History
History
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May 1938
Established Suzuki Metal Shoukou Co., Ltd. at Kameido-cho (now Koto-ku) with President Kinzaburo Suzuki and Senior Managing Director Yutaro Murayama.
October 1938
Succeeded in producing Japan's first domestic piano wire.
August 1940
Changed company name to Suzuki Metal Industry Co., Ltd.
January 1943
Acquired a new facility in Akabane, Oji-ku (now Kita-ku), and became a designated munitions manufacturer.
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August 1945
Consolidated production to Akabane at the end of World War II and transitioned to peacetime manufacturing.
February 1946
Transferred head office to Fukuro-machi, Oji-ku (now Akabane, Kita-ku).
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April 1955
Established Piano Wire Industries Co., Ltd.
March 1957
Began over-the-counter sales of stock on Tokyo Stock Exchange.
April 1959
Opened Nagoya Branch at Shin Nagoya Bldg. South, 3-19 Hirokoji-nishidori, Nakamura-ku, Nagoya City.
November 1960
Began construction of production facility at Narashino City, Chiba Prefecture, in conjunction with Yawata Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. (now Nippon Steel Corporation).
October 1961
Listed on the second section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
November 1962
Initiated operations at Narashino Works.
June 1964
Recognized as an export contributing company by the Minister of International Trade and Industry.
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June 1969
Established Osaka Branch in Nippon Steel Real Steel Bldg. at Utsubo-honmachi, Nishi-ku, Osaka City.
April 1970
Established the Head Office in Daiichi Steel Bldg. at 1-8-2, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo.
November 1973
Established Thai Special Wire Co., Ltd., a joint venture with a subsidiary company in Thailand.
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September 1975
Made the dies section an independent company by establishing Tokyo Dies Industries Co., Ltd.
February 1978
Made the transportation and packaging section an independent company by establishing Koyo Kosan Corporation.
May 1983
Began manufacturing at Ichikawa Seiren Co., Ltd. in Narashino.
July 1983
Transferred Head Office from Akabane, Kita-ku, to Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku.
August 1983
Transferred Akabane Works, Nitto Kinzoku Kogyo Co., Ltd. and Tokyo Dies Industries Co., Ltd. to Narashino.
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February 1991
Achieved 3.6 million hours without an accident, and received a first class accident-free record certificate from the Labor Standards Bureau.
March 1993
Established Muroran Suzuki Co., Ltd. in Muroran City, Hokkaido, and began manufacturing of oil tempered wire for suspension parts.
May 1996
Transferred the Osaka Branch to Daisan Fuji Bldg. at 1-3-13 Itachibori, Nishi-ku, Osaka City.
July 1996
Acquired ISO9001 certification for oil tempered wire (Certifying body: JICQA).
September 1997
Began a land lease to Delica Chef Corporation.
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October 2000
Acquired stock of West Japan Stainless Steel Wire Co., Ltd.
November 2000
Began a land lease to Laox Co., Ltd.
February 2001
Acquired ISO 9001 certification.
*Refer to quality assurance system for scope of registration.June 2001
Acquired ISO 14001 certification for Narashino Works. (Certifying body: JICQA)
November 2001
Transferred the Nagoya Branch to the NS Bldg., at 2-13-18 Meieki-minami, Nakamura-ku, Nagoya City.
July 2002
Completed the second update of ISO9001 and transition to the 2000 version.
May 2005
Transferred the Head Office Sales Division to the Marunouchi Central Bldg., 1-9-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo.
August 2006
Completed payment for new stock issue of \1.9 billion by third party allocation to Nippon Steel Co., Ltd. (now Nippon Steel Corporation).
February 2007
Made the stainless business an independent company by establishing Suzuki-Sumiden Stainless Steel Wire Co., Ltd.
August 2007
Held the first Suzuki Metal Group charity summer festival.
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June 2008
Established the prize for Suzuki Metal Industry community contribution, now simply known as the Suzuki Award, and held the first awards ceremony.
June 2009
Completed acquisition of Haldex Garphyttan AB stock and established Suzuki Garphyttan AB.
June 2009
Became a consolidated subsidiary of Nippon Steel Corporation with a new stock issue of \3.6 billion, funded by third party allocation.
July 2009
Merged Nitto Kinzoku Kogyo Co., Ltd., Tokyo Dies Industries Co., Ltd. and Koyo Kosan Corporation, and established SKK Technology Co., Ltd.
January 2010
Transferred the Osaka Branch to Daini Fuji Bldg., at 1-5-15 Utsubo-honmachi, Nishi-ku, Osaka City.
March 2011
Acquired 51% of the stock of Thai Special Wire Co., Ltd. and made it a consolidated subsidiary.
April 2011
Merged SKK Technology Co., Ltd. with Piano Wire Industries Co., Ltd.
February 2014
Acquired British shaped wire maker KTS Wire Limited and made it a consolidated subsidiary.
September 2015
Became a wholly owned subsidiary of Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation (now Nippon Steel Corporation).
October 2015
Changed company name to Nippon Steel & Sumikin SG Wire Co., Ltd.
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April 2019
Changed company name to Nippon Steel SG Wire Co., Ltd.
April 2024
Nippon Steel SG Wire Co., Ltd. merged with Muroran Suzuki Co., Ltd.and renamed it Muroran Plant.