Corporate Info
■History
[As of the end of September, 2017]
1924 | Takino Rubber Industry Co. established. Bicycle tire factory built in Mukojima, Tokyo. |
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1944 | Kokoku Rubber Industry Co., Ltd. established by the merger of 5 rubber companies with Takino Rubber at the center. |
1949 | Kambara Factory established in Shizuoka Prefecture, starting production of industrial rubber components. |
1950 | Sales office established in Okachimachi, Tokyo. |
1953 | Akabane Factory established in Kita-ku, Tokyo. |
1957 | Emphasis shifted from bicycle tires to industrial components. R&D Center established within Akabane Factory. |
1961 | Kambara Factory expanded. (Currently Shizuoka Rubber) Started extruding hoses at Mukojima Factory. |
1963 | Headquarters moved from Sumida-ku to Okachimachi, Taito-ku. |
1965 | Ohama Factory established in Shizuoka Prefecture. |
1966 | Started the move towards high function component manufacturing. |
1968 | Utsunomiya Factory established in Tochigi Prefecture. |
1969 | Tire tube production discontinued. Tire tube production discontinued. |
1970 | Full-scale production of medical components started at Ohama Factory. |
1972 | Diaphragm production started at Akabane Factory. |
1974 | Osaka Sales Office was established in Yodogawa-ku, Osaka. |
1976 | Headquarters moved to Kojimachi, Chiyoda-ku. |
1977 | Production of "Electro-conductive Rubber Material" started. |
1979 | R&D Center became independent with relocation to Inamachi, Saitama. |
1980 | Distribution Center established in Urawa, Saitama.
New factory established at current location in Kambara. EPDM keyboard contact "TF Rubber" material production started at Kambara. Electro-conductive Plastic "DEP" material developed at R&D Center. |
1983 | Los Angeles Sales Office established. |
1985 | Chicago Sales Office established. R&D Center became an independent corporation "Kokoku Rubber Technologies Co., Ltd." Electronic Device Research Lab established in Yoga, Tokyo, developing pressure-sensitive electro-conductive rubber material. Nagoya Sales Office established. |
1986 | Kokoku Rubber Inc. established in USA. |
1988 | Kentucky Factory established in Richmond, KY. |
1989 | Eno Scientific Foundation established under the auspices of Japanese Ministry of Education. First OEM graphic computer sold under My First Sony brand name. |
1990 | Hard drive components production started. |
1991 | Rechargeable battery safety valve production started at Ohama Factory. |
1992 | Name changed to Kokoku Intech Co., Ltd. |
1994 | Thai Kokoku Rubber Co., Ltd. established in Thailand. |
1995 | Singapore Branch established. Ayutthaya Factory established in Thailand. |
1996 | Photo copier transfer belt production started at Kambara Factory. |
1998 | Tochigi Rubber Co., Ltd. established by the acquisition of Takino Rubber. |
1999 | Shizuoka Rubber Co., Ltd. established by spin-off from Kambara Factory. |
2000 | Color laser printer intermediate transfer belt production started at Ohama Factory. |
2001 | Kokoku (Shanghai) Precision Rubber Co., Ltd. established in China. |
2005 | Ayutthaya No. 2 Factory - dedicated for extrusion process - established in Thailand. |
2007 | Bangkok Sales Office established in Thailand. New Delhi Branch established in India. |
2009 | Kokoku Intech India Pvt.Ltd. established in India. |
2011 | Neemrana Factory established in India. |
2013 | PT. Jakarta Kokoku Intech established in Indonesia. |
2016 | Fukuoka Sales Office established. Nong Khae Factory established in Thailand. |
2017 | Kakegawa Sales Office established. Kokoku Innovative Technology Ltd. established in Thailand. Headquarters moved in Kojimachi. |