Ishizuka Glass Co., Ltd.

Ishizuka Iwasaburo (first generation) begins glass manufacturing in today's Tōda, Kani City, Gifu Prefecture.

Founded: November, Bunsei 2 (1819)

First-generation Ishizuka Iwasaburo receives a beidoro (glasswork) order from Tokugawa Keikatsu, lord of Owari Domain.

Established a new factory in Higashiyabacho, Nagoya City, and relocated from the founding village of Tōda to Nagoya.

Constructed a new factory in Eko (now Takatsujimachi, Showa-ku), Naka-ku, Nagoya City.

Successfully melted white clay in a Siemens-type tank kiln for the first time in Japan, opening the way for mass production of white clay products.

Established: April 16, Showa 16 (1941)

Started operations at the Iwakura factory and fully entered the tableware business. Later, established a bottle factory and expanded the bottle business.

Ventured into the new glass business and expanded into the current functional materials business.

Entered the plastic container business, taking the first step as a comprehensive container manufacturer.

Established PPI Co., Ltd. and entered the paper container business.

Started operations at the Tokyo factory.

Ventured into the PET bottle business and later expanded into the preform business.

Commenced operations at the Himeji factory, making it a production base in western Japan.

Established Ishizuka Glass (Hong Kong) Ltd., a foothold for entry into China.

Acquired all shares of PPI Co., Ltd. and made it a wholly-owned subsidiary.

Established Aotuli Glass (Zhuhai) Ltd. in China as a production base for glass tableware.

Absorbed PPI Co., Ltd. through a merger.

Established Far East Ishizuka Green PET Co., Ltd. through a joint venture with Taiwan's Far East Group.

Fully acquire Narumi Seito Co., Ltd.

Celebrate 200 years of founding.

Co-found Ishizuka Oji Paper Packaging Co., Ltd. with Oji HD Co., Ltd.

Fully acquire Nihon Kikai Kinzai Co., Ltd.

Operate a fully integrated production plant for recycled PET bottle raw material and preforms at the Himeji plant.