Company Milestones
HISOTRY

Founded in 1938
Start-up period 1938 to 1968
- Jan. 1938
- Founded as Matsuo Akira Shoten.
- Jul. 1949
- Reorganized as Matsuo Shoten Co., Ltd. with a capital of 500,000 yen.The main products were nonferrous metals and painting materials.
- Feb. 1954
- Became the general sales agent in Japan for the aluminium paste of International Aluminium Limited (today’s Alcan Asia Limited).
- Apr. 1955
- The Tokyo Office opened (the current Tokyo Branch).
- Feb. 1957
- Became a sales agent for Sakai Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. and started to sell titanium oxide.
- Sep.
- Toyo Aluminium K.K. started domestic production of aluminum paste.As their sales agent, the company worked to expand the sales of aluminum paste.
- Oct.
- Became a sales agent for Nagoya Rubber Co., Ltd. (today’s Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.) and advanced into the field of synthetic resin molded products.
- Apr. 1961
- The Nagoya Office opened (the current Nagoya Branch).
- Sep. 1964
- Renamed to MATSUO SANGYO Co., Ltd.
- Jan. 1968
- The Ota Office opened (the current Ota Branch).
Growth period 1969 to 1999
- Sep. 1969
- Became the general sales agent in Japan for the electrostatic powder coating machines of Gema Switzerland GmbH and started selling.
- Jul. 1970
- Set up a representative office in Taiwan to expand the import-export business.(closed in 1978).
- Mar. 1976
- Became a sales agent for SUMITA Optical Glass MFG. Co., Ltd. (today’s SUMITA OPTICAL GLASS, Inc.) and started to sell optical fibers.
- Apr. 1984
- Received investment from Osaka Small and Medium Business Investment & Consultation Co., Ltd. and boosted its capital to 105 million yen.
- Jul. 1992
- The Singapore Branch opened (closed in 2017).
- Apr. 1995
- Formed a consortium with Itoh Optical Industrial Co., Ltd. and advanced into the business field of vapor deposition.
- Jan. 1996
- Our volumetric feeder (SFC system) was adopted for automobile painting of America's Big Three automakers.
- Mar.
- Delivered the diode-pumped solid-state SHG green laser with 100-W output power to the Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute (Tokai Research Establishment).
- Mar. 1998
- Our powder coating material volumetric feeder (SFC-Q system) received "The Prize for New Machine Developed by Small and Medium Enterprises" from the Japan Society for the Promotion of the Machine Industry.
Development period 2000 to Now
- Jul. 2000
- Boosted its capital to 310 million yen.
- Jan. 2002
- Transferred the powder coating machine business to Asahi Sunac Corporation.
- Apr.
- Received the “2001 Supplier of the Year Award” from General Motors Company (GM) in the U.S.
- Feb. 2004
- The headquarters, Tokyo Branch, Nagoya Branch, and Ota Branch obtained ISO14001 certification.
- Mar.
- Set up a representative office in Shanghai in China.
- Nov.
- Established the subsidiary Shanghai Matsuo-Horsense Trading. Co., Ltd. in Shanghai in China.
- May 2006
- Established the subsidiary Thai Matsuo Co., Ltd. in Thailand.
- Nov.
- The headquarters, Tokyo Branch, Nagoya Branch, Ota Branch, and Shinjo Office obtained ISO9001 certification.
- Nov. 2007
- Established the subsidiary Guangzhou Matsuo-Horsense Trading Co., Ltd. in Guangzhou in China.
- Jul. 2008
- Established the subsidiary Thai Matsuo Asia Trading Co., Ltd. in Thailand.
- Sep.
- Established the subsidiary Tianjin Matsuo-Horsense Trading Co., Ltd. in Tianjin in China.
- Oct.
- Thai Matsuo Co., Ltd obtained ISO14001 and ISO9001 certification.
- Mar. 2009
- Established the subsidiary Chongqing Matsuo-Horsense Trading Co., Ltd. in Chongqing in China.
- Sep.
- The Shinjo Office obtained ISO14001 certification.
- Aug. 2011
- Established the subsidiary PT. Matsuo Indonesia in Indonesia.
- Jan. 2014
- Established the subsidiary Matsuo Sangyo (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd in Malaysia.