History of Coats China :

1880 Trade mark registered in the UK

1920's The first spinning mill established in Shanghai

1968 Coats Patons Hong Kong Ltd. formed

1972 Tootal Thread Hong Kong Ltd. formed

1980 Macau branch formed

1987 Join venture with Guangzhou Cotton No. 2 in Guangying Spinning Co. Ltd.

1988 Joint venture with Tianjin No. 2 Cotton Spinning & Weaving Mill in Jinying Spinning Co. Ltd.

1991 Merger of Coats Patons Hong Kong Ltd. and Tootal Thread Hong Kong Ltd. to form Coats Hong Kong Ltd.

1991 Transfer of Tootal Thread production to Guangzhou

1992 Joint venture with Guangzhou Textile Industry Union in Coats Guangzhou Ltd.

1993 Li Qi Zhuang Spinning Co. Ltd. formed

1994 Transfer of Coats Patons production to Guangzhou

1996 Coats Shanghai Ltd. & Jinco Filament Twisting Co. formed

1997 Coats (Tianjin) International Trading Co. Ltd. formed

1997 Obtained ISO 9002 certificate & Oko-Tex Standard 100 certificate

1998 Dyeing & finishing mill established in Shanghai

2000 Dyeing & finishing mill established in Dalian

2001 Obtained QS-9000 certificate

2002 Dyeing & finishing mill established in Qingdao

2002 Taiwan branch formed

2002 Japan representative office formed

2004 Dyeing & finishing mill established in Shenzhen

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