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| 1965 | Nov.Starts business as control valve manufacturer | |||||
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| 1966 | Aug.Establishes Nihon KOSO Industry Co., Ltd.(Manufacturing division) | |||||
| 1971 | Jun.Establishes Tokyo KOSO Co., Ltd. | |||||
| 1974 | Nov.Acquires KHK(The High Pressure Gas Safety Institute of Japan)certification | |||||
| 1976 | Mar.Establishes KOSO Engineering Co., Ltd. | Dec.Establishes KOSO Service Co., Ltd. | ||||
| 1977 | Feb.Establishes Nihon KOSO Co., Ltd.(Sales division) | |||||
| 1978 | MayEstablishes KOSO International, Inc.〈U.S.A.〉 | |||||
| 1979 | Mar.Acquires A.P.I. certification | MayEstablishes Korea Controls Co., Ltd.(as a joint enterprise)〈Korea〉 | Sep.Starts technology transfer negotiation with China National Technology Import & Export Corp. | |||
| 1980 | Apr.Establishes KOSO Co., Ltd. | |||||
| 1982 | Nov.Singns rep. agreement with Ronan Engeering Company of U.S.A. for sales to Janpnese market Acquires interest in Souto Seisakusho Co., Ltd. |
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| 1984 | MayIntroduces IBM factory automation system | |||||
| 1985 | Feb.Signs agreement with I.M.I Baley Birkett Ltd. of U.K. for technology transfer | Apr.Signs agreement with Anshan Instrument Co. of China for technology transfer | ||||
| 1986 | Mar.Signs agreement with Control Components Inc. of U.S.A. for a mutual technology transfer | MayDiagnosing Chinese business for technology renovation.(JAPAN-CHINA NATIONAL PROJECT) | ||||
| 1987 | MayAcquires UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES INC. certification | Dec.Signs agreement with Wuxi Instrument Valve Co., Ltd. of China for technology transfer | ||||
| 1988 | Aug.Establishes Korea KOSO Engineering Co., Ltd.〈Korea〉 | |||||
| 1989 | MayEstablishes Wuxi KOSO Control valve Co., Ltd.(as a joint enterprise)〈China〉 | Jun.Establishes KOSO-AACI (Anshan) Co., Ltd.(as a joint enterprise)〈China〉 | Oct.Signs rep. agreement with Adalet-Plm of U.S.A. for sales to Japanese market | |||
| 1990 | Jan.Establishes Pacific Seismic Product, Inc.〈U.S.A.〉 | MayEstablishes Toren Co., Ltd. | ||||
| 1991 | Mar.Signs agreement with Tianjin No.4 Instrument Factory of China for technology transfer | Apr.Signs rep. agreement with SOR Inc. of U.S.A. for sales to Japanese market | JulyAcquires Herutu Electronics Co., Ltd. | |||
| 1992 | Mar.Acquires Toyo Steel Belt Ind. Co., Ltd. | Apr.Signs rep. agreement with Drallim Controls Ltd. of U.K. for sales to Japanese market | ||||
| 1993 | MayEstablishes KOSO Controls Asia Pte. Ltd.〈Singapore〉 Acquires the ownership of Korea Controls Co., Ltd.〈Korea〉 Establishes KOSO Control Engineering (Wuxi)Co., Ltd.〈China〉 |
Aug.Acquires Rexa Inc. of U.S.A. (Changes Rexa’s name to KOSO America, Inc.) | Sep.Acquires Shinkosha Co., Ltd. | |||
| 1994 | Jun.Acquires ISO9001 certification | |||||
| 1995 | Sep.Acquires Sigma Electric Works Co., Ltd | |||||
| 1996 | Oct.Establishes KOSO Control Engineering Co., Ltd.〈China〉 | |||||
| 2000 | Jan.Acquires Tokyo Okazaki Industries Co., Ltd. | JulyKorea Controls Co., Ltd. changes its Korean name to Korea KOSO Co., Ltd. | ||||
| 2001 | Feb.Merges Nihon KOSO Co., Ltd.(Manufacturing division)with KOSO Service Co., Ltd. | Jun.Establishes KOSO Fluid Controls Private Ltd.〈India〉 | ||||
| 2002 | Jan.Acquires Tensho Printing Co., Ltd. | Feb.Establishes Hangzhou Hangyang KOSO Pump & Valve Co., Ltd. | Mar.Establishes SP Laboratory Co., Ltd. | Apr.Establishes Wuxi KOSO Valve casting Co., Ltd. | JulyAcquires the assets of Hammel Dahl globe control valves line. | |
| 2005 | Jun.TOREN Co., Ltd. Changes its name to Nihon KOSO Fuji Co., Ltd. Acquires the assets of Kent Introl products line. Establishes KOSO Kent Introl Ltd.〈U.K.〉 Establishes Kent Introl Private Ltd.〈India〉 |
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| 2007 | Jan.Establishes KOSO M-Mac International, Inc.〈U.S.A.〉 | Jun.Establishes Wuxi KOSO Fluid Control Co., Ltd.〈China〉 | ||||
| 2008 | Oct.Establishes KOSO Control Engineering〈Anshan〉Co., Ltd.〈China〉 | |||||
| 2009 | Jan.Establishes the Dubai Branch of Nihon KOSO Co., Ltd. | Feb.Korea KOSO Engineering Co., Ltd.〈Korea〉establishes a new plant. | MayOpens Moscow Sales Office〈Russia〉 | |||
| 2010 | Nov.Kent Introl Private Ltd., changes its corporate name into KOSO India Private Ltd. | |||||
| 2011 | Feb.Acquires the Yoneki Valve business from TOKAI Corporation〈currently the Fuji Factory of Tokyo KOSO Co., Ltd.〉 | JulyEstablishes KOSO Control Europe s.r.o.〈Czech〉 | Dec.Establishes the second factory at KOSO Control Engineering〈Wuxi〉Co., Ltd. Relocates Nihon KOSO’s Dubai Branch to its Abu Dhabi Branch |
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| 2012 | Apr.Establishes Wuxi KOSO Valve Technology Service Co., Ltd.〈China〉 | Dec.Acquires the ownership of KOSO Control Instrument〈Anshan〉Co., Ltd. | ||||
| 2013 | Mar.Merges KOSO America and Rexa Inc. into one | |||||
| 2014 | Jun.Expansion of KOSO America and Rexa Inc. into separate factories/businesses. | |||||
| 2015 | Jan.Establishes Rexa Canada Corp.〈Canada〉 | Mar.Wuxi KOSO Valve Casting Co., Ltd. starts operations of its new casting factory in China | Aug.KOSO Control Engineering〈Wuxi〉Co., Ltd. relocates its office to a new one. | Sep.Establishes KOSO Gulf LLC〈Oman〉 | Oct.KOSO Control Instrument〈Anshan〉Co., Ltd. relocates its factory to a new one. | Nov.KOSO America relocates its factory to a new one |
| 2016 | Apr.Establishes KOSO Saudi Arabia Company Branch〈Saudi Arabia〉 | Nov.Establishes KOSO Italy S.r.l.〈Italy〉 | ||||
| 2018 | MayAcquires the control valve business of Parcol S.p.A., Milan, Italy | Aug.Establishes KOSO Parcol S.r.l.〈Italy〉〈into which KOSO Italy S.r.l. is merged〉 |
