History | About DAICEL | Daicel Corporation

<!DOCTYPE HTML> <html lang="en"> <head prefix="og: http://ogp.me/ns# fb: http://ogp.me/ns/fb# article: http://ogp.me/ns/article#"> <meta charset="utf-8"> <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">  <script>(function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start': new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0], j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src= 'https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f); })(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-PQSD454');</script>   <title>History | About DAICEL | Daicel Corporation</title> <meta name="description" content="Find "History". Based on our core technologies, cellulose chemistry, organic chemistry, polymer chemistry and pyrotechnic engineering, Daicel is globally expanding its business areas beyond the bounds of the chemical industry such as Chemical products, high-performance materials, precision pyrotechnic systems and others. We widely contribute to the society through these corporate activities."> <meta name="keywords" content="Daicel,Chemical,Material,Smart,Safety,CPI,Chiral separation,drug,cellulosic derivatives,organic chemicals,plastics,engineering plastic,polymer alloys,thermoplastic compounds/composites,medicinal,healthcare">  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width"> <meta name="format-detection" content="telephone=no">  <meta property="og:type" content="article"> <meta property="og:title" content="History | About DAICEL | Daicel Corporation"> <meta property="og:description" content="Find "History". Based on our core technologies, cellulose chemistry, organic chemistry, polymer chemistry and pyrotechnic engineering, Daicel is globally expanding its business areas beyond the bounds of the chemical industry such as Chemical products, high-performance materials, precision pyrotechnic systems and others. We widely contribute to the society through these corporate activities."> <meta property="og:url" content="https://www.daicel.com/en/profile/history.html"> <meta property="og:image" content="https://www.daicel.com/en/common_img/symbol/ogp.png"> <meta property="og:site_name" content="Daicel Corporation"> <meta property="og:locale" content="en_US"> <link rel="canonical" href="https://www.daicel.com/en/profile/history.html">  <link rel="shortcut icon" href="/en/common_img/symbol/favicon.ico"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" href="/en/common_img/symbol/apple-touch-icon.png"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/en/css/common.css"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/en/css/custom/common_add.css">  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/en/css/custom/profile.css">         </head> <body>  <noscript><iframe src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id=GTM-PQSD454" height="0" width="0" style="display:none;visibility:hidden"></iframe></noscript>   <header id="header" class="Header"> <div id="headerBody" class="HeaderBody"> <div class="header-wrap"> <div class="header-identity"> <h1 class="identity_logo"><a href="/en/"> <span class="logo_main"><img src="/en/common_img/cmn_logo01.png" alt="DAICEL CORPORATION"></span> </a></h1> </div> <div class="header-search js-search"> <div class="search_box"> <form action="/en/search.html" accept-charset="UTF-8" class="search_form"> <input type="text" name="q" id="qHeader" value="" placeholder="Search" autocomplete="off" class="search_text js-search_input"> <button type="submit" class="search_submit">Search</button> </form> </div> </div> <div class="header-button"> <div class="button_menu"><a href="javascript:void(0);" class="js-dropdown_trigger"><span class="button_label">MENU</span></a></div> <div class="button_search"><a href="javascript:void(0);" class="js-search_trigger"><span class="button_label js-search_label">Search</span></a></div> <div class="button_global js-lang"> <a href="javascript:void(0);" class="js-lang_trigger"><span class="button_label js-lang_label">Global</span></a> <div class="button_detail js-lang_detail"> <ul class="button_detail_list"> <li><a href="/en/" class="js-lang_en">English</a></li> <li><a href="/" class="js-lang_ja">Japanese</a></li> <li><a href="/ch/" class="js-lang_ch">Chinese</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="button_contact js-menu_contact"><a href="/en/contact/"><span class="button_label">Contact Us</span></a></div> </div> </div> <nav class="header-navi js-menu"> <ul class="navi_global js-globalNav js-menu-megadrop js-menu_clone_1"> <li class="type1 js-globalNav_1"><a href="/en/news/"><span class="nav_label">News</span></a></li> <li class="type2 js-globalNav_2 js-megadrop_trigger"><a href="/en/profile/" class="a-toggle js-dropdown_toggle_trigger"><span class="nav_label">About DAICEL</span></a> <div class="menu-megadrop js-megadrop_menu js-dropdown_toggle_panel"> <div class="megadrop_container"> <div class="megadrop_heading"> <div class="megadrop_heading_title"><a href="/en/profile/">About DAICEL<span class="pc-hidden"> TOP</span></a></div> </div> <div class="megadrop_content"> <div class="megadrop_column_layout" data-row-pc="3" data-row-sp="1"> <div class="megadrop_column_item"> <ul class="megadrop_link_text"> <li><a href="/en/profile/greeting.html"><span class="megadrop_link_label">Message from the President and CEO</span></a></li> <li><a href="/en/profile/company.html"><span class="megadrop_link_label">Corporate Data</span></a></li> <li><a href="/en/profile/philosophy.html"><span class="megadrop_link_label">Basic Philosophy</span></a></li>  <li><a href="/en/plan/"><span class="megadrop_link_label">Long-Term Vision and Mid-Term Management Strategy</span></a></li> <li><a href="/en/daicel-production-innovation/"><span class="megadrop_link_label">DAICEL Production Innovation</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="megadrop_column_item"> <ul class="megadrop_link_text"> <li><a href="/en/profile/network/"><span class="megadrop_link_label">Business Locations & Group Companies</span></a> <ul class="megadrop_link_text_child"> <li><a href="/en/profile/network/workplace.html">Locations (Japan)</a></li> <li><a href="/en/profile/network/group.html">Group Companies In Japan</a></li> <li><a href="/en/profile/network/foreign.html">Group Companies Overseas</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="/en/profile/director.html"><span class="megadrop_link_label">Directors & Senior Management</span></a></li> <li><a href="/en/profile/history.html"><span class="megadrop_link_label">History</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="megadrop_column_item"> <ul class="megadrop_link_text"> <li><a href="/en/profile/about.html"><span class="megadrop_link_label">Videos & Pamphlets</span></a></li> <li><span class="no-link"><span class="megadrop_link_label">Purchasing</span></span> <ul class="megadrop_link_text_child"> <li><a href="/en/profile/purchase/">Daicel Group Basic Purchasing Policy</a></li> <li><a href="/en/profile/purchase/guidelines.html">Daicel Group Procurement Guidelines</a></li> <li><a href="/en/profile/purchase/fuel.html">Procurement of Raw Materials, Fuels and Components</a></li> <li><a href="/en/profile/purchase/parts.html">Equipment Procurement</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="type3 js-globalNav_3 js-megadrop_trigger"><a href="/en/business/" class="a-toggle js-dropdown_toggle_trigger"><span class="nav_label">Business & Products</span></a> <div class="menu-megadrop js-megadrop_menu js-dropdown_toggle_panel"> <div class="megadrop_container"> <div class="megadrop_heading"> <div class="megadrop_heading_title"><a href="/en/business/">Business & Products<span class="pc-hidden"> TOP</span></a></div> </div> <div class="megadrop_content"> <div class="megadrop_column_layout" data-row-pc="3" data-row-sp="1"> <div class="megadrop_column_item"> <dl class="megadrop_link_list"> <dt><a href="/en/business/#anc-1">Business Domains</a></dt> <dd> <ul class="megadrop_link_list_child"> <li><a href="/en/business/#anc-3">Medical/Healthcare</a></li> <li><a href="/en/business/#anc-4">Smart</a></li> <li><a href="/en/business/#anc-5">Safety</a></li> <li><a href="/en/business/#anc-7">Materials</a></li> <li><a href="/en/business/#anc-8">Engineering Plastics</a></li> <li><a href="/en/business/#anc-6">Other</a></li> </ul> </dd> </dl> </div> <div class="megadrop_column_item"> <dl class="megadrop_link_list"> <dt><a href="/en/business/#anc-2">Applications</a></dt> <dd> <ul