Established a management center at Itabashi Plant to introduce computers
May1973
Built a new main building for technical research institute
June1974
Established Saitama Plant
November1975
Separated the processed products division and established NIPPON KINZOKU SHOJI CO., LTD.
1980 – 1994
September1980
Introduced Sendzimir cold rolling mill No. 6 (4 feet wide) to Itabashi Plant
October1981
Established electrical steel strips division
October1982
Established precision pipes division
January1983
Established Gifu Plant
July1985
Established press products division
July1986
Separated the electrical steel strips division, precision pipes division, and press products division, and transferred commercial rights to NIPPON KINZOKU SHOJI CO., LTD.
November1990
Established Fukushima Plant
June1991
Introduced high performance precision multi-stage rolling mill (KT mill) to Itabashi Plant
September1992
Introduced tension annealing furnace to Itabashi Plant
September1993
Introduced large flat bar manufacturing equipment to Gifu Plant
June1994
Introduced precision steel profile manufacturing equipment to Saitama Plant
1995 – present time
December1995
Founded NIPPON KINZOKU (THAILAND) CO., LTD.
April2000
Introduced bright annealing furnace for stainless steel foils (No. 1) to Itabashi Plant
April2002
Started production of magnesium alloy strips
September
Opened Hong Kong office
October2003
Established a processed products sales department and transferred commercial rights from NIPPON KINZOKU SHOJI CO., LTD.
October2004
Integrated Oji Plant into Itabashi Plant
July2006
NIPPON KINZOKU (THAILAND) CO., LTD. Established Rojana Plant
October
Introduced bright annealing furnace for stainless steel foils (No. 2) to Itabashi Plant
December
Opened Shanghai office
September2007
Introduced rolling mill for foils and thin products to Itabashi Plant
April2010
Introduced automatic inspection equipment for outer surface of precision pipes to Gifu Plant
July2011
Introduced shape correction line for stainless steel foils to Itabashi Plant
April2012
NIPPON KINZOKU (THAILAND) CO., LTD. opened a processed products manufacturing plant in Rojana Plant
June
Introduced precision steel profile manufacturing line for auto parts to Fukushima Plant
April2013
Established precision steel profile annealing furnace for auto parts (No. 1) to Fukushima Plant
July
Founded NIPPON KINZOKU (MALAYSIA) SDN.BHD.
July2014
Made the Shanghai office a local subsidiary (NIPPON KINZOKU (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.)
November
Established precision steel profile rolling mill for auto parts to Fukushima Plant
March2015
Established precision steel profile annealing furnace for auto parts (No. 2) to Fukushima Plant
April2018
Established bright annealing furnace for foils (No. 3) to Itabashi Plant
October
Established Sendzimir cold rolling mill No. 9 to Itabashi Plant
March2022
Established Sendzimir cold rolling mill No. 10 to Itabashi Plant