Aiming for a sustainable cotton business
that is needed by society
Sea Island cotton is not purchased from the cotton market, but is grown under contract with all local farmers, which includes the specifications of cultivation methods.
Cotton should be positioned not only as a material to be consumed, but also as a necessary part of society by reducing the burden on the global environment in cotton cultivation, including consideration for water quality sources and limiting the use of pesticides, improving the working environment for farmers, including child labor and debt labor, and paying fair compensation for their labor.
We will continue to operate a cotton business that will be needed by society 100 years from now.
President
Yukiyoshi Nishimoto
Corporate history
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July 04, 1975Establishment of Sea Island Club Co. Ltd.
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May 01, 1976Established West Indian Sea Island Cotton Association Japan branch with the aim of promoting Sea Island cotton in the Japanese market in an orderly manner.
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December 14, 1979Japan Branch reorganized as a cooperative.
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2011Sea Island Club Co., Ltd. took over the Cooperative’s joint cotton purchasing and development business. Since then, Sea Island Club Co., Ltd. has been responsible for cultivation, procurement, spinning, and yarn sales of Sea Island cotton.
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2016Commercialization of American Sea Island Cotton. Sales of the yarn begin.
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2019Started a joint project with New Mexico State University on Sea Island Cotton seed development and quality improvement.
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2020Research on identification methods for Sea Island cotton and other extra-long staple cottons begins with Shinshu University, a national university, and Kondo Spinning. Research on the identification of DNA sites that control the characteristics of Sea Island cotton is currently being conducted in parallel.
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2021West Indian Sea Island Cotton Association reorganized from a cooperative to a general incorporated association.
Joined the US Cotton Trust Protocol.
Our Business
-Yarn processing and sales of Sea Island cotton
-Basic research on Sea Island Cotton
-Management of the secretariat of the West Indian Sea Island Cotton Association
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Company NameSea Island Club (Japan) co. ltd.
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Date of EstablishmentJuly 4, 1975
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Paid-in Capital70 million yen
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Representative DirectorYukiyoshi Nishimoto
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Address4F U Building, 1-5-7 Nihonbashi Horidome-cho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-0012, Japan
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Phone+81-3-3662-1301
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FAX+81-3-3662-1304
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Correspondent BanksBank of Mitsubishi UFJ, Horidome Branch, Shoko Chukin Bank Head Office
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Business activitiesProcurement of raw cotton from the Caribbean and U.S. Sea Island cotton, and wholesale of cotton yarn made from this raw cotton.
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Major business partnersToyo Cotton, Itochu Corporation, Moririn Corporation, Shinatomo Corporation, Toyoshima Corporation, Kondo Spining Co.
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Registered withU.S. Cotton Trust Protocol