class="megadrop_link_list_child"> <li><a href="/en/business/purpose/mobility.html">Transportation</a></li> <li><a href="/en/business/purpose/electronics.html">Electronics</a></li> <li><a href="/en/business/purpose/medical.html">Medical Care</a></li> <li><a href="/en/business/purpose/cosmetics-health.html">Personal Care</a></li> <li><a href="/en/business/purpose/edl.html">Everyday Life</a></li> <li><a href="/en/business/purpose/eco-energy.html">Environment & Energy</a></li> </ul> </dd> </dl> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="type4 js-globalNav_4 js-megadrop_trigger"><a href="/en/innovation/" class="a-toggle js-dropdown_toggle_trigger"><span class="nav_label">R&D</span></a> <div class="menu-megadrop js-megadrop_menu js-dropdown_toggle_panel"> <div class="megadrop_container"> <div class="megadrop_heading"> <div class="megadrop_heading_title"><a href="/en/innovation/">R&D<span class="pc-hidden"> TOP</span></a></div> </div> <div class="megadrop_content"> <div class="megadrop_column_layout" data-row-pc="3" data-row-sp="1"> <div class="megadrop_column_item"> <ul class="megadrop_link_text"> <li><a href="/en/innovation/message/"><span class="megadrop_link_label">R&D Top Message</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="megadrop_column_item"> <ul class="megadrop_link_text"> <li><a href="/en/innovation/policy/"><span class="megadrop_link_label">R&D Policy and System</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="megadrop_column_item"> <ul class="megadrop_link_text"> <li><a href="/en/innovation/cocreation/"><span class="megadrop_link_label">Examples of Co-Creation</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="megadrop_column_item type2"> <ul class="megadrop_link_text"> <li><a href="/en/innovation/ip/"><span class="megadrop_link_label">Initiatives Related to Intellectual Property</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="megadrop_column_item type2"> <ul class="megadrop_link_text"> <li><a href="/en/innovation/papers/"><span class="megadrop_link_label">Published Papers</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="type5 js-globalNav_5 js-megadrop_trigger"><a href="/en/sustainability/" class="a-toggle js-dropdown_toggle_trigger"><span class="nav_label">Sustainability</span></a> <div class="menu-megadrop js-megadrop_menu js-dropdown_toggle_panel"> <div class="megadrop_container"> <div class="megadrop_heading"> <div class="megadrop_heading_title"><a href="/en/sustainability/">Sustainability<span class="pc-hidden"> TOP</span></a></div> </div> <div class="megadrop_content"> <div class="megadrop_column_layout" data-row-pc="3" data-row-sp="1"> <div class="megadrop_column_item"> <ul class="megadrop_link_text"> <li><a href="/en/sustainability/message/"><span class="megadrop_link_label">Message from the President and CEO</span></a></li> <li><a href="/en/sustainability/governance/compliance/policy.html"><span class="megadrop_link_label">Daicel Group Code of Conduct</span></a></li> <li><a href="/en/sustainability/governance/compliance/standard.html"><span class="megadrop_link_label">Ethical Standards of Daicel Group</span></a></li> <li><a href="/en/sustainability/value-creation-process.html"><span class="megadrop_link_label">Value Creation Process</span></a></li> <li><a href="/en/sustainability/sustainability-management/"><span class="megadrop_link_label">Sustainability Management</span></a></li> <li><a href="/en/sustainability/materiality.html"><span class="megadrop_link_label">Materiality</span></a></li> <li><a href="/en/sustainability/responsible/"><span class="megadrop_link_label">Responsible Care Activities</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="megadrop_column_item"> <ul class="megadrop_link_text"> <li><a href="/en/sustainability/environmentreport.html"><span class="megadrop_link_label">Environmental Report</span></a></li> <li><a href="/en/sustainability/socialreport.html"><span class="megadrop_link_label">Social Report</span></a></li> <li><a href="/en/sustainability/governancereport.html"><span class="megadrop_link_label">Governance</span></a></li> <li><a href="/en/sustainability/other/declaration.html?id=anc-1"><span class="megadrop_link_label">Environmental Management System Certification</span></a></li> <li><a href="/en/sustainability/other/declaration.html?id=anc-2"><span class="megadrop_link_label">Quality Management System Certification</span></a></li> <li><a href="/en/sustainability/other/boundary.html"><span class="megadrop_link_label">Scope of Reporting for Human Resources Data</span></a></li> <li><a href="/en/sustainability/other/responsible.html"><span class="megadrop_link_label">Scope of Data Calculation for Environmental and Occupational Safety Performance</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="megadrop_column_item"> <ul class="megadrop_link_text"> <li><a href="/en/sustainability/library.html?id=main"><span class="megadrop_link_label">Sustainability Library</span></a></li> <li><a href="/en/sustainability/library.html?id=anc-3"><span class="megadrop_link_label">ESG Data</span></a></li> <li><a href="/en/sustainability/educationcenter/"><span class="megadrop_link_label">Harima Plant Human Development Center</span></a></li> <li><a href="/en/sustainability/forests.html"><span class="megadrop_link_label">Native Forests for Life Initiative</span></a></li> <li><a href="/en/sustainability/other/"><span class="megadrop_link_label">Editorial Policy</span></a></li> <li><a href="/en/sustainability/policylist.html"><span class="megadrop_link_label">Policy List</span></a></li> <li><a href="/en/sustainability/gricontentindex.html"><span class="megadrop_link_label">GRI Standards Content Index</span></a></li> <li><a href="/en/sustainability/initiative.html"><span class="megadrop_link_label">Participation in Initiatives and External Recognition</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="type5 js-globalNav_6 js-megadrop_trigger"><a href="/en/ir/" class="a-toggle js-dropdown_toggle_trigger"><span class="nav_label">Investor Relations</span></a> <div class="menu-megadrop js-megadrop_menu js-dropdown_toggle_panel"> <div class="megadrop_container"> <div class="megadrop_heading"> <div class="megadrop_heading_title"><a href="/en/ir/">Investor Relations<span class="pc-hidden"> TOP</span></a></div> </div> <div class="megadrop_content"> <div class="megadrop_column_layout" data-row-pc="3" data-row-sp="1"> <div class="megadrop_column_item"> <ul class="megadrop_link_text"> <li><a href="/en/ir/announcing.html"><span class="megadrop_link_label">Latest IR Reports</span></a></li> <li><a href="/en/ir/library.html"><span class="megadrop_link_label">IR Library</span></a></li> <li><a href="/en/ir/glance.html"><span class="megadrop_link_label">At a glance</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="megadrop_column_item"> <ul class="megadrop_link_text"> <li><a href="/en/ir/calendar.html"><span class="megadrop_link_label">IR Schedule</span></a></li> <li><a href="/en/ir/performance.html"><span class="megadrop_link_label">Financial Information</span></a></li> <li><a href="/en/ir/mail.html"><span class="megadrop_link_label">IR News Mailing Service</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="megadrop_column_item"> <ul class="megadrop_link_text"> <li><a href="/en/ir/management.html"><span class="megadrop_link_label">Management Information</span></a></li> <li><a href="/en/ir/stock.html"><span class="megadrop_link_label">Stock and Bond Information</span></a></li> <li><a href="/en/ir/irfaq.html"><span class="megadrop_link_label">FAQs</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </nav> <div class="header-menu js-dropdown_menu"> <div class="menu_contents js-dropdown_menu_container"></div> </div> </div> </header> <main class="Main" id="main"> <article id="mainBody" class="MainBody"> <div class="pageHead"> <div class="jumbotron jumbotron-fluid" data-parts="jumbotron"> <div class="container history-heading-layout"> <div class="heading heading-lv1" data-parts="typography"> <h1><span class="heading__shoulder" data-parts="typography__elm">About DAICEL</span><span class="heading__label">History</span></h1> </div>  </div> </div>  </div> <div class="pageContents isFluid" data-sidebar="false"> <div class="mainContents"> <div class="container"> <ul class="row link-anc-wrap type-center" data-parts="typography"> <li class="col-md-3 col-6" data-parts="typography__elm"><a href="#anc-1" class="link link-anc btn"><span>1908-1960</span></a></li> <li class="col-md-3 col-6" data-parts="typography__elm"><a href="#anc-2" class="link link-anc btn"><span>1961-1999</span></a></li> <li class="col-md-3 col-6" data-parts="typography__elm"><a href="#anc-3" class="link link-anc btn"><span>2000-</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <section class="container" id="anc-1"> <div class="heading heading-lv4" data-parts="typography"> <h4><span class="heading__label">1908-1960</span></h4> </div> <div class="contents"> <div class="table-wrap" data-parts="tables"> <table class="table table-vertical table-bordered table-inline-md"> <colgroup> <col class="w-11"> <col class="w-89"> </colgroup> <tbody> <tr> <th class="table-tbcolor-lv2" scope="row">Mar. 1908</th> <td> <div class="history-table-column"> <div class="history_detail">Nippon Celluloid Artificial Silk Co., Ltd.