History

SUMCO History Chart
Jul. 1999 Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd., Mitsubishi Materials Corp., and Mitsubishi Materials Silicon Corp. established a jointly-owned company for the development and manufacturing of 300 mm silicon wafers, named Silicon United Manufacturing Corp.
Feb. 2002 Silicon United Manufacturing Corp. acquired the silicon wafer business (Sitix Division) from Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd., merged with Mitsubishi Materials Silicon Corp., and changed its corporate name to Sumitomo Mitsubishi Silicon Corp.
Aug. 2005 Changed corporate name to SUMCO CORPORATION
Nov. 2005 Listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
Oct. 2006 Komatsu Electronic Metals Co., Ltd. (now SUMCO TECHXIV CORPORATION) became a consolidated subsidiary through a tender offer.
Mar. 2023 High-Purity Silicon Corporation became a subsidiary through stock acquisition.