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| May
1956 |
Matsuda
Shoten (foodstuff) established in Nakano-ku, Tokyo to
sell albumens. |
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| May
1957 |
Matsuda
Shoten (precious metals) established in Nerima-ku, Tokyo
to refine and sell metals. |
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| April
1961 |
Matsuda
Shoten Co., Ltd., Executive Director Hiroshi Matsuda takes
office. |
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| May
1964 |
Matsuda
Shoten (foodstuff) changes its name to Matsuda Sangyo. |
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| December
1971 |
Musashi
plant established in Iruma City, Saitama Prefecture to
refine precious metals. |
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| April
1973 |
Matsuda
Shoten (precious metals) changes its name to Matsuda Metal
Industry. |
|
| September
1978 |
Matsuda
Precious Metal Industry established for the precious metals
recycling business. |
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| October
1981 |
Head
Office functions for the companies in the group moves
to Tokyo, Shinjuku-ku. |
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| March
1986 |
Iruma
plant established in Iruma City, Saitama Prefecture to
handle the pre-processing for precious metals refining. |
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| February
1987 |
NIPPON
MICROMETAL CORPORATION established as a joint venture
with Nippon Steel Corporation. |
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| July
1992 |
Matsuda
Sangyo, Matsuda Metal Industry, and other companies merged
into Matsuda Precious Metals Industry and the name of
the resulting company changed to Matsuda Sangyo. |
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| July
1992 |
Matsuda
palladium bullions are registered as a delivery supply
product by the Tokyo Industrial Products Exchange. |
|
| November
1992 |
Singapore
office opened |
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| May
1993 |
Matsuda
gold, silver, and platinum bullions are registered as
a delivery supply products by the Tokyo Industrial Products
Exchange. |
|
| January
1995 |
Matsuda
platinum bullions and palladium bullions are recognized
as specified brands by the London Platinum and Palladium
Market (LPPM). |
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| August
1995 |
Over-the-counter
share registration |
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| December
1998 |
Z.E.R.O.-JAPAN,
an industrial waste product recycling company, is established
as a joint venture with ALD of Germany. |
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| October
1999 |
Musashi
plant and Iruma plant both acquire the ISO14001 certification. |
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| December
1999 |
Listed
on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange |
|
| January
2000 |
Matsuda
gold bullions and silver bullions are registered with
the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) as delivery
supply products. |
|
| October
2000 |
Matsuda
Sangyo Thailand Co., Ltd. established in Thailand. |
|
| April
2001 |
Toda
Fresh Food Distribution Center opened in Saitama Prefecture |
|
| September
2001 |
Designated
on First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange |
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| August
2002 |
Development Center built in Iruma City, Saitama Prefecture |
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| February 2003 |
Matsuda Sangyo Thailand Co., Ltd built a new factory in Bangkok for the purpose of pre-processing precious metals for smelting. |
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| February 2004 |
Matsuda Sangyo (Philippines) Corporation established in the Philippines for the precious metal business |
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| August 2004 |
Shanghai Resident Office established in China for the precious metal business |
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| February 2005 |
Matsuda Sangyo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. established in Singapore for the precious metal business |
|
| November 2005 |
Matsuda
gold and silver are recognized as registered brands by the Dubai Gold & Commodities
Exchange (DGCX) |
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| March 2006 |
The Environmental Division acquires the ISO14001 Certification.
The Product Division (Precise Cleaning Section and Chemical Products Section) and the offices and plants under the Precious Metal Division acquire the ISO9001 Certifications.
|
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| November 2006 |
The Fresh Food Distribution Center relocated to Kashiwa City, Chiba Prefecture |
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| April 2007 |
Matsuda Resource Recycling (Suzhou) CO., LTD. established in China for the precious metal business |
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| July 2007 |
Qingdao Office established in China for the food business |
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| June 2009 |
Matsuda Sangyo (Malaysia) Sdn. Bnd. established in Malaysia to expand the precious metal-related business |
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| June 2009 |
Sayama Plant established in Sayama City, Saitama Prefecture, to enhance the collection and transportation of industrial waste and the handling of small amounts of waste fluid |
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