Corporate History
| Date | Main Developments in the Company's Business |
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| 1905 |
Kuhara Fusanosuke opened Hitachi Mine
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| 1908 |
Smelting and refining plants were built in Hitachi (now, Nippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd., Hitachi Works)
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| 1912 |
Kuhara Mining Co. was established to incorporate previous activities
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| 1914 |
The Company expanded into oil field exploration
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| 1916 |
Saganoseki Smelter and Refinery [now, Nippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd., Saganoseki Smelter & Refinery (Oita) was built]
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| 1928 |
Incorporating other companies, Kuhara Mining Co. established Nippon Sangyo Co. (NISSAN)
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| 1929 |
Nippon Mining Co. was established, and succeeded metal mining and smelting business of NISSAN
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| 1939 |
Nippon Mining Co. purchased Funakawa Oil Refinery (now, Japan Energy Corporation, Funakawa Works)
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| 1950 |
Nippon Mining Co. started metal fabrication business at Kawaski Plant (now, Nikko Metal Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Kawasaki Plant, Kanagawa)
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| 1959 |
Nippon Mining Co. started production of natural gas at Nakajo Gas Field [now, Japan Energy Development Co., Ltd., Nakajo Plant (Niigata)]
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| 1961 |
Nippon Mining Co. started operation of Mizushima Oil Refinery (now, Japan Energy Corporation, Mizushima Oil Refinery)
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| 1964 |
Nippon Mining Co. started brass mill operation at Kurami Works (now, Nikko Metal Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Kurami Works)
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| 1965 |
Kyodo Oil Co. (petroleum products distributor) was established
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| 1969 |
Nippon Mining Co. started operation of Sodegaura Lubricants Plant (now, Japan Energy Corporation, Sodegaura Plant)
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| 1979 |
Nippon Mining Co. acquired Chita Oil Co. (formerly Toa Kyoseki)
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| 1983 |
Business of Chita Oil Co. transferred to Nippon Mining Co.
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| 1992 |
Nippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd. was established succeeding mining and metals business from Nippon Mining Co.
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| 1992 |
Nippon Mining Co. and Kyodo Oil Co. merged to create Nikko Kyodo Co.
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| 1993 |
Nikko Kyodo Co. changed its name to Japan Energy Corporation
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| 1998 |
Nippon Mining & Metals was listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
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| 1999 |
Kashima Oil Co., Ltd. became a subsidiary of Japan Energy
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| 1999 |
Japan Energy transferred electronic materials production to Nikko Materials Co., Ltd.
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| 2002 |
Japan Energy and Nippon Mining & Metals jointly established Nippon Mining Holdings, Inc. as their holding company
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| 2003 |
Metal fabrication business of Nippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd. was transferred to Nikko Metal Manufacturing Co., Ltd., a newly established subsidiary of Nippon Mining Holdings
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| 2006 |
Three metal-related companies (Nippon Mining & Metals, Nikko Materials, and Nikko Metal Manufacturing) were integrated into newly established "Nippon Mining & Metals"
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| 2008 |
Toho Titanium Co., Ltd., consolidated as a subsidiary.
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