Brightex is a manufacturer of Lame’ in Kyoto, Japan.

It was founded in Kyoto, Japan in June 1968 as a metallic thread trader.
In Kyoto, there is a Kimono culture of Nishijin brocade that consumes a lot of metallic yarns, and in the south there is Joyo City where is famous for its production of metallic yarn in Japan.
Brightex (Manufacturing company: Crown Industry Co., Ltd) began from producing at the processing center in Joyo City.
Since then, we have been manufacturing mainly for Europe, America, India and other overseas markets, and delivering high quality and characteristic metallic yarns made in Japan to customers all around the world.

Our factory is located in Ujitawara Town, southwestern part of Kyoto Prefecture.
We here produce metallic color films that are the basis of lame’ threads and glitter powder (lame powder). Coloring the film, laminating the films and cutting the film (slitting) are our main process in our factory.
The quality of the metallic yarn is greatly influenced by the quality of a base film which is the main material. Ujitawara factory is the mother plant of Brightex, and the basis of product development and quality control.

High Quality Lame’ Thread to the World

Micro-slitting and twisting yarns are processed in our subsidiary factories in the Joyo area of Kyoto, and in Hokuriku region, Northern part of Japan.
Our ultrafine cut film yarn MXBE-300/320 uses 0.1 mm width film, which is similar to the thickness of a human hair (0.05mm-0.15mm as Japanese standard).
It is not easy to handle it but we can finish it to a thread which can be used for sophisticated pantyhose.
Perfect processing at each most suited factory. It is a mechanism for making a non-defective products born from our long-term relationships.
Lame’ thread is used for various purposes such as knitting, weaving, lace, embroidery, miscellaneous goods.

Adjusting the luster of your choice suitable for your application and needs, your desired color, optimal metallic yarn to your application.

Brightex keeps pursuing to deliver brilliance and satisfaction to everyone in the world