1926 | Founded by late Jiro Kusumoto |
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1948 | Incorporated and named Kusumoto & Co. as a distributor of chemical products |
1956 | Started manufacturing paint additives (DISPARLON) |
1962 | Reorganized as Kusumoto Inc. Constructed Koshigaya Plant and started its operation |
1972 | Established Kusumoto Chemicals, Ltd. with an investment stake of 100% from Kusumoto & Co., Ltd. Separated and took over sales and Manufacturing section of Kusumoto Chemicals, Ltd. Constructed Soka laboratory and started its operation |
1973 | Entered the environmental testing business and established ETAC brand started manufacture and sale of environmental test chambers (ETAC) |
1979 | Constructed Soka plant and started its operation |
1983 | Constructed new Laboratory at Soka-city |
1996 | Constructed Kashima plant and started its operation |
2000 | Additive division acquired ISO9001 certification ETAC division acquired IECQ certification |
2001 | ETAC division acquired ISO9001 certification |
2003 | Constructed Kusumoto Chemicals (Kunshan) Co., Ltd. and started its operation |
2006 | Opened Mizunami Laboratory Established Kusumoto Chemicals (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. |
2007 | Established Kusumoto Chemicals(India) Pvt. Ltd. |
2014 | Completed New Kusumoto Bldg. |
2016 | Established Kusumoto Chemicals (Thailand) Co., Ltd. Constructed new Koshigaya Plant Office |
2017 | Constructed Saitama warehouse and started its operation |
2019 | Soka Second plant started operation |