| Fabrication Business Expansion Phase |
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| 1974 |
NLM merged with Nikkei Aluminium Co., Ltd., and inherited the sales business of Nikkei Aluminium Rolling Company Ltd. to form a total aluminum business system. NLM and Alcan jointly established Alpack Aluminium in Canada. |
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| 1977 |
Nikkei Hokusei House Building Materials Co., Ltd., (currently Shin Nikkei Co., Ltd.) was established. |
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| 1978 |
The Shizuoka Plant of Daishin Light Metal Co., Ltd., (currently the Kambara Alloy Plant of the Company) started operation. NLM merged with Nikkei Aluminium Rolling Company Ltd. Nikkei Unyu Soko Co., Ltd., (currently Nikkei Logistics Co., Ltd.) was established. |
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| 1979 |
NLM won an order for an aluminum smelting plant in China (the Guizhou Province Plant). |
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| 1980 |
The former Niigata Plant discontinued operation and disposed its electrolytic equipment (by way of sale to Alsaf in South Africa). |
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| 1982 |
The Kambara Casting and Forging Plant (formerly the Kambara Wheel Plant) started operation. The Niigata East Port Plant (currently the Niigata Plant) started operation as aluminum extrusion plant. |
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| 1983 |
NLM sold the headquarters building in Ginza. Nikkei Tomakomai Co., Ltd., was established, to which NLM transferred the operations of the Tomakomai Plant except for the electrolytic division. The Computer Systems Division is spun off and reestablished as Nikkei Information System Co., Ltd. |
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| 1984 |
NLM moved the headquarters to Mita, Minato-ku, Tokyo. NLM consolidated the Group's building material businesses to establish Shin Nikkei Co., Ltd. |
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| 1985 |
The MD Tomakomai Plant started operation. The Tomakomai Electrolytic Plant discontinued operation. Nikkaru Extrusion Co., Ltd., (currently Nikkei Kambara Co., Ltd.) was integrated into NLM. |
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| 1986 |
The alumina chemical sales operations of Nikkei Kako Co., Ltd., and Nikkei Shoji Co., Ltd., were unified to form the Alumina Chemicals Division The Tomakomai Alumina Plant discontinued operation. The Sales Division of NLM Construction Material department was integrated into Shin Nikkei Co., Ltd. Nonfemet International Aluminium Co., Ltd., was established in Shenzhen, China. NLM spun off the Cold Energy System Sales Division to establish Nikkei Cold Energy Co., Ltd., (currently the Panel System Division of the Company). NLM commenced operations at Kambara Capacitor Foil Plant. |
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| 1987 |
NLM formed alliance with US-based Modine. Nikkei Heat Exchanger Co., Ltd., was established. |
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| 1988 |
The Kambara Heat Exchanger Plant started operation. NLM acquired capital in Alcan Thailand (currently Alcan Nikkei Thailand). NLM merged with Shin Nikkei Co., Ltd., and Hokusei Aluminium Co., Ltd. |
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| 1989 |
NLM merged with Nikkei Kako Co., Ltd., and Nikkei Tomakomai Co., Ltd. |
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| 1990 |
The Saga Plant started operation. |
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| 1991 |
NLM merged with Taishin Light Metal Co., Ltd. |
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| 1992 |
NLM merged with Alcan Asean Co., Ltd. NLM acquired a controlling interest of Aluminium Company of Malaysia (known as ALCOM for short) and Alcan Siam (currently Alcan Nikkei Siam Ltd.). |
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| 1993 |
NLM bought into Amalgamated Aluminium and Alloys in Malaysia (aluminum alloy business). NLM merged with Nikkei Cold Energy Co., Ltd., (currently the Panel System Division of the Company). |
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| 1995 |
NLM merged with Nikkei Techno-Research Co., Ltd. Nikkei Research and Development Center (NRDC) was established. |
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| 1996 |
NLM headquarters moved to Higashi-shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo. NLM Group consolidated aluminum consumer products sales divisions to establish Nikkei Products Co., Ltd. NLM bought into Toyo Aluminium K.K. NLM transferred the building material division of the Funabashi Plant to Shin Nikkei Co., Ltd. NLM joined Alcan to establish Alcan Nikkei Asia Holdings Ltd. (ANAH) and Alcan Nikkei Asia Company, Ltd. (ANAC), which oversee the companies in the South Asian region. |
