History
During its eight decades as an industry leader, Nippon Yakin has brought innovation and technological ingenuity to its products for superior functionality and versatility. From its fire extinguishers in 1925 to stainless steels today that are ideally designed for green technologies, Nippon Yakin continues its long tradition of creating excellence.
Production of the first stainless steel at Kawasaki Plant
- 1925
- Founded as Chuo Rika Kogyo Co., Ltd., manufacturer and seller of fire extinguishers
- 1928
- Company renamed Nippon Kako Co., Ltd., manufacturer and seller of blasting supplies
- 1934
- Completion of the Kawasaki Alloy Plant (184,800 m²)
- 1935
- First stainless steel product
- 1942
- Company renamed Nippon Yakin Kogyo Co., Ltd.
- 1950
- Success at manufacturing stainless steel in an arc furnace using an oxygen process
- 1959
- The Kawasaki plant is expanded to 418,000 m²; 20-high Sendzimir mills installed
- 1966
- Planetary hot rolling machine installed
- 1968
- 60-ton arc furnace installed
- 1977
- 60-ton argon oxygen decarburization equipment installed
- 1996
- Compact hot rolling machine installed
- 2008
- 60-ton argon oxygen decarbonization with vacuum system (AVS) installed for special alloys
- 2010
- Consolidated subsidiaries Yakin Kawasaki, Yakin Oheyama and NAS Business Services are absorbed