| 1926 |
Established INOUE RUBBER CO., the predecessor of INOUE RUBBER CO., LTD. in Nagoya, Japan,
starting manufacturing tires and tubes for bicycles.
INOUE RUBBER CO. at its start |
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| 1933 |
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Started exporting IRC (INOUE RUBBER CO., LTD.) brand tires and tubes,
initiating overseas operations.。 |
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| 1938 |
- Established INOUE RUBBER CO., LTD. as a corporation.
- Started manufacturing rubber products (molded, injection) for industrial use.
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| 1948 |
Established Tokyo Branch in Chuo-ku, Tokyo,
planning to expand sales bases.。 |
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| 1952 |
Started manufacturing tires for motorcycles. |
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| 1953 |
Started manufacturing plastic products including vinyl hoses. |
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| 1954 |
Established MTP KASEI CO., LTD. under the technological tie-up with BAYER AG,
Germany, launched Japan's first polyurethane production operation.
Dr. Stackeling of BAYER AG paid a visit to the company in Japan. |
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| 1957 |
Started manufacturing "Foamlite", rigid polyurethane foam.
Applied rigid polyurethane foam to thermal insulator for the first time in Japan. |
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| 1959 |
- Started selling polyether-based foam brand "Colorfoam".
Started selling Colorfoam mattresses,
initiating a full-scale expansion into the bedding field.
- Started selling transparent nylon made milk bottles, free from disadvantages of glass bottles and polyethylene bottles,
entering the nursing care products field.
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Established the first overseas joint venture, ASSOCIATED RUBBER INDUSTRIES LTD. in Sri Lanka,
starting a full-scale overseas expansion.
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| 1960 |
Automotive interior products using polyurethane foam were adopted for the first time in Japan,
entering the automotive component field. |
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| 1961 |
- Established Anjo Plant in Anjo, Aichi to respond to the rapidly increasing demands for polyurethane foam,
starting expansion of production bases across the country.
Anjo Plant at its start.
- Launched "Foam Edge," a water pipe system to prevent freezing,
entering the piping material business.
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| 1965 |
- Established Sakurai Plant, Sakurai, Hekikai-gun (currently Fujii-cho, Anjo), Aichi to increase the production of plastic products.
- Established NIPPON CELLASTO CO., LTD. (currently BASF INOAC POLYURETHANES LTD.), a joint venture with ELASTOGRAN GmbH of Germany to manufacture urethane elastomer Cellasto ®.
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| 1966 |
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Established an office in the US to export tires and tubes to North America, planning to expand overseas sales bases. |
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| 1969 |
Established a joint venture (currently INOAC LIVING CO., LTD.) with DECRO-WALL in the US to manufacture easy-to-stick wall materials,
entering the do-it-yourself products business. |
Established a joint venture, INOUE RUBBER (THAILAND) CO., LTD. to manufacture tires and tubes for two-wheeled vehicles.
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| 1970 |
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Established a joint venture, " BANGKOK FOAM CO., LTD". to manufacture polyurethane foam in Thailand,
starting a full-scale expansion in Southeast Asia. |
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| 1972 |
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Established a joint venture (currently P.T. IRC INOAC INDONESIA) to manufacture polyurethane.
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| 1973 |
Established HUKLA JAPAN INC., a joint venture with HUKLA GmbH of Germany and MATSUZAKAYA Japan,
to manufacture and sell sophisticated furniture, entering the furniture field. |
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| 1974 |
Introduced cold-insulator technology from VAMUS B.V. of the Netherlands and started manufacturing cold insulators,
entering the distribution material business. |
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| 1975 |
Started manufacturing cosmetic containers,
initiating a full-scale expansion into the cosmetic container business.
