Jan.

1918

Started production of gelatin and glue for the first time in Japan with industrial production methods introduced from Europe and the U.S.A.

Jan.

1935

Completion of Yao Factory [Present day Osaka Factory]

Feb.

1945

Established Nitta Glue and Gelatin Co., Ltd.

Apr.

1960

Changed the name to Nitta Gelatin Inc.

Feb.

1968

Established Hikone Gelatin Inc. [Currently a consolidated subsidiary]

Mar.

1971

Adhesives Division started

Aug.

1974

Food Division started

Apr.

1975

Established Nitta Gelatin India Ltd. (India) [Currently a consolidated subsidiary]

Jul.

1979

Established Nittta Gelatin NA Inc. (U.S.A.) [Currently a consolidated subsidiary]

Apr.

1982

Established Bostik-Nitta Co., Ltd. [Currently an affiliate company]

May

1990

Established Nitta Gelatin Canada, Inc. (Canada) [Currently a consolidated subsidiary]

Aug.

1996

Established Nitta Casings Inc. (U.S.A.) and Nitta Casings Canada Inc. (Canada) [Dec. 2019 Withdrawal due to business transfer]

May

1998

Bamni Proteins Ltd. (India) [Currently a consolidated subsidiary]

Jan.

1999

Completed the construction of a gelatin factory for Nitta Gelatin India Ltd. 

Sep.

2004

Established Nitta Biolab Inc. 

Dec.

2004

Established Nitta Gelatin Holdings Inc. (U.S.A.) [Currently a consolidated subsidiary]
Established Nitta Gelatin USA, Inc. (U.S.A.) [Production stopped in January 2024]

Dec.

2010

Established Guangdong Baiwei Bio Material Co., Ltd. (China) (Currently an affiliate company)

Sep.

2011

Established Shanghai Nitta Gelatin Co., Ltd. (China) [Currently a consolidated subsidiary]

Dec.

2011

Listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange

Dec.

2012

Designated to First Section [currently the Prime Market] of the Tokyo Stock Exchange

Jan.

2013

Established Nitta Gelatin Vietnam Co., Ltd. (Vietnam) [Currently a consolidated subsidiary]

Aug.

2016

Established Vyse Gelatin, LLC (U.S.A.) [Current a consolidated subsidiary]

Aug.

2019

Established Guangdong Mingyang Gelatin Co., Ltd. (China) [Currently an affiliate company]

Dec.

2019

Withdraw from collagen casing business

Feb.

2021

Adhesive business succeeded to Bostik-Nitta Co., Ltd. [Currently an affiliate company]

Apr.

2021

Absorbed and merged Nitta Biolab Inc.

Dec.

2022

Completed ”Mirai-can”, a new development and manufacturing base for gelatin and collagen