Company Information
History
| 1947 May | Kohkoku Chemical Industry (currently Achilles Corporation) is founded with 2 million yen in capital. Production and sales of rubber products begin with the head office located in Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo and the factory in Ashikaga,Tochigi. |
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| 1948 Apr | PVC product production begins. |
| 1951 Mar | The head office is relocated to Shintomi-cho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo. |
| 1956 Jun | Osaka Sales Office is upgraded to Osaka Branch Office with the aim of business expansion in the Kansai area market. |
| 1957 Apr | Large-scale factory constructed in the Yamabe District, Ashikaga City. |
| 1961 Jun | Technical cooperation with ICI of Great Britain is launched; polyurethane foam production begins. |
| 1962 Sep | The company's stock is listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
| 1963 Jan | Succeeds in commercial production of Cabron, Achilles' original synthetic leather. Sales of Cabron start. |
| 1964 Feb | The head office is relocated to Daikyo-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo. |
| 1965 Nov | Achilles K.C.I. Corp. is established in New York. (It is absorbed in 1978 by Achilles USA, INC. ) |
| 1969 Jul | Ashikaga Factory No.2 is constructed to bolster the production of industrial materials such as rigid urethane shells, and materials for automotive interiors. |
| 1973 Feb | Achilles Hong Kong Co., Limited is established in Hong Kong. |
| 1973 Oct | Kansai Factory (currently Shiga Factory No.2) is established in Inukami,Shiga. |
| 1973 Nov | Kohkoku USA, Inc. (currently Achilles USA, Inc. ) is established in Everett, Washington. |
| 1974 Aug | Bibai Factory is established in Bibai, Hokkaido. |
| 1978 Nov | Shiga Factory No.1 is established in Yasu, Shiga. |
| 1982 Feb | The company's name is changed to Achilles Corporation. |
| 1986 Jun | Technical tie-up formed with A.S.Creation Tapeten AG of Germany. |
| 1988 Mar | Technical cooperation with Tarkett Sommer AG of Sweden, relating to the manufacture of industrial flooring materials, begins. |
| 1989 Jan | Kyushu Factory is established in Iizuka, Fukuoka. |
| 1993 Dec | Kunshan Achilles New Material Technology Co.,Ltd. is established via joint venture in China; production of PVC leather begins there. |
| 1998 Dec | Production of the revolutionary new electron conjugated conductive polymer "ST-Poly" begins. |
| 2002 Sep | All seven plants as well as all six group companies in Japan attain ISO14001 certification. |
| 2002 Oct | Achilles(Shanghai) International Trading Co.,Ltd. is established for the sales and import/export of Achilles products in China. |
| 2004 Feb | Operations begin at the Kunshan Achilles New Material Technology Co.,Ltd.Factory No.2. |
| 2005 Dec | Achilles Technical Center opens at Ashikaga Factory No.1. |
| 2006 Nov | Acquires Sanshin Enterprises Co.,Ltd. as a subsidiary by acquiring 100% of shares issued. |
| 2007 Oct | Introduces state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities into Ashikaga Factory No.1, aiming at production of environmentally-friendly synthetic leather for automotive interiors. |
| 2007 Oct | Achilles, as a whole business, acquires ISO9001 certification. |
| 2008 Feb | Achilles Advanced Technology Co.,Ltd. is established in Taiwan to meet demands from the ever-expanding semiconductor market. |
| 2008 Apr | A sales office of Achilles USA, Inc. opens in Detroit, USA. |
| 2009 Mar | Partnership contract signed with ITOCHU Corporation for "SYUNSOKU" brand of Achilles shoes. |
| 2015 Feb | The head office is relocated to Kita-shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo. |
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