Each type of container injection-blow molded |
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| 1976 |
NIPPON CELLASTO CO., LTD. changed the name to POLYURETHANE CHEMICAL CO., LTD. (currently BASF INOAC POLYURETHANES LTD.), changing its joint venture partner to BASF in Germany. |
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| 1980 |
- Established INOUE MTP CO., LTD. as a result of merger of the industrial rubber and plastic operations of INOUE RUBBER CO., LTD.
and MTP KASEI CO., LTD., creating a synthetic chemical manufacturer of polyurethane foam, rubber and plastic.
Introduced "INOAC" as the common brand name among the Group.
- Started manufacturing "THERMAX," flame retardant polyurethane foam boards,
entering the construction material business.
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| 1982 |
Started manufacturing rubber rolls conveying sheets for facsimile machines and photocopiers,
initiating a full-scale expansion into the office automation equipment business. |
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| 1985 |
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Established the first joint venture in Canada, preparing for local production of automotive interior products.
Initiated a full-scale expansion in North America.
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| 1986 |
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- Established "INOAC USA INC." as a core company in North America, starting a full-scale preparation in the US.
- Established a company (currently INOAC PACKAGING GROUP INC.) to manufacture cosmetic containers and makeup tools in the US.
- Established a joint venture to manufacture automotive interior products locally in North America.
- Established "BENOAC FERTIGTEILE GmbH" in Germany to manufacture automotive interior products in Europe.
- starting expansion in Europe.
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| 1988 |
Started selling "Cronel", an easy packaging system,
initiating a full-scale expansion into the packaging-material industry. |
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| 1990 |
Changed company name from INOUE MTP CO., LTD. to INOAC CORPORATION.
Renewed the corporate identity.
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| 1991 |
Established INOAC TECHNICAL CENTER CO., LTD. (ITC), a comprehensive research institute of the Group, in Hadano, Kanagawa. |
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| 1994 |
Integrated the sales operations of living and consumer products to establish a new comprehensive planning and sales company, INOAC LIVING CO., LTD. |
- Established "POCHET INOAC INC." in France and "SHANGHAI INOUE XIN YI PLASTICS CO., LTD." in China, joint ventures to manufacture cosmetic containers.
- Started a full-scale expansion in China.
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| 1996 |
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Established a joint venture, INOUE RUBBER VIETNAM CO., LTD. to manufacture tires and tubes for motorcycle.
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| 1999 |
- Introduced YES System, an eco-friendly polyurethane foam manufacturing system, at the Yana Plant for the first time in Japan.
- Started developing and selling welfare & nursing care products,
initiating a full-scale expansion into the welfare & nursing care field.。
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| 2000 |
Established BRIDGESTONE IRC MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., a joint venture with BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION to develop and manufacture bias tires for motorcycle. |
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| 2001 |
- Established INOREC Japan K.K., a joint venture with RECTICEL of Belgium, to manufacture automotive interior products.
- Established MINAMI KANTO CO., LTD. as production bases of headrests in Kanto district.
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- Established a joint venture, SHANGHAI INOUE TAISEI PLASTICS CO., LTD. in China to manufacture plastic bottles.
- Established a joint venture, "INOAC TOKAI (THAILAND) CO., LTD." to manufacture rubber hoses for automobiles.
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| 2002 |
- Established I.W. FOAM KYUSHU CORPORATION to manufacture automotive interior components as a base in west part of Japan.
- Established KANTO INOAC CO., LTD., an integration of a process and sales company and a process and manufacture company.
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- Established SUZHOU INOAC NEW POLYMERS CO., LTD. in China to develop new materials and products.
- Established NINGBO INOAC HUAXIANG AUTOMOBILE PRODUCTS CO., LTD. in China to manufacture and sell automotive components made of resin.
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| 2003 |
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- Established SUZHOU INOAC ZHONGDING OFFICE MACHINE PRODUCTS CO., LTD.in China to produce OA parts including printer rolls.
- Established NINGBO INOAC YONGTAI RUBBER & PLASTIC PRODUCTS CO., LTD. in China to produce molded rubber products.
