History

History

1888Establishment of Shimada Glass in Osaka and start of manufacture of glass tableware
1928Start of manufacture of glass tumbler with automatic machines
1950Start of manufacture of glass container with automatic machines
1953Participation into Toyo Seikan Group (Comprehensive Packaging Group)
1955Start-up of Kawasaki Plant
1967Change in corporate name to Toyo Glass Co.,Ltd.
1968Increase of capital to JPY 900 million
1970Investment into and technical assistance agreement with Hankuk Bottle Glass Co.,Ltd. (currently Techpack Solutions Co.,Ltd.) in Korea
1971Merger with Tobin Co.,Ltd. and establishment of Chiba Plant
Increase of capital to JPY 960 million
1972Start-up of Shiga Plant
1974Establishment of Metal Box Toyo Glass Nigeria Ltd. as a joint venture in Nigeria.
1988100th anniversary
1990Technical assistance agreement with Putian Jinse Glassware Ltd. in China
1997Certification of Deming Award
1998Certification of ISO14001 at Kawasaki Plant
1999Certification of ISO14001 at Shiga Plant
2000Certification of ISO14001 at Chiba Plant
2001Company-wide certification of ISO14001
Establishment of Toyo Glass Logistics Co.,Ltd.
2002Separation of Tableware Division and establishment of Toyo Sasaki Glass Co.,Ltd.
2007Technical assistance agreement with Hwa Hsia Glass Co.,Ltd. in Taiwan
2008Establishment of Toyo Glass Mold (Thailand) Co.,Ltd. in Thailand
2010Technical assistance agreement with Qinhuangdao Suokun Glass Co.,Ltd. in China
2012Relocation of Head Quarters to Shinagawa, Tokyo
A wholly owned subsidiary of Toyo Seikan Kaisha, Ltd.
Certification of FSSC22000 at Chiba and Shiga Plant
2013An operating company of Toyo Seikan Group Holdings, Ltd.