History

February 1930

Founded in Tokyo and commenced trading and refining of gold, silver, and platinum

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