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1927 |
Founded in Yokohama by Daisaku Hayashi
*Daisaku Hayashi used to serve as the New York branch manager of “Suzukishoten" which was a major general trading company and had recorded the top annual sales in Japanese general trading companies in the Taisho period. |
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1931 |
Established under the name, D. Hayashi Shoten* |
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1934 |
Changed name to Gunze Silk Corporation |
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1939 |
Relocated head office to Kobe |
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1942 |
Changed name to Gunze Trading Co., Ltd. |
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1945 |
Commenced trading in other types of textiles |
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1949 |
Established branch office in Osaka |
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1952 |
Relocated head office to Chuo-ku, Tokyo |
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1955 |
Established subsidiary in New York, the US |
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1956 |
Expanded business into the industrial products field |
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1961 |
Designated an approved trading partner by the Chinese government |
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1970 |
Established subsidiary in Dusseldorf, Germany and Hong Kong |
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1971 |
Changed name to Gunze Sangyo, Inc. |
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1973 |
Stock listed on 2nd Section of Tokyo and Osaka stock exchanges Established subsidiary in Sao Paulo, Brasil |
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1978 |
Stock listing upgraded to 1st Section of |
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1994 |
Relocated head office to Kudan-shita, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo |
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1998 |
Established holding company in New York, the US |
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1999 |
Established subsidiary in Shanghai, China |
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2001 |
Changed name to GSI Creos Corporation |
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2003 |
Established subsidiary in Shenzhen, China |
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2005 |
Established subsidiary in Seoul, Korea |
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2013 |
Established subsidiary in Jakarta, Indonesia |
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2014 |
Established subsidiary in Bangkok, Thailand |
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2021 |
Established subsidiary mainly developing semiconductor business in Shanghai, China |
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2022 |
Due to the reorganization of the market classification of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, Shifted to Prime Market |
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Corporate Purpose established |
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Relocated head office to Minato-ku, Tokyo |
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2023 |
Established subsidiary in Mumbai, India |
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2023 |
Established subsidiary in Hanoi, Vietnam |
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The present |
