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■1980～1989 Establishment - ferrofluid technology at our core
| 1980 | Sep | Established in Minato ward, Tokyo for the purpose of import and sale of computer seals, vacuum seals, and ferrofluids. |
| 1982 | Dec | Completed Chiba plant in Yokaichiba, Chiba prefecture. |
| 1988 | Apr | Commenced manufacture of ferrofluids at Chiba plant. |
| 1989 | Mar | Completed Kamaishi plant in Kamaishi, Iwate prefecture. |
■1990～1999 Growth - actively expanding offshore.
| 1991 | Jul | Established Nippon Ferrofluidics America Corporation (now Ferrotec (USA) Corporation) in Massachusetts, U.S.A. |
| 1992 | Jan | Established Hangzhou Dahe Thermo-Magnetic Electronics Co.,
Ltd. in Hangzhou, China. |
| 1993 | Dec | Relocated corporate headquarters to Taito ward, Tokyo. |
| 1995 | May | Established Shanghai Shenhe Thermo-Magnetic Electronics Co.,
Ltd. in Shanghai, China, and started producing thermoelectric module material. |
| Oct | On the occasion of the company’s 15th anniversary, changed company name from Nippon Ferrofluidics to Ferrotec Corporation. | |
| 1996 | Oct | Listed stock on JASDAQ. |
| 1997 | Jul | Established Ferrotec Corporation Singapore Pte, Ltd. |
| 1998 | Jul | Took an equity interest in GSQ Co., Ltd. and changed its name to Ferrotec GSQ Corporation. |
| Jul | Established Ferrotec Quartz Corporation. | |
| Oct | Established Ferrotec Precision Corporation. | |
| 1999 | Nov | Acquired Ferrofluidics Corporation in a takeover bid (made a wholly-owned subsidiary in Jan 2000). |
■2000～2009 Establish new revenue bases for further growth
| 2000 | Feb | Completed new plant, Hangzhou, China. |
| 2001 | Jan | Merger of Ferrotec GSQ Corporation and Ferrotec Quartz Corporation. |
| Mar | Acquired Isawa Tsushin Co., Ltd., now Ferrocom Corporation. | |
| Oct | Relocated corporate headquarters to Kyobashi, Tokyo. | |
| 2002 | Feb | Acquired new subsidiary, Technosilicon Corporation. |
| Sep | Established Diacelltec Corporation in a joint venture with Mitsubishi Cable Industries, Ltd. | |
| Oct | Established Romanian subsidiary, Ferrotec Engineering SRL. | |
| 2003 | Jan | Merged Ferrocom Corporation and Ferrotec Precision Corporation as Ferrotec Precision Corporation. |
| Nov | Technology and capital alliance with Aliontek Corporation. | |
| 2004 | Jul | Executed exclusive supply agreement for vacuum seals with German affiliate of U.S. firm, Applied Films. |
| Oct | Acquired vacuum seal sales rights from Advanced Fluid Systems of the U.K. | |
| 2005 | Mar | Split off machine assembling division and
established Shanghai Hanhong Precision Machinery Co., Ltd. |
| May | Entered into business alliance with KSM Inc., Korean manufacturer of metal bellows products Completed third plant in Hangzhou, China. | |
| Jul | Acquired Russian thermo-electric module manufacturer, SCTB NORD. | |
| 2008 | Jul | Established Ferrotec Ceramics Corporation. |
■2010～2019 Growth - a company where progress brings joy
| 2010 | Jan | Acquired the Temescal division of Edwards Vacuum, U.K. |
| Apr | Merged with Ferrotec Quartz Corporation. | |
| Jul | Acquired Integrated Materials, Inc., U.S.A. | |
| Sep | Ferrotec, its Chinese subsidiary, and Covalent Materials Corporation established a joint venture company, Hangzhou Jingxin Technology Co., Ltd. | |
| 2011 | Apr | Established Ferrotec (Tianjin) Technology
Co.,Ltd., Ferrotec (Ningxia) New Energy Co., Ltd and Ferrotec (Ningxia) Advanced Quartz Material Co., Ltd. |
| May | Relocated corporate headquarters to Nihonbashi, Tokyo. | |
| Oct | Merged with Ferrotec Silicon. | |
| 2013 | Jul | The share was listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange JASDAQ because of the merger between the Tokyo Stock Exchange and Osaka Securities Exchange. |
| 2014 | Jul | Established Hangzhou Dahe New Material Technology Co., Ltd., China. |
| Sep | Transferred Aizu, Fukushima plant. | |
| 2015 | Jun | Ferrotec (Sichuan) Technology Co., Ltd. was established in Neijiang, Sichuan Province, People's Republic of China. |
