| 1936-01 |
Withdrawal from the London Disarmament Conference |
| 1936-02 |
February 26 Incident (Imperial Way faction young officers, over 1,400 people, carried out a coup) |
| 1936-04 |
Domestic Industrial Co., Ltd. and German Dye Co., Ltd. signed a license agreement concerning the establishment of our company |
| 1936-05 |
Established Nippon Sulfuric Acid Co., Ltd. (capital 1 million yen) to supply sulfuric acid to our company |
| 1936-06 |
Founded with the aim of domesticating titanium dioxide |
| 1936-06 |
Established Titanium Industry Co., Ltd. (capital 1.5 million yen) with first president Masasuke Fujita |
| 1936-07 |
Ceremony held at the joint construction site of Ube plant between our company and Nippon Sulfuric Acid Co., Ltd. |
| 1936-11 |
Signed Japan-Germany Anti-Communist Agreement |
| 1937-07 |
Aruizawa Bridge Incident (start of the Sino-Japanese War) |
| 1937-08 |
Moved headquarters to 1-2 Tamura-cho, Shiba-ku, Tokyo, inside the Nissan Hall |
| 1937-09 |
Enactment of the Temporary Financing Adjustment Act |
| 1937-11 |
Italy joins the Japan‑Germany anti‑communist agreement. |
| 1937-12 |
Partial trial operation of Ube plant conducted |
| 1938-03 |
Partial operation of the Ube plant begins. |
| 1938-03 |
Germany annexes Austria. |
| 1938-04 |
電力管理法公布（電力国家管理実現） |
| 1938-04 |
国家総動員法公布 |
| 1938-05 |
Announcement of the Factory Management Order (first enactment of the National Mobilization Law). |
| 1938-06 |
Completion and commencement of operations at Ube plant |
| 1938-06 |
Full operation of the Ube plant begins (monthly capacity 150 tons). |
| 1938-07 |
Launch of "KRONOS" titanium dioxide (anatase type) sales. |
| 1938-08 |
Absorption merger with Nihon Sulfur Co., Ltd. |
| 1938-08 |
Absorbed and merged with Nihon Sulfur Co., Ltd.; capital 2.5 million yen (effective 2.3 million yen until November 1, Showa 16). |
| 1939-02 |
Submission of application for approval of expansion of production capacity to 300 tons per month. |
| 1939-05 |
Nomonhan Incident (conflict between Manchurian and Outer Mongolian forces at the Manchurian‑Mongolian border). |
| 1940-09 |
日独伊3国軍事同盟締結 |
| 1940-10 |
Joined the Japan Titanium White Industry Association. |
| 1941-04 |
Signed the Japan‑Soviet Neutrality Treaty. |
| 1941-11 |
Capital of 2.5 million yen. |
| 1941-12 |
Attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii; the Pacific War begins. |
| 1942-01 |
Titanium Industry Co., Ltd. Industrial Report Association Ube Plant Branch established. |
| 1942-02 |
First issue of the internal newsletter "Shiro Tomo" published. |
| 1942-04 |
First American air raid on Tokyo. |
| 1942-06 |
Expansion of titanium dioxide production facilities (monthly capacity 300 tons). |
| 1942-06 |
Battle of Midway. |
| 1942-10 |
Mr. Ishi Murayama appointed president. |
| 1943-06 |
Cabinet decision on the "Strategic Strengthening of Enterprises Guidelines" |
| 1943-07 |
Mr. Kantaro Miho appointed president. |
| 1943-09 |
Italy unconditionally surrenders to the Allies |
| 1943-10 |
Capital: 3.5 million yen |
| 1943-10 |
Enactment of the Military Industries Company Law |
| 1944-06 |
Headquarters relocated to 1-9 Tsuru, Nihonbashi-ku, Tokyo |
| 1944-06 |
Designated as a joint management factory of the Army, Navy, and the three ministries of military supplies |
| 1944-06 |
Battle of the Mariana Islands |
| 1944-07 |
Japanese forces on Saipan completely annihilated |
| 1944-08 |
Enactment of the Women's Volunteer Labor Order |
| 1944-10 |
Battle of Leyte Gulf |
| 1944-12 |
Designated as a military company by the Minister of Military Supplies |
| 1944-12 |
Masakazu Fujita reappointed as president |
