COMPANYHistory
1938 | Incorporates with capital of \4 million to manufacture metallic magnesium, caustic soda and hydrochloric acid. |
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1939 | Starts producing metallic magnesium and caustic soda at the Shibukawa Plant. |
1945 | Ceases producing metallic magnesium and starts manufacturing inorganic chemicals with caustic soda as the main product line. |
1950 | Launches production of trichloroethylene. |
1951 | Lists stock on the over-the-counter market. |
1952 | Begins producing perchloroethylene. |
1956 | Starts producing cyclohexanone and cyclohexanol. |
1960 | Opens Osaka sales office(branch office now). |
1961 | Lists stock on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
1962 | Opens Nagoya sales office. |
1963 | Lists stock on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
1965 | Inaugurates Mizushima Plant. |
1967 | Starts producing 1,1,1-trichloroethane and vinylidene chloride. |
1970 | Introduces first hydrofluoric acid electrolysis technologies to Japan. Launches production of sodium hypochlorite. |
1971 | Begins producing sulfur hexafluoride and aluminum chloride. |
1977 | Commences producing reprographics carriers. |
1979 | Begins production of magnetic alloy powders and iodine pentafluoride. |
1981 | Starts producing carbon tetrafluoride. |
1983 | Launches production of trifluoromethane. |
1984 | Commences producing octafluoropropane. |
1986 | Commences production of tungsten hexafluoride. Completes switchover at Shibukawa and Mizushima plants to new ion-exchange membrane cell method of electrolytic caustic soda production from mercury cell method. |
1987 | Initiates production of nitrogen trifluoride. |
1988 | Starts producing ferrite carriers and magnetite for pigments. |
1989 | Begins producing silicon tetrafluoride and hexafluoroethane. Initiates sales of Kanden Dry chlorinated solvents for drying agents. |
1995 | Obtains ISO 9002 certification for five fluorochemical products at the Shibukawa Plant. |
1997 | Begins producing chlorine trifluoride. Installs new hydrofluoric acid electrolytic equipment at the Mizushima Plant. Starts producing lithium hexafluorophosphate. |
1998 | Obtains ISO 9002 certification for the Mizushima plants. |
1999 | Obtains ISO 14001 certification for the Mizushima plants. |
2000 | Obtains ISO 9001 certification for the Shibukawa and Mizushima plants. Establishes Kanto Denka Korea Co.,Ltd. |
2002 | Establishes Taiwan Representive Office. |
2004 | Establishes Taiwan Kanto Denka Co.,Ltd . |
2005 | Ceases producing magnetic alloy powders. Shibukawa Plant withdraws from soda electrolyte business, which is transferred to a single-factory system at the Mizushima Plant. Launches hexafluoro-1,3-butadiene. |
2010 | Launches Monofluoromethane and Carbonyl sulfide. |
2011 | Establishes Kanto Denka Kogyo(Shanghai)Co.,Ltd. |
2017 | Launches Lithium Tetrafluoroborate Establishes Kanto Denka Fine Products KOREA Co., Ltd. |
2018 | Opens Taiwan Kanto Denka Co.,Ltd.(Singapore Branch) |
2020 | Establishes Xuancheng KDK Technology Co., Ltd. |
2022 | Transits to the Prime Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Opens Kumamoto office. |
2023 | Launches KSG-14 |
2024 | Launches KSG-5 |