(currently Aboshi Plant) is established.</div>  </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="table-tbcolor-lv2" scope="row">Jul. 1908</th> <td> <div class="history-table-column"> <div class="history_detail">Sakai Celluloid Co., Ltd.(later Sakai Plant) is established.</div>  </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="table-tbcolor-lv2" scope="row">1916</th> <td> <div class="history-table-column"> <div class="history_detail">Osaka Sen'i Kogyo Co.,LTD.(currently Kanzaki Plant) is established.</div>  </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="table-tbcolor-lv2" scope="row">Sep. 1919</th> <td> <div class="history-table-column"> <div class="history_detail"> <p data-parts="typography">The merger of eight celluloid companies leads to the establishment of Dainippon Celluloid Co., Ltd.</p> <div class="history-accordion-layout js-accordion"> <div class="accordion_detail js-accordion_detail" style="display: none;"> <div class="row" data-parts="media"> <div class="col-md-7"> <p data-parts="typography">Although the celluloid industry boomed during World War I, the postwar depression left the industry battered from excessive competition arising from plummeting global demand for celluloid. With the realization that the Japanese celluloid industry could grow only through collaboration, eight celluloid companies decided to merge. The industry's reorganization thus led to the birth of our pioneering company (with 48% of the capital being provided by Sakai Celluloid, 21% by Japan Celluloid Artificial, 16% by Osaka Sen'i Kogyo, 7% by Tokyo Celluloid, and 8% by four other companies: Mikuni Celluloid, Notoya Celluloid, Toyo Celluloid, and Togawa Celluloid).</p> </div> <div class="col-md-5"> <figure class="figure text-center" data-parts="images"> <div class="img-wrap" data-material="c-0"> <img src="/en/profile/img/history_im01.jpg" alt="" class="figure__img img img-fluid"> </div> </figure> </div> </div> </div> <div class="accordion_trigger js-accordion_trigger" data-active="" data-inactive-text="Close"> <a href="javascript:void(0);" class="accordion_label">See More Detail</a> </div> </div> </div>  </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="table-tbcolor-lv2" scope="row">Jul. 1927</th> <td> <div class="history-table-column"> <div class="history_detail">Mikuni Celluloid Co., Ltd. (in 1973, renamed into Mikuni Plastics Co., Ltd.) is established and begins celluloid processing operations.</div>  </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="table-tbcolor-lv2" scope="row">Sep. 1929</th> <td> <div class="history-table-column"> <div class="history_detail"> <p data-parts="typography">Acetate plastic called "Acetyloid" is developed.</p> <div class="history-accordion-layout js-accordion"> <div class="accordion_detail js-accordion_detail" style="display: none;"> <p data-parts="typography">Although celluloid was an easy-to-process plastic with excellent physical properties, the flammability of this nitrified cotton product presented a hazard. In order to overcome this disadvantage with a noncombustible formula, the Company developedan acetate plastic made from acetate cotton.</p> </div> <div class="accordion_trigger js-accordion_trigger" data-active="" data-inactive-text="Close"> <a href="javascript:void(0);" class="accordion_label">See More Detail</a> </div> </div> </div>  </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="table-tbcolor-lv2" scope="row">Jan. 1934</th> <td> <div class="history-table-column"> <div class="history_detail"> <p data-parts="typography">The Company's photographic film operations are spun off to form Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. (currently FUJIFILM Corporation)</p> <div class="history-accordion-layout js-accordion"> <div class="accordion_detail js-accordion_detail" style="display: none;"> <p data-parts="typography">From its very founding, the Company planned to enter the photographic film business as a new venture intended to complement the existing celluloid business.<br>In 1928, the Company established a photographic film testing plant (film lab) in its Tokyo Plant. There, research was conducted on film, photosensitive agents, and coating technologies. A plant was constructed in Ashigara, Kanagawa Prefecture, after this was determined to be the ideal location for film production.<br>In order to ensure that photographic film would eventually become a major product, Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. (currently, FUJIFILM Corporation) was established in 1934 as a comprehensive photography industry company. This company was established with the goal of dominating this business in the conviction that adopting manufacturing and sales initiatives different from those of the celluloid industry was essential.</p> <div class="row" data-parts="media"> <div class="col-md-6"> <figure class="figure text-center" data-parts="images"> <div class="img-wrap" data-material="c-0"> <img src="/en/profile/img/history_im02.jpg" alt="" class="figure__img img img-fluid"> </div> </figure> </div> <div class="col-md-6"> <figure class="figure text-center" data-parts="images"> <div class="img-wrap" data-material="c-0"> <img src="/en/profile/img/history_im03.jpg" alt="" class="figure__img img img-fluid"> </div> </figure> </div> </div> </div> <div class="accordion_trigger js-accordion_trigger" data-active="" data-inactive-text="Close"> <a href="javascript:void(0);" class="accordion_label">See More Detail</a> </div> </div> </div>  </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="table-tbcolor-lv2" scope="row">Sep. 1935</th> <td> <div class="history-table-column"> <div class="history_detail"> <p data-parts="typography">The Arai Plant is established in Niigata Prefecture to begin production of acetylene-base organic chemicals.</p> <div class="history-accordion-layout js-accordion"> <div class="accordion_detail js-accordion_detail" style="display: none;"> <p data-parts="typography">In 1933, we decided to enter the cellulose acetate business. We adopted the major policy of becoming self-sufficient in production of the raw materials of acetic acid and other products through integrated production from carbide and to develop related chemicals. This represents the origins of our current organic chemicals business. We determined that the Arai district of Niigata Prefecture provided a combination of cheap and abundant electricity, a reliable and plentiful supply of industrial water, and an adequate supply of high-quality limestone ore in nearby mountains. In 1935, we constructed our Arai Plant and began manufacturing carbide, acetylene, aldehyde, acetic acid, acetic anhydride, cellulose acetate, ethyl acetate, and acetone. Regarding acetic anhydride, a critical material for production of cellulose acetate, we adopted the ketene method, which results in high-purity products. This led to our current position as the trailblazer in the production of ketene derivatives and other fine chemicals.</p> <figure class="figure text-center" data-parts="images"> <div class="img-wrap" data-material="c-0"> <img src="/en/profile/img/history_im04.jpg" alt="" class="figure__img img img-fluid"> </div> </figure> </div> <div class="accordion_trigger js-accordion_trigger" data-active="" data-inactive-text="Close"> <a href="javascript:void(0);" class="accordion_label">See More Detail</a> </div> </div> </div>  </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="table-tbcolor-lv2" scope="row">Jun. 1938</th> <td> <div class="history-table-column"> <div class="history_detail">The Sakai Plant begins manufacturing acetate filament.