| Company Name | SAKURATECH Co., Ltd. |
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| Founded | November 1939 |
| Capital | ¥ 90million |
| President | Hidenori Ohashi |
| Headquarters | Head Office / Warehouse
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Gifu Plant
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Tokyo Sales Office
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| November 1939 | Sakura Steel Wire Co., Ltd., founded in Higashi Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture; started production of stainless steel wire and other special steel wire |
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| April 1948 | Converted to production of flexible steel wire products (mainly galvanized steel wire) |
| October 1972 | First company in Japan to succeed in the commercialization of ultra thick galvanized steel wire |
| February 1977 | Constructed a high-speed galvanizing plant in Kani City, Gifu Prefecture in association with increased demand for ultra thick galvanized steel wire (introduced gas wiping technology from AWI of Australia), enabling the production of wire with a zinc coating weight of 500g per square meter |
| October 1991 | Company changed name to SAKURATECH Co., Ltd. |
| July 1993 | Reacquired the license to display “JIS G 3532 steel wire” and “JIS G 3547 Galvanized steel wire” in association with the amendment and institution of the JIS; started sales of zinc-aluminum alloy galvanized steel wire |
| April 2007 | Closed Osaka Plant and concentrated production at Gifu Plant |
| July 2008 | Received certification for the new JIS mark display system |
| April 2009 | Developed rough galvanized steel wire to the new standard of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism |
