Company

1890

Inabata Senryoten established as importer of dyestuffs in Kyoto

1895

Opens Tokyo branch office

1897

Head office moves to Osaka

1918

The company is incorporated and renamed Inabata Shoten (Inabata & Co., Ltd.)

1922

Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry appoints Katsutaro Inabata as its 10th president. He remains in the post until 1934

1926

Katsutaro Inabata assumes presidency of Nippon Senryo Seizo K.K. manufacturer of dyestuffs

1937

Representative office opens in Brussels

1938

Nagoya branch office opens

1940

Representative office opens in Batavia (now Jakarta)

1943

''Inabata Sangyo'' becomes the Japanese company name
Representative offices in Keijo (now Seoul), Shanghai, Tianjin,
Qingdao, and Hoten (now Shenyang) upgraded to branch offices
Representative office opens in Yogyakarta

1944

Nippon Senryo merges into Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.
Inabata & Co., Ltd. becomes exclusive distributor of dyestuffs,
chemicals, and pharmaceuticals for Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.

1961

Stock listed on Second Section of Osaka Securities Exchange

1962

Stock listed on Second Section of Tokyo Stock Exchange

1966

Pharmaceuticals Division expands its business by enhancing its structure

1970

Dyestuffs, Chemicals, Plastics, Machinery, General Affairs and Personnel departments upgraded to divisions

1973

Stock listed on first sections of Tokyo Stock Exchange and Osaka Securities Exchange

1974

Building Materials Division becomes independent from Plastics Division

1975

Foodstuffs Department set up within Chemicals Division

1976

Inabata Singapore (Pte.) Ltd. set up to become the first new overseas office after World War II

1978

Inabata America Corp. launched in New York

1979

Overseas Division established

1983

Tokyo branch office becomes Tokyo Head Office
Machinery and Electronics Materials Division set up

1984

Pharmaceuticals Division separated, Sumitomo Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. (now Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd.) established as joint venture with Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.

1987

Siam Inabata Co., Ltd. (now Inabata Thai Co., Ltd.) established in Thailand

1988

Foodstuffs Division becomes independent of Chemicals Division
Inabata Sangyo (H.K.) Ltd. established in Hong Kong Inabata Europe S.A. established in Brussels

1989

Taiwan Inabata Sangyo Co., Ltd. established in Taiwan

1990

Inabata France S.A.R.L. (now Inabata France S.A.S.) established in Paris
''Villa Kujoyama'' built in Kyoto (completed November 1992) for Société de Rapprochement intellectuel franco-japonais to commemorate Inabata's centennial anniversary
Osaka Head Office rebuilt

1991

PT. Inabata Indonesia established in Jakarta

1995

Sanyo-IK Color (H.K.) Ltd., established in Guangdong, China

1998

Inabata Philippines, Inc. established in Manila

1999

IT & Electronics, Housing Materials, Chemicals, Plastics, and Food divisions launched to concentrate resources on the major business domains

2000

Inabata certified ISO 14001 (environment management system)
Inabata UK Ltd. established in London

2001

SC-IK Technology Co., Ltd. set up in Taiwan with Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. to manufacture polarizing films for liquid crystal displays

2002

Inabata Industry & Trade (Dalian F.T.Z.) Co., Ltd. established in China

2003

SIK Vietnam Co., Ltd. established in Hai Phong, Vietnam

2005

Inabata certified ISO 9001
Nobel NC Co., Ltd. established in Thailand

2006

Pharmasynthese S.A., a French fine chemical manufacturer, acquired
Inabata Korea & Co., Ltd. established in Seoul
Inabata Poland Sp.z o.o. established in Poland

2007

Shanghai Inabata Fine Chemical Co., Ltd. established in Shanghai

2008

NH Inabata, S. de R.L. de C.V. established in Mexico
Inabata Vietnam Co., Ltd. established in Hanoi
Inabata India Private Ltd. established in New Delhi

2009

IK-Tech de Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V. established in Tijuana
PT. Inabata Creation Indonesia established in Jakarta (suburb)