Nitta Industries Europe GmbH

Nitta Corporation was founded in 1885 and was Japan’s first manufacturer of power transmission belts. From this beginning, Nitta has expanded its activities into many industrial products. Today, Nitta is active in all types of industrial belting, conveyor systems, air filtration, engineered rubber products, plastic hose and tubing, industrial wipers, and mechatronic sensor systems.

1885

Founder Chojiro Nitta established an enterprise of tanning in Osaka.

1888

For the first time in Japan, succeeded the manufacture of leather belt for transmission.

1906

In Hokkaido started the manufacture of tanning.

1909

Established Nitta Leather Belting Co.,Ltd. and Nitta.

1916

Started the manufacture of rubber belt.

1918

Started the manufacture of glue and gelatine.

1945

Divided and established Nitta Leather Belting Co Ltd., Nitta Gelatine Co. Ltd. and Nitta Rubber Industrial Co.

1965

Nitta Leather Belting Co.,Ltd. changed its name to Nitta Belting Co. Ltd.

1968

Nara Factory built in Yamatokoriyama City.

Establised Nitta-Moore Company Ltd. with Samuel Moore & Co. of America.

1971

Established Unitta Company Ltd. with Uniroyal Inc. (currently Gates Corporation) of America.

1980

Established Nitta International Inc. in USA.

1982

Nitta Belting Company Ltd. changed its name to Nitta Corporation Ltd.

1983

Established Rodel Nitta Company with Rodel Inc. of America.

1988

Established Taiwan Nitta Filter Company Ltd in Taiwan

Acquired 100% shares of Nitta-Moore Company Ltd.

1989

Nitta-Moore Co. Ltd. established a joint company, Korea Nitta-Moore Co. Ltd, in Korea

Established Nitta Industries of America Inc. in USA.

1991

Established Nitta Industries Europe GmbH in Germany.

Purchased Condev Holding B.V. as a belt maker.

(present Nitta Corporation of Holland Holding B.V.)

1992

Nitta Moore Co.,Ltd. changed the organisation to Nitta Moore Company.

Introduction of CI and started the company reforming movement “New Wave“.

1993

Nitta International Inc. and Nitta Industries of America Inc. were merged into Nitta Corporation of America.

1994

Established Nitta Corporation of Singapore Pte Ltd.. in Singapore.

1995

Listed on the second section of the Osaka Stock Exchange.

1996

Listed on the second section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

1997

Designated as a stock of the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and the Osaka Stock Exchange.

1998

Head office built in Naniwa-ku, Osaka.

2002

Unitta Corporation Changed its name to Gates Unitta Asia Company.

2004

Rodel Nitta Company Changed its name to Nitta Haas Incorporated.

Nitta-Moore Company established two joint companies,Nitta-Moore Technology(Changzhou) Co., Ltd. and Changzhou Nitta-Moore Itoh Metal Co., Ltd. in China.

2005

Established Nitta Corporation of Changzhou and Nitta-Moore (Guangzhou) Tube Co. Ltd.

2009

Merged and acquired Nitta-Moore Company and Sonac Incorporated.

2010

Established Nitta(Shanghai) Management Co. Ltd in China.

2012

Established Nitta Corporation India Pvt.Ltd. in India.

Worked out a Long-term Management Plan(V2020).

Established Nitta Mechatronics(Changzhou)Co. Ltd in China.

Company Forest in Tokachi Hokkaido obtained “Offset Credit (J-VER)” certification of Ministry of the Environment.

2013

Established Nitta Brazil in Brazil.

2015

Established Nitta Corporation (Thailand) Ltd in Thailand.