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class="ja">Milestones</span></h1> </div> </div> <nav class="row-nav -bc"> <ul> <li><a href="/english/">HOME</a></li> <li><a href="../">Our Company</a></li> <li><span>Milestones</span></li> </ul> </nav> </section> <div class="site-container"> <main class="main"> <section class="basic-section history-section"> <div class="inner"> <div class="history-btnList"> <div class="item"><a class="basic-btn -arrow-down" href="#from1890">1890 - 1944</a></div> <div class="item"><a class="basic-btn -arrow-down" href="#from1946">1945 - 1990</a></div> <div class="item"><a class="basic-btn -arrow-down" href="#from1991">1991 - 2023</a></div> </div> <div class="history-list"> <div class="item" id="from1890"> <p class="year">1890</p> <dl> <dd>Inabata Senryoten established as an importer of dyestuffs in Kyoto</dd> <dd> <div class="caption-box -fadeinUp"><img class="head" src="/themes/inabata/img/company/photo-history-1890.jpg" alt="Inabata Senryoten"/> <p class="body">Inabata Senryoten</p> </div> </dd> </dl> </div> <div class="item"> <p class="year">1891</p> <dl> <dd>"IK" becomes official company logo</dd> </dl> </div> <div class="item"> <p class="year">1893</p> <dl> <dd>Inabata Senryoten renamed as Inabata Shoten</dd> </dl> </div> <div class="item"> <p class="year">1894</p> <dl> <dd class="-middle">Opening of representative office in Tokyo heralds the first expansion into the Kanto region of an Osaka-based dyestuffs business</dd> <dd> <div class="caption-box -fadeinUp"><img class="head" src="/themes/inabata/img/company/photo-history-1894.jpg" alt="Tokyo representative office"/> <p class="body">Tokyo Representative Office</p> </div> </dd> </dl> </div> <div class="item"> <p class="year">1895</p> <dl> <dd> <p>Katsutaro Inabata establishes Muslin Boshoku company with other founding members</p> <p class="basic-box -bdr0 -fill">Katsutaro Inabata established Muslin Boshoku with other founding members in Osaka to begin domestic production of muslin, a thin and light yet warm wool fabric which at the time was being purchased in large quantities for use in women’s kimonos. The following year, in 1896, Katsutaro Inabata set off for France on his own initiative to research spinning and weaving technology and purchase machinery and equipment. In France, he managed to acquire Muslin production methods before returning to Japan and considered the spinning and weaving machines manufactured by Société Alsacienne de Constructions Mécaniques in France to be the best, which led to business between the two companies.</p> </dd> </dl> </div> <div class="item"> <p class="year">1897</p> <dl> <dd>Katsutaro Inabata returns to Japan from France with a cinematograph, the first motion-picture camera <p class="basic-box -bdr0 -fill">Inabata Shoten presents Japan's first cinema shows – For a period of two weeks beginning on February 15, 1897, Inabata Shoten presented Japan's first cinema shows at the Nanchi Enbujo Theater, located in the Namba district of Osaka, using the cinematograph. A newspaper at the time wrote, "The audience was surprised and amazed by the moving picture." While in France, Katsutaro Inabata attended school together with elder of the Lumiere brothers, the inventors of the cinematograph. Katsutaro met him again while on business in France for Muslin Boshoku Seeing the cinematograph for the first time, Katsutaro decided to bring the invention back to Japan to introduce advances in Western culture to the country.</p> <p>Inabata Dye House established</p> <p class="basic-box -bdr0 -fill">Inabata Dye House – Inabata Dye House was established in Osaka in May of 1897 to launch a dye processing business using state-of-the-art techniques. The maroon color developed by Inabata Dye House was called Inabata-zome and was widely used for girls' school uniforms and "hakama"- style skirts for women from the middle of the Meiji period. In addition, an original khaki color was adopted by the Japanese military forces for camouflage uniforms on the battlefield.