PHILOSOPHY
History
Corporate History
History Prior to Merger
CHEMIPAZ CORPORATION
2025年
Apr
Company name is changed to CHEMIPAZ Corporation
2024年
Jan
Becomes a wholly-owned subsidiary of Invisible Holdings.
2023年
Dec
Delisted from the Tokyo Stock Exchange
Jan
Marine Nano-fiber Co., Ltd. becomes a subsidiary (a 85.4% subsidiary of SEIKO PMC Corporation)
2019
Dec
Established SEIKO PMC VIETNAM CO., LTD. in Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province, Vietnam (100％ owned subsidiary)
Jan
Acquired 52.2% of Total Acrylic Polymer Industry Corporation stock, making it subsidiary.
2016
Jan
Acquired the remaining 10% of KJ CHEMICALS CORPORATION stock, making it a 100% owned subsidiary.
2014
Oct
Pilot plant of Cellulose Nanofiber was constructed in Ryugasaki plant.
Jul
The Silver nanowire manufacturing facility was constructed in Chiba plant.
Apr
Acquired a 90% interest in the KJ CHEMICALS CORPORATION, which assumed the fine chemicals business of KOHJIN Film & Chemicals Co., Ltd.
2012
Jan
Stock listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
2010
Feb
Iwai laboratory was constructed.
2006
Oct
Took over SEIKO POLYMER CORPORATION, a consolidated subsidiary.
Mar
Established SEIKO PMC (Shanghai) Commerce & Trading Corp. in Shanghai, China.
2005
Apr
Established SEIKO PMC (ZHANGJIAGANG) CORPORATION, wholly-owned subsidiary manufacturing paper chemicals in Jiangsu, China.
2003
Sep
Opened Representative office in Shanghai, China.
Apr
Merger between two companies with Japan PMC Corporation as surviving company, having a paid-in capital of 2,000 million yen.
SEIKO POLYMER CORPORATION was formed as a wholly-owned subsidiary through a spin-off of the resin division of Seiko Chemical Industries Co., Ltd.
Japan PMC Corporation
Seiko Chemical Industries Co., Ltd.
2001
Apr
Consolidated Chemical Product Div. of Misawa Chemical Co., Ltd. acquiring. Shizuoka plant as well as other plants.
Jun
Chiba laboratory was constructed.
1999
1998
Dec
Iwai plant started operation.
1997
Feb
Stocks listed on the OTC market (currently JASDAQ).
Dec
Stocks listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
1996
1994
Aug
Head Office and Laboratory(currently Akashi lab) was constructed.
Oct
DIC-Hercules was renamed Japan PMC Corporation.
Sep
Dainippon Ink & Chemicals, Inc. (“DIC”) purchased Hercules’ entire stake in DIC-Hercules.
1992
Nov
Mizushima plant started operation.
1988
Feb
Ryugasaki plant started operation.
Mar
Ichihara laboratory was constructed.
1985
May
Start of production of rosin emulsion sizes.
1979
1978
Mar
Harima plant started operation.
1975
Jun
Start of production and sales of resins for recording materials.
Mar
Start of sales of rosin emulsion sizes.
1972
Oct
Start of production and sales of neutral sizing agents.
1970
Oct
Start of production of wet strength agents.
Sep
Chiba plant started operation.
1969
Mar
Start of sales of wet strength agents.
Jan
DIC-Hercules was formed as a joint venture between Dainippon Ink & Chemicals, Inc. (“DIC”) and Hercules Inc.
1968
1965
Apr
Start of production and sales of strength resins for papermaking.
1962
May
Start of production and sales of resins for printing ink.
1954
Feb
Head Office moved to Akashi plant.
1953
Apr
Start of production and sale of sizing agents.
1951
Jul
Akashi plant started operation.
Apr
Established in Kobe, Hyogo Pref.
