| 1941 |
The founder Yasaburo Iwama established a company in Nagoya and began dealing ceramic materials. |
| 1946 |
The company was reorganized. Nitto Sangyo Co., Ltd. was established and started to deal in specialized raw materials for ceramics. The company’s capital was ¥180,000. |
| 1948 |
Increased the capital to ¥500,000. |
| 1949 |
Increased the capital to ¥1,000,000. |
| 1951 |
Nitto Sangyo began to import Zircon opacifier and ceramic colors such as Zr-V Blue/Yellow produced in USA, which greatly contributed to quality improvement of ceramic wares. |
| 1955 |
Succeeded in domestic production of Zr-family colors. |
| 1956 |
Succeeded in producing Zircon Opacifier, which was named ‘ZIRCONIT’ |
| 1956 |
Increased the capital to ¥3,000,000. |
| 1958 |
Stated to import Petalite ore from Zimbabwe, which contributed to remarkable growth of Heat Resistance ware market. |
1961
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Started to import borate minerals, Colemanite and Ulexite from Turkey. |
1963
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Increased the capital to ¥10,000,000. |
| 1985 |
Research & Development center was established in Yokkaichi. |
| 2005 |
Obtained ECO ACTION 21 license |
| 2009 |
New Distribution center was established in Kusu, Yokkaichi, and all distribution function was moved and integrated there. |
