1845 - 1959 Foundation --- Creation of a paper trading company.

1845

• Saburobei Nakai establishes a private paper company, Koshisan Shoten, in Kyoto. The company deals in traditional Japanese paper, or washi.

1876

• Begins dealing in machine-made paper. First in Japan to deal in this type of paper.

1882

• Product distribution contract with Oji Paper Co., Ltd. signed.

  A sketch of the Company c.1877

1916

• Becomes a limited company; name changed to Nakai Shoten Limited.

1949

• As a part of the dissolution of zaibatsu after the war, Oji Paper was broken up into three new enterprises, Oji Paper, Jujo Paper and Honshu Paper, with which the Company made new contracts.

1963

• Company name changed to Nakai Limited.

1968

• Hokko Sangyo Co., Ltd. merged into the Company. The Company takes over business rights of Hokuriku Shigyo Co., Ltd.

1970 - 1999 Establishment of Japan Pulp and Paper Company Limited --- Stock listing and expansion of business activities

1970

• Japan Pulp and Paper Company Limited formed through the merging of Nakai Limited and Fuji Yoshiten Company.
  Jakarta Representative Office opened.

  Signing of the merger between Nakai Limited and Fuji Yoshiten Company

1971

• National wholesale network established.

1972

• Company listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
• Dusseldorf Representative Office opened.

1973

• Company listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and the Osaka Securities Exchange. JP Resources Co., Ltd. established.

1974

• Japan Pulp & Paper (U.S.A.) Corp. established.

1981

• Beijing Representative Office opened.

1995

• 150th anniversary of the Company’s founding.

1998

• Safeshred Co., Inc. established in Los Angeles.

  Safeshred Co., Inc. established.

1999

• The Company participated with Oji Paper Co., Ltd., Nissho Iwai Corp. and Shogakukan Inc. to start an afforestation project.
• Kyushu J.P. Resources Co., Ltd. established.
• The first JP Environment Forum held.
• Chubu J.P. Resources Co., Ltd. established.

2000 - Response to globalization --- Promotion of environmentally friendly business activities

2000

• JP Co-operative Logistics Co., Ltd. established.
• Kansai J.P. Resources Co., Ltd. established.
• JP Hokkai Co., Ltd. established.

2001

• ISO 14001 certification obtained at the Tokyo Head Office.
• Japan Pulp & Paper (Australia) Pty. Ltd. established; activities of Sydney Representative Office incorporated.

  ISO 14001 certification obtained at the Tokyo Head Office.

2002

• ISO 14001 certification obtained at all domestic facilities.
• JPTS Electronics Materials (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. established.
• FSC Chain-of-Custody (CoC) certification obtained at all domestic facilities.

2003

• First issue of unsecured corporate bonds totaling ¥10 billion.
• Purchased the Tomen Group’s Pulp and Paper Sales Division.

2004

• JP Resources Co., Ltd. established (J.P. Resources Co., Ltd., Kyushu J.P. Resources Co., Ltd., Chubu
• J.P. Resources Co., Ltd. and Kansai J.P. Resources Co., Ltd. consolidated).
• JH Recycle Co., Ltd. established.
• Guangzhou Representative Office opened (Incorporated with Japan Pulp & Paper (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. in 2007).
• Kawabe Biomass Power Generation Co., Ltd. established.

2005

• Charter of Corporate Behavior established.
• Japan Pulp & Paper (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. established.

2006

• Taipei Representative Office opened.

2007

• Seoul Representative Office opened. (Incorporated in 2009)
• JP System Solution Co., Ltd. established.
• Moscow Representative Office opened.
• PEFC Chain-of-Custody (CoC) certification obtained at all domestic facilities.
• Eco-Port Kyushu Co., Ltd. established.

2008

• Tianjin Rihai Huiyang Regeneration Resources Recycling Co., Ltd. established.

  Tianjin Rihai Huiyang Regeneration Resources Recycling Co., Ltd. established.

• Dubai Representative Office opened.
• Long-term vision Innovation JP 2020 formulated.

2009

• Eco Paper JP Co., Ltd. acquired the paper manufacturing operations of Tokiwa Corporation.

  Eco Paper JP Co., Ltd. acquired the paper manufacturing operations of Tokiwa Corporation.

2010

• Major independent U.S. paper merchant Gould Paper Corporation acquired and North American business activities expanded.
• American Pan Pacific Fiber, Inc. acquired, expanding the Company’s wastepaper recycling business in Los Angeles.

2011

• Corelex Group, a major player in the household paper sector acquired.

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