Year | Detail |
1959 |
The company was founded. |
1963 |
Shiga Plant (now Shiga Gamo Plant) is established in Shiga, Japan. |
1968 |
Representative office opens in California U.S. |
1969 |
Kyocera International Inc. is established as Kyocera's North American sales company. |
1971 |
Feldmühle Kyocera Europa Elektronische Bauelemente GmbH (now KYOCERA Europe GmbH) is established in cooperation with Feldmühle AG in Germany. |
1982 |
Four affiliates, including Cybernet Electronics Corp., merged with Kyoto Ceramic Co. Ltd. to form Kyocera Corp. |
1983 |
Yashica Co. Ltd. merges with Kyocera. |
2001 |
Tycom Corp. (now Kyocera Precision Tools Inc.) joins the Kyocera Group. |
2002 |
Toshiba Chemical Corp joins the Kyocera Group. |
2008 |
Kyocera acquires the mobile phone business of Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd. |
2009 |
Kyocera Asia Pacific (India) Pvt. Ltd. is established in India. |
2018 |
Kyocera acquires the power tools business of Ryobi Limited. Kyocera Industrial Tools Corp. is established. |
2020 |
Kyocera Solar Corp. is consolidated into Kyocera Communication Systems Co. Ltd. |
2021 |
Kyocera-Ube RF Tec Corporation is consolidated into Kyocera Corporation. |
2022 |
Fine Ceramics divisions in Europe are consolidated into Kyocera Fine ceramics Europe GmbH. |
2023 |
Kyocera and Kyudenko partner to form a new company, Kyocera Green Innovation LLC. |