History

Founded by Hokkaido Colliery Steamship Company and the British firms Sir W.G. Armstrong, Whitworth & Co., Ltd. and Vickers Sons and Maxim, Ltd. The headquarters and factory are located in Muroran, Hokkaido.

The headquarters is moved to Tokyo.

The Hiroshima Plant is established with the purchase of Hiroshima Seisakusho Co., Ltd.

Construction of the Yokohama Plant is completed and goes into operation.

The Japan Steel Works, Ltd. is dissolved and reestablished.

Offices are established in New York, Dusseldorf, and Tehran.

Offices are established in Los Angeles, Houston, and Singapore.

Japan Steel Works America, Inc. is established in the United States.

Beijing office established.

Relocation of Yokohama Plant is completed.
The Beijing Office is established.
The company is awarded the Deming Application Prize.

Fine Crystal Co., Ltd. is established.

JSW Plastics Machinery, Inc. is established in the United States.
(merged into Japan Steel Works America, Inc. in 2017)

JSW Plastics Machinery (S) Pte. Ltd. is established in Singapore.
(company name is changed into The Japan Steel Works (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. in 2014)

Hiroshima Plant (plastic processing and manufacturing machinery, injection molding machines, and compressors) obtained ISO 9001 certification.

Yokohama Plant acquired ISO9000 certification.

JSW Plastics Machinery (H.K.) Co., Ltd. is established in Hong Kong.

ISO 14001 certification is acquired.

JSW Plastics Machinery (Taiwan) Corp. is established in Taiwan.

JSW Plastics Machinery Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. is established in China.
(merged into JSW Machinery Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. in 2014)

Tahara Machinery Ltd. is acquired.

The company marks the centenary year of its founding.
Head office is relocated to Osaki, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo.

JSW Machinery Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. is established in China.
Alliance with Meiki Co., Ltd. begins.

Japan Steel Works India Private Limited is established in India.

JSW Machinery (Ningbo) Co., Ltd. is established in China.

Japan Steel Works Europe GmbH is established in Germany.

JSW AFTY Corporation is established.

SM Platek Co., Ltd. in South Korea is acquired.

GM ENGINEERING Co., Ltd. is acquired.
Nichiyu Machinery Co., Ltd. is acquired.

Meiki Co., Ltd. is merged into the company.
Japan Steel Works M&E, Inc. is established.
Nichiyu Machinery Co., Ltd. is merged into the company.

JSW Aktina System Co., Ltd.is established.