Company History

March 1939
Nippon Light Metal Company, Ltd., was established.
July 1940
Maeda Light Metal Industries (later MC Aluminium Co., Ltd.) started business.
April 1970
Kota Alloy Casting Factory (currently the Kota plant) of Nippon Light Metal Co., Ltd., started operation.
July 1970
Maeda Light Metal's Togura plant became a JIS-certified factory.
April 1973
Kansai Aluminium Alloy Co., Ltd., (later Taishin Light Metal, currently the Mie plant) started operation.
July 1986
The company name was changed from Maeda Light Metal Industries Co., Ltd., to MC Aluminium Co., Ltd.
May 1989
MC Aluminum America, Inc., (currently Nikkei MC Aluminum America, Inc.) was established.
April 1991
Nippon Light Metal Co., Ltd., merged with Taishin Light Metal Co., Ltd. (currently the Mie plant).
August 1993
Alcan Tochigi was succeeded as MC Aluminium Tochigi Co., Ltd.
March 1994
MC Aluminium Tochigi was merged as the Tochigi plant.
July 1995
MC Aluminum (Kunshan) Co., Ltd., (currently Nikkei MC Aluminum (Kunshan) Co., Ltd.) was established.
July 1996
MC Aluminum Thailand Co., Ltd., (currently Nikkei MC Aluminum (Thailand) Co., Ltd.) was established.
April 2007
The aluminum alloy business of Nippon Light Metal Company Ltd. Was divided and succeeded by MC Aluminium Co., Ltd., and Nikkei MC Aluminium Co., Ltd., was established.
September 2012
CMR Nikkei India Private Ltd. was established as a joint company in India.
September 2013
T.S.T. Nikkei Metals S. de R.L. de C.V. was established as a joint company in Mexico.
December 2016
The Sriracha plant of Nikkei MC Aluminum (Thailand) started operation.
November 2018
The Gujarat plant of CMR Nikkei India Private Ltd. started operation.
December 2019
Nikkei CMR Aluminium India Private Ltd. was established.
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