History
Showa 26 (1951) | Founded in Kami Tachibana-cho, Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka (currently Hirano Warehouse). (Founder Kinji Imagawa) |
Showa 39 (1964) | Started operation at the new Yao factory. Started production of sebacic acid in addition to vegetable oils and fats. |
Showa 46 (1971) | The new head office building is completed. |
Showa 49 (1974) | The Toyonaga Building is completed in front of Kashiwara Station. |
Showa 56 (1981) | Added a large oil refinery. Increased capital to 72,000,000 yen. |
Showa 57 (1982) | Added fatty acid continuous reaction equipment. |
Showa 59 (1984) | Addition of resin reactor. |
Showa 60 (1985) | Addition of fatty acid processing equipment. |
Showa 63 (1988) | Industrial land (10,000m2 in Yokkaichi coastal area) acquired. |
Heisei １ (1989) | Addition of fatty acid ester equipment. |
Heisei 5 (1993) | Opened Tokyo sales office. |
Heisei 5 (1993) | Kazuaki Imagawa is appointed as Representative Director and President. |
Heisei 6 (1994) | Obtained ISO9002 certification. |
Heisei 7 (1995) | Factory site in Tsu City, Mie Prefecture (33,000m2) acquired. |
Heisei 8 (1996) | Increased capital to 92,000,000 yen. |
Heisei 9 (1997) | Completed Mie factory. |
Heisei 10 (1998) | Mie factory ISO9002 certification acquired. |
Heisei 12 (2000) | Mie factory ISO14000 certification acquired. |
Heisei 14 (2002) | Completed the second phase of construction at the Mie Factory. |
Heisei 16 (2004) | Mie factory, tank yard and dangerous goods warehouse expanded. |
Heisei 20 (2008) | Mie factory, new office / research building (third term). |
Heisei 22 (2010) | Headquarters factory changed fuel from heavy oil to city gas. |
Heisei 26 (2014) | Started solar power generation at the head office building and Oihara warehouse. |
Heisei 26 (2014) | Received the Osaka Manufacturing Excellent Company Award 2014. (Intellectual Property Category Award, Excellent Company Award) |
Heisei 27 (2015) | Started solar power generation at Mie Factory. |
Heisei 28 (2016) | Started solar power generation on Awaji Island. |
Heisei 29 (2017) | Hiromichi Imagawa is appointed as Representative Director and President. |
Heisei 29 (2017) | Started solar power generation in Wakayama. |
Heisei 29 (2017) | Moved Tokyo sales office. |
Reiwa 2 (2020) | Completion of the Mie Factory expansion (fourth stage). |
Reiwa 3 (2021) | Celebrate the 70th anniversary of its founding. |
Reiwa ４th year (2022) | Opened Osaka sales office. |