Kurosaki Harima Corporation

Established Kyushu Refractory Brick Co., Ltd. in Yahata Town, Fukuoka Prefecture, and started manufacturing refractory bricks.

Established Kyushu Refractory as Kyushu Refractory Bricks Co., Ltd. in Yawata Town, Fukuoka Prefecture (capital of 200,000 yen), and started manufacturing refractory bricks.

Founded Kyushu Refractory Brick Co., Ltd. (now Kurosaki Harima Co., Ltd.) by

Established Kurosaki Kiln Industry Co., Ltd. (company founded by Kenjiro Matsumoto, Jun Takara, etc.).

Kyushu Refractory acquired Kansai Refractory Brick Co., Ltd. in Okayama Prefecture, establishing Ibe Factory. Construction of new Ibe Factory in Ibe Town, Okayama Prefecture.

Founded Kurosaki Refractories Co., Ltd. (now Kurosaki Harima Co., Ltd.).

Kurosaki Kiln Industry commenced operations (two rotary kilns, monthly production of 500 tons), and designated that year as the founding year.

Carried out the first kiln firing and started full-scale operations.

Kyushu Refractory moved its headquarters to Ibe Town, Okayama Prefecture. Closed the Edamitsu Factory.

Haramia Ceramics (a joint venture between Kurosaki Kiln Industry Co., Ltd. and Nippon Steel) was established as Nippon Furnace Material Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Kurosaki Kiln Industry’s Takasago and Muroran factories were transferred to Nippon Furnace Material Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

Established Nippon Furnace Material Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Akō Factory.

Nippon Steel acquired all shares of Nippon Furnace Material Manufacturing Co., Ltd. from Kurosaki Kiln Industry (absorbed in 1944).

Kurosaki Kiln Industry listed its shares on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

Kyushu Refractory opened Yahata Branch Office.

Listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

Due to the dissolution of Nippon Steel by GHQ, the refractory plants in Takasago and Akō were established as Harima Refractory Brick Co., Ltd., with its headquarters in Takasago City, Hyogo Prefecture.

Kyushu Refractory opened a Yawata branch office.

Installed Japan's first 500t oil press at Takasago Factory.

Kurosaki Ceramics installed Japan's first 500-ton oil press at Takasago Factory.

Corporate partnership with capital participation from Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation, with a capital of 400 million yen.

Kurosaki Kiln Industry formed a corporate alliance with Yawata Steel Co., Ltd. with capital participation, and the capital increased to 400 million yen.

Established a corporate alliance through capital participation by Nippon Steel Corporation.

Two subsidiary companies that built furnaces merged to establish Kurosaki Furnace (changed from Kurosaki Refractory Industry in S57, merged with Kurosaki Kiln Industry in H11).

Kurosaki Refractories' two subsidiary companies that built furnaces merged to establish Kurosaki Furnace (changed from Kurosaki Furnace Industry in Showa 57, merged with Kurosaki Ceramic in Heisei 11).

Harima Ceramics listed on the Osaka Securities Exchange and Kobe Securities Exchange.

Kyushu Refractories participated in Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation (100 million shares), and listed on the Second Section of the Osaka Stock Market.

Kyushu Refractory participated in capital with Yawata Steel Co., Ltd. (1 million shares), and listed on the Second Section of the Osaka Stock Exchange.

Harima Ceramics fully entered the furnace construction business at Tokai Office.

Harima Ceramics exported technology to Interpace Corporation in the United States, actively expanding overseas technology exports.

Harima Ceramics exported technology to Interpace Corporation in the United States. Actively promoting overseas technology exports.

Kyushu Refractories announced

Kyushu Refractories adopted Magnesia Carbon Bricks (PMT-L) for converters at each Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation steelworks (patent rights acquired).

Kyushu Refractories jointly filed a patent application for Magnesia Carbon Bricks for converters with Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation.

Kyushu Refractory applied for joint patent with Nippon Steel Corporation for magnesium carbon brick for converter.

Kurosaki Ceramic established offices in Europe and America.

Kurosaki Kiln Industry opened offices in Europe and America.

Kurosaki Ceramic established a Fine Ceramics Business Division.

Established the Fine Ceramics Business Division.

Kurosaki Kiln Industry established a Fine Ceramics Business Division.

Harima Ceramics changed its company name from Harima Refractory Bricks Co., Ltd. to Harima Ceramics Co., Ltd.

