| 1956 |
Our company was established in 1956 for the purpose of effective utilization of wood resources as "Japan Hardboard Industry Co., Ltd." |
| 1956-06 |
Construction of factory in Shiodemachi, Minato-ku, Nagoya started |
| 1956-06 |
Established Japan Hardboard Industry Co., Ltd. for the effective utilization of wood resources |
| 1956-06-25 |
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| 1957-08 |
Started sales under Golden Brand |
| 1957-08 |
Started production of hardboard and launched sales under the "Golden" brand |
| 1958-08 |
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| 1958-08 |
Started production of insulation boards (IB) |
| 1960-11 |
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| 1960-11 |
Certified factory for JIS marking of hardboard |
| 1961-12 |
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| 1961-12 |
Certified factory for JIS marking of insulation boards |
| 1972-03 |
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| 1972-03 |
Started housing business |
| 1972-07 |
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| 1972-07 |
Entered the housing equipment field |
| 1973-07 |
Nagoya Station Front Shirakawa Third Building |
| 1973-07 |
Relocated head office to Shirakawa Third Building in front of Nagoya Station |
| 1974-11 |
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| 1974-11 |
Started production of "Moensa Siding" |
| 1981-10 |
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| 1981-10 |
Started production of "Moensa Siding W" |
| 1988-04 |
From Japan Hardboard Industry Co., Ltd. to Nichha Corporation |
| 1988-04 |
Changed company name from Japan Hardboard Industry Co., Ltd. to Nichiha Corporation, and unified the brand to "Nichiha" |
| 1988-04 |
"Japan Hardboard Industry Co., Ltd." changed to its current company name. |
| 1989-10 |
Joint venture with Sumitomo Metal Industries Group |
| 1989-10 |
Established Sumitomo Metal Industries Group joint venture Sumikin FRC Co., Ltd. |
| 1989-12 |
Nagoya Securities Exchange Market Second Section |
| 1989-12 |
Listed on the Nagoya Stock Exchange Second Section |
| 1989-12 |
Going public. |
| 1990-10 |
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| 1990-10 |
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| 1990-10 |
Iwaki Factory completed |
| 1990-10 |
Started sales of "Moensa Siding S" |
| 1990-11 |
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| 1990-11 |
Started production of high-end exterior wall material "Moeen Exelard" |
| 1992-07 |
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| 1992-07 |
Established Mie Nichiha Co., Ltd. |
| 1994-04 |
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| 1994-04 |
Completed Nichiha Research and Development Center |
| 1995-08 |
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| 1995-08 |
Certified factory for JIS marking of "Moensa Siding" |
| 1995-09 |
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| 1995-09 |
Certified factory for "Moen Excellard" and "Moen Siding" JIS display certification |
| 1996-09 |
Nagoya Securities Exchange Market First Section |
| 1996-09 |
Listed on the First Section of the Nagoya Stock Exchange |
| 1996-12 |
Listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange |
| 1997-06 |
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| 1997-06 |
Completion of Shimonoseki Factory |
| 1998-01 |
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| 1998-01 |
Start of sales of "Moen Art" |
| 1998-05 |
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| 1998-05 |
Establishment of Nichha USA, Inc. |
| 1998-10 |
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| 1998-10 |
Completion of Kasadera Business Office |
| 1999-07 |
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| 1999-07 |
ISO 9001 certification acquired for ceramic exterior wall materials and roofing materials |
| 2000-01 |
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| 2000-01 |
Completion of a recycling plant for ceramic exterior wall materials at Iwaki Factory |
