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Company History

1950─

1952

Apr.Founded Nihon Denkai Seisakusho.Commenced production of aluminum electrolytic capacitors.

1953

Mar.Changed the company name to Shin-Ei Tsushin Kogyo.

1953

Apr.Opened Tokyo Branch. Established Rubycon trademark.

1954

Feb.Changed the company name to Shin-Ei Tsushin Kogyo Inc.

1960─

1960

Nov.Established Shin-Ei Electronics Inc. (current Matsukawa Factory) (Nagano Pref.)

1963

Jul.Opened Osaka Branch. (Osaka)

1963

Oct.Established Shin-Ei Kikai Seisakusho Inc. (current Rubycon Engineering Inc.) (Nagano Pref.)

1969

Jul.Opened Nagoya Sales Office. (current Nagoya Branch) (Aichi Pref.)

1969

Nov.Established Minowa Shin-Ei Inc. (current Masumi-ga-Oka Factory) (Nagano Pref.)

1970─

1972

Feb.Established Rubycon Singapore Pte.,Ltd. (Singapore)

1973

Sep.Established Shin-Ei Capacitor Foil Inc.(S.C.F) (Nagano Pref.)

1974

Jan.Established Niigata Shin-Ei Inc. (current Niigata Factory) (Niigata Pref.)

1978

MayEstablished Tohoku Shin-Ei Inc. (current Fukushima Factory) (Fukushima Pref.)

1979

Apr.Headquarters’ Main Factory Second Manufacturing Section (current Second Manufacturing Group) started operation.

1979

Jun.Established Rubycon America Inc. (U.S.A.)

1980─

1982

Feb.Opened Hong Kong Office. (current Rubycon Hong Kong Limited) (Hong Kong)

1982

Jun.First Manufacturing Section in the Headquarters’ Factory (current First Manufacturing Group) started operation. (Nagano Pref.)

1984

Feb.Established Akita Shin-Ei Inc. (current Akita Factory) (Akita Pref.)

1985

Apr.Opened Hiroshima Extention Office. (current Hiroshima Sales Office) (Hiroshima Pref.)

1986

Jul.Opened Taiwan Branch. (Taiwan)

1990─

1990

Jan.Opened Mito Sales Office. (Ibaraki Pref.)

1990

Dec.Changed the company name to Rubycon Corporation together with each group company.Transferred headquarters to Nishi-Minowa, Ina City, Nagano Pref.

1994

Jul.Established P.T.Rubycon Indonesia. (Indonesia)

1997

Feb.Opened Rubycon Singapore Pte., Ltd. Thai Branch. (current Rubycon International (Thailand) Co., Ltd.) (Thailand)

2000─

2001

MayOpened HAN KUK SHIN YEONG Co.,Ltd. Korea Seoul Office. (current Rubycon Korea Co., Ltd.) (Korea)

2002

Apr.Completed Rubycon Corporation Technical Center. (Nagano Pref.)

2002

Aug.Opened Representative Office Munich. (Germany)

2002

Oct.Established Rubycon International (Shanghai) Co.,Ltd. (The Peoples Republic of China)

2003

Apr.Opened Netherlands Branch. (Netherlands)

2004

Feb.Completed construction of the Ina Factory Building. (Nagano Pref.)

2006

Apr.PML Division transferred to Rubycon Electronics Inc.(current Matsukawa Factory) and started production of PMLCAP®.

2009

Oct.New factory (for large snap-in type) was added at P.T.Rubycon Indonesia (Indonesia)

2010─

2010

Oct.New factory (for high-voltage lead-wire type) was added at P.T.Rubycon Indonesia (Indonesia)

2011

MayOpened Rubycon Singapore Pte.,Ltd Mumbai Liaison Office (The Republic of India)

2011

Nov.Completion of new management building at Rubycon Engineering Inc. (Nagano pref.)

2019

Dec.Opened Rubycon Singapore Pte.,Ltd. Bengaluru Liaison Office (The Republic of India)
Opened Rubycon International (Shanghai) Co.,Ltd. Chongqing Liaison Office (The Peoples Republic of China)

2020─

2021

Oct.Merged with Akita Rubycon Corporation, Fukushima Rubycon Corporation, Seibu Rubycon Corporation and Niigata Rubycon Corporation.
Renamed Akita Factory, Fukushima Factory, Masumi-ga-Oka Factory and Niigata Factory.

2022

Jan.Established Rubycon Hong Kong Limited (Hong Kong)

2022

Jul.Business transferred from Hong Kong branch

2022

Oct.Merged with Rubycon Electronics Inc.
Renamed Matsukawa Factory.