Milestone
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| Daikin Europe N.V. acquires Turkish Heating and Air Conditioning Manufacturer Airfel.
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Daikin McQuay Ar Condicionado Brasil Ltda. is established as a subsidiary, and operations begin in full-force on April 1, 2011. |
| 2010 |
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Daikin Airconditioning Philippines Inc. is established.
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Daikin Airconditioning India Pvt. Ltd. formally inaugurates the Neemrana Plant. |
| 2009 |
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| Development and testing facilities are completed at the Daikin McQuay Applied Development Center in the United States.
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| The Daikin McQuay Solutions Plaza is established in the New York area.
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| Daikin acquires Nippon Muki Co., Ltd., Japan's leading air filter company. | |
| 2008 |
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| Daikin Airconditioning Korea Co., Ltd. is established.
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Daikin acquires the German heating manufacturer Rotex Heating Systems GmbH.
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Daikin Sweden A.B. is established. |
| 2007 |
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Daikin Airconditioning Netherlands B.V. is established in Schiedam, Kingdom of the Netherlands.
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| An air treatment unit called DESICA is launched for controlling humidity without water piping.
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| A hot water heat pump system is launched in the European market. | |
| 2006 |
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| Daikin acquires OYL Industries, a publicly listed Malaysian company engaged worldwide in the HVAC (Heating, Ventilation and Air-conditioning) and air-filtration businesses.
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Daikin Air-conditioning Greece S.A. is established in Athens, Greece.
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| 2005 |
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| Daikin Holdings (USA), Inc., a holding company, and Daikin AC (Americas), Inc., a sales company, are established in the United States. | |
| 2004 |
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Daikin Motor Suzhou Co., Ltd., a joint venture with Matsushita Electrical Industrial Co., Ltd., is established in Suzhou, China, for the manufacture and sale of compressor motors for air conditioners.
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Daikin Device Czech is established in Brno, Czech Republic, for the manufacture of air conditioning compressors.
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Daikin Airconditioning Portugal is established in Lisbon, Portugal, for the sale of air conditioning systems. |
| 2003 |
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| An industry first is achieved in China with the establishment of wholly-owned service companies in Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou called Daikin Air-Conditioning Technology.
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Daikin Industries Czech Republic s.r.o. is established in Pilzen, Czech Republic, for the production of air conditioning equipment.
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Daikin Airconditioning UK Ltd. is established in the United Kingdom. |
| The VRV for replacement use Ve-up Q Series is launched as a multi split air conditioning system specially designed for building renovations. | |
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Daikin Air Conditioning (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and Daikin Central Airconditioning (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. are established in Shanghai, China, as new manufacturing bases for the manufacture of air conditioning equipment. |
| Daikin is ranked 1st in market share of residential use air conditioners in Japan throughout the fiscal year of 2003. | |
| Daikin achieved a production total of 15 million room air conditioners at the Shiga Plant. | |
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Daikin Device (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. is established in Suzhou, China, for the production of air conditioner compressors. |
| 2002 |
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| A natural refrigerant (CO2) heat pump boiler is launched.
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| Daikin starts development of a fluorocarbon recovery and destruction system in Japan.
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Daikin Airconditioning Italy S.r.l. is established.
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| An integrated system of refrigerators, freezers, and air conditioners is launched for convenience stores. | |
| 2001 |
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Daikin Airconditioning Argentina S.A. is established for the sale of air conditioning systems in Argentina.
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Daikin Compressor Industries Ltd. is established in Bangkok, Thailand, for the manufacture and sale of swing compressors.
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Daikin Airconditioning Poland sp.zo.o. is established in Warsaw, Poland, for the sale of air conditioning systems.
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Daikin (China) Investment Company is established in Beijing, China, to unite the air conditioning, chemical production, and sales bases in China. |
| 2000 |
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Daikin-Shriram Airconditioning is established in New Delhi, India. (Name changed to Daikin Airconditioning India Pvt. Ltd.)
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Daikin Airconditioning Spain S.L. is established in Madrid, Spain. |
| 1999 |
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Daikin Airconditioning Central Europe GmbH is established in Austria for the sale of air conditioning systems.
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| Ururu Sarara is marketed as a residential use air conditioner that humidifies without need of a water supply.
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| Total number of packaged air conditioners manufactured by Daikin surpasses 5 million units. | |
| 1998 |
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| Residential use air conditioners employing the new R410A refrigerant are marketed.
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| Major overseas production subsidiaries acquire ISO 14001 certification for environmental management.
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| Daikin Airconditioning South Africa Pty., Ltd. is established in South Africa for the sale of air conditioning systems.
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Daikin Airconditioning Germany GmbH is established in Germany for the sale of air conditioning systems. |
| 1997 |
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| All Daikin factories in Japan (Sakai, Yodogawa, Shiga, and Kashima) acquire ISO 14001 certification for environmental management.
