1947 |
The gasket division of Oshitani Sangyo Co., Ltd. separated from the company. OKUMURA KOGYO Co., Ltd. was founded in Toyono-gun, Osaka Prefecture and operations were commenced. |
1952 |
Established OSAKA GASKET Co., Ltd. by the worker representation on the board of NHK Spring Co., Ltd. |
1960 |
Relocated Head Office and Main Factory to Higashi-Osaka City. |
1963 |
Changed the name to NIPPON GASKET Co., Ltd. by a merger with the gasket division of Nippon Pillar Packing Co., Ltd. |
1971 |
Received capital participation from Nippon Oil Seal Kogyo Co., Ltd. (present NOK Corporation) and formed a business alliance. |
1973 |
Established NHK GASKET (THAILAND) Co., Ltd. in Thailand.(present NIPPON GASKET (THAILAND) CO., LTD.) |
1982 |
Operations commenced at Shiga Factory. |
1985 |
Listed on the Osaka Securities Exchange.(Delisted in July, 2005 when the company became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Taiho Kogyo Co., Ltd.) |
1996 |
Established PT. NHK GASKET INDONESIA through a joint venture with PT. ASTRA Otoparts Tbk.(present PT. ASTRA NIPPON GASKET INDONESIA.) |
2001 |
Acquired QS9000 certification. |
2002 |
Acquired ISO14001 certification. |
2003 |
Received capital participation from Taiho Kogyo Co., Ltd. and formed a business alliance. |
2005 |
All products of the Main Factory were transferred to Shiga Factory. Became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Taiho Kogyo Co., Ltd. |
2006 |
Transferred all production of the gasket division of Taiho Kogyo Co., Ltd. |
2007 |
Relocated Head Office to Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture. |
2008 |
NIPPON GASKET OF AMERICA, INC., a wholly-owned subsidiary in North America, acquired capital in TAIHO MANUFACTURING OF TENNESSEE LLC. Established YANTAI NIPPON GASKET CO., LTD. (China). |
2010 |
Consolidated the Technical Center from Taiho Kogyo Hosoya Plant to the Main Plant (Midorigaoka). |
2012 |
Paper making plant is newly established in Shiga Factory. Relocated Osaka branch to Yodogawa-ku (near Shin-Osaka station). |
2013 |
NIPPON GASKET OF AMERICA, INC transforms TAIHO MANUFACTURING OF TENNESSEE LLC into a wholly owned subsidiary.
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2016 |
Loading dock and a mold factory is newly established in Shiga Factory.
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2017 |
New training center "Keishokan" is established adjacent to the Shiga Factory.
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