History
February 1930 |
![]() Founded in Tokyo and commenced trading and refining of gold, silver, and platinum |
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July 1934 | Accredited as an official melter and assayer in the London Silver Market |
December 1935 | Plant opened in Tokyo (closed in 1980) |
April 1948 | The plant designated as a precious metal refining plant by the Allied Powers GHQ |
October 1950 |
![]() Began development and production of platinum thermocouples |
April 1957 | Began importing platinum directly from the Soviet Union |
April 1967 |
![]() Developed KIK series of dental porcelain plating alloys |
May 1968 | Plant opened in Saitama |
February 1979 | Affiliate company Ishifuku Jewelry Parts Co., Ltd. Founded |
February 1980 | Consolidated plant operations to Soka Plant in Saitama |
June 1982 | Accredited as an official melter and assayer in the London Gold Market |
November 1982 |
![]() Developed the oxidized iridium coated titanium electrodes |
March 1983 | Accredited as an acceptable refiner by the London Platinum Market |
May 1984 | Accredited as an acceptable refiner by the London Palladium Market |
July 1986 |
![]() Began operations at the new head office building |
September 1992 |
![]() Launched Ishifuku Gold & Platinum Savings, a service for periodic savings and purchase of precious metal bullion |
April 1997 |
![]() Achieved mass production of iridium alloy electrodes for spark plugs |
March 2000 | Obtained ISO 9002 certification |
September 2002 | Obtained ISO 9001:2000 certification |
September 2003 | Obtained ISO 14001: 2004 certification for the head office and Soka Plants I and II |
June 2005 | Obtained ISO 13485: 2003 certification |
September 2009 | Completed phase one reconstruction of the Soka Plant |
June 2011 |
![]() Completed phase two reconstruction of the Soka Plant |
May 2012 | Chosen as a contractor to a New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) project for the first time |
April 2013 |
![]() New building completed for the Nagoya Branch |
February 2017 | Completed the Soka Plant reconstruction plan |
November 2017 | Osaka Branch relocated to the current location |
March 2018 | Kyushu Branch relocated to the current location |
January 2022 | Established Nanomaterials Business Unit |