To meet demand for flat steel products in the Hokuriku region, Oriental Steel Industries Co., Ltd. was established through joint investment by Oriental Chain Industries Co., Ltd. and Tomen Corporation (capital: ¥25 million; investment ratio: 50:50).
The head office and plant were completed in the Chokeiji Industrial Park in Takaoka City.
The No. 1 leveler line was installed and began operation.
The No. 2 leveler line was installed and began operation.
The slitter line was installed and began operation.
The company became wholly owned by Tomen Corporation.
The Shinminato Plant (Phase 1) was completed, and the slitter line was relocated. Two automatic shears were installed at the head office plant and began operation.
The Shinminato Plant (Phase 2) was completed. The No. 1 leveler line and shearing equipment were relocated, and all head office and plant functions were transferred.
Operations began for a management system incorporating the steel industry EDI standard.
Capital was increased to ¥98 million.
ISO 14001 certification was obtained (certification body: LRQA).
The company became wholly owned by Toyota Tsusho Corporation.
Shinminato City was renamed Imizu City.
Part of the sales business was transferred to Toyotsu Steel Sales Corporation.
Toyota Tsusho Corporation and Toyotsu Steel Sales Corporation carried out a share exchange, making the company a subsidiary of Toyotsu Steel Sales Corporation.
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National Tax Agency basic information6230001012511
Source: National Tax Agency Corporate Number Publication Site, basic three items
Trade name
オリエンタル鋼業株式会社
Trade name (kana)
オリエンタルコウギョウ
Name in English
Corporation type
301
Address
〒933-0251 富山県射水市有磯2丁目33番地の7
Postal code
9330251
Prefecture code
16
City code
211
Address outside Japan
Prefecture in English
City in English
Address outside Japan in English
Corporate number assignment date
2015-10-05
Update date
2019-07-17
Change date
2015-10-05
Registry closure date
Reason for registry closure
Successor corporate number
Details of the change
Latest record
1
Excluded from search
0
Processing type
01
Correction type
1
Trade name image ID
Address image ID
Sequence number
3076558
METI gBizINFO6230001012511
Source: gBizINFO (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry)