History

History

1889
Fusajiro Kanematsu founds Fusajiro Kanematsu Shoten of Australian Trading in Kobe.
1890
Sets up a branch in Sydney, and begins direct import of Australian wool.
1935
Establishment of Kanematsu Wool Research Institute (the current Kanematsu Woolen Mills, Ltd.)
1936
Sets up branches in New York and Seattle.
1937
Establishes overseas affiliated company in New Zealand.
1941
Establishes the representative office in Saigon and Hanoi, Vietnam
1943
Changes trade name to Kanematsu and Company.
1951
Establishes an overseas affiliated company in New York, as the first Japanese trading company in postwar era. Establishes an overseas affiliated company in Brazil.
1957
Establishes an overseas affiliated company in West Germany.
1961
Establishes an overseas affiliated company in Iran.
1966
Establishes an overseas affiliated company in Thailand.
1967
Merges with The Gosho Company to form Kanematsu-Gosho, Ltd.
1969
Establishes the Nagoya Branch Office.
1970
Establishes its Head Office at the Tokyo Branch Office.
1974
Establishes Watana Inter-Trade Co., Ltd.
1975
Establishes an overseas affiliated company in Hong Kong.
1979
Establishes a representative office in Beijing, China following restoration of diplomatic relations.
1989
Establishes an overseas affiliated company in the United Kingdom.
1990
Changes trade name to Kanematsu Corporation.
1991
Establishes Kanematsu Europe PLC in the United Kingdom having general control over Europe.
2011
Kanematsu Europe PLC merged with Kanematsu G.m.b.H.
2012
Establishes an overseas affiliated company in India.
2019
Kanematsu Corporation celebrated its 130th anniversary

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