HISTORYHistory
HISTORY History
PHONONMEIWA Phonon Meiwa
Foundation
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| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1894. 1 | Fujii Pottery Works founded in Miyawaki-cho, Seto-shi, Aichi |
1950s
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| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1952. 7 | Reorganized as Meiwa Kogyo Co., Ltd. (capital: JPY 500,000) |
| 1960. 3 | Kasugai Plant constructed at the invitation of Kasugai City |
| 1962. 3 | Merged with its affiliate Shinwa Tsushinki Co., Ltd. and took over its operations as the Nagoya Plant of Meiwa Kogyo Co., Ltd. (capital: JPY 7 million) |
| 1963. 1 | Kasugai Plant expanded to take over Nagoya Plant operations; Nagoya Plant closed |
| 1967.12 | Capital increased to JPY 21 million |
| 1979. 1 | Head Office and Seto Plant newly built in Anada-cho, Seto-shi, Aichi, and relocated there |
1980s
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| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1984. 1 | Seto Plant No. 2 built in the industrial park in Anada-cho, Seto-shi |
| 1989. 3 | Adopted a two-division structure: the CR Division and the FC Division |
| 1997. 4 | Merged with Phonon Meiwa Inc.; Meiwa Kogyo Co., Ltd. renamed Phonon Meiwa Inc.; adopted a three-division structure: the CR, FC and CD Divisions (capital: JPY 146 million) |
| 1998. 1 | Capital increased to JPY 246 million |
2000s
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| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 2000. 2 | Capital increased to JPY 306 million |
| 2000. 9 | Niigata Plant relocated to Kyogase Industrial Park, Agano-shi, Niigata |
| 2001. 1 | Research Laboratory relocated to Seto Plant No. 2; Kasugai Plant consolidated into the Seto Plant and closed |
| 2001.12 | ISO 9001 certification acquired |
| 2004. 3 | ISO 14001 certification acquired |
| 2006. 4 | Reorganized: the departmental structure was abolished and a group/team structure introduced |
| 2008. 1 | Head Office and Seto Plant relocated and consolidated into Seto Plant No. 2 |
2010s
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| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 2017.11 | Plant No. 2 constructed at the Niigata Plant |
2020s
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| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 2023.7 | Solar power generation started at the Seto and Niigata Plants |
AFFILIATE Affiliated Companies
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| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1993. 1 | VIETNAM MEIWA CO., LTD. established in Bien Hoa II Industrial Zone, Dong Nai Province, Socialist Republic of Vietnam (capital: USD 10.149 million) |
| 1995. 9 | Meiwa Kogyo Co., Ltd. acquired a capital stake in Yuden Kenkyusho Co., Ltd. |
| 1996. 9 | Yuden Kenkyusho Co., Ltd. renamed Phonon Meiwa Inc. |
| 1998. 3 | TAIWAN PHONON MEIWA CO., LTD., a sales subsidiary, established in Taiwan (capital: NTD 23 million) |
| 2006. 4 | Vietnam Meiwa Amata Plant built in Amata Industrial Park, Dong Nai Province, Vietnam |
| 2015. 2 | An office building, Plant No. 3 and Plant No. 4 constructed at the Bien Hoa site in Vietnam; the Amata Plant relocated there |
| 2019.12 | Plant No. 5 constructed in Vietnam |
| 2020.2 | Vietnam Meiwa Plant No. 5 completed |
| 2023.8 | Solar power generation started at Vietnam Meiwa |