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Milestones

Jul. 1954

Hirao Mitani founded Kyushu Process (Meiwa-cho, Kokura-ku, Kitakyushu-shi).
Jan. 1963

Established Tokyo Office (1-7, Higashikamata, Ota-ku).
Jul. 1964

Incorporated Tokyo Office and established Mitani Kogei-sha.
Mar. 1969

Increased capital to \5 million.
Sep. 1969

Received Award of Small and Medium Enterprises at National Exhibition of Screen Printing.

Mar. 1970

Increased capital to \10.5 million.
Jul. 1970

Established Fuchu Factory (6-25-1, Minami-cho, Fuchu-shi).
Changed the company name to Mitani Electronics Chemistry Corp. to enter the electronics market.
Dec. 1973

Relocated Head Office to Fuchu Factory.
Mar. 1978

Received new technology development grant from Hoso Bunka Foundation, Inc. （NHK）.
May 1978

Increased capital to \25 million.
Jun. 1978

Developed DC plasma display panels.
Dec. 1978

Changed the company name to Mitani Electronics Corp. with business expansion.
Feb. 1980

Increased capital to \70 million.
Jul. 1980

Established an affiliated company Kyushu Mitani Corp. (Ogi-shi, Saga).
Mar. 1981

Increased capital to \101 million.
May 1981

Completed Head Office and a second factory (6-30-1, Minami-cho, Fuchu-shi).
Jul. 1981

Developed color bar graph displays and thermal printheads.
Oct. 1983

Invested by Tokyo Small and Medium Business Investment and Consultation Co., Ltd.
Apr. 1985

Established MECOMP Electronic GmbH (Hamburg, Germany) to secure overseas sales network.
Sep. 1986

Increased capital to \127 million.
Nov. 1986

Increased capital to \279.5 million.
Jan. 1987

Relocated Head Office and factory to Nagayama Industrial Park in Tama-shi.
Apr. 1987

Commended for our achievement in science and technology by Minister of Science and Technology.
Nov. 2001

Extended Head Office to establish Design Center.
Acquired ISO9001 certification.
Dec. 2005

Acquired ISO14001 certification.
Apr. 2006

Changed the company name to Mitani Micronics Co., Ltd. with business expansion.
Apr. 2007

Kyushu Mitani Corp. changed the company name to Mitani Micronics Kyushu Co., Ltd. and moved to Taku-shi, Saga.
Mar 2016

Perform the opening ceremony of Mitani Micronics, which was established in the Kingdom of Thailand Ayutthaya City (Thailand) (Mitani Micronics (Thailand) Co, Ltd).

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