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FUKUVI
Production of building material, industrial material made of the resin and a precise chemical industry product and sale
History
1953 May
Fukui Vinyl Industries Co., Ltd. is established in Kida-cho, Fukui City.
The manufacture and sale of products for vinyl chloride building materials begins.
1953 Sep
With Nichimen Co., Ltd. as the general agent, the manufacture and sale of vinyl
flooring gVifloh begins.
1954 Mar
The company succeeds in manufacturing transparent vinyl chloride pipes; sales
begin.The factory is expanded and more machinery is brought in.
1955 Jan
The company succeeds in manufacturing products for various vinyl chloride
construction materials and begins mass production of vinyl joiners and rails.
1958 Apr
The company exhibits for the first time at the 3rd Osaka International Trade Fair.
1958 June
Blind slat production reaches approximately 300 thousand meters a month.
Joiner sales reach 140,000/month.
1959 Sep
Capital tie-up with Mitsui Toatsu Inc. and Nippon Trading Co., Ltd.
1960 Mar
Osaka Factory is built at 2-8-25 Nonaka-Minami, Yodogawa-ku, Osaka, and
manufacturing begins.
1962 Mar
Ichibu Factory is built at 33-66 Sanjuhassha-cho, Fukui City to extend
manufacturing of extruded products.
1963 May
Head office is moved to 33-66 Sanjuhassha-cho, Fukui City.
1963 Mar
Technical tie-up with Schoeck Ltd. of West Germany established for plastic
wrenches/FOREX.
1963 Oct
Head office completed at 33-66 Sanjuhassha-cho, Fukui City.
1964 Aug
Production begins on products using West German technology.
1970 Jan
Company name changed to Fukuvi Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.
1970 June
Soft tile production facilities moved to Fukuvi Mikata Industrial Co., Ltd.
1971 Jan
The manufacture and sale of Free Floor (floor base sheet) begins.
1971 Feb
Agreement reached to export extrustion technology to Nan Ya Plastics Corp.in Taiwan.
1972 May
Long flooring material from the American company, Congoryume, is imported and
sold under the product name Fukuviryume.
1973 Oct
Annual sales reach 10 billion yen.
1974 Sep
Domestic production of long flooring material Fukuviryume begins.
1974 Dec
Technical tie-up set up for folding doors with the American company,
Panel Ford Inc.
1975 June
Computers introduced to head office with FACOM-230-28 system.
1977 Apr
JIS Mark display factory certification (synthetic resin wire cover material) achieved.
1977 June
Glass Reinforced Cement (GRC) factory built; manufacturing and sales begin.
1978 June
Long flooring gUniversal 8 Floor (heavy duty)h manufacturing and sales begin.
1979 Dec
Tokyo Sales Office, Osaka Sales Office and Nagoya Sales Office become branches
and 11 subbranches are elevated to Sales Offices.
1980 Mar
Experimental residence built at main factory.
1981 June
Technical tie-up with American company, Gossen Corp.
Construction Minister certifies factory as a facility that manufactures high-grade
insulating material (vinyl chloride sashes with double-glazed glass).
1981 Dec
Expanded vinyl contour extrusion technology export agreement signed with
Korean firm.
1982 Apr
Window sash section gets launched, specialized line is created.
1982 Jul
Multi-stage expansion technology for long flooring material is established.
Haiyu Dream Floor manufacturing and sales begin.
1982 Sep
The manufacture and sales of long flooring material Benfalter begin.
1983 Mar
Termite control construction method Aridan is developed; manufacturing and sales
begin.
1983 Apr
Sakai Factory is established at 1-1 Sadamune, Sakai-cho, Sakai City, Fukui
Prefecture.
1984 Apr
Formed AirCycle Home System Co., Ltd. jointly with Itochu Kenzai Corporation.
1985 Mar
Extrusion technologies exported to Chungking Plastics Factory No. 12 of the
Peoplefs Republic of China.
1985 Jul
Formed Merzen Co., Ltd. jointly with Mitsui Toatsu Chemicals, Inc.
1987 Jan
Formed Refojoule Co., Ltd. jointly with Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
1987 Nov
A precision processing factory is completed at the Sakai Factory.
1988 Mar
Company issues privately placed ordinary corporate bonds denominated in Swiss
Francs (13 million Swiss Francs).
1988 Apr
Conversion of convertible bonds results in 100,000 new shares of stock issued for
capital allocation of 21 million yen.
1988 Sep
Thai Fukuvi Co., Ltd. established through merger with Nippon Trading Co., Ltd.,
MSC Co., Ltd., Mitsui Toatsu Chemicals Inc., Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
1990 June
Tsukuba Technology Development Center established at 2-1-6 Sengen, Tsukuba
City, Ibaraki Prefecture.
1991 Nov
Formed Fukuvi Housing Co., Ltd. jointly with Itochu Kenzai Corporation and
Hokushu Co., Ltd.
1992 Oct
Fukuvi Mikata Industrial Co., Ltd. is absorbed.
1993 Feb
Tokyo Branch is moved to new building at 1-23-3 Oi, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo.
1994 Mar
Conversion of convertible bonds results in 1,590,000 new shares of stock issued for
capital allocation of 333.9 million yen.
1995 Sep
New building completed for Osaka Branch at 17-12 Enoki-cho, Suita City,
Osaka Prefecture.
1996 June
Fukuvi USA, Inc. established (in Ohio) jointly with Mitsui & Co., Ltd., Mitsui Toatsu
Chemicals Inc., Nippon Trading Co., Ltd. and Nagase & Co., Ltd.
1997 Mar
Stock listed on 2nd section of the Osaka Securities Exchange and 2nd section of
the Nagoya Stock Exchange.
With the listing, 1 million new shares were issues for a capital allocation of 860 million yen.
With the listing, 1 million new shares were issues for a capital allocation of 860 million yen.
1997 May
New head office building completed (3 stories, 3,298 m2)
1997 Aug
ISO 9001 certification earned for extruded plastic products, the first in the
plastic extrusion and molding industry in Japan.
1999 June
ISO 14001 certification earned, the first in the plastic extrusion and molding industry in Japan.
2002 Oct
Acquired OHSAS 18001 certification
2003 May
Companyfs 50th anniversary
2005 Mar
Provided construction material (biodegradable plastic) for the Japanese government pavilion at Expo 2005 Aichi
2007 Apr
Opened East Kanto Sales Office, promoted branch in Okayama to Okayama Sales Office
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