Toyo Paper Mfg. Co., Ltd.
Japanese paper manufacturer based in Shikokuchūō, Ehime, producing household, industrial, medical and nonwoven paper products.
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Overview
Toyo Paper Mfg. Co., Ltd. (株式会社トーヨ, branded as Toyo) is a Japanese paper manufacturer headquartered in Shikokuchūō, Ehime Prefecture, a region long known as a paper-making town facing the Seto Inland Sea. The company traces its origins to hand-made Japanese washi paper and was incorporated in January 1949 as Gōmei Kaisha Tōyo Shōji (合名会社東予商事) in the former Kawanoe City. It soon built a machine-made washi plant and has since grown over more than seventy years into a comprehensive paper maker that spans household paper, industrial paper, chemical fiber and nonwoven fabrics. The company's core products are paper towels and toilet-related products, alongside medical and hygiene products, food-related paper, wipers and cleaning products, washi, and gift products. Its product range includes lotion tissues, toilet paper, food wrapping paper, hōsho paper, functional paper and nonwoven fabrics. Toyo emphasizes an integrated operation that runs from base paper (gen-shi) production through product processing and sales, and markets itself under the motto "heartful paper" with the tagline "heartful paper from ehime." Toyo is the core of the Toyo Group, which the Japanese Wikipedia entry describes as comprising seven companies: Toyo itself plus Uma Paper, Kasuga Kogyo, Kawanoe Paper, Fuji Kagaku, Very Pack, and Maneki Line. Together these companies cover development, manufacturing, distribution, transport and sales of paper products. The group operates sales offices in Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka, Shikoku and Kyushu, and has a United States office, TOYO PAPER USA, INC., in Torrance, California. As of the company outline on its official site, Toyo Paper Mfg. Co., Ltd. has capital of 98.25 million yen, reported sales of 13.22 billion yen for the December 2025 fiscal period, and 180 employees. Its representative director and president is Ryōzō Nagano (長野良三). The company remains privately held and is not listed on a stock exchange.
History
Toyo Paper Mfg. Co., Ltd. began in January 1949 as Gōmei Kaisha Tōyo Shōji (合名会社東予商事), established with capital of 200,000 yen in the former Kawanoe City, Ehime Prefecture. The company's origins lie in hand-made washi paper, and it soon built a machine-made washi factory, starting the business line that continues today. In June 1956 the company built a machine-made paper factory, installing a short-wire Harper Yankee machine and a cylinder Yankee machine. In June 1961 it expanded the factory with the introduction of a No. 5 short-wire paper machine, adding two spherical digesters and expanding the raw material processing and finishing departments, and completing warehouse facilities. In November 1963 it added a No. 6 paper machine dedicated to sanitary paper. In July 1969 the company completed waste paper processing facilities, and in October 1969 it renewed the No. 2 short-wire paper machine, achieving a 50% increase in total production. In May 1971 wastewater treatment facilities were completed. In April 1972 the manufacturing division was separated to establish Toyo Co., Ltd. (株式会社トーヨ) with capital of 10 million yen. In April 1975 a No. 7 paper machine and toilet paper processing facilities were added and completed. In October 1976 Gōmei Kaisha Tōyo Shōji and Toyo Co., Ltd. merged to become Toyo Co., Ltd., with Fujio Nagano becoming representative director and president. In June 1978 secondary wastewater treatment facilities (activated sludge equipment) and stock preparation facilities were completed. In July 1979 finishing equipment including a single cutter was renewed, relocated and expanded. In March 1980 the N1 paper machine and stock preparation facilities were completed. In November 1985 the stock preparation (waste paper processing) facilities were renewed. In February 1988 Mitsumasa Nagano became representative director and president. In May 1992 the No. 5 paper machine was renewed, and in August 1992 stock preparation facilities were expanded. In February 1994 Yūji Nagano became representative director and president. In March 1995 the No. 6 paper machine was renewed. In December 2001 water filtration equipment was installed and a water and wastewater monitoring system was introduced. In December 2002 the boiler was renewed. In December 2003 the No. 3 paper machine was modified. In December 2009 hōsho humidity conditioning equipment was newly installed. In October 2012 the waste paper processing facilities (coarse screening process) were renewed, and in August 2013 the waste paper processing facilities (pulping process) were renewed. In January 2019 the N5 paper machine was renewed. Over more than seventy years the company has grown into a comprehensive paper manufacturer that has expanded into other fields. Today the Toyo Group, with Toyo Co., Ltd. at its core, comprises seven companies: Uma Paper, Kasuga Kogyo, Kawanoe Paper, Fuji Kagaku, Very Pack, and Maneki Line. The group handles development, manufacturing, distribution, transport and sales of paper products in an integrated manner, and operates sales offices in Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka, Shikoku and Kyushu, as well as a United States office, TOYO PAPER USA, INC., in Torrance, California.
Established as Gōmei Kaisha Tōyo Shōji with capital of 200,000 yen in former Kawanoe City, Ehime.
Built a machine-made paper factory with a short-wire Harper Yankee machine and a cylinder Yankee machine.
Expanded factory with No. 5 short-wire paper machine; added two spherical digesters and expanded raw material and finishing departments.
Added No. 6 paper machine dedicated to sanitary paper.
Completed waste paper processing facilities.
Renewed No. 2 short-wire paper machine, achieving a 50% increase in total production.
Completed wastewater treatment facilities.
Separated manufacturing division to establish Toyo Co., Ltd. with capital of 10 million yen.
Added and completed No. 7 paper machine and toilet paper processing facilities.
Gōmei Kaisha Tōyo Shōji and Toyo Co., Ltd. merged; Fujio Nagano became representative director and president.
Products and positioning
A comprehensive paper manufacturer offering integrated production from base paper to processed products, centered on household and sanitary paper, with the motto "heartful paper" and a strategy of adding value to paper to differentiate in niche markets.
Paper towel products
Toilet-related products
Medical and hygiene-related products
Food-related products
Wiper and cleaning-related products
Washi (Japanese paper)
Gift products
Lotion tissue "Hana" (華) 200 sets, 30-pack
TP Hana 30m 2-ply 36-pack
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