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| 1997 |
The Kambara Wheel Plant discontinued operation. |
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| 1999 |
The Kambara Alloy Plant discontinued operation. Plant operations were consolidated and restructured to Kota Plant and Mie Plant. NLM joined Daiki Aluminum Industry Co., Ltd., to establish Daiki Nikkei Thai Co., Ltd., for production and sales of aluminum alloys in Thailand. NLM merged with Toyo Aluminium K.K. Toyo Aluminium Central Office was established. |
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| 2000 |
Nikkei Shoji Co., Ltd., was integrated into Nikkei Sangyo Co., Ltd. The MD Tomakomai Plant discontinued operation. The Memory Disc Substrate Division was disbanded. NLM spun off the Landscape Engineering Division to establish Sumikei Nikkei Engineering Co., Ltd. (now Nikkei Engineering Co., Ltd.), in cooperation with Sumitomo Light Metal Industries, Ltd., and merged department with it. NLM made Shin Nikkei Co., Ltd., a 100% subsidiary. |
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| 2001 |
NLM abolished the central office system. The Commercialization Strategy Project Office was established. The NLM Communication Mark was established. |
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| 2002 |
NLM spun off the Panel System Division to establish Nikkei Panel System Co., Ltd. NLM spun off the Extrusion Division and Sheet & Extrusion Fabricated Products Division (excluding the container division) to establish Nikkeikin Aluminium Core Technology Co., Ltd. Toyal Division was integrated into Toyo Aluminium K.K. |
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| 2003 |
NLM established Alcan Nikkei Siam Ltd. (currently Nikkei Siam Aluminium Ltd.) as a consolidated subsidiary. |
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| 2004 |
NLM entered into a partnership with Nonfemet International Aluminium Co., Ltd., to establish NI Nikkei Shenzhen Co., Ltd., a company fabricating and selling aluminum extrusions for automobile parts. |
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| 2005 |
NLM made Tokai Aluminum Foil Co., Ltd., a subsidiary. NLM bought into M.C Aluminum (Kunshan) Co., Ltd., an aluminum secondary alloy manufacturing subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corporation in China. M.C Nikkei Aluminum (Kunshan) Co., Ltd., (currently Nikkei MC Aluminum (Kunshan) Co., Ltd.) was established. |
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| 2007 |
Nikkei MC Aluminium Co., Ltd., was established and became a subsidiary of the Company as a result of the integration of the Company's operations for aluminum alloys for casting and die casting with M.C. Aluminum Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corp. Toyo Aluminium K.K. established Toyo Zhaoging Co., Ltd., in Zhaoging, China. NLM made Tokai Aluminum Foil Co., Ltd., a 100% subsidiary and transferred all shares in Tokai Aluminum Foil to Toyo Aluminium K.K. |
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| 2008 |
Nikkei (Shanghai) Body Parts Co., Ltd., was established in Shanghai, China. |
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| 2010 |
NLM transferred all shares of Shin Nikkei Co., Ltd., to the JS Group Corporation. Nikkei (Shanghai) International Trading Co., Ltd., was established in Shanghai, China. |
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| 2011 |
NLM established an intermediary stock holding company, Nikkeikin Kakoh Kaihatsu Holdings Co., Ltd., which controls the Group's extrusion and extrusion processing businesses. |
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| 2012 |
Nippon Light Metal Holdings Co., Ltd., a pure holding company, was established. |
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| 2014 |
Nippon Light Metal Co., Ltd., discontinued its electrolytic aluminum smelting business. |
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| 2015 |
NLM makes Toyo Rikagaku Kenkyusho, Ltd. a subsidiary. |
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| 2016 |
Toyo Aluminium K.K. establishes Toyal MMP India Private Limited in India. |
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| 2018 |
NLM makes Sumikei Nikkei Engineering Co., Ltd. (now Nikkei Engineering Co., Ltd.) a consolidated subsidiary. |
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| 2019 |
NLM makes Nikkei Heat Exchanger Co., Ltd. a subsidiary. |
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| 2019 |
NLM transfers its headquarters to Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo. |
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