COMPANY INFORMATION

From traditional industry to highly functional films. We continue to provide the thin film technology that is needed in each age.

Reiko was founded in 1955 in Kyoto as a manufacturer of gold and silver yarns used in products such Nishijin-ori brocades.
Later, the introduction of a vacuum deposition machine allowed us to quickly shift the focus of our business to industrial materials. Equipped with the foresight not to miss changes in the times and thin film technology honed by untiring research and development, we have expanded our business, centering around three manufacturing sites.
We will continue to develop products that are environmentally friendly and that contribute to society, and it is our mission at Reiko to support the lives of people all over the world through stable production.

Overview

Overview / Outline

Overview
Name REIKO Co., Ltd.
Headquarters 19 Mameda-cho, Nishikyogoku, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto
615-0801, Japan
Tel:81-75-311-4101 Fax:81-75-311-4121
Business locations Tokyo Branch・Ritto plant・Hino plant・Metacoat plant
Objective Manufacturing and sales of thin film products such as vapor-deposited items
Capital ¥10,000,000
Annual sales ¥8.36 billion (approximately)
Employees 251
Shareholders Mitsubishi Chemical Inc.
Reiko Employee Share Holding Commission
Meiwa Trading Co., Ltd.
Takayoshi Arai, Mitsuo Oku, Chiyoko Mizuta, and others
Main banks Resona Bank, Limited.;
MUFG Bank, Ltd.;
The Bank of Kyoto, Ltd.;
The Shiga Bank, Ltd.
Directors Junichi Iwai, President;
Kouzou Kotani, Executive Managing Director;
Tatsuaki Yamazaki, Director;
Eitaro Kuroda, Director;
Kiyokazu Saiuchi, Director;
Shiro Ikuhara, Director;
Toshiaki Esumi(External Director)
Auditor Takayoshi Arai
Intellectual
property righs
PPatents:202,Utility models:70
ISO 1999 gain ISO9001 certification
2004 gain ISO14001 certification

As of July in 2023

Outline

Outline
August 1950 Began manufacturing, processing, and marketing gold and silver yarn at Muromachi-dori, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto.
April 1955 Incorporated with capitalization of ¥3 million.
July 1956 Increased capital to ¥6 million.
March
November
1957 Established Saiin plant.
Increased capital to ¥9 million.
June 1959 Installed continuous vapor deposition machine No. 1.
June 1962 Increased capital to ¥19 million.
May 1964 Increased capital to ¥30 million.
Began transfer foil business.
May
August
1965 Completed initial phase of construction of Ritto plant, enhancing the vapor deposition and coating capabilities.
Increased capital to ¥45 million.
July 1968 Moved headquarters to new building in Nishikyogoku, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto.Established Tokyo Reiko Co., Ltd.
Opened Tokyo office (now Tokyo Branch) at Taito-ku, Tokyo.
Began packaging materials business based on vapor deposition gas barrier technology.
August 1971 Increased capital to ¥105 million.
  1973 Began window coating film business with optical technology based on vapor deposition and coating.
February 1974 Enhanced coating technology with installation of wide-format high-speed coloring machine and wide-format reverse coater.
August 1978 Established etching technology, installed large-scale processing equipment, and began related business activities.
November 1981 Increased capital to ¥160 million.
May
October
1982 Established Metacoat Co., Ltd.
Installed large-format continuous vapor deposition machine No. 7 at Metacoat.
June 1984 Established Tokyo Reiko Co., Ltd.
  1986 Began transparent vapor deposited barrier film business based on reactive vapor deposition technology.
    Began transparent vapor deposited barrier film business based on reactive vapor deposition technology.
February 1990 Began LCD backlight component business based on high reflection technology.
September 1992 Completed initial phase of construction of Hino plant. Began ultra-precision fine coating operations.
October 1994 Strengthened capabilities of inspection operations with establishment of new defect detection system.
October 1996 Increased capital to ¥202 million.
July 1998 Completed second phase of construction of Hino plant.
July 1999 Acquired quality control system certification of compliance with ISO 9002 international standard (all operations).
Began business in functional gold and silver yarn with antibacterial, deodorizing, and ultraviolet filtering properties.
October 2000 Increased capital to ¥247.45 million.
May 2001 Established business office in Malaysia.
July
October
2002 Expanded ISO certification through compliance with new inspection standards (ISO 9001:2000).
September
December
2004 ISO 14001 certification obtained by Ritto and Hino Plants.
Installed large-format continuous vapor deposition machine No.9 at Metacoat.
January 2006 Completed fourth phase of construction of Hino plant.
January 2008 Increased capital to ¥300 million.
April 2011 Reorganized as Tokyo Branch after merging with Tokyo Reiko.
September 2012 Completed fifth phase of construction of Hino Plant.
January 2015 Installed VOC Removal Equipment(Regenerative Thermal Oxidizer) at Ritto Plant.
April 2018 Reorganized as Metacoat Plant after merging with Metacoat., Ltd.
August 2019 Installed large-format continuous vapor deposition machine No.10 at Metacoat Plant.
August 2019 Installed printing machine at Hino Plant.
October 2021 Reduced capital to ¥10 million.

(As of July in 2023)