| 1945-02 |
Yalta Conference of US, UK, and USSR leaders |
| 1945-05 |
Germany unconditionally surrenders to the Allied forces |
| 1945-07 |
Ube factory damaged (32 bombs of 250 kg and 500 kg dropped) |
| 1945-08 |
Ube factory damaged (12 medium bombs dropped) |
| 1945-08 |
Atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki |
| 1945-08 |
Japan decides to unconditionally surrender and accept the Potsdam Declaration |
| 1945-10 |
General MacArthur instructs the prime minister on five major reforms |
| 1946-01 |
GHQ issued an order to remove militarists from public office. |
| 1946-01 |
The first UN General Assembly convened. |
| 1946-02 |
Board of directors resolves to terminate the license agreement between our company and the German dye joint-stock company |
| 1946-02 |
The Financial Emergency Measures Ordinance was promulgated. |
| 1946-03 |
The Price Control Ordinance was promulgated. |
| 1946-04 |
The Holding Company Restructuring Committee Ordinance was promulgated. |
| 1946-05 |
The Far Eastern Military Tribunal (Tokyo Trial) opened. |
| 1946-05 |
The first Yoshida Shigeru cabinet was formed. |
| 1946-06 |
Designated as a limited company under the order of GHQ (Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers). |
| 1946-07 |
Headquarters relocated to 1978 Oki no Yama, Oozuki, Ube City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, and a Tokyo office was established in Marunouchi Maru Building, Koji Town, Tokyo. |
| 1946-08 |
The sulfuric acid plant was designated as a compensation-designated plant under GHQ's order. |
| 1946-09 |
GHQ placed the German dye joint-stock company under its control and managed the shares of our company held by that company. |
| 1946-11 |
日本国憲法公布 |
| 1946-12 |
Cabinet decided to resume production using a staggered production method. |
| 1947-01 |
President Masakazu Fujita resigned due to GHQ's public office removal order. |
| 1947-03 |
The Finance Law was promulgated. |
| 1947-04 |
The Labor Standards Law was promulgated. |
| 1947-04 |
The Antimonopoly Law was promulgated. |
| 1947-05 |
日本国憲法施行 |
| 1947-08 |
Michio Funakubo became president. |
| 1947-12 |
The New Civil Code was promulgated. |
| 1948-07 |
Reconstruction work at the Ube plant commenced. |
| 1948-08 |
大韓民国成立宣布式 |
| 1948-09 |
朝鮮民主主義人民共和国成立宣言 |
| 1949-03 |
Completion of the Ube plant building. |
| 1949-03 |
Recommendation of the Japan Economic Stabilization Policy (Dodge Line) |
| 1949-04 |
Implementation of a single exchange rate of 360 yen per dollar |
| 1949-05 |
Ube plant reconstruction work completed |
| 1949-05 |
Establishment of the Federal Republic of Germany |
| 1949-05 |
Reopening of the stock exchanges in Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya |
| 1949-09 |
Ube plant resumed operations (monthly production capacity 150 tons) |
| 1949-11 |
Resumption of sales of KRONOS titanium dioxide (anatase type) |
| 1949-12 |
Signed exclusive distribution agreement with Inabatake Industries Co., Ltd. and Konishi Ansei Shoten Co., Ltd. (now Konishi Ansei Co., Ltd.) for the sale of Kronos branded titanium white pigment |
| 1950-01 |
Masao Hiraishi appointed president |
| 1950-05 |
Formation of the Titanium Industry Workers' Union |
| 1950-06 |
Korean War begins |
| 1950-07 |
Special demand boom begins due to the Korean War |
| 1950-07 |
Red Purge begins |
| 1951-06 |
Removal of the restricted company designation by GHQ |
| 1951-07 |
Ceasefire talks in Korea begin |
| 1951-09 |
Signing of the Treaty of Peace with Japan and the US-Japan Security Treaty |
| 1952-04 |
Effectuation of the Treaty of Peace with Japan and the US-Japan Security Treaty |
