Corporate History

 

May 1938

Company established. Manufacturing of aluminium fluoride begins at our Amagasaki plant.

1942

Construction of Sakai plant completed, manufacturing aluminium fluoride.

1945

Manufacturing of selenium begins at Amagasaki plant.

1953

Construction of Osaka plant completed.

1958

Becomes first company to begin industrial production of vanadium pentoxide in Japan.

1970

Becomes first company to begin industrial production of catalysts (VOCl3) for ethylene propylene rubber in Japan.

1973

Construction of Sakai Coastal plant completed, greatly increasing vanadium manufacturing capabilities.

1981

Amagasaki plant moved to Ohamacho, Amagasaki, greatly increasing high purity selenium and selenium compound manufacturing capabilities.

1991

Improved manufacturing facilities for production of ethylene propylene rubber catalysts (VOCl3) at Sakai Coastal plant.

1997

Company begins manufacturing of indium at Amagasaki plant and manufacturing of chloride products at Sakai Coastal plant.

1998

Headquarters and Sakai Coastal plant receive ISO 9002 certification.

2003

Headquarters and Sakai Coastal plant receive ISO 9001 certification.

2006

Company receives ISO 14001 certification.

2007

Fine Chemical Division 2 and Amagasaki plant receive ISO9001 certification.

2008

Headquarters moved to Chuo-ku, Osaka.

2011

Increased manufacturing capability of high purity selenium at Amagasaki plant.

2012

Improved manufacturing facilities for production of tellurium at Amagasaki plant.

2013

Further improved manufacturing capability of ethylene propylene rubber catalysts (VOCl3) at Sakai Coastal plant.

2016

Company expands manufacturing capability of vanadium acetylacetonate (V(AcAc)3) at Sakai Coastal plant.
Development of lithium titanate (material for battery anodes) started at Sakai Coastal plant.

2018

Manufacturing of indium at Amagasaki plant ends after 21 years.

2020

Company begins manufacturing vanadium at Amagasaki plant and manufacturing test of lithium titanate at Sakai Coastal plant.

2021

Headquarters moved to Phoenix Minamisemba, 2-1-3 Minamisemba, Chuo-ku, Osaka.