</div>  </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="table-tbcolor-lv2" scope="row">Jul. 1953</th> <td> <div class="history-table-column"> <div class="history_detail">The Aboshi Plant begins to manufacture tri-acetyl cellulose (TAC) for photographic film and begins supplying Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.</div>  </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="table-tbcolor-lv2" scope="row">Jun. 1954</th> <td> <div class="history-table-column"> <div class="history_detail"> <p data-parts="typography">The Kawachi Sub-Plant in the Aboshi Kako Plant (currently the Harima Plant) opens and begins production of smokeless gunpowder.</p> <div class="history-accordion-layout js-accordion"> <div class="accordion_detail js-accordion_detail" style="display: none;"> <p data-parts="typography">During World War I, prior to the merger that formed our Company, Japan Celluloid Artificial Silk Co., Ltd. first began manufacture of propellant at the Aboshi Plant. Later, during the Pacific War, manufacturing continued on the orders of the Japanese Army and Navy. After the war, we switched to supplying the private-sector to revitalize the market. In 1950, special demand for ammunition arose due to the outbreak of the Korean War, and we resumed our gunpowder business. In 1953, we established the Aboshi Kako Plant on coastal land adjacent to the Aboshi Plant. The next year, however, in view of the special nature of explosive production and storage, we sought a new location. As a result, we established the Kawachi Sub-Plant in the Aboshi Kako Plant (currently the Harima Plant).</p> </div> <div class="accordion_trigger js-accordion_trigger" data-active="" data-inactive-text="Close"> <a href="javascript:void(0);" class="accordion_label">See More Detail</a> </div> </div> </div>  </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="table-tbcolor-lv2" scope="row">Sep. 1956</th> <td> <div class="history-table-column"> <div class="history_detail">Dainippon Plastics Co.,Ltd. is established and begins plastics processing operations.</div>  </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="table-tbcolor-lv2" scope="row">Aug. 1958</th> <td> <div class="history-table-column"> <div class="history_detail"> <p data-parts="typography">The Sakai Plant begins production of acetate tow for cigarette filters.</p> <div class="history-accordion-layout js-accordion"> <div class="accordion_detail js-accordion_detail" style="display: none;"> <p data-parts="typography">As attempts were made to filter tobacco smoke in order to remove harmful substances, acetate filters have the advantage of absorbing nicotine tar without impairing the flavor of tobacco. This product was first put to practical use in the United States in 1951. In 1956, in collaboration with Nippon Monopoly Corporation (currently Japan Tobacco Inc.), we undertook research and development of filter tow, succeeding in domestic mass production of acetate tow in 1958.</p> </div> <div class="accordion_trigger js-accordion_trigger" data-active="" data-inactive-text="Close"> <a href="javascript:void(0);" class="accordion_label">See More Detail</a> </div> </div> </div>  </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="table-tbcolor-lv2" scope="row">Mar. 1959</th> <td> <div class="history-table-column"> <div class="history_detail">Nagoya Office (presently Nagoya Sales Office) is established.</div>  </div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </div>  </section> <section class="container" id="anc-2"> <div class="heading heading-lv4" data-parts="typography"> <h4><span class="heading__label">1961-1999</span></h4> </div> <div class="contents"> <div class="table-wrap" data-parts="tables"> <table class="table table-vertical table-bordered table-inline-md"> <colgroup> <col class="w-11"> <col class="w-89"> </colgroup> <tbody> <tr> <th class="table-tbcolor-lv2" scope="row">Jan. 1961</th> <td> <div class="history-table-column"> <div class="history_detail"> <p data-parts="typography">Dainippon Kasei Co., Ltd. (currently the Ohtake Plant) is established.</p> <div class="history-accordion-layout js-accordion"> <div class="accordion_detail js-accordion_detail" style="display: none;"> <div class="row" data-parts="media"> <div class="col-md-7"> <p data-parts="typography">In July 1955, Japan's Ministry of International Trade and Industry announced development measures for the petrochemical industry. In response to the rise of the petrochemical industry, the Company launched petrochemical operations. In 1961, we established Dainippon Kasei Co., Ltd. (currently the Ohtake Plant) and initiated production of acetic acid, butanol, methoxybutanol, and acetate esters, later expanding our product line further. At the time the plant was established, all our employees banded together to overcome early struggles under the slogan "All in the same boat." Their legendary efforts to construct the plant became known as "The Ohtake Story."</p> </div> <div class="col-md-5"> <figure class="figure text-center" data-parts="images"> <div class="img-wrap" data-material="c-0"> <img src="/en/profile/img/history_im05.jpg" alt="" class="figure__img img img-fluid"> </div> </figure> </div> </div> </div> <div class="accordion_trigger js-accordion_trigger" data-active="" data-inactive-text="Close"> <a href="javascript:void(0);" class="accordion_label">See More Detail</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="table-tbcolor-lv2" scope="row">Feb. 1961</th> <td> <div class="history-table-column"> <div class="history_detail"> <p data-parts="typography">The Sakai Plant is established as a SAN resin manufacturing facility and begins production.</p> </div>  </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="table-tbcolor-lv2" scope="row">Jun. 1961</th> <td> <div class="history-table-column"> <div class="history_detail"> <p data-parts="typography">The Research Center is established in Iruma-gun, Saitama Prefecture.</p> </div>  </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="table-tbcolor-lv2" scope="row">May 1964</th> <td> <div class="history-table-column"> <div class="history_detail"> <p data-parts="typography">Polyplastics Corporation is established as a joint venture with Celanese Corporation and production of DURACON<sup>®</sup> polyacetal resin begins.</p> <div class="history-accordion-layout js-accordion"> <div class="accordion_detail js-accordion_detail" style="display: none;"> <div class="row" data-parts="media"> <div class="col-md-7"> <p data-parts="typography">In 1960, Celanese Corporation developed a polyacetal resin using a proprietary copolymerization method and announced its commercialization. In 1961, we considered creating a joint venture for the production of polyacetal resin, and in 1964 we established Polyplastics Co., Ltd. as this joint venture. This polyacetal resin was given the trade name of DURACON<sup>®</sup> to represent its qualities as a "durable hard resin."</p> </div> <div class="col-md-5"> <figure class="figure text-center" data-parts="images"> <div class="img-wrap" data-material="c-0"> <img src="/en/profile/img/history_im06.jpg" alt="" class="figure__img img img-fluid"> </div> </figure> </div> </div> </div> <div class="accordion_trigger js-accordion_trigger" data-active="" data-inactive-text="Close"> <a href="javascript:void(0);" class="accordion_label">See More Detail</a> </div> </div> </div>  </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="table-tbcolor-lv2" scope="row">Feb. 1966</th> <td> <div class="history-table-column"> <div class="history_detail">The Company is renamed Daicel Co., Ltd.</div>  </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="table-tbcolor-lv2" scope="row">Mar. 1968</th> <td> <div class="history-table-column"> <div class="history_detail">The Arai Plant halts production of carbide, acetylene, and aldehyde, switching to petrochemical materials from the raw materials for organic chemicals.</div>  </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="table-tbcolor-lv2" scope="row">Jun. 1968</th> <td> <div class="history-table-column"> <div class="history_detail">Dainippon Kasei Co., Ltd. is acquired, and its Ohtake Plant becomes Daicel's Ohtake Plant.</div>  </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="table-tbcolor-lv2" scope="row">Aug. 1968</th> <td> <div class="history-table-column"> <div class="history_detail">The Sakai Plant begins manufacturing ABS resin.</div>  </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="table-tbcolor-lv2" scope="row">Aug. 1968</th> <td> <div class="history-table-column"> <div class="history_detail"> <p data-parts="typography">The Ohtake Plant begins commercialization of peracetic acid synthetic glycerin.