HISTORY
Corporate Development
1904 - 1939
| 1904 | Established Nippon Toki Gomei Kaisha |
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| 1905 | Began research and production of high-voltage insulators |
| 1907 | Began production of grinding wheels for in-house use |
| 1912 | Set up a ceramic laboratory within the main factory and began research and production of sanitary ware |
| 1914 | Succeeded in production of the first dinner set in Japan |
| 1915 | Bulk orders for tableware received from the Larkin Company in the USA |
| 1916 | Established Gomei Kaisha Nitto Shokai, a domestic tableware distribution company (renamed to Noritake Tableware Co., Ltd.) |
| 1917 | Sanitary Ware Division spun off to become Toyo Toki Co., Ltd. (today's TOTO LTD.) |
| Established Nippon Toki Kabushiki Kaisha | |
| Nippon Toki Gomei Kaisha was absorbed by Nippon Toki Kabushiki Kaisha | |
| 1919 | The electric insulator division spun off to become NGK INSULATORS, LTD. |
| Established OKURA ART CHINA, INC. | |
| 1932 | Began research and production of bone china |
| 1936 | The raw material division spun off to become Kyoritsu Materials Co., Ltd. (today's KCM CORPORATION) |
| 1939 | Began full-scale production of industrial grinding wheels |
1940 - 1969
| 1946 | Established Nippon Bone Light Works Ltd. (today's NORITAKE RECYCLE CENTER CO., LIMITED) |
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| 1947 | Established NORITAKE CO., INC. in the USA (distribution of tableware) (today's NORITAKE U.S.A., INC.) |
| 1957 | Set the company's motto, "Good quality, Export and Co-prosperity" |
| 1958 | Established Noritake Grinding Tools Sales Co., Ltd. (today's ZEN NORITAKE CO., LTD.) |
| Established NORITAKE (AUSTRALIA) PTY. LTD. (distribution of tableware) | |
| 1959 | Invested in Hiroshima KENMA K.K. (production of grinding wheels) |
| 1960 | Began operation of Kamori Plant (production of resinoid grinding wheels) |
| 1962 | Established Noritake Machinery Co., Ltd. (production of grinding machines) |
| 1963 | Established Nippon Coated Abrasive Co., Ltd. (production of coated abrasive) (renamed to NORITAKE COATED ABRASIVE CO., LTD.) |
| 1964 | Began operation of Miyoshi Plant (production of tableware) (today's Miyoshi Site) |
| 1967 | Ise Electronics Corporation developed Vacuum Fluorescent Displays |
| Established Imari Togyo Co., Ltd. (production of tableware) (renamed to Noritake Imari Co., Ltd.) | |
| Established Kyushu Toki Co., Ltd. (production of tableware) (renamed to Noritake Kyuto Co., Ltd.) | |
| Developed printing technology for thick film circuits | |
| 1968 | Established Tokyo Grinding Wheels Co., Ltd. (production of general-purpose grinding wheels) |
| 1969 | Established Kyushu Noritake Co., Ltd. (production of electronic components) |
1970 - 1979
| 1970 | Co-invested with Gifuseito in the establishment of Tono Grinding Co., Ltd. (production of grinding wheels) |
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| 1971 | Established Noritake Engineering Co., Ltd. (production of filtration systems) |
| Succeeded in developing the world's first vitrified CBN grinding wheel | |
| 1972 | Established Lanka Porcelain (Private) Limited in Sri Lanka (production of tableware) (today's NORITAKE LANKA PORCELAIN (PVT) LIMITED) |
| 1973 | Established Noritake Diamond Industries Corporation (production of diamond tools) |
| Began production of strengthened porcelain, Primadura | |
| 1974 | Merged with Sherwood Refractories Inc. of the USA to establish Noritake Sherwood Co., Ltd. (production and distribution of ceramic cores) |
| Management participation in Ise Electronics Corporation (production of Vacuum Fluorescent Displays) (today's NORITAKE ITRON CORPORATION) | |
| 1975 | Launched the Noritake Roller Hearth Kiln |
| 1978 | Developed the world's first thick film thermal pen |
| 1979 | Began operation of the Craft Center (production of tableware) |
| Established Noritake Kizai Co., Ltd. (production and distribution of electronic paste and ceramic equipment) |
1980 - 1989
| 1980 | Noritake Diamond Industries Corporation acquired capital in Queen Diamond Co., Ltd. to become a group company (production of diamond dressers) |
