2003

Dec.18SDK to Introduce New Personnel System
Dec.10SDK Makes Progress in Implementation of “SPROUT Project”
Dec.08SDK Develops Four-Element LEDs with Exceptional Brightness
Dec.01SDK Completes HD Capacity Expansion in Singapore
Nov.28SDK to Consolidate Commodity Aluminum Sales in Western Japan
Nov.26Showa Denko Packaging Concentrates Production in Kansai Area
Nov.25SDK to Open Moscow Office to Promote Research
Nov.20SDK to Offer C4F6 Etching Gas for Semiconductor Processing
Nov.19SDK and KEMET to Strengthen Alliance in Aluminum Capacitors
Nov.13SDK Expands Capacity for Ceria-based CMP Slurries
Nov.11SDK Restarts Domestic Production of Al Substrates for HDs
Sep.30Prof. Endo and SDK to Form Carbon Nanofiber Joint Venture
Sep.18SDK to Shift Ceramic Abrasive Grain Production to China
Sep.16SDK Offers Samples of Titania Paste for Use in Solar Cell Electrode
Aug.27Very Large Aluminum Panels Using FSW Technology
Aug.21SDK Group to Start Producing Aluminum Beverage Bottles
Aug.12SDK to Absorb Polychloroprene Manufacturing Subsidiary
Jul.24SDK to Form Alliance with Trace in 80GB Hard Disk Business
Jun.30SDK to Shift Roll-Bond Evaporator Production to Thailand
Jun.17SDK Securities to be Traded on Tokyo Stock Exchange Alone
Jun.12SDK to Consolidate Electronics Materials and Rare Earth Divisions
Jun.04SDS Biotech to Market New Biofungicide in Japan
May.21Merger of Polyethylene Operations and Its Influence On SDK's Performance
May.21Reorganization of Polyethylene Business
Apr.17SDK and Kyowa to Establish JV for Ethyl Acetate Production
Apr.03SDK to Promote Global Licensing of Intellectual Property
Feb.26SDK to Expand HD Capacity in Singapore by 1 Mil. Disks a Month
Feb.07SDK Inaugurates Its Hard Disk Production in Singapore
Feb.06SDK To Start ED-Process Tube Production in China
Jan.21SDK's Aluminum Products Sales Agents To Be Merged
Jan.08SDK's Subsidiary Acquires Ube's Agrochemicals Business