FY 2009

October 30, 2009		Toyobo Develops Excellent Flame-retardant Polyester Resins
July 1, 2009		Toyobo Develops New Expression Vector for Stable and High Efficiency Production of Antibody Drugs
May 14, 2009		Toyobo Develops JF-30G Glass-fiber Reinforced Nylon Resin with World-class Strength, Modulus and Impact Resistance

  FY 2008

January 16, 2009		Toyobo Develops Low Temperature Thermosetting Conductive Paste with Toshiba for Lighter and Thinner Mobile Devices
November 27, 2008		Toyobo Develops Vehicle Seat Comfort Evaluation Method Using Sweating Thermal Mannequin
June 9, 2008		Development of "Clothing Pressure Simulation Technology" That Calculates Clothing Pressure from Fabric Tensile-Strength Test Results
April 7, 2008		Toyobo Develops High Strength Polyethylene Fiber Tsunooga™

  FY 2007

April 6, 2007		Toyobo Established The Production Technology for poly(L-glutamic acid) (L-PGA) and Cross-linked L-PGA (CL-PGA) Which Retains High Water Absorption Properties

  FY 2006

February 21, 2007		A New Thermally Stable Polyimide Film for Advanced Microelectronics Packaging
October 16, 2006		Toyobo's Ultra-light Nylon Fiber "SILFINE®10" Used by Leading Outdoor Apparel Manufacturer in Down Sweaters - Wins 2006 ISPO Volvo SportsDesign Award
September 22, 2006		Toyobo Develops Acrylate Fiber Which Preserves Arginine With Its High Moisture-Rentention Properties
September 21, 2006		Toyobo Develops Microarrays of Small Molecules That Can Be Immoblized Independently from Functional Groups
September 7, 2006		Toyobo Develops High-Functional Biosurfactant Using Yeast
June 27, 2006		Toyobo Jointly Develops Wool Mayer Blanket with Moriyakeori Co., Ltd.
May 24, 2006		Toyobo Develops Thermoplastic Polyester Elastomer with World's Highest Level of Heat Resistance
April 26, 2006		Toyobo Announces "MENTALBALANCE®" Fiber Products Which Induce Physical and Mental Comfort - Developed Using Proprietary Physiological and Psychological State Measurement Technology

  FY 2005

February 13, 2006		"SINGROAD®" Soft and Natural Feel Worsted Yarn Changes the Image of Wool
September 16, 2005		Toyobo Develops "INAMI® SILKIET®" Soybean Protein Fiber Blended Yarn
April 1, 2005		The Toyobo Research Center Co., Ltd. was dissolved and reorganized as the Corporate Research Center of Toyobo Co., Ltd.

  FY 2004

June 30, 2004		REORGANIZATION
April 8, 2004		Aluminum polyester polymerization catalyst developed first in the world - New Eco-friendly Next-generation Catalyst -

  FY 2003

June 24, 2003		Establishing Reagent & Equipment Manufacturing & Marketing Company for Life Science Research in Shanghai, China
June 10, 2003		Succeeding in developing the ion exchange membrane of fuel cell that can work even at a low humidity

  FY 2002

February 25, 2003		Development of SPR Chip System with which the interaction of multiple samples between biomolecules can be analyzed at the same time
February 5, 2003		[TM CELL RESEARCH CO., LTD.] is a biotechnology-based joint venture established by TOYOBO Co., Ltd. and Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
January 28, 2003		[SNPs detecting reagent for drug-metabolizing enzyme has been developed]
December 3, 2002		[High sensitivity quick measuring method for dioxin class is developed]
December 3, 2002		Development of new perspiring mannequin "SAM®"
September 20, 2002		Start of CAE (Computer Aided Engineering) analytical service consignment
September 17, 2002		[Sale of water-washable photosensitive Flexographic printing plate CTP launched]
April 15, 2002		Next-generation type spun yarn "PRIMOFINE®"

  FY 2001

March 28, 2002		Joint business by Toyobo and Fujitsu in SNPs typing field
February 4, 2002		Joint Development of Thermoplastic Elastomer Foamed Sheet
December 11, 2001		Development and Sale of Disposable Polyphenol Type Sensor and Measuring Instrument [PA-20]
October 25, 2001		Establishment of PAC Biologics Incorporated (abbreviated as PBI) for consigning manufacture and development of antibody medicine
July 16, 2001		Non-coat foundation fabric for air bag DEVELOPMENT OF INTEGRAL RECICLYING SYSTEM Marketing of re-generation high-functional resin obtained from edges

  FY 2000

January 31, 2001		Establishment of Digital Fashion Co., Ltd.
March 17, 2000		Establishment of Corporate Research Division as an Independent Corporation
September 3, 1998		Apparel Simulation System based on [Virtual Apparel Environment®]

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