Shinei Corporation

Founded as a limited liability company by executives of the Himeji Third National Bank to establish the Kobe Raw Silk Market. Capital of 150,000 yen.

Established: May 24, 1887

Established

Reorganized into a corporation and renamed "Shinei Corporation".

Recognized as a company under the old Commercial Code.

The Yokohama branch manager announced the "Raw Silk Sorting Theory," contributing to the reorganization of the silk industry.

Established a trade department and started exporting textiles and miscellaneous goods.

Changed the company name to "Shinei Raw Silk Corporation" with the opening of the Kobe Raw Silk Market and increased raw silk handling volume.

Entered the silk reeling industry.

Established a New York branch as a base for raw silk exports to the U.S.

Under wartime control, due to the decline of the sericulture industry, changed the company name to "Shinei Industries Corporation".

Expanded into electrical components and began manufacturing capacitors.

Reopened the sericulture industry and changed the company name back to "Shinei Raw Silk Corporation".

Resumed trade business with the reintroduction of limited private trade.

Opened Tokyo branch to expand business in the Kanto region.

Listed shares on the Tokyo and Osaka stock exchanges.

Decided to start China trade after signing the China-Japan private trade agreement.

Established a local subsidiary, Shinyei Company, Inc., in New York to expand transactions with the United States.

Designated as a "Friendship Trading Company" from China.

Developed polypropylene film capacitor.

Merged with Shinei Electric Co., Ltd. and Oita Seishi Co., Ltd., and changed the trade name to "Shinei Corporation".

Completed the new head office building in Kobe City, Ikuta Ward (now Chuo Ward), Kyomachi.

Opened Osaka branch.

Developed the industry's first metal oxide type humidity sensor.

Started importing frozen vegetables from China.

Developed polymer humidity sensor.

Established a local subsidiary, Shinyei Corp. of America, in New York.

Ceased silk production and withdrew from the silk industry.

Established Kyushu Shin-ei Electronics Co., Ltd.

Celebrated the 100th anniversary of the company's founding.

Established SK Building Materials Industry Co., Ltd.

Opened Kobe Techno Center.

Established a local subsidiary, Shinyei Kaisha Electronics (M) SDN. BHD., in Johor State, Malaysia.

The head office building was destroyed by the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake.

Opened Hong Kong branch.

Established Shinei (Shanghai) Trading Co., Ltd.

Established Shinyei Electronics Corp. of America in the United States.

Rebuilt the head office building in Kyomachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe City.

Established SK Electronic Co., Ltd.

Established Shinei Capacitor Co., Ltd.

Established Shinei Capacitor Co., Ltd.

Opened Shinei Group R&D Center.

Grouped Yoshida Seiki Co., Ltd.

Changed trade name to Shinei Material Co., Ltd.

Grouped Fujiura Trading Co., Ltd.

Established Shinei Business Engineering Service Co., Ltd.

Shinyei USA Corp. absorbed and merged with Shinyei Corp. of America and Shinyei Electronics Corp. of America, changing the trade name to Shinyei Corp. of America.

Changed trade name to Shinei Technology Co., Ltd.

Changed trade name to Shinei Home Create Co., Ltd.

Changed trade name to Shinei Business Service Co., Ltd.

Established Shinei Group R&D Center in Chuo-ku, Kobe City.

Grouped Maruoka Trading Co., Ltd.

Established Shinei Agrifoods Co., Ltd.

Separated the capacitor business of Shinei Technology Co., Ltd. as Shinei Capacitor Co., Ltd.

Shinei Business Service Co., Ltd. merged with NCD Co., Ltd., changing the trade name to Shinei Living Industry Co., Ltd.

Established Shinei Trading (Qingdao) Co., Ltd.

Established Shinei Agritech Co., Ltd.

Shinyei Agritech Co., Ltd. succeeded the agricultural business of Shinyei Agrifoods Co., Ltd. through absorption-type company split.

Established Shinyei Lifetex Co., Ltd.

Established Shinyei Test Machinery Co., Ltd.

Shinyei Lifetex Co., Ltd. absorbed and merged with Grandy Co., Ltd.

Shinyei Lifetex Co., Ltd. succeeded the apparel retail business of Maruoka Trading Co., Ltd.

Established a local subsidiary, Shinyei (Thailand) Co., Ltd., in Bangkok, Thailand.

Shinyei Lifetex Co., Ltd. absorbed and merged with Grandy Co., Ltd.

Shinyei Technology Co., Ltd. absorbed and merged with Shinyei Test Machinery Co., Ltd.

Transferred the apparel wholesale and textile businesses of Shinyei Lifetex Co., Ltd. to our company.

Shinyei Trading (Qingdao) Co., Ltd. absorbed and merged with Shinyei (Shanghai) Trading Co., Ltd.

Transferred all shares of Shinyei Agritech Co., Ltd. outside the Shinyei Group.

Capital increased from 1.98 billion yen to 2.065 billion yen.

Changed market classification on the Tokyo Stock Exchange from First Section to the Standard Market.

Ceased operations of the local subsidiary in Thailand, Shinyei (Thailand) Co., Ltd., and established an office in Bangkok, Japan.