1903 | Nakagawa Seikanjo founded in Yanagimachi, Toyama City, supplying cans to be used for the sale of medicine in Toyama (June 25) Zenshiro Nakagawa serves as first president (June 1903 - August 1912) |
1912 | Zenjiro Nakagawa serves as second president (September 1912 - May 1916) |
1916 | Zenshiro Nakagawa resumes presidency following death of Zenjiro (June 1916 - August 1927) |
1927 | Shigejiro Nakagawa serves as third president (September 1927 - May 1983) |
1933 | Factory relocated to Shimo-okui in Toyama City |
1941 | Factory relocated to Okuda-honmachi in Toyama City |
1951 | Converted to joint-stock company with capitalization of 1 million yen; name changes to Nakagawa Press Kogyo |
1976 | New factory built at Iino in Toyama City; name changes to Shohoku Laminate Kogyo Co.,Ltd. Capitalization increased to 20 million yen Aluminum foil processing line launched, with technical assistance from Showa Aluminum Co.,Ltd. (dry laminator, PTP printing coating machine, slitter machine) |
1983 | Koichi Nakagawa serves as fourth president (May 1983 - May 2007) |
1987 | New dry laminator added (C-3) New slitter machine added (S-3) |
1992 | New floating coater added (C-4) New slitter machines added (S-2, S-4) Direct investment from Showa Aluminum Co.,Ltd. Capitalization increased to 30 million yen |
1995 | Can production ceases and is replaced with 100% outsourcing |
2000 | Capitalization increased to 35 million yen |
2003 | New dry laminator added (C-5) New hot melt and slitter machine added (S-5) Factory upgraded to boost cleanliness rating 100 th anniversary |
2007 | Yusuke Nakagawa serves as fifth president (Jun 2007 - present) |
2010 | Head office factory expanded New slitter machine added (S-6) |
2011 | New floating coater added (C-6) New slitter machines added (S-7, S-8) New roll winder added (RW-2) Tokyo and Osaka offices open |
2012 | Capitalization increased to 42 million yen |
2013 | Second factory completed; Head Office Sales Division (Toyama Office) relocates there New floating coater added (C-7) New slitter machine added (S-9) |
2015 | A fire occurred in the head office factory Mukai-shinjo Office opens CKD300E installed Capitalization increased to 63 million yen |
2017 | Phoenix Building completed New floating coater added (C-8) |
2018 | New cutting machine added (XC-1) New post-print compatible roll winder and inspection machine added (RW-3) New digital inkjet printer added (DP-1) |
2020 | Third factory completed New dry laminating machine added (C-9) Forgery prevention PTP sheet won TechnicalPackaging awards at 2020 JAPAN PACKAGING CONTEST |
2021 | New slitter machine added (S-10) Forgery prevention PTP sheet won AsiaStar awards at 2020 ASIASTAR Forgery prevention PTP sheet won WorldStar awards at 2021 WORLDSTAR GLOBAL PACKAGING AWARDS |
2022 | “Gloss Non-Coat” won “Invention Award” at the 2022 National Invention Awards in Japan |
2023 | Transition to holding company structure. |