Bonset America Corporation is a subsidiary of C.I. Kasei Company, Ltd. of Tokyo, Japan. The Greensboro plant represents the first U.S. venture by any Japanese heat-shrinkable film manufacturer. In the years since its' establishment it has became one of the largest producers of heat shrinkable film for the full body labeling industry. The future goal is a world-wide expansion effort to make Bonset the leading producer in the global market. This growth will correspond with local conditions and customer needs. Initial production began with PVC Film often used for labels on small containers and tamper evident sealing. Now Bonset's BONSET®-PVC, BONPET®-PETG, and BONFLEX®-SBS/OPS films are used for printed full-body sleeves for the labeling, bundling, and proofing, of many different consumer products.
Located in the heart of North Carolina's Piedmont/Triad area, the plant combines the aesthetics of a natural setting with high-tech manufacturing processes. The geographic location makes it ideal to service U.S. and foreign markets. Ground-breaking occurred in May, 1989, and one year later on May 14, 1990, the first product was shipped. A series of building expansions, including the most recent one in 2008, has allowed Bonset's capacity to grow with the needs and trends of US and Export Markets.
The parent company of BAC is C.I. Kasei Company, Ltd. C.I. Kasei was founded in 1963, with its head office in Tokyo, Japan. Its production facilities, six in Japan and four overseas including BAC, produce a number of products:
- Decorative surfacing materials for interior/Exterior surface and kitchen cabinets
- Agricultural films and associated products'
- Civil engineering materials such as water sealing tape, geo membrane
- Shrinkable films
- Packaging materials such as wrapping films and press-to-close zippers
- Electric devices such as micro DC motors and high intensity LED's
Company products are used in many ways: housing, agriculture, food, electrical appliances and civil engineering, and benefit various aspects of our daily lives and contribute to the growing demands of our society.
A principal stockholder of C.I. Kasei, is Itochu Corporation, headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. Since its founding in 1858, Itochu has become a global integrated company. Within the network of over 150 offices and 650 subsidiaries and affiliates with more than 40,000 employees located throughout the world. Products and services handled by the company span the full range of human imagination.
