1917
Ezzat Debs arrives to Kobe, Japan, the first of the Debs family to come to the Orient. Ezzat was the son of a Damascus textile merchant who ventured to Japan in search of a particular cotton fabric.
1928
Abdul Hadi Debs arrives to Japan to assist his brother, Ezzat, in establishing a trading company that will export cotton greige goods to their family businesses in Manchester, Lagos, and Beirut.
1932
A. Debs & Company Limited is officially established as a general trading company headquartered in Yokohama with a branch office in Kobe.
1950
Fouad Debs, nephew of Ezzat and Abdul Hadi, arrives to Kobe to help run the newly established Osaka Branch Office and helped grow the textiles trading business out of Japan.
1981
A. Debs & Company Limited ventures into producing their own original fabrics so serve the strong demand of Japanese textiles and begins establishing strong relationships with weavers and finishing factories.
1985
Fouad’s son, Soubhi Debs, joins the family business to join his father in expanding the textile business to new markets.
1986
The company holds its first international exhibition at the prestigious Interstoff textile fair in Frankfurt, Germany.
1987
A Debs & Company pioneers a new type of fabric – Sandwashed Cupro – which becomes an instant hit and success, creating major inroads to the European and North American markets.
1989
Sana Debs, daughter of Fouad, establishes her own textile agency in Mexico City – Debs International SA de CV – and creates new inroads to the newly opened Mexico and Latin America markets.
1991
The company is incorporated and renamed Debs Corporation with Soubhi Debs as its President & CEO, with a new vision to invest further in its growing converting business to elevate the product offering and customer base.
2002
Amana Corporation is founded as a joint venture between Debs Corporation and Utic & Company, with the mission to become a leading converter specialized for the Middle East market.
2003
AJ Tex, a weaving factory, is established as a subsidiary of Amana Corporation to support the business operations of Amana Corporation.
2008
Debs Corporation first presents its collections at the esteemed Premiere Vision show in Paris, France and strengthens its presence as a global fabric producer of exclusive and high quality fabrics.
2011
The company helps pioneer Airdye® - a waterless textile dyeing and printing system, with the goal of achieving more speed and sustainability in the textile industry.
2013
Ebisu Real Estate is established as an independent and licensed real estate company to manage and develop real estate opportunities for international customers in the Japan market.
2015
The Textile Division of Debs Corporation spins off as a separate entity called Debs Textile Corporation, to continue to specialize in textile converting and trading.
2017
The Debs Family celebrates 100 years since their arrival to Japan.
2020
Debs Corporation merges with Debs Textile Corporation to create a single entity.
2021
Hani Debs is appointed as President of Debs Corporation with a vision to elevate its core Textile business while expanding into new Lifestyle businesses such as Wellness, Food, Digital Solutions, and Real Estate.
2022
Debs partners with Kornit in launching the latest waterless textile printing systems to help achieve short-run and quick printing solutions for its customers.
2023
Debs Corporation achieves its historical milestone of surpassing 10 billion yen in sales.