Trace of Growth

Since our founding, Nissha has incorporated a variety of elements into our own printing technologies for the ongoing expansion of our Core Technologies. We have grown our business domains through product and target market diversification, as well as through our entry into global markets.

1929~ Founding

Aspired to high-quality photographic printing

Founder Naoki Suzuki

Founder Naoki Suzuki

1929 Naoki Suzuki founded the company by opening a printing office at his home
<The statement as the Company founded>
"We pursue high-quality photographic printing no others can compete with, as anybody can be just a typeset printer." 

1929 Naoki Suzuki started printing business
1932 Established Suzuki Shobisha
1942 Established Nissha Printing, Ltd. through business merger
 

Nissha Printing Co., Ltd. front entrance to Shichijo Factory

Nissha Printing Co., Ltd. front entrance to Shichijo Factory

1946 Established Nissha Printing Co., Ltd.
After the War, the well-known Kyoto printing press Jigyokudo was absorbed into the company, giving rise to the Nissha Printing Co., Ltd. of today.

 NEW JAPAN (left), Koku-hou (right)

NEW JAPAN (left), Koku-hou (right)

Established Nissha’s reputation for high-quality photographic printing through numerous art books and exhibition catalogues representing the times
1949 “NEW JAPAN” (The Mainichi Newspapers)
1962 “Koku-hou (National treasure)” (The Mainichi Newspapers)
1959 Shozo Suzuki assumed post of President & Representative Director

1960’s Diversification

Formed our Industrial Materials and Devices Businesses

Promoting new product development by evolving printing technology
Expanding target markets by new products such as transfer foil and electronic components
1979 Listed on the First section of the Tokyo and Osaka stock exchanges
1992 Hiroshi Furukawa assumed post of President & Representative Director

A television cabinet made using a groundbreaking wood-grain finish

A television cabinet made using wood-grain finish films

Formed the current Industrial Materials Business
1967 Entered home appliances market with the first wood-grain transfer foil in Japan
1974 Developed a vacuum metallized multi-color film
1983 Developed a simultaneous molding and decorative transfer system (IMD)

Touch Panel for Zaurus (PDA)

Touch Panel for Zaurus (PDA)

Formed the current Devices Business
1970 Opened new production factory for electronic components such as lead frames
1983 Developed transfer processing for key-top of keyboard of OA
1983 Started sales of “Angstromer” (Highly accurate thin film forming system)
1985 Developed resistive-type transparent touch sensors

2000’s Globalization

The Nissha brand and products penetrated the global market

Junya Suzuki Chairman of the Board, President and CEO

Junya Suzuki Chairman of the Board, President and CEO

Upgraded our business management as the business activity globally expanded
2007 Junya Suzuki assumed post of Chairman of the Board, President and CEO
2007 Overseas net sales ratio surpassed 50%

Film based Touch Sensor

Film based Touch Sensor

Expanded number of global companies Nissha deals with; growth in global market

2007 Established global molding supply chain between Japan, US, China, and Southeast Asia through acquisition of a US molding company (Industrial Materials Business)
2012 Developed capacitive-type touch sensors using photolithography (Devices Business)

Current Strengthen business portfolio strategy

Growth through optimization of Core Technologies and people’s capabilities

Gas Sensor

Gas Sensor

Metallized Paper

Metallized Paper

Medical Devices

Medical Devices

Diversification new business domains through M&A
2014 Acquired gas sensor manufacturer (Japan)
2015 Acquired top global metallized paper manufacturer (Belgium)
2016 Acquired medical devices manufacturer (US) and entered the medical devices market
Formed the Medical Technologies business
2016 Acquired the manufacturer of automobile interior plastic molded components and decorative films (Germany)
2017-18 Medical Technology Business acqired manufacturers of medical divices

New company logo

New company logo

Milestone 90 logo

Milestone 90 logo

Pharmaceutical

Pharmaceutical

From Nissha Printing to Nissha
The business domain evolves beyond the bounds of printing
2017 Changed company name to Nissha Co.,Ltd.
2019 Information and Communication business restructured, and concentrate its business foundation in the Kansai area to focus for making use of its highly accurate, high quality color reproduction capacities
2019 Marked 90th year in Business. Called 2019 Milestone 90 to reflect this important waypoint between our past and our future as we aim for even higher levels of growth
2019 Acquired pharmaceutical company (Japan) and newly entered the market
Nissha's high-quality manufacturing is currently gaining an excellent reputation from customers in the global market. This could be described as a positive result of implementing the differentiation strategy of the founder, who always aimed to "do what nobody else is doing".

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