- Company Information
History
| Month/Year | Main Events |
|---|---|
| April 1974 | Yohkoh Bussan Co., Ltd. established in Aza-Manazuru, Nakashima, Shikama-ku, Himeji |
| November 1984 | Opened the Osaka Local Office |
| April 1986 | Changed the name of the Osaka Sub-branch to Osaka Sales Office |
| August 1986 | Opened the Tokyo Office |
| June 1989 | Opened the Gochaku Steel Distribution Center in Bessho-cho, Himeji |
| July 1991 | Opened the Nagoya Sales Office |
| April 1992 | Opened the Himeji Sales Office, changed the name of the Osaka Sales Office to the Osaka Branch and changed the name of the Tokyo Office to the Tokyo Sales Office |
| August 1992 | Established Yohkoh Steel Co., Ltd. (wholly owned subsidiary) |
| January 1995 | Opened the Kyushu Sales Office |
| April 1995 | Opened the Materials Sales Office at Sanyo Special Steel Co., Ltd. |
| July 1997 | Changed the name of the Tokyo Sales Office to the Tokyo Branch |
| November 1997 | Established Kyushu Metals Co., Ltd. (33% ownership stake) |
| July 1999 | Merged with Yohkoh Steel Co., Ltd. and opened the Osaka Branch (Osaka Steel Distribution Center) |
| October 1999 | Changed the name of the Nagoya Sales Office to the Nagoya Branch and changed the name of the Himeji Sales Office to the Nishinihon Branch |
| October 2000 | Acquired the remaining in Kyushu Metals Co., Ltd., making it a wholly-owned subsidiary |
| May 2001 | Relocated the Nagoya Branch to Minami-Shibata-machi, Tokai and opened the Nagoya Steel Distribution Center |
| April 2002 | Relocated the Materials Sales Office to the head office |
| June 2004 | Obtained company-wide ISO9001 certification |
| January 2005 | Merged with Kyushu Metals Co., Ltd. and opened the Kyushu Branch (Kyushu Steel Distribution Center) |
| September 2007 | Relocated the Nishinihon Branch (Gochaku Steel Distribution Center) to the head office and changed the name to the Himeji Sales Office (Himeji Steel Distribution Center) of the Osaka Branch |
| July 2008 | Changed the name of the Himeji Sales Office of the Osaka Branch to the Nishinihon Branch |
| September 2008 | Relocated the Nagoya Branch (Nagoya Steel Distribution Center) to Nawa-machi, Tokai |
| May 2011 | Relocated the head office to Chuo-ku, Osaka and reorganized the Osaka Branch as the Head Office Sales Department |
| October 2011 | Relocated the Nishinihon Branch to Noda-cho, Shikama-ku, Himeji |
| May 2012 | Relocated the Raw Material & Supply Department to Sanyo Special Steel Co., Ltd. Closed the Himeji Steel Distribution Center |
| July 2017 | Relocated the Nishinihon Branch to Toyozawa-cho, Himeji |
| April 2019 | Relocated the Nishinihon Branch to the Head Office and absorbed into the Head Office |
| May 2019 | Relocated the Tokyo Branch to Kayaba-cho, Nihonbashi |
