Seitaro Kanaya started production of shell buttons at Asso, Kamitondacho, Wakayama Pref.
1 9 2 6
Relocated factory to Tanabe City.
1 9 3 4
Started production of ivory nut buttons.
1 9 4 7
Reorganized and established Kanase Button Mfg. Co., Ltd. at Minato, Tanabe City.
1 9 4 9
Started production of Urea plastic buttons.
1 9 5 4
Opened Osaka Branch and started foreign trade.
1 9 5 6
Established Kanase Chemical Industries Co., Ltd. at Asso, Kamitondacho and started production of polyester resin buttons.
1 9 5 7
Started production of casein buttons.
1 9 5 9
Started production of casted acrylic sheets.
1 9 6 0
Entered into a technical agreement with Namm & Singer Inc. of the U.S. on the manufacturing method for polyester buttons.
1 9 6 2
Rebuilt Osaka Branch.
1 9 6 6
Entered into a technical agreement with Oceana International Inc. of the U.S. on a special manufacturing method for polyester molded buttons.
1 9 6 8
Moved Head Office to newly built premises (present address) at Inaricho, Tanabe City.
1 9 7 1
Merged and reorganized Kanase Button Mfg. Co., Ltd. and Kanase Chemical Co., Ltd. under new name of Kanase Industries Co., Ltd.
1 9 7 7
Established Tokyo Office.
1 9 7 9
Seitaro Kanaya became Chairman.Teruo Kanaya became President.Established Kanase Espana, S.A., a joint venture in Spain.
1 9 8 1
Opened Tokyo Office at Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo.
1 9 8 8
Bought Union Button Factory Ltd. in Hong Kong and took over company.Issued private placement bond for the first time. And underwritten by Kiyo Bank Ltd.
1 9 8 9
Celebrated 70th anniversary of the company.
1 9 9 1
Opened new factory in Kwun Lan, Po on, Kwang Tung, P.R. of China.
1 9 9 2
Founder, Seitaro Kanaya deceased.
1 9 9 4
Started production of chip resistors at Tondagawa Factory.
1 9 9 6
Teruo Knanaya became Chairman and Seido Kananya became President.
2 0 0 4
Opened New Acrylic Sheet Factory in Nagano, Japan
2 0 0 5
Union Button Factory Ltd. acquired ISO. 9001
2 0 0 7
Moved Union Button Factory Ltd. Factory From Shenzhen to Zhaoging
2 0 0 9
Acquired JIS Q ISO:9001
2 0 1 4
Chairman, Teruo Kanaya deceased.
2 0 1 8
Changed the company name to “Kanase Inc.”.
2 0 2 1
Button business moves to Arabori factory
2 0 2 1
Moved the head office to Kamitonda-cho, Nishimuro-gun, Wakayama Pref
