| Company Name | TAKEFU SPECIAL STEEL CO., LTD. |
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| Office & Factory | 21-2-1, SHIROMARU-CHO, ECHIZEN-CITY, FUKUI 915-0857 JAPAN TEL: +81-778-24-3666 FAX: +81-778-24-3719 |
| Foundation | October, 1954 |
| Capital Fund | 50 million Japanese yen |
| Representative | President Michiro Kono |
| Number of Employees | 54 people |
| Business | Production to order clad metal Original blade steel "V-Steel" series Trustee metal processing Clad Art |
| Monthly Production capacity | hot rolling:120ton cold rolling 100ton |
| Total site area | 15,901.71㎡ |
| Factory | 5,055㎡ |
| 1954 | October | Founded as a material supply maker in Takase-cho, (now Echizen city) Jiro Matsumoto named as the 1st President, and Iwao Kono as the Senior Managing Director |
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| 1959 | October | Started co-ownership with Yawata Iron & Steel Co.,Ltd. (now NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION) regarding our ply metal processing patent |
| 1964 | 10th anniversary of foundation | |
| October | Built Murakuni factory at Murakuni-cho, Takefu city | |
| 1968 | January | Purchased Ohshio industrial site |
| November | Iwao Kono installed as the 2nd President | |
| 1969 | May | Relocated head office from Takase to Murakuni |
| September | Increased capital to 30 million Japanese yen | |
| Patented Manufacturing method of composite steel for blade (DP method) | ||
| 1974 | Relocated Takase factory facilities to new Ohshio factory at Shiromaru-cho,Takefu city Closed Takase origin factory | |
| 1979 | May | Relocated entire head office from Murakuni to Oshio factory at Shiromaru-cho,Takefu city |
| December | Completed additional Ohshio factory building | |
| 1980 | January | Completed moving all Murakuni factory facilities, and activated integrated manufacturing line. |
| 1987 | New built engineering block | |
| 1988 | July | Michitsugu Kono named as the 3rd President, Hokao Iwasa as the Senior Managing director. |
| 1989 | July | Constructed new office building |
| 2005 | August | Expanded office block, installed rotary grinder in factory |
| 2009 | May | Increased capital to 50 million yen. |
| 2011 | December | Reconstructed acid pickling building. |
| 2014 | May | Michiro Kono named as the 4th President, and Michitsugu Kono as Chairman. |
| July | Set up recreation facility "Tokko hall" | |
| December | Extension of craft building. | |
| 2016 | March | Implemented our "Dr. System", to recognize expertise, with Mr. Fukuoka, Mr. Yamamoto, and Mr. Morisaka named as our first "Senior Doctors". |
| April | Contracted as a the "naming rights" partner of Echizen city soccer field Takefu Special Steel Dream Soccer Ground. |
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| August | Established Saurkos Fukui supporters group in Echizen City. (Currently, Fukui United FC Echizen City Supporters Association) |
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| 2018 | May | Michitsugu Kono becomes Chairman of the Board and "Senior Doctor". |
| 2020 | December | New office building completed. |
| 2021 | April | Second term contracted as the "naming rights" partner of Echizen city soccer field. |
