About Midea
History
| 2008 | Midea purchased 24.01% stake of Little Swan, aiming at establishing a broader platform for its power-industries of refrigerators and washing machines. | |
| 2007 | The Vietnam Industrial Park of Midea was founded and put into production. The Park has been the manufacturing and export base of Midea in ASEAN. | |
| 2006 | Midea conducted the reform of non-tradable shares and entered into the capital-circulation era. | |
| 2005 | Midea formulated the development plan of "The Eleventh Five Year," and committed itself to become the top 2 in Asia and the top 5 at world large among household electric appliance manufacturers. | |
| 2004 | Midea signed the air-conditioning cooperation agreement with Toshiba Carrier and realized their all-around strategic cooperation. Midea purchased Qingjiang Electric Motor, Royalstar, Hualing and Chongqing GM to further improve its household electric appliance products and production chain. |
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| 2001 | Midea completed its Management Buy-Outs (MBO) and further improved its management structure. | |
| 1999 | Midea purchased Macro (Toshiba) and stepped into the field of A/C compressors. | |
| 1998 | Midea purchased Wuhu Liguang Air-conditioning Company and established its first industrial park in an outside location. | |
| 1997 | Midea reformed the structure of its business division further stimulating its operational dynamism. | |
| 1993 | "Yue Midea" was listed in Shenzhen Stock Exchange. | |
| 1985 | Midea started to produce air-conditioners, which marked its entry into the refrigeration field. | |
| 1980 | Midea started to produce electrical fans which marked its entry into the household electrical appliance manufacturing industry. | |
| 1968 | Mr. He Xiangjian, leading 23 people with capital of RMB 5,000 opened the doors and began building what today is the history of Midea. |
