HORIBA Instruments (Singapore) Pte Ltd. in Hanoi (Vietnam) is established.

New plant in Shanghai (China) is completed.

HORIBA starts the new Mid-Long Term Management Plan (MLMAP).

Water quality analyzers, LAQUA, are released.

HORIBA relocates Tokyo office due to strengthening domestic sales.

HORIBA Instruments (Singapore) Pte Ltd. in Jakarta (Indonesia) is established.

HORIBA aquires  U.S. company Cameron's process analytical product line.

HORIBA concludes transfer agreements with TOPCON CORPORATION for electron beam technology.

HORIBA Advanced Technology Center (provisional name) is established on the head office of HORIBA STEC, Co., Ltd.

HORIBA agrees on joint research with Tsinghua University in China for environmental monitoring technology.

HORIBA participates in the project among government, industry, and academia in France, and support for next generation photovoltaic cell development.

Industry's first transportable glucose analyzer for medical professionals with BluetoothⓇ is released.

Japan's first plasma emission controller for the highly functional film deposition equipment is developed.

Engineering center is established on the premises of HORIBA INSTRUMENTS (SHANGHAI) CO., Ltd.’s factory.

HORIBA’s state-of-the-art technology center is completed.

HORIBA merges two Korean subsidiaries to strengthen cooperation in our automotive business.

HORIBA accelerates the synergistic effects between exhaust gas and automotive testing.

HORIBA acquires UK based company MIRA Ltd to expand its vehicle development and testing business.

The new development building of France’s HORIBA ABX is completed to enhance product development capabilities with entry into new areas of the market in mind.

The industry’s smallest A3-size particle analyzer is released.

Stack-gas analysis system for thermal power generation is released to support the next generation of high performance thermal power generation with twice the previous pressure resistance.

The world’s first* micro-sampling pH monitor is developed. It successfully reduces the required sample amount by 99%.

*Based on a survey by HORIBA

The new "HORIBA Stained Glass Award" is established to recognize *HORIBARIANS with scintillating individualism that charms in a variety of areas.

^*The word "HORIBARIAN" refers to each person working in the HORIBA Group, including part timers and contract employees.

Chemical solution monitor that can measure up to 8 individual constituents simultaneously –the world’s highest* is released.

^*Based on a survey by HORIBA

HORIBA Advanced Techno consolidates HORIBA’s water and liquid business from January 1, 2017

Aiming to establish a "water" business with unified water quality measurements.

HORIBA works with Hitachi Zosen to implement a project to improve contaminated river water in Myanmar.

HORIBA Instruments Incorporated commences operations at new factory in Houston.

Set to become the new hub of its Process & Environmental business.

HORIBA sponsors a ‘Hackathon’ that brought together students from the University of Tokyo and the École Polytechnique.

HORIBA STEC KOREA, Ltd. completes construction of a new facility.

The facility features enhanced production capacities of the acceleration expansion of semiconductor business in the future.

HORIBA Medical and Siemens Healthineers enter into agreement to expand laboratory hematology offerings.

HORIBA commences research with Shiga University on utilization of Big Data from measuring instruments.