Daishowa Paper Products Co., Ltd.

Daishowa Paper Products Co., Ltd. (大昭和紙工産業株式会社) is a paper-processing company based in Fuji, Japan. Its official site describes it as a company that plans and produces total packaging such as paper bags and paper boxes, and states that its nationwide share of paper bags is among the top in Japan. Its product lineup spans paper bags, paper boxes and product packaging, wrapping paper, kitchen and household paper products, tissue and toilet paper, picture books and novelty goods, company guide and catalog printing, specially processed paper and functional materials, and paper, paperboard and paper tubes. The company's history page records its origins in 1940 with the establishment of Showa Shoji Co., Ltd. and traces subsequent name changes, factory openings, and the establishment of overseas affiliates in Hong Kong and Shanghai.

The company's history page records that in November 1940, Showa Shoji Co., Ltd. was established with capital of 180,000 yen, beginning the sale and processing of Western and Japanese paper and paper products. In February 1949 the trade name was changed to Shizuoka Shiko Co., Ltd. and, with capital of 2.5 million yen, manufacture of large kraft paper bags began. In November 1960 manufacture of small square-bottom paper bags began. In February 1963 Shizuoka Shiko Co., Ltd. and Daishin Kogyo Co., Ltd. merged and the trade name was changed to Daishin Shiko Co., Ltd., with capital increased to 93 million yen. In January 1966 the trade name was changed to Daishowa Shiko Manufacturing Co., Ltd. In December 1978, in partnership with Daishowa Giken Kogyo Co., Ltd., departments for processed paper, paper sales, will cutters and paper tubes were established and the trade name was changed to Daishowa Shiko Sangyo Co., Ltd. In April 1982 Saito Shokai Co., Ltd. merged the three companies Daishowa Shiko Sangyo Co., Ltd., Seiko Shiki Printing Co., Ltd. and Daishowa Shiko Sangyo Co., Ltd. (Yokaichi), changing the company name to Daishowa Shiko Sangyo Co., Ltd. with capital of 69.6 million yen. In January 1993 Daishowa Shiko (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. was established, and in December 1995 Shanghai Daishowa Paper Processing Co., Ltd. was established in Shanghai, China. In March 2003 Shanghai Daishowa Co., Ltd. was established, and in October 2004 the name was changed to Daishowa Shipin (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. In January 2013 Tianjin Daishowa Paper Processing Co., Ltd. was established. In June 2019 the Paper Environmental Measures Office was established within the Tokyo head office. In March 2025 capital was reduced to 100 million yen.

Total packaging planning and production centered on paper bags and paper boxes; nationwide paper bag share described as among the top in Japan.

• Paper bags

• Paper boxes and product packaging

• Wrapping paper and wrapping

• Kitchen and household paper products

• Tissue paper and toilet paper

• Picture books and novelty goods

• Company guide and catalog printing

• Specially processed paper and functional materials

• Paper, paperboard and paper tubes

1. 1大昭和紙工産業株式会社daishowasiko.com
2. 2沿革 | 大昭和紙工産業株式会社daishowasiko.com
3. 3Daishowa Paper Products Co., Ltd. (Japan)wikidata.org