Our Silk Application Development Initiatives Featured in the Ehime Edition of The Yomiuri Shimbun (October 7, 2026)

The October 7, 2026 edition of The Yomiuri Shimbun in Ehime featured an article titled “The Future of Sericulture, Woven from Ehime,” which highlighted our efforts to develop new applications for silk, along with comments from Takashi Kawai, President and CEO of United Silk Co., Ltd.

The article focuses on the efforts of Shingo Takimoto, who has taken over his family’s sericulture business in Ozu City, and also introduces initiatives to sustain sericulture in Ehime Prefecture and develop new products utilizing silk cocoons.

United Silk’s activities featured in the article include the development and commercialization of materials derived from silk cocoons, as well as the development of soap containing silk-derived ingredients in collaboration with Takimoto Sericulture.

United Silk will continue working with sericulture farmers, local communities, and a wide range of partners to create new applications and value for silk.

Publication: The Yomiuri Shimbun, Ehime Edition
Date: October 7, 2026
Article Title: “The Future of Sericulture, Woven from Ehime”