HISTORY
- 1919
- Toshimune Tanaka opens a textile export business named Kuramo Shoten in Osaka.
- 1934
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Kuramo Textiles, Inc. is founded in Echizen City (formerly known as Takafu City) to manufacture silk and rayon for export.
- 1944
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The company shares technology with what is now Mitsubishi Cable Industries, Ltd. and founds Hokuriku Electric Cable Co., Ltd. to launch production of enameled copper wire.
- 1950
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The three companies, Kuramo Textiles, Inc., Hokuriku Electric Cable Co., Ltd., and Kuramo, Inc., merge to form Kuramo Shokusan Co., Ltd.
- 1952
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Production of plastic electric wires begins.
- 1954
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The company closes its weaving department and turns to exclusively manufacturing electric wires.
- 1955
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Company wins Director's Award from the Osaka Bureau of International Trade and Industry (for outstanding implementation of industrial standardization at the company's factory).
- 1958
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Corporate name changed to Kuramo Electric Co., Ltd.
- 1961
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Establishes Development Engineering Division (currently having evolved into the Special Products Division)
- 1965
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Company wins Director's Award from the Agency of Industrial Science and Technology (for outstanding implementation of industrial standardization at the company's factory).
- 1974
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New factory in Takefu completed to launch production of communication cables.
- 1977
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SAA certification acquired for cords and plugs.
- 1981
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Manufacturing of optical fiber cables begins.
- 1985
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UL/CSA certification acquired for cables and plugs.
- 1988
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UL certification acquired for magnet wires.
- 1989
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Manufacturing and sales of LAN cables begin.
- 1996
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Kuramo (Thailand) Co., Ltd. established.
- 1997
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ISO9001 certification acquired, rand NQAS registered.
- 1998
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Kuramo International, Ltd. established.
- 2001
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ISO14001 certification acquired.
- 2005
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Factory #1 constructed.
- 2007
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Kuramo acquired certificates from the mandatory CCC (China Compulsory Certification) system and GOST-R (Russian National Standards) system.
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- 2019
- Factory#1 extended.
