Founded as Fujikura Kagaku Mfg. Co., Ltd., a manufacturer primarily of aircraft windshield glass (methyl methacrylate) and aircraft coatings, in a spinoff from Fujikura Mfg. Co., Ltd. (now FUJIKURA COMPOSITES Inc.)

Absorbed Kataoka Toryo Co., Ltd. to strengthen the production and sales framework of general coatings.

Name changed to Fuji Kasei Co., Ltd.

Released “DOTITE,” an electroconductive paste developed jointly with the Electrical Communication Laboratory of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Public Corporation (now NTT).

Name changed to “Fujikura Kasei Co., Ltd.”

Listed on the 2nd Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

Opened Kyushu Branch.

Opened Osaka and Nagoya Branches.

Opened Sano Plant in Sano City, Tochigi Prefecture.

Entered into a technical tie-up with Red Spot Paint & Varnish Co., Inc. (U.S.) in the areas of coatings for plastics and coating materials.

Entered into a technical tie-up with Plastalloy Inc. (U.S.) in the area of water-borne elastic coatings.

Completed full transfer of the production department of the Itabashi Plant in Tokyo to the Sano Plant in Tochigi.

Entered into a technical tie-up with Weber-Chemie GmbH (West Germany) in the area of naphtha-soluble exterior wall coatings.

Entered into a technical tie-up with Rayco Inc. (U.S.) together with Nichimen Jitsugyo K.K.

Entered into a technical tie-up with Harco Cosmic (U.K.) in the area of water-borne multicolor coatings.

Built depot and color matching plant in the Chukyo region.

Established a water-borne coatings center at Sano Plant and commenced operations.

Consolidated and relocated headquarters, including the Administrative Division and the Tokyo Sales Office, to Shibakoen in Tokyo’s Minato Ward.

Granted license on coatings for sputtering technology to Farkas Engineering (France).

Established a business partnership with Imperial Ltd. (U.S.) in the area of energy plant-related coating materials.

Established a new technology research laboratory at Sano Plant.

Established Chukyo Paint Service Co., Ltd.

Entered into a technical tie-up with McNaughton-Brooks Ltd. (Canada).

Granted license on coatings for plastics technology to Korea Chemical Co., Ltd.

Establish Fujichemical Co., Ltd. as a sales subsidiary for architectural coatings.

Established second type M Acrybase center at Sano Plant.

Established local subsidiary Polytribo Inc. in the U.S. with Rohm and Haas Company (U.S.), as a joint venture company in the area of toner binder resins.

Established Fujichemi Tokyo Co., Ltd. as a sales company for architectural coatings in the East Japan region.

Entered into a technical tie-up with Red Spot Paint & Varnish Co., Inc. (U.S.) in the area of suede-like coatings.

Entered into a technical tie-up with Karl Wörwag Lack- und Farbenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG (West Germany) in the area of soft-feeling paints.

Opened Washinomiya Branch in Washimiya-cho, Saitama Prefecture.

Established Sano Plant 2 and commenced operation of DOTITE® plant.

Opened Singapore Liaison Office.

Reorganized Singapore Liaison Office and established local subsidiary Fujikura Kasei (Singapore) Pte Ltd.

Established Washinomiya R&D Center.

Opened Bangkok Liaison Office.

Obtained ISO 9001 certification.

Formed a comprehensive three-way global alliance in the field of coatings for plastics with Red Spot Paint & Varnish Co., Inc. (U.S.) and Sonneborn & Rieck Ltd. (UK).

Completed new water-borne plant and distribution center at Sano Plant.

Obtained ISO 14001 certification.

Stock listing promoted to the 1st Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

Reorganized Bangkok Liaison Office and established local subsidiary Fujikura Kasei (Thailand) Co., Ltd.

Opened Shanghai Liaison Office.

Established Fujikura Kasei Coating (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. as a local subsidiary in China.

Obtained OHSAS 18001 certification.

Established Fujikura Kasei (Foshan) Coating Co., Ltd. as a local subsidiary in China.

Built color matching center in Thailand.

Established Sano Plant 3 and completed first phase of construction.

Established water-borne center at Nagoya Branch.

Acquired Red Spot Paint & Varnish Co., Inc. (U.S.) and made it a subsidiary.

Acquired a medical materials-related business. Established Tsukuba Bio R&D Center.

Established Shanghai Fujikura Kasei Coating Co., Ltd. as a local subsidiary in China.

Acquired Sonneborn & Rieck Ltd. (UK) and made it a subsidiary. Renamed the company Fujichem Sonneborn Limited in November.

Established Fujikura Kasei Coating India Private Ltd. as a local subsidiary in India.

Closed local subsidiary in Singapore.

Consolidated Tsukuba Bio R&D Center into Washinomiya R&D Center.

Established Kuki Logistics Center in Kuki City, Saitama Prefecture.

Acquired additional shares for the local subsidiary in Indonesia and changed its name to PT. Fujikura Kasei Indonesia.

Established Fujikura Kasei Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. as a local subsidiary in Malaysia.

Established Fujikura Kasei Vietnam Co., Ltd. as a local subsidiary in Vietnam.

Relocated head office and factory of Fujikura Kasei (Thailand) Co., Ltd.

India subsidiary Fujikura Kasei Coating India Private Ltd. established new plant.

Transitioned to a Company with an Audit and Supervisory Committee.

Obtained ISO 45001 certification (transitioned from OHSAS 18001).

Vietnam subsidiary Fujikura Kasei Vietnam Co., Ltd. established new plant.

Transferred to Prime Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

Transferred to Standard Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.