The Nilaco CorporationCompany History
| 1917 | Kaneichiro Mochizuki founded the Mochizuki Corporation and started to import Tungsten filaments, as it had not produced in Japan. |
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| 1923 | Following the great Kanto earthquake, started to import vacuum tubes, Nickel sheets and other materials, which were in high demand as radio came into wide use. |
| (1941-1945) | After World WarⅡ, restarted import business. Became a pioneer importer of Neon gas from France. Expanded business into China, the Philippines, India and Egypt. Later, the main focus has shifted to materials for electron tubes and sold materials to universities and research institutes throughout Japan. |
| 1944 | Established The Japan Lamp Industries Co., Ltd. |
| 1973 | The oil crisis caused the company to change its direction to trading materials for R&D. |
| 1988 | Established the Nilaco Analytical Laboratory (NAL) offering analysis of materials to customers. |
| 1989 | Changed the company name to "The Nilaco Corporation" on its 45th year anniversary. |
| 1995 | Established the Nilaco Information Center (NIC). |
| 1998 | Moved to a new office. |
| 2001 | Created the website and Internet order system. |