History

January 1969
Established the company with5,000,000 yen capital.
Started production of lace for clothes.
March 1977
Established Takeda Knit Coop.
March 1977
Introduced 52-Bar raschel machine first in the world.
December 1980
Introduced 56-Bar raschel machine first in the world.
August 1981
Introduced 78-Bar raschel machine first in the world.
Introduced a computer analysis system.
October 1981
Acquired stock of Jen Tsong Lace-Co., Ltd. in Taiwan.
September 1984
Established a joint venture company Thai Takeda Lace Co., Ltd. in Thailand.
November 1988
Established a joint venture company Unsu Lace Co.,Ltd. in Korea.
March 1990
Acquired stock of Shinyoung Textile Co., Ltd. in Korea.
July 1991
Increased capital to 80,000,000 yen.
June 1993
Introduction of 53-Bar Fall plate raschel knitting machine first in the world.
September 1994
Established a joint venture company K.T.Y. Industry Co., Ltd. in Thailand.
April 1996
Established Eiheiji Takeda Co., Ltd.
October 1997
Established dyeing division in Sabae City.
May 2002
Established Takeda Lace USA Co., Ltd.
November 2002
Established Takeda Lace China Co., Ltd.
April 2006
Established Takeda Lace International Co.,Ltd. in Hong Kong.
April 2007
Award an Intellectual Property Award for Use of Design System by the Chief of Japan Patent Office.
May 2008
Shigeru Takeda is appointed president.
December 2008
Takeda Lace China Co.,Ltd. acquired ISO 14001.