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| 1947 |
Oct. |
Katashi Aoki, founder, repatriated from Manchuria upon Japan's defeat in the Pacific War; inaugurates business at the company's present site for the purpose of engaging in plastics processing and development of related machinery. |
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| 1951 |
Jul. |
Nissei Plastic Seisakusho established as a limited partnership. |
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| 1957 |
May |
Re-incorporated as Nissei Plastic Industrial Co., Ltd. |
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| 1959 |
Feb. |
Tokyo Office opened. |
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| 1960 |
Jul. |
AU-1 machines sent to the U.S. are the company's first-ever export. |
| Sep. |
Osaka Office opened. |
| Oct. |
Nagoya Office opened. |
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| 1963 |
Apr. |
Output and sale of 1,000th injection molding machine achieved. |
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| 1965 |
Apr. |
Taiwan Office opened. |
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| 1968 |
Feb. |
Nissei School opened. |
| Nov. |
Output and sale of 5,000th injection molding machine achieved. |
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| 1970 |
May |
Export of injection blow molding technology to Automatik Co. of West Germany. |
| Dec. |
Singapore Representative Office opened. |
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| 1971 |
Aug. |
Export of injection molding machine technology to The FAMA Co. of Mexico for launch of local production and sales. |
| Oct. |
Thailand Representative Office opened. |
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| 1972 |
Jan. |
Indonesia Representative Office opened. |
| Feb. |
Hong Kong Representative Office opened. |
| Jul. |
Output and sale of 10,000th injection molding machine achieved. |
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| 1973 |
Jan. |
Malaysia Representative Office opened. |
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| 1974 |
Aug. |
Sales agencies established in four European countries (France, the U.K., Denmark and Belgium). |
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| 1975 |
Feb. |
Philippine Representative Office opened. |
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| 1977 |
Oct. |
Nissei America, Inc. established as a subsidiary in the U.S. |
| Nov. |
Output and sale of 20,000th injection molding machine achieved. |
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| 1978 |
Jun. |
Nissei Machinery Service Pte. Ltd. (later renamed Nissei Plastic Singapore Pte. Ltd.) established as a joint venture in Singapore. |
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| 1981 |
Aug. |
Nissei Plastic (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. established as a subsidiary in Hong Kong. |
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| 1982 |
Mar. |
Output and sale of 30,000th injection molding machine achieved. |
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| 1985 |
Aug. |
Taiwan Nissei Machinery Corporation established as a subsidiary in Taiwan. |
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| 1986 |
Feb. |
Output and sale of 40,000th injection molding machine achieved. |
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| 1987 |
Mar. |
Seoul Liaison Office opened. |
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| 1988 |
Apr. |
Chairman K. Aoki awarded Prize for Superior Merit in blow molding by SPE (Society of Plastics Engineers). |
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| 1989 |
Aug. |
Output and sale of 50,000th injection molding machine achieved. |
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| 1991 |
Dec. |
Stock listed on the 2nd section of Nagoya Stock Exchange. |
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| 1992 |
May |
Mexico Representative Office opened. |
| Jun. |
Nissei Europe N. V. established in Belgium. |
| Sep. |
Output and sale of 60,000th injection molding machine achieved. |
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| 1993 |
Mar. |
Nissei Mexico S.A. De C.V. established. |
| Apr. |
Shanghai Office opened. |
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| 1994 |
Dec. |
Nissei Plastic (Thailand) Co., Ltd. established in Bangkok. |
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| 1995 |
Jan. |
Measures addressed to introduce "CE Marking" for EU markets. |
| Oct. |
Indonesia Representative Office opened. |
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| 1996 |
Jan. |
ISO 9001 accreditation acquired concerning design, development, manufacture and shipment of injection molding machines. |
| Mar. |
Output and sale of 70,000th injection molding machine achieved. |
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| 1998 |
Oct. |
A branch of Nissei Europe N. V. opened in the U.K. |
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| 1999 |
Feb. |
Representative Office opened in Monterrey, Mexico. |
| Apr. |
ISO 14001 accreditation acquired. |
| Jul. |
Output and sale of 80,000th injection molding machine achieved. |
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| 2000 |
Sep. |
Stock listed on the 2nd section of Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
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| 2001 |
Feb. |
Office opened in Guadalajara, Mexico. |
| Mar. |
Stock listing re-designated to the 1st sections of the Tokyo and Nagoya stock exchanges. |
| Apr. |
T. Yoda assumes office of Chairman; H. Yoda becomes President. |
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| 2002 |
Dec. |
Accreditation shifted to ISO 9001: 2000 version. |
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| 2003 |
Jan. |
Output and sale of 90,000th injection molding machine achieved. |
| Oct. |
Nissei Plastic (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. established as a subsidiary in Shanghai. |
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| 2004 |
Jun. |
Representative Office opened in Vietnam. |
| Sep. |
Office opened in Suzhou, China. |
| Nov. |
Office opened in Tianjin, China. |
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| 2005 |
Mar. |
Accreditation shifted to ISO14001: 2004 version. |
| Aug. |
Technical Center established in Bangkok, Thailand. |
| Nov. |
Oversea subsidiary in Hong Kong established a wholly owned subsidiary company in Shenzhen. |
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| 2006 |
Jan. |
Cumulative sales of 100,000 injection molding machines achieved. |
| Mar. |
Representative office in Vietnam reestablished as an oversea subsidiary. |
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| 2007 |
Feb. |
NISSEI's X-pump equipped hybrid type injection molding machines received the "Director General of the Agency of Natural Resources and Energy Award," at the "Implementation of Energy Conserving Machinery Awards" by The Japan Machinery Federation. |
| Sep. |
Nano-material project (production and sales of a highfunctional composite material made from carbon nanotube and resin) began. |
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| 2008 |
Jun. |
NISSEI's X-Pump equipped hybrid type machines awarded with the "Best Technology Award (The Katashi Aoki Technology Award)" from the Japan Society of Polymer Processing. |
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| 2009 |
May |
Representative Office opened in Gurgaon, India. |
| Jun. |
A branch of Nissei Plastic (Vietnam) Co., Ltd. opened in Hanoi. |
| Jul. |
Nissei Plastic Machinery (Taicang) Co., Ltd. established as a production subsidiary in China. |
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