History
| History of Toray Fine Chemicals Co., Ltd | History of Toray Thiokol Co., Ltd | |
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| 1932 | Showa Industry Co., Ltd. is established as a carbon disulfide manufacturer in Moriyama City, Shiga prefecture. | |
| 1944 | Showa becomes affiliated with Toray Industries, Inc. | |
| 1951 | Matsuyama Plant opens. | |
| 1960 | Cellulose sponge production starts at Matsuyama Plant. | |
| 1963 | Recycling business via nylon depolymerization starts at Moriyama Plant. |
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| 1967 | DMSO production starts at Moriyama Plant. | |
| 1969 | Toray Thiokol Co., Ltd. is established in Tokyo as a manufacturer of polysulfide polymers in a joint venture with Thiokol Chemical Corp.,(the present Rohm & Haas, Inc.) and Nomura Jimusho, Inc. | |
| 1971 | Chiba Plant opens. Sales of THIOKOL® LP start. |
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| 1972 | Share capital increases to 400 million yen. | |
| 1973 | Nippon Ryutan Kogyo Co., Ltd. is jointly established with five other companies and the new firm starts carbon disulfide production. | |
| 1974 | WOSEP™ production starts at Moriyama Plant. TOYOFLON® production starts at Matsuyama Plant. | Headquarters is moved to Hongoku-cho Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo. |
| 1975 | Secondary effluent treatment equipment, ASM, is installed at Chiba Plant. | |
| 1977 | Tokyo sales satellite office opens. | Original Oligomer method (for polymerization) is developed for use in production processes. |
| 1979 | Fine chemical production starts at Moriyama Plant. Osaka sales satellite office opens. |
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| 1980 | Sales of one-component sealant products, TOPKOL™-S, start. | |
| 1982 | Fine chemical production facilities at Moriyama Plant are expanded. | Production facilities for TOPKOL™-S are completed. |
| 1983 | Share capital rises to 440 million yen. | |
| 1984 | Tokai Plant starts operating as a dedicated fine chemicalproduction facility. | |
| 1985 | Osaka sales satellite office is upgraded to a full branch office reflecting business expansion. | |
| 1987 | Shipments of THIOKOL® LP on tank lorries starts. | |
| 1989 | Tokyo sales satellite office is upgraded to a full branch office. | Sales of FLEP™ products start. Headquarters is relocated to Urayasu, Chiba prefecture. |
| 1990 | Toray Industries' ownership increases to 85% of share capital. | |
| 1992 | Company name is changed to Toray Fine Chemicals Co., Ltd. marking 60th anniversary. Fine chemical production facilities at Tokai Plant are expanded. |
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| 1993 | JIS certification for TOPKOL™-S is obtained. | |
| 1994 | Production of chemicals for electronics materials begins at Moriyama Plant. |
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| 1995 | Matsuyama Plant becomes a dedicated production facility for high-performance material products. Tokai, Matsuyama and Moriyama Plants all receive ISO-9002 certification. |
Sales of fast-curing agents for epoxy resins, QE-340, start. Sales of TOPKOL™-LM start. |
| 1997 | Sales of new polysulfide polymer, LP(NPS)282, start. Semi works for TOPKOL™-LM are installed. ISO9002 certification (for production processes of THIOKOL® LP) is obtained. |
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| 1998 | Chiba Plant opens as a dedicated production facility for DMSO and DMS. | Production facilities for LP282 are expanded. |
| 1999 | Sales of TORAYMICRON™, a non-woven fabric, commence. | |
| 2000 | Tokai and Chiba Plants receive ISO-14001 certification. | Chiba Plant receives ISO-14001 certification. |
| 2001 | Matsuyama and Moriyama Plants receive ISO-14001 certification. | |
| 2002 | Recycling business via nylon depolymerization phases out on January 22. | Toray Industries' ownership increases to 100% of share capital. |
| 2002 | Toray Thiokol co.,Ltd.merges with Toray Fine Chemicals Co., Ltd.on April 1 and the new company retains the name of Toray Fine Chemicals Co., Ltd.and its headquarters is relocated to Urayasu, Chiba prefecture.Toray industries' Performance Polymer Division also becomes a part of Toray Fine Chemicals Co., Ltd.on May 31.Sales & Marketing of Fluorocarbon fibers, TOYOFLON, is transferred to Toray Indusries, Inc.on August 1.Tokai, Chiba, Matsuyama and Moriyama Plants all receive ISO-9001. |
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| 2003 | Toray Industries' Specialty Chemical Division becomes a part of Toray Fine Chemicals Co., Ltd.on April 1. |
| 2004 | Electronic & Imaging Chemical Materials business(Sales & Marketing Dept.andTechnology Development Dept.) is inaugurated May 1. New facility for Recycling DMSO is installed at Tokai Plant on June 1. |
| 2005 | A carbon disulfide business phases out on March 31. |
| 2006 | Sales of TOPKOL™SP, improved type of TOPKOL™S, start on August 1. |
| 2009 | Taiwan Branch is closed. Cangzhou Toray Fine Chemicals Co., Ltd., a subsidiary company is established as a DMSO and MDS manufacturer in Cangzhou, Hebei, China. |
| 2011 | The satellite office is established. The Osaka branch has moved to a new location. |
| 2012 | Matsuyama Plant built the main building newly. |
| 2014 | Headquarters is relocated to Suda-cho, Kanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. Satellite office is closed. |
| 2022 | Withdrawal from Cellulose Sponge Business |