ABOUT NORITAKE TCF
History
| July 1961 | Established as the furnace construction division of Toshiba Rozai Co., Ltd., the predecessor to Toshiba Ceramics Co., Ltd. (present-day Covalent Materials Corporation). |
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| March 1968 | Spun off from Toshiba Rozai. Established as Toshiba Rozai Chikuro Kogyo Co., Ltd. |
| August 1971 | Capital investment in Daido Seiko Co., Ltd. (present-day Daido Steel Co., Ltd.). Participation ends May 2001. |
| July 1973 | Capital investment in Nihon Touki Co., Ltd. (present-day Noritake Co., Limited). |
| July 1984 | Company name changed to Tocera Engineering Co., Ltd. |
| July 1992 | The ceramics and industrial furnace divisions of Toshiba Ceramics Co., Ltd. are spun off and established as Toshiba Ceramics Furnace Co., Ltd. (present-day Togane sales office). |
| May 2000 | The headquarters of Tocera Engineering Co., Ltd. moves to its present-day location. Plans made for rebuilding a business center. |
| March 2001 | Business affiliation and capital relationship with Noritake Co., Limited strengthened. |
| April 2003 | Tocera Engineering Co., Ltd. And Toshiba Ceramics Furnace Co., Ltd. merge on equal footing, forming the new company Toshiba Ceramics Furnace Co., Ltd. |
| July 2003 | Noritake Co., Limited becomes a 51% shareholder, and the company name is changed to Noritake TCF Co., Ltd. |
| June 2007 | The stock ownership ratio between Noritake Co., Limited and Covalent Materials Corporation changes to 81:19. |
| March 2009 | Stock ownership changes give Noritake Co., Limited 100% of company stock. |