History

1947

Oct.

Katashi Aoki, founder, repatriated from Manchuria upon Japan's defeat in the Pacific War; inaugurates business at the company's present site for the purpose of engaging in plastics processing and development of related machinery.

1951

Jul.

Nissei Plastic Seisakusho established as a limited partnership.

1957

May.

Re-incorporated as Nissei Plastic Industrial Co., Ltd.

1959

Feb.

Tokyo Office opened.

1960

Jul.

AU-1 machines sent to the U.S. are the company's first-ever export.

Sep.

Osaka Office opened.

Oct.

Nagoya Office opened.

1963

Apr.

Output and sale of 1,000th injection molding machine achieved.

1965

Apr.

Taiwan Office opened.

1968

Feb.

Nissei School opened.

Nov.

Output and sale of 5,000th injection molding machine achieved.

1970

May

Export of injection blow molding technology to Automatik Co. of West Germany.

Dec.

Singapore Representative Office opened.

1971

Aug.

Export of injection molding machine technology to The FAMA Co. of Mexico for launch of local production and sales.

Oct.

Thailand Representative Office opened.

1972

Jan.

Indonesia Representative Office opened.

Feb.

Hong Kong Representative Office opened.

Jul.

Output and sale of 10,000th injection molding machine achieved.

1973

Jan.

Malaysia Representative Office opened.

1975

Feb.

Philippine Representative Office opened.

1976

Sep.

Nissei Machinery Service Pte. Ltd. (later renamed Nissei Plastic Singapore Pte. Ltd.) established as a joint venture in Singapore.

1977

Oct.

Nissei America, Inc. established as a subsidiary in the U.S.

Nov.

Output and sale of 20,000th injection molding machine achieved.

1979

Sep.

Established Head Office Technical Center.

1981

Aug.

Nissei Plastic (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. established as a subsidiary in Hong Kong.

1982

Mar.

Output and sale of 30,000th injection molding machine achieved.

1985

Aug.

Taiwan Nissei Machinery Corporation established as a subsidiary in Taiwan.

1986

Feb.

Output and sale of 40,000th injection molding machine achieved.

1987

Mar.

Seoul Liaison Office opened.

1988

Apr.

Chairman K. Aoki awarded Prize for Superior Merit in blow molding by SPE (Society of Plastics Engineers).

Dec.

Technical Research Institute established in head office.

1989

Aug.

Output and sale of 50,000th injection molding machine achieved.

1991

Dec.

Stock listed on the 2nd section of Nagoya Stock Exchange.

1992

May

Mexico Representative Office opened.

Sep.

Output and sale of 60,000th injection molding machine achieved.

1993

Apr.

Shanghai Office opened.

Jun.

Nissei Mexico S.A. De C.V. established.

1994

Nov.

Nissei Plastic (Thailand) Co., Ltd. established in Bangkok.

1995

Jan.

Measures addressed to introduce "CE Marking" for EU markets.

Oct.

Indonesia Representative Office opened.

1996

Jan.

ISO 9001 accreditation acquired concerning design, development, manufacture and shipment of injection molding machines.

Mar.

Output and sale of 70,000th injection molding machine achieved.

1999

Feb.

Representative Office opened in Monterrey, Mexico.

Apr.

ISO 14001 accreditation acquired.

Jul.

Output and sale of 80,000th injection molding machine achieved.

2000

Sep.

Stock listed on the 2nd section of Tokyo Stock Exchange.

2001

Feb.

Office opened in Guadalajara, Mexico.

Mar.

Stock listing re-designated to the 1st sections of the Tokyo and Nagoya stock exchanges.

Apr.

T. Yoda assumed office of Chairman; H. Yoda became President.

2003

Jan.

Output and sale of 90,000th injection molding machine achieved.

Jul.

Nissei Plastic (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. established as a subsidiary in Shanghai.

2004

Jun.

Representative Office opened in Vietnam.

Sep.

Office opened in Suzhou, China.

Nov.

Office opened in Tianjin, China.

2005

Aug.

Technical Center established in Bangkok, Thailand.

2006

Jan.

Cumulative sales of 100,000 injection molding machines achieved.

Mar.

Representative office in Vietnam reestablished as an oversea subsidiary.

2007

Feb.

NISSEI's X-pump equipped hybrid type injection molding machines received the "Director General of the Agency of Natural Resources and Energy Award," at the "Implementation of Energy Conserving Machinery Awards" by The Japan Machinery Federation.

2009

May.

Representative Office opened in Gurgaon, India.

Jun.

A branch of Nissei Plastic (Vietnam) Co., Ltd. opened in Hanoi.

Jul.

Nissei Plastic Machinery (Taicang) Co., Ltd. established as a production subsidiary in China.

2010

Feb.

Branch office opened in Taicang, China.

2011

Jun.

Service office opened in Wuhan, China.

2012

May.

Nissei Plastic Machinery (Thailand) Co., Ltd. established as a production subsidiary.

2013

Apr.

Thailand factory completed, and operation started.

Jul.

Branch office opened in Dongguan, China

Oct.

Representative office in India reestablished as a subsidiary.

Dec.

Nissei Metal Works Co., Ltd. established as a production subsidiary for IMM's parts.

2014

Mar.

Cumulative sales of 120,000th injection molding machines achieved.

Oct.

Nissei Plastic Philippines, Inc. established as a subsidiary in Laguna.

Dec.

Representative office in Indonesia reestablished as a subsidiary.

Dec.

New Taicang factory completed, and operation started.

2015

Jan.

Nissei Plastic (Taicang) Co., Ltd. established as a subsidiary in Taicang, China.

2016

Nov.

Nissei Plastic Machinery America Inc. established as a production subsidiary.

2017

May.

Office opened in Queretaro, Mexico.

Aug.

Nissei Homma Machinery Co., Ltd. established, and inherited all business of Homma Machinery Co., Ltd. in October. Cumulative sale of 130,000th injection molding machine achieved.

Nov.

Accreditation shifted to ISO9001: 2015 version and ISO14001: 2015 version.

2018

Mar.

New US factory completed, and operation started.

Dec.

Nissei Europe, s.r.o. established as a subsidiary in Slovakia.

2019

Jan.

Office opened in Chennai, India.

Oct.

Taicang factory relocated, expanded and started operations.

2020

Jan.

Acquired 75% stake in Italian injection molding machine manufacturer Negri Bossi S.P.A., making it a subsidiary.

Dec.

Cumulative sale of 140,000th injection molding machine achieved.

2021

Jul.

US sales subsidiary Nissei America, Inc. and US production subsidiary Nissei Plastic Machinery America Inc. are merged. The surviving company, Nisssei America, Inc. is established in Texas.

2022

Jan.

Nissei Plastic Machinery (Haiyan) Co., Ltd. established as a production subsidiary in Haiyan County, Zhejiang Province, China.

Apr.

Sub-subsidiary Nissei (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. upgraded to subsidiary status.

Apr.

Sub-subsidiary Nissei (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. upgraded to subsidiary status. Moved to the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market and the Nagoya Stock Exchange Premier Market.

2023

Jun.

Acquired Taicang Takita Metal Products Co., Ltd. in Taicang, China as a subsidiary.

2024

Jan.

China Haiyan factory completed and started operation.