History

April	1930	Opening of Hattori mine. Start of mining operations for Hattori pottery stone.
July	1935	Construction of a Tamamura-style cableway for the transport of pottery stone; start of mechanization to increase production and improve transportation.
February	1944	Establishment and incorporation of Hattori Kogyo Co. Ltd.
March	1961	Opening of Hiraki Mine in Yashiro-cho, Kato-gun, Hyogo Prefecture. Start of Hiraki Kaolinite mining operations.
October	1963	Opening of Ina Mine in Ina City, Nagano Prefecture. Start of Hydrous Halloysite mining operations.
March	1966	Start of production of clay for paper manufacturing at Ina Factory.
March	1967	Transfer of Head Office / Sales Department to Nagoya City and start of operations.
August	1970	Construction and start of operations of a new production plant for the manufacture of clay for glass fiber at Hiraki Mine. Start of surveying and importing of overseas resources.
April	1980	Start of Perlite mining operations at Mikata Mine in Hyogo Prefecture. Start of Expanded Perlite production at Hiraki Mine.
April	1990	Start of Expanded Vermiculite production at Hiraki Mine.
October	1991	Change of company name to Hattori Company, Ltd.
December	1991	Closure of Ina Mine.
November	1995	Participation in a joint venture in Malaysia. Start of ground Feldspar and Dolomite production.
October	1996	Opening of the Kisosaki Factory in Mie Prefecture, and transfer of the Sales Department here also. Transfer and start of operation of refining facilities for Mica Powder and Wollastonite.
November	1997	Construction and start of operation of new production facilities for Expanded Perlite at Kisosaki Factory.
May	1999	Start of production of clay for glass fiber at SM(M) SDN. BHD. in Malaysia.
October	2001	Start of fire retardant (natural magnesium hydroxide) production at Hiraki Mine.
November	2001	Termination of pottery stone mining operations at Hattori Mine.
March	2004	Extension of ground Brucite production facilities and start of ground Brucite production at Hattori Factory.
December	2006	Testing room and the third warehouse building are increased in the Kisosaki office.
December	2009	The Malaysian joint corporation is transformed into wholly-owned subsidiary, and a company name is changed into HATTORI MINERALS MALAYSIA SDN.BHD.