| 1913 |
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| 1913 |
Founded |
| 1936 |
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| 1936 |
Established Chino Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (now Chino Corporation) |
| 1962 |
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| 1962 |
Listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange |
| 1963 |
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| 1963 |
Fujoka Plant Completed |
| 1977 |
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| 1977 |
Established Chino Electric Co., Ltd. (now Chino Softex Co., Ltd.) |
| 1978 |
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| 1978 |
Kuki Plant Completed |
| 1979 |
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| 1979 |
Reclassified to the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange |
| 1983 |
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| 1983 |
Established CHINO Works America Inc. in the United States |
| 1986 |
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| 1986 |
Changed company name to Chino Corporation |
| 1989 |
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| 1989 |
Established Korea Chino Co., Ltd. in South Korea |
| 1990 |
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| 1990 |
Completed and relocated headquarters and research building |
| 1992 |
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| 1992 |
Established Yamagata Chino Co., Ltd. in Tendo City, Yamagata Prefecture |
| 1993 |
Established Shanghai Dahua-Chino Instrument Co., Ltd. in China |
| 1993 |
Established Chino Service Co., Ltd. |
| 1993 |
Established Shanghai Dahua-Chino Instrument Co., Ltd. in China |
| 1993-04 |
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| 1993-04 |
Established ISO 9000 Headquarters Committee and Fujioka Plant Committee |
| 1994 |
Fujoka Plant, obtained ISO9001 certification |
| 1994 |
Obtained national certification as a standard room and temperature calibration agency |
| 1994 |
Fujoka Plant obtained ISO9001 certification |
| 1994-11 |
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| 1994-11 |
Obtained ISO 9001:1994 certification at Fujioka Plant |
| 1995-03 |
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| 1995-03 |
Kickoff for ISO 9001 acquisition at Kuki Plant |
| 1995-12 |
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| 1995-12 |
Obtained ISO 9001:1994 certification at Yamagata Chino (now Yamagata Plant) |
| 1996 |
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| 1996 |
Established CHINO-LAXSONS (India) Private Limited in India |
| 1996-12 |
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| 1996-12 |
Obtained ISO 9002:1994 certification at Kuki Plant (Temperature Sensor, Radiation Equipment Factory, Element Factory, Management Department, Quality Assurance Department, General Affairs Section) |
| 1997 |
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| 1997 |
Obtained ISO9001 certification for Kuki Plant |
| 1997-08 |
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| 1997-08 |
Kuki Plant obtained ISO 9001:1994 certification |
| 1998 |
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| 1998 |
Acquired all shares of Sankei Keisou Co., Ltd. |
| 1999 |
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| 1999 |
Obtained ISO 9001 certification for the entire company |
| 1999-12 |
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| 1999-12 |
Company-wide ISO 9001:1994 certification obtained |
| 2000-11 |
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| 2000-11 |
Full-scale operation towards ISO 14001 certification |
| 2001-04 |
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| 2001-04 |
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| 2001-04 |
Formulated "Environmental Policy" |
| 2001-04 |
Established the first phase environmental objectives (waste management and reduction, energy saving, improvement of fuel efficiency of sales vehicles, etc.) |
| 2002 |
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| 2002 |
Obtained ISO 14001 certification for the entire company |
| 2002-06 |
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| 2002-06 |
Chino Corporation company-wide ISO 14001 certification (JQA-EM2414) |
| 2002-10 |
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| 2002-10 |
Chino Service Co., Ltd. obtained ISO 9001:2000 certification |
| 2003 |
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| 2003 |
Established Chino Measurement & Control Equipment (Kunshan) Co., Ltd. in China |
| 2003-02 |
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| 2003-02 |
Company-wide ISO 9001:2000 certification obtained |
| 2004-04 |
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| 2004-04 |
Established the second phase environmental objectives (waste management and reduction, energy saving, improvement of fuel efficiency of sales vehicles, green purchasing, etc.) |
| 2004-11 |
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| 2004-11 |
Decided to build an EMS compatible with ISO 14001:2004 and to undergo transition audit during the renewal audit in May 2005 |
| 2004-12 |
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| 2004-12 |
Introduction of "Lead-Free Soldering Line" in the Machinery Division |
| 2005-02 |
