About Us

History

1938

Nicca Chemical Industry & Co., Ltd. was established.

1941

Nicca Chemical Industry Co.,Ltd. was established.

1948

Fukui Massive Earthquake occurred.
The Osaka Branch Office was opened.

1953

The Nagoya Branch Office was opened.

1956

The Tokyo Branch Office was opened.

1960

Began manufacture of granular and liquid detergent.
Established company motto and guiding precepts.

1963

The Hokuriku Branch Office was opened.

1967

NICCA GENERAL RESEARCH CENTER was established in Fukui.

1968

TAIWAN NICCA CHEMICAL CO., LTD. was established in Taiwan.

1970

The Kanto Factory was established.

1971

NICCA KOREA CO., LTD. and the Daegu Factory were established in Korea.

1974

SIAM TEXTILE CHEMICAL CO., LTD. was established in Thailand.
PT. INDONESIA NIKKA CHEMICALS CO., LTD. was established in Indonesia.

1981

Began cosmetics and hair care business field.

1984

Hair Science Research Center was completed.

1985

We agreed to technical cooperation with Des Laboratoires Asepta (Franch).
1st Stage of Sabae Factories was completed.

1986

We agreed to technical cooperation with Ciba- Geigy (New corporate name : HUNTSMAN/Switzerland).

1988

NICCA U.S.A., INC. was established in America.
HONG KONG NICCA CHEMICAL LTD. was established in Hong Kong.

1989

Sabae Distribution Center was opened.

1990

NICCA U.S.A., INC. Factory was opened in America.

1992

The Aqua Building was completed in Tokyo.

1993

GUANGZHOU NICCA CHEMICAL CO., LTD. was established in China.
NICCA CHEMICAL CO., LTD. was listed on the Second Section of the Nagoya Stock Exchange.

1994

Headquaters building was completed.

1995

ZHEJIANG NICCA CHEMICAL CO., LTD. was established in China.
NICCA CHEMICAL CO., LTD. Certified according to ISO 9001.
Yamada Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd was converted to a subsidiary.

1996

Rhodia & Nicca Co., Ltd. was established in Tokyo.

1997

PT. INDONESIA NIKKA CHEMICALS CO.,LTD. Factory was opened in Indonesia.

1998

We agreed to techinical cooperation with Organic Kimya in Turkey.

2000

Sabae Factory certified according to ISO 14001.

2002

NICCA CHEMICAL TECHNICAL SOLUTION CENTER (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD. was established in Shanghai.
DEMI Hair Science Square Tokyo was opened in Tokyo.
The Kanto Factory certified according to ISO 14001.

2003

ZHEJIANG NICCA CHEMICAL CO., LTD. Factory was opened.

2004

NICCA VIETNAM CO., LTD. was established.
Head Office certified according to ISO14001.

2007

DEMI Hair Science Square Osaka was opened in Osaka.

2009

DEMI Hair Science Square Nagoya was opened in Nagoya.
SIAM TEXTILE CHEMICAL CO., LTD. has changed its name to STC NICCA CO., LTD.
NICCA CHEMICAL TECHNICAL SOLUTION CENTER CO., LTD. has changed its name to NICCA CHEMICAL RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CENTER CO., LTD.

2010

EraL CO., LTD. was established.
Kashima Factory was opened in Ibaraki.

2012

Toen Factory was established in Taiwan.
DEMI KOREA CO.,LTD was established in Korea.
The Sendai Branch Office was opened.

2013

NICCA CHEMICAL CO., LTD. joined the bluesign system partner (Textile Chemical).
Kashima Factory certified according to ISO 14001.

2014

NICCA Group unified their accounting period.
Rhodia & Nicca Co., Ltd. changed its name to SOLVAY NICCA, LTD.
TAIWAN NICCA Advanced Research Center was established in Taiwan Taoyuan.

2015

Ohtomo-chemical ins., corp was converted to a subsidiary.
Emori Engineering Co., Ltd was converted to a subsidiary.
NICCA CHEMICAL CO., LTD. was listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

2016

NICCA CHEMICAL CO., LTD. was listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

2017

The Hiroshima Branch Office was established.
DEMI Hair Science Square Fukuoka was established in Fukuoka.
ZHEJIANG NICCA CHEMICAL CO., LTD. changed its name to NICCA CHEMICAL (CHINA) CO., LTD.
DEMI KOREA CO., LTD. DAEJEON STUDIO was established.
Cosmetics Factory and Yamada Pharmaceutical Company Kasumigaura Factory obtained certification for ISO 22716.
NICCA Innovation center was completed.

2018

NICCA CHEMICAL CO., LTD. agreed to business alliance with Resil Chemicals Private Limited (India).
NICCA CHEMICAL CO., LTD. joined the ZDHC Contributor (Textile Chemicals).
Kashima Second Factory was opened in Ibaraki.
Fluorine chemicals Factory was opened in Korea.

2019

Head Office site, each factories and branches certified according to ISO 45001.