- - Established ROGERS INOAC SUZHOU CORPORATION in China to develop, manufacture and sell microcellular polyurethane sheets and other INOAC products.
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| 2004 |
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- Established TIANJIN INOAC POLYMER CO., LTD. in China to manufacture and sell automotive components.
- Established INOAC AUTOMOTIVE (THAILAND) CO., LTD. to manufacture automotive components made of resin.
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| 2005 |
Established Toyohashi Plant with integrated production lines, starting from skin cutting to finishing, in Toyohashi, Aichi to manufacture headrests. |
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| 2006 |
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- Established INOAC VIETNAM CO., LTD. to manufacture components for office automation equipment.
- Established DONGGUAN INOAC POLYMER CO., LTD. as production base in China to manufacture polyurethane foam.
- Established INOAC (THAILAND) CO., LTD. to preside INOAC Group companies in Asia.
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| 2007 |
- Established Taketoyo Plant in Aichi to manufacture microcellular polymer sheets.
- Established Kitakami Plant in Iwate, as an integrated production line to manufacture automotive exterior and interior components.
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| 2008 |
Separating the operations of dealing with materials for housing and piping for infrastructure, established INOAC HOUSING & CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CO., LTD. |
Established SALTILLO INTERIOR TRIM S.A. de C.V. in Mexico as a new foaming base. |
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| 2009 |
Transferred the Tokyo Head Office of INOAC CORPORATION to the West-city Bldg. in Osaki and held the exhibition there. |
- Established WUXI INOUE HUAGUANG AUTOMOBILE PARTS CO., LTD. in Tianjin, China to strengthen manufacturing and sales network in Hebei.
- Established CHENGDU INOAC POLYMER CO., LTD. in Chengdu, China to improve the distribution and process base.
- Established INOS TECHNOLOGIES. LLC. in North America, starting experiments, researches and sales of medical-related polyurethane.
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| 2010 |
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- Opened the Dongguan Branch in South China.
- Acquired 100% ownership of CREST FOAM INDUSTRIES INC. to strengthen manufacturing and sales of special polyurethane foams.
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| 2011 |
- Opened interior shops Living Plaza in Osaki, Tokyo and other places.
- INOAC TECHNICAL CENTER CO., LTD. awarded in Material Category at "the nano tech 2011."
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- Streamlined business bases with centering at POLYFOAM ASIA PTE LTD. in Singapore to manage and control business in Asia including China and Thailand.
- Established INOAC POLYMER LANKA (PVT) LTD. in Sri Lanka.
- Reorganized manufacturing bases in Indonesia.
- Acquired 100% ownership of INOAC EXTERIOR PRODUCTS, LLC. to strengthen the spoiler business for automobiles in North America.
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| 2012 |
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- Established INOAC EUROPE GmbH as a base to collect information in Europe and expand business.
- Established ABC INOAC EXTERIOR SYSTEMS (currently INOAC Exterior Systems) in Canada and the US, new company for automobile exterior parts business.
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| 2013 |
Started manufacturing "FOLEC®", eco-friendly clean foam sheet. |
initiating mass production at INOAC POLYMER LANKA (PVT) LTD. in Sri Lanka. |
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| 2014 |
- Started manufacturing "PureCell®", the thinnest foam in the world.
- Established "International Polyurethane Technology Foundation."
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| 2015 |
Held "INTERNATIONAL PU FORUM 2015" for the 60th anniversary of starting manufacturing polyurethane. |
Started operating a new foam line at "INOAC (THAILAND) CO., LTD." |
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| 2016 |
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- Started operating a foam line at "INOAC VIETNAM CO., LTD."
- Started operating a new foam line at "PT. INOAC POLYTECHNO INDONESIA."
- Established "INOAC LIVING VIETNAM CO.,LTD."
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| 2017 |
Established "INOAC RYUKYU CO., LTD. " as the first subsidiary of the INOAC group in Okinawa. |
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