HISTORY
Corporate Development
1904 - 1939
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年 | 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) |
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 Site) |
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) |
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) | |
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) |
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. |
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 electronic paste and ceramic equipment) |
1980 - 1989
1980 | Noritake Diamond Industries Corporation acquired capital in Queen Diamond Co., Ltd. to become a group company (production of diamond dressers) |
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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) |
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) (today's NORITAKE SCG PLASTER PLASTER CO., LTD.) |
Established Pt. Noritake Indonesia (production of ceramic electronic components) | |
1996 | Established NORITAKE SA (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) (today's Kuraray Noritake Dental Inc.) |
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. |
Established NORITAKE SA(THAILAND)CO., LTD.(production and distribution of diamond and CBN tools) | |
Opened a tabletop showroom in Shanghai. | |
10th anniversary of Noritake Garden. | |
Established NORITAKE ABRASIVE (SUZHOU)CO., LTD.(production of grinding wheels) | |
2012 | Opened a tabletop shop "Noritake Ginza" in Tokyo. |
2014 | Relocated a plant for the production of grinding wheels from headquarter to Miyoshi site. |
Nippon Resibon Corporation became a consolidated subsidiary. | |
2018 | NIHON FUREKI SANGYO Co., Ltd. became a consolidated subsidiary. |