Textile

Ichimura’s textile operation continuously introduces
high value-added products, which harness creative innovation
and advanced technology, and environmentally friendly materials.

Business Description: We are the textile converter who develop and produce textiles mainly in HOKURIKU which is one of the leading synthetic textile production areas in Japan, and at cooperating factories in five Asian countries such as China, Indonesia, Vietnam, and India. Our business principle is to stay close to our customers around the world, not only in Japan but also in Europe, America, the Middle East, Asia, etc, and to contribute to their smiles.

Acquisition of GRS certification: We would like to announce that The Ichimura Sangyo Group has obtained renewed GRS certification at the Osaka head office (Osaka City, CEO : Hideki Ohshima) and Ichimura (Shanghai) Trading Co., Ltd. GRS certification verifies recycled contents, and certifies them from the sources to the final products. Recently, it is required to recycle various products after use to reduce resource consumption, reduce waste, and reduce environmental impact. Products with GRS certification are using verified recycled content, and each step from the recycler to the final product meets social, environmental and chemical requirements. The Ichimura Sangyo Group will produce textiles that meet these requirements domestically and internationally, and we will contribute to our customers’ manufacturing using recycled materials.

IMA ECO™: Ichimura Sangyo's business concept "IMA ECO" is the unified brand of environment- friendly textiles, and the name of the electronic catalog that collaborates with our production partners. We offer actual environment-friendly textiles which fit to our customers’ sustainable consideration, by combining our functional textiles and the diversifying sustainable elements such as the energy saving, biomass-derived materials, recycling, the reduction of the environmental impact, process innovation, etc, and by collaborating with our production partners’ activities such as to save water, to save electricity, to reduce CO₂ emissions, to deal with micro-plastic contamination etc.; Please visit at the IMA ECO special website.

Main handled products

Lifestyle Textile Business: We mainly handle synthetic fibers, and we are promoting highly functional and highly fashionable textiles in Europe, America, Asia, and Japan. In Europe and the United States, our textiles have been highly appreciated by high-end maisons due to our focus on stretch (LUXTRIMA™) and its delicate texture. In Japan, we research functions with apparel manufacturers, such as stretch, lightness and breathability (AMIDO™), which are required for general clothing, sports and outdoor wear depending on the application. And we develop and offer cutting-edge functional clothing that enriches the life of consumers.

Uniform Textile Business: In response to customer’s requests for uniforms in various working styles, such as general working wear, wear for service business, wear for medical work, white coats for food factory, and office uniforms, we offer the solutions with reliable knowledge and technology. We work closely with customers to address the issues required for uniforms, such as security, safety, comfort, and environment-friendliness, with our unique high-performance textiles. For environment-friendly textiles, we offer the solutions with sustainable stories utilizing IMA ECO™.

Spun Polyester Textile Business: Using the strength of the material spun polyester, we promote a wide variety of textiles such as Traditional costumes for men in the Middle East, Scarves for women in Southeast Asia, and Shirts for India. Through the development of textiles using our unique technology, we offer a wide variety of textures, luster, and other features in pursuit of comfort and good tailoring. The top priority of our business is to accurately understand the needs of our customers through direct communication and to achieve the customer satisfaction.

Industrial Textile Business: The range of industrial textile is wide, and we exchange ideas and work together with companies in various industries such as advertising banners, bedding application, curtains, accessory materials, industrial materials, agricultural materials, audio equipment parts, etc. We also actively engage in joint development with them considering SDGs.

Technical and Development Support as a Global Textile Converter

Making full use of our globally expanding production network, we support the business together with our domestic and oversea production partners in order to provide safe and secure products to customers as all MADE BY Ichimura Sangyo. Our experienced technical staff actively follows up the business on site in the product development, the quality assurance and the production management.

Ichimura (Shanghai) Trading Co., Ltd.: Started business in 2004 in Shanghai, China, located between Japan and ASEAN. We develop and sell textiles and raw yarns for various applications, including fashion clothing, sportswear, and uniforms. When you consider procuring textiles in China, please contact Ichimura (Shanghai).