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Corporate History
| 1912 |
Mr.Hara from Goto in Kyushu acquired the right of mining of graphite in Korean Peninsula |
| 1918 |
Founded HARA TRADING COMPANY LIMITED (capital 5 million yen), and started marine transportation business and mining and sales of graphite. |
| 1950 | Started import and sales of Korean amorphous graphite using import traders such as DAIICHI TUSHO CAMPANY (currently MITSUI & CO). |
| 1955 |
Appointed as an agent of DAIICHI BUSSAN COMPANY (currently MITSUI & CO) and started business of import and sales of amorphous flaky graphite. |
| 1980 | Import and sales of graphite from around the world using several trading companies. As an agent of NIPPON CARBON CO.,LTD, started sales of artificial electrode, artificial graphite, special graphite and graphitized coke. |
| 1981 22. May 1981 |
HARA TRADING COMPANY LIMITED dissolved voluntarily and SANKO TRADING CO.,LTD(an affiliate company of MITSUI & CO) took over the trade right.
SANKO TRADING CO., LTD established a wholly owned subsidiary company MIHARA CARBON CO.,LTD. |
| 1991 |
SANKO TRADING CO.,LTD was acquired by MITSUI BUSSAN METAL MATERIALS CO.,LTD.. |
| 10. Jul. 1996 10. Jul. 1996 |
JAPAN CHINA COALS TRADING CO., LTD acquired MIHARA CARBON CO.,LTD from MITSUI BUSSAN METAL MATERIALS CO.,LTD. Opened Osaka Sales Office |
| 01. Oct. 1997 | Opened Nagoya Sales Office |
| 15.Jul.2008 | Obtained certification of ISO 9001 |
| 01.Apr.2009 |
Moved Head Office from 1-5-5 Kandaizumicho to present address |
| 18.Jun.2012 | Moved Head Office from 1-8-11 Kandaizumicho to present address |
| 1.Jun.2013 | Opened Toyama Sales Office |
| 1.Oct.2013 | Japan China Coals Trading Co.,Ltd. and Maehata Sangyo Co.,Ltd. are merged and are named to Maehata　Corporation. Capital increase to 30 million yen. |
| 1.Jun.2019 | Opened Fukuyama Sales Office |
| 15.Apr.2022 | Opened Kagoshima Sales Office |
| Up to the present date | |