| 1957-05 |
Established Kanda Factory in Jōshin, Nishi-ku, Nagoya City to manufacture and sell special belts for continuously variable transmissions. |
| 1957-05 |
The Kanda Works was established in Joshin, Nishi Ward, Nagoya City to manufacture and sell special belts for continuously variable transmission. Resin belts processed out of Kuraray Povalon sheets were manufactured and sold. |
| 1961-12 |
Relocated to Nodacho, Nakamura-ku, Nagoya City, the current headquarters location. |
| 1961-12 |
Moved to Noda Town, Nakamura Ward, Nagoya City, the location of the current head office. |
| 1964-11 |
Reorganized as a corporation and changed the company name to Poball Industries Co., Ltd. |
| 1964-11 |
Was reorganized as a joint‑stock corporation, and the business name was changed to POVAL KOGYO CO., LTD. |
| 1970-01 |
Commenced manufacturing and sales of Commer aprons and condenser tape (spinning belts). |
| 1970-01 |
Started manufacturing and selling comber aprons and condenser tape (belts for spinning). |
| 1974-01 |
Commenced manufacturing and sales of polishing pads for cathode ray tube glass. |
| 1974-01 |
Started manufacturing and selling polishing pads for cathode‑ray tube glass. |
| 1977-08 |
Established Tokyo Sales Office as a sales base for the Kanto region and beyond. |
| 1977-08 |
Established the Tokyo Sales Office as a sales base for the Kanto region and areas and eastern Japan. |
| 1981-01 |
Established Osaka Sales Office as a sales base for the Kansai region and beyond. |
| 1981-01 |
Established the Osaka Sales Office as a sales base for the Kansai region and areas and western Japan. |
| 1986-02 |
Commenced manufacturing and sales of polyurethane foam. |
| 1986-02 |
Started manufacturing and selling urethane foam. |
| 1987-10 |
Established Sapporo Sales Office as a sales base for the Hokkaido region. |
| 1987-10 |
Established the Sapporo Sales Office as a sales base for Hokkaido. |
| 1990-04 |
Established Poball Sales Co., Ltd. to strengthen sales capabilities. |
| 1990-04 |
Established POVAL SALES CO., LTD., to strengthen the sales force. |
| 1992-04 |
Established the Daian Factory to boost production capacity. |
| 1992-08 |
Established Daian Factory to strengthen production capacity. |
| 1993-02 |
Established Kyushu Branch Office as a sales base for the Kyushu region. |
| 1993-02 |
Established the Kyushu Branch as a sales office for Kyushu. |
| 1997-05 |
Established POBAL TECHNO FAR EAST PTE. LTD. in the Republic of Singapore to strengthen sales capabilities. |
| 1997-05 |
Established POBAL TECHNO FAR EAST PTE. LTD. to strengthen the sales force in Singapore. Also established a factory on Syed Alwi Road as a production site. |
| 1997-05 |
Established POBAL TECHNO FAR EAST PTE. LTD. to strengthen the sales force in Singapore. |
| 1998-03 |
Commenced manufacturing of in-house produced nonwoven fabrics. |
| 1998-03 |
Started manufacturing the Company's own non‑woven fabric. |
| 1998-12 |
Established Tohoku Branch Office (later Tohoku Sales Office) as a sales base for the Tohoku region. |
| 1998-12 |
Established the Tohoku Branch (later the Tohoku Sales Office) as a sales base for the Tohoku region. |
| 1999-11 |
Relocated Shizuoka Sales Office. |
| 1999-11 |
Relocated the Shizuoka Sales Office. |
| 2000-02 |
Established Osaka South Sales Office as a sales outlet for overseas markets. |
| 2000-02 |
Established the Osaka Minami Sales Office as a sales contact for markets outside Japan. |
| 2000-09 |
Established the Chiba office as a sales base for Chiba Prefecture and surrounding areas. |
| 2000-09 |
Established the Chiba Office as a sales base for Chiba Prefecture and surrounding areas. |
| 2001-09 |
Established the Hyogo office as a sales base for Hyogo Prefecture and surrounding areas. |
| 2001-09 |
Established the Hyogo Office as a sales base for Hyogo Prefecture and the surrounding area. |
| 2001-11 |
Established POVAL KOBASHI (THAILAND) CO., LTD. as a production and sales base in Thailand (currently a consolidated subsidiary). |
| 2001-11 |
Established POVAL KOBASHI (THAILAND) CO., LTD., (now a consolidated subsidiary) as a production and sales base in Thailand. Also established the Thailand Factory. |
| 2001-11 |
Established POVAL KOBASHI (THAILAND) CO., LTD., (now a consolidated subsidiary) as a production and sales base in Thailand. |
| 2001-11 |
Established the Thailand Factory as a production base for POVAL KOBASHI (THAILAND) CO., LTD. |
| 2002-03 |
Integrated the Hyogo office into the Osaka sales office for operational efficiency. |
| 2002-03 |
Merged the Hyogo Office into the Osaka Sales Office and merged the Osaka Minami Sales Office into the Osaka Sales Office to streamline management. |
| 2002-03 |
Merged the Hyogo Office into the Osaka Sales Office to streamline management. |
| 2002-09 |
