Company

History

Aoyama Special Steel was founded in Kobe as a pioneer in the import and sale of specialty steel. For nearly a century, we have remained dedicated to delivering the highest quality solutions to our customers, adapting to the ongoing structural changes and transformations in the industrial sector. Guided by an earnest approach to business, we are committed to offering proposals rooted in integrity.

Through these efforts, we have developed strong bonds with our valued partners, including customers and business associates—bonds we consider an invaluable asset.

Founding - 1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s 〜 1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s

Founding - 1950s

1914: Founded in Kobe

At the time of founding

At the time of founding

1956: Established the current Aoyama Special Steel Co., Ltd. with a capital of 30 million yen.

Warehouse Entrance of the Tokyo Branch

Tokyo Headquarters and Warehouse in Echinebori, Tokyo

1960s

1960: Increased capital to 60 million yen

1961: Opened Osaka Branch and increased capital to 66 million yen

Former Osaka Branch building

Inside the Osaka Branch office

1964: Opened Niigata Sales Office

Former Niigata Sales Office Building

1965: Opened Shizuoka Branch

1967: Tokyo Headquarters Reconstruction

Former Tokyo Headquarters Building

1968: Hamamatsu Sales Office Established

1969: Kakogawa Sales Office Established, Urayasu Center Constructed

1970s

1970: Capital Increased to 100 Million Yen

1971: Nagoya Sales Office Established

1975: Shizuoka Branch Heat Treatment Center Completed

1976: Sakaigawa Sales Office Established

1978: Hokuriku Sales Office Established

The book "Sixty Years in Steel" written and published by Seiichi Aoyama, who supported the company’s founding era

1980s – 1990s

1981: Sagami Sales Office, Ota Sales Office, Tohoku Business Office Established

Tohoku Business Office Renovated in 2019

1982: Kakogawa Sales Office Relocated to Akashi City and Renamed "Hyogo Sales Office"

1983: Shizuoka Branch Processing Factory Completed

Shizuoka Branch Processing Factory

1984: Urayasu Sales Office, Toyohashi Sales Office Established

30th Anniversary Party

1988: Second Urayasu Warehouse Constructed

1995: Aoyama Special Steel Hong Kong Co., Ltd. Established

2000s

2001: Capital Increased to 310 Million Yen
Shanghai Office of Aoyama Special Steel Hong Kong Co., Ltd. Established

Exhibition Booth Display

2002: Aoyama Tokka Metals (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. Established

2003: Sakaigawa Sales Office in Osaka Relocated to Higashi-Osaka City and Renamed "Higashi-Osaka Sales Office"

2006: Second Processing Factory at Shizuoka Branch Completed

Second Processing Factory at Shizuoka Branch

2007: Kuwana Distribution Center Constructed

2008: Hyogo Sales Office Reconstructed

Hyogo Sales Office Exterior

2009: Hamamatsu Sales Office Relocated to Iwata City

Central Japan Sales Team Trip

Hamamatsu Sales Office

2010s

2012: New Second Urayasu Warehouse Constructed

Second Urayasu Warehouse Exterior

2013: Foshan Qing Shan Special Steel Co., Ltd. Established

2014: Urayasu Center Reconstructed

2015: Higashi-Osaka Sales Office Expanded
Toyohashi Sales Office Relocated within the Same City

Toyohashi Sales Office Exterior

2016: Temporary Relocation of Headquarters within the Same Ward for Reconstruction

60th Anniversary Party

2018: Reconstruction of Headquarters

Headquarters Building

Interior of Headquarters

2019: Ota Sales Office Relocated within the Same City

2020s

2021: Sendai Sales Office Established
Ibaraki Sales Office Established
Osaka Branch Relocated within the Same City
Ota Sales Office Relocated within the Same City

Ota Sales Office Exterior

2022: Sagami Sales Office Relocated within the Same City
Higashi-Osaka Sales Office Renamed "Higashi-Osaka Logistics Center"

2024: Taiwan Aoyama Special Steel Co., Ltd. Established
Ibaraki Sales Office and Warehouse Relocated to Naka City