History of Growth
1944 | Nov. | Daitoa Chemical Industry Co. Ltd. was founded. |
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1945 | Oct. | Daitoa Chemical Industry Co. Ltd. was renamed KANTO CHEMICAL CO., INC. |
1950 | Mar. | "THE CHEMICAL TIMES" was issued. |
1956 | Apr. | Osaka Kanto Chemical CO., Ltd. Was founded. |
1960 | Apr. | Started the study of EL grade chemicals. |
May. | Started the study and production of diagnostics. | |
1964 | May. | KANTO launched EL grade chemicals as the first domestic product for electronics industry. |
1966 | Apr. | Adopted "EL" standardized label on EL grade chemicals. |
1973 | Jul. | The Isehara Factory (Isehara, Kanagawa) was constructed. |
Sep. |
The Osaka Branch Office was formed. |
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1977 | Jun. | The Central Research Laboratory was (Soka, Saitama)constructed. |
1979 | Nov. |
S-Wagon, automated Chemical supply system, was developed. |
1980 | Feb. | Concluded a collaborative contract with E. Merck (Germany). |
Jun. | The Yanahara Factory (Current Okayama Factory, Misaki, Okayama) was constructed. | |
1981 | Sep. | The Isehara Laboratory (Isehara, Kanagawa) was constructed. |
1982 | Feb. | The Omuta Factory (Omuta, Fukuoka) was constructed. |
1984 | Sep. | The Iwate Factory (Oshu, Iwate) was constructed. |
1987 | Sep. | The Soka Delivery Center (Soka, Saitama) was constructed. |
1990 | Jun. | KANTO CORPORATION was established in Portland Oregon USA. |
1991 | Dec. |
The Fukuoka Branch Office was opened.(promoted to branch office from sales office). |
1992 | Nov. |
Manufacturing company was formed in Taiwan to produce high-purity chemicals for semiconductor manufacturers. |
Dec. | The Ono Delivery Center (Ono, Hyogo) was constructed. | |
1993 | Mar. |
New building for EL chemicals was constructed in the Omuta Factory. |
1994 | Oct. |
Acquired ISO 9001 certification. |
1995 | Dec. |
Portland Manufacturing Facility, PMF, a new factory of KANTO CORPORATION, was constructed in Portland Oregon USA. |
1998 | Jan. | New building for reagent production was constructed in the Iwate Factory. |
Feb. |
KANTO KAGAKU SINGAPORE PTE LTD. was established in Singapore. |
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Jul. |
Acquired ISO 14001 certification. |
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2000 | Jun. | Called of the collaboration contract with E. Merck (Germany). Kanto Taiwan Corporation was established in Taiwan. |
Oct. |
Acquired ISO/IEC 17025 certification. |
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2002 | Mar. |
New building for solvent was constructed in the Soka Factory. |
2003 | Mar. | New building for biological reagents was constructed in the Isehara Factory. |
2004 | Sep. | KANTO CHEMICAL HOLDINGS was established. |
2005 | Jan. | Acquired ISO 13485 certification. |
2006 | Mar. | KANTO ELECTRONIC CHEMICALS MALAYSIA SDN. BHD. was established in Malaysia. |
2008 | Jul. | Building No.1 was rebuilt in the Omuta Factory. |
Oct. | New buildings for office, lab, and warehouse were constructed in KANTO KAGAKU SINGAPORE PTE LTD. | |
2010 | Sep. | The Mie Factory (Tsu, Mie) was constructed. |
Dec. | Integrated HQ institution and moved to current office. | |
2012 | Jan. |
Obtained the ownership of ProsperChem Inc. in Taiwan and renamed KANTO-PPC Inc. |
May. |
New building for warehouse was constructed in the Omuta Factory. |
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Dec. | New building for administration was constructed in the Omuta Factory. | |
2015 | Apr. | The Takasaki Office (Takasaki, Gunma) was opened. |
Nov. |
New building for pharmaceutical product was constructed in the Iwate Factory. |
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Dec. |
Obtained the ownership of CHROMagar in France. |
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2016 | Jun. | Manabu Nozawa became the President of Japan Reagent Association. |
2018 | Sep. | Established the Bangkok Office in Thailand. |
2019 | May. | Moved Osaka branch to Koraibashi, Chuo-ku, Osaka. |
Jun. | Construction completed for Kanto-PPC Inc.'s Yunlin Factory(No.2) in Taiwan. | |
Sep. | Acquired ISO 45001 certification. | |
2020 | Mar. | Isehara Research Laboratory was renamed to Life Science Laboratory. |
Nov. | New iLIS building for Life Science Laboratory was constructed in the Isehara Factory. | |
2023 | Jul. | The Soka main office building (Soka, Saitama) was constructed. |