</p> <div class="history-accordion-layout js-accordion"> <div class="accordion_detail js-accordion_detail" style="display: none;"> <p data-parts="typography">After studying various production methods as a means of replacing natural glycerin with inexpensive synthetic glycerin, we devised a unique production method using peracetic acid. As a result, we commercialized peracetic acid synthetic glycerin. This technology was recognized for its uniqueness and was celebrated with the Minister of International Trade and Industry Award, the Chemical Technology Award of the Chemical Society of Japan, and the Technology Award of the Society for Chemical Engineers, Japan. However, the required investment was significant, and it was eventually decided that the business would close in 1992 due to the effects of the oil shock and other changes in the economic environment. Although the synthetic glycerin business has trodden a rocky path, our oxidation reaction technology using peracetic acid is currently being utilized in the alicyclic epoxy and caprolactone businesses.</p> </div> <div class="accordion_trigger js-accordion_trigger" data-active="" data-inactive-text="Close"> <a href="javascript:void(0);" class="accordion_label">See More Detail</a> </div> </div> </div>  </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="table-tbcolor-lv2" scope="row">Mar. 1969</th> <td> <div class="history-table-column"> <div class="history_detail">The Tokyo Plant is closed.</div>  </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="table-tbcolor-lv2" scope="row">Jul. 1970</th> <td> <div class="history-table-column"> <div class="history_detail">Daicel-Hüls Ltd. (currently Polyplastics-Evonik Corporation) is established as a joint venture and begins marketing Polyamide-12 resin.</div>  </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="table-tbcolor-lv2" scope="row">Jul. 1977</th> <td> <div class="history-table-column"> <div class="history_detail">Kyodo Sakusan Co., Ltd. is established as a joint venture.</div>  </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="table-tbcolor-lv2" scope="row">Oct. 1979</th> <td> <div class="history-table-column"> <div class="history_detail">The Company is renamed Daicel Chemical Industries, Ltd.</div>  </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="table-tbcolor-lv2" scope="row">Apr. 1980</th> <td> <div class="history-table-column"> <div class="history_detail"> <p data-parts="typography">Production of acetic acid with the methanol carbonylation process begins.</p> <div class="history-accordion-layout js-accordion"> <div class="accordion_detail js-accordion_detail" style="display: none;"> <div class="row" data-parts="media"> <div class="col-md-7"> <p data-parts="typography">Acetic acid production is the cornerstone of our cellulose and organic chemicals businesses. Commercialization of acetic acid made with the methanol carbonylation process in response to the introduction of C1 chemistry became a national project following the oil crisis. It also helped to solve the critical issues of strengthened cost competitiveness and stability of supply; moreover, it represented an initiative with the promise of reversing the company's fortunes. At that time, we had introduced the production technology from the Monsanto Company (U.S.A.) utilizing the methanol carbonylation process, a state-of-the-art manufacturing method that resulted in the development of the industry's leading acetic acid plant within a relatively brief 22 months. At the time of its completion, the plant had an annual production capacity of 150,000 tons. Production capacity was gradually increased, however, to the point where the plant's capacity now exceeds 400,000 tons per year, thus creating the foundation underpinning Daicel's various products and businesses.</p> </div> <div class="col-md-5"> <figure class="figure text-center" data-parts="images"> <div class="img-wrap" data-material="c-0"> <img src="/en/profile/img/history_im07.jpg" alt="" class="figure__img img img-fluid"> </div> </figure> </div> </div> </div> <div class="accordion_trigger js-accordion_trigger" data-active="" data-inactive-text="Close"> <a href="javascript:void(0);" class="accordion_label">See More Detail</a> </div> </div> </div>  </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="table-tbcolor-lv2" scope="row">Nov. 1980</th> <td> <div class="history-table-column"> <div class="history_detail">The Central Research Center is established in Hyogo Prefecture.</div>  </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="table-tbcolor-lv2" scope="row">Apr. 1982</th> <td> <div class="history-table-column"> <div class="history_detail"> <p data-parts="typography">Optical isomer resolution business is launched.</p> <div class="history-accordion-layout js-accordion"> <div class="accordion_detail js-accordion_detail" style="display: none;"> <div class="row" data-parts="media"> <div class="col-md-7"> <p data-parts="typography">Artificially synthesized chemicals have two molecules, D bodies and L bodies, which are related to optical isomers. These two molecules have the same chemical properties but, as pharmaceuticals, they have different physiological effects, so some may trigger undesirable side effects. After the impact of the troubling Thalidomide scandal over a 10-year span beginning in 1963, interest in resolution technology increased. At that time, Assistant Professor Yoshio Okamoto of the School of Engineering Science, Osaka University (currently a distinguished professor at Nagoya University) discovered that optically active polymethacrylate triphenylmethyl and the filler that carries it on silica gel have an excellent optical isomer resolution function. Daicel took advantage of this invention and succeeded in commercializing the development of chiral columns with an optical isomer resolution function. Today, this product is used by researchers the world over as an essential part of research and development, manufacturing, and quality assurance of chiral pharmaceuticals.</p> </div> <div class="col-md-5"> <figure class="figure text-center" data-parts="images"> <div class="img-wrap" data-material="c-0"> <img src="/en/profile/img/history_im08.jpg" alt="" class="figure__img img img-fluid"> </div> </figure> </div> </div> </div> <div class="accordion_trigger js-accordion_trigger" data-active="" data-inactive-text="Close"> <a href="javascript:void(0);" class="accordion_label">See More Detail</a> </div> </div> </div>  </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="table-tbcolor-lv2" scope="row">Aug. 1982</th> <td> <div class="history-table-column"> <div class="history_detail">An explosion occurs at the Sakai Plant.</div>  </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="table-tbcolor-lv2" scope="row">Apr. 1984</th> <td> <div class="history-table-column"> <div class="history_detail">Daicel (U.S.A.), Inc. is established in the USA.</div>  </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="table-tbcolor-lv2" scope="row">Nov. 1984</th> <td> <div class="history-table-column"> <div class="history_detail">Daicel (Europa) GmbH is established in Germany.</div>  </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="table-tbcolor-lv2" scope="row">May. 1988</th> <td> <div class="history-table-column"> <div class="history_detail">Daicel-UCB Company, Ltd. (currently Daicel-Allnex Ltd.) is established as a joint venture for the production and sales of ultraviolet and electron-beam curable resins.</div>  </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="table-tbcolor-lv2" scope="row">Oct. 1988</th> <td> <div class="history-table-column"> <div class="history_detail"> <p data-parts="typography">Daicel Safety Systems Inc. is established as a manufacturing subsidiary for automobile airbag inflators.</p> <div class="history-accordion-layout js-accordion"> <div class="accordion_detail js-accordion_detail" style=""> <div class="row" data-parts="media"> <div class="col-md-7"> <p data-parts="typography">In 1967, Eaton, Yale, and Towne, Inc. (U.S.A.) introduced the airbag system as a lifesaving device in motor vehicle collisions. In 1969, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) under the U.S. Department of Transportation introduced a law mandating that all passenger vehicles be equipped with airbags. This sparked a full-scale research and development effort to achieve practical use of airbags. Our Company undertook the research and development of airbag systems beginning in the mid-1970s, and in 1988, we began supplying mass production equipment for inflators. From 2000 onwards, we began establishing production and sales bases in the U.S.A., Thailand, Poland, China and South Korea, thus realizing our global supply system.