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1950 |
The Chi Mei Store opened and sold children’s clothes and items. |
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Shu-Ho Shi, father of the founder of the Chi Mei group Wen-Lung Hsu, chose the characters Chi (unique) and Mei (beauty) as his store’s name because these two ideas were requirements for popular merchandising, thus originating the Chi Mei name. |
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1953.00.00 |
The Chi Mei Industrial manufacturing plant was set up. |
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Engaging in the production of daily necessities items and plastic processing. The capital investment was twenty thousand New Taiwan dollars; the factory floor occupied about 26 square meters and was staffed by four employees. |
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1957.00.00 |
The Chi Mei Industrial research staff started experimenting with ways to manufacture “Acrylic Sheets”. |
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1959.09.24 |
Chi Mei Industrial Co. Ltd. was created with a capital investment of two million New Taiwan dollars. Wen-Lung Hsu was the founding president, and the industrial complex was built at Yen Chen Tainan. |
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Chi Mei Industrial Co. Ltd. was created with a capital investment of two million New Taiwan dollars. Wen-Lung Hsu was the founding president, and the industrial complex was built at Yen Chen Tainan. |
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1960.02.20 |
Hsu set this date as the “Founding Memorial Day of the Chi Mei Industrial Co. Ltd.”. |
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Chi Mei started Acrylic Sheets shipping at a monthly output of 2 tons. |
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1963.01.00 |
Chi Mei started exporting Acrylic Sheets. |
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1963.06.00 |
Chi Mei started production of Decorative Plywood “KIBI BOARD® “. |
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Chi Mei started production of Decorative Plywood “KIBI BOARD® “
Kibi Board® was made by pasting beautifully printed patterns or woodlike-texture paper onto plywood, and then coated with one layer of Polyester resin for protection. Chi Mei stopped production of Kibi Board and MEGA BOARD® simultaneously in 1985. During the 22 years of production, Kibi Board and MEGA Board were extremely profitable and contributed to the Chi Mei Group’s investment in other businesses.
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1964.00.00 |
Chi Mei started production of buttons. |
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At its peak, the Chi Mei buttons and their final products dominated the market. Chi Mei stopped production in 1982. |
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1965.11.00 |
Chi Mei set up a joint venture with Mitsubishi Petrochemical Company Ltd and Mitsubishi International to establish Chi Lin Plastics Industrial Co. Ltd |
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This was Chi Mei’s first joint venture business with a foreign company. |
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1966.07.00 |
Chi Mei started researching EPS production technique at the Yen Chen Plant. |
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1967.01.00 |
Chi Mei started manufacturing MEGA Board® . |
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The difference between KIBI Board® and MEGA Board® was MEGA Board® was coated with a layer of Aminoalkyd resin. |
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1968.01.20 |
Chi Mei set up another joint venture, Poly Chemical Co. Ltd., with Mitsubishi Petrochemical Company Ltd. Poly Chemical manufactured POLYREX® PS products. |
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Chi Mei and Mitsubishi Petrochemical Company Ltd. collaborated to test and verify initial manufacturing techniques. The patents and technical fees provided by Mitsubishi Petrochemical Company Ltd. were free. Chi Mei stopped production of EPS (Expandable Polystyrene) in 1991. |
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1968.08.00 |
Chi Mei adopted the “CM” logo of the Chi Mei Group. |
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The logo was approved by National Bureau of Standards in May 1970. |
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1969.09.00 |
The Poly Chemical Company began manufacturing GPS (General Purpose Polystyrene) and HPS (High Impact Polystyrene) resins. |
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The monthly output for GPS was 200 tons and 100 tons for HIPS. |
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1971.03.01 |
Chi Mei was granted it first patent for its invention of the “Door/Window Materials and Manufacturing Method”. |
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1971.09.00 |
Chi Mei invested in Chi Mei Storage Co. Ltd. |
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1971.12.00 |
Chi Mei invested in Chi Mei Frozen Food Co. Ltd. |
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1973.03.08 |
Chi Mei signed a contract with the Phillipine corporation PMCI for its “Whole Plant (PS) Exportation Contract”. |
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1973.12.00 |
Sales of Polystyrene exceeded that of the Acrylic Sheets division and other divisions for the first time. |
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1974.04.00 |
Chi Mei started the initial phase of researching ABS manufacturing technique. |
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1976.07.00 |
The Poly Chemical Company was the first manufacturer in Taiwan to manufacture ABS granulate with an output of 200 tons per month. |
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1977.04.29 |
Chi Mei set up the Chi Mei Culture Foundation to procure artworks. |
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1979.04.00 |
Chi Mei purchased the site for the new Jen Te Industrial complex. |
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1979.07.01 |
Chi Mei set up the Poly Engineering Co., the research and engineering division of the Chi Mei Group. |
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1980.00.00 |
Chi Mei produced Acrylic granulates. |
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1980.01.00 |
Chi Mei devoloped AS manufacturing technique. |
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1980.04.00 |
Poly Chemical Plant started production of PBL. |
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1980.06.00 |
Chi mei introduced PMMA granulates and PMMA sheet production technology. |
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1981.00.00 |
Chi Mei started manufacturing AS resin. |
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1981.03.00 |
Chi Mei created Department of Efficiency for the Acrylic division. |
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1981.06.00 |
The Poly Chemical Company started production of the 900 PSP. The first plant of continual bulk-solution processing. |
