Corporate Data

Company Name
Oji Holdings Corporation
Headquarters

4-7-5, Ginza 4-chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061 Japan

Founded
February 12, 1873
Established
August 1, 1949
Paid-in Capital

695 million USD*

Net Sales

12.4 billion USD (in March 2025)*

Number of Employees

39,136 on a consolidated basis
(as of end March 2025)

Major Business Lines
Industrial Materials
Household and Consumer Products
Functional Materials
Forest Resources and Environment Marketing
Printing and Communications Media

*Exchange rate by Oji’s rule : 1USD = 149.52 JPY as of April 1, 2025

Oji Group Management Structure

Oji Group has come to establish technologies and quality as a leader of paper manufacturing in Japan. However, our business domains currently exceed that of paper manufacturing and are diversified. These will be classified according to the business handled or product group into the five companies of Industrial Materials, Household and Consumer Products, Functional Materials, and Forest Resources and Environmental Marketing, Printing and Communications.
Industrial Materials
Containerboard/corrugated containers, Boxboard/ folding cartons, Packaging materials/paper bags
Household and Consumer Products
Household paper, Disposable diapers
Functional Materials
Specialty paper, Thermal paper, Adhesive products, Film
Forest Resources and Environment Marketing
Pulp, Energy, Plantation services, Lumber processing
Printing and Communications Media
Newsprint, Printing and Publication paper, Communications paper
Industrial Materials
Containerboard/corrugated containers, Boxboard/ folding cartons, Packaging materials/paper bags
Household and Consumer Products
Household paper, Disposable diapers
Functional Materials
Specialty paper, Thermal paper, Adhesive products, Film
Forest Resources and Environment Marketing
Pulp, Energy, Plantation services, Lumber processing
Printing and Communications Media
Newsprint, Printing and Publication paper, Communications paper

Expanding the Scope and Scale of Our Overseas Activities

The overseas activities of Oji Group began in the 1970s with the establishment of a pulp production operation in Brazil, since then, we have continually expanded our overseas operations. Our overseas businesses are quite diverse, including the manufacture of corrugated board and folding cartons in countries within Asia such as Vietnam and Malaysia and Oceania, thermal paper manufacturing in the United States, Germany, Thailand and Brazil, plantation and wood processing businesses and production of raw materials in China, Southeast Asian countries and Australia, and the manufacture of wood-free paper and pulp in China.
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Headquarters (Tokyo, Japan)

4-7-5, Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061, Japan

Main R&D Section (Tokyo, Japan)

1-10-6, Shinonome, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-8558, Japan

United Packaging Co.,Ltd.

Manufacturing and Sales of Paper Cup, Paper Articles and Decorative Corrugated Containers
Plot A5-1, Block A5, Road D4, Tan Phu Trung Industrial Zone, Tan Phu Trung Ward, Cu Chi District, Ho Chi Minh City, VIETNAM

History of Oji Group

Since its founding in 1873, Oji Group has been growing through the expansion of business fields. While keeping abreast of the trends of the times, we have tackled changing social needs and evolved our business structure. In recent years, aiming for contribution to a sustainable society, we have been actively rolling out the technologies cultivated in our domestic business to the global market.

1873

Established paper manufacturing company.

The origin of Oji Group dates back to the establishment of paper manufacturing company by Eiichi Shibusawa,
the founder of the modern Japanese economy.
1910
Manufacturing in Tomakomai opens.
1933
Merges with Fuji Paper Co. and Karafuto Industries Co..
1949

Splits into three companies
(e.g., Tomakomai Paper Co., Honshu Paper Co., and Jujo Paper Co.).

1951
KP continuous digester starts operation in Kasugai Paper Manufacturing.
1952

Woodfree paper production starts.

1957
Develops DIP from old newspaper.
1959
Corrugated container production starts in former Honshu Paper Co..
1960
Trade name changes to Oji Paper Co..
1962
Production of coated paper and kraft paper starts.
1970
Production of non-woven fabric starts in Oji Kinocloth Co..
1971

Production of household paper (e.g., tissue paper and toilet rolls) starts.

1974
High-grade boxboard production starts in former Nippon Pulp Industries Co..
1975
Thermal paper production starts in former Kanzaki Paper Co..
1979
Merges with Nippon Pulp Industries Co..
1987
Disposable diaper production starts.
1992
Full-scale overseas forest plantation business starts.
1993
New Oji Paper Co. starts, which merges with Kanzaki Paper Co..
1996
Oji Paper Co. starts, which merges with Honshu Paper Co..
2001
Oji Materia Co. and Oji Container Co. founded.
2004
Oji F-Tex Co. founded.
2005
Morishigyo Group acquired.
2007
Jiangsu Oji Paper Co. established in China.
2010
GSPP group acquired in Malaysia.
2011
Oji Papéis Especials acquired in Brazil.
2012
Transitioned to a pure holding company structure.
Celulose Nipo-Brasileira acquired in Brazil.
2014
Oji Fibre Solutions acquired in New Zealand and Australia.
Established water treatment laboratory.
2015
People & Grit acquired in Malaysia.
2020
Established Oji Pharma Co..
Established Ishizuka-Oji Paper packaging Co..
2021
Established Oji Medicinal Plants Laboratory Co..