We will do our best to meet our customer’s needs and expectations.
Jiro Murase, the founder and the first president, who had come to Tokyo in 1927 established Murase Ampoule Manufacturing Company (present Murase Glass Co., Ltd.) in 1934 at Honjou Ward (now called Sumida Ward), Tokyo and commenced manufacturing medical glass container (ampoules) . After he had come to Tokyo at the young age of 15, he started working as an ampoule craftsman and was devoted himself to a world of craftsmanship with his three principles, gratitude, passion and sincerity. Shigemitsu Murase, the second president established the foundation of modernization by succeeding his predecessor’s principles, overcoming the oil crisis and so on and pushing forward toward automated manufacturing. Though we have kept asking ourselves“What is manufacturing?” ever since the foundation, we realize that what we take for granted is unexpectedly difficult to do when we actually try it, such as what we have to do for bringing beautiful flowers into blossom and for gaining better seeds. But we successfully improved our manufacturing technology cultivated during such conflict and now we are able to provide our customers with satisfactory products. Currently, in addition to glass containers for a medical injectable drug such as an ampoule, a vial and a syringe we provide a glass container of which the inner surface is specially treated for biological medicines. Since a long time ago we have started manufacturing a glass container conformed with the pharmacopoeia in Japan, U.S.A. and Europe and it has been registered in the drug master files in U.S.A. and China ; thus we have built a system which makes it possible for us to promptly cope with various needs from our customers by fixing our eyes on globalization. Due to an epidemic of corvid-19 and other infectious diseases a mission demanded of pharmaceutical companies has become greater and their further contribution to society is expected. Requests from pharmaceutical companies engaging in developing and manufacturing medicine vary. We will aim at assuming a supporting role for them continuously through providing a medical glass container which is good enough to meet their expectations.
- President Koichi Murase
We will do our best to meet our customer’s needs and expectations.
Jiro Murase, the founder and the first president, who had come to Tokyo in 1927 established Murase Ampoule Manufacturing Company (present Murase Glass Co., Ltd.) in 1934 at Honjou Ward (now called Sumida Ward), Tokyo and commenced manufacturing medical glass container (ampoules) . After he had come to Tokyo at the young age of 15, he started working as an ampoule craftsman and was devoted himself to a world of craftsmanship with his three principles, gratitude, passion and sincerity. Shigemitsu Murase, the second president established the foundation of modernization by succeeding his predecessor’s principles, overcoming the oil crisis and so on and pushing forward toward automated manufacturing. Though we have kept asking ourselves“What is manufacturing?”ever since the foundation, we realize that what we take for granted is unexpectedly difficult to do when we actually try it, such as what we have to do for bringing beautiful flowers into blossom and for gaining better seeds. But we successfully improved our manufacturing technology cultivated during such conflict and now we are able to provide our customers with satisfactory products. Currently, in addition to glass containers for a medical injectable drug such as an ampoule, a vial and a syringe we provide a glass container of which the inner surface is specially treated for biological medicines. Since a long time ago we have started manufacturing a glass container conformed with the pharmacopoeia in Japan, U.S.A. and Europe and it has been registered in the drug master files in U.S.A. and China ; thus we have built a system which makes it possible for us to promptly cope with various needs from our customers by fixing our eyes on globalization. Due to an epidemic of corvid-19 and other infectious diseases a mission demanded of pharmaceutical companies has become greater and their further contribution to society is expected. Requests from pharmaceutical companies engaging in developing and manufacturing medicine vary. We will aim at assuming a supporting role for them continuously through providing a medical glass container which is good enough to meet their expectations.
- President Koichi Murase
COMPANY PROFILE
Trade name
MURASE GLASS Co.,Ltd.