Integrated the Chiba office into the Tokyo sales office for operational efficiency. |
| 2002-09 |
Merged the Chiba Office into the Tokyo Sales Office to streamline management. |
| 2002-09 |
To improve management efficiency, the Osaka South Sales Office was merged into the Osaka Sales Office. |
| 2003-08 |
Integrated the Sapporo sales office into the Tokyo sales office for operational efficiency. |
| 2003-08 |
Merged the Sapporo Sales Office into the Tokyo Sales Office to streamline management. |
| 2004-08 |
Established the Bangkok office as a sales base for POVAL KOBASHI (THAILAND) CO., LTD. |
| 2004-08 |
Established the Bangkok Office as a sales base for POVAL KOBASHI (THAILAND) CO., LTD. |
| 2005-09 |
Integrated the Tohoku sales office into the Tokyo sales office for operational efficiency. |
| 2005-09 |
Merged the Tohoku Sales Office into the Tokyo Sales Office to streamline management. |
| 2006-04 |
Established POBAL DEVICE KOREA CO., LTD. for business expansion in the Republic of Korea (currently a consolidated subsidiary). |
| 2006-04 |
Established POBAL DEVICE KOREA CO., LTD., (now a consolidated subsidiary) to expand business in South Korea. |
| 2006-09 |
Established the Osaka Overseas Sales Office (later Overseas Sales Department) as a sales channel overseas. |
| 2006-09 |
Established the Osaka Overseas Sales Office (later the Overseas Sales Department) as a sales contact for markets outside Japan. |
| 2007-08 |
Dissolved POBAL TECHNO FAR EAST PTE. LTD. for operational efficiency. |
| 2007-08 |
Wound up POBAL TECHNO FAR EAST PTE. LTD. to streamline management. Also absorbed POVAL HANBAI CO., LTD. |
| 2007-08 |
Wound up POBAL TECHNO FAR EAST PTE. LTD. to streamline management. |
| 2007-09 |
Absorbed and merged with POBAL Sales Co., Ltd. |
| 2007-09 |
Relocated the Thai factory to the Pinton Industrial Estate in Chonburi Province. |
| 2007-09 |
Moved the Thailand Factory to the Pinthong Industrial Estate in Chonburi Province. |
| 2010-12 |
Relocated the Fukuoka sales office to its current location (Imanisho, Koga City, Fukuoka Prefecture). |
| 2010-12 |
Moved the Fukuoka Sales Office to its current location (Imanosho, Koga City, Fukuoka Prefecture). |
| 2011 |
Established a China factory as a production base for Hualong Transport Belt Technology (Kunshan) Co., Ltd. |
| 2011-09 |
Established Huo Bao Le Transportation Belt Technology (Kunshan) Co., Ltd. for business expansion in the People's Republic of China (currently a consolidated subsidiary). |
| 2011-09 |
Established POVAL KUSHAN CO., LTD., (now a consolidated subsidiary) to expand business in China. Also established the China Factory. |
| 2011-09 |
Established POVAL KUSHAN CO., LTD., (now a consolidated subsidiary) to expand business in China. |
| 2011-09 |
Established the China Factory as a production site for POVAL KUSHAN CO., LTD. |
| 2013-01 |
Integrated the Overseas Sales Department into the Tokyo sales office for operational efficiency. |
| 2013-01 |
Merged the Overseas Sales Department into the Tokyo Sales Office to streamline management. |
| 2014-01 |
Established the Shanghai branch as a sales base for Huo Bao Le Transportation Belt Technology (Kunshan) Co., Ltd. |
| 2014-06 |
Listed on the Nagoya Stock Exchange Market Second Section. |
| 2014-06 |
Listed on the Second Section of the Nagoya Stock Exchange. |
| 2016-10 |
Made Nisshin Seisakusho Co., Ltd. a wholly-owned subsidiary. |
| 2016-10 |
POVAL KOGYO CO., LTD. acquired 100% ownership of NISSHIN MFG CO.,LTD. |
| 2017-03 |
Integrated the Shizuoka sales office into the Tokyo and Nagoya sales offices for operational efficiency. |
| 2017-03 |
Merged the Shizuoka Sales Office into the Tokyo and Nagoya Sales Office to streamline management. |
| 2017-07 |
Made Unicar Industry Co., Ltd. a wholly‑owned subsidiary. |
| 2017-07 |
POVAL KOGYO CO., LTD. acquired 100% ownership of YUNIKAH KOGYO CO., LTD. |
| 2017-08 |
Moved the Tokyo Sales Office to its current location (Iwamoto-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo). |
| 2018-04 |
Moved the Osaka Sales Office to its current location (Mikado‑machi, Kita‑ku, Osaka City). |
| 2018-04 |
Moved the Osaka Sales Office to its current location (Ichiokamotomachi, Minato-ku, Osaka-city, Osaka). |
| 2019-08 |
Fully acquired RST Electric Industry Co., Ltd. as a subsidiary. |
| 2019-08 |
POVAL KOGYO CO., LTD. acquired 100% ownership of RST ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. |
| 2019-09 |
Renamed the production and sales base in Thailand, POVAL KOBASHI (THAILAND) CO., LTD., to POVAL KOGYO (THAILAND) CO., LTD. |
| 2019-09 |
Company name changed from POVAL KOBASHI (THAILAND) CO., LTD. to POVAL KOGYO (THAILAND) CO., LTD. in Thailand. |
| 2021-10 |
Moved the Tokyo Sales Office to its current location (Kudan‑minami, Chiyoda‑ku, Tokyo). |
| 2022-03 |
Listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
