History

October 1, 2013 IJT Technology Holdings Co., Ltd. was established as a joint holding company through a share transfer by I Metal Technology Co., Ltd., Jidosha Buhin Kogyo Co., Ltd., and TDF Corporation and listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
May 2015 PT. TJForge Indonesia, a former consolidated subsidiary, became an equity method associate as a result of a capital increase.
June 2015 I Metal Technology Co., Ltd. absorbed Isuzu Techno-Sand Co., Ltd. through a merger.
December 2016 I Metal Technology Co., Ltd. absorbed Sanei Seisakusho Co., Ltd. through a merger.
March 2018 Signed a basic agreement on a merger with I Metal Technology Co., Ltd., Jidosha Buhin Kogyo Co., Ltd., and TDF Corporation.
August 2018 I Metal Technology Co., Ltd. absorbed Tohoku Sanwa Metal Co., Ltd. through a merger.
April 2019 IJT Technology Holdings Co., Ltd. absorbed I Metal Technology Co., Ltd., Jidosha Buhin Kogyo Co., Ltd. and TDF Corporation through a merger and changed its trade name to IJTT Co., Ltd.
June 2019 Relocated headquarters to Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa.
April 2022 listed on Standard Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
March 2024 Delisted from the Standard Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc.

The histories of wholly owned subsidiaries I Metal Technology Co., Ltd., Jidosha Buhin Kogyo Co., Ltd., and TDF Corporation are as follows:

History of I Metal Technology Co., Ltd.

August 1937 Upon request from Isuzu Mortors Ltd. (former Tokyo Automobile Industries Co., Ltd.), Automobile Foundry Co., Ltd. was established as a manufacturer of cast parts for automobiles.
February 1938 Tsurumi Factory was completed in Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa.
June 1955 Signed a technical assistance agreement regarding ductile castings with Canadian Nickel Products, Ltd. and started production of ductile cast iron.
August 1957 Sanwa Foundry Co., Ltd. was established in Kawaguchi-shi, Saitama as a manufacturer of cast parts for automobiles.
November 1959 Sanei Seisakusho Co., Ltd. was established.
October 1961 Stock was listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
October 1969 Taiyo Steel Co., Ltd. was established in Kitaibaraki-shi, Ibaraki as a steel casting company.
November 1970 Tsuchiura Factory was completed in Kitakandatsu-machi, Tsuchiura-shi, Ibaraki.
April 1985 Sanwa Foundry Co., Ltd. absorbed Isuzu Seiki Co., Ltd., a machining and assembly manufacturer of automobile parts, through merger and changed its company name to Sanwa Metal Co., Ltd.
May 1985 Tohoku Sanwa Metal Co., Ltd. was established in Maesawa-cho, Isawa-gun (currently, Maesawa-ku, Oshu-shi), Iwate.
January 1986 Technical Center was newly established in Tsuchiura-shi, Ibaraki.
December 1986 Acquired a stake in Taiyo Steel Co., Ltd. and changed its company name to Shin-Taiyo Kogyo Co., Ltd.
October 1987 Tsuchiura Factory was designated as the first ductile cast iron factory approved under Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS).
December 1988 Merged with Sanwa Metal Co., Ltd., a casting manufacturer focusing on plain cast iron as well as a machining and assembly manufacturer, and succeeded all of its rights and obligations.
November 1992 Kitaibaraki Factory was completed in Isohara-cho, Kitaibaraki-shi, Ibaraki.
June 1995 Commenced construction of a new casting factory in Kitakami-shi, Iwate.
December 1995 JIK MATERIAL CORPORATION was established.
April 1996 Isuzu Techno Sand Co., Ltd. established in Kitakami City, Iwate Prefecture through joint investment by Isuzu Castec Co., Ltd. and JIK MATERIAL CORPORATION.
April 1997 JIK MATERIAL CORPORATION starts production of cylinder heads.
November 1998 Relocated headquarters to Tsuchiura-shi, Ibaraki.
April 2001 Absorbed Shin-Taiyo Kogyo Co., Ltd. through a merger.
March 2006 Isuzu Castec Co. and Isuzu Techno-Sand Co., Ltd. became wholly-owned subsidiaries through a share exchange.
April 2007 Absorbed Isuzu Castec Co. and JIK MATERIAL CORPORATION through a merger and changed the company name to I Metal Technology Co., Ltd.
December 2008 Technical Center was newly established in in Kitakami-shi, Iwate.
May 2010 Kitaibaraki Casting Factory No. 2 was completed in Kitaibaraki-shi, Ibaraki.
March 2013 Signed a basic agreement on business integration with TDF Corporation and Jidosha Buhin Kogyo Co., Ltd.
May 2013 Signed a business integration agreement with TDF Corporation and Jidosha Buhin Kogyo Co., Ltd. and jointly prepared a share transfer plan.
June 2013 PT. ASIAN ISUZU CASTING CENTER became a consolidated subsidiary through a third-party allotment of shares.
October 2013 IJT Technology Holdings Co., Ltd. was established as a joint holding company through a share transfer by I Metal Technology Co., Ltd., Jidosha Buhin Kogyo Co., Ltd., and TDF Corporation and listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
June 2015 I Metal Technology Co., Ltd. absorbed Isuzu Techno-Sand Co., Ltd. through a merger.
August 2018 I Metal Technology Co., Ltd. absorbed Tohoku Sanwa Metal Co., Ltd. through a merger.

