1984
09
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JPN
Crestec is established in Hamamatsu with capital of 10 million yen.
Company founder is Masashi Ueno.
12
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INTL
Office (Crestec USA) opens in Los Angeles.
1985
08
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JPN
Satellite office opens in Tokyo.
1986
12
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JPN
Head office building located at Kasaishinden-cho, Chuo-ku, Hamamatsu-shi completed.
1987
03
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JPN
Capital is increased to 25 million yen.
1988
03
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JPN
Capital is increased to 75 million yen.
04
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INTL
Office opens in Brussels.
09
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INTL
Crestec USA is renamed Crestec L.A.
1991
01
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INTL
Office opens in Hong Kong.
06
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INTL
Crestec L.A. merges with Graphtech Color. (The merged company is established as local subsidiary and is called Crestec L.A.)
1993
03
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JPN
Satellite office in Tokyo is reorganized to create Tokyo office.
Matsumoto office opens.
1995
01
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INTL
Office in Brussels relocates to Amsterdam and is established as local subsidiary (Crestec Amsterdam).
11
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JPN
Nagoya office opens.
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INTL
Local subsidiary is established in Bangkok.
1996
05
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INTL
Office in Hong Kong is renamed Crestec Asia and established as local subsidiary.
1997
07
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INTL
Printing plant is established as local subsidiary in Jakarta.
1998
02
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JPN
Osaka office opens.
09
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INTL
Office opens in Manila.
1999
01
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INTL
Local subsidiary is established in Shanghai.
02
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INTL
Local subsidiary is established in Suzhou through merger with a Suzhou printing company.
09
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INTL
Carton printing plant is established in Indonesia.
2000
06
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INTL
Local subsidiary is established in Manila.
09
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INTL
OKI Business Digital is acquired in New Jersey and renamed Crestec Digital Inc. (CDI).
2001
09
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INTL
Jakarta and Surabaya plants start operation.
2002
01
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JPN
Fukuoka office (present Fukuoka Sales Office) opens.
10
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INTL
Local subsidiary is established in Malaysia.
11
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INTL
Local subsidiary is established in Zhuhai.
2003
03
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INTL
Dongguan printing plant starts operation.
07
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JPN
Satellite fulfillment center, specializing in digital printing, is established in Iwata.
2004
09
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INTL
Branch of Crestec Shanghai is established in Dalian.
11
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JPN
Tokyo office relocates to accommodate expanded operations.
2005
03
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INTL
Crestec Amsterdam relocates and is renamed Crestec Europe.
04
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INTL
Local subsidiary is established in Ho Chi Minh City.
09
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JPN
Nagoya office relocates.
Packaging Design Team is established in Nagoya.
Crestec Solutions is established in Tokyo.
2006
01
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INTL
Local subsidiary is established in Dongguan, and second printing plant starts operation.
03
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INTL
Crestec L.A. merges with CDI to form Crestec USA.
09
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INTL
Crestec Europe acquire ISO 9001 certification.
2007
03
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JPN
Production Center, an office specializing in production, is established in Fukuoka.
07
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INTL
Digital printing department of Suzhou Crestec becomes a subsidiary.
09
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JPN
Satellite fulfillment center relocates to Hamamatsu.
12
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INTL
Two Dongguan printing plants merge to improve efficiency.
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JPN
Crestec Solutions relocates within Tokyo.
2009
02
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INTL
Dalian branch relocates to accommodate expanded operations.
03
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JPN
Nagoya office relocates.
09
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JPN
Crestec Solutions merges with Crestec.
Business tie-up with GYOSEI Corporation.
2010
03
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INTL
Crestec Asia (Hong Kong) relocates.
2011
06
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JPN
Akira Takabayashi becomes President.
Fiscal period changed to June.
Capital is increased to 87 million yen.
2012
03
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JPN
Satellite production center is established in Sendai.
11
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INTL
Crestec Shanghai relocates.
12
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JPN
Passage Co., Ltd. becomes a wholly-owned subsidiary of Crestec.
Capital is increased to 97 million yen.
2013
03
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JPN
Tokyo branch (Tokyo office, IT Department, and International Operations Department) relocates.
04
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INTL
Branch of Crestec USA is established in Atlanta.
08
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INTL
Crestec Vietnam relocates.
12
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JPN
Capital is increased to 99 million yen.
2014
02
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JPN
Celebration event is held to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Crestec's founding.
09
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INTL
Local subsidiary in Shenzhen relocates.
2015
02
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INTL
Crestec Asia (Hong Kong) relocates.
04
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JPN
Capital is increased to 105 million yen.
07
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JPN
Company shares are listed on JASDAQ of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
Capital is increased to 189 million yen.
08
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JPN
Capital is increased to 215 million yen.
10
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JPN
Business tie-up with GYOSEI Corporation changes to an outsourcing contract.
11
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INTL
Crestec USA relocates.
2016
10
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JPN
Business Promotion Section is established.
2017
01
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JPN
Nagoya office relocates.
04
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JPN
Sapporo office is established.
07
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JPN
Ohno Printing Co., Ltd. becomes a wholly-owned subsidiary of Crestec.
10
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JPN
Fulfillment center is renamed Hamamatsu Printing Center.
2018
06
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INTL
Atlanta branch of Crestec USA relocates.
07
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JPN
Osaka branch (Osaka office, IT Department, and International Operations Department) relocates.
09
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INTL
Local subsidiary is established in Chennai.
11
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INTL
Branch of Crestec India is established in New Delhi
2019
04
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JPN
Packaging Design Team relocates.
07
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INTL
Zhuhai Crestec relocates and is renamed.
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JPN
Company shares move to be listed in the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
08
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INTL
Crestec Shanghai relocates.
11
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INTL
Crestec Philippines relocates.
2020
01
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JPN
Navi Co., Ltd. becomes a wholly-owned subsidiary of Crestec.
2021
07
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JPN
MINDS Co.,Ltd. becomes a wholly-owned subsidiary of Crestec.
2022
04
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JPN
Company shares reclassified to be listed in the Standard Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
10
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JPN
Head office moves to Higashimikata-cho, Chuo-ku, Hamamatsu-shi, and Hamamatsu Printing Center moves to 1st floor of the same office building.
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INTL
New Delhi branch of Crestec India relocates.
2023
01
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JPN
Sendai office relocates.
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INTL
Local subsidiary in Dongguan completely transitions into a trading company.
2024
06
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INTL
Suzhou Crestec relocates.
07
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JPN
Takeomi Kurisawa becomes President.
2025
04
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JPN
Sustainability Promotion Section is established.
07
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JPN
Packaging Design Team relocates to Hamamatsu.
Ohno Printing Co., Ltd. is renamed CIPLUS Inc..
Alpha T LLC becomes a wholly-owned subsidiary of Crestec.
09
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JPN
Alpha T LLC absorbed and merged as part of Crestec, and Production Center office is established in Yokohama.
12
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JPN
HEP PROMOTION Co., Ltd. becomes a wholly-owned subsidiary of Crestec.
2026
04
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JPN
Do-look Co., Ltd. becomes a wholly-owned subsidiary of Crestec.
05
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INTL
Branch of Crestec Vietnam is established in Hanoi.