History of the four business areas
As a global multiple specialty trading company,
NST operates four business areas: Steel, Industrial Supply & Infrastructure, Foodstuffs, and Textiles.
With a long history in each business, we have established a position in the top class of each industry.
Steel
1918
Yamamoto
Kogyo
Kogyo
1893~1919
Four
wholesaler
wholesaler
1920
Irimaru
Sangyo
Sangyo
1936
Osaka
Kozai
Kozai
1941
Igeta Steel
Pipes
Pipes
1977
Nippon Steel
Trading
Trading
1962
Sumikin
Bussan
Bussan
1993
Sumikin Bussan and Itoman merged
Sumikin Bussan and
Itoman merged
Itoman merged
2018
Partial Acquisition of the steel product business from Mitsui Group
2013
Merged to form NIPPON STEEL & SUMIKIN BUSSAN CORPORATION
2019
years
Industrial Supply & Infrastructure
Itoman Shoten
1915
Establishment of Group Company - Arai Industrial (Present: NST ARAI Automotive)
1955
Itoman started to import Chiansaw
Itoman started to import Chiansaw
1988
Establishment of Rojana Industrial Park Public
1993
Merger with Sumikin Bussan
2013
Merged to form NIPPON STEEL & SUMIKIN BUSSAN CORPORATION
2019
years
Foodstuffs
Itoman Shoten
1955
Itoman was designated wholesaler of food stuffs import
Itoman was designated wholesaler of food stuffs import
1972
Joint Venture for importing beef and pork in Australia
1993
Merger with Sumikin Bussan
2013
Merged to form NIPPON STEEL & SUMIKIN BUSSAN CORPORATION
2019
years
Textiles
1883
Itoman Shoten
1977
Absorb the textile division of Ataka
1993
Merger with Sumikin Bussan
2013
Merged to form NIPPON STEEL & SUMIKIN BUSSAN CORPORATION
2019
2022
MN Inter-Fashion Ltd.
years
- *The name of companies merged are in dark color fonts