Kubota Procurement and Trading (Thailand) Co., Ltd.

Established as a foundry. Started production of castings for weighting equipment and daily commodities.

Began production of cast iron pipes for water supply. Opened the Amagasaki Plant in 1917 and relocated manufacturing.

Changed the corporate name from Oide Chuzo-jo (Oide Foundry) to Kubota Tekko-jo (Kubota Iron Works). Initiated production of waterworks equipment such as fire hydrants and gate valves.

Opened the Amagasaki Plant in 1917 and relocated manufacturing.

Started production of oil-based engines for agro-industrial purposes, settanki (fuel economizer: energy-saving equipment utilizing waste gas), and heat-resistant cast iron.

The Ministry of Commerce and Industry selected the Kubota Oil Engine as an 'Excellent Domestic Product'.

Initial public offering. A technical vocational institute was set up in each plant.

Developed the cultivator and initiated production and sales.

Changed corporate name from K.K. Kubota Tekko-jo to Kubota Tekko K.K. Established Kubota Kenki K.K. and entered the construction equipment industry. Began production of power shovels and other construction equipment as well as marine deck machineries.

Created a corporate slogan, 'From country building to rice making'.

Advanced into the arena of housing-related materials. Started production of 'Colorbest' housing material.

Developed and commercialized tractors for field crops. Received and completed an order for an overseas water supply project (Phnom Penh) for the first time in Japan.

Full-scale entry into the environmental improvement business. Started production of paddy field tractors.

Began production of vending machines.

Initiated production of municipal incineration plants.

Launched a new corporate slogan, 'Create an environment affluent to human beings'. Started production of combines. Completed an integrated system for agricultural mechanization.

Full-scale entry into the field of incinerators. Established Kubota Tractor Corporation in the US to fully enter the US tractor market.

Received an order for an irrigation system from the state of Sharkia, Egypt, and worked on desert greening. Launched a new slogan, 'Pursuing a promised future with our technological strength'.

Received an environmental award from the Environmental Agency for our night soil treatment system, 'U-tube nitro system'.

Established a parts procurement company in Thailand

Established a new R&D center dedicated to Agricultural Machinery in Thailand