FuyoLite
Venus Lite
Super Venus
Net Lite
Oil Block
Bachil Up
Underfloor mat
Venus Soil
Venus Yuki
Fuyo Mineral
Soil conditioners
Fuyo X
Water Activating Pot "Kirigamine"
Fuyo Perlite Co., Ltd.
Profile
| Company Name | Fuyo Perlite Co., Ltd. |
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| Head office | 3041-1, Toyohashi, Shimosuwa-machi, Suwa-gun, Nagano Prefecture 393-0001, Japan TEL : 81-266-27-2018 FAX : 81-266-28-8328 |
| URL | http://www.fuyo-p.co.jp/ |
| Established | March 1973 |
| President | Hozumi Kawata |
| Closing of accounts | December |
| Capital | 130 million yen (as of December 31, 2011) |
| Shareholder | Showa Denko K.K. : 73.08% Asahi Kasei Construction Materials Corporation Taisei Corporation Toa Corporation Penta-Ocean Construction Co., Ltd. Nishimatsu Construction Co., Ltd. Taiheiyo Cement Corporation |
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| Domestic sales office | Tokyo Branch 1-13-7, Shibadaimon, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0012, Japan TEL : 81-3-6680-9996 FAX : 81-3-6681-8272 |
| Domestic production sites | Suwa Plant 3041-1, Toyohashi, Shimosuwa-machi, Suwa-gun, Nagano Prefecture 393-0001, Japan TEL : 81-266-27-2018 Main items produced : Fuyo Lite, Venus Lite, Super Venus, Net Lite, Oil Block, Bachil Up, Underfloor Mat, Venus Soil, Venus Yuki, Fuyo Mineral, Soil Conditioners, Fuyo X, Water Activating Pot "Kirigamine" |
| Domestic research and development sites | Suwa Plant 3041-1, Toyohashi, Shimosuwa-machi, Suwa-gun, Nagano Prefecture 393-0001, Japan TEL : 81-266-27-2018 Main research areas : Manufacture and sale of lightweight aggregates for fire-proofing, heat insulation, sound insulation, and moisture-proofing, along with aggregates, oil adsorbing agents, and similar products for gardening, planting, and drainage |
History
| 1964 | Fuyo Development Co., Ltd. developed a technology for manufacturing obsidian lightweight aggregates |
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| 1970 | This business was taken over by the Fuyo Lite Dept. of Vacuum Concrete Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Fuyo Development Co., Ltd. Obtained a permit to mine obsidian by a gallery mining method at No. 1105 Compartment, Higashimata National Forest, Shimosuwa-machi, Suwa-gun, Nagano Prefecture |
| 1971 | Built the Suwa Plant in Toyohashi, Shimosuwa-machi, Suwa-gun, Nagano Prefecture, and put the plant into operation |
| 1973 | Spun off from Vacuum Concrete Co., Ltd. Established Fuyo Lite Co., Ltd. |
| 1976 | Obtained a permit for quarrying on its own in Nagano Prefecture based on the Quarrying Law |
| 1979 | Built the Suwa Plant No. 2. Introduced the industry’s first external-heat kiln (Kiln No. 1) |
| 1980 | Relocated the head office to Iwamoto-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Certified as an "excellent heat-insulation building material" by the Minister of International Trade and Industry |
| 1985 | Divided the marketing function into the two divisions of “Building Materials” and “Tree-Planting” |
| 1987 | Built Kiln No. 2 (external-heat kiln) to meet growing demand |
| 1989 | Relocated the head office to Horidome-cho, Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku , Tokyo |
| 1991 | The Mining Division, Suwa Plant, introduced a filling mining method |
| 1993 | Obtained a permit to mine obsidian by an open cut mining method at No. 1114 Compartment, Higashimata National Forest, Shimosuwa-machi, Suwa-gun, Nagano Prefecture |
| 1994 | Renamed as "Fuyo Pearlite Co., Ltd." |
| 1995 | Relocated the head office to Kodemma-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo |
| 1997 | Built Kiln No. 3 (an external-heat kiln) to meet growing demand |
| 2009 | Obtained a permit to mine obsidian by an open cut mining method at No. 1105 Compartment, Higashimata National Forest, Shimosuwa-machi, Suwa-gun, Nagano Prefecture Relocated the head office to Toyohashi, Shimosuwa-machi, Suwa-gun, Nagano Prefecture Established Tokyo Branch at Shiba Daimon, Minato-ku, Tokyo |
