Sakura Building Co., Ltd.

Founded by Katsushiro Ishikawa I

Adopted Sakura Gasket as the product name and reorganized as a corporation

Received an A-grade rating in the Ministry of International Trade and Industry's deliberation on the certification of excellent automobile parts

Designated as an original equipment part for Japanese National Railways diesel vehicles

Completed a gasket power testing apparatus

Developed and commercialized steel laminate gaskets

Increased capital to 100 million yen and received investment from a small and medium-sized enterprise investment and development company

Cherry Chemical Industries Co., Ltd. established

Established Chinna Gasket Co., Ltd. in Thailand as a joint venture

Completed the Sakura Building headquarters in Toranomon

Established the Utsunomiya Plant as a mass-production facility for Steel Best

Developed and began mass production of heat insulators for pollution prevention

Completed an underground gasket in-service testing building

Provided technology to Yantai Asbestos Products General Factory in China

Celebrated the 50th anniversary of the company's founding

Doubled capital to 200 million yen

Joined the NPS Study Group

Expanded the Utsunomiya Plant

Deliveries to GM begin

Signs a joint development agreement with Armstrong of the United States for man-made fiber gasket material

Signs a joint development agreement with Wolverine of the United States for rubber-coated metal gasket material

Wins the 14th Invention Grand Prize for its steel laminate gasket (metal layered type)

Kiyohara Plant (Utsunomiya City) begins operations

President Itsuo Ishikawa receives the Director-General's Award for Distinguished Service in the Promotion of Science and Technology for his contributions to the advancement of industrial technology

Deliveries to Ford begin

Receives the Kanto regional award from the Small Business Research Institute for the commercialization of steel laminate gaskets

Establishes the joint venture Yantai Ishikawa Sealing Plate Co., Ltd. in China

Establishes the U.S. subsidiary Ishikawa Gasket America, Inc.

Celebrates its 60th anniversary

Deliveries to Hyundai Motor begin

Establishes a technical research institute on the grounds of the Kiyohara Plant

Obtains ISO 9001 and QS-9000 international quality certifications

Shinichiro Ishikawa becomes president

Receives the national award from the Small Business Research Institute for the commercialization of steel laminate gaskets

Fully transfers production of Ford-bound gaskets to its U.S. plant

Opens a Turin branch in Italy

Celebrates its 70th anniversary

Kiyohara Plant obtains ISO 14001 international environmental certification

Obtained ISO/TS 16949 international quality certification at three factories

Utsunomiya Factory obtained ISO 14001 international environmental certification

Concluded a mutual assistance agreement for regional disaster response

Selected as one of the “300 Vibrant Manufacturing SMEs”; President Ishikawa received the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award

Celebrated the 75th anniversary of the company’s founding

Closed the Osaka Sales Office and integrated its operations into the head office sales division

Closed Senju Factory and transferred production to Utsunomiya Factory and Kiyohara Factory

Received the Tokyo Governor’s Award for “Tokyo Manufacturing Skills Development”

Celebrated the 80th anniversary of the company’s founding

Completed the rubber-coated metal line at Kiyohara Factory

Began mass production on the rubber-coated metal line at Kiyohara Factory

Transitioned certification to IATF 16949, the automotive industry quality management system

Started supplying components for automotive secondary batteries

Opened the Osaka Sales Office

Celebrated the 90th anniversary of the company’s founding

Established a new facility in Kitsuregawa as a laser-cutting factory

Opened the Yashio Business Office