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| History of Group |
| 1955 |
Sendai Propane Gas Co., Ltd was founded, beginning sales of LP Gas at Sendai,Kagoshima.
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| 1956 |
Developed and commercialized a LP Gas cylinder filling process by way of by-passing a bow
of propane gas without emitting a blow into the air in the process of filling works.
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| 1957 |
Developed and prevailed an itinerating, meter sales system.
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| 1959 |
Opened a sales office at Shimoishiki, Kagoshima city, beginning direct sales mainly within
Kagoshima city.
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| 1960 |
Constructed a factory with a LP Gas cylinder filling station and container
inspection center at Usuki-cho, Kagoshima city (the location of the present
KOAGAS NIHON' head office), beginning the operations.
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| 1960 |
Received "The Award" of the Director of Agency of Small and Medium
Enterprise for excellent compliance of "the Diagnosis System for Small
and Medium Enterprise".
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| 1964 |
Transferred the head office to Usuki-cho, Kagoshima city.
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| 1966 |
South Japan Gas Co., Ltd was established as a subsidiary to supply the town-gas in Sendai city, etc. | ||
| 1970 |
Changed the company name from "Sendai Propane Gas Co., Ltd" to
"KOAGAS Kagoshima Co., Ltd".
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| 1973 |
Began "in-bulk sales" of LP Gas for the first time in Kagoshima prefecture.
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| 1974 |
Koa Auto Gas Co., Ltd was founded in line with the expansion of the LP Gas sales for the LP Gas cars.
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| 1975 |
Began the supply of the propane gas through pipe-line named "community
gas" or "easy to use gas" to the Tsukimi housing complex in Sendai.
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| 1979 |
Began the supply of the community gas to the
Hoshigamine New Town housing complex in Kagoshima city.
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| 1981 |
Taki Transport Co., Ltd was founded as a transport unit.
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| 1983 |
Mr. Kamikozuru, the President, was invited as a speaker in "Singapore LP Gas Technical Forum".
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| 1984 |
MK 13A Propane-air Gas Manufacturing Process was constructed at Sendai Factory,
beginning the operations.
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| 1985 |
Mr. Kamikozuru led the Forth Japan LP Gas Friendship Delegation to China,
making a speech in the four big cities there.
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| 1988 |
Licensed the technology of MK 13A Propane-Air Gas
Manufacturing process to the Hitachi group in Japan, etc.
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| 1991 |
Began the supply of the community gas to the Nagatoshi Hope Town housing complex in Sendai city.
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| 1992 |
Received "The Grand Prix of Technology" from Japan Gas Association
(JGA) for the development and commercialization of MK 13A Propane-Air Gas Manufacturing Process.
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| 1993 |
The delegation of Chang Sha Gas Co. in China visited the Company for the
exchange of the mutual friendship. Mr. Kamikozuru was invited by Chang Sha Gas Co. to attend its twenty years anniversary, making a speech of the LP Gas technology in the Annual Conference of the Editorial Committee for the Town Gas. | ||
| 1994 |
Licensed the technology of MK 13A Propane-air Gas
Manufacturing Process to Shanghai Gas Co. in China.
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| 1995 |
Kokubu Factory began the supply of the town gas to the territory of Kokubu
city through MK 13A Propane-Air Gas Manufacturing Plant (the second plant in South Japan Gas)
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| 1996 |
Became a member of National Propane Gas Association (NPGA) in Washington DC, the U.S.A. Received "The Grand Prix of Invention" from Japan Invention Association for the invention and commercialization of "Blow By-Pass Type of LP Gas Cylinder Filling Process". | ||
| 1997 |
Opened the U.S.A. Office
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| 1998 |
Began the supply of the community gas to the Ishiki Green Hill housing complex.
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| 2000 |
Received "The Grand Prix" from the president of the chamber and
commerce of Kagoshima prefecture in the exhibition of invention of Kagoshima
prefecture for the invention of Air-heated/hot-water dual type vaporizer
process Began the supply of the community gas to both the Aobadai and New Town Jigannji housing complexes. | ||
| 2001 |
Changed the company name of "KOAGAS KAGOSHIMA CO., LTD" to the
present company name of "KOAGAS NIHON CO., LTD" Added a newly-developed air-heated/hot-water dual type of vaporizer to the Plant of the Sendai Factory. | ||
| 2002 |
KOAGAS KANTO Co., Ltd was founded in Tokyo. Deployed a patent bobtail carrying a blow-recovery unit that KOAGAS NIHON Group developed as a new generation type of bobtail to its tank trucking fleet. | ||
| 2003 |
Mr. Kamikozuru made a speech entitled "Expansion of demand for LP
Gas through the prevalence of the full-automatic, air-heated type of propane-air
gas manufacturing plants "in the 16th World LP Gas Forum held in Santiago,
Chile in October, 2003.
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| 2004 |
Received "The Award of the Minister of Education, Science and Culture"
for the development and commercialization of MK 13A Propane-Air Gas Manufacturing Process. Became a member of World LP Gas Association (WLPGA) in Paris, France. | ||
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Received "The Grand Prix " from the president of the chamber and commerce
in the exhibition of invention of kagoshima pretecture
for the invention of method and equipment for transporting LPG in a tank truck.
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