Company History

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

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

Apr.Opened Tokyo Branch. Established Rubycon trademark.

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

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

Jul.Opened Osaka Branch. (Osaka)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Jul.Opened Taiwan Branch. (Taiwan)

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

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

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

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

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

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

Aug.Opened Representative Office Munich. (Germany)

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

Apr.Opened Netherlands Branch. (Netherlands)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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.

Jan.Established Rubycon Hong Kong Limited (Hong Kong)

Jul.Business transferred from Hong Kong branch

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

Apr.Merged with Rubycon Holdings Corporation

Jun.Opend P.T.Rubycon Indonesia Jakarta Liaison Office (Indonesia)