</p> </div> <div class="col-md-5"> <figure class="figure text-center" data-parts="images"> <div class="img-wrap" data-material="c-0"> <img src="/en/profile/img/history_im09.jpg" alt="" class="figure__img img img-fluid"> </div> </figure> </div> </div> </div> <div class="accordion_trigger js-accordion_trigger active" data-active="" data-inactive-text="Close"> <a href="javascript:void(0);" class="accordion_label">See More Detail</a> </div> </div> </div>  </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="table-tbcolor-lv2" scope="row">May. 1989</th> <td> <div class="history-table-column"> <div class="history_detail">Daicel Chemical (Asia) Pte.Ltd. is established in Singapore.</div>  </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="table-tbcolor-lv2" scope="row">Nov. 1990</th> <td> <div class="history-table-column"> <div class="history_detail">A facility for manufacturing acetate tow for cigarette filters is established in the Aboshi Plant, thus creating the twin hub system at Sakai and Aboshi.</div> <div class="history_detail">The Aboshi Plant begins manufacturing Tri-Acetyl Cellulose (TAC) for LCD optical films.</div> <div class="history_detail">Chiral Technologies, Inc. is established in the U.S.A. as a hub of optical resolution operations.</div>  </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="table-tbcolor-lv2" scope="row">Oct. 1991</th> <td> <div class="history-table-column"> <div class="history_detail">Dainichi Chemical Corp. is established for the production and sales of oligomers and other products.</div>  </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="table-tbcolor-lv2" scope="row">Jul. 1992</th> <td> <div class="history-table-column"> <div class="history_detail">Xi'an Huida Chemical Industries Co., Ltd. is established as a joint venture in China to manufacture and sell acetate tow for cigarette filters.</div>  </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="table-tbcolor-lv2" scope="row">Nov. 1992</th> <td> <div class="history-table-column"> <div class="history_detail">Daicel (Hong Kong) Ltd. is established in Hong Kong.</div>  </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="table-tbcolor-lv2" scope="row">Jun. 1993</th> <td> <div class="history-table-column"> <div class="history_detail">The Hirohata Plant is established in the Himeji Production Sector in Hyogo prefecture.</div>  </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="table-tbcolor-lv2" scope="row">Dec. 1993</th> <td> <div class="history-table-column"> <div class="history_detail"> <p data-parts="typography">A joint venture is established with Shanghai Da-shen Cellulose Plastics Co., Ltd., a manufacturing and sales company of celluloid and acetate plastics.</p> <div class="history-accordion-layout js-accordion"> <div class="accordion_detail js-accordion_detail" style="display: none;"> <p data-parts="typography">Celluloid was developed in response to changing consumer preferences and has been adopted in a variety of applications including eyeglass frames, table tennis balls, pachinko machines, and guitar picks. However, achieving cost reductions through mass production is difficult with celluloid and as a result, annual domestic production decreased from a peak of 10,000 tons to 200 tons by the end of the 1980s. We implemented a variety of measures in an effort to continue our longstanding traditional business, but eventually decided to further reduce costs by relocating our production to China. After the establishment of a joint venture, production was gradually transferred, and production in Japan eventually ended in April 1996.</p> </div> <div class="accordion_trigger js-accordion_trigger" data-active="" data-inactive-text="Close"> <a href="javascript:void(0);" class="accordion_label">See More Detail</a> </div> </div> </div>  </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="table-tbcolor-lv2" scope="row">May. 1994</th> <td> <div class="history-table-column"> <div class="history_detail">Daicen Membrane-Systems Ltd. is established as a joint venture to manufacture and sell membrane modules for water treatment.</div>  </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="table-tbcolor-lv2" scope="row">Oct. 1994</th> <td> <div class="history-table-column"> <div class="history_detail">Chiral Technologies-Europe SARL (currently Chiral Technologies Europe S.A.S.) is established in France as a European hub for the optical resolution business.</div>  </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="table-tbcolor-lv2" scope="row">Nov. 1994</th> <td> <div class="history-table-column"> <div class="history_detail">Shanghai Daicel Polymers, Ltd. a resin compound manufacturing company, is established in Shanghai, China.</div>  </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="table-tbcolor-lv2" scope="row">Apr. 1998</th> <td> <div class="history-table-column"> <div class="history_detail">The H.R. Training Center is established in Ako-gun, Hyogo prefecture.</div>  </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="table-tbcolor-lv2" scope="row">Apr. 1999</th> <td> <div class="history-table-column"> <div class="history_detail">Toyo Styrene Co., Ltd. is established as a joint venture.</div>  </div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </div>  </section> <section class="container" id="anc-3"> <div class="heading heading-lv4" data-parts="typography"> <h4><span class="heading__label">2000-</span></h4> </div> <div class="contents"> <div class="table-wrap" data-parts="tables"> <table class="table table-vertical table-bordered table-inline-md"> <colgroup> <col class="w-11"> <col class="w-89"> </colgroup> <tbody> <tr> <th class="table-tbcolor-lv2" scope="row">Mar. 2000</th> <td> <div class="history-table-column"> <div class="history_detail">The Integrated Production Center (IPC) is established in the Aboshi Plant of the Himeji Production Sector and begins integrated operation.</div>  </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="table-tbcolor-lv2" scope="row">Dec. 2000</th> <td> <div class="history-table-column"> <div class="history_detail">Daicel Safety Systems America, LLC, a joint venture, is established as the U.S. hub for automobile airbag inflators.</div>  </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="table-tbcolor-lv2" scope="row">Jan. 2001</th> <td> <div class="history-table-column"> <div class="history_detail">Resin compound operations are spun off and Daicel Polymer Ltd. (currently Daicel Miraizu Ltd.) is established and begins operations.</div> <div class="history_detail">The plastic sheet forming business is spun off and Daicel Pack Systems, Ltd. is established and begins operations.</div>  </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="table-tbcolor-lv2" scope="row">Oct. 2001</th> <td> <div class="history-table-column"> <div class="history_detail">Daicel Kaseihin Co., Ltd. and Daicel Craft Ltd. are merged to establish Daicel FineChem Ltd.</div> <div class="history_detail">Nagano Novafoam Ltd. and West Japan Novafoam Ltd. merge to form Daicel Novafoam Ltd. a subsidiary involved in plastic foaming products.</div>  </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="table-tbcolor-lv2" scope="row">Sep. 2002</th> <td> <div class="history-table-column"> <div class="history_detail">Daicel acquires a company involved in the manufacture and sales of sorbic acid and other products to establish and begin operations at Daicel Nanning Food Ingredients Co., Ltd. in China.</div> <div class="history_detail">Daicel Safety Systems (Thailand) Co., Ltd. is established in Thailand as a production and sales hub for automobile airbag inflators.</div>  </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="table-tbcolor-lv2" scope="row">Mar. 2004</th> <td> <div class="history-table-column"> <div class="history_detail">Daicel Safety Systems Europe Sp.z o.o. is established in Poland as the European hub of automobile airbag inflator production.</div>  </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="table-tbcolor-lv2" scope="row">Apr. 2004</th> <td> <div class="history-table-column"> <div class="history_detail">The package filming business is spun off and Daicel Value Coating Ltd. is established and begins operations.