| 1952-05 |
Accession to the IMF and World Bank |
| 1952-12 |
Inauguration ceremony for ore warehouse construction |
| 1953-02 |
Launch of NHK TV main broadcast |
| 1953-07 |
Workshop completion |
| 1953-07 |
Capital: 14 million yen |
| 1953-07 |
Capital of 14 million yen |
| 1953-07 |
Signing of the Korean War Armistice Agreement |
| 1954-03 |
The Fifth Fukuryū Maru was bombed at Bikini |
| 1954-04 |
Capital: 35 million yen |
| 1954-04 |
Opening ceremony of the Fujiyama company housing children's playground Nakayoshi Garden |
| 1954-04 |
Capital of 35 million yen |
| 1954-07 |
Indochina Armistice Agreement (Geneva Agreement) |
| 1955-09 |
GATT membership |
| 1955-11 |
Inauguration ceremony for Shima and Fujiyama company housing construction |
| 1955-11 |
Formation of the Liberal Democratic Party through the merger of conservative parties: ●Shinmu boom begins |
| 1956-05 |
Establishment of safety and health committee |
| 1956-06 |
20th anniversary celebration ceremony (commemorative ceremony and memorial service for deceased employees) |
| 1956-07 |
Release of the Economic White Paper ("It is no longer the post-war era") |
| 1956-10 |
Negotiations for the restoration of Japan–Soviet relations concluded |
| 1956-12 |
UN General Assembly votes for Japan's admission to the United Nations |
| 1957-01 |
Inauguration ceremony for new boiler firing |
| 1957-05 |
Stock market crash |
| 1957-10 |
The Soviet Union successfully launches the world's first artificial satellite (Sputnik 1) |
| 1958-10 |
Awarded the Yamaguchi Labor Standards Bureau Director Award during National Labor Health Week |
| 1958-12 |
Completion of Tokyo Tower |
| 1959-01 |
Cuban Revolutionaries led by Castro overthrow Batista's regime |
| 1959-04 |
国民年金法公布 |
| 1959-09 |
Khrushchev–Mao meeting (heightening Sino-Soviet rivalry): ●Iwato boom begins |
| 1959-10 |
Expansion of titanium dioxide manufacturing equipment (monthly capacity 600 tons) |
| 1959-10 |
Capital: 56 million yen |
| 1959-10 |
Capital of 56 million yen |
| 1960-03 |
Establishment of research division |
| 1961-01 |
Launch of 'KRONOS' titanium dioxide (rutile type) sales |
| 1961-10 |
Capital: 84 million yen |
| 1962-10 |
Capital: 125 million yen |
| 1962-10 |
Public listing of shares on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Second Section and Hiroshima Stock Exchange |
| 1962-10 |
Listing of shares on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange |
| 1963-03 |
Establishment of Osaka office |
| 1963-03 |
Submitted a request for approval to the Minister of Finance and the Minister of Trade and Industry for a technical assistance agreement on synthetic iron oxide manufacturing between our company and the U.S. Colombian Carbon Company (now Rockwood Corporation). |
| 1963-04 |
Completion of the new research building. |
| 1964-03 |
Inauguration ceremony for the HIRUKO company housing. |
| 1964-04 |
Inauguration ceremony for the synthetic iron oxide plant. |
| 1965-04 |
Completion of the synthetic iron oxide plant and commencement of production (monthly capacity 300 tons). |
| 1965-04 |
Launch of MAPICO synthetic iron oxide sales. |
| 1965-04 |
Commencement of sales of synthetic iron oxide |
| 1965-11 |
Mr. Michio Funazaka reappointed as president. |
| 1966-01 |
赤字国債（第１回国債）発行 |
| 1966-02 |
Signed exclusive distribution agreements with Inabata Industries Co., Ltd., Morishita Trading Co., Ltd. (now Morishita Industries Co., Ltd.), Konishi Anbei Trading Co., Ltd. (now Konishi An Co., Ltd.), and D.P. Trading Co., Ltd. for MAPICO synthetic iron oxide sales. |
| 1966-10 |