</p> <p>Head office moves to Osaka (current location of the Osaka Head Office). Kyoto location becomes branch office</p> </dd> <dd> <div class="caption-box -fadeinUp"><img class="head" src="/themes/inabata/img/company/photo-history-1897.jpg" alt="Osaka Head Office"/> <p class="body">Osaka Head Office</p> </div> </dd> </dl> </div> <div class="item"> <p class="year">1908</p> <dl> <dd>Toka Yoko is established in Tianjin, China, which served as Inabata Shoten's representative office in Tianjin for developing markets (closed in 1922)</dd> </dl> </div> <div class="item"> <p class="year">1918</p> <dl> <dd>The company is incorporated as Inabata Shoten (Inabata & Co., Ltd.)</dd> </dl> </div> <div class="item"> <p class="year">1922</p> <dl> <dd>Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry appoints Katsutaro Inabata as its 10th president. He remains in the post until 1934</dd> </dl> </div> <div class="item"> <p class="year">1926</p> <dl> <dd>Katsutaro Inabata assumes the presidency of The Japan Dyestuff Manufacturing Co., Ltd. <p class="basic-box -bdr0 -fill">The Japan Dyestuff Manufacturing Co., Ltd. – In 1916, The Japan Dyestuff Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (Nippon Senryo Seizo company) was established with the aim of encouraging the domestic production of synthetic dyes since Japan relied heavily on imports of the product at the time. Katsutaro Inabata was involved in the establishment of this company, becoming the firm's auditor and then president. The company would later be privatized, and, through aggressive management, contributed to the proliferation of domestic dyes. In addition, the company expanded operations to include chemicals and pharmaceuticals. However, as a result of national policies related to World War II, Japan Dyestuff merged with Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. in July of 1944. Even after the merger, all special business agreements with Inabata remained unchanged. As a result, Inabata became the specified agent of Sumitomo Chemical for products produced by Japan Dyestuff prior to the merger. This marked the beginning of the close relationship between Sumitomo Chemical and Inabata.</p> </dd> </dl> </div> <div class="item"> <p class="year">1930</p> <dl> <dd>Representative office opens in Nagoya <p>New Tokyo branch office completed (the original office building was destroyed by fire during the Great Kanto Earthquake)</p> </dd> </dl> </div> <div class="item"> <p class="year">1935</p> <dl> <dd>Ownership of Inabata Dye House transferred to Toyobo Co., Ltd.</dd> </dl> </div> <div class="item"> <p class="year">1937</p> <dl> <dd>Taro Inabata becomes the second president of Inabata <p>Representative office opens in Brussels</p> </dd> </dl> </div> <div class="item"> <p class="year">1939</p> <dl> <dd>Representative offices open in Shanghai and Tianjin (China)</dd> </dl> </div> <div class="item"> <p class="year">1940</p> <dl> <dd>Representative offices open in Batavia (now Jakarta, Indonesia), Seoul (Korea), and Qingdao and Fengtian (China)</dd> </dl> </div> <div class="item"> <p class="year">1943</p> <dl> <dd>"Inabata Sangyo" becomes the Japanese company name. <p>Representative office opens in Yogyakarta</p> </dd> </dl> </div> <div class="item"> <p class="year">1944</p> <dl> <dd>Nippon Senryo merges into Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.<br>Inabata & Co., Ltd. becomes the exclusive distributor of dyestuffs, chemicals, and pharmaceuticals for Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.</dd> </dl> </div> <div class="item"> <p class="year">1946</p> <dl> <dd class="-middle">The dyestuffs business is restored due to the abolition of regulations in effect during World War II</dd> <dd> <div class="caption-box -fadeinUp"><img class="head" src="/themes/inabata/img/company/photo-history-1946.jpg" alt="Inabata Senryo catalog"/> <p class="body">Inabata Senryo catalog</p> </div> </dd> </dl> </div> <div class="item"> <p class="year">1949</p> <dl> <dd>Started handling vinyl chloride resin of US-based Monsanto (now Monsanto Company Inc.)