| 1926 |
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Established a production technology
for the industrialization of acetic acid with acetylene, through joint
research by four wood-vinegar-manufacturing companies. |
| 1927 |
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Established Nippon Gohsei Kagaku Kenkyusho
through the tie-up of the four manufacturing companies.
Started construction on the Ogaki Plant in Ogaki city, Gifu Prefecture. |
| 1928 |
|
Changed the company's name to the Nippon
Synthetic Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., succeeded in industrialization
of the first organic composition acetic acid in Japan, and in the
following year, started construction on a hydration tower to greatly
reinforce the capabilities of the company. |
| 1936 |
|
Succeeded in the first production of vinyl
acetate monomer (VAM) and vinyl acetate resin in Japan by use of acetylene
method. |
| 1939 |
|
Decided on a production base of acetone
butanol (by consistency from carbide) in Uto city, Kumamoto Prefecture,
and started construction of the Kumamoto Plant. |
| 1947 |
|
Resumed research into producing VAM and
the production of ethyl acetate in Ogaki. |
| 1949 |
|
Started construction of a facility for
VAM production at the Kumamoto Plant.
Completed construction of GOHSENOL (polyvinyl alcohol: PVOH) production
plant at the Ogaki Plant. |
| 1951 |
|
Reinforced the GOHSENOL production equipment
at both Ogaki and Kumamoto Plants. |
| 1958 |
|
Invested in Taisei Kayaku Co., Ltd. |
| 1960 |
|
Started production of glyoxal and ketene
derivatives at the Ogaki Plant.
Established Ogaki Kasei Kogyo Co., Ltd. (currently Ogaki Plant Motoima)
under joint management, mainly for the manufacturing of downstream
products. |
| 1963 |
|
Cooperated with Mitsubishi Kasei Kogyo
Co., Ltd. (currently Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation) for material
conversion of petrochemicals and decided on proceeding to the Mizushima
lndustrial Complex in Okayama Prefecture, established Mizushima Gohsei
Kagaku Kogyo Co., Ltd. (currently Mizushima Plant.) under joint management,
and in the following year, started the production of acetic acid and
ethyl acetate with acetaldehyde.
Consigned the production of Hi-Selon (water-soluble PVOH film) to
Kansai Kagaku Kogyo Co., Ltd. |
| 1965 |
|
Decided on financial participation in
Kansai Kagaku Kogyo Co., Ltd. |
| 1967 |
|
Started production of GOHSENOL at Mizushima
Gohsei Kagaku Kogyo Co., Ltd. |
| 1969 |
|
Developed the paint material resin GOHSELAC
(unsaturated polyester) and started production of the product at the
Ogaki Plant.
Started production of VAM at Mizushima Gohsei Kagaku Kogyo Co., Ltd. |
| 1971 |
|
Merged with Mizushima Gohsei Kagaku Kogyo
Co., Ltd.
Relocated the Central Research Laboratory to Ibaraki city, Osaka. |
| 1972 |
|
Established Tokai Resin Co., Ltd. (currently
Ogaki Plant Kamiya), and in the following year, started production
of Hi-Selon. |
| 1975 |
|
Started production of fine chemical products
(pharmaceutical intermediates) at the Kumamoto Plant. |
| 1980 |
|
Started production of BOVLON (bi-axially-oriented
PVOH film) at the Kumamoto Plant. |
| 1984 |
|
Started production of SOARNOL (ethylene
vinyl alcohol copolymer resin) at the Mizushima Plant. |
| 1985 |
|
Entered the optics and electronics material
fields.
Developed Dry Film Photoresist (DFR) and started production of DFR
in Ogaki. |
| 1986 |
|
Started development and production of
imidazol. |
| 1987 |
|
Established the U.S. sales office NIPPON
GOHSEI (U.S.A.) Co., Ltd. |
| 1989 |
|
Started production of SHIKOH, ultraviolet
optics (ultraviolet ray and electronic line hardening type resin). |
| 1993 |
|
Started production of polarizing film
and retardation film at the Ogaki Plant. |
| 1994 |
|
Planned the U.S. business development
for SOARNOL and purchased a plant in Houston, Texas from E.I. DuPont
Nemours & Company.
Established NOLTEX L.L.C. under joint management. |
| 1996 |
|
Established the North American sales company
SOARUS L.L.C. for SOARNOL under joint management.
Established NIPPON GOHSEI Europe GmbH as a European sales office.
|
| 1997 |
|
Transferred the DFR business to Nichigo-Morton
Co., Ltd., under joint management with Morton lnternational Company
(currently Rohm and Haas Company) in the U.S.
Founded Processing-Technique Development Center at Mizushima. |
| 1998 |
|
Ceased production of polarizing film and
retardation film. |
| 2001 |
|
Established NIPPON GOHSEI UK Ltd. for
manufacturing SOARNOL.
Established Nichigo Business Center Co., Ltd. by combining the administrative
fields of Ogaki Plant and subsidiaries in Ogaki area.
Started commercial operation of a multi-plant for highly-functional
GOHSENOL. |
| 2003 |
|
Started production of OPL film (optical
polarized PVOH film, a key component of polarizing film for liquid
crystal displays) at Ogaki. |
| 2004 |
|
Started production of SOARNOL in the U.K.
Acquired all shares in Clariant Polymer Co., Ltd. (Nichigo-Mowinyl
Co., Ltd.) and made it a subsidiary. |
| 2005 |
|
Merged with Ogaki Kasei Kogyo Co., Ltd.
Founded Functional Film Development Center at Ogaki. |
| 2006 |
|
Established NIPPON GOHSEI Shanghai Office
in China. |
| 2008 |
|
Started production of OPL film at Kumamoto. |
| 2009 |
|
Merged with Nichigo-Mowinyl Co., Ltd.. |
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