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Japan Textile Finishers' Association

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 About JTFA An overview of the Japan Textile Finishers' Association
and the industry to which it belongs
1.An overview of the Japan Textile Finishers' Association (as of July 1, 2024)

1) Established in June 1969

2) Members: 38 including 28 firms and 10 organizations (which include 177 firms)

3) Board of Directors: 13 Board members and 2 Auditors

4) President:  K.Goto (President, GISEN CO., LTD., Gifu)

Vice-President: H.Sasaki (President, KOMATSU MATERE Co., Ltd., Ishikawa)
Vice-President: Y.Washi (President, Tokai Senko K.K., Aichi)
Vice-President: Y.Takagaki (President, WAKAYAMA SENKO Co., Ltd., Wakayama)
Vice-President: I.Yamauchi (Executive Officer, Kurabo Industries Ltd., Osaka)

5) Office address:


Tokyo Office
(Kanda Ocean Building)
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Osaka Office
(THE TEXTILE EXPORTERS HOUSE)
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Kanda Ocean Building 2F
1-15-2 Uchikanda Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 101-0047
Director: Mr.M.Terashima
Tel:+81-3-5577-6876
Fax:+81-3-5577-6877
Email:nisen.tokyo@moon.email.ne.jp
THE TEXTILE EXPORTERS HOUSE 7F
3-4-9 Bingomachi Chuo-ku
Osaka 541-0051
Director: Mr.N.Ohshima
Tel:+81-6-4963-2315
Fax:+81-6-4963-2319
Email:nisen.osk@moon.email.ne.jp


2.An Overview of the Industry

1)Our industry constitutes the dyeing and finishing (covering mechanical dyeing and hand dyeing) of yarn and woven and knitted fabrics.

Number of firms Number of employees Output value
(¥100millions)
Major locations
Mechanical dyeing of woven and knitted fabrics of cotton, staple fiber and linen 87 3,102 566 Shizuoka, Aichi, Kyoto, Osaka, Wakayama, etc
Mechanical dyeing of woven and knitted fabrics of silk and artificial silk 71 4,002 869 Fukui, Ishikawa, Toyama, Niigata, etc
Finishing of woven and knitted fabrics 78 1,468 176 Ryomo region (Gunma and Tochigi), Shizuoka, Hyogo, etc
Hand dyeing and finishing of woven and knitted fabrics 364 2,851 212 Tokyo, Kanagawa, Shizuoka, Kyoto, etc
Finishing of woven and knitted fabrics and lace 75 2,615 375 Ryomo region(Gunma and Ibaraki), Hokuriku region (Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, and Niigata), Osaka, etc

2) Features of the Industry

- Brings together knowledge from a wide range of fields including physics, chemistry, electronics and design, and heightens the added-value of textile products by raising their functionality.
- Majority of business transactions are conducted under a commission basis("Itaku").
-Consists of those firms ranging from small-scale manual and mechanical enterprises to some large mechanical dyeing enterprises.
- Consumes a large amount of water, energy and chemicals.
- Requires antipollution measures.

3) Trends in mechanical processing volume and value.

Item Trends in processing volume
(millions of m2)
Trends in processing value
(¥100millions)
Year Total Year-on-year Filament Staple Fiber Total Year-on-year
2019 1,763 97.2 756 605 1,659 98.3
2020 1,514 85.9 601 567 1,346 81.2
2021 1,555 102.7 619 557 1,416 105.2
2022 1,552 99.9 606 558 1,500 105.9
2023 1,548 99.7 610 548 1,560 104.0
2024 1,476 95.3 598 517 1,547 99.2
(Source: Textile Statistics, METI)

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