| 1917 |
The Toyo Can Group was founded in 1917. |
| 1919 |
Started canning (No. 2 can) with automatic canning equipment |
| 1920 |
Established Tokyo Factory |
| 1934 |
Established Tobata Factory |
| 1935 |
Founded Toyo Steel Sheet Co., Ltd. |
| 1935 |
Listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange |
| 1941 |
Established Shimizu Factory |
| 1941 |
Merged seven companies following the large consolidation of can manufacturers, establishing Toyo Can Co., Ltd. (now Toyo Can Group Holdings Inc.) |
| 1943 |
Established Tokankan Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. (now Tokankan Industries Co., Ltd.) |
| 1944 |
Relocated headquarters to Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo |
| 1949 |
Listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange |
| 1950 |
Toyo Steel Sheet Co., Ltd. listed on the Tokyo and Osaka Stock Exchanges |
| 1950 |
Renamed Tokankan Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. to Tokankan Industries Co., Ltd. |
| 1951 |
Established Japan Fluro Corporation (now TOMATEC Corporation) |
| 1952 |
Started production of Japan's first spray insecticide |
| 1953 |
Shimada Glass Co., Ltd., the predecessor of Toyo Glass Co., Ltd., joined the Toyo Canning Group |
| 1954 |
Establishment of Toyo Aerosol Industry Co., Ltd. (currently Toyo Aerosol Industry Co., Ltd.) |
| 1956 |
Imperial Crown Cork Co., Ltd. (currently Japan Closure Co., Ltd.) joined the Toyo Canning Group |
| 1958 |
Established New Toyo Glass Co., Ltd. (currently Toyo Glass Co., Ltd.) |
| 1958 |
Established Sendai Factory |
| 1958 |
Started production of Japan's first beer cans |
| 1960 |
Imperial Crown Cork Co., Ltd. changed its trade name to Japan Crown Cork Co., Ltd. (currently Japan Closure Co., Ltd.) |
| 1961 |
Established Ibaraki Factory |
| 1961 |
Established Yokohama Factory |
| 1962 |
Established Comprehensive Research Institute |
| 1962 |
Started production of plastic bottles (for detergents) |
| 1963 |
Toyo Aerosol Industry Co., Ltd. changed its trade name to Toyo Aerosol Industry Co., Ltd. |
| 1967 |
Introduced aluminum pull-tab lids |
| 1967 |
Established Kawasaki Factory |
| 1969 |
New Toyo Glass Co., Ltd. changed its trade name to Toyo Glass Co., Ltd. |
| 1969 |
Crown Seal Company Limited (currently Crown Seal Public Co., Ltd.) joined the Toyo Canning Group |
| 1970 |
Started production of retort pouches using aluminum foil for the first time in the world |
| 1971 |
Started production of Toyo Seam Cans |
| 1971 |
Established Saitama Factory |
| 1972 |
Established Takatsuki Factory |
| 1972 |
Established Chitose Factory |
| 1973 |
Started production of Lamicon bottles (for mayonnaise) |
| 1974 |
Established Hiroshima Factory |
| 1974 |
Relocated Osaka Factory to Izumisano City |
| 1974 |
Established Kiyama Factory |
| 1976 |
Started production of DI cans |
| 1977 |
Started production of push-in tab lids. Adopted for carbonated drinks (202 diameter) |
| 1977 |
Established Ishioka Factory |
| 1977 |
Started production of DRD cans |
| 1978 |
Crown Seal Company Limited (now Crown Seal Public Co., Ltd.) listed on the Thai Stock Exchange |
| 1978 |
Started production of welding cans for beverages |
| 1978 |
Started production of soy sauce PET bottles (500ml) |
| 1979 |
Started production of Lamicon cups |
| 1979 |
Established Kuki Factory |
| 1980 |
Started production of aerosol welding cans |
| 1982 |
Completed Kōbō Building (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) |
| 1983 |
Started production of PET bottles for beverages |
| 1985 |
Relocated Sendai Factory to Minato, Miyagino-ku, Sendai City |
| 1985 |
Started production of Phoenix cans |
| 1990 |
Established Bangkok Can Manufacturing Co., Ltd. |
| 1991 |
Start of production of Stay-on Tab (SOT) lid |
| 1991 |
Start of production of Toyo Ultimate Can (TULC) |
| 1993 |
Start of production of Ecological Bottle |
| 1993 |
Establishment of Toyohashi Factory |
| 1994 |
Start of production of colorectal cancer test containers |
| 1994 |
Start of production of Oxyguard (for rice) |
| 1995 |
Crown Seal Company Limited changed its trade name to Crown Seal Public Co., Ltd. |
| 1996 |
Start of production of Pascal cans |
| 1997 |
Start of production of Moisture Guard (pouches with moisture absorption function) |
| 1999 |
Capital increased to 11,096,400,000 yen |
| 1999 |
Start of production of beverage embossed cans |
| 2000 |
Start of production of universal design bottles |
| 2000 |
Establishment of Shizuoka Factory |
| 2000 |
