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An optical glass production plant was established in the city of
Hoya, in metropolitan Tokyo, and production of optical glass was
initiated.
The plant was incorporated with capital of ¥1.2 million.
Crystal products were introduced.
Company name changed to Hoya Crystal Glass Manufacturing
Co., Ltd.
The manufacture of optical glass BK7 resumed.
The Optics Division’s Showa Plant (currently Akishima Plant) was
completed in Tokyo. The Company merged with three affiliates.
Hoya was listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock
Exchange.
The manufacture of eyeglass lenses commenced.
Hoya was listed on the Second Section of the Nagoya Stock
Exchange.
The Crystal Division’s Musashi Plant was completed.
The Vision Care Division launched sales of progressive multifocal
lenses.
Sales of soft contact lenses began.
The Company’s listings were advanced to the First Section of the
Tokyo and Nagoya Stock Exchanges.
The Electronics Division’s Nagasaka Plant was completed, and
the production of IC substrates began. Hoya’s on-line network to
handle eyeglass lens orders was introduced in the Vision Care
Division.
Hoya Electronics Co., Ltd., merged with the parent company.
The construction of the Hachioji Plant in the Electronics Division
was completed, and the production of IC photomasks
commenced.
The current Head Office was completed.
Hoya Lens Corporation and Hoya Crystal Corporation merged
with the parent company.
The Kodama Plant was completed for medical-related
production and research.
The R&D Center was completed in the city of Akishima.
The production of intraocular lenses (IOLs) commenced.
The production of aspherical molded-glass lenses commenced.
Hoya Europe B.V. of the Netherlands (currently Hoya Holdings
N.V.) and Hoya Corporation USA were established.
Glass disks for HDDs were launched.
Hoya Group’s Environmental Philosophy was established.
The Hoya Group was reorganized with the establishment of the
Electro-Optics Division, the Vision Care Division and the Crystal
Division.
Hoya introduced an outside director system.
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Hoya formed an alliance with IBM to develop a next-generation
glass disk for HDDs.
Kumamoto Plant commenced operations as a photomask
manufacturing plant.
Hoya introduced its “internal company system,” reorganizing
Group operations centered on two internal companies
(Electro-Optics and Vision Care) and three subsidiaries (Hoya
Photonics, Inc., Hoya Healthcare Corporation, and Hoya Crystal
Corporation).
Hoya implemented ERP R/3, an enterprise resource planning
system developed by SAP AG of Germany.
Hoya Holdings Asia Pacific Pte Ltd. was established as the third
regional headquarters after Hoya Holdings N.V. and Hoya
Holdings, Inc., the regional headquarters for Europe and North
America, respectively.
Hoya Lens Deutschland GmbH became the first Group company
to receive ISO 14001 certification.
Hoya began the quarterly release of consolidated financial results.
The Vision Care Company’s Itsukaichi Plant became the Group’s
first domestic facility to receive ISO 14001 certification.
All major domestic plants received ISO 14001 certification.
Hoya acquired Belgian eyeglass manufacturer Buchmann Optical
Industries N.V.
Hoya acquired Optical Resources Group, Inc. (ORI), a processor
and marketer of eyeglasses in the United States (integrated into
Hoya Corporation in March 2001).
Hoya acquired the semiconductor photomask production division
of Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.
Hoya began marketing HOYALUX Summit Pro and NuLux lenses
that use EYRY, a high-index, plastic lens material.
Hoya began manufacturing soft intraocular lenses.
Hoya began manufacture and sale of 3C-SiC, a new substrate
material for semiconductors.
Technical alliance formed with Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. to
jointly develop mask blanks for next-generation semiconductors.
Company delisted from the First Section of the Nagoya Stock
Exchange.
Subsidiaries Hoya Crystal Corp. and Hoya Crystal Shop Corp.
merged with Hoya Corporation.
Hoya established a company-with-committees system.
Global financial management operations were transferred to a
regional headquarters in Europe.
Subsidiary Hoya Optics Corp. was merged with Hoya Corporation.
Hoya acquired the HDD glass disk business of Nippon Sheet Glass
Co., Ltd.
Established a Level-1 American Depositary Receipt (ADR) program.
A four-for-one split of common shares was implemented.
Subsidiary Hoya Advanced Semiconductor Technologies Co., Ltd.
was merged with Hoya Corporation.
Contact lens production sector transferred to a subsidiary, Hoya
Healthcare Corporation.
Pentax Corporation converted to consolidated subsidiary through
acquisition of shares via takeover bid.
Pentax Corporation absorbed via merger.
Timeline
(As of March 31, 2008)
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