History of Japan Vilene
1960 | Establishment of Japan Vilene Co., Ltd. (Capital: 120 million yen) |
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1961 | Completion of Shiga Factory |
1970 | Listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange |
1972 | Completion of Tokyo Factory |
1976 | Establishment of Nouvil Co., Ltd. |
1980 | Establishment of Freudenberg & Vilene International Ltd. <Hong Kong> |
1983 | Establishment of VIAM Manufacturing, Inc. <U.S.A.・LA> |
1984 | Listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange |
1985 | Establishment of Pacific Giken Co., Ltd. |
1989 | Establishment of Taiwan Vilene Nonwoven Co., Ltd. <Taiwan> |
1990 | Opening of Research & Development Center |
1994 | Establishment of Vilene Ibaraki Service Co., Ltd. |
1995 | Establishment of Freudenberg & Vilene Nonwovens (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. <China> |
1997 | Acquisition of Oyama Chemical Co., Ltd. |
1998 | Establishment of Korea Vilene Co., Ltd. <Korea> |
2001 | Establishment of VIAM Holding, Inc. <U.S.A.> |
2004 | Establishment of Tianjin VIAM Automotive Products Co., Ltd. <China> |
2005 | Establishment of Freudenberg & Vilene Interlinings (Nantong) Co., Ltd. <China> |
2007 | Establishment of Japan VIAM Co., Ltd. |
2008 | Consolidation of three VIAM group companies in the US into VIAM Manufacturing, Inc. <U.S.A.・TN> |
2011 | Establishment of VICAM Inc. <U.S.A.> |
2012 | Establishment of Freudenberg & Vilene Filter (Chengdu) Co., Ltd .<China> |
2013 | Establishment of VIAM Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd.<Thailand> |
2014 | Opening of Kyushu Sales Office |
2015 | Delisted from the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange |
2016 | Establishment of VITECHMEX NONWOVENS S.A. de C.V. <Mexico> |
2018 | Acquisition of Hanns GLASS GmbH & Co. KG <Germany> |