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1959 |
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With capital of 3 million yen and 28 staff members, Kyoto Ceramic Co., Ltd. is founded as a company specializing in fine ceramics. The company's facilities include a headquarters and factory. |
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Apr. |
1960 |
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Kyocera's Tokyo office opens. |
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| Kyocera International, Inc. |
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| May |
1963 |
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Shiga Plant (now Shiga Gamo Plant) is established. |
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1968 |
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Kyocera receives first Medium and Small Business Research Institute Award. |
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1968 |
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Representative office opens in California, U.S.A. |
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1969 |
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Kagoshima Plant (now Kagoshima Sendai Plant) is established. |
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| California representative office becomes Kyocera's American sales company, Kyocera International, Inc. |
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Jan. |
1971 |
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Feldmühle Kyocera Europa Elektronische Bauelemente GmbH (now Kyocera Fineceramics GmbH) is established in cooperation with Feldmühle AG in Germany. |
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| Kyocera stock is listed on the Osaka Stock Exchange's Second Section |
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| Multi-layered ceramic packages for large-scale integrated circuits |
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| Mar. |
1971 |
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Kyocera International, Inc. begins production of fine ceramic parts in the United States. |
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1971 |
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Kyocera stock is listed on the Osaka Stock Exchange's Second Section and on the Kyoto Securities Exchange. |
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| Mar. |
1972 |
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Kyocera receives 18th Okochi Memorial Grand Production Prize for developing multi-layered ceramic packages for large-scale integrated circuits. |
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| Jul. |
1972 |
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Headquarters is relocated to Yamashina, Kyoto. |
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1972 |
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Kyocera stock is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange's Second Section. |
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1972 |
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Kagoshima Kokubu Plant is established. |
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1974 |
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Kyocera stock is listed on the First Section of both the Tokyo and Osaka Stock Exchanges. |
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1974 |
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Kyocera receives 16th Commendation by Japan's Director-General of the Science and Technology Agency for developing ceramic lamination technology for electronic circuits. |
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1975 |
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Kyocera International, Inc. relocates its headquarters and plant in San Diego, California, U.S.A. |
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1976 |
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Kyocera issues new shares of common stock in the form of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) in the United States. |
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1976 |
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The Children's Travel Program begins. |
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1977 |
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Kyocera (Hong Kong) Ltd. (now Kyocera Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd.) begins business in Hong Kong. |
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1979 |
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Kyocera Feldmuehle, Inc. is established in North Carolina, U.S.A. as a joint venture with Feldmühle AG. |
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1979 |
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Kyocera invests capital in Cybernet Electronics Corp. |
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| Oct. |
1979 |
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Central Research Laboratory is opened in Kokubu, Kagoshima. |
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1979 |
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Kagoshima Electronics Co., Ltd. is established. |
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