Founded Sumiya Drapery in Nitta, Gunma Prefecture.
1946
Opened Ota Synthetic Resin Industrial Factory in Ota, Gunma.
1948
Started manufacturing and sales of urea resin buttons.
1950
Launched "IRIS" as a brand for international sales.
1952
Introduced the first made-in-Japan injection molding machine and started the production of transparent buttons from styrene resin.
1956
Modernized equipment and started the production of luster buttons from milk casein resin.
1966
Started the production of ABS resin buttons.
1973
Founded IRIS Co. Ltd. and established its head office in Tokyo.
1986
Opened professional training college KNOPE FACHSCHULE to train specialists in buttons designing.
1987
Opened an office in Hong Kong.
1988
Opened the Button Museum.
1991 ~ 1995
Opened offices in France, Dalian, Suzhou and Taiwan.
2002
Opened an office in Shenzhen.
2007
Opened an office in New York and a factory in Bangladesh.
2009
Exhibited for the first time at Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics.
2014
Became exclusive distributor of FIDLOCK in Japan; Began exhibiting at Premiere Vision.
2017
Began exhibiting at ISPO Munich.
2020
Started collaborating with an IRIS representative office in Helsinki.
2021
Launched the GREEN BUTTON CHALLENGE IRIS 2046 initiative to promote more sustainable trims manufacturing.
Started measuring important environmental sustainability KPIs.
2022
Obtained the Global Recycled Standard (GRS) certificate at Hong Kong IRIS and Katashina factory, Japan.
2023
Philippine IRIS Co. Inc. completed the self-assessment of their factory’s environmental impact and working conditions according to Higg Facility Environmental Module (FEM); Hong Kong IRIS renewd its GRS certificate.
Obtained the Global Recycled Standard (GRS) / Recycle Claim Standard (RCS) certificate at Shanghai IRIS.
Founded Sumiya Drapery in Nitta, Gunma Prefecture.
1946
Opened Ota Synthetic Resin Industrial Factory in Ota, Gunma.
1948
Started manufacturing and sales of urea resin buttons.
1950
Launched "IRIS" as a brand for international sales.
1952
Introduced the first made-in-Japan injection molding machine and started the production of transparent buttons from styrene resin.
1956
Modernized equipment and started the production of luster buttons from milk casein resin.
1966
Started the production of ABS resin buttons.
1973
Founded IRIS Co. Ltd. and established its head office in Tokyo.
1986
Opened professional training college KNOPE FACHSCHULE to train specialists in buttons designing.
1987
Opened an office in Hong Kong.
1988
Opened the Button Museum.
1991 ~ 1995
Opened offices in France, Dalian, Suzhou and Taiwan.
2002
Opened an office in Shenzhen.
2007
Opened an office in New York and a factory in Bangladesh.
2009
Exhibited for the first time at Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics.
2014
Became exclusive distributor of FIDLOCK in Japan; Began exhibiting at Premiere Vision.
2017
Began exhibiting at ISPO Munich.
2020
Started collaborating with an IRIS representative office in Helsinki.
2021
Launched the GREEN BUTTON CHALLENGE IRIS 2046 initiative to promote more sustainable trims manufacturing.
Started measuring important environmental sustainability KPIs.
2022
Obtained the Global Recycled Standard (GRS) certificate at Hong Kong IRIS and Katashina factory, Japan.
2023
Philippine IRIS Co. Inc. completed the self-assessment of their factory’s environmental impact and working conditions according to Higg Facility Environmental Module (FEM); Hong Kong IRIS renewd its GRS certificate.
Obtained the Global Recycled Standard (GRS) / Recycle Claim Standard (RCS) certificate at Shanghai IRIS.