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| 2005-02 |
Built a chemical substance content system for products |
| 2005-04 |
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| 2005-04 |
Decided to publish an environmental report |
| 2005-05 |
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| 2005-05 |
Established an Environmental Report Committee |
| 2005-06 |
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| 2005-06 |
Obtained ISO 14001:2004 transition and renewal certification |
| 2005-12 |
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| 2005-12 |
Subsidiary Yamagata Chino Co., Ltd. (currently Yamagata Plant) obtained ISO 14001 certification (JQA-EM5100) |
| 2006 |
子会社 千幸電機株式会社を株式会社チノーソフテックスに社名変更 |
| 2006 |
Acquired all shares of Tokyo Seiko Co., Ltd. and Asakawa Lens Manufacturing Co., Ltd. |
| 2006 |
Subsidiary Chiyuki Electric Co., Ltd. changed its company name to Chino Softex Co., Ltd. |
| 2006-02 |
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| 2006-02 |
ISO 9001:2000 certification registration renewed |
| 2006-06 |
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| 2006-06 |
Issued Environmental Report 2006 (First Edition) |
| 2007-01 |
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| 2007-01 |
Subsidiary Sankei Keisou Co., Ltd. obtained ISO 14001 certification (A21 ENV626) |
| 2007-02 |
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| 2007-02 |
Company-wide ISO 9001:2000 integrated re-certification obtained |
| 2007-04 |
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| 2007-04 |
Establishment of Environmental Objectives for the 3rd Term |
| 2009 |
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| 2009 |
Acquired all shares of India CHINO-LAXSONS (India) Private Limited and renamed it CHINO Corporation India Private Limited |
| 2010 |
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| 2010 |
Acquired shares of Arcs Co., Ltd. |
| 2010-02 |
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| 2010-02 |
Obtained ISO9001:2008 Transition and Update Certification |
| 2010-04 |
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| 2010-04 |
Establishment of Environmental Objectives for the 4th Term |
| 2010-11 |
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| 2010-11 |
Revision of "Chino Environment Policy" in preparation for grouping |
| 2011 |
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| 2011 |
Merged with Tokyo Seiko Co., Ltd. |
| 2011-06 |
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| 2011-06 |
Issue of Environmental Report 2011 (6th Edition) |
| 2012 |
Established CHINO Corporation (Thailand) Limited in Thailand |
| 2012 |
Merged with Yamagata Chino Co., Ltd. |
| 2012 |
Established CHINO Corporation (Thailand) Limited in Thailand |
| 2012-02 |
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| 2012-02 |
Registration of ISO9001 update and change certification |
| 2014 |
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| 2014 |
Acquired all shares of Ulvac Riko Co., Ltd. (now Advanced Riko Co., Ltd.) |
| 2015 |
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| 2015 |
Merged with Chino Service Co., Ltd. |
| 2015-06 |
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| 2015-06 |
Renewed and issued "Environmental Report" as "Social & Environmental Report 2015" |
| 2016 |
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| 2016 |
Integrated Tokyo Branch and Northern Branch into East Japan Branch |
| 2016-02 |
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| 2016-02 |
Integrated registration of ISO9001:2008 certification (JQA-0656, JQA-1127, JQA-QM8852) |
| 2016-04 |
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| 2016-04 |
Abolished environmental objectives and changed to setting annual environmental goals |
| 2017-04 |
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| 2017-04 |
Established and started operating an "Integrated Management System" combining ISO9001 and ISO14001 |
| 2017-06 |
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| 2017-06 |
Registration of Chino ISO14001:2004 update and change certification (Yamagata Plant JQA-EM5100 integrated) |
| 2017-09 |
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| 2017-09 |
Renewed and issued "CSR Report 2017" as "Social & Environmental Report" |
| 2018-02 |
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| 2018-02 |
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| 2018-02 |
Obtained ISO9001:2015 transition certification |
| 2018-02 |
Obtained ISO14001:2015 transition certification |
| 2019-01 |
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| 2019-01 |
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| 2019-01 |
Added Life Science Business Division to related business offices |
| 2019-01 |
Added Service Engineering Business Division and Life Science Business Division to related business offices |
| 2020 |
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| 2020 |
Acquired shares of Meiyo Electric Co., Ltd. |
| 2020-02 |
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| 2020-02 |
Achieved ISO14001 certification at all sales offices |
| 2022 |
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| 2022 |
Transitioned to the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market |
