To contribute to a rich society and comfortable living, Nitto Kogyo has been striving for productivity improvement, thorough quality control and development of new products and technologies to meet the needs of the times. Now that we stand in a period of great change, Nitto Kogyo takes a fresh view of its foundation and adds a new page to its corporate development. |
| Company Basic Statistics | |
| Name | Nitto Kogyo Corporation |
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| Foundation | November 24, 1948 |
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| Business | Manufacturing and sales of electric infrastructure products and parts |
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| Capital | 6,578,630,200 yen |
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| Annual Revenues (consolidated) |
58.9 billion yen (fiscal year ending March 2009) |
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| Employees (consolidated) |
2,018 (As of March 31, 2009) |
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| Company History |  |
| 1948, Nov. | Nitto Kogyo Corporation founded in Seto City, Aichi Prefecture. |
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| 1967, May | Nagoya plant opened near Nagoya interchange of Tomei Expressway. |
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| 1970, Aug. | Headquarters moved from Seto City to Nagakute in Aichi Prefecture. |
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| 1981, Jan. | Listed on Nagoya Stock Exchange, 2nd section. |
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| 1982, May | Leakage breakers granted approval of Japan Industrial Standard (JIS). |
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| 1990, Feb. | Listed on Tokyo Stock Exchange, 2nd section. |
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| 1995, Jun. | Slim Circuit Breaker won electric equipment award. |
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| 1996, Sep. | Listed on 1st sections of Tokyo and Nagoya stock exchanges. |
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| 1997, Jul. | Kikugawa Plant earns ISO9001 certification.1998: All technical and manufacturing departments receive ISO9001 certification. |
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| 1999, Apr. | The 7th plant, Tochigi Nogi Plant opened. |
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| 1999, Oct. | Two models of Home panel board given "Good Design Award." |
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| 2001, Mar. | All technical and manufacturing departments ISO14001 certification. |
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| 2001, Oct. | First Japanese manufacturer to receive UL certification and TUV certification for enclosures storing control panels and communications equipment. |
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| 2003, Jun. | Petit slim breaker won "Japan Electrical Construction Association, Inc. incentive award." |
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| 2004, Jul. | Shanghai, China subsidiary Nitto Kogyo (China) Corporation ( formerly Nitto Kogyo (Jiaxing) Corporation ) established. |
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| 2006, Oct. | Tohoku Nitto Kogyo Corporation established. |
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| 2008, Mar. | Thailand subsidiary ELETTO(THAILAND)CO.,LTD. established Kakegawa Plant opened. |
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| 2008, Nov. | Kikugawa laboratory acquired international standard ISO/IEC17025 laboratory authorization in JAB. |
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