・Established as Osaka Sansuiso K.K.

・Began selling oxygen manufactured by electrolysis of water.

・Created a company logo composed of 2 Hydrogen molecules and 1 Oxygen molecule to represent water (H2O) – the main component in electrolysis.

・Began manufacturing hardened fish oil.
This is the beginning of today's our hydrogenation technology.

・Began manufacturing fatty acids and glycerin.

・Began manufacturing saturated fatty alcohols.

・Began manufacturing detergent.

・Changed the company name to Kanegafuchi Yushi Kogyo K.K.

・Changed the company name to Sansuiso Yushi Kogyo K.K.

・Listed on the Osaka Stock Exchange.

・Began manufacturing fatty alcohols by hydrogenation process, and plasticizers.

・Began manufacturing stearic acid for PVC stabilizers.

・Began manufacturing the surfactant SINOLIN.

・Began manufacturing succinic anhydride by hydrogenation process.

・Entered the epoxy resin curing agent business.

・Constructed Tokushima Plant.

・Created our current logo.

・Constructed Kawasaki Plant.

・Established Albess Co., Ltd.

・Changed the company name to New Japan Chemical Co., Ltd.

・Developed a novel organic gelling agent.

・Established Nissin Chemical Co., Ltd.

・Began manufacturing and sales new plasticizer “DINP”.

・Developed a crystal nucleating agent to improve transparency of polyolefin.

・Began manufacturing and sales amphoteric surfactant.

・Then CEO Koichi Murai was awarded Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette, Fourth Class.

・Established manufacturing technology of “DSDA”.

・Established Iwatani Rika Co., Ltd. jointly with Iwatani International Corporation for the production of surfactants.

・Established Henkel Rika Sdn. Bhd. (presently Emery Oleochemicals Rika Sdn.Bhd.) jointly with Henkel Oleochemicals Sdn. Bhd. and Lucky Ltd. in Malaysia for the production of higher alcohols and glycerin.

・Moved from Second Section to First Section of the Osaka Stock Exchange.

・Established Taiwan NJC Corporation jointly with Nice Enterprise Co., Ltd. and Chi-Chang Chem-Co., Ltd.

・Developed a Vegetable-derived Unsaturated Alcohols.

・Acquired ISO-9001 certification.

・Established Rika International Ltd. in England.

・Developed a lubricant for HHD motors.

・Constructed Sakai Plant.

・Acquired ISO-14001 certification.

・Acquired Nitto Kasei Kogyo K.K.. (A producer and seller of stabilizers for metallic soap and polyvinyl chloride).

・Established NJC Korea Co., Ltd. in Korea.

・Moved from First Section of the Osaka Stock Exchange to First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

・Established RiKAmerica Inc. (now NJC America Inc.)

・Withdrew from the benzene derivative business.

・Became ordinary member of RSPO.

・Transitioned to a company with Audit and Supervisory Committee Members.

・Began manufacturing and sales acid anhydride for curing epoxy.

・100th Anniversary

・Construction Kyoto R&D Center.

・Developed a Biomass plasticizer and Get Certified of biomass mark.

・Developed a new crystalline nucleating agent.

・Developed a plant-derived emollient with excellent volatility.

・Developed a biomass lubricant with superior low-temperature flow properties.

・Developed a modifier that alters the optical properties of optical resins.