| Jul | Acquired ADMAP Inc. | |
| Dec | Ferrotec (Ningxia) Semiconductor Co., Ltd. was established in Yinchuan, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China. | |
| 2016 | Jul | Acquired Asahi Seisakusho Co., Ltd. |
| Dec | Ferrotec (Dalian) Technology Co., Ltd. was established in Dalian, Liaoning Province, People's Republic of China. | |
| 2017 | Apr | Ferrotec Corporation (the trading name was changed from Ferrotec Corporation split preparation company) took over the manufacture and sales businesses due to the absorption-type company split, and the trading name was changed to Ferrotec Holdings. |
| Sep | Hangzhou Semiconductor Wafer Co., Ltd. was established in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, People's Republic of China. | |
| Dec | Ferrotec Technology (Anhui) Co., Ltd. was established in Tongling, Anhui Province, People's Republic of China. | |
| 2018 | Jun | Established Ferrotec・Alion Co.,Ltd. in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. |
| Mar | Ferrotec (Jiangsu) Semiconductor Technology Co., Ltd. was established in Dongtai, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China. | |
| Apr | Established QiDong Ferrotec Huitong Components Co., Ltd. | |
| May | Established Zhejiang Advanced Precision Co., Ltd. in Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province, People’s Republic of China. | |
| Established Zhejiang Advanced Thermo Electric Technology Co., Ltd. in Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province, People’s Republic of China. | ||
| Ferrotec (Jiangsu) Quartz Technology Co., Ltd. was established in Dongtai, Jiangsu Province, People’s Republic of China. | ||
| Jul | Acquired Lubi (Shanghai) International Trading Co., Ltd. in Shanghai, People’s Republic of China. | |
| Dec | Hangzhou Hanhong Semiconductor Technology Co.,Ltd. was established in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, People's Republic of China. | |
| 2019 | Jun | Established Ferrotec Co.,Ltd. Sendai Sales Office in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. |
| Mar | Conclusion of Capital and Business Alliance Agreement with TOYO KNIFE Co.,Ltd. | |
| Jun | Ferrotec (Shanghai) Technology Co.,Ltd. was established in in Shanghai, People’s Republic of China. | |
| Sep | Ferrotec (Anhui) Changjiang Semiconductor Material Co.,Ltd. was established in Tongling, Anhui Province, People's Republic of China. | |
| Established Hangzhou FTCRC Semiconductor Co., Ltd. |
■2020～ The second phase of our growth :
A company that grows with the expansion of the global market
| 2020 | Jan | Ferrotec Ceramics Corporation and ADMAP Inc. were merged and renamed as “Ferrotec Material Technologies Corporation”. |
| Hangzhou Hanhong Semiconductor Technology Co., Ltd. was renamed Hangzhou Dunyuan Juxin Semiconductor Technology Co., Ltd. | ||
| Jul | Ferrotec Corporation merged and renamed as “Ferrotec Material Technologies Corporation”. | |
| Appointment of Mr. He Xian Han as Representative Director, President, Group CEO. | ||
| Aug | Established Shanghai Ferrotec Power Semiconductor Co., Ltd. | |
| Sep | Hangzhou Semiconductor Wafer Co., Ltd. is transformed into an affiliated company accounted for using the equity method. | |
| Oct | Acquired Russian thermo-electric micro-module manufacturer, RMT Ltd. | |
| Established Ferrotec (Zhejiang) Quartz Technology Co., Ltd. | ||
| Established Anhui Weixin Changjiang Semiconductor Material Co., Ltd. in Tongling, Anhui Province, People's Republic of China. | ||
| Dec | Acquired MeiVac, Inc. USA, high quality thin film manufacturing systems, components and process solutions. | |
| 2021 | Feb | Established Ferrotec (Guangzhou) Technology Co., Ltd., Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China. |
| Mar | Business and Capital Alliance with Ohizumi MFG. Co., Ltd. | |
| Apr | Establishment of a Power Semiconductor Research Institute inside Ferrotec (Jiangsu) Semiconductor Technology Co., Ltd. | |
| May | Business and Capital Alliance with cado Co., Ltd. |