COMPANY
History
| 1909 | Tomitaro Arisawa establishes company making Battenberg lace. | |
| 1919 | Renames Company to Nihon Braid Co. Ltd. | |
| 1930 | In response to increased duties rates by the US government, Nihon Braid Co. Ltd. is reorganized to become a privately managed firm, Arisawa Seisakusho. | |
| 1931 | Launches production of electrical insulating tape. | |
| 1934 | Launches mass production of fastener tape. | |
| 1946 | Expands electrical insulating production facilities. | |
| 1949 | Company becomes Arisawa Manufacturing Co. Ltd. Company is capitalized at ¥20 million. Company begins technological development activities for the production of fiber glass cloth. Tadaichi Arisawa becomes President. |
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| 1950 | Increases capital to ¥30 million and expands glass and synthetic fiber fabric production facilities. | |
| 1953 | Launches research activities for the production of skis using reinforced plastic. Capital is increased to ¥45 million. | |
| 1954 | Begins research of silicone rubber processing technology; sets up resin processing department. | |
| 1956 | Shuicni Minowa becomes President. | |
| 1957 | Announce trial production of glass fiber skis. | |
| 1958 | Expands production facilities for silicone rubber fiber glass cloth and glass tubes. | |
| 1959 | Sets up Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya regional offices; increases resin processing facilities; and launches mass-production of prepregs and varnished fabrics. Capital is increased to ¥60 million. | |
| 1960 | Increase capital to ¥100 million. Arisawa Mfg. Co. Ltd. becomes a publicly with over-the-counter dealings of stock on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. | |
| 1961 | Increases capital to ¥200 million. Stock is listed on the 2nd Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. | |
| 1962 | Increases capital to ¥300 million. | |
| 1965 | Expands resin processing facilities; launches mass-production of impregnated paper for decorative boards. | |
| 1968 | Opens Nakadahara factory and establishes up resin processing facilities. | |
| 1969 | Launches filament winding operations. | |
| 1970 | Establishes new facilities for impregnation coatings. Capital is increased to ¥450 million. | |
| 1972 | Launches production of pultrusion moldings at Nakadahara factory. | |
| 1974 | Acquires Arisawa Shoji Co., Ltd. Capital is increased to ¥550 million. | |
| 1975 | Expands pultrusion molding facilities at Nakadahara factory; launches production of mica tape for heat-resistant/fireproof electric wires. | |
| 1978 | Launches research activities for carbon fiber composite materials. | |
| 1980 | Launches production of polarizing films. Capital is increased to ¥715 million. |
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| 1983 | Eiichi Arisawa becomes President. | |
| 1984 | Launches production of honeycomb-sandwiched materials for aircraft interiors; establishes new facilities for production of fiber glass cloth for printed circuit boards. | |
| 1985 | Expands long-length filament winding facilities; establishes new production facilities for ultra-wide glass fiber fabrics for membrane-structured building; establishes screen manufacturing factory for Fresnel lens production. | |
| 1987 | Establishes new facilities for production of flexible printed circuit boards. | |
| 1988 | Expands facilities for processing of multipurpose glass fiber fabrics for printed circuit boards. | |
| 1990 | Expands facilities for production of glass fiber fabrics for printed circuit boards. | |
| 1991 | Expands impregnation coating facilities and Fresnel lens production facilities; establishes Polatechno Co., Ltd. jointly with Nihon Kayaku Co., Ltd. | |
| 1994 | Establishes technological development center at Nakadahara factory. | |
| 1995 | Sanji Arisawa becomes President. | |
| 1996 | Expands flexible printed circuit board production facilities. | |
| 1997 | Capital increases to ¥2.63305 billion. Expands facilities for the production of glass fiber fabrics for printed circuit boards. Acquired ISO9001. |
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| 1998 | Establishes new facilities for the production of optical lens sheets and expands existing Fresnel lens production facilities. | |
| 1999 | Capital increases to ¥3.67391 billion. Opens Nakadahara-nishi factory; expands flexible printed circuit board production facilities; establishes production facilities for µ-pol. | |
| 2000 | The Glass Fiber Fabric Division is separated and independently incorporated as Arisawa Fiber Glass Co., Ltd. | |
| 2001 | Expands flexible printed circuit board and anti-reflection (AR) protection plate production facilities. | |
| 2002 | Arisawa Mfg. Co., Ltd. stock is listed in the 1st Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. | |
| 2003 | Establishes new production facilities for anti-reflection (AR) film; expands flexible printed circuit boards and Fresnel lens production facilities. Acquired Sony's Green Partner at Nakadahara factory. |
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| 2004 | Opens and establishes Shichikasho factory with Fresnel production facilities; establishes Myoko factory; expands flexible printed circuit board and Fresnel production facilities. | |
| 2005 | Acquired Sony's Green Partner at Minami-honcho factory. Capital increases to ¥7.02321 billion. Expands printed circuit board production facilities. |
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| 2007 | Acquired ISO14001. Establish Research and Engineering Center B at Nakadahara Factory. |
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| 2008 | Xpol® manufacturing equipment newly introduced. | |
| 2009 | Acquires shares of ThinFlex Corporation (now consolidated subsidiary). | |
| 2010 | Renames Howa Sangyo Corporation (then consolidated subsidiary) to Protec International Holdings Co., Ltd. (now consolidated subsidiary) Protec International Holdings Co., Ltd. acquires shares of Protec Arisawa Europe, S.A. and Protec Arisawa America, Inc.(now consolidated subsidiaries) |
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| 2012 | Acquired JIS Q 9100. Expands flexible printed circuit board production facilities. |
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| 2014 | Yuta Arisawa becomes President. | |
| 2015 | Opened Kansai Sales Office in Kyoto-shi, Kyoto (relocated to Osaka-shi, Osaka in March, 2018). | |
| 2016 | Expands flexible printed circuit board production facilities. | |
| 2017 | Acquires shares of Satosen Co., Ltd. (now consolidated subsidiary). | |
| 2022 | Moves from the 1st Section to the Prime Market along with the market restructuring of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. |