Daiei Steel Co., Ltd.

Founded in 1-1-1 Oke-ya-cho, Fukuyama City with capital of 1 million yen. (First president: Masahiro Kobayashi). Started with 6-7 employees and annual sales of 20-30 million yen.

Opened the Mizushima branch office.

Kazuaki Kihara, formerly of Hitachi Zosen, joined as managing director.

Obtained certification as a China regional sales agent from Tsubakimoto Chain Co., Ltd.

Absorbed and merged with Sanyo Metal Steel Co., Ltd. of Onomichi City and opened the Onomichi branch office.

Capital increased to 7 million yen.

Large bad debt arose in Fukuyama; second president, Asanori Shimizu, resigned.

Opened the Osaka branch office in Doushimo-cho, Chuo-ku. Expanded business with Hitachi Zosen.

Kazuaki Kihara became the fourth president. Moved headquarters to the current Kasumi-cho, Fukuyama City.

Business with shipyards expanded, sales surpassed 3 billion yen.

Opened the Marugame branch office following Marugame's expansion by Imabari Shipbuilding.

Capital increased to 14 million yen.

Opened the Fukuyama branch office at the current Miko-cho, Fukuyama City.

Demand for steel for shipbuilding was strong; sales exceeded 10 billion yen.

Domestic market share of client shipyards expanded; sales surpassed 15 billion yen.

Chairman Kazuaki Kihara passed away at age 73; received a letter of appreciation from Kawasaki Steel.

President Shin Kamiura passed away, and Yutaro Tabuchi, formerly of Kawasaki Steel, became president.

A client shipyard advanced its M&A to expand its scale.

Steel prices surged due to demand pressure and high raw material costs.

Kawasaki Steel and Nippon Steel Pipe merged to form "JFE Holdings."

Focused on supporting the construction of a steel supply chain for clients.

Secured talent through proactive recruitment.

Implemented the SteelManager steel sales management system.

Hiroshi Sato, formerly of JFE Steel, became president.

Worked on internal regulation development, system renewal, and foreign currency transactions.

Implemented an electronic book-keeping system.

Kenji Yoshimura from JFE Steel became president.

Moved the Onomichi office to its current location at Nishi-Omoto-cho, Onomichi City.

Moved the Osaka office to its current location at 3-2-12 Kitahama, Chuo-ku, Osaka.

Moved the Marugame office to its current location at Nanjou-cho, Marugame City.

Established a China branch and set up the Fukuyama, Onomichi, and Kurashiki sales groups under it.

Changed the Marugame office to the Shikoku branch.

Changed the Osaka office to the Kansai branch.

Opened an Imabari office.

Completely renovated the Fukuyama warehouse and office.