HISTORY

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1955Jun. Founded as Sanyo Paper Co., Ltd. in Fuji City, Shizuoka Prefecture (capital: 500,000 yen).
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1969Nov. Established Kyushu Sanyo Co., Ltd. (current Kumamoto Factory)
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1983Jun. Started manufacturing and selling telescopic straws
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1995Jun. Changed the company name from Sanyo Paper Co., Ltd. to Sanyo Pax Co., Ltd.
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2001May Came under the umbrella of the Solo Cup Company of the United States
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2002Nov. Acquired and merged with Kyushu Sanyo Co., Ltd.
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2003Jun. Changed the company name from Sanyo Packs Co., Ltd. to Solo Cup Japan Co., Ltd.
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2007Nov. Came under the umbrella of Phoenix Capital Co., Ltd., an investment fund
Changed the company name to NIPPON STRAW Co., Ltd. -
2010Mar. Started manufacturing and selling PLA (polylactic acid) telescopic straws Jul. Started manufacturing and selling single straws


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2014Feb. Becomes a subsidiary of Mitsui Matsushima Sangyo Co., Ltd. (currently Mitsui-Matsushima Holdings Co., Ltd.)
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2016Dec. Started manufacturing and selling BioStraw
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2017May Acquired FSC🄬 CoC Forest Certification (license number: FSC-C135536) for the process of importing and distributing paper cups in Japan
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2019Oct. Started manufacturing marine biodegradable straws
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2021Sep. Kumamoto Factory acquired FSSC 22000 certification
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2023Jun. Fuji Factory acquired FSSC 22000 certification