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189719351910196419001890191019201930194019501960197019591980199020001910 Started research of aluminum electric wire.1921 Started research and pilot production of duralumin.1933 Completed construction of plant for manufacturing aluminum plates in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture.Dec. 1964Established SKY Aluminum Co., Ltd. through a joint venture consolidation of the three group companies of Showa Denko K.K., Kaiser Aluminum Corporation (USA), and Yawata Steel Works (currently NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION).May 1983 Completed construction of strip rolling factory in Mikuni, Fukui Prefecture.Jan. 1998 Initiated aluminum business tie-up between Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. and Sky Aluminum Co., Ltd.Oct. 2003 Established Furukawa-Sky Aluminum Corp. through merger of the companies’ aluminum businesses.Feb. 2010 Established Furukawa-Sky Aluminum (Thailand) Co., Ltd.Aug. 2011 Jointly acquired shares with five companies including Sumitomo Light Metal Industries, Ltd. based in the U.S., and rolled aluminum sheet manufacturer and supplier Tri-Arrows Aluminum Inc.Mar. 2012 Began construction of aluminum rolling mill in Thailand.Furukawa-Sky Aluminum Corp.Fukui Works at the time of completionRayong WorksEstablished Sumitomo Shindo-jo in Osaka.Established Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd.Research of aluminum electric wire begun at Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.Research of aluminum electric wire begun at Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.Research of aluminum electric wire begun at Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.2003Businesses merged to create Furukawa-Sky Aluminum Corp.Established Sumitomo Light Metal Industries, Ltd.Established Sumitomo Light Metal Industries, Ltd.Established Sumitomo Light Metal Industries, Ltd.Apr. 1897 Established Sumitomo Copper Rolling Works in Osaka to commence copper rolling operations.1898 Commenced aluminum rolling operations at same plant.Sep. 1935 Established Sumitomo Metal Industries Co. Ltd. through merger of Sumitomo Steel Tube and Copper Works and Sumitomo Steel Works Co., Ltd.Sep. 1941 Constructed Nagoya Light Alloy Works.Aug. 1959Copper products and aluminum divisions split from Sumitomo Metal Industries to form Sumitomo Light Metal Industries Co., Ltd. (commencing operations Sep. 1).Jun. 1966 Commenced operation of new aluminum hot rolling equipment.Mar. 1969 Constructed state-of-the-art copper tube factory (copper rolling works) in the Hoi District of Aichi Prefecture (currently Toyokawa City) to expand wrought copper operations.May 1979 Established Sumikei Aluminum Foil Co., Ltd.Sep. 1993 Modernized Nagoya Works aluminum rolling equipment.Aug. 2011 Jointly acquired shares with five companies including Furukawa-Sky Aluminum Corp. in U.S. rolled aluminum sheet manufacturer and supplier Tri-Arrows Aluminum Inc.Sumitomo Light Metal Industries, Ltd.Nagoya Light Alloy Works (currently Nagoya Works)Copper tubing works (currently copper tubing works of UACJ Copper Tube Corporation)Established SKY Aluminum Co., Ltd.History31

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