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APRIL 2012 Biomass Technology Research Center has been reorganized into Biomass Refinery Research Center.
OCTOBER 2005 Biomass Technology Research Laboratory has been reorganized into Biomass Technology Research Center.
NOVEMBER 2004 Collaborative Research Team of Advanced LASER Non-Destructive Reliability Estimation Technology has been established.
MAY 2004 Institute for Marine Resources and Environment has been reorganized into Institute of Geology and Geoinformation.
APRIL 2003 Biomass Technology Research Laboratory was established.
APRIL 2001
CNIRI has been reorganized into National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Chugoku (AIST Chugoku).
Marine Environmental Science and Technology Division was reorganized into Institute for Marine Resources and Environment.
Production Fundamentals Division was reorganized into Institute for Structural and Engineering Materials.
OCTOBER 1993
GIRIC was renamed Chugoku National Industrial Research Institute (CNIRI). 
Marine Science and Technology Division was renamed Marine Environmental Science and Technology Division.
Production Engineering Division was renamed Production Fundamentals Division.
JULY 1986 Marine Environment Division was renamed Marine Science and Technology Division. Machinery and Metals Division was renamed Production Engineering Division. Technical Information Office was renamed Technical Consulting Section.
APRIL 1978 Technical Information Office was formed.
MAY 1973 The Seto Inland Sea Hydraulic Model completed.
JULY 1971 Government Industrial Research Institute, Chugoku (GIRIC) was established.