</dd> </dl> </div> <div class="item" id="from1946"> <p class="year">1954</p> <dl> <dd>New Osaka Head Office completed (original office building was destroyed by fire during the war)</dd> </dl> </div> <div class="item"> <p class="year">1959</p> <dl> <dd>Resumes business with the French firm Société Alsacienne de Constructions Mécaniques for weaving machinery <p>Imports polypropylene for the first time in Japan</p> <p class="basic-box -bdr0 -fill">Demand for polypropylene—a visit to Montecatini – Industrialization of polypropylene, an all-purpose resin similar to wool and looked to as the ultimate fiber, began in 1957 by the Italian firm Montecatini (later Montedison), located in Milan. Having quickly learned of this, President Taro Inabata and Managing Executive Officer Susumu Ogawa visited Montecatini in 1957, which led to the conclusion of a provisional import contract. Polypropylene was imported into Japan by Inabata for the first time in 1959.</p> </dd> </dl> </div> <div class="item"> <p class="year">1961</p> <dl> <dd>Stock listed on Second Section of the Osaka Securities Exchange <p>As a result of business expansion in the plastics sector, the Plastics Department becomes independent from the Chemicals Department</p> </dd> </dl> </div> <div class="item"> <p class="year">1962</p> <dl> <dd>Stock listed on Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.</dd> </dl> </div> <div class="item"> <p class="year">1963</p> <dl> <dd>The number of company products, including plywood and decorative polyester panels, increases. As a result, the Housing Materials Department becomes independent of the Chemicals Department</dd> </dl> </div> <div class="item"> <p class="year">1966</p> <dl> <dd>Pharmaceuticals Division expands its business by enhancing its structure</dd> </dl> </div> <div class="item"> <p class="year">1969</p> <dl> <dd>Hideo Ito becomes the third president of Inabata</dd> </dl> </div> <div class="item"> <p class="year">1970</p> <dl> <dd>Dyestuffs, Chemicals, Plastics, Machinery, General Affairs and Personnel departments upgraded to divisions</dd> </dl> </div> <div class="item"> <p class="year">1972</p> <dl> <dd>Katsuo Inabata becomes the fourth president of Inabata</dd> </dl> </div> <div class="item"> <p class="year">1973</p> <dl> <dd>Listed on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and the Osaka Securities Exchange <p>Katsuo Inabata is appointed as Osaka's honorary consul to Portugal</p> </dd> </dl> </div> <div class="item"> <p class="year">1974</p> <dl> <dd>Building Materials Division established <p>Liaison office opens in Singapore</p> </dd> </dl> </div> <div class="item"> <p class="year">1975</p> <dl> <dd>Foodstuffs Department set up within Chemicals Division</dd> </dl> </div> <div class="item"> <p class="year">1976</p> <dl> <dd>Inabata Singapore (Pte.) Ltd. set up to become the first overseas office after World War II</dd> </dl> </div> <div class="item"> <p class="year">1977</p> <dl> <dd>Food Department becomes independent of the Chemicals Division</dd> </dl> </div> <div class="item"> <p class="year">1978</p> <dl> <dd>Resin compound manufacturer Sanyo-IK Color (Pte.) Ltd. is established in Singapore as a joint venture by Inabata and Sanyo Kako Co. Ltd. <p>Inabata America Corp. launched in New York</p> </dd> </dl> </div> <div class="item"> <p class="year">1979</p> <dl> <dd>Overseas Division established</dd> </dl> </div> <div class="item"> <p class="year">1983</p> <dl> <dd>Tokyo branch office becomes Tokyo Head Office <p>Machinery and Electronics Materials Division set up</p> </dd> </dl> </div> <div class="item"> <p class="year">1984</p> <dl> <dd>Pharmaceuticals Division