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1918: Mitsubishi Mining Company Ltd.(now Mitsubishi Materials Corporation) established.
1950: Coal and Metal divisions separated under legislation to remove excess concentrations in industries [coal operations to form Mitsubishi Mining Company Ltd.; metal operations Taihei Mining (Mitsubishi Metal Mining Company since the following year)].
1972: Fujioyama Plant was established to enter the aluminum beverage can business (2-piece can body and end).
1974: Gifu Plant was established (2-piece can body).
1976: Okayama Plant was established (2-piece can body).
1977: Aluminum Can Development Center was established.
1990: Yuki Plant was established (2-piece can body).
1990: Mitsubishi Metal Corporation and Mitsubishi Mining & Cement Co., Ltd. merged to form Mitsubishi Materials Corporation.
1992: A new production line for can ends was established at Fujioyama Plant.
2001: UBC (Used Beverage Cans) recycling plant, first of its kind, was established in Japan.
2001: Began production of aluminum bottles at Okayama Plant.
2003: A production line for aluminum bottle was established at Yuki Plant.
2005: Began production of caps at Fujioyama Plant.

1921: Hokkai Can Manufacturing & Warehousing Co., Ltd. established.
1950: Hokkai Can Co., Ltd. established through corporation restructuring plan.
1979: Tatebayashi Plant was established to enter the aluminum beverage can business.
1991: SI Plant was established to manufacture aluminum can ends.
1993: Shiga Plant completed (2-piece aluminum cans).
2005: Change to holding company structure.

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2005: Universal Can Corporation was established by integrating aluminum beverage can business of Mitsubishi Materials Corporation and that of Hokkan Holdings Limited.
2007: Consolidate Tatebayashi Plant and SI Plant, and the name change to Gumma plant(Body and End).
2009: Transferred manufacturing line for can ends of Gumma Plant to Hokkai Can Co,. Ltd.
2010: Moved head office.

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