| 2000-05 |
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| 2000-05 |
Qualified as a "Designated Industrial Waste Disposal Operator for Wide-area Recycling Use" by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare |
| 2001-02 |
Mitsui Sumitomo Bank Nagoya Building |
| 2001-02 |
Relocated headquarters office to Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Nagoya Building |
| 2001-10 |
Merged the ceramic building materials and fiberboard business of Mitsui Wood Industry Co., Ltd. and changed the company name to Nichha Matex Co., Ltd. |
| 2001-10 |
Integrated management of ceramic building materials and fiberboard business of Mitsui Wood Industry Co., Ltd. |
| 2001-10 |
Made the company a manufacturing subsidiary and changed the company name to "Nichha Matex Co., Ltd." |
| 2004-03 |
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| 2004-03 |
Fully acquired Sumitomo FRC Co., Ltd. |
| 2004-04 |
Nichha FRC Co., Ltd. |
| 2004-04 |
Changed the company name to "Nichha FRC Co., Ltd." |
| 2004-10 |
Transferred exterior material business through business exchange with Daiken Industries Co., Ltd., and inherited the exterior material manufacturing business at their Takahagi Factory at the newly established Takahagi Nichha Co., Ltd. |
| 2004-10 |
Transferred the IB business to the same company and ceased IB manufacturing |
| 2004-10 |
Acquired exterior material business through business exchange with Daiken Corporation, and inherited exterior material manufacturing business at the Takahagi Factory of the same company at the newly established "Takahagi Nichha Co., Ltd." |
| 2004-12 |
中国浙江省 |
| 2004-12 |
Established "Nichha Decorative Building Materials (Jiaxing) Co., Ltd." in Zhejiang Province, China |
| 2005-01 |
中国浙江省 |
| 2005-01 |
Established "Nichha Decorative Fiber Cement Wall Panels (Jiaxing) Co., Ltd." in Zhejiang Province, China |
| 2005-03 |
Inherited exterior material business of Asahi Seratec Co., Ltd. |
| 2005-03 |
Inherit exterior material business of Asahi Seratec Co., Ltd. at the newly established "Yatsushiro Nichha Co., Ltd." |
| 2005-04 |
Inherited ceramic building material business of Sumitomo Forest Crest Co., Ltd. through a joint venture with Sumitomo Forest Co., Ltd. |
| 2005-04 |
Inherit ceramic building material business of Sumitomo Forest Crest Co., Ltd. at the joint venture new company "Nichha Fuji Tech Co., Ltd." with Sumitomo Forest Co., Ltd. |
| 2006-04 |
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| 2006-04 |
Start of factory operation of Nichiha Decorative Building Materials (Jiaxing) Co., Ltd. |
| 2007-02 |
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| 2007-02 |
Start of factory operation of Nichiha Decorative Fiber Cement Wall Panels (Jiaxing) Co., Ltd. |
| 2007-10 |
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| 2007-10 |
Start of operation of Nichiha USA, Inc. Macon Factory |
| 2009-05 |
Inherited FP panel manufacturing and sales business of Matsumoto Kenko Co., Ltd. |
| 2009-05 |
The FP Panel manufacturing and sales business of Matsumoto Kenko Co., Ltd. is inherited by the new subsidiary "FP Corporation Co., Ltd." |
| 2013-12 |
Manufacture of ceramic building materials (Nagoya Factory, Iwaki Factory, Shimonoseki Factory) |
| 2013-12 |
ISO14001 certification acquisition (Nagoya Factory, Iwaki Factory, Shimonoseki Factory) for the manufacturing of ceramic building materials |
| 2014-11 |
Manufacture of ceramic building materials (Nichha Matex Co., Ltd. Narashino Factory, Nichha Matex Co., Ltd. Iura Factory, Takahagi Nichha Co., Ltd. Takahagi Factory) |
| 2014-11 |
ISO14001 certification acquisition (Nichihamatex Narashino Factory, Iura Factory, Takahagi Factory) for the manufacturing of ceramic building materials |
| 2019-12 |
Manufacture of ceramic building materials (Yatsushiro Nichiha Co., Ltd. Head Office Factory) |
| 2019-12 |
ISO14001 certification acquisition (Yatsushiro Nichiha Co., Ltd. Head Office Factory) for the manufacturing of ceramic building materials |