separated, Sumitomo Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. (now Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd.) established as a joint venture with Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. <p>NBF Co., Ltd. set up to market supplements</p> </dd> </dl> </div> <div class="item"> <p class="year">1986</p> <dl> <dd>Semiconductor testing equipment manufacturer Shinano Electronics Co., Ltd. is established</dd> </dl> </div> <div class="item"> <p class="year">1987</p> <dl> <dd class="-middle">Siam Inabata Co., Ltd. (now Inabata Thai Co., Ltd.) established in Thailand <p>Resin compound manufacturer SIK (Thailand) Ltd. is established in suburban Bangkok</p> <p>Plastic molding and processing company I & P Co., Ltd. is established</p> </dd> <dd> <div class="caption-box -fadeinUp"><img class="head" src="/themes/inabata/img/company/photo-history-1987.jpg" alt="SIK (Thailand) Ltd."/> <p class="body">SIK (Thailand) Ltd.</p> </div> </dd> </dl> </div> <div class="item"> <p class="year">1988</p> <dl> <dd>Inabata Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. established in Kuala Lumpur <p>Glass substrate cutting and etching processing company Musashino Fine Glass, Co. Ltd. is established</p> <p>Food Division established</p> <p>Inabata Sangyo (H.K.) Ltd. established in Hong Kong</p> <p>Inabata Europe S.A. established in Brussels</p> </dd> </dl> </div> <div class="item"> <p class="year">1989</p> <dl> <dd>Printer paper feed equipment manufacturing and sales company IK Precision Co., Ltd. is established in Telford (UK) <p>Inabata Senshoku Giken company (now Inabata Fine Tech & Co., Ltd.), a laboratory contract business concentrating on dyeing and finishing, is established</p> <p>Resin compound manufacturer S-IK Color Philippines Inc. is established in Manila</p> <p>Taiwan Inabata Sangyo Co., Ltd. established in Taiwan</p> <p>Resin compound manufacturer Colour Compound (M) Sdn. Bhd. is established on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)</p> </dd> </dl> </div> <div class="item"> <p class="year">1990</p> <dl> <dd class="-middle">Inabata France S.A.R.L. (now Inabata France S.A.S.) established in Paris <p>Inabata celebrates its 100th anniversary</p> <p class="basic-box -bdr0 -fill">Inabata plays a central role in promoting construction project and fund raising for the construction of Villa Kujoyama, a facility designed to promote French-Japanese exchange in Kyoto (completed November 1992) as an anniversary commemoration activity.<br>Company founder Katsutaro Inabata studied about the dyeing industry in Lyon, France, as a student under a program sponsored by the Kyoto Prefectural Government. After he spent eight years in France studying dyeing techniques, Inabata continued a long relationship with the country.</p> <p>New Osaka Head Office completed</p> <p>Inflation film manufacturer Apple Film Co., Ltd. is established on the outskirts of Bangkok (Thailand)</p> </dd> <dd> <div class="caption-box -fadeinUp"><img class="head" src="/themes/inabata/img/company/photo-history-1989-01.jpg" alt="100th Anniversary"/> <p class="body">100th Anniversary</p> </div> <div class="caption-box -fadeinUp"><img class="head" src="/themes/inabata/img/company/photo-history-1989-02.jpg" alt="New Osaka Head Office"/> <p class="body">New Osaka Head Office</p> </div> <div class="caption-box -fadeinUp"><img class="head" src="/themes/inabata/img/company/photo-history-1990.jpg" alt="Apple Film Co.,Ltd."/> <p class="body">Apple Film Co.,Ltd.