History
History
| 1888 | Establishment of Shimada Glass in Osaka and start of manufacture of glass tableware |
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| 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 | Winning Deming Prize |
| 1998 | Certification of ISO14001 at Kawasaki Plant |
| 1999 | Certification of ISO14001 at Shiga Plant |
| 2000 | Certification of ISO14001 at Chiba Plant |
| 2001 | Establishment of Toyo Glass Logistics Co.,Ltd. Company-wide certification of ISO14001 |
| 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 | Become an operating company of Toyo Seikan Group Holdings, Ltd. |
| 2014 | Technical assistance agreement with Shandong Huapeng Glass.,Ltd. in China |
| 2015 | Start of the integration and operation of the regulations of ISO14001, ISO9001,FSSC22000 and acquired the certification of Integrated Management System |
| 2026 | Commencement of operation of a large-scale glass melting furnace incorporating oxy-fuel combustion technology at Chiba Plant Note: This marks the first introduction in Japan of oxy-fuel combustion technology in a glass bottle furnace with a production capacity exceeding 200 tons per day |