Today’s rapidly changing world comes with new demands and requires new business functions. Never forgetting the aspirations of our founders, Shinsho will continue to develop as a trusted corporation that contributes to the wellbeing of society.
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The first manufacturer-affiliated trading company after WWII
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From 1946
The first manufacturer-affiliated trading company after WWII
"The time is coming when trading companies will lead manufacturers. Manufacturers will need direct connections with their own specialized trading companies if they want to follow their own course."
This idea, conceived by Chohei Asada, the sixth president of Kobe Steel, came to fruition in 1946 with the birth of the Taihei Corporation (precursor to Shinsho Corporation), the first manufacturer-affiliated trading company in postwar Japan.
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November 1946
Taihei Corporation founded in Kitahama, Osaka, capitalized at 2.5 million yen.
Tokyo Branch (now Tokyo Head Office) also opened.
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May 1948
Nagoya Office (now Nagoya Branch Office) opened.
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March 1954
Toyama Office (now Hokuriku Branch) opened.
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May 1954
Fukuoka Office (now Kyushu Branch office) opened.
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March 1955
Sendai Office (now Tohoku Branch) opened.
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May 1955
Kure Office (now Chugoku Branch) opened.
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April 1957
Operational rights to Senwa Sangyo Co., Ltd. acquired.
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July 1957
Sapporo Office (now Sapporo Branch) opened.
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October 1959
Yuasa Corporation acquired.
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1960s
Changed company name, listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange, established the first overseas office (USA)
In 1960, the 14th year after the company was founded, the name was changed from Taihei Corporation to Shinsho Corporation. The Chinese character "shin" is the first character for the name of Kobe, and thus symbolizes Kobe Steel. The character "sho" means "trade." The new name reflected the company’s ambition to become the core trading company of the Kobe Steel Group. In 1961, Shinsho Corporation listed in the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Seven years later in 1968, it listed in the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
Concurrently, Shinsho Corporation began its overseas expansion in earnest. The Shinsho American Corporation was established in 1966. Sales for the first fiscal year of operation reached 1ドル.19 million.
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June 1960
Company name changed to Shinsho Corporation.
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August 1961
Shinsho Corporation listed in the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
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April 1964
Shizuoka Office (now Shizuoka Branch) opened.
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August 1966
The Shinsho American Corporation
(now Shinsho American Corporation) established.
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August 1968
Shinsho Corporation is listed in the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
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September 1970
Shinsho Corporation shares selected as a margin trading issue.
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April 1973
Kakogawa Office (now Kakogawa Branch) opened.
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October 1975
Capitalization increased to 3,930 million yen.
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June 1977
System of two head offices adopted, one in Osaka and one in Tokyo.
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April 1980
Tokuyama Office opened.
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July 1982
Shinsho Metal Processing Corp. (now Shinsho Non-Ferrous Metals Corp.) established.
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January 1986
Shinsho Metal Products Corporation (now Shinsho Steel Products Corporation) established.
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February 1987
Kobe Branch Office opened.
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From 1987
Expansion of overseas bases
(Southeast Asia and Oceania)
Form the late 1980s into the 1990s, we vastly expanded our global network. Thai Escorp Ltd. was established in 1988 at a time when Thailand was experiencing rapid development. The company has continued to achieve notable results in such fields as welding material supply, as well as copper tube and aluminum material supply to Japanese-owned air conditioner manufacturers. We also established local branches in Malaysia in 1987, Singapore in 1990, and Australia in 1996.
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September 1987
Shinsho (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. established.
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May 1988
Thai Escorp Ltd. established.
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February 1990
Shinko Shoji Singapore Pte. Ltd. established.
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November 1992
Taiwan Shinsho Corporation established.
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November 1996
Shinsho Australia Pty. Ltd. (now Kobelco Trading Australia Pty Ltd) established.
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April 1998
Shanghai Shinsho Trading Co., Ltd. established.
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September 1998
Shinsho Business Support Co., Ltd. established.
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October 2000
Certified as compliant with ISO 14001 environmental management criteria.
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From 2006
Continued expanding with overseas bases (China and Europe) and strengthened operating income
Established in 2006, Kobelco Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Shinsho Corporation that has trading, exporting, and importing rights in Shanghai. It was established to accommodate the market expansion that has accompanied China’s rapid economic growth.
In the 2010s, we began proactive M&A and business investment activities with our subsidiaries Shinsho Metals Corporation and SC Welding Corporation. We continue to strengthen our operating income to support global expansion while seeking out ways to fortify our global businesses as a core company within the Kobe Steel Group.