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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.
2020
DONGGUAN NICCA NEW MATERIAL CO.,LTD. was established in China.
NICCA INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED was established in India.
2022
NICCA CHEMICAL CO., LTD. moved to the Prime Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and the Premier Market of the Nagoya Stock Exchange.
2023
NICCA CHEMICAL CO., LTD. moved to the Standard Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange