26 Jul. 2016
Press Release

Silk amino processing from cocoons produced in Tomioka × Towels made in Imabari

The Kinuwata Bijin towel

Ultra-soft towel

Hotel type

Gauze pile

Wafﬂe pile

(Surface: Gauze; Reverse: Pile)(Surface: Wafﬂe; Reverse: Pile)

Features
What is silk amino processing?

○ Strong moisturizing effect
Silk amino acid extracted from the cocoon contains moisturizing ingredientsthat protect the skin from dryness. In experiments where cream made fromingredients that are similar to silk amino processing were applied to the skin,results showed that water content in the stratum corneum tended to increase
without having an impact on the volume of transdermal water loss.
*Silk amino processing is a patented technology of ART JAPAN Co., Ltd.

It is a process of
extracting sericinand fibroin fromthe cocoon andliquefying it.

○ Cuts out UV for whitening effectChitosan processing has the effect of preventing the generation of invisible
bacteria and suppressing bacteria growth. This helps to keep the towels clean.

Chitosan-processed
towels are coatedwith silk processing
solution.

Image source:
ART JAPAN Co., Ltd.

External stimulus

The silk amino acid contains ingredients that protect the skin from ultraviolet
rays. Since the skin is protected from external stimulus, melanin pigments do notcollect in the skin, preventing spots and dullness, and helps whiten the skin.

○ Antibacterial and deodorizing effect

The extracted liquid
is mixed to formulate
the silk processing
solution.

Silk amino acid
Stratum
corneum

Skin membrane

Bacteriostatic activity value (measurement of the extent of bacteria growth)Gauze fabricPile fabricLaundered 0 times Laundered 10 times
5.5 or higher
3.6
5.6 or higher
4.5

Effective when thevalue is 2.0 or higher**Based on JIS L 1902:2008

Results of experiments conducted by the Japan Textile Products Quality and Technology Center○ Four types of textiles to cater to different preferences
Ultra-soft towel (up-down weave) / Hotel type / Gauze pile / Wafﬂe pile

○ Wide variation of colors that can be selected according to use
Ultra-soft towel: 1 type / Hotel type: 3 types / Gauze pile: 3 types / Wafﬂe pile: 1 typeSpeciﬁcations
Material: Ultra-soft towel / Hotel type / Gauze pile / Wafﬂe pile, all 100% cotton
Colors: Ultra-soft towel: 1 type / Hotel type: 3 types / Gauze pile: 3 types / Wafﬂe pile: 1 type
Production site: Made in Japan (Imabari)
Ultra-soft towel

Hotel typeOff-white

Yellow

Gauze pile

PinkBlueGrey

Wafﬂe pile

OrangeBlue

Off-white

Size/Weight
Wash towel

Face towel

Ultra-soft towel

Hotel type

34 × 36cm

34 × 36cm

46g

Gauze pile
34 × 36cm

55g

Wafﬂe pile
42g

34 × 36cm

Ultra-soft towel

Hotel type

34 × 85cm

34 × 85cm 129g

103g

Gauze pile
46g

34 × 85cm

Wafﬂe pile
91g

34 × 85cm

99g

Bath towel
Other items
Ultra-soft towel
70 × 140cm

366g

Gauze pile
70 × 140cm

263g

Hotel type
70 × 140cm

430g

Wafﬂe pile
70 × 140cm

316g

Price
Wash towel
Excluding Including
Ultra-soft towel
Hotel type
Gauze pile
Wafﬂe pile

Face towel
Excluding Including

Bath towel
Excluding Includingtax (yen)tax (yen)tax (yen)tax (yen)tax (yen)tax (yen)
500
540
1,000
1,080
3,000
3,240
500
540
1,000
1,080
3,000
3,240
400
432
800
864
2,500
2,700
400
432
800
864
2,500
2,700

Company proﬁleCompany nameCEO
Location of headofﬁceMaruyamatowel Corporation
Kaname Maruyama

Industry

Towel manufacturing, towel and T-shirt printing and processing

Products

Bath towels, face towels, wash towels, towel scarf, sports towel, bag,sewn fashion accessory products, etc.

1-48 Higashitoriu-cho 3-chome,
Imabari City, Ehime Prefecture
Tel: 0898-23-0403
Equipment

FoundedDecember 1966

Established

11 April 1984

Capital95.7 million yen

No. of employees 52[16 towel looms] 6 Toyota Sulzer looms, 2 rapier looms, 8 Toyota air
jet looms (all units with fully suspended Jacquard speciﬁcations), yarn
twisting equipment, sewing machines, silk screen printing equipment,
plate-making equipment, post-dyeing ﬁnishing equipment, sublimationtransfer printing equipment, needle detectors, automatic dryers, etc.

Customers

Wholesale towel stores, department stores, advertising agencies, and other companies across Japan

Main banks

Iyo Bank (Nakahama Branch), Ehime Bank (Imabari Branch)

Inquiries
Maruyamatowel Corporation, Tokyo Sales Ofﬁce
Tel: 03-5823-4466
10:00 〜 17:00 (closed on weekends and national holidays)

1F MAKE IT Building, 3-6 Kanda-Sakumacho,
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 101-0025
Fax: 03-5823-4467
E-mail: ms-factory@maruyamatowel.co.jp