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1997 Apr
May
Dec
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 established HOYA Holdings Asia Pacific Pte Ltd, as the third
regional HQ after HOYA Holdings N.V. and HOYA Holdings, Inc.,
the regional HQs for Europe and North America, respectively.
HOYA LENS DEUTSCHLAND became the first Group company to
receive ISO 14001 certification.
1998 Apr HOYA began the quarterly release of consolidated financial results.
Itsukaichi Plant became the Group's first domestic facility to receive
ISO14001 certification.
1999 Feb All major domestic plants received ISO14001 certification.
2000s
2000 Jul HOYA acquired manufacturing section of photomasks for semiconductors from OKI Electric
Industry Co.,Ltd.
2001 May
Oct
HOYA launched HOYALUX Summit Pro and NuLux lenses that use
EYRY, a high-index, plastic lens material.
HOYA began manufacturing soft intraocular lenses.
2002 Aug Technical alliance formed with Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. to jointly
develop mask blanks for next generation semiconductors.
2003 Jun
Jul
HOYA established a company-with-committees system.
HOYA transferred its global financial management operations to
regional HQ in Europe.
2004 Mar
Oct
HOYA acquired the HDD glass disk business of Nippon Sheet Glass
Co., Ltd.
HOYA established a Level 1 American Depositary Receipt (ADR)
program.
2005 Nov HOYA common stock split four-for-one.
2006 Mar Subsidiary HOYA Advanced Semiconductor Technologies Co., Ltd.
was merged with HOYA Corporation.
2007 Aug As a result of the tender offer, PENTAX became a consolidated
subsidiary of HOYA Corporation.
2008 Mar HOYA and PENTAX merged.
2009 Mar
Sep
Oct
HOYA terminated the Crystal business.
HOYA launched the first small incision preloaded insert system
“iSert” in the USA.
The eyeglass division relocated its headquarters from the
Netherlands to Thailand, home to a cutting-edge production facility.