History of the Catalysts Division
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1976
Developed Japan’s first Pd honeycomb catalyst and began mass production
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1982
Relocated catalyst plant to Kamioka-cho, Yoshiki-gun, Gifu Prefecture (now Hida City)
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1986
Catalysts Division establishe
Began production of Pt/Rh three-way catalysts -
1989
Expanded Kamioka Plant
Began production of Pd/Rh three-way catalysts -
1990
Began production of catalysts for motorcycles
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1992
Began production of trimetallic three-way catalysts (in response to California regulations)
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1996
Established Mitsui Kinzoku Catalysts (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
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2005
Established MITSUI KINZOKU COMPONENTS INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED
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2006
Established Mitsui Kinzoku (Zhuhai) Environmental Technology Co., Ltd.
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2008
Developed Ag-based DPF catalysts for diesel engines
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2010
Expanded development facilities at Ageo R&D Center
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2011
Established PT. MITSUI KINZOKU CATALYSTS JAKARTA
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2013
Established Mitsui Kinzoku Catalysts Vietnam Co., Ltd.
Established Mitsui Kinzoku Catalysts America, Inc.
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2014
Constructed a new development building at Ageo R&D Center
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2015
Established a second plant at MITSUI KINZOKU COMPONENTS INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED
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2018
Completed expansion of automotive catalyst production capacity in Japan, China, Indonesia, the United States, and India, and started full-scale operations
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2019
Developed Coated-GPF for automobiles
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2021
Began production of Coated-GPF for automobiles
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2026
Planned establishment of a new site in the Philippines
Timeline of Global Site Establishment
