Company Outline
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Asahi Chemical Co., Ltd. |
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| Capital | |
75 million yen |
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January 1932 |
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| Location | |
Asahi Chemical Co., Ltd. 12-17, 3 Chome, Mitsuya-Minami, Yodogawa Ward, Osaka City, Osaka 532-0035 TEL. +81-6-6301-4936 FAX. +81-6-6304-3544 |
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| Officers | |
Representative Director and President: Yoji Ohno Executive Adviser: Masaaki Chatani Director: Shigehiro Arita Director: Takafumi Kusumoto Auditor: Tsukasa Okumi |
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| Business details | |
Manufacture and sale of chemical products, organic intermediates, etc. |
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History
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| January 1932 |
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Asahi Dyestuff MFG Co., Ltd. was established in Nishi-Nagasu, Amagasaki City, by its first president, Masaichi Utsunomiya, for the purpose of manufacturing sulfur dyes and dye intermediates. |
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| May 1944 |
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In accordance with the Wartime Enterprise Development Ordinance, operation was deferred to Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. |
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| December 1948 |
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Asahi Dyestuff MFG Co., Ltd. was later reopened at its current location. Began manufacture of sulfur dyes and dye intermediates |
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| March 1959 |
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Developed “Asathiosol”, a water-soluble sulfur dye, and started manufacturing and selling it. |
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| June 1962 |
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Developed and sold secondary silicone products |
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| October 1965 |
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Opened the Kishiwada Factory and started manufacturing chemical products |
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| August 1967 |
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Entered the building materials field by developing cement release-agents and started to manufacture and sell these. |
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| March 1968 |
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Obtained a patent for the successful development of cationic dyes and started to manufacture and sell these. |
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| February 1971 |
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Changed the company name to Asahi Chemical Co., Ltd., to take account of product diversification. |
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| December 1990 |
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Closed the Kishiwada Factory, as a consequence of Kansai International Airport’s construction. |
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| March 1991 |
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Established the Fukui Factory and Fukui Research Center in Technoport Fukui and started operations there. |
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| March 1993 |
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Established Yangjiang Asahi Co., Ltd. in Yangjiang, Guangdong, China, and started manufacturing dye intermediates. |
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| May 1997 |
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Established a joint venture, Shanghai Kaasahi Chemicals Co., Ltd., in the suburbs of Shanghai, China. |
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| May 2002 |
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Obtained ISO9001:2000 for the Fukui Factory. |
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| April 2004 |
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Established Liyang Asahi Fine Chemicals Co., Ltd. in Liyang City, Jiangsu Province, China. |
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| May 2010 |
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Obtained ISO9001:2008 for the Fukui Factory. |
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| January 2012 |
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Established ASATHIO CHEMICAL VIETNAM CO., LTD. |
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| September 2013 |
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Asahi Chemical Co., Ltd.’s dye and silicone business was separated to form a subsidiary, Asahi Dyestuff MFG Co., Ltd. |
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| May 2017 |
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Obtained ISO9001:2015 for the Fukui Factory. |
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