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History

-1979 1980- 1990- 2000-
1980-
May 1980 Kyocera stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange. New shares of common stock in the form of ADRs are issued in the United States for the second time.
In cooperation with 24 companies, Kyocera establishes Daini-Denden Kikaku Co., Ltd. (later DDI Corp.)
Kyocera Mexicana, S.A. de C.V
Aug. 1980 Shiga Yohkaichi Plant is established.
Mar. 1981 Kyocera Business Machines Co., Ltd. is established.
Oct. 1982 Four affiliates, including Cybernet Electronics Corp., merge with Kyoto Ceramic Co., Ltd. to form Kyocera Corporation.
Apr. 1983 Kyocera Business Machines Co., Ltd. merges with the domestic sales division to become Kyocera Electronics Co., Ltd. (later merging with what is now Kyocera Communication Systems Co., Ltd.)
Kagoshima Electronics Co., Ltd. merges with Kyocera to become Kagoshima Hayato Plant.
Oct. 1983 Yashica Co., Ltd. merges with Kyocera.
Apr. 1984 Inamori Foundation is established.
Tokyo Central Research Laboratory (now Tokyo Yoga Office) is established.
Jun. 1984 Kyocera establishes Daini-Denden Kikaku Co., Ltd. (later DDI Corp.) in cooperation with 24 companies, including Ushio Inc., SECOM Co., Ltd., Sony Corporation and Mitsubishi Corporation.
Aug. 1984 Solar Energy Center (now Chiba Sakura Office) is established in Sakura, Chiba.
May 1986 Kyocera Electronics Europe GmbH (now Kyocera Mita Deutschland GmbH) is established in Germany.
Jul. 1986 LSI Design Center is established within Tokyo Yoga Office.
Jan. 1987 Kyocera America, Inc. and Kyocera Electronics, Inc. are established in California and New Jersey, U.S.A., respectively.
Sep. 1987 Kyocera Mexicana, S.A. de C.V. is established in Tijuana, Mexico.
Sep. 1988 Kyocera Europe GmbH is established in Germany as Kyocera's European headquarters.
Aug. 1989 Elco Corp. joins the Kyocera Group.
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