 |
| November
1947 |
Establishment |
Sakamoto Yoshio Shoten
commenced sales of chemicals. |
|
| May 1951 |
Incorporation |
The company was incorporated
and the name changed to Sakamoto Yakuhin Kogyo Co., Ltd. |
|
| April 1953 |
Morinomiya factory established |
Manufacture of glycerin
was begun. |
|
| April
1961 |
Higashi-osaka factory established |
Coloring of synthetic
resins was begun in Higashi-osaka. |
|
| May
1964 |
Kyobashi factory established |
The Morinomiya factory
was relocated to enable expansion of production. |
|
| June
1967 |
Daito factory established |
The Higashi-osaka
factory was relocated to Daito to reinforce the synthetic resin
coloring business. |
|
| July
1967 |
Synthetic glycerin |
Japan's first synthetic
glycerin was commercialized. |
|
| October
1970 |
Senboku factory established |
The Kyobashi factory
was relocated in the Senboku Seaside Industrial Zone in Izumiotsu
and the production of glycerin and specialty chemicals reinforced. |
|
| May
1978 |
Tokyo branch established |
The branch was opened
in the Daiichi Tekko Building, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. |
|
| October
1985 |
Research and development
laboratory established |
The laboratory was
opened on land adjoining the Senboku factory. |
|
| February
1990 |
Sakamoto Orient Chemical Corporation (SOCC) operational |
Production of glycerin
was begun in the Philippines. |
|
| May
1992 |
Share capital increase |
Share capital was
increased to Yen 920.6 million. |
|
| September
1993 |
Ako factory established |
44,298 square meters of
land was acquired in the Shimizu Industrial Complex in AkoCity,
Hyogo Prefecture and the initial phase of construction completed.
The second phase of construction was completed in September 1994. |
|
| April
2000 |
Diglycerin operational |
Production
of diglycerin was begun in the Philippines. |
|
| May
2002 |
Brominated epoxy flame retardants |
Production
of Brominated epoxy flame retardants launched at SOCC factory.
|
|
| September 2010 |
Sakamoto Singapore Pte. Ltd. established |
Singapore Representative Office was incorporated a company as a base of raw materials procurement and sales activities in the Southeastern Asian area. |
|
| October 2010 |
Established a representative office in Shanghai |
Shanghai Representative Office was set up as a base for the Chinese market. |
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