PACKWELL GROUP

COMPANY HISTORY PACKWELL GROUP

HISTORY

Packwell Group celebrates its 100th anniversary with your support

We value our connections with our customers and do business based on trust.

It is with your support that we have been able to continue our business for 100 years since our founding in 1921.

We will continue to move forward for the next 100 years, valuing trust and integrity.

1920-1950

● PACKWELL INC.  ● NITTO CO., LTD ● AFTER MERGER
1945
Moved to Honmachi, Nakano Ward due to war damage
1948
Nitto Adhesive Company established in Katsushika, Tokyo, whose main business was glue sales to the bookbinding industry
At the time of the founding of Nitto Adhesive Company
At the time of the founding of
Nitto Adhesive Company
Nitto Adhesive Company Founding Family
Nitto Adhesive Company Founding Family

1950-2000

● PACKWELL INC.  ● NITTO CO., LTD ● AFTER MERGER
1956
Took over Konishiroku Hakobu and opened Odawara Factory
1959
With the relocation of Roku Konishi, Hachioji factory opened in Ishikawa-cho, Hachioji City
Sakura Negative Color Lab Asahi Natural Color Co., Ltd. established in Hino City
1959
Started selling synthetic adhesives as well as glue
1964
Encyclopedia boom puts adhesive sales on track
1970
X-ray film sack automatic box making machine was developed
1977
Floppy disk automatic box making machine was developed
1977
Changed the company name to Nitto Paper Craft Co., Ltd. and expanded business to the paper processing business
1983
Head office moved from Nakano to Hachioji
1985
Automatic box making machine increased to 10 Jigsaw puzzle boxes production increased
1987
Asahi Natural Color sold to Konica and withdrew from the laboratory business
1988
Changed the company name to Packwell Inc. due to CI implementation on October 1
Construction of the new office building of the FD Division was completed and relocated
1990
Established Hong Hin Paper Processing Company in Bangkok, Thailand to produce NTT Telegram mounts
1995
Bangkok factory moved to Suzhou, China and Hong Mei joint venture was established
1998
Started manufacturing photo mounts and middle windows of Studio Alice
1999
Studio Alice Business Center started operations
2000
Shanghai Nikbo Kogei Co., Ltd. was established in Shanghai, China as a joint venture with Nisshinbo Co., Ltd., and expanded production of telegram mounts
Factory of Nitto Paper Craft Co.
Factory of Nitto Paper Craft Co.
Packwell Inc. Hachioji Factory
Packwell Inc. Hachioji Factory
Nitto Paper Craft (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
Nitto Paper Craft (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.

2001-2023

● PACKWELL INC.  ● NITTO CO., LTD ● AFTER MERGER
2001
Nitto Paper Craft (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. established in Shanghai, China
2002
Established Nitto limited company mainly engaged in sales planning
2003
FD Division abolished and Alice Business Center expanded
2004
Packwell Inc. and Nitto Paper Works Co. merged
2006
Former Nitto Paper Craft Co. Hachioji Factory was renovated and the paper container division was relocated from the Hino Warehouse opened
2007
Leased the entire FD Building to JVIS Co.
2008
Studio Alice mount and medium window processing division transferred to JVIS Co Relocated the headquarters of Packwell Corporation from Hachioji City, Tokyo to Yashio City, Saitama Prefecture
2013
Annex building completed as the second factory in Yashio City
2017
Adachi Factory opened Odawara Factory facilities relocated
Completed construction of the third factory
2019
Establishment of NP CHANGS, INC. in Davao City, Philippines
Started construction of factory
2020
Yashio Factory acquired ISO22000 certification
2021
Completedconstruction of Davao Factory in the Philippines
2023
Core Well Co., Ltd. was established through the acquisition of the RIGID BOX business from Core Corporation.
Acquired ISO22000
Acquired ISO22000
Appearance of NP CHANGS, INC.
Appearance of NP CHANGS, INC.
NP CHANGS,INC. staff
NP CHANGS,INC. staff