Integration of Tokyo Factory into Yokohama Factory |
| 2001 |
Start of production of ultra-lightweight returnable bottles |
| 2001 |
Start of production of Oxyblock heat-resistant multilayer PET bottles (for hot beverages) |
| 2001 |
Start of production of aluminum D.I. diamond cut cans |
| 2001 |
Start of production of aTULC |
| 2001 |
Start of production of nickel tops for automotive secondary batteries |
| 2002 |
Start of production of double safety full-open lids |
| 2003 |
Integrated Tobata Factory into the Kiyama Factory |
| 2003 |
Establishment of Tokan Packaging System Co., Ltd. (now Nippon Tokan Packaging Co., Ltd.) |
| 2003 |
Nihon Furo Corporation changed its trade name to Tohkan Material & Technology Corporation |
| 2003 |
Started production of heat-shielding pigments (near-infrared reflective pigments) |
| 2004 |
Started providing DNA chips |
| 2005 |
Started production of multi-block bottles (for mayonnaise) |
| 2005 |
Started production of retort-compatible zipper pouches |
| 2006 |
Tokan Packaging System Co., Ltd. changed its trade name to Nippon Tokan Packaging Co., Ltd. |
| 2008 |
Started production of TULC embossed label cans |
| 2009 |
Started production of Aroma Dome cans |
| 2009 |
Established Shiga Factory |
| 2009 |
Developed fuel cell cartridges |
| 2009 |
Developed aerosol cans with hairline processing |
| 2009 |
Developed n-FAS (Nano FAS) |
| 2010 |
Integrated Takatsuki Factory into Shiga Factory |
| 2010 |
Integrated Shimizu Factory into Shizuoka Factory |
| 2010 |
Started production of TULC mirror surface label cans |
| 2011 |
Started production of outer cans for lithium-ion secondary batteries |
| 2011 |
Ohsaki Forest Building completed (Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo) |
| 2012 |
Stolle Machinery Company, LLC joined Toyo Seikan Group |
| 2012 |
Relocated headquarters to Shinagawa Ward, Tokyo |
| 2013 |
Started production of oxyguard cups for corned beef |
| 2013 |
Transitioned to a holding company structure and changed the trade name to Toyo Seikan Group Holdings, Ltd. |
| 2013 |
Toyo Seikan Segregation Preparation Co., Ltd. succeeded all businesses except group management operations through company split, and changed the trade name to Toyo Seikan Co., Ltd. |
| 2013 |
Nippon Crown Cork Co., Ltd. changed its trade name to Nippon Closure Co., Ltd. |
| 2013 |
Started production of DUAL |
| 2017 |
Established Toyo Aerosol Industry Co., Ltd. |
| 2017 |
Celebrated 100th anniversary |
| 2018 |
Established Mevius Packaging Co., Ltd. |
| 2018 |
Mevius Packaging Co., Ltd. succeeded non-beverage plastic bottle and cap businesses of Toyo Seikan Co., Ltd., Toyokan Industries Co., Ltd., and Nippon Closure Co., Ltd. through company split |
| 2018 |
Following the company's tender offer for Toyo Steel Plate Co., Ltd., the company was delisted from the Tokyo Stock Exchange First Section (became a wholly owned subsidiary of the company in August 2018) |
| 2019 |
Started offering Tsutataro |
| 2019 |
Started production of easy-open containers |
| 2019 |
Started production of plant-derived resin caps |
| 2019 |
Started offering Eco Quick Box |
| 2020 |
Established Nippon Tokan Packaging Co., Ltd. |
| 2020 |
TOMATEC Co., Ltd. changed its trade name to Toyo Kan Material & Technology Co., Ltd. |
| 2021 |
Supported the development of sustainable food |
| 2021 |
Started offering DAN DAN DOME |
| 2021 |
Introduced canning technology for environmentally friendly product aTULC, enabling 'space-saving, short construction period, low cost' canning system. Capable of producing 200-300 million cans annually at about half the speed of traditional large lines. |
| 2021 |
Contributing to the formation of a circular society by using recycled plastics for stretch blow bottles, and leading to the reduction of GHG emissions during plastic material manufacturing. |
| 2022 |
Equipped with a dedicated discharge device (SABOT) that can be mounted on drones, enabling drone operations in high places and dangerous locations. |
| 2022 |
A cell culture vessel capable of forming uniform spheroids in a closed system. |
| 2022 |
Adopting a concave shape that fits fingers for the opening tabs of easy-open ends for food cans. |
| 2022 |
A cup made from aluminum that allows horizontal recycling to reduce environmental impact. Achieving environmentally friendly containers such as zero water use during manufacturing. |
| 2022 |
A consumer-participation cup washing machine. Solving the recycling challenge of food residues and turning combustible waste into resources. |
