MISUMI Group Information

MISUMI History

1963

Feb

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

1965

Jul

Began sale of press die components.

1973

Jun

Established Chubu Office (now Nagoya Marketing Center).

Jun

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

1977

Jan

Published first edition of Standard Components for Press Dies catalog.

1980

Jan

Published first edition of Voice magazine.

1981

Apr

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

1985

May

Published first edition of Standard Components for Plastic Molds catalog.

1987

Sep

Established branch office in Taipei, Taiwan.

1988

Feb

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

Sep

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

1989

May

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

May

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

Oct

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

1991

Apr

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

Aug

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

1993

Jul

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

1994

Jan

Listed in the second section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

Apr

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

Jul

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

Dec

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

1995

Jun

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

Aug

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

1997

Jan

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

1998

Sep

Listed in the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

1999

May

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

2003

Apr

Established local subsidiary, MISUMI EUROPA GmbH, in Germany.

Jun

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

Oct

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

2004

May

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

May

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

Jun

Established sales office in Wuxi, China.

2005

Feb

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

Apr

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.

May

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

May

Established sales offices in Tianjin and Guangzhou, China.

Jul

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

Jul

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

Jul

Established SURUGA SEIKI Vietnam Plant No. 2 in Vietnam.

Oct

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

2006

Jan

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

Apr

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

Aug

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

Sep

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

Oct

Established sales office in Malaysia.

Oct

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

Dec

Established sales office in Vietnam.

2007

Feb

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

Apr

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

Jul

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

Oct

Established MISUMI Production Park as an integrated production center.

Nov

Established sales office in Shenzhen, China.

2008

Jan

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

Mar

Consolidated SP Parts Corporation by MISUMI Corporation.

2009

Mar

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

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