| 1914 |
Shinnosuke Kawamoto, the first president, founded a family store. |
| 1931 |
Kawamoto Shinnosuke Store Ltd. established in Kawara-machi, Higashi-ku (now Chuo-ku), Osaka. |
| 1943 |
Company name changed to Kawamoto Bandage Material Co.,Ltd. |
| 1969 |
Launched ”Mekkin K-Pine” Sterilized Gauze. |
| 1975 |
Launched “BEMSHEETS” Neurosurgical Pads. |
| 1996 |
Company name changed to Kawamoto Corporation, which absorbs affiliated Kawamoto Shoji Co., Ltd. and Kawamoto Isen Shoji Co., Ltd. |
| 2001 |
Listed on Second Section, Osaka Securities Exchange. |
| 2002 |
Entired company obtains ISO 9001 (year 2003 revision) certification, an international standard for quality management systems. |
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2003 |
Listed on Second Section, Tokyo Securities Exchange. |
| 2006 |
Launched‘MOUTH PURE’ Series Oral Care products. |
| 2007 |
Entired company obtains ISO 13485 (year 2003 revision) certification, an international standard for quality management systems. |
| 2009 |
Launched‘ENDORACTOR’ Compressed Sponge for Laparoscopic Surgery. |
| 2010 |
Obtained certification for compliance with CE marking |
| 2011 |
Launched‘KAIMEN’ Absorbent Sponges for Laparoscopic Surgery. |
| 2012 |
Launched ’ENDOSUPPORT’ Laparoscopic Sponge for Protection of Organs, ‘GG absortec plus’ Absorbent Gauze for Laparoscopic Surgery. |
| 2013 |
Launched ’BEMSHEETS XR’ Neurosurgical Sponge. |
| 2014 |
Launched ’BEMSHEETS XD’ Neurosurgical Sponge. |
| 2016 |
Became a consolidated subsidiary of AIR WATER INC. |
| 2017 |
ZHEJIANG KAWAMOTO HEALTH CARE PRODUCTS CO., LTD. becames a subsidiary. |
