Harima Chemicals Group, Inc.

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Company History

2023 Established a myrcene plant (Kakogawa Plant)
Established a floating solar power plant (Kakogawa)
Harima Foods, Inc. became a fully-owned subsidiary
2022 Acquired solder materials business from Henkel (Germany)
Established HARIMA UK LTD.
2020 Takasago International acquired shares in LAWTER
2018 Shandong Hanghua Harima Chemicals Co., Ltd. started operations (China)
Acquired additional shares in SunPine (Sweden)
2016 SunPine (Sweden) started full operation of a tall oil rosin plant, with an annual capacity of 20,000 tons
2015 SunPine (Sweden) started trial operation of a tall oil rosin plant
2014 Established a solar power plant (Takasago)
Established a nanoparticle plant (Kakogawa Plant)
LAWTER invested in a tall oil rosin business in Sweden
2012 Company name changed to Harima Chemicals Group, Inc. (holding company), with operations being carried out by newly established Harima Chemicals, Inc.
Harima Chemicals (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. established
2011 LAWTER Chicago Head Office established
Dongguan Hanghua Harima Paper Chemicals Co., Ltd. started operations (China)
Acquired ink adhesive resins division from Momentive Specialty Chemicals (U.S.A.) and established LAWTER
2009 Oct Nippon Filler Metals, Ltd. became a fully-owned subsidiary
2008 Dec Plasmine Technology (U.S.A.) acquired rosin sizing agents division from Georgia-Pacific Chemicals
2007 Jul Nanning Harima Co., Ltd. (now LAWTER - Nanning) started operations (China)
Feb Harimatec Czech, s.r.o. established
2006 Jun Acquired ISO 14001 certification (Ibaraki Plant)
2005 Mar Established a biomass power plant utilizing byproducts of CTO distillation, with an annual capacity of 4,000kW (Kakogawa Plant)
2004 Jun Acquired ISO 14001 certification (Tokyo Plant)
2003 Dec Harimatec Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. established
Dec Harimatec Hangzhou Co., Ltd. started operations (China)
Sep Harimatec Inc. established (U.S.A.)
2002 Aug Established an electronic materials plant (Kakogawa Plant)
Apr Acquired ISO 14001 certification (Fuji Plant)
2000 Jun Acquired ISO 14001 certification (Kakogawa Plant)
1999 Jun Acquired ISO 9001 certification (company-wide)
May Hangzhou Hanghua Harima Chemicals Co., Ltd. started operations (China)
1997 Nov 50th anniversary of the founding
1996 Apr Plasmine Technology (U.S.A.) became a fully-owned subsidiary
1990 Sep Listed at Tokyo Stock Exchange 1 and Osaka Stock Exchange 1
Apr Company name changed to Harima Chemicals, Inc.
Mar Acquired shares in Plasmine Technology (U.S.A.)
1989 Mar Listed at Tokyo Stock Exchange 2
1985 Nov Listed at Osaka Stock Exchange 2
1983 Mar Shorai Foundation for Science and Technology established
1980 Feb Harima USA, Inc. established
1974 Aug Harima do Brasil Indústria Química Ltda. established (Brazil)
1973 Aug Established world's first closed loop CTO distillation plant
1972 Jan Harima M.I.D., Inc. established
1958 Oct Established Japan's first CTO distillation plant
1952 Jan Started trial production of tall oil
1947 Nov Founded as Harima Chemicals Industries, Inc.