Year | Detail |
1918 |
Teijin Ltd. was founded under the name Teikoku Jinzo-Kenshi Kaisha, Ltd. |
1927 |
Initiated operations at the Iwakuni Factory, beginning production of rayon filament. |
1952 |
Teijin Ltd. Establishment of the Iwakuni Laboratories. |
1960 |
Creation of the Tokyo Research Laboratories. |
1963 |
Establishment of the Chemicals & Plastics Institute. |
1964 |
Formation of the Fiber and Textile Research Laboratories. |
1972 |
The inception of the Fuji Institute of Education and Training. |
1973 |
Joint establishment of Teijin Fher Medical Co. Ltd., with Germany's Boehringer Ingelheim. |
1974 |
Launch of the Medical and Pharmaceutical Division. |
1983 |
The company was established as Teijin Systems Technology Ltd. |
1992 |
Teijin Ltd. Established of the Teijin Biomedical Laboratory in London. |
1999 |
Acquisition of an equity stake in Toho Rayon Co. Ltd., later renamed Toho Tenax Co. Ltd. |
2001 |
Acquisition of the Twaron para-aramid business from Acordis B.V. of the Netherlands. |
2003 |
Teijin Ltd. established Teijin Polycarbonate China Ltd. |
2011 |
Development of the world's first mass production technology for carbon fiber-reinforced thermoplastics (CFRTP). |
2017 |
Acquisition of Continental Structural Plastics Holdings Corporation. |
2020 |
Establishment of Teijin Automotive Center Europe GmbH in Germany. |
2021 |
Acquisition of Japan Tissue Engineering Co. Ltd. |
2022 |
Collaboration between Teijin, JGC, and ITOCHU is needed to establish RePEaT Co. Ltd. to license Polyester Chemical Recycling Technology. |