Our History

ProductsBegins can manufacturing with automatic can-making equipment (can size: 99 mm x 121 mm)

Org/BusinessTokyo Plant established

Org/BusinessTobata Plant established

GroupToyo Kohan Co., Ltd. founded

Org/BusinessToyo Seikan listed on the Osaka Securities Exchange

Org/BusinessShimizu Plant established

Org/BusinessToyo Seikan merged with seven 7 can manufacturers at the government’s request to form Toyo Seikan Kaisha, Ltd. (currently Toyo Seikan Group Holdings, Ltd.)

GroupTokan Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. (currently Tokan Kogyo Co., Ltd.) founded

Org/BusinessHead office relocated to Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

Org/BusinessToyo Seikan listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange

GroupToyo Kohan Co., Ltd. listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and the Osaka Securities Exchange

GroupTokan Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. changed its name to Tokan Kogyo Co., Ltd.

GroupFerro Enamels (Japan) Limited (currently TOMATEC Co., Ltd.) founded

GroupShimada Glass Co., Ltd. (currently Toyo Glass Co., Ltd.) joined the Toyo Seikan Group

GroupToyo Aerosol Industry Co. Ltd. founded

GroupImperial Crown Co., Ltd. (currently Nippon Closures Co., Ltd.) joined the Toyo Seikan Group

GroupShimada Glass Co., Ltd. changed its name to Toyo Glass Co., Ltd.

Org/BusinessSendai Plant established

ProductsBegins manufacturing beer cans

GroupImperial Crown Co., Ltd. changed its name to Japan Crown Cork Co., Ltd. (currently Nippon Closure Co., Ltd.)

Org/BusinessIbaraki Plant established

Org/BusinessYokohama Plant established

ProductsBegins manufacturing plastic bottles (for detergents)

ProductsIntroduces aluminum pull-tab ends

Org/BusinessKawasaki Plant established

ProductsBegins manufacturing retort pouches

GroupCrown Seal Company Limited (currently Crown Seal Public Co., Ltd.) joined the Toyo Seikan Group

Org/BusinessSaitama Plant and Takatsuki Plant established

Org/BusinessChitose Plant established

ProductsBegins manufacturing Lamicon bottles (for mayonnaise)

Org/BusinessHiroshima Plant established

Org/BusinessOsaka Plant relocated to Izumisano City

Org/BusinessKiyama Plant established

ProductsBegins manufacturing DWI cans

ProductsAdopts push-in-tab ends (202 diameter) for carbonated soft drinks

Org/BusinessIshioka Plant established

ProductsBegins manufacturing DRD cans

GroupCrown Seal Company Limited (currently Crown Seal Public Co., Ltd.) listed on Thai Stock Exchange

ProductsBegins manufacturing PET bottles (for soy sauce)

ProductsBegins manufacturing welded beverage cans

Org/BusinessKuki Plant established

ProductsBegins manufacturing welded aerosol can

ProductsBegins manufacturing PET beverage bottles

Org/BusinessSendai Plant relocated from Saiwai-cho, Miyagino-ku, Sendai City to Minato, Miyagino-ku, Sendai City

ProductsDevelops Phoenix cans

GroupBangkok Can Manufacturing Co., Ltd. founded

Org/BusinessToyohashi Plant established

ProductsBegins manufacturing colorectal cancer test containers

ProductsBegins manufacturing Oxyguard (for cooked rice)

GroupCrown Seal Company Limited changed its name to Crown Seal Public Co., Ltd.

ProductsBegins manufacturing Moisture Guard (pouch with moisture absorption function)

Org/BusinessIncreases capital to 11,094.6 million yen

ProductsLaunches embossed beverage cans

Org/BusinessShizuoka Plant established

Org/BusinessTokyo Plant closed and integrated into Yokohama Plant

ProductsBegins manufacturing Oxyblock heat-resistant multilayer PET bottles (for hot beverages)

ProductsBegins manufacturing aluminum DWI Diamond-cut cans

ProductsBegins manufacturing aTULC

ProductsBegins manufacturing double-safety full-open ends

Org/BusinessTobata Plant closed and integrated into Kiyama Plant

GroupTokan Packaging System Co., Ltd. (currently Nippon Tokan Package Co., Ltd.) founded

GroupFerro Enamels (Japan) Limited changed its name to TOMATEC Co., Ltd.

ProductsBegins manufacturing Multiblock bottles (for mayonnaise)

ProductsBegins manufacturing pouches with retortable zippers

GroupTokan Packaging System Co., Ltd. changed its name to Nippon Tokan Package Co., Ltd.

ProductsCommercializes TULC embossed cans with label

ProductsDevelops Aroma Dome cans

Org/BusinessShiga Plant established

ProductsCommercializes fuel cell cartridges

ProductsDevelops hairline finish aerosol cans

Org/BusinessTakatsuki Plant closed and integrated into Shiga Plant

Org/BusinessShimizu Plant closed and integrated into Shizuoka Plant

ProductsDevelops TULC with mirror surface label

ProductsBegins manufacturing castings for lithium-ion secondary batteries

Org/BusinessNew head office building (Osaki Forest Building) completed

GroupStolle Machinery Company, LLC joined the Toyo Seikan Group

Org/BusinessHead office relocated to Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo

ProductsDevelops Oxyguard cups for corn beef

Org/BusinessTransferred to a holding company structure and company name changed to Toyo Seikan Group Holdings, Ltd.

GroupToyo Seikan Spin-off Preparation Co., Ltd. was established through a company split to succeed all operations of Toyo Seikan Group Holdings, Ltd. except for the Group’s management and administrative functions, and changed its name to Toyo Seikan Co., Ltd.

GroupJapan Crown Cork Co., Ltd. changed its name to Nippon Closures Co., Ltd.

Org/BusinessThe 100th anniversary of founding

GroupMebius Packaging Co., Ltd. established

GroupMebius Packaging Co., Ltd. succeeded operations related to plastic bottles and caps mainly for non-beverage products which were carved out from Toyo Seikan Co., Ltd., Tokan Kogyo Co., Ltd. and Nippon Closures Co., Ltd. in an absorption-type company split

GroupToyo Kohan Co., Ltd. was delisted from the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange after the Company completed a tender offer to acquire all shares in Toyo Kohan. (The Company turned Toyo Kohan into a wholly-owned subsidiary in August 2018.)

GroupTokan Material Technology Co., Ltd. changed its name to TOMATEC Co., Ltd.