Apr.

Daiwabo is established, with its head office in Osaka, through the merger of four companies: Kinka Boseki, Hinode Boshoku, Izumo Seishoku, and Wakayama Boshoku.

May.

Listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

Jul.

Daiwabo spins off its Shinji Plant to establish Daiwa Machinery Co., Ltd. (currently O-M Ltd.). In 1960, Daiwa Machinery Co., Ltd. merged with Osaka Kikai Seisakusho—a manufacturer of machine tools and spinning machines—to form O-M Ltd.

Jun.

P.T. PRIMATEXCO INDONESIA is established.

Jun.

Daiwashizai Co., Ltd. (name changed to Daiwabo Progress Co., Ltd. in 2006) is established.

Nov.

O-M Ltd. is listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

Apr.

As part of new business development, Daiwabo established DAIWABO INFORMATION SYSTEM CO., LTD. (DIS) to advance into an information-related business.

Feb.

DAIWABO RAYON CO., LTD. is established to spin off the rayon business.

Dec.

DIS establishes DIS Logistics Co., Ltd. (currently DIS Service & Solution Co., Ltd.) to expand into the logistics industry.

Mar.

Daiwabo Polytec Co., Ltd. is established.

Oct.

SUZHOU DAIWA KNITTING AND GARMENT CO., LTD. is established in China.

Sep.

DIS establishes DIS Techno Service Co., Ltd. (currently DIS Service & Solution Co., Ltd.) 

Jan.

P.T. DAIWABO INDUSTRIAL FABRICS INDONESIA (D.I.I.) is established.

Sep.

DIS is listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

Jan.

DAIWABO ADVANCE CO., LTD. is established, consolidating the brand products business.

Jan.

Daiwabo Co., Ltd. and KANBO PRAS CORPORATION integrated their management structures.

Oct.

DIS reorganizes its subsidiaries to strengthen its solutions business, and establishes DIS Solution Co., ltd.(currently DIS Service & Solution Co., Ltd.)

Oct.

DAIWABO INDUSTRIAL (SUZHOU) CO., LTD. is established in China.

Dec.

Daiwabo Associe Co., Ltd. is established.

Jan.

As a result of the company split, all business divisions were transferred to four companies, Daiwabo Neu Co., Ltd., Daiwabo Progress Co., Ltd., Daiwabo Polytec Co., Ltd., and Daiwabo Estate Co., Ltd., with Daiwabo becoming a pure holding company.

Jan.

P.T. DAIWABO SHEETEC INDONESIA (D.S.I.) is established.

Apr.

Daiwabo Co., Ltd. and DIS integrated their management structures.

Jul.

Trade name changed to Daiwabo Holdings Co., Ltd.

Jul.

Daiwabo Co., Ltd., an intermediary holding company, is established to oversee 12 consolidated subsidiaries engaged primarily in the fiber business.

Mar.

P.T. DAIWABO GARMENT INDONESIA (D.A.I.) is established. <Fiber Business>

Jul.

Daiwabo Holdings Co., Ltd. and O-M Ltd. integrated their management structures.

Dec.

P.T. DAIWABO NONWOVEN INDONESIA (D.N.I.) is established. <Fiber Business>

Oct.

O-M Ltd. spins off the automatic machinery business and establishes O-M MACHINERY Ltd.
<Industrial Machinery Business>

Apr.

DIS group companies DIS Logistics Co., Ltd., and DIS Techno Service Co., Ltd. merge to start business as DIS SERVICE & SUPPORT CO., LTD.
<IT Infrastructure Distribution Business>

Apr.

Daiwabo Co., Ltd., an intermediary holding company in the fiber business, becomes the core business company in the fiber business through the merger of five companies: Daiwabo Polytec Co., Ltd., Daiwabo Progress Co., Ltd., Daiwabo Neu Co., Ltd., Daiwabo Estate Co., Ltd., and Daiwabo Associe Co., Ltd.
<Fiber Business>

Apr.

DIS group companies DIS SERVICE & SUPPORT CO., LTD., and DIS Solution Co., ltd. merge to start business as DIS Service & Solution Co., Ltd.
<IT Infrastructure Distribution Business>

Mar.

DIS acquired Alphatec Solutions Co., Ltd. as a subsidiary.

<IT Infrastructure Distribution Business>

Mar.

The transfer 85.0% of the issued shares of fiber business (Daiwabo Co., Ltd.) to Aspirant Group SPC 11, Inc. was completed.

<Fiber Business>