Corporate History
Nippon Mining Holdings, Inc.
| 1905 | Kuhara Fusanosuke opened Hitachi Mine |
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| 1908 | Smelting and refining plants were built in Hitachi (now,Nippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd., Hitachi Works) |
| 1912 | Kuhara Mining Co. was established to incorporate previous activities |
| 1914 | The Company expanded into oil field exploration |
| 1916 | Saganoseki Smelter and Refinery [now, Nippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd., Saganoseki Smelter&Refinery (Oita)was built] |
| 1928 | Incorporating other companies, Kuhara Mining Co. established Nippon Sangyo Co. (NISSAN) |
| 1929 | Nippon Mining Co. was established, and succeeded metal mining and smelting business of NISSAN |
| 1939 | Nippon Mining Co. purchased Funakawa Oil Refinery (now, Japan Energy Corporation, Funakawa Works) |
| 1950 | Nippon Mining Co. started metal fabrication business at Kawaski Plant (now, Nikko Metal Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Kawasaki Plant, Kanagawa) |
| 1959 | Nippon Mining Co. started production of natural gas at Nakajo Gas Field [now, Japan Energy Development Co., Ltd.,Nakajo Plant (Niigata)] |
| 1961 | Nippon Mining Co. started operation of Mizushima Oil Refinery (now,Japan Energy Corporation, Mizushima Oil Refinery) |
| 1964 | Nippon Mining Co. started brass mill operation at Kurami Works (now, Nikko Metal Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Kurami Works) |
| 1965 | Kyodo Oil Co. (petroleum products distributor) was established |
| 1969 | Nippon Mining Co. started operation of Sodegaura Lubricants Plant (now, Japan Energy Corporation, Sodegaura Plant) |
| 1979 | Nippon Mining Co. acquired Chita Oil Co. (formerly Toa Kyoseki) |
| 1983 | Business of Chita Oil Co. transferred to Nippon Mining Co. |
| 1992 | Nippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd. was established succeeding mining and metals business from Nippon Mining Co. |
| 1992 | Nippon Mining Co. and Kyodo Oil Co. merged to create Nikko Kyodo Co. |
| 1993 | Nikko Kyodo Co. changed its name to Japan Energy Corporation |
| 1998 | Nippon Mining & Metals was listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange |
| 1999 | Kashima Oil Co., Ltd. became a subsidiary of Japan Energy |
| 1999 | Japan Energy transferred electronic materials production to Nikko Materials Co., Ltd. |
| 2002 | Japan Energy and Nippon Mining & Metals jointly established Nippon Mining Holdings, Inc. as their holding company |
| 2003 | Metal fabrication business of Nippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd. was transferred to Nikko Metal Manufacturing Co., Ltd., a newly established subsidiary of Nippon Mining Holdings |
| 2006 | 3 metal-related companies (Nippon Mining & Metals, Nikko Materials, and Nikko Metal Manufacturing) were integrated into newly established "Nippon Mining & Metals" |
| 2008 | Toho Titanium Co., Ltd., consolidated as a subsidiary. |