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| 1981 | Nippon Toki Kabushiki Kaisha was renamed to NORITAKE CO., LIMITED |
| 1983 | Developed far-infrared ceramic heaters |
| 1987 | Established NORITAKE EUROPE GMBH in Germany (distribution of industrial products and electronic components) |
| 1988 | Established NORITAKE TAIPEI CO., LTD. in Taiwan (distribution of chemical engineering equipment) |
| 1989 | Established Miyoshi Ceramics Co., Ltd. (renamed to Noritake Ceramics Co., Ltd.) (production of fine ceramics) |
1990 - 1999
| 1992 | Formed the Environmental Protection Promotion Committee |
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| 1993 | Developed the world's first Rib-Grid Vacuum Fluorescent Display |
| 1995 | Established The Siam Molding Plaster Co., Ltd. in Thailand (production of casting gypsum) (today's NORITAKE SCG PLASTER CO., LTD.) |
| Established PT. NORITAKE INDONESIA (production of ceramic electronic components) | |
| 1996 | Established Noritake (Siam) Co., Ltd. (distribution of casting gypsum and industrial products) |
| 1997 | Established ITRON (U.K.) LIMITED (distribution of Vacuum Fluorescent Displays) |
| 1998 | Established Noritake Dental Supply Co., Limited (distribution of dental materials) (today's KURARAY NORITAKE DENTAL INC.) |
2000 - Present
| 2000 | Consolidated Noritake Imari Co., Ltd. and Noritake Kyuto Co., Ltd. to establish Noritake China Mfg. Co., Limited (production of tableware) |
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| 2001 | 51% of KCM CORPORATION was acquired to become a group company (production and distribution of ceramic raw materials and various types of electronic components) |
| Opened Noritake Garden | |
| 2002 | Established the holding company system |
| Established Noritake Bonded Abrasive Co., Limited (production and distribution of grinding wheels) | |
| Established SIAM COATED ABRASIVE CO., LTD. in Thailand (production and distribution of coated abrasive) | |
| 2003 | Acquired 51% share of Toshiba Ceramic Furnace and renamed it to NORITAKE TCF CO., LTD. (production and distribution of industrial furnaces) |
| 2004 | 100th anniversary of foundation |
| Established NORITAKE SHANGHAI TRADING CO., LTD. in China (distribution of industrial products) | |
| 2007 | Launched high-performance firing furnaces for the production process of solar cells |
| 2008 | Launched MAXSUNNY, electrode paste for solar cells |
| 2009 | Noritake Engineering Co., Ltd., Noritake China Mfg. Co., Limited, Noritake Tableware Co., Ltd., and Tokyo Grinding Wheels Co., Ltd. merge with NORITAKE CO., LIMITED |
| 2010 | Noritake Kizai Co., Ltd. and Noritake Ceramics Co., Ltd. merge with NORITAKE CO., LIMITED |
| Establishment of a collective test center for lithium ion batteries and heating equipment for fuel cell materials | |
| 2011 | Noritake Bonded Abrasive Co., Ltd. and Noritake Super Abrasive Co., Ltd. merge with NORITAKE CO., LIMITED |
| Established NORITAKE SA (THAILAND) CO., LTD. (production and distribution of diamond and CBN tools) | |
| 10th anniversary of Noritake Garden | |
| Established NORITAKE ABRASIVE (SUZHOU) CO., LTD. (production of grinding wheels) | |
| 2012 | Made KCM CORPORATION a wholly-owned subsidiary |
| 2014 | Relocated a plant for the production of grinding wheels from headquarter to Miyoshi site. |
| Made NIPPON RESIBON CORPORATION a consolidated subsidiary | |
| 2018 | Made NIHON FUREKI SANGYO Co., Ltd. (today’s NORITAKE MACHINE TECHNO CO., LTD.) a wholly-owned subsidiary |
| 2021 | Made NIPPON RESIBON CORPORATION a wholly-owned subsidiary |
| 2022 | Transitioned to the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market and the Nagoya Stock Exchange Premier Market |
| Merged NORITAKE COATED ABRASIVE CO., LTD. with NIPPON RESIBON CORPORATION | |
| 2023 | Split and transfer the business of circular sawing cutting machines to NORITAKE MACHINE TECHNO CO., LTD. (absorption-type split) |
| 2024 | 120th anniversary of foundation |
| Renamed the Japanese company name ‘‘株式会社ノリタケカンパニーリミテド’’ to ‘‘ノリタケ株式会社’’ |
