MISUMI Group Information

Established MISUMI Shoji Co., Ltd. with a focus on sales of electronic equipment and bearings.

Began sale of press die components.

Established Chubu Office (now Nagoya Marketing Center).

Continued establishing regional offices (now Marketing Centers) across Japan.

Published first edition of Standard Components for Press Dies catalog.

Published first edition of Voice magazine.

Established Kansai Plant as a distribution center (now West Japan Distribution Center).

Published first edition of Standard Components for Plastic Molds catalog.

Established branch office in Taipei, Taiwan.

Established local subsidiary, MISUMI USA, INC., in the United States.

Published first edition of Standard Components for Factory Automation (now Mechanical Standard Components for Factory Automation) catalog.

Established local subsidiary, MISUMI TAIWAN CORP., in Taipei to succeed the Taipei Office.

Changed corporate name from MISUMI Shoji Co., Ltd. to MISUMI Corporation.

Established local subsidiary, MISUMI (U.K.) LTD., (now MISUMI UK LTD.) in the United Kingdom.

New building of Kansai Plant completed (now West Japan Distribution Center) and automatic sorting line installed.

Published first edition of Electronics Components for Factory Automation (now Wiring Components) catalog.

Published first edition of cutting tools (now Machining Tools) Tool DIRECT.

Listed in the second section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

Established local subsidiary, MISUMI SOUTH EAST ASIA PTE. LTD., in Singapore.

Published first edition of Custom Parts (now Custom Mechanical Parts) for Factory Automation catalog.

Published first edition of medical supplies catalog (now PROMICLOS) for medical practitioners (now PROMICLOS Corporation).

Published first edition of Computer Components for Factory Automation (now PC Components for FA and Industrials) catalog.

Established local subsidiary, MISUMI E.A. HK LTD., in Hong Kong.

Established local subsidiary, MISUMI (THAILAND) CO., LTD., in Thailand.

Listed in the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

Established local subsidiary, MISUMI KOREA CORP., in South Korea.

Established local subsidiary, MISUMI EUROPA GmbH, in Germany.

Established local subsidiary, SHANGHAI MISUMI PRECISION MACHINERY CO., LTD. (now MISUMI (CHINA) PRECISION MACHINERY TRADING CO., LTD.), in Shanghai, China.

Opened QCT Logistics Center in Shanghai as a major distribution center.

Published Inch Mechanical Standard Components for Factory Automation catalog for the North American market.

Opened QCT Logistics Center in North America as a major distribution center.

Established sales office in Wuxi, China.

Established local subsidiary, SURUGA (THAILAND) CO., LTD., in Thailand.

Merged with SURUGA SEIKI CO., LTD. through a stock swap.
Company name changed to MISUMI Group Inc., establishing a new company, the MISUMI Corporation, to continue all MISUMI business operations.

Established local subsidiary, SURUGA SEIKI (GUANGZHOU) CO., LTD., in Guangzhou, China.

Established sales offices in Tianjin and Guangzhou, China.

Established local subsidiary, SURUGA POLSKA Sp z o.o., in Poland.

Opened QCT Logistics Center and SURUGA SEIKI Guangzhou Plant in Guangzhou, China as major logistics and production centers.

Established SURUGA SEIKI Vietnam Plant No. 2 in Vietnam.

Opened QCT Logistics Center and SURUGA SEIKI Thailand Plant in Thailand as major logistics and production centers.

Opened QCT Logistics Center in Frankfurt, Germany as a major logistics center.

Established subsidiaries to carry out MISUMI's diversified business: PROMICLOS Corporation.

Established MISHIMA SEIKI CO., LTD., a subsidiary of SURUGA SEIKI CO., LTD.

Established local subsidiary, SURUGA KOREA CO., LTD., in South Korea.

Established sales office in Malaysia.

Opened QCT Logistics Center in South Korea as a major distribution center.

Established sales office in Vietnam.

Opened SURUGA SEIKI Korea Plant in South Korea as a production center.

Opened MISUMI QCT Center Kumamoto in Kumamoto as a marketing center.

Opened SURUGA SEIKI Poland Plant in Poland as a production center.

Established MISUMI Production Park as an integrated production center.

Established sales office in Shenzhen, China.

Consolidated call centers throughout Japan into two facilities, Tokyo and Kumamoto QCT centers.

Consolidated SP Parts Corporation by MISUMI Corporation.

Established MISUMI India Pvt. Ltd., a local subsidiary in India.