We will provide services that are close to our customers in our daily lives
and will contribute to deliver a wonderful everyday.
"Itoman contributes to customers' wonderful daily lives through pursuing our employees' happiness."
This year marked the 140th anniversary, and we have decided to renew our management principles.
During these changing times, we have asked ourselves, "what's our goal?"
To find the answer, we looked back at our history and thought about what our roles are in the community.
It took two years to put our thoughts together, and we finally decided upon a new set of management principles.
Our mission is to realize this vision and contribute to the local community by creating employment.
By achieving the satisfaction of our employees, we will raise the quality of our service to our customers.
Itoman aims to achieve steady growth for the next 10 years. We mainly produce high-quality paper for professional and personal use, and gifts. We have launched new medical products, and we soon plan to expand our areas of business to agriculture. We plan to fulfill the various demands from corporations while continuing to develop these four business areas. We would like to meet customers' demands by making a constant effort to review our ideas while producing new and original consumer products which meet the needs of their daily lives.
Throughout the country, the decreasing birth rate and aging population continue to accelerate and are changing Japan's social structure. With the willpower to confront these unprecedented problems and to build better, enriched lives for people, we'd like to share this burden and contribute to the local society. As always, we thank you for your long time reliance, and with this responsibility we will begin new challenges. May your daily lives be full of joy and excitement.
President of ITOMAN Co., Ltd
Shunichiro Ito
"We" ...employees (including executive officers, stockholders)
"Employee"...I (not us)
"Customers"...both business enterprises and users of their services
If every employee who works for Itoman feels happiness, we think it makes our customers and coworkers happy, too.
In this respect, these feelings will contribute to making every customer's daily lives wonderful.
| Company name | ITOMAN Co., Ltd |
|---|---|
| Address | 681, Shimobun, Kinsei-Cyo, Shikokuchuo-Shi, Ehime-Ken, 799-0111, Japan |
| Representative | Shunichiro Ito |
| Corporation establishment |
Founded in 1877 ITOMAN Seishi Paper Co., Ltd. established in September, 1961 The company name changed to ITOMAN Co., Ltd. |
| Capital | 240 million yen |
| Number of employees |
The number of employees:141 (As of the end of August, 2024) Including 4 Executives: (Full-time:3, Part-time:1) |
| Operations | Manufacture and sales of sanitary paper (household paper), mainly made from recycled paper pulp |
| Affiliated companies |
ITOMAN Retail Co., Ltd Ehime Pulp Cooperative AINET Co., Ltd SUBARU Co., Ltd |
| Main Products | Toilet Paper/Paper towels/Tissue Paper/Chirigami toilet tissue/Gift items based on household paper/Toilet seat paper/Tea bags/Others |
| ISO certification | ISO certificationAcquired Environmental Management System (2004〜) |
1877
The founder, Masasuke Ito, starts manufacturing of handmade Japanese paper
1961
ITOMAN Seishi Co., Ltd. is established and sheet forming of toilet paper begins by installing the No.1 paper machine
1963
Due to the increase in demand, No.2 paper machine is installed and manufacturing capacity tripled
Sankyo Shiki Industry Co., Ltd. is established and Toshiji Ito takes office as Representative Director
1966
Installment of a newly produced No.3 paper machine.
1967
Certification as a JIS (Japanese Industrial Standard) mill
1969
Wins Small and Medium Enterprise Director-General Award and becomes rationalized prime factory. Newly produced No.5 paper machine is installed.
1971
Newly produced No.6 paper machine is installed
Company name is changed from Sankyo Shiki Industry Co., Ltd. to ITOMAN Industry Co., Ltd
1972
Begins purchase of recycled paper pulp along with the completion of Ehime Pulp Cooperative
1973
No.7 Paper machine, the largest in the household paper industry, is installed and modern, fully air-conditioned finishing factory is completed
1977
Tissue paper processing machine is installed and production of carton tissue begins
1980
Company name is changed to ITOMAN Co., Ltd. and ITOMAN Industry Co., Ltd. and the Trademark is renewed.(left phototop photo)
No.2 machine is scrapped and a new high-speed No.2 paper machine is installed(right photophoto below)
1984
No.7 machine scrapped and a new high-speed No.7 paper machine is installed
1985
Manufacture of embossed toilet paper begins
1988
Sales of tea bag and toilet sheet paper begins along with the establishment of Subaru Co., Ltd.
1990
Computerization in many areas and rationalization of distribution is promoted along with the establishment of AINET Co., Ltd.
1992
Production of CORESELF (coreless toilet paper) begins
1996
No.3 machine is scrapped and a new high-speed No.3 machine is installed
Sales of paper towels (soft type) begins(left phototop photo)
Sales of paper towels (hard type) begins
Production of “Monalis” (Main materials: milk carton pulp) begins(right photophoto below)
1998
Wins Environmental-friendly Business Prize from Governor of Hyogo Pref.
1999
Production of printed products begins
2001
ITOMAN and ITOMAN Industry are merged
2004
ISO 14001 Environmental Management System certification (Screening and registration)
Management principle is renewed and the new theme of the company is decided as “Recycle & Happy Life”
Shunichiro Ito takes office as President
2005
Product Development Office is established
Renovation of tissue paper manufacturing line at Kinsei Mill (left phototop photo)
Launch of gift business (production of Christmas products for the first time) (right photophoto below)
2006
Operation at Shimogashiwa Mill begins
2007
Future Business Promotion Committee is inaugurated
2008
Tokyo Branch Office is established
Joins Zakka (Sundries) EXPO GIFTEX (photo)
2009
Elected as one of the 1,400 best job-creating companies by the Ministry of Trade, Economy, and Industry.
2010
Environmental philosophy is renewed.
Sales and Distribution Division are united and renamed Marketing Headquarters
2011
Photovoltaic (PV) power generation system is installed at Kinsei Mill
Marketing Headquarters moves to Osaka Sales Office along with relocation of Osaka Office(left phototop photo)
Tokyo Branch Office is relocated and promoted to Tokyo Sales Office
Renewal of Monalis brand (right photophoto below).
Elected as one of "The 50 Best Companies in Which Ehime Takes Pride" by Ehime prefecture.
2013
ITOMAN is certified as Excellent Cycloid Type Office by Ehime Pref.
Launch of medical business. (Sales of sheets for taking stool samples begins)
2014
ITOMAN RETAIL Co., Ltd. is established(left phototop photo)
Renewal of Itoman brand. (right photophoto below)
2016
ITOMAN wins “The first EHIME FURUSATO Environmental Grand Prize” from Japan Committee for Economic Development in Ehime(left phototop photo)
Sales of Japan Feeling brand launched. (middle photo)
Sales of Kokoemi brand launched. (right photophoto below)
2017
Carry out the Management philosophy and CI update(left phototop photo)
Renamed the title of the enterprise location from “place of business” to “office”
Yokohama DC opened
Sales of 200m long toilet paper rolls begin. (right photophoto below)
2018
Itoman receives the Energy Management Factory & Building Excellence award presented by the Shikoku Bureau of Economy, Trade, and Industry.
2019
FSC(R)CoC certified.
New imperial era Reiwa product is now on sale
Design promotion department has been set up
2021
Remodel of Itoman brands (Picture below)
Sales of CocoMedi brand launched.
2022
Renewal of Monalis brand
Tokyo office changes to a telecommuting office-style
2023
We have made an energy transition from LSA heavy oil to LNG gas to be environmentally friendly
(30% reduction in CO2 emission).
We have renamed the welfare brand name ”Kokoemi” to ”CareCoco”.