Expansion of titanium oxide manufacturing equipment (monthly capacity 700 tons). |
| 1967-03 |
Conducted a training seminar on synthetic iron oxide for sales agents. |
| 1968-03 |
Expansion of titanium oxide manufacturing equipment (monthly capacity 800 tons). |
| 1968-12 |
Capital: 300 million yen. |
| 1968-12 |
Expansion of titanium oxide manufacturing equipment (monthly capacity 1,100 tons). |
| 1969-06 |
Establishment of a magnetic iron oxide plant (monthly capacity 30 tons). |
| 1969-06 |
Launch of magnetic iron oxide sales for audio tapes. |
| 1969-06 |
Commencement of sales of magnetic iron oxide |
| 1969-10 |
Expansion of synthetic iron oxide manufacturing equipment (monthly capacity 450 tons, including raw material for magnetic iron oxide). |
| 1969-11 |
Mr. Denichiro Sugawara appointed as president. |
| 1970-06 |
Expansion of magnetic iron oxide manufacturing equipment (monthly capacity 60 tons). |
| 1970-06 |
Expansion of synthetic iron oxide manufacturing equipment (monthly capacity 650 tons, including raw material for magnetic iron oxide). |
| 1970-06 |
Inauguration of the ZD (Zero Defect) movement. |
| 1971-04 |
Signed a pollution prevention agreement with Ube City |
| 1971-07 |
Expanded magnetic iron oxide manufacturing equipment (monthly capacity 100 tons) |
| 1972-03 |
Expanded synthetic iron oxide manufacturing equipment (monthly capacity 700 tons, including raw materials for magnetic iron oxide) |
| 1972-08 |
Signed an agreement concerning the details of the Ube City pollution prevention agreement |
| 1973-06 |
Established an Environmental Safety Division at the Ube plant |
| 1974-11 |
All plants ceased operations due to the oil shock recession |
| 1975-08 |
Sought trademarks for magnetic iron oxide within the company and adopted AUVICO (first two letters of AUDIO, VIDEO, COMPUTER) |
| 1977-03 |
Expanded synthetic iron oxide manufacturing equipment (monthly capacity 800 tons, including raw materials for magnetic iron oxide) |
| 1977-03 |
Expanded magnetic iron oxide manufacturing equipment (monthly capacity 140 tons) |
| 1977-04 |
Capital 600 million yen |
| 1978-02 |
Expanded magnetic iron oxide manufacturing equipment (monthly capacity 200 tons) |
| 1979-01 |
Expanded synthetic iron oxide manufacturing equipment (monthly capacity 950 tons, including raw materials for magnetic iron oxide) |
| 1979-11 |
Completion of research building expansion construction |
| 1980-11 |
Expanded synthetic iron oxide manufacturing equipment (monthly capacity 1,050 tons, including raw materials for magnetic iron oxide) |
| 1980-11 |
Expanded magnetic iron oxide manufacturing equipment (monthly capacity 300 tons) |
| 1981-06 |
Established Research and Development Department |
| 1981-11 |
Expanded magnetic iron oxide manufacturing equipment (monthly capacity 450 tons) |
| 1982-01 |
Completion of high-pressure gas manufacturing equipment (20 cubic meters of liquid nitrogen gas) |
| 1982-04 |
Attached a pilot plant to the Research and Development Department |
| 1982-05 |
Expanded magnetic iron oxide manufacturing equipment (monthly capacity 500 tons) |
| 1982-10 |
Start of industrial water intake |
| 1982-11 |
Capital: 700 million yen |
| 1983-01 |
Magnetic iron oxide manufacturing equipment expansion (monthly capacity 550 tons) |
| 1983-05 |
Capital: 875 million yen |
| 1984-05 |
Capital: 1.05 billion yen |
| 1985-06 |
Yoshio Yoda appointed president |
| 1986-04 |
Launch of sales of ultrafine titanium dioxide, high-purity titanium dioxide, conductive titanium dioxide, and heat-resistant yellow iron oxide |
| 1986-07 |
First Titanium Industry Safety Conference held |
| 1987-03 |
