| Year | Main Topics | |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 10 | Production of Lumirror* polyester film began. |
| 1958 | 4 | Mishima plant completed, production of Tetoron* polyester fiber began. |
| 1957 | 2 | Licensing agreement signed with ICI of the U.K. for polyester production. |
| 1956 | 7 | Trilon Co. Ltd. established in Hong Kong. |
| 4 | Central Research Laboratories established. | |
| 1953 | 3 | Started marketing Amilan* nylon resin. |
| 1951 | 6 | Licensing agreement signed with Du Pont of U.S. for nylon production. |
| 4 | Nagoya plant (lactam) and Aichi plant (nylon yarn) began production. | |
| 1941 | 5 | Succeeded in synthesis and melt spinning of nylon 6. |
| 1938 | 2 | Seta plant completed (equipped with spindles for staple fiber spinning and staple fiber looms). |
| 1927 | 8 | Shiga plant completed and the spinning of rayon yarn was started at the plant. |
| 1926 | 4 | Approval for construction of Shiga plant obtained. |
| 1 | Toyo Rayon Co., Ltd., founded. | |
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