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History
| Year | Events |
|---|---|
| 1961 | Started to sell special alloys such as copper-titanium alloy(YCuT) as Alloy Division of Nippon Gakki Co., Ltd. |
| 1966 | Relocated from Hamamatsu to Iwata plant. |
| 1981 | Released wide-width material(42%Ni-Fe alloy) for photo-etching. |
| 1987 | Changed company's name from Nippon Gakki Co., Ltd. to YAMAHA CORPORATION. Established YAMAHA-OLIN METAL CORPORATION with Olin CORPORATION(USA) |
| 1988 | Invested on Minchali Metal Ind.(Taiwan) |
| 1990 | Released Lead frame material for ultra-high pin count LSI. |
| 1991 | Separated Production and Engineering/Development departments from Electronic Metals Division of YAMAHA CORPORATION and established YAMAHA METANIX CORPORATION. |
| 1992 | Released Invar material for high-density shadow mask |
| 1995 | Invested on production increase on Copper-based material for lead frame. |
| 1996 | Obtained TPM excellent award. |
| 1997 | Obtained ISO9001 certification. |
| 1998 | Transferred electronic metal business from YAMAHA CORPORATION and became an independent but affiliated company of YAMAHA CORPORATION. |
| 1999 | Obtained ISO14001 certification. Started operation of a new plant for Invar material for shadow mask. |
| 2000 | Started production of wide-width Invar material(1000mm) for shadow mask. |
| 2001 | 10th anniversary of YAMAHA METANIX CORPORATION. |
| 2003 | Termination of the production of Invar material for shadow mask. |
| 2007 | Our Company name is changed to DOWA METANIX CO. LTD by shareholder's change. |
