisho 15), He established Inabata Koryo Ten Ltd., succeeding the Flavor & Fragrance division of Inabata Shoten.
He also worked to promote the trade between Japan and France, and was awarded Commandeurs of Ordre national de la Légion d’honneur by the French government.
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