Former companies history

JX Metals Trading is the core trading company in the JX Metals Group.

Former companies history

1948 [Former Nikko Shoji Co., Ltd.]
Establishment of Toho Shoji Co., Ltd. as a vendor of copper produced by Nippon Mining Co., Ltd. (now known as JX Metals Corporation.)
1949 [Former Cactus Chemicals Co., Ltd.]
Establishment of Tokyo Sanso Co., Ltd. for sales of sulfuric acid and other chemical products
1962 [Former Cactus Chemicals Co., Ltd.]
Tokyo Sanso renamed Tosan Shoji Co., Ltd.
1966 [Former Nikko Shoji Co., Ltd.]
Establishment of Nikko Shoji Co., Ltd. in Osaka; Toho Shoji transfers trade rights for Nippon Mining products in West Japan
1979 [Former Cactus Chemicals Co., Ltd.]
Renamed Cactus Chemicals Co., Ltd.
1983 [Former Nikko Shoji Co., Ltd.]
Toho Shoji takes over the Metal Division of Nikko Shoji, and the name of the company is changed to Nikko Shoji Co., Ltd.

JX Metals Trading Co., Ltd. (former Nikko Shoji Co., Ltd.)

October 1997 Merger of Nikko Shoji Co., Ltd. and Cactus Chemicals Co., Ltd.
August 2001 Establishment of Nippon Mining Shanghai Co., Ltd. (5% owned by JX Metals Trading)
January 2006 Establishment of Nikko Shoji Taiwan Co., Ltd. (restructured and integrated into Nikko Metals Taiwan Co., Ltd. in April 2008)
June 2006 Establishment of Shenzhen Nikko Shoji Co., Ltd. (70% owned by JX Metals Trading)
April 2007 Merger of Nikko Shoji and Nikko Metal Plating Co., Ltd.
April 2007 Establishment of Materials Service Complex Malaysia (40% owned by JX Metals Trading)
April 2010 Establishment of Vietnam Representative Office
April 2011 Nikko Shoji renamed JX Metals Trading Co., Ltd.
December 2011 Nitto Trading, Ltd. became a wholly owned subsidiary of JX Metals Trading
January 2014 Establishment of Materials Service Complex (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (100% owned by JX Metals Trading)
February 2014 Doho Metal (Thailand) Co., Ltd. became a wholly owned subsidiary of JX Metals Trading
Doho Metal (Thailand) Co., Ltd. renamed Materials Service Complex Coil Center (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
April 2018 Merger of JX Metals Trading and Nitto Trading, Ltd.
January 2021 Establishment of Materials Service Complex Vietnam Co., Ltd. (100% owned by JX Metals Trading)
October 2022 JX Metals Takasho Co., Ltd. became a wholly owned subsidiary of JX Metals Trading
January 2024 Materials Service Complex (Thailand) Co., Ltd. merged with Materials Service Complex Coil Center (Thailand) Co., Ltd.