About Us
About Santoku
History
| 1937 | "Santoku Metal Co., Ltd." was founded for the production of alloys and other specialized manufacturing. |
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| 1949 | Established Santoku Metals Industry Co.,Ltd. |
| 1962 | Established the Tokyo branch office. |
| 1964 | Established an extrusion manufacturing method for pyrophoric alloys and expanded into overseas markets. |
| 1979 | Completed the Miki Plant and began production. |
| 1985 | Increased production of neodymium metal using the electrolytic process and began its sale as a magnetic alloy material. |
| 1990 | Began the mass production and sale of hydrogen-absorbing alloys for nickel-metal hydride batteries. |
| 1994 | Completed the Akashi Plant and began production. |
| 1999 | Established Santoku America, Inc. |
| 2000 | Changed the trade name from "Santoku Metals Industry Co., Ltd." to "Santoku Corporation"." |
| 2001 | Invested capital in Baotou Santoku Battery Materials Co., Ltd. |
| 2007 | Increased capital to 1.5 billion yen. |
| 2011 | Established China Minmetals Santoku (Ganzhou) Rare Earth Material Co., Ltd. and began production. |
| 2012 | Completed the Tsuruga Plant and began production. |
| 2015 | Received the Japan Magnesium Association Technology Award for the world's lightest alloy, SanMaLia. |
| April 2018 | Became a consolidated subsidiary following acquisition of company stocks by Hitachi Metals, Ltd. |
| May 2018 | Became a wholly-owned subsidiary following a stock merger with Hitachi Metals, Ltd. |
Profile
| Trade name | Santoku Corporation |
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| Established | 1949 |
| Capital | 1.5 billion yen |
| Board members | CEO: Tatsuhiko Kakuda Directors: Hiroshi Miyamoto,Yasushi Kimino（part-time）, Yoshiharu Minami (part-time), Kazutsugu Igarashi (part-time) |
| Auditor | Tatsuro Kumano（part-time） |
| No. of employees | 216 (as of March 2024） |
Address of head office
4-14-34 Fukaekitamachi, Higashinada-ku,
Kobe, Hyogo 658-0013, Japan
TEL／078-431-0531