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1981.12.00 |
The first line of the 500 AS at Poly Chemical Plant had a successul trial run. |
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1983.04.00 |
Chi Mei completed the new ABS plant with a 1000 ton monthly output capability. |
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1985.00.00 |
Chi Mei started production of Acrylic Extrusion Sheets. |
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1985.01.01 |
Chi Mei and Poly Chemicals merged into Chi Mei. |
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1986.07.00 |
Chi Mei constructed an additional ABS plant with an annual output of 80, 000 tons. |
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1986.10.00 |
Chi Mei began the PMMA solution processing. |
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1987.04.17 |
Chi Mei invested in the construction of ABS I plant with an annual output of 150,000 tons. |
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1987.08.00 |
The ABS I plant started production and reached a total annual capacity of 350,000 tons. |
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1987.08.14 |
Chi Mei Culture Foundation took over the management of Father Fox Memorial Hospital. |
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The hospital was renamed “Chi Mei Foundation Medical Center” in 2000. |
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1988.00.00 |
The Chi Mei Culture Foundation established the “Chi Mei Scholarship” for outstanding musicians and artists. |
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1988.01.00 |
Chi Mei ignited the first furnace dealing with waste gas. |
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1988.07.00 |
Chi Mei set up an Environmental Protection Department. |
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1988.07.01 |
Chi Mei began its policy of a 40 hour work week. |
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Chairman promoted the 40 hour work week to ensure employee health and welfare in 1988, way ahead of the federal law mandates. |
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1988.12.00 |
The Yen Chen plant stopped Acrylic Casting Sheet production |
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1989.02.00 |
Chi Mei established the Research and Development Department specializing in developing new processing technology. |
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1989.10.18 |
Chi Mei Introduced「Logistics」and「TPM」concepts. |
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1990.02.00 |
The Chi Mei Culture Foundation set up the “Chi Mei Art Institution”. |
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1990.03.00 |
The ABS II plant with an annual output capability of 150,000 tons started production and reached an annual output of 500,000 tons. A world record! |
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1990.05.00 |
The PMMA Sheet of direct extrusion processing had a successful trial run. |
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1991.02.00 |
The PSP plant with an annual output capacity of120,000 tons was completed in eight months. |
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1991.06.00 |
Chi Mei was honored with the award for “Excellent Manufacturer in Reducing Industrial Waste”. |
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1991.12.00 |
Chi Mei started technical exchanges with Mitsubishi Petrochemical Company Ltd |
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1992.03.00 |
Chi Mei set up its Patent Department. |
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1992.07.00 |
Chi Mei implemented CIM planning for the whole industrial complex. |
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1993.03.00 |
Chi Mei was confirmed with “Outstanding Environmental Protection Performances” and won the first Industrial EP Award. |
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1993.05.00 |
Chi Mei began construction of the PSP II plant with an annual output capacity of 120,000 tons. |
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1993.12.00 |
Chi Mei Corporation was awarded the ISO 9001 and ISO9002 Quality Standard Award. |
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1994.02.01 |
Chi Mei received its first USA patent for “Rubber Solution Devolatilization Process”. |
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1995.00.00 |
Chi Mei started production of TPE rubber with an annual output capacity of 50,000 tons. |
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1995.09.00 |
Chi Mei Culture Foundation set up the Chi Mei Museum. |
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1996.00.00 |
Chi Mei invested in Zhenjiang China to set up a PS 150,000-ton plant. |
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1996.06.00 |
Chi Mei Corporation implemented the TPM system for the industrial complex. |
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1997.00.00 |
Chi Mei invested in the LCD Monitor / Electronic Industry. |
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1997.00.00 |
Chi Mei began production of LBR. |
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1997.00.00 |
ABS production reached a total annual output of 1,000,000 tons |
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1997.06.02 |
Chi Mei Corporation exported products through An Ping Port, which greatly reduced costs. |
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It was the first time An Ping Port exported goods in bulk carriers after being upgraded to an international port . |
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1997.06.24 |
Chi Mei Corporation invested in the Color Filter Industry. |
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The Chi Mei Group expanded into the Electro-Optical Industry. |
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1998.00.00 |
Chi Mei invested the in R&D and the manufacturing of special purpose electronic chemicals . |
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1998.00.00 |
Chi Mei invested in Zhenjiang China to build a 250,000-ton capacity ABS plant. |
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1998.02.04 |
Chi Mei set up Chi Mei Electronics (CME). |
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With a capital investment of two billion New Taiwan dollars to produced color filters. |
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1998.08.06 |
Chi Mei set up Chi Mei Optoelectronic (CMO) |
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With a capital investment of NT$3 billion for production of the TFT-LCD. |
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1998.08.28 |
CME signed an official contract with the Japanese computer maker – Fujitsu for strategical alliance. |
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1998.10.21 |
Jen Teh Industrial Plant started 25KCF installment and rached a monthly output of 25,000 unit of color filter. |
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