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History

Nihon Superior has been a leader in soldering and brazing since it was founded in 1966. We will continue to develop superior products with an eye toward globalization and environmental preservation.
May 1966
  Current president Toshiro Nishimura established Nihon Superior Company to market the products of Superior Flux Mfg. & Co. (Ohio, USA) imported by Matsushita Electric Trading Co., Ltd.
Dec. 1966
  Formed Nihon Superior Co., Ltd. and began importing and sales of brazing alloys through a partnership with Unibraze Inc., USA.
Feb. 1967
  Formed a partnership with Gasflux Co., USA.
Sept. 1969
  Formed a partnership with Multicore Solders Ltd., England. Multicore's solder and flux are approved by the British Self Defense Force and NASA, USA.
Nov. 1969
  Completed the construction of a new building for the main office at Mondo Okada-cho, Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture.
Feb. 1970
  Concluded an agency agreement with Matsushita Electric Trading Co., Ltd. for the sales of its related imported products in Southeast Asia as well as Japan.
May 1971
  Installed a new type of wire processing machine to produce brazing materials for gas brazing. Increased sales of preformed brazing materials.
Nov. 1972
  Completed the construction of company dormitory and warehouse in Takarazuka, Hyogo Prefecture.
Sept. 1974
  Established Superior Kogyo Co., Ltd. as a subsidiary for processing brazing alloys.
Feb. 1977
  Moved main office to Esaka Building of Matsushita Electric Trading located at Suita, Osaka. Also completed the construction of a distribution center in Suita.
Mar. 1977
  Opened the Tokyo branch.
Sept. 1978
  Completed the construction of No. 2 warehouse at the Esaka distribution center.
Nov. 1981
  Started distributing micro welders through a partnership with MIG.O.MAT Schweissmachinen GmbH, West Germany.
Dec. 1981
  Started distributing the Relmatic Torch through a partnership with Sauvageau, France.
  Concluded license agreement with Multicore Solders Ltd., England for local production.
Apr. 1982
  Completed Tsuyama Factory in Okayama.
Aug. 1983
  Opened the Nagoya Sub-Branch.
Dec. 1984
  Developed soldering materials with Cannon, Inc.
Mar. 1985
  Began manufacturing and distributing NS Brand Oxide-Free Solder Paste.
Nov. 1985
  Completed construction of R&D building at Tsuyama Factory.
Aug. 1987
  Started to sell a patented low-melting-point alloy.
Nov. 1987
  Moved the distribution center and Superior Kogyo Co., Ltd. to Toyonaka City to expand activities.
Feb. 1988
  Established Nihon Superior Trading (S) Pte., Ltd. in Singapore as a joint venture with Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
Oct. 1988
  Opened the Koriyama Sub-Branch.
May 1989
  Completed construction of a new main office building (NS Bldg.) at Esaka, Suita.
May 1990
  Completed construction of a new plant and employee dormitory in Tsuyama.
Oct. 1992
  Started to sell a patented thermal fatigue resistant alloy.
Jan. 1993
  New no-clean flux developed in partnership with Takeda Pharmaceutical Company, Inc. called the NS-501 series. Marketing befins.
Nov. 1993
  Nihon Superior Trading (S) Pte., Ltd. began manufacturing solder paste.
Oct. 1995
  Established Nihon Superior (M) Sdn. Bhd. in Malaysia.
Mar. 1997
  Established Kyu Tai Industrial Co., Ltd. in Taiwan as a joint venture.
Jun. 1998
  Concluded License Agreement with Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc. for production of lead-free solders (Sn-Ag-Cu) and started manufacturing & sales of SN96CI.
Mar. 1999
  The VCR Division of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. announced its adoption of Nihon Superior's patented Lead-free solder SN100C for mass production.
Oct. 2000
  Established Nihon Superior (Thailand) Co., Ltd. in Thailand.
Mar. 2001
  Concluded agreement with major world tin refiner Thailand Smelting and Refining Co., Ltd. on OEM production and sales of lead-free Solder SN100C.
Oct. 2001
  Established Nihon Superior (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. in China and began manufacturing and sales of solder paste.
Feb. 2002
  Concluded agreement with Balver Zinn (Germany), the largest solder manufacturer in Europe, on the production and sales of lead-free solder SN100C.
May 2002
  Concluded agreement with DKL Metals Ltd. (UK) on production and sales of lead-free solder SN100C.
Aug. 2002
  All domestic sites are certified under the ISO 14001 Environment Management System Standard.
Jul.2003
  Agreement with Florida CirTech, Inc. (Colorado, U.S.A.) on the production and sales of lead-free solder SN100C
Aug.2003
  Setting the arrangement to increase the capacity of manufacture of lead-free solder in NIHON SUPERIOR (M) SDN. BHD. By the joint venture with its partner, Balver Zinn.
Dec. 2003
  Established Nihon Superior (Taiwan) Co., Ltd. in Taiwan.
Jan. 2004
  Established Nihon Superior (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. in Shanghai China.
Jun. 2004
  Mr.Tetsuro Nishimura took up the position of president, and Mr.Toshiro Nishimura took up the position of chairrnan.
Jun. 2004
  Opened a Technical Center at Osaka headquarters.
Aug. 2004
  Obtained Certification to the ISO9001:2000 Quality Management System standard.
Mar. 2005
  Won the 15th Annual New Business Award for excellent work.
Feb. 2006
  Estabilished Nihon Superior USA Llc. In the United States of America.
Jul. 2006
  Established Nihon Superior (Hong Kong) Limited in Hong Kong.
Sept. 2006
  Completed construction of Osaka Distribution Center in Toyonaka City.
Feb. 2010
  Established Nihon Superior (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. Indonesia Representative Office in Indonesia.
May 2010
  Established Representative of Nihon Superior (Thailand) Co., Ltd. in Hanoi in Vietnam.
Jun. 2011
  Established Representative of Nihon Superior (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. Dongguan Branch in China.

 

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