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1895
Sahei Ohashi established the milling department of Hakubunkan Printing, which was a previous incarnation of Tokyo Printing Ink Mfg. Co., Ltd.
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1916
Goshi-gaisya Nihon Yushi Kogyo-Sho was established at Sugamo, Toshima-ku, Tokyo and began manufacturing ranging from oil and fats to printing inks (capital: 50,000 yen).
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1923
Tokyo Printing Ink Mfg. Co., Ltd. was established and succeeded the whole business of Goshi-gaisha Nihon Yushi Kogyo-sho (capital: 500,000 yen)
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1928
The Tabata branch factory was established in Tabata-shinmachi, Kita-ku, Tokyo.
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1937
The Head Office (Sugamo, Toshima-ku, Tokyo) was moved to Tabata-shinmachi, Kita-ku, Tokyo and the Sugamo factory was converted to a pigment factory. Increased capital to 1,000,000 yen.
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1945
Despite being destroyed during the War, the head office factory and Sugamo factory were rapidly restored and resumed operations in September of the same year.
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1946
Pigment factory was established in Saitama-shi, Saitama-ken, and began manufacturing general pigments.
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1958
Plastic chemicals factory was established adjacent to the Saitama-shi pigment factory.
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1961
Listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Securities Exchange.
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1963
Yoshinohara factory was established in Saitama-shi, Saitama-ken.
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1965
Plastic chemicals factory was established in the Yoshinohara factory.
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1968
Osaka factory was established in Hirakata-shi, Osaka-fu.
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1973
Real estate transactions and leasing, etc. were added to the purpose of business activities on the articles of incorporation.
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1980
Exported flat letterpress ink technology to UK and China.
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1981
Capital increased to 937,125,000 yen.
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1986
Hanyu factory was established in Saitama-shi, Saitama-ken.
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1987
Tokyo Printing Ink Corporation U.S.A., a whole-owned subsidiary was established in California, United States (now a consolidated subsidiary).
Increased capital to 1,551,125,000 yen. -
1989
A printing ink factory was established in the Hanyu factory.
Increased capital to 3,246,125,000 yen. -
1991
Toki factory was established in Toki-shi, Gifu-ken.
Toin Kako K.K. (now a consolidated subsidiary) was established in Miyakonojo-shi, Miyazaki-ken. -
1999
Purchased Hayashi Ink Seizo K.K. (now a consolidated subsidiary), Adachi-ku, Tokyo.
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2000
Established Tokyo Polymer K.K. (now a consolidated subsidiary) in Kita-ku, Tokyo.
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2006
Established Tokyo Ink Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. in Shanghai, China.
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2008
Mono-axial oriented film business transferred from Mitsui Chemicals Fabro, Inc.
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2010
Established Tokyo Ink (Thailand) Co., Ltd. in Bangkok, Thailand.
Head Office was relocated from Tabatashinmachi to Oji, Kita-ku, Tokyo.
Purchased real estate in Yoshimi-cho, Hiki-gun, Saitama-ken.
Started production at clean-room facility of Toki Factory. -
2015
Started operation at Tokyo Ink (Thailand) factory, our first overseas production site.