Capital
32,000,000 yen
President
Koichi Murase
Since
1934
Established in
1953
Main Office
1-20-9 Yahiro, Sumida-Ku, Tokyo, 131-0041 Japan
Phone
+81-3-3616-6111
Facsimile
+81-3-3616-6114
Factory
10261 Kamakazu, Asahi, Chiba, 289-2505, Japan
Number of employees
95 (April, 2021)
Our Business
Manufacture and sales of medical glass containers (Ampoule, Vial, Screw-vial, test-tube, etc.)
Manufacture and sales of medical devices (Syringe)
Secondary processing of glass product (Cleaning and Sulphur processing)
Main Bank List
Mizuho Bank
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
Japan Finance Corporation
The Tokyo Higashi Shinkin Bank
Choshi Shinkin Bank
The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ
History
1934〜1970
In 1934
Jiro Murase founded Murase Ampoule Manufacturing Compnay in Honjo Ward (now Sumida Ward),Tokyo.
In 1953
Murase Glass Co., Litd. was established and mechanization of ampoule manufacturing started.
In 1963
We introduced two automatic vial manufacturing machines, No.1 and No. 2.
In 1970
Automatic vial manufacturing shifted into high gear and we started manufacturing an ampoule and vial in three factories in Sumida Ward, Tokyo.
1971～1990
In 1974
We built a new plant (covering 4.88 acres) in Asahi, Chiba Prefecture and transferred the manufacturing function there.
The pharmaceutical GMP was enforced in Japan.
In 1980
We introduced a one-point-cut ampoule.
In 1983
We successfully made sulfur-coated ampoules manufacturing online.
In 1984
We celebrated the 50th anniversary of the company foundation and the 10th anniversary of Asahi Plant operation.
In 1985
We achieved manufacturing 80 millions of ampoules and 60 millions of vials and so far these were our maximum amounts of production per year.
In 1987
Shigemitsu Murase became the second president.
1991～2010
In 1991
We completed building our new head office in Sumida Ward, Tokyo and added North Plant to Asahi Plant.
In 1992
We succeeded in making a bulk packaging line for a vial for the first time.
In 1994
We celebrated the 60th anniversary of the foundation and the 20th anniversary of the inauguration of operation at Asahi Plant.
In 1996
We obtained a medical device manufacturing license and added West Plant as a manufacturing building to Asashi Plant.
In 2001
We applied to the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare for manufacturing a syringe in addition to an ampoule and vial.
In 2004
We received certification and registration of ISO9001.
In 2005
We started shipping MPF SYRINGE (a syringe which will be prefilled with medicine by pharmaceutical companies), and it has become our main product.
In 2006
We registered DMF Type III with the US FDA and Health Canada.
In 2007
We were equipped for processing sulfur used for coating vials and washing water.
In 2007
Koichi Murase became the third president.
In 2008
We obtained Third Class Medical Manufacturing and Sales License.
2011～
In 2014
We celebrated the 80th anniversary of the foundation and the 40th anniversary of the inauguration of operation at Asahi Plant.
In 2015
We changed our company emblem.
In 2019
We registered as an injectable drug container with the CDMF of China National Pharmaceutical Administration.
SPONSORSHIP
Murase Glass is supporting [Fugador Sumida].
We will support the team and contribute to the revitalization of the region.
In 1957, Murase Kabanko was founded in Makino-cho, Nakamura-ku, Nagoya by Tatsuji Murase, the youngest brother of Murase Glass founder Jiro Murase. Currently, his daughter, Kuniyo Hayashi, is the president of the company, and he has also served as the president of the Japan Bag Association and the Randoseru Industry Association.
※Murase Kabanko Co., Ltd. has no capital relationship with Murase Glass.
Murase Kabanko Co., Ltd.
In 1957, Murase Kabanko was founded in Makino-cho, Nakamura-ku, Nagoya by Tatsuji Murase, the youngest brother of Murase Glass founder Jiro Murase. Currently, his daughter, Kuniyo Hayashi, is the president of the company, and he has also served as the president of the Japan Bag Association and the Randoseru Industry Association.