First issuance of convertible bonds with collateral (40 billion yen) |
| 1987-03 |
Start of QC circle activity called 'Jump 87' |
| 1987-09 |
Titanium dioxide manufacturing equipment expansion (monthly capacity 1,300 tons) |
| 1987-09 |
Magnetic iron oxide manufacturing equipment expansion (monthly capacity 1,000 tons) |
| 1987-09 |
Transfer to the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange |
| 1987-10 |
First QC circle conference held |
| 1988-03 |
Capital: 1.319 billion yen |
| 1989-01 |
First general meeting of the White Parent Association (our alumni association) held |
| 1989 |
Magnetic iron oxide manufacturing equipment |
| 1989-03 |
Capital: 1.350 billion yen |
| 1989-07 |
Trademark of synthetic iron oxide 'MAPICO' changed to 'TAROX' |
| 1989-10 |
Magnetic iron oxide manufacturing equipment expansion (monthly capacity 1,250 tons) |
| 1989-10 |
Titanium dioxide manufacturing equipment expansion (monthly capacity 1,400 tons) |
| 1990-03 |
Capital: 1,992,900,000 yen |
| 1990-09 |
Titanium dioxide manufacturing facility expansion (monthly capacity 1,450 tons) |
| 1991-03 |
Capital: 1,940,309,000 yen |
| 1992-03 |
Capital: 2,047,270,000 yen |
| 1993-02 |
Groundbreaking ceremony for Ube Development Center |
| 1993-04 |
Launch of iron oxide pearl pigment sales |
| 1993-06 |
Kōfu Funazaka appointed president |
| 1993-07 |
Establishment of Ube Development Center (monthly capacity of 10 tons of ultrafine titanium dioxide) |
| 1993-07 |
Completion of Ube Development Center |
| 1994-11 |
Establishment of the 60th-anniversary compilation committee |
| 1995-03 |
Capital: 3,080,400,000 yen |
| 1996-03 |
Implementation of early retirement incentive program |
| 1997-03 |
Redemption of the first convertible bond with physical collateral (issued March 31, 1987, 4,000,000,000 yen, annual interest rate 2.5%) |
| 1997-03 |
Capital: 3,094,540,000 yen |
| 1997-04 |
Launch of strontium titanate (SW-100) sales |
| 1997-11 |
Launch of white deodorizer (SZ-100, TZ-100) sales |
| 1998-02 |
Awarded by the Director of the China Trade and Industry Bureau as an excellent energy management (electricity) factory for fiscal year 1997 |
| 1999-08 |
Website launched |
| 1999-10 |
Formulation of corporate philosophy and action guidelines |
| 2000-12 |
ISO 9002 certification obtained |
| 2000-12 |
Obtained ISO-9002:1994 certification |
| 2002-01 |
Formulation of management renewal policy |
| 2003-06 |
Masatane Matsukawa becomes President |
| 2003-08 |
ISO 14001 certification obtained |
| 2003-08 |
Obtained ISO-14001:2000 certification |
| 2003-12 |
ISO 9001 certification obtained |
| 2003-12 |
Obtained ISO-9001:2000 certification |
| 2004-05 |
Established a Japan-China joint venture (Yandong Sansheng Titanium Industry Co., Ltd.) to produce and sell titanium dioxide for composite fibers |
| 2004-05 |
Established Shandong Sansheng Titanium Industrial Co., Ltd. (associate) in joint venture with Shandong Dongjia Group Co., Ltd. (China) and Mitsui & Co., Ltd. in Shandong Province, China |
| 2004-09 |
Enhanced ultrafine titanium dioxide manufacturing facilities |
| 2004-09 |
Increase in production capacity at Ube Development Center (expansion of ST-2 plant) |
| 2005-03 |
Recruitment of early retirees with the premise of re-employment as contractors |
| 2005-03 |
Closure of Osaka office (merged with Tokyo office) |
| 2005-03 |
Relocation of Tokyo office (from Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku to Nihonbashi Kodemmacho) |
| 2005-05 |
Completion of factory construction at the Japan-China joint venture (Yandong Sansheng Titanium Industry Co., Ltd.) |
| 2005-09 |
