{
  "timeline": [
    {
      "date": "1967/2",
      "category": "会社設立|合弁設立",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 5,
      "event": "日英物産株式会社と米国イリノイ・ツール・ワークス社が日本工業ファスナー株式会社（1970年12月株式会社ニフコと商号変更）を資本金48000千円で設立、ITW社と技術援助契約を締結",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "日米合弁による設立、ITW技術導入が起点",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1969/7",
      "category": "チャネル改革",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 1,
      "event": "大阪市西区に大阪営業所を設置",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1976/12",
      "category": "設備投資",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "愛知県豊田市に名古屋工場を新設",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "自動車向け生産拠点",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1977/10",
      "category": "組織再編",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "日英物産株式会社を吸収合併（株式の額面金額を500円から50円に変更）",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1978/5",
      "category": "チャネル改革",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 1,
      "event": "福岡県京都郡に北九州営業所を設置",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1979/7",
      "category": "株式上場",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 3,
      "event": "東京証券取引所市場第2部に上場",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "株式公開",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1980/9",
      "category": "設備投資",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "神奈川県相模原市に相模原工場を新設竣工",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1982/4",
      "category": "設備投資",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 1,
      "event": "栃木県河内郡に宇都宮事業所を新設竣工",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1983/1",
      "category": "",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 1,
      "event": "大阪営業所を大阪府吹田市に移転",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1983/5",
      "category": "合弁設立|海外進出",
      "region": "東南アジア",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "台湾台北市に合弁会社、台湾扣具工業股份有限公司を設立",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "アジア海外展開の起点",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1984/3",
      "category": "株式上場",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 3,
      "event": "東京証券取引所市場第1部に指定",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "東証一部昇格",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1984/4",
      "category": "チャネル改革",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 1,
      "event": "静岡県浜松市に浜松出張所（現浜松営業所）を設置",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1985/1",
      "category": "合弁設立|海外進出",
      "region": "東南アジア",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "韓国亀尾市に合弁会社、Korea Industrial Fastener Corporation（現Nifco Korea Inc.）を設立",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1986/11",
      "category": "合弁設立|海外進出",
      "region": "米州",
      "importance": 3,
      "event": "米国オハイオ州に合弁会社、ITW-Nifco Inc.を設立",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "北米生産拠点獲得",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1987/7",
      "category": "海外進出",
      "region": "中国",
      "importance": 1,
      "event": "中国香港に子会社、Nifco (HK) Ltd.を設立",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1987/8",
      "category": "設備投資",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 1,
      "event": "広島市安佐南区に広島事業所（現広島営業所）を新設竣工",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1988/11",
      "category": "合弁設立|海外進出",
      "region": "東南アジア",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "タイのバンコク市に合弁会社、Union Nifco Co.",
      "detail": " Ltd.を設立",
      "significance": "",
      "source": ""
    },
    {
      "date": "1990/2",
      "category": "合弁設立",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 1,
      "event": "山形県山形市に合弁会社、株式会社JTニフコ（現株式会社ニフコ山形）を設立",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1990/3",
      "category": "",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 1,
      "event": "東京都港区に東京支社を設置",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1990/7",
      "category": "企業買収|海外進出",
      "region": "欧州",
      "importance": 3,
      "event": "英国クリーブランド州でElta Plastics Ltd.（現Nifco U.K. Ltd.）を買収",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "欧州拠点獲得",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1990/10",
      "category": "合弁設立|海外進出",
      "region": "東南アジア",
      "importance": 1,
      "event": "マレーシアのセランゴール州に合弁会社、Nifco (Malaysia) SDN BHD.を設立",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1991/12",
      "category": "合弁設立",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 1,
      "event": "熊本県菊池郡に合弁会社、株式会社九州JTニフコ（現株式会社ニフコ熊本）を設立",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1995/7",
      "category": "海外進出",
      "region": "東南アジア",
      "importance": 1,
      "event": "シンガポールに子会社、Nifco (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.を設立",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1996/3",
      "category": "海外進出|設備投資",
      "region": "中国",
      "importance": 3,
      "event": "中国上海市に子会社、上海利富高塑料制品有限公司を設立",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "中国直接進出",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1996/4",
      "category": "海外進出",
      "region": "米州",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "米国オハイオ州に子会社、Nifco U.S. Corporation（現Nifco America Corporation）を設立",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1996/7",
