July 1947 |
Subsequent to the resolution of Mitsui & Co. by the order of GHQ's Memorandum of Understanding, the Company was established on November 27, 1947, being mainly composed of members of the machinery and trade divisions of the former Mitsui & Co. |
November 1947 |
The Company started its operation under the name Kyokuto Boeki Kaisha Ltd. (capitalized at ¥5 million, with head office located at 2-2, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) as a trading company specializing in technical support service for machinery. |
January 1948 |
Established the Sapporo Branch Office |
January 1949 |
Established the Osaka Branch Office |
January 1951 |
Established the Nagoya and Fukuoka Branch Office |
April 1956 |
Established the Far East Mercantile Corp. in New York as a subsidiary company |
October 1958 |
Established Far East Mercantile GmbH in Frankfurt as a subsidiary company |
November 1960 |
Moved the entire Frankfurt office to Dusseldorf |
October 1964 |
Established the London Branch Office |
October 1965 |
Moved the entire Head Office to 4, Otemachi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; later, in January 1970, the street number was changed to the present address of 2-1, Otemachi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo |
September 1970 |
Established Nippon System Industries Corporation as a subsidiary company specializing in the manufacture of electronic equipment and development of software |
January 1976 |
Established the Sendai Sales Office |
April 1982 |
Established the Hiroshima Sales Office |
September 1984 |
Changed the trade name from Far East Mercantile Corp. to KBK Inc. |
October 1984 |
Changed the trade name from Far East Mercantile GmbH to Kyokuto Boeki Kaisha (KBK) GmbH |
March 1987 |
Listed in the second section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange |
September 1994 |
Established the Taipei Branch Office |
May 1997 |
Established Kyokuto Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., as a subsidiary company |
March 2000 |
Listed and upgraded in the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange |
December 2003 |
Resolved the London Branch Office and integrated it with KBK GmbH, and changed the trade name to KBK Europe GmbH |
April 2008 |
Established Kyokuto Trading (India) Pvt. Ltd. as a subsidiary company |
April 2009 |
Established KBK Steel Products Co., Ltd. as a subsidiary company |
January 2011 |
Aquired 100% ownership of Z.R.C. Japan Corporation |
March 2011 |
Established "KBK do Brasil Comercio de Maquinas Ltda." as a wholly owned subsidiary company in Brazil. |
November 2011 |
Acquired the shares of Sunco Spring Co., Ltd., making it a wholly owned subsidiary |
November 2012 |
Acquired the shares of Vahle Japan Co., Ltd., making it a wholly owned subsidiary |
April 2013 |
Acquired the shares of Automax Co., Ltd., making it a wholly owned subsidiary |
April 2015 |
Established Kyokuto Boeki Mexico, S.A. de C.V. as a subsidiary company |
September 2015 |
Acquired the shares of Eto Co., Ltd., making it a wholly owned subsidiary |
April 2018 |
Acquired the shares of Plant Maintenance Corporation making it a wholly owned subsidiary |
March 2020 |
Changed the trade name of Kyokuto Trading (India) Pvt. Ltd. to Kyokuto Boeki India Pvt. Ltd. |
January 2022 |
Established TWD Japan Corporation as a subsidiary company |