Noritake TCF Co., Ltd.

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ABOUT NORITAKE TCF

History

July 1961 Established as the furnace construction division of Toshiba Rozai Co., Ltd., the predecessor to Toshiba Ceramics Co., Ltd. (present-day Covalent Materials Corporation).
March 1968 Spun off from Toshiba Rozai. Established as Toshiba Rozai Chikuro Kogyo Co., Ltd.
August 1971 Capital investment in Daido Seiko Co., Ltd. (present-day Daido Steel Co., Ltd.). Participation ends May 2001.
July 1973 Capital investment in Nihon Touki Co., Ltd. (present-day Noritake Co., Limited).
July 1984 Company name changed to Tocera Engineering Co., Ltd.
July 1992 The ceramics and industrial furnace divisions of Toshiba Ceramics Co., Ltd. are spun off and established as Toshiba Ceramics Furnace Co., Ltd. (present-day Togane sales office).
May 2000 The headquarters of Tocera Engineering Co., Ltd. moves to its present-day location. Plans made for rebuilding a business center.
March 2001 Business affiliation and capital relationship with Noritake Co., Limited strengthened.
April 2003 Tocera Engineering Co., Ltd. And Toshiba Ceramics Furnace Co., Ltd. merge on equal footing, forming the new company Toshiba Ceramics Furnace Co., Ltd.
July 2003 Noritake Co., Limited becomes a 51% shareholder, and the company name is changed to Noritake TCF Co., Ltd.
June 2007 The stock ownership ratio between Noritake Co., Limited and Covalent Materials Corporation changes to 81:19.
March 2009 Stock ownership changes give Noritake Co., Limited 100% of company stock.