Harima Refractory Brick Co., Ltd. changed its company name to Harima Ceramics Co., Ltd.

Kurosaki Ceramic made AMR Refractarios, S.A. in Spain a subsidiary.

Made AMR Refractarios, S.A. (now Krosaki Amr Refractarios, S.A.) a subsidiary.

Acquired Spanish subsidiary AMR Refractarios, S.A., and established Wuxi Kurosaki Suga Refractory Materials Co., Ltd. in China.

Kurosaki Ceramic established Wuxi Kurosaki Soga Refractory Materials Co., Ltd. (China).

Established Wuxi Kurosaki Suga Refractory Materials Co., Ltd.

Started handling high-performance insulation material

Harima Ceramics started handling high-performance insulation material "WDS".

Merged with Kurosaki Furnace Industry Co., Ltd.

Merged with Kurosaki Refractory Industries Co., Ltd. and established the Furnace Division.

Kurosaki Ceramic merged with Kurosaki Furnace Industry Co., Ltd. and established a Furnace Business Division.

Merged with Harima Ceramic Co., Ltd. and changed the trade name to Kurosaki Harima Co., Ltd.

Merged with Harima Ceramics Co., Ltd. and changed the trade name to Kurosaki Harima.

Merged with Kurosaki Kiln Industries Co., Ltd., renamed to Kurosaki Harima Co., Ltd., acquired Kyushu Refractory Bricks Co., Ltd. as a subsidiary, and established Krosaki USA Inc.

Merged with Kurosaki Ceramic and changed the trade name to Kurosaki Harima Co., Ltd.

Made Kyushu Refractory Bricks Co., Ltd. a subsidiary. Established Krosaki USA Inc.

Made Kyushu Refractory Brick Co., Ltd. a subsidiary.

Established Krosaki USA Inc.

Kyushu Refractory was made a subsidiary by Kurosaki Harima Co., Ltd.

Established Kurosaki Harima (Shanghai) International Trading Co., Ltd. (now Kurosaki Harima (Shanghai) Corporate Management Co., Ltd.).

Made Kyushu Refractory a subsidiary.

Established SN Refratech Tokai Co., Ltd.

Made SN Refratech Tokai Co., Ltd. a subsidiary.

Kurosaki Harima made TATA REFRACTORIES LIMITED (India) a subsidiary.

New Japan Thermal Ceramics Co., Ltd. becomes an equity-method affiliate.

Established Krosakiharima Europe B.V.

K&K Corporation, Kurosaki Kikō Co., Ltd., and Kurosaki Sangyo Co., Ltd. merged and changed the trade name to Kurosaki Harima Ceraco Co., Ltd.

Commercialized joint business related to fine ceramics as a sole business.

Merged with K&K Corporation, Kurosaki Kikō Co., Ltd., and Kurosaki Sangyo Co., Ltd., and changed the trade name to Kurosaki Harima Ceraco Co., Ltd.

Kurosaki Harima consolidated TRL KROSAKI CHINA LIMITED (China) as a subsidiary.

Kurosaki Harima consolidated TRI KROSAKI CHINA LIMITED (China) as a subsidiary.

Acquired TATA Refractories Limited (now TRL Krosaki Refractories Limited) as a subsidiary.

Kyushu Refractory and Kurosaki Harima merged.

Acquired Ariake Material Co., Ltd. as a subsidiary.

Merged with Kyushu Refractory Bricks Co., Ltd.

Acquired Kurosaki Buki Co., Ltd. as a subsidiary.

Kuroharp Chikuro Co., Ltd. was made a consolidated subsidiary.

Kurosaki Harima consolidated Kurosaki Furnace Co., Ltd. as a subsidiary.

Consolidated subsidiaries of TRL Krosaki Asia Private Limited and TRL Krosaki China Limited.

TRL Kurosaki China Limited (China) was made a consolidated subsidiary.

Kurosaki Harima consolidated TRL KROSAKI CHINA LIMITED (China) as a subsidiary.

Refractaria, S.A. (Spain) was acquired as a subsidiary.

Kurosaki Harima acquired Refractaria, S.A. (Spain) as a subsidiary.

Acquired Refractaria, S.A.

Kurosaki Harima celebrates its 100th anniversary.

Made a subsidiary by Nippon Steel Corporation.

Celebrated its 100th anniversary since founding.

100th anniversary of founding.

Merged with Kurosaki Harima Ceraco Co., Ltd.

Merged with Ariake Material Co., Ltd.