      "category": "企業買収",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "株式会社ジャパンタイムズ並びにシモンズ株式会社及びSimmons Bedding & Furniture (HK) Limitedの株式を取得し子会社化",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "異業種買収（後に売却）",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1997/12",
      "category": "組織再編",
      "region": "米州",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "米国オハイオ州で合弁会社ITW-Nifco Inc.の株式を取得しNifco U.S. Corporationを存続会社として合併",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "北米合弁を完全子会社化",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "1999/5",
      "category": "",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 1,
      "event": "九州営業所を北九州市小倉北区に移転",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2001/4",
      "category": "企業買収|海外進出",
      "region": "欧州",
      "importance": 3,
      "event": "スペインのアクリプラス・グループ4社（Nifco Products Espana",
      "detail": " S.L.U.）を買収",
      "significance": "",
      "source": "欧州事業拡大"
    },
    {
      "date": "2001/11",
      "category": "合弁設立|海外進出",
      "region": "中国",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "中国広東省東莞市長安鎮に台湾扣具工業との折半出資による子会社、台扣利富高塑膠制品（東莞）有限公司を設立",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2002/2",
      "category": "海外進出|設備投資",
      "region": "中国",
      "importance": 1,
      "event": "中国広東省東莞市石龍鎮に子会社、東莞利富高塑料制品有限公司を設立",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2002/6",
      "category": "組織再編",
      "region": "東南アジア",
      "importance": 1,
      "event": "台湾の合弁会社である台湾扣具工業股份有限公司の株式を買増しして子会社化",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2002/7",
      "category": "海外進出|設備投資",
      "region": "東南アジア",
      "importance": 1,
      "event": "タイのチョンブリ県に子会社、Nifco (Thailand) Co.",
      "detail": " Ltd.を設立",
      "significance": "",
      "source": ""
    },
    {
      "date": "2004/11",
      "category": "海外進出|設備投資",
      "region": "中国",
      "importance": 1,
      "event": "中国北京市通州区に子会社、北京利富高塑料制品有限公司を設立",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2005/1",
      "category": "海外進出|設備投資",
      "region": "東南アジア",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "ベトナムのタイニン省に子会社、Kifco Vietnam Ltd.（現Nifco Vietnam Ltd.）を設立",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2005/3",
      "category": "組織再編",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 1,
      "event": "合弁会社である株式会社JTニフコ及び株式会社九州JTニフコの株式を買増しして子会社化",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2006/2",
      "category": "海外進出|設備投資",
      "region": "欧州",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "ポーランドのシフィドニツァ市に子会社、Nifco Poland Sp.z o.o.を設立",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "東欧生産拠点",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2007/3",
      "category": "海外進出",
      "region": "米州",
      "importance": 1,
      "event": "米国ケンタッキー州に子会社Nifco North America Inc.を設立",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2007/6",
      "category": "海外進出",
      "region": "欧州",
      "importance": 1,
      "event": "ドイツのエシュボルン市に子会社、Nifco Deutschland GmbH（Nifco KTS GmbH）を設立",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2008/9",
      "category": "組織再編",
      "region": "東南アジア",
      "importance": 1,
      "event": "タイの合弁会社であるUnion Nifco Co.",
      "detail": " Ltd.の株式を買い増しして子会社化",
      "significance": "",
      "source": ""
    },
    {
      "date": "2008/10",
      "category": "海外進出",
      "region": "米州",
      "importance": 1,
      "event": "米国アラバマ州に子会社、Nifco Korea USA Inc.を設立",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2010/6",
      "category": "海外進出|設備投資",
      "region": "東南アジア",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "インドのグルガオン市に子会社、Nifco India Private Ltd.を設立",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "インド進出",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2010/7",
      "category": "海外進出|設備投資",
      "region": "東南アジア",
      "importance": 1,
      "event": "インドのチェンナイ市に子会社、Nifco South India Manufacturing Private Ltd.を設立",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2010/11",
      "category": "海外進出|設備投資",
      "region": "中国",
      "importance": 1,
      "event": "中国湖北省鄂州市に子会社、利富高（湖北）精密樹脂制品有限公司を設立",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2010/12",
      "category": "海外進出|設備投資",
      "region": "欧州",
      "importance": 1,
      "event": "ポーランドのジョルィ市に子会社、Nifco Korea Poland Sp.z o.o.を設立",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2011/1",
      "category": "海外進出|設備投資",
      "region": "中国",
      "importance": 1,
      "event": "中国江蘇省張家港市に子会社、利富高（江蘇）精密樹脂制品有限公司を設立",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2011/5",
      "category": "海外進出|設備投資",
      "region": "東南アジア",
      "importance": 1,
      "event": "インドネシアのジャカルタ市に子会社、PT.Nifco Indonesiaを設立",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2011/6",
      "category": "海外進出|設備投資",
      "region": "中国",
      "importance": 1,
      "event": "中国江蘇省塩城市に子会社、利富高（塩城）精密樹脂制品有限公司を設立",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2012/7",
      "category": "海外進出|設備投資",
      "region": "米州",
      "importance": 1,
      "event": "メキシコのイラプアト市に子会社、Nifco Central Mexico S.de R.L.de C.V.を設立",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2013/3",
      "category": "設備投資|研究開発",
      "region": "",
      "importance": 2,
      "event": "神奈川県横須賀市にニフコ技術開発センターを新設竣工",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "R&D拠点",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    },
    {
      "date": "2013/4",
      "category": "企業買収",
      "region": "欧州",
      "importance": 4,
      "event": "ドイツのKTS社及びそのグループ会社を買収",
      "detail": "",
      "significance": "欧州事業拡大",
      "source": "有価証券報告書"
    }
  ]
}