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| Nov. 1946 | TAIHEI Corporation established in Kitahama, Osaka and Tokyo office (currently the Tokyo Head Office) opened Capital: ¥2.5 million |
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| May. 1948 | Nagoya Sales Office opened (currently Nagoya Branch) |
| Dec. 1951 | Capital increased to ¥60 million |
| Mar. 1954 | Toyama Local Office opened (currently Hokuriku Sales Office) |
| May. 1954 | Fukuoka Local Office opened (currently Kyushu Branch) |
| Mar. 1955 | Sendai Local Office opened (currently Tohoku Sales Office) |
| Jul. 1957 | Sapporo Local Office opened (currently Sapporo Sales Office) |
| Oct. 1959 | Acquisition of YUASA Corporation |
| May 1960 | Capital increased to ¥300 million |
| Jun. 1960 | Company name changed to Shinsho Corporation |
| Nov. 1960 | Construction of Osaka Head Office building(Osaka Shinko Building) completed |
| Aug. 1961 | Listed on the Second Section of the Osaka Securities Exchange and Tokyo Stock Exchange |
| Aug. 1966 | The Shinsho American Corp. established (currently Shinsho American Corp.) |
| Aug. 1968 | Stock listing upgraded to the First Section of the Osaka Securities Exchange and Tokyo Stock Exchange |
| Sept. 1970 | Stock designated as a stock for margin trading by the Osaka Securities Exchange and Tokyo Stock Exchange |
| Oct. 1971 | Sidney Office opened |
| Jan. 1974 | Shinsho Kaihatsu Corporation established |
| Oct. 1975 | Capital increased to ¥3,930 million |
| Jun. 1977 | Tokyo Branch Office promoted to Tokyo Head Office |
| Mar. 1980 | Beijing Representative Office opened |
| Sept. 1987 | Shinsho (Malaysia) Sdn.Bhd. established |
| May. 1988 | Thai Escorp Ltd. established |
| Feb. 1990 | Shinko Shoji Singapore Pte. Ltd. established |
| Nov. 1992 | Taiwan Shinsho Corporation established |
| Dec. 1995 | Jakarta Representative Office opened |
| Jan. 1996 | Manila Representative Office opened |
| Oct. 1996 | Shinsho Non-Ferrous Metals Corporation established |
| Nov. 1996 | Shinsho Australia Pty. Ltd. established |
| Apr. 1998 | Shanghai Shinsho Trading Co., Ltd. established |
| Sept. 1998 | Shinsho Business Support Co., Ltd. established |
| Sept. 2000 | Shinsho Kobe Welding Co., Ltd. established |
| Oct. 2000 | Certified for ISO 14000 environmental management standards |
| Jul. 2001 | Shinsho Steel Products Co., Ltd. established |
| Sept. 2001 | Acquisition of Shinsho Steel Tube Co., Ltd. |
| Jan. 2002 | Buy-out of Grand Blanc Processing, L. L. C. |
| Oct. 2002 | Chofu Local Office established |
| Jun. 2003 | Executive officer system introduced |
| Jan. 2005 | Shinsho Korea Co., Ltd. established |
| Aug. 2005 | Shinsho (Philippines) Corporation established |
| Jan. 2006 | Capital increased to ¥5,650 million |
| Jun. 2006 | Suzhou Shinko-Shoji Material Co., Ltd. established |
| Sept. 2006 | Kobelco Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. established |
| Jan. 2007 | Transfer of Head Office (from Chuo ward, Osaka to Nishi ward, Osaka) |
| Jan. 2009 | Shinsho Europe GmbH established |
| Sept. 2009 | Transfer of Head Office (from Nishi ward, Osaka to Chuo ward, Osaka) |
| Jul. 2010 | Dubai Office opened |
| Mar. 2011 | KOBELCO TRADING INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED established |
| May. 2011 | PT.KOBELCO TRADING INDNESIA established |
| Jun. 2011 | KOBELCO TRADING VIETNAM CO., LTD. established |