</div>  </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="table-tbcolor-lv2" scope="row">Jul. 2004</th> <td> <div class="history-table-column"> <div class="history_detail">Daicel Chemical (China) Investment Co.,Ltd. is established in Shanghai, China.</div>  </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="table-tbcolor-lv2" scope="row">Dec. 2004</th> <td> <div class="history-table-column"> <div class="history_detail">Daicel Safety Systems (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd. is established in China as a production and sales hub for automobile airbag inflators.</div>  </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="table-tbcolor-lv2" scope="row">Mar. 2005</th> <td> <div class="history-table-column"> <div class="history_detail">Ningbo Da-An Chemical Industries Co., Ltd. is established as a joint venture in China to manufacture and sell cellulose acetate and acetic anhydrate.</div>  </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="table-tbcolor-lv2" scope="row">Aug. 2007</th> <td> <div class="history-table-column"> <div class="history_detail">Daicel Chiral Technologies (China) Co., Ltd. is established in Shanghai, China.</div>  </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="table-tbcolor-lv2" scope="row">Oct. 2007</th> <td> <div class="history-table-column"> <div class="history_detail">The Ohtake Plant is established as an acetate tow manufacturing facility.</div>  </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="table-tbcolor-lv2" scope="row">Dec. 2007</th> <td> <div class="history-table-column"> <div class="history_detail">Daicel(Hong Kong)Ltd. is closed and its business is transferred to Daicel Chemical (China) Investment Co., Ltd.</div>  </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="table-tbcolor-lv2" scope="row">Mar. 2008</th> <td> <div class="history-table-column"> <div class="history_detail">In Japan, part of the premises of the Sakai Plant was expropriated for construction of the Yamatogawa Line of the Hanshin Expressway. The Sakai Plant is closed.</div> <div class="history_detail">Dainippon Plastics Co., Ltd. is transferred to Takiron Co., Ltd.(currently C.I. TAKIRON Corporation).</div>  </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="table-tbcolor-lv2" scope="row">Apr. 2008</th> <td> <div class="history-table-column"> <div class="history_detail">Daicel Chiral Technologies (India) Pvt. Ltd. is established in Hyderabad, India.</div>  </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="table-tbcolor-lv2" scope="row">May. 2008</th> <td> <div class="history-table-column"> <div class="history_detail">The Ohtake Plant is established as a tri-acetyl cellulose (TAC) manufacturing facility.</div>  </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="table-tbcolor-lv2" scope="row">Oct. 2008</th> <td> <div class="history-table-column"> <div class="history_detail">Mikuni Plastics Co., Ltd. transfers its entire business to Aron Kasei Co., Ltd.</div>  </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="table-tbcolor-lv2" scope="row">Mar. 2009</th> <td> <div class="history-table-column"> <div class="history_detail">Construction of the ethyl acetate manufacturing facility using esterification process is completed.</div>  </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="table-tbcolor-lv2" scope="row">Oct. 2011</th> <td> <div class="history-table-column"> <div class="history_detail"> <p data-parts="typography">The Company is renamed Daicel Corporation.</p> <div class="history-accordion-layout js-accordion"> <div class="accordion_detail js-accordion_detail" style=""> <p data-parts="typography">Our Company went through several name changes - from Dainippon Celluloid Company Limited at the time of its founding to Daicel Co., Ltd. in 1966 and Daicel Chemical Industries, Ltd. in 1979. We have since expanded the scope of our business by building on our core technologies of cellulosic chemicals, organic chemicals, polymer chemistry, and pyrotechnics. In recent years, the assembly segment as represented by automobile airbag inflators has grown into another core business. To demonstrate our goal of developing beyond the chemical industry with original technologies and expertise built on chemistry, both inside and outside the company, we decided to rename the Company with its current name, Daicel Corporation.</p> </div> <div class="accordion_trigger js-accordion_trigger active" data-active="" data-inactive-text="Close"> <a href="javascript:void(0);" class="accordion_label">See More Detail</a> </div> </div> </div>  </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="table-tbcolor-lv2" scope="row">Dec. 2011</th> <td> <div class="history-table-column"> <div class="history_detail">Daicel Safety Systems Korea, Inc. is established in Korea.</div>  </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="table-tbcolor-lv2" scope="row">Apr. 2012</th> <td> <div class="history-table-column"> <div class="history_detail">Daicel Novafoam, Ltd., and Tohoku Polymer Ltd. as a Mitsui Chemical's subsidiary are merged to establish DM Novafoam, Ltd..</div> <div class="history_detail">Daicel Polymer (Thailand) Co., Ltd. is established in Thailand.</div> <div class="history_detail">Special Devices Inc. as a manufacturer of initiators is purchased and transformed into our subsidiaries.</div>  </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="table-tbcolor-lv2" scope="row">May. 2013</th> <td> <div class="history-table-column"> <div class="history_detail">Daicel establish a joint venture by acquiring 35% of the outstanding shares of Toyama Filter Tow Co., Ltd., an acetate tow manufacturing subsidiary of Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.</div>  </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="table-tbcolor-lv2" scope="row">Mar. 2015</th> <td> <div class="history-table-column"> <div class="history_detail">Acquires "Health & Amenity" business from UNITIKA LTD.</div>  </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="table-tbcolor-lv2" scope="row">Apr. 2015</th> <td> <div class="history-table-column"> <div class="history_detail">Daicel Safety Systems America Arizona, Inc. is established as the 2nd Manufacturing Plant of the inflator in the Americas.</div>  </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="table-tbcolor-lv2" scope="row">May. 2016</th> <td> <div class="history-table-column"> <div class="history_detail">Daicel (U.S.A.), Inc. is renamed Daicel America Holdings, Inc. to expand its functions.</div> <div class="history_detail">Daicel Safety Systems America Holdings, Inc. established in Arizona, U.S.A., as a controlling company for inflator business in North America.</div> <div class="history_detail">Daicel ChemTech, Inc. is established in New Jersey, U.S. as a marketing company for organic chemicals in Americas.</div>  </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="table-tbcolor-lv2" scope="row">Apr. 2017</th> <td> <div class="history-table-column"> <div class="history_detail"> <p data-parts="typography">Our Central Research Center and Himeji Technology Head Office are consolidated at a new site, Innovation Park.</p> <div class="history-accordion-layout js-accordion"> <div class="accordion_detail js-accordion_detail" style=""> <div class="row" data-parts="media"> <div class="col-md-7"> <p data-parts="typography">In the past, the "Central Research Center" consisted of the Corporate Research Center, which was responsible for creating new businesses and research on elemental technologies, and the R&D departments of each business company, which were responsible for developing new products and reducing costs in existing business areas. Both had independent offices. Likewise, in the Himeji Technology Head Office, independent offices were provided for the Production Engineering Head Office responsible for production innovation the Daicel Way and process innovation; the Responsible Care Office charged with promoting environmental protection and safety assurance of our Group; and the Engineering Center responsible for plant construction and maintenance. By consolidating and integrating the R&D, production technology, engineering, environmental and safety, and other technical departments into a single location, we are accelerating new business development, speeding up research on new products and innovative process technologies, and focusing on development of high-efficiency mass production facilities.