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August |
1968 |
Establishment of Furuya Metal Co., Ltd. (Mitaka City, Tokyo) |
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April |
1975 |
Entry into industrial-use precious metals business |
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October |
1981 |
Successful development of the first domestically produced iridium crucible |
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June |
1982 |
Construction of Takada Plant at 1-chome, Takada, Toshima-ku, Tokyo |
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April |
1986 |
Opening of Osaka Branch |
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July |
1986 |
Commencement of sales of Shin-Etsu Chemical products procured from the Advanced Materials Division |
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July |
1989 |
Collaborative development with Nippon Steel Corporation and Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. of thermometer for continuous temperature detection of cupola/molten steel |
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October |
1990 |
Construction of Tsukuba Plant in Shimodate City (present Chikusei City), Ibaraki |
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December |
1991 |
Collaborative development of high-temperature sensor (using iridium alloys) with NASDA (present Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) |
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June |
1993 |
Appointment as Japan´s domestic sales agent for industrial-use PGM by the precious metal mining company, Western Platinum Ltd. (Republic of South Africa) |
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October |
1998 |
Establishment of Tsukuba Research and Development Center |
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February |
2000 |
Attainment of ISO9001 certification regarding Quality Management Systems for Tsukuba Plant |
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October |
2002 |
Opening of Sendai Branch |
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July |
2003 |
Establishment of workshop B in Tsukuba Plant located in Shimodate City (present Chikusei City), Ibaraki Prefecture |
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February |
2005 |
Establishment of workshop C in Tsukuba Plant located in Shimodate City (present Chikusei City), Ibaraki Prefecture |
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November |
2005 |
Approval of Good Delivery Status from Londo Platinum and Palladium Market or PLPPM |
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January |
2006 |
Qualification of Tsukuba Plant for international environmental standard, ISO14001 |
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September |
2006 |
IPO approval by Jasdaq Securities Exchange, Inc. (Securities Code: 7826) |
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March |
2007 |
Opening of Nagoya Branch
Opening of Kyushu Satellite Office |
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June |
2007 |
Establishment of workshop D in Tsukuba Plant located in Chikusei City, Ibaraki Prefecture |
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December |
2007 |
Construction of Tsuchiura Plant in Tsuchiura City, Ibaraki Prefecture |
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January |
2009 |
Attainment of ISO 14001 certification regarding International Environmental Standard for Tsuchiura Plant |
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March |
2009 |
Tsukuba Plant was registered as JCSS Calibration organization and assessed as an accredited organization to meet requirements of Measurement Law and International Standard ISO17025 |
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October |
2010 |
Construction of Chitose Plant in Chitose City, Hokkaido |
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February |
2011 |
Completed an agreement on a capital and business alliance with Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K. |
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September |
2011 |
Establishment of Furuya Metal Korea Co., LTD. |
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