Corporate Development
1904 - 1949
| 1904 | Established Nippon Toki Gomei Kaisha |
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| 1905 | Began research and production of high-voltage insulators |
| 1907 | Began production of grinding wheels for in-house use |
| 1912 | Set up a ceramic laboratory within the main factory and began research and production of sanitary ware |
| 1914 | Succeeded in production of the first dinner set in Japan |
| 1915 | Bulk orders for tableware received from the Larkin Company in the USA |
| 1916 | Established Gomei Kaisha Nitto Shokai, a domestic tableware distribution company (today's Noritake Tableware Co., Ltd.) |
| 1917 | Sanitary Ware Division spun off to become Toyo Toki Co., Ltd. (today's TOTO Ltd.) Established Nippon Toki Kaisha Nippon Toki Gomei Kaisha was absorbed by Nippon Toki Kaisha |
| 1919 | The electric insulator division spun off to become NGK Insulators Ltd. Established Okura Art China, Inc. |
| 1932 | Began research and production of bone china |
| 1936 | The raw material division spun off to become Kyoritsu Materials Co., Ltd. (today's KCM Corporation) |
| 1939 | Began full-scale production of industrial grinding wheels |
1940 - 1969
| 1946 | Established Nippon Bone Light Works Ltd. (today's Noritake Recycle Center Co., Limited) |
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| 1947 | Established Noritake Co., Inc. in the USA (distribution of tableware) |
| 1957 | Set the company's motto, "Good quality, Export and Co-prosperity" |
| 1958 | Established Noritake Grinding Tools Sales Co., Ltd. (today's Zen Noritake Co., Ltd.) Established Noritake (Australia) Pty. Limited (distribution of tableware) |
| 1959 | Invested in Hiroshima Grinding Industries Co., Ltd. (production of grinding wheels) |
| 1960 | Began operation of Kamori Plant (production of resinoid grinding wheels) |
| 1962 | Established Noritake Machinery Co., Ltd. (production of grinding machines) (today's Noritake Engineering Co., Ltd.) |
| 1963 | Established Nippon Coated Abrasive Co., Ltd. (production of coated abrasive) (today's Noritake Coated Abrasive Co., Limited) |
| 1964 | Began operation of Miyoshi Plant (production of tableware) (today's Miyoshi Office) |
| 1967 | Ise Electronics Corporation developed Vacuum Fluorescent Displays Established Imari Togyo Co., Ltd. (production of tableware) (renamed to Noritake Imari Co., Ltd. in 1993) Established Kyushu Toki Co., Ltd. (production of tableware) (renamed to Noritake Kyuto Co., Ltd. in 1993) Developed printing technology for thick film circuits |
| 1968 | Established Tokyo Grinding Wheels Co., Ltd. (production of general-purpose grinding wheels) Established Noritake Canada Limited (distribution of tableware) |
| 1969 | Established Kyushu Noritake Co., Ltd. (production of electronic components) (today's Yasu Office) |
1970 - 1979
| 1970 | Established Noritake (U.K.) Limited (distribution of tableware) Co-invested with Gifuseito in the establishment of Tono Grinding Co., Ltd. (production of grinding wheels) |
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| 1971 | Established Noritake Engineering Co., Ltd. (production of filtration systems) Succeeded in developing the world's first vitrified CBN grinding wheel |
| 1972 | Established Lanka Porcelain (Private) Limited in Sri Lanka (production of tableware) (today's Noritake Lanka Porcelain (Private) Limited) Established Noritake Diamond Industries Corporation (production of diamond tools) (today's Noritake Super Abrasive Co., Limited) |
| 1973 | Began production of strengthened porcelain, Primadura |
| 1974 | Merged with Sherwood Refractories Inc. of the USA to establish Noritake Sherwood Co., Ltd. (production and distribution of ceramic cores) (today's Noritake Ceramics Co., Ltd.) Management participation in Ise Electronics Corporation (production of Vacuum Fluorescent Displays) (today's Noritake Itron Corporation) |
