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From 1946
The first manufacturer-affiliated trading company after WWII
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November 1946Taihei Corporation founded in Kitahama, Osaka, capitalized at 2.5 million yen.
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Tokyo Branch (now Tokyo Head Office) also opened.
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May 1948Nagoya Office (now Nagoya Branch Office) opened.
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March 1954Toyama Office (now Hokuriku Branch) opened.
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May 1954Fukuoka Office (now Kyushu Branch office) opened.
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March 1955Sendai Office (now Tohoku Branch) opened.
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May 1955Kure Office (now Chugoku Branch) opened.
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April 1957Operational rights to Senwa Sangyo Co., Ltd. acquired.
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July 1957Sapporo Office (now Sapporo Branch) opened.
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October 1959Yuasa Corporation acquired.
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1960s
Changed company name, listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange, established the first overseas office (USA)
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June 1960Company name changed to Shinsho Corporation.
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August 1961Shinsho Corporation listed in the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
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April 1964Shizuoka Office (now Shizuoka Branch) opened.
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August 1966The Shinsho American Corporation
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August 1968Shinsho Corporation is listed in the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
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September 1970Shinsho Corporation shares selected as a margin trading issue.
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April 1973Kakogawa Office (now Kakogawa Branch) opened.
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October 1975Capitalization increased to 3,930 million yen.
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June 1977System of two head offices adopted, one in Osaka and one in Tokyo.
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April 1980Tokuyama Office opened.
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July 1982Shinsho Metal Processing Corp. (now Shinsho Non-Ferrous Metals Corp.) established.
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January 1986Shinsho Metal Products Corporation (now Shinsho Steel Products Corporation) established.
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February 1987Kobe Branch Office opened.
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From 1987
Expansion of overseas bases
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September 1987Shinsho (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. established.
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May 1988Thai Escorp Ltd. established.
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February 1990Shinko Shoji Singapore Pte. Ltd. established.
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November 1992Taiwan Shinsho Corporation established.
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November 1996Shinsho Australia Pty. Ltd. (now Kobelco Trading Australia Pty Ltd) established.
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April 1998Shanghai Shinsho Trading Co., Ltd. established.
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September 1998Shinsho Business Support Co., Ltd. established.
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October 2000Certified as compliant with ISO 14001 environmental management criteria.
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November 2001Shinsho Meihoku Wire, Inc. established.
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January 2002Grand Blanc Processing, L.L.C. acquired.
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January 2005Shinsho Korea Co., Ltd. established.
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August 2005Shinsho (Philippines) Corporation established.
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January 2006Capitalization increased to 5,650 million yen.
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From 2006
Continued expanding with overseas bases (China and Europe) and strengthened operating income
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June 2006Suzhou Shinko-Shoji Material Co., Ltd. established.
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September 2006Kobelco Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. established.
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March 2007TES E &M Service Co., Ltd. established.
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January 2009Shinsho Europe GmbH established.
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July 2010Middle East Representative Office opened.
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October 2010Kobelco Precision Parts (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. established.
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March 2011Kobelco Trading India Private Limited established.
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May 2011PT. Kobelco Trading Indonesia established.
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June 2011Kobelco Trading Vietnam Co., Ltd. established.
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December 2011Matsubo Corporation acquired.
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January 2013Shinsho Osaka Seiko (Nantong) Corporation established.
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April 2013Shinsho Mexico S.A. de C.V. established.
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July 2014Kobelco Tsutsunaka Trading Co., Ltd.
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July 2015KTN Co., Ltd acquired as subsidiary.
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July 2015Aiken Wire Processing, L.L.C. established.
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January 2016Nakayama Corporation (currently SHINSHO METALS CORPORATION) acquired as subsidiary.
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April 2016SC Welding Corporation acquired as subsidiary.
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May 2016Sydney Office opened.
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Brisbane Office opened.
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April 2017Acquired a 40% stake in Morimoto Kosan Co., Ltd.
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July 2019Kobelco Tsutsunaka Trading Co., Ltd. merged with Nakayama Corporation and changed the name with SHINSHO METALS CORPORATION.
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September 2019Tokyo head office relocated.
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March 2021TRACK DESIGN INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED established.
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September 2021KOBELCO PRECISION PARTS (YANGZHOU) CO., LTD. acquired as subsidiary.
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April 2022Prime Market transferred.
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February 2023KTN METAL VIETNAM CO., LTD. established.
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October 2023INAGAKI-SHOUTEN Co. Ltd. acquired as subsidiary.
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April 2024
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April 2024NIPPON GRANULATOR CO., LTD. acquired as subsidiary.
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June. 2024Shift to a company with an audit and supervisory committee.
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