COMPANY
HISTORY
| May 1918 | Began sales of industrial rubber products in Nihonbashi as a private business |
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| Jun 1948 | Incorporated under the name KUMI SHOKAI CO., LTD. (Chuo-ku, Tokyo) |
| Aug 1972 | Changed name to KUMI KASEI CO., LTD. |
| Mar 1975 | Established Saitama Office (manufacturing plant )in Shiki, Saitama |
| Dec 1986 | Established Nagoya Plant (Nagoya Operation Center)in Seto, Aichi |
| Jun 1987 | Established KAMCOINDUSTRIES, INC. in Ohio, USA |
| Oct 1988 | Established SHINANO KUMI CO.,LTD. in Tokamachi, Niigata |
| Dec 1995 | Established KUMI (THAILAND)CO., LTD. in Ayutthaya, Thailand |
| Mar 1997 | Established KUMI CANADA CORPORATION in Ontario, Canada |
| Jun 1998 | 50th anniversary of establishment KUMI KASEI |
| Apr 1999 | Integrated Shiki plant and Oizumi plant, establishment Kanto Plant in Shibukawa, Gunma |
| Feb 2000 | Acquired ISO 14001 certification (international environmental management system standard) |
| Apr 2000 | Established KUMI MANUFACTURING ALABAMA in Alabama, USA |
| Oct 2001 | Concluded a technical cooperation agreement with GUANG ZHOU ZHONGXIN PLASTIC CO., LTD. in China |
| Nov 2001 |
Acquired ISO 9001 certification (international quality standard) KUMI Mfg Alabama, LLC began operations |
| Apr 2004 | Established Research & Development Center reorganized Planning Center, and was relocated to Haga-machi, Tochigi |
| Jul 2007 | Established Nongkhae Plant(2nd Plant)of KUMI(THAILAND)CO.,LTD. in Saraburi, Thailand |
| Aug 2010 | Extends Research & Development Center |
| Sep 2011 | Concluded a technical cooperation agreement with THE SUPREME INDUSTRIES LTD. in India |
| Dec 2011 | Acquired shares of GIFU SEIMITSU SEISAKUSHO CO.,LTD |
| Dec 2012 | Concluded a technical cooperation agreement with PT ASTRA OTOPARTS Tbk. in Indonesia |
| May 2013 | Concluded a technical cooperation agreement with MOLLERTECH LIMITED in UK |
| Aug 2013 |
Established new plant of KUMI(THAILAND)CO.,LTD. in Nongkhae, Thailand. Ayutthaya Plant and Saha Plant were integrated and relocated to Nongkhae Plant |
| Oct 2013 | Reorganized Nagoya Plant and established Suzuka Operation Center |
| Jul 2014 | Established a joint venture, Guangzhou Zhongjiuming Automotive Parts Research&Development CO.,LTD., with MEIWA CORPORATION and GUANG ZHOU ZHONGXIN PLASTIC CO., LTD. |
| Apr 2016 |
KUMI(THAILAND)CO.,LTD concluded a technical cooperation agreement with THE SUPREME INDUSTRIES LTD. in India KUMI(THAILAND)CO.,LTD concluded a technical cooperation agreement with PT ASTRA OTOPARTS Tbk. in Indonesia |
| Feb 2018 | Established KSI Inc. (KUMI SUPREME INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED) |
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