</p> </div> </dd> </dl> </div> <div class="item" id="from1991"> <p class="year">1991</p> <dl> <dd>PT. Inabata Indonesia established in Jakarta</dd> </dl> </div> <div class="item"> <p class="year">1993</p> <dl> <dd>Inabata Kaseihin Co., Ltd. (now Inabata Fine Tech & Co., Ltd.) established</dd> </dl> </div> <div class="item"> <p class="year">1994</p> <dl> <dd>Resin compound manufacturer S-IK Color (M) Sdn. Bhd. established in Johor, Malaysia <p>Katsuo Inabata becomes chairman of Sociedade Luso-Niponica de Osaka</p> <p class="basic-box -bdr0 -fill">Sociedade Luso-Niponica de Osaka – 1993 marked 450 years of friendship between Japan and Portugal since the introduction of guns to Japan in 1543. This anniversary served as a step in the establishment of Sociedade Luso-Niponica de Osaka by Katsuo Inabata, Osaka's honorary consul to Portugal, on November 14, 1994 in an effort to promote international exchange between the two countries.</p> </dd> </dl> </div> <div class="item"> <p class="year">1995</p> <dl> <dd class="-middle">Resin compound manufacturer PT. S-IK Indonesia established on the outskirts of Jakarta <p>Sanyo-IK Color (H.K.) Ltd., established in Guangdong, China</p> <p>Resin compound manufacturer Sanyo-IK Color (H.K.) Ltd. (now Sanyo-IK Color (DG) Ltd.) established in Dongguan (China)</p> <p>Dye and dyeing auxiliaries technology information and analysis data provider Shanghai Scheco-Inabata Dyestuff Research&Application Center Co., Ltd. </p> </dd> <dd> <div class="caption-box -fadeinUp"><img class="head" src="/themes/inabata/img/company/photo-history-1995.jpg" alt=""/> <p class="body">PT. S-IK Indonesia</p> </div> </dd> </dl> </div> <div class="item"> <p class="year">1996</p> <dl> <dd>Shanghai Inabata Trading Co., Ltd. established in China <p>General stationery manufacturer KOKUYO-IK (Thailand) Co., Ltd. established in Samutprakarn together with KOKUYO Co., Ltd.</p> </dd> </dl> </div> <div class="item"> <p class="year">1997</p> <dl> <dd>Rubber and silicon molding and processing company Hi-Tech Rubber Products Co., Ltd. established in Ayutthaya (Thailand)</dd> </dl> </div> <div class="item"> <p class="year">1998</p> <dl> <dd>Inabata Philippines, Inc. established in Manila <p>Takeo Inabata becomes the fifth president of Inabata</p> </dd> </dl> </div> <div class="item"> <p class="year">1999</p> <dl> <dd>Business reorganized to IT & Electronics, Housing Materials, Chemicals, Plastics, and Food segments</dd> </dl> </div> <div class="item"> <p class="year">2000</p> <dl> <dd>Inabata UK Ltd. established in London <p>In commemoration of the company's 110th anniversary, Inabata donates 20 million yen through Tokyo Rotary Club to assist a project to eliminate landmines in Cambodia</p> <p>Inabata certified ISO 14001 (environment management system)</p> </dd> </dl> </div> <div class="item"> <p class="year">2001</p> <dl> <dd>SC-IK Technology Co., Ltd. set up in Taiwan with Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. to manufacture polarizing films for liquid crystal displays <p>High purity gallium refining business Shanghai Sumika High Purity Metal Ltd. is established in a joint venture with Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. in Shanghai (China)</p> <p>Plastic molding and processing company IK Precision de Mexico, S.A.de C.V. is established in Juarez (Mexico)</p> </dd> </dl> </div> <div class="item"> <p class="year">2002</p> <dl> <dd class="-middle">Inabata Industry & Trade (Dalian F.T.Z.) Co., Ltd. established in China <p>Inabata acquires the rights for the manufacture and sale of LED encapsulant from Henkel Japan Ltd.</p> <p>Seafood sales company DNI Group, LLC is established in Novato, California</p> </dd> <dd> <div class="caption-box -fadeinUp"><img class="head" src="/themes/inabata/img/company/photo-history-2002.jpg" alt="LED encapsulant"/> <p class="body">LED encapsulant</p> </div> </dd> </dl> </div> <div class="item"> <p class="year">2003</p> <dl> <dd class="-middle">SIK Vietnam Co., Ltd. established in Hai Phong, Vietnam <p>Inabata introduces executive officer system</p> </dd> <dd> <div class="caption-box -fadeinUp"><img class="head" src="/themes/inabata/img/company/photo-history-2003.jpg" alt="SIK Vietnam Co., Ltd"/> <p class="body">SIK Vietnam Co., Ltd</p> </div> </dd> </dl> </div> <div class="item"> <p class="year">2004</p> <dl> <dd>Resin