| 2003 |
Opened new office in Melbourne. |
| 2002 |
Integrated Sydney representative office with Melbourne
head office. |
| 1992 |
Commenced supply of Stainless Steel to BHP Steel. |
| 1986 |
Started to distribute bricks and pavers from Boral
Bricks to Japan |
| 1980 |
Agreement with B.H.P., Australia to import Gregory
coal on long term basis finalized. |
| 1971 |
Incorporated as Tokyo Boeki Australia Pty. Ltd.. |
| 1965 |
Established representative office in Melbourne. |
| 1963 |
Started to supply automotive steel to Ford Australia,
and TBA become first overseas supplier to automotive industry in
Australia. |
| 1960 |
Established representative office in Sydney. |
| 2002 |
NLS was established in November 2002,
as the 17th group company of Tokyo Boeki Pty. Ltd. |
| 2000 |
Tokyo Boeki and IdaTech join to Manufacture
and Market Fuel Cells in Japan, Asia Long term Transaction Includes
Equity Investment in IdaTech |
| 1999 |
Established Tokyo Boeki Medical
System Ltd.. And started the manufacture and distribution of
automatic analytical equipment for medical applications.
Invested in Cook Resources Mining, Australia and promoted demand for
slightly non-caking Coal.
|
| 1998 |
Internal company system inaugurated
aiming to forge the specialized integrated trading firm for the
coming age. Development of new business promoted with environment,
information and communication fields as the cores. Acquired the
sole distributorship in Japan for micro-gas turbine power generating
equipment from AlliedSignal, U.S.A. and advanced into the co-generation
market. |
| 1997 |
Capital participation in Horizon Coal
Project, Utah, U.S.A. for expanded coal supply business to the
Japanese power supply and iron & steel industries. Introduced
hard-decomposition organic compound treatment technology (PCB,
etc.) from ELI ECO LOGIC INTERNATIONAL, Canada for market entry
in the environmental field. |
| 1984 |
Established Monitor Products Inc. in
New Jersey, U.S. to start home appliance sales. |
| 1983 |
Invested in Quintette Coal, Canada
to diversify overseas coal sources. |
| 1980 |
Agreement with B.H.P., Australia to
import Gregory coal on long term basis finalized. |
| 1978 |
Agreement to export large quantity
of automobiles from Toyota Motor Corporation and Hino Motors, Ltd.
to China; trade with China greatly expanded. |
| 1974 |
Established Qatar Steel Co., the first
full-scale steel plant in the Middle East, through a joint venture;
overseas production and multinational trading initiated. |
| 1973 |
Entered the restaurant business with "Inagiku'',
an authentic Japanese restaurant, at Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New
York. |
| 1969 |
Completed construction of Atsugi plant;
started manufacture of measuring instruments and design equipment. |
| 1966 |
Acquired sole Japanese distributorship
for manganese ore from B.H.P., Australia; established close relationship
with Australian market. |
| 1962 |
Achieved large sales of steel products
to EEC (now EU). |
| 1960 |
Acquired sole Japanese distributorship
of iron ore from Timblo Ltd., Goa, India; basis of iron ore business
with Australia (Yampi, Whyalla Pellet) established. |
| 1959 |
Achieved large sales of hot rolled
coils to John Lysaght, a subsidiary of B.H.P., Australia; opened
representative offices in Moscow, USSR (now Russia); opened offices
in Sydney and Melbourne, Australia, New York, U.S., and Beijing,
China over the 1959-65 period for full-scale trading operations. |
| 1957 |
Company name changed to Tokyo Boeki
Ltd.. |
| 1956 |
Appointed as an export agent by Fuji
Steel (now Nippon Steel Corp.). |
| 1955 |
Acquired sole distributorship of U.S.
Chiksan Joint and Loading Arm Machinery's and commenced imports;
foothold established for the company's future growth in the electric
power, gas and oil industries. |
| 1954 |
Entered steel trading; appointed as
Yahata Steel's (now Nippon Steel Corp.) export
agent; basis of steel and related business established. |
| 1953 |
Successful inauguration of the first
barter trade with China, using the newly formulated
TOMAS Way,becoming the forerunner of post-war Sino-Japanese trade. |
| 1951 |
Authorized as a trading firm for foreign
food by the Japanese Food Agency. |
| 1947 |
First president Yasuo Matsumiya established
Tokyo Boeki Shokai after the dissolution of the former Mitsubishi
Corporation. |
