| 1946-11 |
This aspiration bore fruit in 1946, leading to the birth of Tahei Trading Co., Ltd. (the predecessor of Shinko Trading), the first postwar manufacturer specialty trading company handling Kobe Steel products. |
| 1948-05 |
Established as Tahei Trading Co., Ltd. in Kitahama, Osaka |
| 1954-03 |
Established Nagoya Sales Office (now Nagoya Branch) |
| 1955-03 |
Established Toyama Branch Office (now Hokuriku Branch) |
| 1955-05 |
Established Fukuoka Branch Office (now Kyushu Branch) |
| 1957-04 |
Established Kure Branch Office (now Chugoku Branch) |
| 1957-04 |
Acquired business rights of Senwa Sangyo Co., Ltd. |
| 1959-10 |
Absorbed Yuasaki Shoten Co., Ltd. |
| 1960-06 |
Changed trade name, listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, and made the first overseas (America) entry |
| 1961-08 |
Listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange |
| 1964-04 |
Established Shizuoka Office (now Shizuoka Branch) |
| 1966-08 |
Established The Shinsho American Corporation. The transaction volume in the first year reached 1.19 million dollars. |
| 1968-08 |
Stock upgraded to First Section listing (Tokyo Stock Exchange) |
| 1970-09 |
Stock selected as a margin trading stock |
| 1973-04 |
Established Kakogawa Branch Office (now Kakogawa Branch) |
| 1975-10 |
Capital increase, capital stock 3,930 million yen |
| 1977-06 |
Adopted a two-headquarters system in Osaka and Tokyo |
| 1980-04 |
Established Tokuyama Branch Office |
| 1982-07 |
Established Kamisho Metal Processing Co., Ltd. (now Kamisho Non-Ferrous Co., Ltd.) |
| 1986-01 |
Established Shinsho Metal Sales Co., Ltd. (now Shinsho Steel Sales Co., Ltd.) |
| 1987-02 |
Opened Kobe Branch |
| 1987-09 |
In 1988, a rapidly developing Thailand, Thai Escorp Ltd. was established. Locally, we have continued to achieve results including the supply of raw materials for melting materials and copper pipes and aluminum materials for Japanese air conditioner manufacturers. Additionally, in the previous year 1987, we established a local subsidiary in Malaysia, in 1990 in Singapore, and in 1996 in Australia. |
| 1988-05 |
Established Thai Escorp Ltd. |
| 1990-02 |
Established Shinko Shoji Singapore Pte. Ltd. |
| 1992-11 |
Established Taiwan Shinsho Co., Ltd. |
| 1996-11 |
Established Shinsho Australia Pty. Ltd. (now Kobelco Trading Australia Pty Ltd) |
| 1998-04 |
Established Shanghai Shinsho Trading Co., Ltd. |
| 1998-09 |
Established Shinsho Business Support Co., Ltd. |
| 2000-10 |
Obtained ISO 14001 Environmental Certification |
| 2001-11 |
Established Shinsho Meihoku Wire, Inc. |
| 2002-01 |
Acquired Grand Blanc Processing, L.L.C. |
| 2005-01 |
Established Korea Shinsho Co., Ltd. |
| 2006-01 |
Established Kobe Steel Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. |
| 2006-06 |
Established Suzhou Shinsho Metal Co., Ltd. |
| 2006-09 |
Kobelco Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. |
| 2007-03 |
Established TES E&M Service Co., Ltd. |
| 2009-01 |
Established Shinsho Europe GmbH. |
| 2010-07 |
Opened Dubai Office. |
| 2010-10 |
Established Shinsho Precision Equipment (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. |
| 2011-03 |
Established Kobelco Trading India Private Limited. |
| 2011-05 |
Establishment of PT. Kobelco Trading Indonesia |
| 2011-06 |
Establishment of Kobelco Trading Vietnam Co., Ltd. |
| 2011-12 |
Acquisition of Matsubo Co., Ltd. |
| 2013-01 |
Establishment of Shinko Osaka Seiko (Nantong) Co., Ltd. |
| 2013-01 |
Establishment of Kobelco Osaka Precision Engineering (Nantong) Co., Ltd. |
| 2013-04 |
Establishment of Shinsho Mexico S.A. de C.V. |
| 2014-07 |
Acquisition of Kobe Steel Trading Co., Ltd. and change of company name to Kobe Steel Trading Metals Co., Ltd. |
| 2014-07 |
Acquisition of Kobe Steel Tube & Trading Co., Ltd. (now Kobelco Trading Metals Co., Ltd.) |
| 2015-07 |
Acquisition of KTN Co., Ltd. |
| 2015-07 |
Establishment of Aiken Wire Processing, L.L.C. |
| 2016-01 |
Acquisition of Nakayama Metal Co., Ltd. (now Kobe Steel Trading Metals Co., Ltd.) |
| 2016-01 |
Acquisition of Nakayama Metal Co., Ltd. (now Kobelco Trading Metals Co., Ltd.) |
| 2016-04 |
Acquisition of SC Well Co., Ltd. |
| 2016-05 |
Opening of Sydney office and Brisbane office |
| 2016-05 |
Opening of Sydney Office |
| 2016-05 |
Opening of Brisbane Office |
| 2017-04 |
Acquisition of Morimoto Kousan Co., Ltd. |
| 2019-07 |
Merger of Kobe Steel Trading Co., Ltd. and Nakayama Metal Co., Ltd. and change of company name to Kobe Steel Trading Metals Co., Ltd. |
| 2019-07 |
Merger of Kobe Steel Tube & Trading Co., Ltd. and Nakayama Metal Co., Ltd., and change of company name to Kobelco Trading Metals Co., Ltd. |
| 2019-09 |
Relocation of Tokyo headquarters |
| 2021-03 |
Establishment of TRACK DESIGN INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED |
| 2021-09 |
Acquisition of Shinko Precision Equipment (Yangzhou) Co., Ltd. |
| 2022-04 |
Transition to Prime Market |
| 2023-02 |
Establishment of KTN METAL VIETNAM CO., Ltd. |
| 2023-10 |
Acquisition of Inagaki Shoten Co., Ltd. |
| 2024-04 |
Transition from five domestic headquarters to two headquarters system (Metal Headquarters, Machinery & Welding Headquarters) |
| 2024-04 |
Acquisition of Japan Granulator Co., Ltd. |
| 2024-04 |
Transition from five domestic headquarters to two headquarters (Metal Headquarters, Machinery & Welding Headquarters) |
| 2024-06 |
Transition to a company with Audit & Supervisory Committee |