</p> </div> <div class="col-md-5"> <figure class="figure text-center" data-parts="images"> <div class="img-wrap" data-material="c-0"> <img src="/en/profile/img/history_im10.jpg" alt="" class="figure__img img img-fluid"> </div> </figure> </div> </div> </div> <div class="accordion_trigger js-accordion_trigger active" data-active="" data-inactive-text="Close"> <a href="javascript:void(0);" class="accordion_label">See More Detail</a> </div> </div> </div>  </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="table-tbcolor-lv2" scope="row">Aug. 2018</th> <td> <div class="history-table-column"> <div class="history_detail">Lomapharm group companies (LOMA Holding GmbH, Lomapharm Rudolf Lohmann GmbH KG, Lomapharm Verwaltungs GmbH), a German pharma contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) is purchased and transformed into our subsidiaries.</div>  </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="table-tbcolor-lv2" scope="row">Sept. 2018</th> <td> <div class="history-table-column"> <div class="history_detail">Daicel Micro Optics Co. Ltd. is established in Taiwan as a design/development and sales base for optical parts utilizing own developed wafer level lenses.</div>  </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="table-tbcolor-lv2" scope="row">Oct. 2018</th> <td> <div class="history-table-column"> <div class="history_detail">Daicel Safety Systems India Pvt. Ltd. is established in India as a sales hub for automobile airbag inflators.</div>  </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="table-tbcolor-lv2" scope="row">Jan. 2019</th> <td> <div class="history-table-column"> <div class="history_detail">Chiral Technologies, a subsidiary of the Company, acquired Arbor Biosciences, a genomics company in U.S.A.</div>  </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="table-tbcolor-lv2" scope="row">Apr. 2019</th> <td> <div class="history-table-column"> <div class="history_detail">Six North American companies of the pyrotechnic device businesses are consolidated, and established Daicel Safety Systems Americas, Inc.</div>  </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="table-tbcolor-lv2" scope="row">Jan. 2020</th> <td> <div class="history-table-column"> <div class="history_detail">PI-CRYSTAL INC., which develops, manufactures and sells organic semiconductor devices, is purchased and transformed into one of our subsidiaries.</div>  </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="table-tbcolor-lv2" scope="row">Jul. 2020</th> <td> <div class="history-table-column"> <div class="history_detail">Daicel FineChem Ltd., Daicel Polymers, Ltd. and Daicel Value Coating Ltd. (sales department) are consolidated, establishing Daicel Miraizu Ltd.</div>  </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="table-tbcolor-lv2" scope="row">Oct. 2020</th> <td> <div class="history-table-column"> <div class="history_detail"> <p data-parts="typography">Made Polyplastics Co., Ltd. a wholly owned subsidiary of Daicel Corporation</p> <div class="history-accordion-layout js-accordion"> <div class="accordion_detail js-accordion_detail" style=""> <p data-parts="typography">Since its founding in 1964 as a joint venture with Celanese, Polyplastics has continued to grow through mutual cooperation between Daicel and Celanese. For further growth of Polyplastics amid the rapidly changing business environment, we have sought faster and more flexible decision making, through the top-management talks based on the trust and respect, and reached the agreement of Daicel’s acquire all shares of Polyplastics held by Celanese’s subsidiary. In October 2020, Daicel made Polyplastics a wholly owned subsidiary by fully accomplishment of acquisition of shares of Polyplastics.</p> </div> <div class="accordion_trigger js-accordion_trigger active" data-active="" data-inactive-text="Close"> <a href="javascript:void(0);" class="accordion_label">See More Detail</a> </div> </div> </div>  </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="table-tbcolor-lv2" scope="row">Apr. 2022</th> <td> <div class="history-table-column"> <div class="history_detail">The Company transfers shares of Daicel-Evonik Ltd. to Polyplastics Co., Ltd. Along with this transfer, Daicel-Evonik changes its name to Polyplastics-Evonik Corporation.</div>  </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="table-tbcolor-lv2" scope="row">Jun. 2022</th> <td> <div class="history-table-column"> <div class="history_detail">The Company acquires the Film Segment of Gunze's Electronic Components Division and establishes Daicel Beyond Ltd.</div>  </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="table-tbcolor-lv2" scope="row">Apr. 2023</th> <td> <div class="history-table-column"> <div class="history_detail">Lomapharm GmbH is transferred to Bionorica SE.</div>  </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="table-tbcolor-lv2" scope="row">Oct. 2023</th> <td> <div class="history-table-column"> <div class="history_detail">Daicel Medical Ltd. is established.</div>  </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <th class="table-tbcolor-lv2" scope="row">Mar. 2024</th> <td> <div class="history-table-column"> <div class="history_detail">Daicel Pyrotechnics Ltd. is transferred to Sightron Japan Inc.</div>  </div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </div>  </section>   </div>  </div>  </article>  </main> <div class="pageGuide"> <nav class="breadcrumb container" aria-label="breadcrumb" data-parts="breadcrumb"> <ol class="main-breadcrumb" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/BreadcrumbList"> <li class="breadcrumb__item home" itemprop="itemListElement" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ListItem"> <a class="link" itemprop="item" href="/en/"><span itemprop="name">TOP</span></a> <meta itemprop="position" content="1" /> </li> <li class="breadcrumb__item" itemprop="itemListElement" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ListItem"> <a class="link" itemprop="item" href="/en/profile/"><span itemprop="name">About DAICEL</span></a> <meta itemprop="position" content="2" /> </li> <li class="breadcrumb__item" itemprop="itemListElement" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ListItem"> <span itemprop="item"><span itemprop="name">History</span></span> <meta itemprop="position" content="3" /> </li> </ol> </nav>  </div> <footer id="footer" class="Footer"> <div class="FooterGuide"> <div class="footer-pagetop js-footer-pagetop"> <a href="#header">Page Top</a> </div> </div> <div id="footerBody" class="FooterBody"> <div class="footer-identity"> <div class="identity_logo"><a href="/en/"><img src="/en/common_img/cmn_logo01.png" alt="DAICEL CORPORATION"></a></div> </div> <div class="footer-contents"> <ul class="footer-link"> <li><a href="/en/profile/network/group.html">Group Companies In Japan</a></li> <li><a href="/en/profile/network/foreign.html">Group Companies Overseas</a></li> </ul> <ul class="footer-link-v2"> <li><a href="/en/personalinformation/">Daicel Group Policy on the Protection of Personal Information (Privacy Policy)</a></li> <li><a href="/en/basicpolicy/">Basic Policy on the Proper Handling of Specific Personal Information, etc.</a></li> <li><a href="/en/about/">Terms of Use</a></li> <li><a href="/en/sitemap/">Sitemap</a></li> </ul> <div class="footer-copyright"> <small>© 2020 Daicel Corporation</small> </div> </div> </div> </footer> <div class="gdpr-layout js-gdpr-popup"> <div class="gdpr_title">This website uses cookies.</div> <div class="gdpr_content"> <div class="gdpr_left"> <p class="gdpr_text">This website uses cookies to ensure that you use this website comfortably. Therefore, you are required to agree with the use of our cookies. If you continue to browse this website in this state, you will agree to the use of our cookies.</p> <p data-parts="typography"> <a href="/en/about/index.html#anc-1" class="link" data-parts="typography"><span>Our Cookie policy details</span></a> </p> </div> <div class="gdpr_right"> <p class="text-center" data-parts="typography"> <a href="javascript:void(0);" class="btn btn-outline-primary link js-gdpr-popup_consent" data-parts="buttons"><span class="btn__label">I agree</span></a> </p> </div> </div> </div> <script src="/en/js/common.js"></script> <script src="/en/js/modules.js"></script> <script src="/en/js/lib/jquery.js"></script> <script src="/en/js/custom/common_add.js"></script>   </body> </html>

CINXE.COM

History | About DAICEL | Daicel Corporation