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Company History
Sprit of 100 years of continuous progress and innovation
Since 1918 from the date of its establishment, Showa Kako put its efforts to produce the new products which capture the need of time and society. The progress of these over 100 years is just the history of reforms.
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| 1918 | Shonosuke Ogura established Ogura Seiyakusho in Toyosaki, Higashi yodogawa-ku, Osaka and started manufacturing different kinds of industrial chemicals and reagents. |
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| 1924 | Production of tartar emetic -antimony potassium tartrate- was first started in Japan. Production of stannous chloride and many other tin compounds was also started. |
| 1928 | Tartaric acid was successfully manufactured on an industrial scale. |
| 1932 | Tartar emetic and tartaric acid production division was independently set up. Showa Seiyaku Co., Ltd. was established with joint investment of Miki Shoten, currently Miki Sangyo Co., Ltd in Suita, Osaka Pref. |
| 1934 | Ogura Seiyakusho's key factory was moved to Juhachijo, Higasiyodogawa-ku, Osaka - now Mikuni Factory. Showa Seiyaku Co., Ltd. started production of citric acid. |
| 1937 | Showa Seiyaku Co. Ltd. started production of lactic acid. |
| 1939 | Ogura Seiyakusho was restructured into Ogura & Co. |
| 1941 | Ogura & Co. was reorganized into Ogura Seiyaku Co., Ltd. |
| 1943 | Ogura Seiyaku Co., Ltd. merged with Showa Seiyaku Co., Ltd., and the company expanded into Showa Chemical Co., Ltd. |
| 1948 | Eiko Dye Mfg. Co., Ltd. was founded mainly to manufacture synthetic dyes and tar intermediates. |
| 1949 | Showa Chemical Co., Ltd. merged with Eiko Dye Mfg. Co., Ltd. |
| 1951 | Headquarters was moved to Dojima, Kita-ku, Osaka. |
| 1959 | The company supported Shin-Kamimura Kagaku Co., Ltd. now Satsuma Kako Co., Ltd. to boost the production of citric acid based on a new fermentation process. |
| 1960 | Kyushu Kako Co., Ltd was established to expand the citric acid business. |
| 1967 | Tokyo Business Office now S. K. Bio. Co., Ltd. was established to expand the production of citric acid. |
| 1974 | Production of naphthol grounder was started. |
| 1980 | Administration office and R&D lab building was added to Suita factory. |
| 1985 | Multi-purpose pilot plant was erected in Suita Factory for the purpose of developing new products and meeting customer's needs. |
| 1989 | A second multipurpose pilot plant was set up in the Suita Plant premises to expand diversified research and development activities. |
| 1996 | Facilities to exclusively deal with medical intermediates was established at the Suita Factory. |
| 1999 | Asia Citrix Co., Ltd, was established in Thailand, through a joint investment with Mitsubishi Corporation, to start the production of citric acid. |
| 2000 | PF Center was established in Juhachijo, Yodogawa-ku, Osaka. |
| 2004 | The Showa enterprise is made into a holding company and every group company is assimilates under one roof. |
| 2005 | Multi-purpose factroy is established in Suita plant. |
| 2006 | Shangai Rikai Industries & Trade Co.; Ltd analysis center establishment. 100% company owned analysis center establishment in China Shangai. |
| 2007 | Establishment of Multi-purpose factory in Sannwa plant |
| 2007 | Focusing on Osaka Prefecture University, participates as a Vice-President in the planning of industrial, administrative and academic sectors |
| 2009 Jan | Published as the one of the Potential small and meduim sized enterprises by the National Federation of Small Business Associations and Organization for Small & Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation in "Small Scale Potential Discovery Report". |
| 2009 Jun | A new Embarkation as a Showa group ( Showa enterprise, the Showa Kako, the Kyushu kako, Satsuma kako, S.K.Bio, Sanwayuko). |
| 2011 | By the centralization and selection, the factories concentration and optimization are held and Multi prupose plants are completed. |
| 2011 |
We applied for approval of business advancement plan by promotion of company location. It was recognized as conforming to the Osaka Northern industrial accumulation formation basic plan with the consent of the government.
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| 2013 | After Showa kako merges Group company Sanwayuko, the department was liquidated. Kyushu Kako merges S.K. Bio, they keep them as mushroom department.We promote rationalization of group companies. (Mashroom department was abolished in March, 2015.) |
| 2014 Feb | We acquired ISO22000 to continue to aim to safe and stable supply of quality. Group companies aim to acquire. (Kyushu Kako acquired it in December, 2014 and Satuma Kako acquired it in March, 2016.) |
| 2014 Mar | Established local subsidiary in New Delhi, india |
| 2016 Nov | IKARUGA MILK PRODUCTS which is an established diary producer in Osaka became a subsidiary of Showa Kako. |
| 2016 Dec | Established local subsidiary in São Paulo, Brazil |
| 2018 Feb | Established local subsidiary in Maputo, Mozambique |
| 2018 Feb | Acquired Halal certification (Group company, Kyushu Kako and Satuma Kako acquired it in same year) |
| 2018 | Acquired Privacy Mark |
| 2020 Mar | Acquired 100% share of IKARUGA MILK PRODUCTS |
| 2021 July | Reached an agreement on business transfer agreement with Murakami Kyukyoku. Murakami Kyusyoku starts its business in 1965(Showa 40) mainly in Kansai area, delivering lunch specially to Kindergartens, industries and government related facilities. Will be aiming for 13billion sales in chemical field and 7billion sales in food field as a group. |
| 2022 Jan | Acquired 100% share of Honda Winery LLC |
| 2022 Apr | Our company has acquired all shares in Kyushu Kako Co., Ltd. and Satsuma Kako Co., Ltd., making them full subsidiaries. |
| 2022 Nov | Honda Winery LLC has changed its name to Wine making shop Aizu. |