October 1968 | Founded: Yowa Industry, Ryosei Industry Injection molding plant completed, door trim line and urethane foaming line completed |
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February 1973 | Started production of instrument panels for compact passenger cars |
February 1980 | Inauguration of Suiryo Plastics as a direct subsidiary of Mitsubishi Motors |
June 1983 | Ceiling manufacturing plant completed (present-day No. 3 assembly plant) |
July 1983 | PP coating plant completed |
February 1987 | Concluded Contracts for Technical Assistance with THAI SUMMIT AUTOPARTS INDUSTRY and SUMMIT AUTO SEATS INDUSTRY, both of Thailand |
May 1987 | Injection molding plant for large parts completed |
February 1990~ April 1991 |
Concluded Contracts for Technical assistance with TECK SEE PLASTIC, AZMAN HAMZAH PLASTIK, RAYA PLASTIK INDUSTRY, CARINPA, and EP POLYMERS of Malyasia |
September 1990 | Started production of the world's first instrument pad through the development of stamping press mold technology (SPM) with patents pending in 11 overseas countries |
April 1991 | New small size injection molding plant completed (present No. 2 assembly plant) |
April 1992 | Headquarter building and plant (approx. 9900 sqm.) completed, concentrated the computers, CAD/CAM, office works and Technology departments on the Intelligent Floor |
October 1992 | Fully automated modern coating plant completed. |
June 1993 | Concluded Contracts for license of stamping press mold technology ・technical assistance with SANKO GOSEI.UK of England |
October 1993~ March 1998 |
Concluded Contracts for license of stamping press mold technology with PEGUFORM of Germany, INERGA of Spain, PLASTIMAT of Czech Republic, Tong Yang Industry of Taiwan, MAGNA of Canada, HICOM-TECK SEE MANUFACTURING of Malyasia |
September 1997 | Expansion of west side of No. 1 Assembly plant completed |
January 1999 | Kibi plant completed |
June 2000 | Acquired ISO9001 Certification |
June 2002 | Acquired ISO14001 Certification |
September 2002 | Testing Lab completed |
November 2002 | Mitsubishi Motors Corporation becomes 100% shareholder |
May 2004 | Electrostatic coating line completed |
December 2005 | Start operation of a 3,000-ton electric molding machine (world's first mass-produced machine: jointly developed with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries) |
February 2006 | Start operation of a 850-ton electric molding machine |
September 2006 | Start coating line operation of Kibi plant |
April 2007 | Assembly plant of Kibi plant completed |
June 2007 | Start operation of a 2,300-ton electric molding machine |
May2008 | Start operation of a 1,600-ton and 2,300-ton electric molding machine |
December 2008 | Air garden on the roof of the head office plant completed (global warming prevention measures) |
January 2012 | Bumper shipping area of headquarter plant completed |
March 2012 | Start operation of the security gate of headquarter plant |
August 2012 | Concluded the cotract of development and technical assistance for Instrument panel with DajiangYuChyang Plastic Co. China |
March 2013 | Completed Lay out for the shipping yard of Kibi plant |
April 2013 | Start operation of HVAC assembly line |
June 2013 | Start operation of Okazaki plant |
September 2013 | Start operation of a 1,050-ton and 1,450-ton electric molding machine |
April 2014 | Start operation of a 1,600-ton electric molding machine |
October 2017 | Start operation of instrument panel facility of Okazaki plant |
April 2019 | Start operation of a 3,500-ton electric molding machine |