About usHistory
Functional thermal spraying technology has been continuously developed and its applications widely expanded since the middle of 20th century. TOCALO’s growth and development is tightly connect to the history of the advances made in thermal spraying technology, and we are continuing to develop new innovations for the future of surface modification technology.
| 1951 | Established Toyo Calorizing Industry Co., Ltd. in Higashinada-ku, Kobe |
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| 1958 | Commenced research of metal thermal spraying |
| 1959 | Constructed the Tokyo Plant |
| 1960 | Started full-scale thermal spraying business Expanded the thermal spraying plant |
| 1969 | Constructed the Kokura Plant |
| 1973 | Established the Mizushima Plant Opened the Wakayama Sales Office (integrated into the Akashi Plant in 2009) |
| 1975 | Constructed a TD Process Shop in the Kobe Plant |
| 1976 | Constructed a TD Process Shop in the Tokyo Plant |
| 1977 | Opened the Kanagawa Sales Office |
| 1978 | Opened the Kashima Sales Office (integrated into the Tokyo Plant in 1994) |
| 1980 | Started CDC-ZAC coating operations Constructed the Nagoya Plant Constructed the Toyonaka Plant |
| 1981 | Changed the company name to TOCALO Co., Ltd. Opened the Kitakanto Sales Office Started operation of PTA process |
| 1982 | Constructed the Akashi Plant |
| 1983 | Akashi Plant authorized as Thermal Sprayed Aluminum JIS plant Consolidated the Toyonaka Plant into the Kobe Plant |
| 1985 | Started providing technical assistance to overseas firms Opened the Mito Sales Office (integrated into the Tokyo Plant in 2000) |
| 1986 | Opened the Sendai Office (integrated into the Tokyo Plant in 1993) |
| 1987 | Opened the Shizuoka Sales Office |
| 1989 | Constructed the Akashi No.2 Plant |
| 1990 | Changed the name of the Research & Developing Department to Thermal Spraying Technology R&D Laboratories |
| 1991 | Constructed the Akashi No.3 Plant |
| 1996 | Completed the new head office building Offered shares of stock for over-the-counter dealings Registered over-the-counter stock with the Japan Securities Dealers Association |
| 1997 | Constructed the Kokura No.2 Plant (now the Kitakyushu Plant) |
| 1998 | Obtained ISO 9001 certification for the Kokura No.2 Plant (now the Kitakyushu Plant) |
| 1999 | Obtained ISO 9001 certification for the Tokyo Plant and Akashi Plant |
| 2001 | Absorption merger by JAFCO SIG Co., Ltd., rescinded over-the-counter registration Ended the tender offer of TOCALO Co., Ltd. Acquired 97.9% of issued shares and became parent company of TOCALO Co., Ltd. Relocated the head office to Higashinada-ku, Kobe Merged with TOCALO Co., Ltd. and changed the trade name to TOCALO Co., Ltd. Renamed two TOCALO plants: the Kokura No.2 Plant became the Kitakyushu Plant, the Kokura Plant became the Kitakyushu No.2 Plant Opened the Yamanashi Office |
| 2002 | TOCALO acquired ISO 14001 certification at the head office and Thermal Spraying Technology R&D Laboratories |
| 2003 | TOCALO listed on Section 2 of the Tokyo Stock Exchange Obtained ISO 9001 certification for the Kobe Plant Relocated the Thermal Spraying Technology R&D Laboratories from Higashinada-ku, Kobe, to near the Akashi Plant |
| 2004 | TOCALO acquired all outstanding stock of Japan Coating Center Co., Ltd. |
| 2005 | TOCALO listed on Section 1 of the Tokyo Stock Exchange Established the overseas subsidiary TOCALO & HANTAI Co., Ltd. in Guangzhou, China Obtained ISO 14001 certification for the Kitakyushu Plant |
| 2006 | Relocated the head office and head office plants of Japan Coating Center Co., Ltd. from Yamato,
Kanagawa to Zama, Kanagawa Obtained ISO 14001 certification for the Nagoya Plant, Kobe Plant, and Akashi No. 3 Plant |
| 2007 | Obtained ISO 14001 certification for the Tokyo Plant and Mizushima Plant |
| 2008 | Obtained JIS Q 9100 certification for the aerospace quality management system at the Nagoya Plant |
| 2009 | Obtained ISO 14001 certification for the TOCALO Akashi Plant |
| 2010 | Consolidated the Akashi No.3 Plant into the Akashi Plant |
| 2011 | Constructed the Miyagi Technical Service Center Established TOCALO & HANTAI (KUNSHAN) Co., Ltd. in Kunshan City, Jiangsu Province, China Established TOCALO & HAN TAI TW Co., Ltd. in Tainan, Taiwan Obtained ISO 9001 certification for the Mizushima Plant |
| 2012 | Obtained ISO 14001 certification for the Miyagi Technical Service Center Consolidated the Kitakyushu No.2 Plant into the Kitakyushu Plant Established NEIS&TOCALO (Thailand) Co., Ltd. |
| 2014 | Obtained Nadcap accreditation for the Nagoya Plant Relocated the Kobe Plant from Higashinada-ku to Nishi-ku in Kobe |
| 2015 | Relocated the Nagoya Plant from Midori-ku, Nagoya to Tokai, Aichi Established TOCALO USA, Inc. in California, USA. |
| 2017 | Established PT. TOCALO Surface Technology Indonesia Relocated Head Office from Higashinada-ku to Chuo-ku in Kobe Obtained ISO 9001 certification for the Nagoya Plant Constructed the Akashiharima Plant |
| 2018 | Constructed the Tokyo No. 2 Plant (now the Suzumi Workshop) Obtained ISO 14001 certification for the Tokyo No.2 Plant (now the Suzumi Workshop) |
| 2019 | Obtained ISO 45001 certification for the Kitakyushu Plant |
| 2022 | Moved from the First Section to the Prime Market upon the revision of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
market segments Relocated the Mizushima Plant from Matsue, Kurashiki to Kojimaunotsu, Kurashiki, and changed the name to the Kurashiki Plant |
| 2023 | Obtained ISO 45001 / JISQ45100 certification for the Kobe Plant and Nagoya Plant |
| 2024 | Obtained ISO 45001 / JISQ45100 certification for the Kurashiki Plant Obtained JISQ 45100 certification for the Kitakyushu Plant NEIS&TOCALO (Thailand) CO., Ltd. Became a wholly owned subsidiary of TOCALO and changed the name to TOCALO Surface Technology (Thailand) Co., Ltd. TOCALO acquired all outstanding stock of TERADA KOSAKUSHO Co., Ltd. |