Company History

1929	April	Akinaga Mori(The founder) establishes Mori Manufacture Place, a manufacturer of bicycle forks, in Sakai, Osaka.
1949	January	The company is reorganized as a corporation under President Akinaga Mori.
1959	October	The company shifts its business line to the manufacture of welded stainless steel pipe and tubing.
1961	February	It changes the name of company to Mory Industries Inc.
	September	First phase of construction of the Kawachinagano factory is completed.
	October	The company begins to manufacture finished products, such as gas burners, from stainless steel tubing.
1963	May	The head office and main plant are consolidated and relocated from Sakai to Kawachinagano, Osaka.
	October	The company begins manufacturing automatic tube cutting machine.
1964	May	The Tokyo and Nagoya offices are opened.
1965	February	Akinobu Mori becomes the company's second president.
	December	The company begins manufacturing welded carbon steel pipe and tubing.
1967	May	The company discontinues the manufacture of now-obsolete products developed before 1959, completing the shift in its business line.
1970	September	A bright annealing furnace for stainless steel pipe and tubing is installed.
1972	May	A large slitter is installed.
1973	June	The company is listed on the second section of the Osaka Securities Exchange.
1974	May	The Osaka office is opened
1977	April	The company develops innovative production equipment for stainless-steel-clad pipe and tubing.
1979	April	The Mori Education Association is established.
1980	July	The company is listed on the second section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
1982	January	The Hiroshima office is opened.
1983	March	20-high cold rolling mill is installed for production of stainless steel sheet. The company begins manufacturing stainless steel flat bars and round bar.
	June	The company is listed on the first sections of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and the Osaka Securities Exchanges.
1984	June	The company contributes capital to a joint venture with Taiyo Industries Inc. (a manufacturer of stainless steel and welded carbon steel pipe and tubing), which is renamed Saitama Mory Industries, Inc. (currently Kanto Mory Industries, Inc.).
	October	The Saitama office is opened.
	December	Four Osaka affiliates (Shirogane Industry, Takeda Industries Ltd., Mory Stainless Construction Materials, and Mory Manufacture Place) merge to form Mory Metal Co., Ltd.
1986	October	The Mihara Plant is completed. A cold rolling mill for carbon sheet steel is installed.
1987	September	The Fukuoka office is opened.
1989	April	The main building of the Head office is completed.
1990	January	The company begins manufacturing stainless steel square pipe and tubing.
	February	20-high cold rolling mill are added for production of stainless steel sheet.
1991	November	The factory of Saitama Mory Industries (currently Kanto Mory Industries) is reconstructed.
1994	September	A multistory warehouse for stainless steel pipe and tubing is constructed at the Kawachinagano Factory.
	October	Saitama Mory Industries Inc. is renamed Kanto Mory Industries Inc.
1997	August	The Fukuoka Distribution Center is opened and introduces stainless steel construction materials in the Kyusyu and Chugoku regions.
1998	March	The Osaka Distribution Center is opened.
	July	The Kanto Distribution Center is opened in Kanto Mory Industries Inc.
1999	January	The Higashi Kanto Distribution Center is opened.
	September	The Nagoya Distribution Center is established
2000	June	Hiroaki Mori becomes the company's third president.
2001	October	The company begins manufacturing hot rolled stainless steel equal leg angle bars and flat bars in the Mitsukaido Factory.(currently Ibaraki Factory)
	December	The first extension work to the Higashi Kanto Distribution Center is completed.
2002	March	Acquired ISO 9001 Certification.
2003	August	The Anjo Distribution Center is opened.
2004	June	Nittoku Co.,Ltd. is opened.
	October	Acquired ISO 14001 Certification.(Kawachinagano Factory)
2005	September	The Okayama Office and Okayama Distribution Center is opened.
	November	The second extension work to the Higashi Kanto Distribution Center is completed.
2006	May	Relocated the head office to downtown Osaka.