Iwajiro Suzuki started "TATSUMIYA" in Kobe. (Establishment of Suzuki Shoten)
Suzuki Shoten grew into one of Kobe's eight leading traders
Acquired sales rights of camphoroil in Taiwan
Net sales reached 1,540 million yen and Suzuki Shoten became Japan's largest general trading company
Suzuki Shoten's main store got burned down due to a rice riot
Taiyo Soda Co., Ltd. was established as a subsidiary of Suzuki Shoten (Current Taiyo Koko Co.,Ltd.)
Suzuki Shoten ‘s collapse and liquidate
Company name changed from Taiyo Soda Co., Ltd. to Taiyo Industrial Co., Ltd.
Ako Steel Mills was established (Current Ako Plant)
Nippon Kinzoku Kagaku was established and production of Rare earth products started
Taiyo Industrial Co., Ltd. was reorganized and Taiyo Koko Co., Ltd. was established.
Mining and roasting of Molybdenum ore and production of Titanium alloys startedNippon Kinzoku Kagaku was reorganized and Shin Nippon Metal & Chemical Co., Ltd. was established
Developed Zirconium products
Production of Ferromolybdenum started
Production of Ferrovanadium and Ammonium molybdate started.
Full-scale production of Zirconium oxide for capacitors started
Production of Zirconium oxide for optics started
Full-scale production of Bismuth oxide started
Shin Nippon Metal & Chemical opened new Hosoe Plant (Current Hosoe Plant)
Production of Lanthanum oxide and Neodymium oxide startedAko Laboratory was launched
Rare metal recovery facility from spent catalysts and recycling plant was completed
Fukui New Material was established (Current Fukui Plant)
New head office building was completed
Operation of Ferromolybdenum fine powder production facility started
Mass production of high-purity Molybdenum trioxide started
Production of Vanadium metal powder started
Operation of Fukui Plant started
Shin Nippon Metal & Chemical Co., Ltd. absorbed and merged Fukui New Material Co., Ltd.
Iyo Plant closed
Vanadium metal production facility (electron beam furnace) was completed
Kyoto Plant closed
Mass production of Aluminum-vanadium alloys started
Sports Business Division “Hakata Kinenokuma Golf Hills” opened
Operation of Solar Power “Karimo Power Plant” started
100th anniversary of foundation 70th anniversary of establishment of Taiyo Koko Co., Ltd.
