1888 |
Establishment of Shimada Glass in Osaka and start of manufacture of glass tableware |
1928 |
Start of manufacture of glass tumbler with automatic machines |
1950 |
Start of manufacture of glass container with automatic machines |
1953 |
Participation into Toyo Seikan Group (Comprehensive Packaging Group) |
1955 |
Start-up of Kawasaki Plant |
1967 |
Change in corporate name to Toyo Glass Co.,Ltd. |
1968 |
Increase of capital to JPY 900 million |
1970 |
Investment into and technical assistance agreement with Hankuk Bottle Glass Co.,Ltd. (currently Techpack Solutions Co.,Ltd.) in Korea |
1971 |
Merger with Tobin Co.,Ltd. and establishment of Chiba Plant |
Increase of capital to JPY 960 million |
1972 |
Start-up of Shiga Plant |
1974 |
Establishment of Metal Box Toyo Glass Nigeria Ltd. as a joint venture in Nigeria. |
1988 |
100th anniversary |
1990 |
Technical assistance agreement with Putian Jinse Glassware Ltd. in China |
1997 |
Certification of Deming Award |
1998 |
Certification of ISO14001 at Kawasaki Plant |
1999 |
Certification of ISO14001 at Shiga Plant |
2000 |
Certification of ISO14001 at Chiba Plant |
2001 |
Company-wide certification of ISO14001 |
Establishment of Toyo Glass Logistics Co.,Ltd. |
2002 |
Separation of Tableware Division and establishment of Toyo Sasaki Glass Co.,Ltd. |
2007 |
Technical assistance agreement with Hwa Hsia Glass Co.,Ltd. in Taiwan |
2008 |
Establishment of Toyo Glass Mold (Thailand) Co.,Ltd. in Thailand |
2010 |
Technical assistance agreement with Qinhuangdao Suokun Glass Co.,Ltd. in China |
2012 |
Relocation of Head Quarters to Shinagawa, Tokyo |
A wholly owned subsidiary of Toyo Seikan Kaisha, Ltd. |
Certification of FSSC22000 at Chiba and Shiga Plant |
2013 |
An operating company of Toyo Seikan Group Holdings, Ltd. |