History
Yokohama History
| 1917 | Established in YOKOHAMA, Kanagawa Prefecture with a joint investment from YOKOHAMA Cable |
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| 1937 | Renamed tire and industrial products trademark to "YOKOHAMA" |
| 1963 | Hama Chemical Co., Ltd. established |
| 1969 | Research Center completed |
| 1976 | YOKOHAMA Tyre Australia Pty Ltd established |
| 1988 | YOKOHAMA Reifen GmbH established |
| 1989 | T*MARY (Takasu Motoring and Researching Yard) specialized winter test course established |
| 1991 | R&D Center RADIC Completed at the Hiratsuka Plant |
| 1993 | Specific action standards for environment protection clarified and Environmental Action Plan formulated |
| 1994 | PRGR Co. Ltd. established |
| 1996 | YOKOHAMA Aeroquip becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of Yokohama |
| 1997 | New plant for windshield sealants in the U.S. state of Kentucky built |
| 1998 | Mishima Plant obtained ISO 14001 certification, and efforts are undertaken to obtain certification at all plants by the end of 1999 |
| 1999 | Mie Plant obtained ISO 14001 certification, and efforts undertaken to obtain certification at all plants by July of the same year |
| 2000 | YOKOHAMA Rubber (Thailand) Co., Ltd. obtained QS 9000 and ISO 9002 |
| 2001 | The YOKOHAMA Rubber Co, Ltd. and Continental AG formed strategic alliance |
| 2002 | Grand Design, a long-term business strategy, formulated |
| 2003 | YOKOHAMA Rubber (Thailand) Co., Ltd. obtained ISO 14001 |
| 2004 | YOKOHAMA Rubber’s New Belgian Tyre Sales Company to Start Operations |
| 2005 | YOKOHAMA Rubber Establishes Wholly Owned Tire Sales Subsidiary in Korea |
| 2006 | YOKOHAMA Rubber’s Hangzhou Yokohama Tire Secures ISO 14001 Certification Production and Sales Base in China for Passenger-Car Radial Tires |
| 2007 | Opening ceremony for YOKOHAMA India Private Ltd. held
Proceeds from charity music event "LIVE ecoMOTION" donated to WWF Japan
Opening ceremony for Onomichi second plant held
"YOKOHAMA Forever Forest" (a project to plant trees at all YOKOHAMA plants around the world) kicked off with a tree-planting ceremony at Hiratsuka Factory
SAS Rubber Co. obtained ISO 14001 certification |
| 2008 | Enhanced tyre evaluation functions in Europe
YOKOHAMA Asia established
YOKOHAMA Tyre Vietnam Inc. held opening ceremony
Local subsidiary established in Brazil
Tyre sales company established in Thailand
First overseas YOKOHAMA Forever Forest tree-planting ceremony held at YOKOHAMA Tire Philippines, Inc.
Proceeds from charity music event "LIVE ecoMOTION" donated to WWF Japan
Suzhou YOKOHAMA Tire Co., Ltd. held opening ceremony and started production at its plant in China |
| 2009 | Second phase of GD 100 started
New business at YOKOHAMA Europe GmbH: Industrial Products
Agreement made to establish YOKOHAMA R.P.Z. L.L.C., manufacturing and sales company, in Russia
Second phase of YOKOHAMA Forever Forest starts with tree-planting ceremony in YOKOHAMA Tyre Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
Second phase tree-planting staged at the Hangzhou YOKOHAMA Tyre Co., Ltd., the YOKOHAMA HAMATITE (Hangzhou) Co., Ltd. and the YOKOHAMA Hose & Coupling (Hangzhou) Co., Ltd. in China |


