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| 1919 |
Established as Osaka Sansuiso K.K., and began making and selling oxygen and hydrogen by electrolysis of water. |
| 1922 |
Began making hardened fish oil. |
| 1925 |
Began making soap from hardened fish oil. |
| 1929 |
Began making fatty acids, glycerin, and edible oils. |
| 1932 |
Began making oleic acid and stearic acid. |
| 1934 |
Began making saturated fatty alcohols (CONOLTM), penetrating agents, and alcohol-based neutral detergents |
| 1943 |
Changed the company name to Kanegafuchi Yushi Kogyo K.K. |
| 1944 |
Began making PHARMACOPOEA JAPONICA Grade glycerin and compressed oxygen gas. |
| 1948 |
Changed the company name to Sansuiso Yushi Kogyo K.K. |
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| Sketch of Fushimi Plant in 1940 |
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| 1951 |
Began making plasticizers for polyvinyl chloride, and fatty alcohols by a high-pressure hydrogenation process. |
| 1957 |
Began making SANDREXTM for laundry detergents, SINOLINTM for surface active agents, and cyclohexylamine |
| 1963 |
Constructed Tokushima Plant.
Began making acid anhydrides such as tetrahydro phthalic anhydride (RIKACIDTM TH) and hexahydro phthalic anhydride (RIKACIDTM HH). |
| 1964 |
Constructed Kawasaki Plant in the industrial complex area of Tonen Sekiyu Kagaku (presently Tonen Kagaku). Installed fat and oil cracking facilities by continuous process in Kyoto Plant. |
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| Panoramic View of Kyoto Plant in 1961 |
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| 1965 |
Began making chemical products such as RIKABINOLTM, Sorbitol and RIKALANOLTM. |
| 1966 |
Began making plasticizers (SANSOCIZER DHP) and behenic acid.
Established Albess Co., Ltd. |
| 1967 |
Changed the company name to Shin Nihon Rika K.K. (New Japan Chemical Co., Ltd.)
Succeeded in making ethylene carbonate and alkylcyclohexanol (RIKAMONOLTM). |
| 1968 |
Established Research Laboratory in Kyoto Plant. Introduced RIKACIDTM HL of liquid hardener for epoxy resin.
Began making RAIKAFLOWTM, lubricants for plastics |
| 1969 |
Completed fatty acids distillation plant by continuous process. Commissioned by Research Development Corporation of Japan to develop new organic gelling agents.
Established Nikko Co., Ltd. |
| 1970 |
Began sales of low-volatile and low-temperature-resisting SANSOCIZER DUP plasticizers. |
| 1971 |
Marketed UNJECOLTM unsaturated fatty alcohol and NJCOLTM Guerbet alcohol.
Completed a plant for the prototype production of new organic gelling agents. |
| 1973 |
Established Nisshin Rika Co., Ltd. |
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| Kyoto Plant in 1970 |
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| 1974 |
Completed a plant for making unsaturated fatty alcohol at Tokushima Plant. |
| 1979 |
Established Chiba Fatty Acid Co., Ltd. jointly with Nippon Oil and Fats Co., Ltd. and Asahi Denka Kogyo K.K. |
| 1980 |
Established Rika Fine-tech Inc. (formerly Rika Hercules Inc.), jointly with Hercules Incorporated. Began production and sales of dimethylalkyl amines. |
| 1985 |
Completed a plant for making aliphatic dibasic ester plasticizers at Kawasaki Plant. |
| 1987 |
Began sales of Jet Gel SG100 for oil spill solutions. |
| 1988 |
Established Iwatani Rika Co., Ltd. jointly with Iwatani International Corporation. |
| 1989 |
Issued Swiss franc-convertible bonds worth SFr.75,000,000. |
| 1990 |
Established Taiwan NJC Corporation jointly with Nice Enterprise Co., Ltd. and Chi-Chang Chem-Co., Ltd.
Established Henkel Rika Sdn. Bhd. (presently Emery Oleochemicals Rika Sdn.Bhd.) in Malaysia jointly with Henkel Oleochemicals Sdn. Bhd. and Lucky Ltd. |
| 1991 |
Completed a plant for making butane-tetracarboxylic acid (RIKACIDTM BT-W) at Kyoto Plant. |
| 1996 |
Completed an oxidation process facility at Kyoto Plant and a plant for making exclusive new organic gelling agents at Tokushima Plant. Succeeded in developing thermoplastic polyimide commissioned by Research Development Corporation of Japan (presently Japan Science and Technology Corporation).
All operation bases (Osaka Head Office, Tokyo Office, Research Laboratory, Kyoto Plant, Tokushima Plant and Kawasaki Plant) were accredited under ISO9001. |
| 1997 |
Established Rika International Ltd. in England. |
| 1998 |
Established SK NJC Co., Ltd. in Korea jointly with SK Chemicals Co., Ltd. and Mitsubishi Corporation. |
| 1999 |
Acquired Rika Hercules Inc., jointly owned with Hercules Inc., and changed the name to Rika Fine-tech Inc. (100% owned company)
Changed the company name of the jointly owned venture Henkel Rika Sdn. Bhd. to Cognis Rika Sdn. Bhd. (presently Emery Oleochemicals Sdn. Bhd.) following the company name change of the joint owner Henkel Oleochemicals Sdn. Bhd. to Cognis Oleochemicals Sdn. Bhd in Malaysia. |
| 2004 |
Acquired ISO-14001 certification for Kyoto Plant and Research Laboratory, Tokushima Plant and Kawasaki Plant.
Established Sakai Plant. |
| 2005 |
Acquired ISO-9001 certification for all business locations: Osaka Head Office, Tokyo Office, Research Laboratory, Kyoto Plant, Tokushima Plant, Kawasaki Plant and Sakai Plant. |
| 2008 |
Renewed ISO-14001 certification for Kyoto Plant and Research Laboratory, Tokushima Plant, Kawasaki Plant and Sakai Plant. |
| 2009 |
Completed acid anhydride facility at Sakai Plant.
Changed the company name of the jointly owned venture Cognis Rika Sdn. Bhd. to Emery Oleochemicals Sdn. Bhd. following the company name change of Cognis Oleochemicals Sdn. Bhd. to Emery Oleochemicals Rika Sdn. Bhd. |
| 2010 |
Liquidated the subsidiary Rika Fine-Tech Inc.
Merged Albess Co., Ltd., and Nikko Co., Ltd., with Albess Co. Ltd., as the surviving company.
Established NJC Korea Co., Ltd. in Korea.
Sold shares for SK NJC Co., Ltd. (Korea) to SK Chemicals Co., Ltd and dissolved the joint venture. |
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