is a Japanese company that produces tapes, vinyl, LCDs, insulation, and several other products. It was founded in Osaki, Tokyo in 1918 to produce electrical insulation and it survived World War II, despite the destruction of its central offices which have since moved to Osaka. Nitto is a member of the Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) keiretsu. History 1918 Nitto Electric Industrial Company, Limited forms in Ohsaki, Tokyo, to produce electrical insulating materials in Japan. 1924 Introduces electrical insulating varnishes. 1941 Ibaraki Plant begins operation. 1945 Head Office in Osaki, Tokyo, destroyed by air raids. 1946 Head Office is relocated to Ibaraki, Osaka ; Begins production of Black Tape. 1949 Opens Osaka and Tokyo Branch Offices ; Begins production of anticorrosion tapes. 1951 Produces first plastic tapes in Japan. 1957 Begins production of electrical insulating casting and molding products. 1959 Suita Plant begins operation. 1961 Opens first overseas office in New York ; Begins production of fluoroplastic products (NITOFLON) ; Begins production of surface protection vinyl sheets (SPV). 1962 Lists common stocks on Second Sections of Tokyo Stock Exchange and Osaka Stock Exchange ; Toyohashi Plant begins operation ; 1964 Begins production of FRP electrical insulating products and double-coated adhesive tape. 1966 Begins production of semiconductor encapsulating materials. 1967 Lists common stocks on First Sections of Tokyo Stock Exchange and Osaka Stock Exchange ; Kanto Plant begins operation. Begins production of medical adhesive sheets. 1968 Forms Nitto Denko America, Inc.. 1969 Kameyama Plant begins operation ; Forms Nitto Denko Taiwan Nitto Denko as the first overseas manufacturing base. 1973 Begins production of flexible printed circuits. 1974 Forms Nitto Belgium N.V. ; Begins production of sealing materials (EPT Sealer). 1975 Forms Nitoms, Inc.; Begins production of polarizing films for liquid crystal displays. 1976 Begins production of high-polymer separation membranes (reverse-osmosis membranes, ultrafiltration membranes). 1977 Tohoku Plant begins operation. 1981 Begins production of tapes for athletes and rehabilitation, taping tapes (NITREAT). 1982 Kyushu Plant (now called Nitto Electronics Kyusyu) begins operation. 1983 Begins production of transdermal drug delivery patches. 1985 Begins production of reinforce and vibration damping materials (NITOHARD). 1986 Shiga Plant begins operation. 1987 Acquires Hydranautics in the U.S.A. 1988 Celebrates 70th anniversary and changes name to Nitto Denko Corporation. 1989 Begins production of retardation films for liquid crystal displays(NRF); Forms Nitto Denko Electronics (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.; Develops plant tissue culture technology (Tissue-cultured Panax Ginseng). 1992 Begins production of protective films