Corporate Information
History of I Metal Technology Co., Ltd. (1937–2019)
1937
- August
- At the request of former Tokyo Automobile Industries Co., Ltd. (now Isuzu Motors Ltd.), Automobile Foundry Co., Ltd. is established as a manufacturer of cast parts for automobiles.
1938
- February
- Tsurumi Factory is completed in Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa.
1957
- August
- Sanwa Foundry Co., Ltd. is established in Kawaguchi-shi, Saitama.
1959
- November
- Sanei Seisakusho Co., Ltd. is established in Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa.
1961
- October
- Company is listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
1969
- October
- Taiyo Steel Co., Ltd. is established in Kitaibaraki-shi, Ibaraki.
1970
- November
- Tsuchiura Factory is completed in Tsuchiura-shi, Ibaraki.
1985
- April
- Sanwa Foundry Co., Ltd. absorbs Isuzu Seiki Co., Ltd. through a merger. The company name is changed to Sanwa Metal Co., Ltd.
- May
- Tohoku Sanwa Metal Co., Ltd. is established in Maesawa-cho(now Maesawa-kojo, Oshu-shi), Isawa-gun , Iwate
1986
- December
- A stake is acquired in Taiyo Steel Co., Ltd. The company name is changed to Shin-Taiyo Kogyo Co., Ltd.
1988
- December
- Sanwa Metal Co., Ltd. is absorbed through a merger.
1992
- November
- Kitaibaraki Factory is completed in Kitaibaraki-shi, Ibaraki.
1995
- December
- JIK MATERIAL CORPORATION is established in Kitakami-shi, Iwate.
1996
- April
- Isuzu Techno Sand Co., Ltd. is established in Kitakami-shi, Iwate through joint investment by Isuzu Castec Co., Ltd.(wholly-owned subsidiary of Isuzu Motors Ltd.) and JIK MATERIAL CORPORATION.
1998
- November
- The head office is relocated to Tsuchiura-shi, Ibaraki.
2001
- April
- Shin-Taiyo Kogyo Co., Ltd. is absorbed through a merger.
2007
- April
- Isuzu Castec Co. Ltd. and JIK MATERIAL CORPORATION are absorbed through a merger. The company name is changed to I Metal Technology Co., Ltd.
2013
- March
- A basic agreement on business integration is signed with TDF Corporation and Jidosha Buhin Kogyo Co., Ltd.
- May
- A business integration agreement is signed with TDF Corporation and Jidosha Buhin Kogyo Co., Ltd., and a share transfer plan is jointly prepared.
- October
- IJT Technology Holdings Co., Ltd. is established as a joint holding company through a share transfer by I Metal Technology Co., Ltd., Jidosha Buhin Kogyo Co., Ltd., and TDF Corporation. IJT Technology Holdings Co., Ltd. is listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
2015
- June
- Isuzu Techno Sand Co., Ltd. is absorbed through a merger.
2016
- December
- Sanei Seisakusho Co., Ltd. is absorbed through a merger.
2018
- August
- Tohoku Sanwa Metal Co., Ltd. is absorbed through a merger.