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| A VRV system is developed employing the new HFC407C refrigerant that does not damage the ozone layer.
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| Hui Zhou Daikin Suns Airconditioning Co., Ltd. is established in Hui Zhou, China, as a joint venture company and begins production of water chilling units. (Name changed to Daikin (CHINA) Investment Co., Ltd.)
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| Daikin Trading (Thailand) Ltd. is established in Bangkok, Thailand, as an air conditioner parts trading company.
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| Daikin Asia Servicing Pte., Ltd. is established in Singapore to supply service parts to the Asian region. | |
| 1996 |
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Xi'an Daikin Qing'an Compressor Co., Ltd. is established in Xi'an, China, as a joint venture company.
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A.C.E. Daikin (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. is established in a suburb of Kuala Lumpur for the sale of air conditioning systems. (Name changed to Daikin Airconditioning (Malaysia) Sdn., Bhd.)
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| 1995 |
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Daikin introduces a swing compressor.
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| Shanghai Daikin Yah Chong Airconditioning Co., Ltd. is established in Shanghai, China, as a joint venture company and begins production of business air conditioners in 1996. (Name changed to Daikin (CHINA) Investment Co., Ltd.)
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| 1994 |
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| All Daikin factories in Japan (Sakai, Yodogawa, Shiga, and Kashima) acquire ISO 9001 certification for quality management.
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| 1993 |
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| Airnet Service System, a 24-hour online monitoring system for business air conditioners, is developed.
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Daikin Airconditioning France S.A. is established in Paris for the sale of air conditioning systems. |
| 1990 |
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Daikin Industries (Thailand) Ltd. is established in Thailand and begins production of air conditioners.
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| 1989 |
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| Ice Thermal Storage VRV, a commercial multi split air conditioner, is developed.
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| 1985 |
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| A heat pump air conditioning and hot water supply multisystem is developed.
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| 1984 |
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| Total number of packaged air conditioners manufactured by Daikin surpasses 1 million units.
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Daikin Airconditioning (Hong Kong) Ltd. is established in Hong Kong for the sale of air conditioning systems. |
| 1983 |
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Kashima Factory is established to manufacture chemical products.
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| 1982 |
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Japan's first VRV (Variable Refrigerant Volume, a commercial multi split air conditioner) is developed.
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| The single-screw chiller is developed.
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Siam Daikin Sales Co., Ltd. is established in Thailand for the manufacture and sale of air conditioning systems.
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Daikin Airconditioning Belgium N.V. is established in Belgium for the sale of air conditioning systems. |
| 1980 |
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A.C.E. Daikin (Singapore) Pte., Ltd. is established in Singapore for the manufacture and sale of air conditioning systems. (Name changed to Daikin Airconditioning (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.)
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| 1978 |
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The Rinkai Factory is established at the Sakai Plant.
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| 1975 |
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| Marketing of a residential use air purifier begins.
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| 1972 |
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Daikin Europe N.V. is established. |
| 1970 |
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The Shiga Plant is established for full-scale production of residential use air conditioners.
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| 1969 |
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| A residential use multi split air conditioning system is developed to handle multiple rooms using a single outdoor unit.
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Clark Daikin, a joint venture air conditioning sales company, is established in Australia. (Name changed to Daikin Australia Pty., Ltd. in 1980)
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| 1967 |
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| Daikin begins overseas advance by establishing sale coordination center in Malta.
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| 1964 |
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| Daikin installs air conditioners to major terminals of Japan Railway Company.
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| 1963 |
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The Kanaoka Factory is established at the Sakai Plant.
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| Osaka Kinzoku Kogyo Co., Ltd. is renamed Daikin Industries Co., Ltd.
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| 1962 |
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| Production of centrifugal chillers begins.
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| The General Technical Research Center is established. | |
| 1958 |
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| Daikin introduces residential-use air conditioners equipped with rotary compressors and heat pump type packaged air conditioners.
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| 1951 |
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Production of Japan's first packaged air conditioner begins.
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| 1941 |
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The Yodogawa Plant is established.
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| 1937 |
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| The Sakai Plant is established.
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| 1936 |
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| The Mifujirator is delivered to a railway company for trial use as Japan's first air conditioner for train passenger cars.
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| Production of aircraft hydraulic parts begins. | |
| 1935 |
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| Fluorocarbon synthesis is successful. Mass production begins in 1942.
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| 1934 |
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| Osaka Kinzoku Kogyo Co., Ltd. is established in Osaka, Japan.
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| A prototype is developed for a refrigerating unit using methyl chloride. The unit is named Mifujirator, and production begins. | |
| 1933 |
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| Research on fluorine refrigerants begins.
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| 1924 |
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Osaka Kinzoku Kogyosho Limited Partnership is founded in Osaka, Japan, by Akira Yamada.
Daikin begins manufacture of aircraft radiator tubes. |
