-Establishment
1852
Began business in Africa
1887
CFAO S.A. established
1913
Began automobile-related business
Establishment-1930s
Toyota Tsusho Corporation
Kasho Company Limited
Tomen Corporation
April 15, 1920
Toyo Menka Kaisha, Ltd. (capital: ¥12.5 million, head office: Osaka) established; cotton business taken over from Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
November 30, 1923
Mr.Shoichi Ishikawa, general manager, Tokyo Branch of Kato Shokai Co., Ltd. Founds Kato Shogyo(Commerce) Co., Ltd. the forerunner of Kasho Co., Ltd. at Nihonbashi, Tokyo, after the Tokyo Branch burns down in tha Great Kanto Earthquake. Kato Shogyo starts trading activities mainly with Southeast Asia.(Capital:¥200,000)
1924
Singapore Office established
1926
Kobe Office established
1928
Corporate name changed to Kasho Co., Ltd.
1933
Nagoya Office established
1934
Osaka Office established
1936
Toyota Kinyuu Kaisha, the Company's predecessor, was a company established in 1936 to provide sales financing for Toyota vehicles.
1940s-1950s
Developing as the Toyota Group's Trading Company
1947
Machinery, metals, and foodstuffs businesses started
1948
Trading division of Toyota Sangyo Kaisha, Ltd., established as a separate company under the name Nisshin Tsusho Kaisha, Ltd.
1949
Sanyo Oil & Fat Industrial Co., Ltd. (currently Sanyo Chemical Industries, Ltd.) established through joint investment with Toyo Rayon Co., Ltd. (currently Toray Industries, Inc.)
1950
Listed on the Osaka and Tokyo stock exchanges
1951
Toyomenka, Inc. (currently Tomen America Inc.) established
1955
Merger with Kanegafuchi Trading Co., Ltd.; textile business expanded
Listed on the Nagoya stock exchange
1956
Company name changed to Toyoda Tsusho Kaisha, Ltd.
1960s-1970s
1960
San Francisco Office established
1961
Stock listed on the second section of the Nagoya Stock Exchange
1961
Merger with Taiyo Bussan Kaisha Ltd.; foodstuffs business expanded
1963
Merger with Nankai Kogyo Co., Ltd.; metals business expanded
1964
Began exporting Toyota vehicles, starting with the Dominican Republic
1965
Sunpot Co., Ltd. established
1968
Grain silo business launched; operation of grain-processing complex in Higashinada started
1969
Stock listed on Second Section of Tokyo Stock Exchange(Captal:¥363 million).
San Francisco Office formed into corporation under the name of Kasho (U.S.A.) Inc.
1970
Began handling of Toyota vehicles
1970
Maiden voyage of "Toyota Maru No.7" towards Central America.
1970
Jakarta Representative Office established
1970
Japanese name changed to Kabushiki Kaisha Tomen; dual head office system (Tokyo, Osaka) adopted
1973
New head office building completed
1977
Stock listed on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
1977
Stock listed on First Section of Tokyo Stock Exchange (Capital:¥1,144million)
1980s-1990s
Stepping Up Overseas Forays as Toyota Globalizes
1980
Beijing Representative Office established
1980
Tohoku Grain Terminal Co., Ltd. Established
1983
Teijin Advanced Products Corporation (currently Tomen Electronics Corporation) acquired
1985
Tokyo branch converted to head office, complementing the Nagoya head office in a two-head office system
1985
Shanghai Representative Office established
1987
Warrant bonds (US$70 million) issued on the European market
Company name changed to Toyota Tsusho Corporation
1987
Power supply business launched; wind power generation project started in the U.S.A.
1988
Kasho (U.S.A.) Inc. establishes Chicago Office
1988
Tomen Power Corporation Established
1989
Manila Representative Office established
1989
London branch closed and Toyomenka (U.K.) Ltd. Established
1990
Fukuoka Office established. Kobe Office integrated into Osaka Office
1990
Spin-off of cotton business; Toyo Cotton (Japan) Co. established
Operational rights in Japan acquired from Chevron Chemical, including trademark and exclusive development and distribution rights for agrochemical product "ORTRAN"
P.T.Styrindo Mono Indonesia established
English name changed to Tomen Corporation
1991
Business Division system commenced, with three divisions established: Foods, General Merchandise and Paper & Pulp, and Chemicals & Rubber
1992
Tomen Devices Corporation established
1993
Myanmar Liaison Office set up
1994
Business partnership with Heineken
1995
Myanmar Liaison Office formed into corporation under the name of Myanmar Kasho Co., Ltd.
1996
Acquired shares of Eurapharma
1996
Kasho merges with Tokyo Maruichi Shoji Co., Ltd.(Capital:¥1,656million).
Ho Chi Minh City Representative Office established.
1999
Business alliance formed with Kasho Company, Ltd.
1999
Business tie-up concluded with Toyota Tsusho Corporation
1999
Tomen Electronics Corporation listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
2000s
Merging and Forming Tie-Ups to Expand Value Chains Outside of the Automotive Sector
2000
Capital investment and business tie-up commenced with Tomen Corporation
Merger with Kasho Company, Ltd.
2000
Merger with Toyota Tsusho Corporation
2000
Capital and business alliance initiated with Toyota Tsusho Corporation (private placement of shares worth ¥7.5 billion)
2001
Stock listing of Tomen Electronics Corporation upgraded to the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
Life science business integrated with Arysta LifeScience Corporation
Spin-off of part of power supply business into Tomen Power Holdings Corporation (currently Eurus Energy Holdings Corporation) conducted
2003
Sunpot Co., Ltd. listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
Private placement of shares worth ¥10 billion to Toyota Tsusho Corporation and Toyota Motor Corporation undertaken
2004
Tomen Devices Corporation listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
2005
Stock listing of Tomen Devices Corporation upgraded to the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
2006
Merger with Tomen Corporation
VISION 2015-LEAD THE NEXT (targeting 50:50 earningsratio for automotive sector and non-automotive sectorbusinesses) launched
2006
Merger with Toyota Tsusho Corporation
2009
IPO (Euronext)
2010s
Aiming to Become a Value-Generating Corporation that Addresses Socialand Environmental Issues Using its Automotive-Sector Foundations
2010
Began handling of agricultural and
construction machinery
2011
Began leasing business
2011
Global 2020 Vision (targeting business portfolio with balanced 1:1:1 ratio between three domains (Tri Domains)launched
2012
Acquired shares of CFAO, France’s largest trading company dedicated to business in Africa
2012
Eurus Energy Holdings Corporation converted to a subsidiary
Capital participation commenced in French trading company CFAO S.A. (Photograph below is of Company President Jun Karube and Richard Bielle, Chairman of the Management Board at CFAO)
2012
We are accelerating investment in new business fields. For example, in 2012 we commenced capital participation in CFAO S.A., a French trading company that has automotive and pharmaceutical operations centered on Africa. A particular emphasis is being placed on renewable energy, businesses in Africa, and other areas that have been seeing significant expansion in demand from society and also represent areas in which the Company can leverage its strengths and generate synergies.
2015
Began retail business
2016
Our Global Vision - for the next 10 years established in 2016 - encapsulates the major goals we seek to achieve by 2025.
CFAO SAS converted into wholly owned subsidiary
2020s
Next New Stage
2022
Eurus Energy Holdings Corporation converted into wholly owned subsidiary