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Nitta Japan
History
This is Nitta Archives, which
records footsteps for over 100 years since our establishment.
In the
Archives, you will find that Nitta has developed unexpected
products.
 Manufactured Japan's first power driving leather belts
(1888 )
Nitta's
founder manufactured leather for shoe-making in those days. Exploiting his
leather manufacturing techniques, he developed and showed leather belts at
an exhibition where visitors were struck with admiration at his tanning
techniques. One of these visitors, Osaka Boseki, commissioned power
driving leather belts. Until then, there were only imported belts in the
domestic market; so, quality made-in-Japan products were keenly wanted. It
was Nitta that first succeeded in producing quality power driving leather
belts to respond to such a desire in Japan.
With this as a turning
point, Nitta achieved name recognition in the spinning industry. Nitta's
products are still used in spinning machinery.
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 Nitta launched production of
tannin solid extracts for the first time in Japan (1911 )
Through the leather
tanning process, Nitta's founder discovered that the bark of daimyo oak
and root skins of Nobu trees contained good-quality tannin. In those days,
surging demand for leather products caused the depletion of daimyo oak and
Nobu trees on the main island of Japan. Under these circumstances, raw
materials to extract tannin were rarely offered in the market. The founder
noticed that there were many daimyo oak forests in Tokachi of Hokkaido.
Then, he founded the Tokachi Seiju Factory to produce tannin solid
extracts for the first time in Japan. While the company cut down the
forest, it started afforestation for the future. In the beginning, only
the bark of these daimyo oaks was used as a raw material to obtain the
tannin.
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 Nitta is the father of
plywood (1929
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Trunks of the daimyo oak trees were utilized mostly for
sleepers of railways after the bark was removed from them. Nitta then used
and commercialized them as plywood. Thanks to Nitta's developed glue bond
with excellent heat and water resistance, "beniya" (plywood) was finally
patented in 1923. Applications of the plywood expanded to construction
of Japanese and Western-style buildings, fixtures, airplanes, locomotives,
steam vessels, instruments, toys and automotives.
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 Nitta launched production of
glue and gelatin (1917 )
In those days, the quantity of consumed glue and
gelatin increased in Japan. Domestic products, however, were not
satisfactory in terms of production volume and quality. Nitta knew that
raw materials for the glue were a by-product of the belt manufacturing
process. Then, the company studied Western glue production methods, and
finally commercialized the glue. When the company launched production of
industrial gelatin, Japanese industries escaped dependence on imported
glue and general industrial gelatin. The company launched research into
edible and medical gelatin, while the company also launched development of
photographic gelatin, which was technically difficult to produce.
The
plant built to manufacture glue and gelatin became the number one plant in
the East in quality and production volume of glue and gelatin.
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 Livestock ranching in
Hokkaido (1923 )
Nitta seriously launched livestock ranching in 1923, utilizing
a vast area of land. This stock farm produced light racing horses, while
the farm launched breeding of dairy cattle. The company built a butter
production plant and launched fully into production of butter and
condensed milk as well. This ranching division was transferred to the
Hokkaido Dairy Product Sales Association (the predecessor of Yukijirushi
(Snow Brand)) and Kyokuto Rennyu of the Meiji Seika Group.
After World
War II, the company founded Nitta Farm to produce thoroughbred racing
horses. In 1967, a famous Japan Derby horse, Asedenko, was born
there.
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 Primary school and commercial
college opened
At that time, there were many children who could not go
to school because they had to work to supplement the family income.
Nitta's founder opened Yurin Jinjo Primary School for these children in
Osaka in 1911. The founder shouldered any and all operation costs, and
also outfitted necessities to pupils including school supplies, clothes
and shoes. After 12 years, he donated all property of the primary school
to Osaka City.
In addition, Nitta's founder opened Matsuyama Commercial
College (the current Matsuyama University) in his hometown, Matsuyama City
in 1923. He sponsored foundation and operation of the college.
These
activities were based on the founder's wish to contribute to society not
only through technology and business but also through education.
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We
Would Like To Introduce Our Company Products
 As time
passed, market needs changed step by step from quicker and greater
conveyance to more precise conveyance. Nitta develops various types of
belts for high functions and added values to fill such needs. In order to
meet this generation's market demands for faster, larger volume and more
precise conveyance, Nitta has developed a variety of high-function,
added-value belts to fill the need. |
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 Nitta
develops highly value-added rubber products that respond to various
desires in the industrial machinery sector, where industrial machinery is
becoming more sophisticated in performance and
functions. |
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 Nitta has
delivered many belt curve conveyors to various business sectors including
logistics and distribution, through which the company has satisfied
various customer needs. |
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