| 1933 | Established by founder Katsuji Kinoshita as  net plant , specializing in cotton fishing nets |
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| 1947 | Knotted net weaving machine installed Knotted net production/sales begin |
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| 1948 | Kinoshita Net Limited Partnership established | Vinylon fiber net production/sales begin |
| 1959 | Tokyo office opened | Nylon fiber net production/sales begin Polyester fiber net production/sales begin |
| 1962 | New headquarters/plant established | Polyethylene fiber net production/ sales begin Polypropylene fiber net production/ sales begin |
| 1965 | Russell plant established | Raschel net machine installed Raschel net production/sales begin |
| 1970 | Laver cultivation net plant established | High-speed Knotted net machine installed Knotted net production upgrade Laver cultivation net production/sales begin |
| 1971 | Capital increased to 100 million yen Name changed to Kinoshita Fishing Net Mfg. Co., Ltd. |
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| 1974 | Knotless net plant established | Knotless net machine installed Knotless “MUKETSU” net production/sales begin Knotless nets become main product |
| 1979 | Katsuji Kinoshita appointed Chairman Osamu Kinoshita appointed President |
Knotless net machine expansion Knotless net production upgrade |
| 1984 | Katsuji Kinoshita appointed Chairman of the Japan Net Association | |
| 1990 | NEPRO CHILE LTDA. established in Chile (South America) Yanagawa plant established |
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| 1993 | Osaka office opened | |
| 2001 | ISO 9001 certification acquired for net design, development, production, and sales | |
| 2004 | NEPRO CHILE LTDA. sold to Fibras Marinas (Chile), business partnership established | |
| 2005 | Braided knotless net machine installed Braided knotless “BM” net production begins |
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| 2006 | Braided knotless net machine expansion | |
| 2010 | Twisting machine installed at Yanagawa plant Yanagawa plant begins operations |
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| 2011 | Osamu Kinoshita appointed Chairman Kotaro Kinoshita appointed President |
And on to the future…
