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SHO-BOND CORPORATION, the predecessor of SHO-BOND Holdings, was established as Showa Kogyo Corporation on June 4, 1958 in Setagaya-ku, Tokyo. It first engaged in construction services business that used rigid PVC and polyethylene. It established SHO-BOND Holdings Co., Ltd. on January 4, 2008 by using a transfer of stock that made SHO-BOND CORPORATION a wholly owned subsidiary.

1950s

1958

  • Showa Kogyo Corporation was established in Setagaya-ku, Tokyo
  • Capital: 500 thousand yen

1959

  • Development of “SHO-BOND”, an epoxy resin adhesive for civil engineering and construction.
  • Capital: 3 million yen

1960s

1960

  • Started the manufacture, sales and application of “SHO-BOND” adhesives
  • The Institute of Industrial Science of the University of Tokyo announced positive results of its tests concerning the performance of “SHO-BOND” adhesives
  • Relocated the head office to Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

1963

  • Received permission and registered as a construction company with the Tokyo metropolitan government.
  • Changed the company name to SHO-BOND Co., Ltd.
  • Capital: 10 million yen

1964

  • SHO-BOND repaired cracks in the deck slab with epoxy resin during the restoration of Showa Ohashi Bridge, which collapsed during the Niigata earthquake. The use of resin injections at this project firmly established SHO-BOND’s reputation as a leader in the civil engineering field of repairing and reinforcing structures.

1969

  • Received permission and registered as a construction company with the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.
  • Capital: 70 million yen

1970s

1975

  • Changed the company name to SHO-BOND CORPORATION
  • Relocated the head office to Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
  • Capital: 460 million yen

1977

  • Established a research institute in the city of Omiya (now Saitama) in Saitama prefecture
  • Capital: 550 million yen

1980s

1987

  • Listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
  • Capital: 2,545 million yen

1989

  • Moved to the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
  • Capital: 5,384.20 million yen

1990s

1991

  • Relocated the head office to Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

1995

  • SHO-BOND performed a large volume of repair work following the Southern Hyogo Prefecture Earthquake. The disaster caused by this earthquake increased public awareness of the importance of repairing and reinforcing structures.

1996

  • Moved the research institute to the city of Tsukuba in Ibaraki prefecture and named the Technical Research Institute
  • Capital: 10,100 million yen

2000s

2006

  • Relocated the head office to Koto-ku, Tokyo

2008

  • Established SHO-BOND Holdings Co., Ltd. by using a transfer of stock that made SHO-BOND CORPORATION, SHO-BOND Chemical and SHO-BOND Coupling wholly owned subsidiaries
  • Capital: 5,000 million yen

2009

  • Relocated the head office to Chuo-ku, Tokyo

2010s

2016

  • Subsidiaries SHO-BOND Chemical and SHO-BOND Coupling merged to create SHO-BOND Material Co., Ltd.

2019

  • SHO-BOND Holding Co., Ltd. and Mitsui & Co., Ltd. established a joint venture for expanding business overseas. (SHO-BOND & MIT Infrastructure Maintenance Corporation)

2020s

2022

  • Moved from the TSE First Section market to the TSE Prime market under the Tokyo Stock Exchange market restructuring.
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