compound manufacturer Dongguan Sanyo IK Engineering Plastics Co., Ltd. established in Dongguan (China) <p>Tianjin Inabata Trading Co., Ltd. established in Tianjin (China)</p> </dd> </dl> </div> <div class="item"> <p class="year">2005</p> <dl> <dd class="-middle">Inabata certified ISO 9001 <p>Guangzhou Inabata Trading Co., Ltd. established in Guangzhou (China)</p> <p>Nobel NC Co., Ltd. established in Thailand</p> <p>Katsutaro Inabata becomes the sixth president of Inabata</p> </dd> <dd> <div class="caption-box -fadeinUp"><img class="head" src="/themes/inabata/img/company/photo-history-2005.jpg" alt="Nobel NC Co., Ltd"/> <p class="body">Nobel NC Co., Ltd</p> </div> </dd> </dl> </div> <div class="item"> <p class="year">2006</p> <dl> <dd class="-middle">Pharmasynthese S.A.S. established after acquiring Ardea Group, which was a manufacturer of fine chemicals in France. <p>Inabata Korea & Co., Ltd. established in Seoul</p> <p>Inabata Poland Sp. Z o. o. established in Torun, Poland</p> </dd> <dd> <div class="caption-box -fadeinUp"><img class="head" src="/themes/inabata/img/company/photo-history-2006.jpg" alt="Pharmasynthese S.A.S."/> <p class="body">Pharmasynthese S.A.S.</p> </div> </dd> </dl> </div> <div class="item"> <p class="year">2007</p> <dl> <dd class="-middle">Dye business transferred to the newly established Inabata Fine Tech & Co., Ltd. <p>Shanghai Inabata Fine Chemical Co., Ltd. established in Shanghai</p> </dd> <dd> <div class="caption-box -fadeinUp"><img class="head" src="/themes/inabata/img/company/photo-history-2007.jpg" alt="Shanghai Inabata Fine Chemical Co., Ltd."/> <p class="body">Shanghai Inabata<br/>Fine Chemical Co., Ltd.</p> </div> </dd> </dl> </div> <div class="item"> <p class="year">2008</p> <dl> <dd>NH Inabata, S. de R.L. de C.V. established in Mexico to market overhead travelling cranes <p>Inabata Vietnam Co., Ltd. established in Hanoi</p> <p>Inabata India Private Ltd. established in New Delhi</p> </dd> </dl> </div> <div class="item"> <p class="year">2009</p> <dl> <dd class="-middle">IK Tech de Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V. established in Tijuana to process FPD components <p>PT. Inabata Creation Indonesia established in Jakarta (suburb) to process grip tapes</p> </dd> <dd> <div class="caption-box -fadeinUp"><img class="head" src="/themes/inabata/img/company/photo-history-2009.jpg" alt="Grip tapes"/> <p class="body">Grip tapes</p> </div> </dd> </dl> <div class="item"></div> <p class="year">2010</p> <dl> <dd>New Management Philosophy, "Mission," "Vision," "IK Values," are established to coincide with Inabata's 120th anniversary</dd> </dl> </div> <div class="item"> <p class="year">2012</p> <dl> <dd>Business reorganized to Information & Electronics, Chemicals, Life Industry, Plastics, and Housing & Eco Materials segments <p>Inabata Mexico, S.A. de C.V. and IK Plastic Compound Mexico, S.A. de C.V. established</p> </dd> </dl> </div> <div class="item"> <p class="year">2013</p> <dl> <dd>Inabata Thai Co., Ltd. Yangon Branch set up in Myanmar <p>Inabata Singapore (Pte.) Ltd., Turkey Istanbul Representative Office established in Turkey</p> <p>IK Plastic Compound Phils. Inc. set up in Philippines</p> <p>Inabata Brazil Import & Export Ltd. established in Sao Paulo</p> <p>Apple Film Da Nang Co., Ltd. set up in Vietnam</p> <p>Inabata Europe GmbH established in Germany</p> </dd> </dl> </div> <div class="item"> <p class="year">2015</p> <dl> <dd>Inabata Europe GmbH Middle East (Branch) established in Dubai</dd> </dl> </div> <div class="item"> <p class="year">2019</p> <dl> <dd>Reorganizes business domain into four areas: Information & Electronics, Chemicals, Life Industry, and Plastics</dd> </dl> </div> <div class="item"> <p class="year">2022</p> <dl> <dd>Transitioned to the Prime Market due to the market restructuring of the Tokyo Stock Exchange <p>Inabata Australia Pty. 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