Hitachi Metals Ltd. (now Proterial Ltd.)
History
| Year | Detail |
|---|---|
| 1910 | The Tobata Foundry Co. was Established to manufacture malleables in Japan. Later, fittings, small-scale pig iron rolls, and cast steel product manufacturing facilities were added. |
| 1917 | Established Teikoku Foundry Co. to initiate the production of a variety of rolls in Japan. Later, it was acquired by Tobata Foundry Co. in 1926. |
| 1922 | Kizugawa Manufacturing was established as a plant specializing in fittings. Later, it was acquired by Tobata Foundry Co. in 1926. |
| 1929 | Established The Tokyo Manufacturing Plant of the Tobata Foundry Co. to manufacture malleables for use in the automobile industry. |
| 1934 | Yasugi Steel Manufacturing is merged with Tobata Foundry Co. Yasugi Steel Manufacturing was created as the result of the Unpaku-Steel Limited partnership in 1899 and purchased by Tobata Foundry Co. as a subsidiary in 1925. |
| 1935 | The name of the Tobata Foundry Co. changed to Kokusan Industries, Ltd. |
| 1937 | Hitachi Ltd. Acquired the Kokusan Industries Ltd. |
| 1956 | Established Hitachi Metals Industries Ltd. Where Hitachi Ltd. transferred its metals business and five plants, Tobata, Fukagawa, Kuwana, Wakamatsu, and Yasugi, to Hitachi Metals Industries Ltd, and business activities began. |
| 1965 | Hitachi Metals Industries Ltd. Established its first subsidiary, Hitachi Metals America Ltd, in the U.S. |
| 1970 | Hitachi Metals Europe GmbH was established in Germany. |
| 1979 | Hitachi Metals Singapore Pte. Ltd. was established in Singapore. |
| 1995 | Hitachi Metals Industries Ltd. Merged with Hitachi Ferrite Co. Ltd. |
| 2003 | The company purchased the Amorphous Metals Business Division of Honeywell International Inc. |
| 2003 | Hitachi Metals Industries Ltd. transferred Hitachi Metals' water treatment business to Hitachi Plant Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd. |
| 2004 | NEOMAX Co. Ltd. became a consolidated subsidiary of Hitachi Metals. |
| 2013 | Hitachi Metals Industries Ltd. merged with Hitachi Cable Ltd., and Cable Materials Company was established. |
| 2014 | Acquisition of Shares of MMC Superalloy Corporation. Hitachi Metals MMC Superalloy Ltd. became a consolidated subsidiary of Hitachi Metals. |
| 2014 | Waupaca Foundry Inc. became a consolidated subsidiary of Hitachi Metals Industries Ltd. |
| 2015 | Hitachi Metals Korea Co. Ltd. is established. |
| 2015 | Established Diehl Tool Steel Inc., a wholly owned tool steel distribution subsidiary in the U.S. |
| 2016 | Acquisition of shares in U.S. medical equipment components companies, HTP-Meds, LLC and Hi-Tech Machine and Fabrication, LLC. |
| 2016 | Neodymium-Iron-Boron magnets manufacturer Hitachi Metals San Huan Magnetic Materials (Nantong) Co., Ltd. is established in China. |
| 2017 | Hitachi Metals Industries Ltd. Established Global Research & Innovative Technology Center. |
| 2019 | Hitachi Metals Industries Ltd. Reforms the four internal companies into two business divisions. |
| 2023 | Hitachi Metals Industries Ltd. changed its name to Proterial Ltd. |
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