| 1975 | Launched the Noritake Roller Hearth Kiln |
| 1976 | Established Noritake Computer Center Co., Ltd. (today's Noritake Information Systems Co., Ltd.) |
| 1978 | Developed the world's first thick film thermal pen |
| 1979 | Began operation of the Craft Center (production of tableware) Established Noritake Kizai Co., Ltd. (production and distribution of ceramic equipment and materials) |
1980 - 1989
| 1980 | Noritake Diamond Industries Corporation acquired capital in Queen Diamond Co., Ltd. to become a group company (production of diamond dressers) (today's Noritake Super Dresser Co., Ltd.) |
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| 1981 | Nippon Toki Co., Ltd. was renamed to Noritake Co., Limited |
| 1983 | Developed far-infrared ceramic heaters |
| 1987 | Established Noritake Europa GmbH in Germany (distribution of industrial products and electronic components) |
| 1988 | Established Noritake Taipei Co., Ltd. in Taiwan (distribution of chemical engineering equipment) |
| 1989 | Established Miyoshi Ceramics Co., Ltd. (production of fine ceramics) (today's Noritake Ceramics Co., Ltd.) |
1990 - 1999
| 1991 | Established Noritake Hong Kong Limited (distribution of electronic components) |
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| 1992 | Established Noritake Singapore Pte. Ltd. (distribution of electronic components) Formed the Environmental Protection Promotion Committee |
| 1993 | Developed the world's first Rib-Grid Vacuum Fluorescent Display |
| 1995 | Established The Siam Moulding Plaster Co., Ltd. in Thailand (production of casting gypsum) Established Pt. Noritake Indonesia (production of ceramic electronic components) |
| 1996 | Established Noritake (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (distribution of casting gypsum and industrial products) |
| 1997 | Established ITRON (U.K.) Limited (distribution of Vacuum Fluorescent Displays) Opened Noritake Square Atsugi |
| 1998 | Established Noritake Dental Supply Co., Limited (distribution of dental materials) Launched PDP baking kiln |
2000 - Present
| 2000 | Consolidated Noritake Imari Co., Ltd. and Noritake Kyuto Co., Ltd. to establish Noritake China Mfg. Co., Limited (production of tableware) |
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| 2001 | 51% of KCM Corporation was acquired to become a group company (production and distribution of ceramic raw materials and various types of electronic components) Opened Noritake Garden |
| 2002 | Established the holding company system Established Noritake Bonded Abrasive Co., Limited (production and distribution of grinding wheels) Established Siam Coated Abrasive Co., Ltd in Thailand (production and distribution of coated abrasive) |
| 2003 | Acquired 51% share of Toshiba Ceramic Furnace and renamed it to Noritake TCF Co., Ltd. (production and distribution of industrial furnaces) |
| 2004 | 100th anniversary of foundation Established Noritake Shanghai Trading Co., Ltd. in China (distribution of industrial products) |
| 2007 | Launched high-performance firing furnaces for the production process of solar cells |
| 2008 | Launched MAXSUNNY, electrode paste for solar cells |
| 2009 | Established the Changzhou Eging Solar-paste Manufacturing Co., Ltd in China (for the production and sales of electronic paste for solar cells) Noritake Engineering Co., Ltd., Noritake China Mfg. Co., Limited, Noritake Tableware Co., Ltd., and Tokyo Grinding Wheels Co., Ltd. merge with Noritake Co., Limited. |
| 2010 | Noritake Kizai Co., Ltd. and Noritake Ceramics Co., Ltd. merge with Noritake Co., Limited. Establishment of a collective test center for lithium ion batteries and heating equipment for fuel cell materials. |
| 2011 | Noritake Bonded Abrasive Co., Ltd. and Noritake Super Abrasive Co., Ltd. merge with Noritake Co., Limited. |
