Company overview
| Company name | AIBA Corporation |
|---|---|
| Capital | 40 million yen |
| Establishment | Foundation in 1861 Legal entity in 1935 Current structure in 1965 100th anniversary of the company establishment in 1961 150th anniversary of the company establishment in 2011 |
| Address | Specialty Steel Center and Technical Center (10,078 m²) Sakaetobu industrial park 3203 Yada, Sanjo-shi, Niigata Prefecture 959-1107 Tel: +81-256-45-6221 Fax: +81-256-45-6220 |
| Representative | Ryoji Aiba |
| Banks | Hokuestu Bank (Sanjo branch), Daishi Bank (Sanjo branch), Sanjo Shinkin Bank (Chuo branch) |
| Main suppliers | Hitachi Metals, Ltd., Hitachi Metals Tool Steel, Ltd., Aoyama Special Steel Co., Ltd., Mitsubishi Hitachi Tool Engineering, Ltd., Hitachi Power Solutions Co., Ltd. |
| Affiliated company and Technical Center subcontractor | AIBA Seiki (precision part manufacturing) Ookubo Forging Support (large processed product manufacturing) |
| Affiliations | Sanjo Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Sanjo-Syoutetsu Association, Sanjo Kogyokai Cooperative, Japan Special Steel Distributors Association, Japan Forging Association |
History
| 1861 | Establishment as a metal wholesaler |
|---|---|
| 1871 | Company transferred to Sanjo-machi |
| 1891 | Began to sell steel |
| 1924 | Became dealer for Yasugi Works |
| 1935 | Became a legal entity and changed name to Aiba Partnership Company |
| 1939 | Special steel business with Hitachi suspended due to restriction on steel |
| 1946 | Foundation of AIBA General Partnership Restoration of the sales department as before the war |
| 1947 | Special steel business with Hitachi resumed |
| 1961 | 100th anniversary of the company establishment |
| 1965 | Change in organization and foundation of AIBA Corporation |
| 1967 | Special steel office and warehouse built |
| 1973 | Completion of the new company headquarters (previous headquarters) |
| 1979 | Factory and warehouse extension New manufacturing equipment and machinery acquired |
| 1983 | Capital increased to 40 million yen Oxy-fuel welding facilities built |
| 1986 | Ryoji Aiba became president |
| 1994 | Specialty Steel Center built (at 3203 Yada, Sanjo-shi) |
| 2005 | Technical Center built, collaboration established with a large product processing company, and full-scale manufacturing of forging tools and accessories started |
| 2007 | Eco-stage certification obtained |
| 2011 | 150th anniversary of the company establishment Commemorative tree planted at the Hitachi Metals Yasugi Works Donation of relief money to Sanjo City for the 2011 Tohoku earthquake Business collaboration with an oxy-fuel welding company |
| 2012 | Woodcut representing a crested ibis given to Niigata prefectural government in commemoration of the hatching of Japanese crested ibis eggs at Sado-shima as part of environmental protection activities |
| 2014 | Publication of a commemorative magazine for the 150th anniversary of the company establishment |