Shibata Industrial, Co., Ltd.

Shibata Industrial, Co., Ltd. is a Japanese manufacturer whose official site presents a broad product range spanning marine and port fenders, rubber tarps, vehicle stops, bumpers, mooring equipment, waterproof doors, fishing boots and rainwear, pollution-control fences, seismic flexible joints for water and sewerage, building waterproofing, impact-absorbing mats, disaster shelters, cardboard beds, emergency blankets, flexible containers, safety boots and high-performance rubber materials. The company states its management philosophy as contributing broadly to society on the basis of customer-first principles, and describes a brand renewal built around providing advanced, design-conscious products backed by rubber technology. It marked its 100th anniversary in August 2023, having begun in 1923 as Shibata Shokai Rubber Industrial Works manufacturing and selling rubber footwear.

Shibata Industrial began in August 1923 (Taisho 12) when Shibata Shokai Rubber Industrial Works was founded in Nishishirike-cho, Nagata-ku, Kobe, and started manufacturing and selling rubber footwear. In April 1934 it began manufacturing and selling rubber-coated fabric and rainwear. In March 1945 its head office factory was destroyed by war damage, and in December 1945 it relocated to its current site and resumed operations. In May 1949 it was reorganized and Shibata Rubber Industrial Co., Ltd. was established. In January 1951 it began manufacturing and selling vinyl film, sheet and leather. In June 1955 it received Japanese Industrial Standards indication approval for hand-laid rubber-coated fabric products, and in December 1955 for cloth, rubber and synthetic resin footwear. In September 1956 it won the Minister of International Trade and Industry Award at the National Excellent Rubber Footwear Competition, and in November 1959 the Osaka Regional Bureau of International Trade and Industry Director Award as an excellent industrial standardization factory. In February 1961 it began manufacturing and selling fenders, and in October 1961 its Technical Center was completed. In April 1962 it began manufacturing and selling the flexible container 'Escon'. In December 1964 Hatomark Hanbai Co., Ltd. was established and the footwear sales division was separated and transferred, and in August 1965 the vinyl business division was separated. In February 1968 it began manufacturing and selling the waterproof sheet 'Es-Sheet'. In March 1970 it began manufacturing and selling FRP products, and in December 1970 it changed its name to Shibata Industrial Co., Ltd. and increased capital to 105 million yen. In March 1973 authorized capital was changed to 400 million yen, and in May 1973 capital was increased to 210 million yen; in March 1974 capital was increased to 315 million yen. In June 1975 it began manufacturing and selling safety boots. In October 1976 it received Japanese Industrial Standards indication approval for synthetic polymer roofing. In April 1978 it developed the cushioning composite material 'Rubber Chainer' and began commercializing product groups applying the material, and also began manufacturing and selling the adhesive-backed waterproof sheet 'Es-Sheet AD'; in August 1978 it received Japanese Industrial Standards indication approval for flexible containers. In April 1980 it began manufacturing and selling the fender-cum-elevating material 'Rubber Tarp'. In April 1981 it began manufacturing and selling the cushioning safety fence 'Join Fender'. In April 1983 it began manufacturing and selling the cushioning composite material 'Rubber Joiner', and in May 1983 began manufacturing and selling 'Silicone Fine Sheet'. In August 1984 it received Japanese Industrial Standards indication approval for all-rubber safety shoes. In May 1985 it began manufacturing and selling the wear-resistant civil engineering material 'Rubber Steel'. In April 1986 'Rubber Steel' was delivered as a wear-resistant work for the Hokuriku Expressway, and it participated in the Ministry of Transport and Science and Technology Agency's taut mooring actual sea area experiment (Marine Science and Technology Center, off Yura, Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture). In August 1987 a 200-ton compression testing machine was installed, and in October 1987 it received the Institute of Electrostatics Japan Award for antistatic flexible containers. In April 1988 it began manufacturing and selling the high-strength sheet material 'Rubber Net' and the turbidity diffusion prevention material 'Silt Fence', and delivered 'Rubber Joiner' as the cushioning connecting material for the floating breakwater of the Kamigoto offshore oil storage base. In April 1989 it began manufacturing and selling the rotary cushioning material for floating structures 'Cushion Roller', and delivered 'Rubber Net' as the seepage control work for a waste ocean disposal site. The company states that it celebrated its 100th anniversary in August 2023, and that it will continue to be a company protecting customers' safety and security for the next 100 years.

Rubber-technology-based manufacturer providing advanced, design-conscious products that protect safety, security and the environment, under a customer-first philosophy of contributing broadly to society.

• Port fenders (防舷材)

• Flexible container 'Escon'

• Waterproof sheet 'Es-Sheet'

• Safety boots

• Rubber Tarp

• Rubber Steel

• Rubber Net

• Silt Fence

• Cushion Roller

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