History of Jidosha Buhin Kogyo Co., Ltd.

August 1938 Isuzu Motors Ltd. (former Tokyo Automobile Industries Co., Ltd.) established Automobile Parts Manufacturing Co., Ltd. with a capital of 5 million yen.
November 1938 Commenced operations in Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama-shi.
October 1961 Stock was listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
November 1964 Ebina Factory was completed in Ebina-shi, Kanagawa.
April 1967 Licensed-in no-spin differentials production technologies from U.S. Eaton Corporation plc (former Tractech, Inc.).
September 1972 An engine factory was completed inside Ebina Factory.
September 1978 Licensed-in technologies for the method and apparatus for manufacturing metal ring materials from Benda Kogyo Co., Ltd.
May 1982 Merged with Jidosha Neji Kogyo K. K., a manufacturer specializing in automobile bolts and engine parts, and succeeded all of its rights and obligations.
July 1982 Changed trade name to Jidosha Buhin Kogyo Co., Ltd.
March 1983 Established JBK Service Co., Ltd. (currently IJTT Service Co., Ltd.).
June 1984 Relocated Headquarters and Tsurumi Factory and merged them into Ebina Factory.
July 1985 Relocated Okurayama Factory and merged it into Moka Factory.
May 1990 Established Jibuhin (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (currently IJTT (Thailand) Co., Ltd.) as a joint venture in Thailand.
April 1991 Established JB Engineering Co., Ltd.
August 1996 Established PT. Jibuhin Bakrie Indonesiaas a joint venture in Indonesia.
September 1996 Established JB Logistics Co., Ltd.
January 2002 Merged JB Logistics Co., Ltd.
April 2003 Merged JB Engineering Co., Ltd.
March 2007 Established JM Steel Co., Ltd.
March 2013 Established PT. TJForge Indonesiaas a joint venture in Indonesia.
March 2013 Signed a basic agreement on business integration with I Metal Technology Co., Ltd. and TDF Corporation.
May 2013 Signed a business integration agreement with I Metal Technology Co., Ltd. and TDF Corporation and jointly prepared a share transfer plan.
October 2013 IJT Technology Holdings Co., Ltd. was established as a joint holding company through a share transfer by I Metal Technology Co., Ltd., Jidosha Buhin Kogyo Co., Ltd., and TDF Corporation and listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
March 2014 Changed the trade name of PT. Jibuhin Bakrie Indonesia to PT. Jidosha Buhin Indonesia.

History of TDF Corporation

April 1918 Tokyo Tankosho, a partnership corporation, was established in Osaki-machi, Ebara-gun, Tokyo as the first Japanese private company engaged in die forging and started production of tools.
August 1928 Osaki Factory was completed in Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo.
February 1930 Reorganized as a joint stock company.
August 1930 Commenced production of automobile parts.
October 1938 Kawasaki Factory was completed in Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa.
May 1949 Stock was listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
February 1966 Operations of Osaki Factory were consolidated with Kawasaki Factory and the head office was relocated to Yotsuyashimo-cho, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa.
August 1969 Established Tokai Tanzo Kogyo Co., Ltd.
November 1975 Miyagi Factory was completed in Murata-machi, Shibata-gun, Miyagi, to which the whole Kawasaki Factory was relocated.
July 1977 Relocated head office to Omorikita 3-chome, Ota-ku, Tokyo.
December 1978 Established Zao Seisakusho Ltd.
February 1989 Changed company name from Zao Seisakusho Ltd. to Tohoku Seiko Co., Ltd.
April 1990 Changed company name to TDF Corporation.
February 1991 TDF Kosan Co., Ltd. was founded.
April 1991 Changed company name from Tokai Tanzo Kogyo Co., Ltd. to Tokai Corporation.
September 1996 Relocated head office to Minamioi 6-chome, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo.
August 2001 Relocated head office to Minamioi 3-chome, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo.
August 2002 Relocated head office to Murata-machi, Shibata-gun, Miyagi.
July 2008 Absorbed Tohoku Seiko Co., Ltd., a consolidated subsidiary, through a merger.
March 2013 Founded PT. TJForge Indonesiaas a joint venture in Indonesia.
March 2013 Signed a basic agreement on business integration with I Metal Technology Co., Ltd. and Jidosha Buhin Kogyo Co., Ltd.
May 2013 Signed a business integration agreement with I Metal Technology Co., Ltd. and Jidosha Buhin Kogyo Co., Ltd. and jointly prepared a share transfer plan.
October 2013 IJT Technology Holdings Co., Ltd. was established as a joint holding company through a share transfer by I Metal Technology Co., Ltd., Jidosha Buhin Kogyo Co., Ltd. and TDF Corporation and listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.