Nagaoka Steel Works, Ltd.

Head office/Hikari Factory
Zip code #:743-0021
5-23-21 Asae, Hikari-Shi, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan

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History

March, 1944	Began production of welding rods as Tobata Factory of Tatsumi Bussan Co., Ltd. (with the head office located in Seoul and the founder president being Megumi Nagaoka) in Kanahara-cho, Tobata-Shi (Current Shinike-cho, Tobata-ku, Kitakyushu-shi).
January, 1951	Established and registered as Nagaoka Steel Works, Ltd.
May, 1953	Established Osaka factory.
January, 1955	Established Hikari factory to start production of iron wires, wire nails and gas welding rods.
February, 1962	Became JIS certified factory for iron wires, wire nails and hard steel wires.
January, 1969	Began processing of materials for high tension bolts.
September, 1972	Began production of stainless steel wires.
October, 1976	Split Tobata gas station and Kanda gas station establishing a subsidiary of “Nagaoka Oil Co., Ltd.”. (Current Nagaoka Trading Co., Ltd.)
June, 1979	Increased production facilities for stainless steel wires.
July, 1983	Moved the head office function to Hikari factory.
June, 1984	Developed production method for aluminium special shaped wire for Optical Ground Wire (OPGW), beginning its production and sales.
January, 1987	Began processing of long length fine diameter steel tube.
July, 1989	Closed Osaka factory.
August, 1989	Established Kudamatsu factory, increasing the production of stainless steel wires.
January, 1991	Installed rolling machine to begin production of stainless steel special shaped wire.
March, 1991	Began production of vertebras for wiper blades.
June, 1993	Increased rolling machine, increasing production of special shaped wire.
May, 1994	Stopped production of welding rods.
December, 1994	Installed fully automatic large annealing furnace (STC furnace). Increased annealing work for Cr stainless steel wire rods.
August, 1996	Expanded production facilities for Cr stainless steel wires.
April, 1998	Established production technology for YUS550, beginning its sales.
May, 1998	Installed a rolling machine (with driving turks), increasing production of special shaped wires.
January, 2000	Awarded Japan Stainless Steel Association prize for YUS550.
February, 2001	Increased a STC furnace.
January, 2003	Newly installed production facilities for titanium wires.
March, 2004	Stopped acid cleaning/coating treatment of steel materials, expanding the sales of titanium wires.
October, 2005	Established production technology for NSSC160R, beginning its sales.
March, 2007	Relocated the head office to Hikari city from Kitakyushu city.
August, 2007	Began operation of the second Hikari Factory.
July, 2008	Installed a new type of continuous wiredrawing machine.
July, 2009	Established drawing technology for titanium alloy wires.
November, 2010	Began operation of Kitakyusyu Factory.
March, 2011	Increased production facilities for titanium wires.

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