Obtained ISO-14001:2004 certification |
| 2005-11 |
Formulation of business restructuring plan |
| 2006-03 |
Resolved to issue the first series of new share warrants through a third-party allocation |
| 2006-03 |
Recruitment of early retirees |
| 2006-05 |
Formulation of basic policy for building internal control system |
| 2006-06 |
Capital 3,009.34 million yen |
| 2006-10 |
Establishment of subsidiary (TK Service Co., Ltd.) |
| 2006-10 |
Established TK Service Co., Ltd. (now a subsidiary) |
| 2007-03 |
Formulation of 3-year business restructuring plan (FY2017 Q3 – FY2019 Q3) |
| 2007-03 |
Installation of a dispersed body factory at Ube Development Center |
| 2007-03 |
Established a dispersed body factory (ST-3 plant) at Ube Development Center |
| 2007-09 |
Third-party allocation of additional capital with Toshiba Corporation as the allocation target |
| 2007-09 |
Capital 3,434.34 million yen |
| 2008-01 |
Commencement of sales of dispersed bodies (TD3312, TD3412) |
| 2008-04 |
Implementation of a continuous employment system |
| 2009-05 |
Formulation of a medium-term business plan |
| 2009-12 |
ISO-9001:2008 certification obtained |
| 2010-04 |
Inauguration of the groundbreaking ceremony for the Ube West Plant (Lithium Titanate Manufacturing Plant) |
| 2010-10 |
Inauguration of the completion ceremony of the Ube West Plant |
| 2010-10 |
Ube West Factory completed, commenced operation |
| 2011-01 |
Establishment of the 75th Anniversary History Compilation Committee |
| 2011-07 |
Inauguration of the groundbreaking ceremony for the expansion of the Ube West Plant |
| 2011-08 |
Held a 75th Anniversary Beer Party |
| 2012-04 |
Increase in production capacity of the Ube West Plant |
| 2012-04 |
Increased production capacity of Ube West Factory (addition of TT-2 Factory) |
| 2012-05 |
Formulation of a new medium-term business plan (April 2012 – March 2015) |
| 2014-06 |
Increase in production capacity of the Ube Development Center |
| 2014-06 |
Increased production capacity of Ube Development Center (addition of ST-4 Factory) |
| 2015-05 |
Formulation of a new medium-term business plan (April 2015 – March 2018) |
| 2015-06 |
Appointment of President Kazuhiko Watanabe |
| 2016-06 |
80th Anniversary of Founding |
| 2017-06 |
Transition to a company with an Audit Committee |
| 2017-07 |
The ultra-fine particle titanium oxide manufacturing facility (ST-4 Factory) obtained GMP as an OTC raw material manufacturer |
| 2018-05 |
Formulation of the 5th Medium-Term Management Plan (April 2018 – March 2021) |
| 2018-10 |
Increase in production capacity of the Ube Development Center |
| 2018-10 |
Increased production capacity of Ube Development Center (addition of ST-5 Factory) |
| 2019-06 |
Appointment of President Hideo Inoue |
| 2019-07 |
Establishment of TBM Co., Ltd. (subsidiary) |
| 2019-09 |
Transfer of the lithium titanate business to TBM Co., Ltd. through a corporate split |
| 2019-10 |
Commencement of a joint venture in lithium titanate with Toshiba Co., Ltd. |
| 2020-06 |
Introduction of restricted stock compensation system |
| 2021-02 |
Increase in production capacity at Ube Development Center |
| 2021-02 |
Increased production capacity of Ube Development Center (addition of ST-6 Factory) |
| 2021-04 |
Conclusion of syndicate loan agreement |
| 2021-05 |
Formulation of the 6th medium-term management plan (April 2021 – March 2024) |
| 2022-04 |
Due to a review of market classifications at the Tokyo Stock Exchange, moved from First Section to Prime Market |
| 2023-10 |
Moved from Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market to Standard Market |
