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- 1922
- Mutsubishi Rubber Manufacturing was established in Nagata, Kobe city with stake of Yen3,000.
- 1931
- Start to supply rubber products and technical collaboration in industrial use rubbers with THE VICTAULIC COMPANY OF JAPAN LTD.
- 1944
- Reorganize to Mutsubishi Rubber Manufacturing with stock of Yen500,000.
Mainly supply rubber products to THE VICTAULIC COMPANY OF JAPAN LTD., and also some other products for some industry and aircraft use. - 1952
- Rename to Mutsubishi Rubber Industry.
- 1955
- Start collaboration with Toshiba to develop practical use of Silicone rubber.
- 1958
- Rename to Mutsubishi Rubber Co., Ltd.
- 1959
- Expansion of factory for Silicone rubber production.
Start production of for Silicone rubber seals for THE VICTAULIC COMPANY OF JAPAN LTD. which is used coal fired power plant application. - 1963
- Start production of bell packing for blast furnace of steel industry.
- 1966
- Start production of Press forming factory.
Achieved to make seals for gantry crane. - 1971
- Start supplying filling rubber for concrete sleeper used by Japan National Railway. (current "Japan Railway")
- 1976
- Start supplying Pool-gate packing for Nuclear Power Plant.
Hexa-plug was completed. - 1978
- Start supplying Joint filling rubber for Tohoku Shinkansen Line.
- 1979
- Achieved making Tube seal for "Monju" fast-breeder reactor.
Complete of Expansion seal for gap between concrete slabs.
Complete of Prop-seal for flanged connection. - 1980
- Complete of Penetration seal for wall.
Start supplying Dome seal for LPG tanker. - 1981
- New Head quarter building was constructed.
Completed Duster ring and Dust wiper. Applied Patent for 7 countries.
Completed rubber packing for Plutonium storage Bin.
Completed Scupper plug for ship, and approved by Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK). - 1983
- Start supplying Dome seal for LNG tanker.
- 1985
- Completed Extreme pressure seal good for 200MPa.
Completed Stopper plug for Nuclear power plant nozzles.
Supplying Hexa Plug 3,200mm for Ministry of Land, Construction and Transportation and Tourism. Kanto Regional Development Bureau, North Chiba Aqueduct Pipeline. - 1986
- Developed Rubber seal for T.B.M. using Straits of Dover tunnel construction.
Developed Oil seal type SW. - 1990
- Technical Development and Experiment building was completed.
- 1992
- Start supplying Emergency water stop seal for T.B.M. using Tokyo Bay undersea tunnel.
- 1995
- On January 17, the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake hit Head quarter and factory.
- 1997
- Establish Oita sales office, Oita Pref.
- 1998
- Establish Fukuoka Branch in Fukuoka Pref.
Acquired ISO9001 on July 30. - 1999
- Relocate factory from Nagata-ku, Kobe to Nishi-ku, Kobe.
- 2004
- Relocate Osaka Main Office.
- 2005
- Relocate Fukuoka Branch.
- 2006
- Establish Kaoshiung Branch, Taiwan.
- 2007
- Acquired ISO14001.
- 2008
- Relocate Tokyo Branch.
- 2009
- Establish Taiwan Mutsubishi Engineering Co., Ltd.
