Corporate Information
Company History
Major events
| 1949 | Nagoya Rubber Co., Ltd. is established as a spin-off of the rubber research division of Toyota Motor Industry Co., Ltd. |
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| 1957 | Haruhi Plant begins operation |
| 1967 | Inazawa Plant begins operation |
| 1973 | Company name is changed to Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. |
| 1976 | Morimachi Plant begins operation |
| 1977 | US Office is established in Illinois |
| 1978 | Company is listed on the Nagoya Stock Exchange |
| 1980 | Headquarters is relocated to present location (Kiyosu, Aichi Prefecture) |
| 1982 | Bisai Plant begins operation |
| 1985 | Capital participation in Tai-yue Rubber Industrial Co., Ltd. Company wins Deming Prize for Total Quality Management |
| 1986 | TG Missouri Corporation is established |
| 1997 | Company obtains ISO 9001 Present Kitajima Technical Center is completed |
| 1999 | Company is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Company obtains ISO 14001 Toyoda Gosei North America Corporation is established |
| 2000 | Toyoda Gosei Europe N.V. is established |
| 2001 | Toyoda Gosei Asia Co., Ltd. is established |
| 2005 | ISO/TS16949 certification |
| 2006 | Toyoda Gosei (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. is established |
| 2008 | Toyoda Gosei Minda India Pvt. Ltd. is established |
| 2009 | Miwa Technical Center is established |
| 2013 | Toyoda Gosei East Japan Co.,Ltd. is established GDBR Industria e Comercio de Componentes Quimicos e de Borracha Ltda. is established |
| 2014 | Toyoda Gosei Irapuato Mexico, S.A. de C.V. is established |
| 2016 | Toyoda Gosei Minda India Pvt. Ltd. Bawal Plant begins operation |
| 2018 | Toyoda Gosei Minda India Pvt. Ltd. Gujarat Plant begins operation PT Toyoda Gosei Indonesia is established |
| 2019 | Hubei Toyoda Gosei Zheng Ao Rubber And Plastic Sealing Technology Co., Ltd. is established Toyoda Gosei Haiphong Co., Ltd. Thai Binh Plant begins operation |
| 2020 | Inabe Plant begins operation |
| 2021 | TAPEX Mexicana, S.A. de C.V. Monterrey Plant begins operation |
| 2022 | Toyoda Gosei East Japan Co., Ltd. Ohira Plant begins operation |
Development of main technologies and products
| 1950 | Weatherstrips |
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| 1953 | Brake hoses |
| 1954 | Production technology for plastic injection steering wheels |
| 1959 | Sponge rubber automatic molding technology |
| 1960 | PP steering wheels |
| 1961 | Piston cups |
| 1963 | Flocked glass runs |
| 1964 | Plastic-plated products |
| 1967 | Plastic radiator grilles |
| 1974 | Full instrument panels |
| 1977 | Constant velocity joint boots |
| 1978 | PP bumpers |
| 1982 | Sound insulat ing glass runs Plastic fuel filler caps |
| 1986 | Start of R&D for blue LEDs |
| 1989 | Low-noise resistors Steering wheels with built-in airbags |
| 1991 | Success in development of blue LEDs is certified |
| 1995 | Mass production of blue LEDs |
| 1997 | New rubber recycling technology |
| 1998 | Curtain airbags |
| 2000 | Noise absorbing air intake ducts |
| 2001 | White LEDs |
| 2002 | Driver-side knee airbags |
| 2003 | Two-color molded opening trims Millimeter wave compatible emblems |
| 2004 | White side view packages |
| 2007 | Long-life white side view packages Start of R&D for e-Rubber |
| 2008 | Plastic fuel filler pipes Rear-end impact airbags |
| 2009 | Rear-seat center airbags |
| 2010 | Lightweight opening trim weatherstrips Start of R&D for GaN power semiconductors |
| 2011 | Large radiator grilles LEDs for room and space lighting |
| 2012 | Pop-up hood actuators Mult i-chip package LEDs |
| 2014 | Plastic water pipes Profs. Isamu Akasaki and Hiroshi Amano (Toyoda Gosei technical advisors) receive Nobel Prize in Physics |
| 2015 | Capless fuel fillers Steering wheels with warning function LEDs for high-efficiency lighting; Glass-encapsulated ultraviolet LEDs |
| 2016 | Solar LEDs |
| 2017 | Development of glass runs for flush surface door Development of large radiator grilles Development of steering wheels with grip sensor, new type of side airbag |
| 2018 | Development of air conditioner registers with LED lighting |
| 2019 | Development of plastic turbo ducts Development of battery cases Development with EBM Corp. of the SupeR BEAT heart surgery simulator that uses e-Rubber |
| 2020 | Development of extra-large spindle grilles Development of high pressure hydrogen tanks UV-C (deep UV) LEDs are confirmed to be highly effective in inactivating the novel coronavirus UV-C space disinfectors are launched UV-C high-speed surface disinfectors are launched |
| 2021 | Development of cutoff valves with new structure Development of driver-side airbags with new structure Development of pedestrian protection airbags |
| 2022 | Development of lightweight oil pumps |