| 1937 Mar. |
Inuzuka-Kogyosho was founded as a business manufacturing and selling oil-based chemicals for textile usage |
| 1951 Feb. |
Incorporated as YUKEN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD. (27-Nakashinhata, Kariya-cho, Kariya City, Aichi) |
| 1957 Dec. |
Started to develop, manufacture and sell metal surface treatment chemicals which formed the base for our current Chemical Products Division |
| 1963 Feb. |
Opened Nagoya Office |
| 1965 Apr. |
Opened Tokyo Office |
| 1965 Sep. |
Opened Osaka Office. Developed method for Plating on Plastics (POP) |
| 1966 May |
Received commendation from tax agency for excellent tax reporting |
| 1967 Feb. |
Established POP Division (Takamatsu-cho, Kariya-city) |
| 1969 Apr. |
Moved HQ to current address (50-Bawari, Noda-cho, Kariya-city) |
| 1972 Apr. |
Moved POP plant to HQ premises
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| 1974 Jul. |
Changed company name to YUKEN Industry Co., Ltd.
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| 1979 Nov. |
Opened Omiya Office |
| 1981 Jul. |
Opened Shizuoka Office |
| 1982 Sep. |
Opened Kyushu Office |
| 1983 Jul. |
YUKEN's ceramic binder technology was recognized as a new technology by Venture Enterprise Center |
| 1987 May |
Opened Kanagawa Office |
| 1988 Jan. |
First president (Eichi Inuzuka) retired, and Masao Inuzuka became 2nd president |
| 1989 Apr. |
Constructed HQ main building |
| Jul. |
Established Functional Thin Layer Processing (TL) Division |
| 1990 Apr. |
Completed Phase 2 construction of R&D Center |
| 1991 Oct. |
Received PM Award fo Excellent Work Environment |
| 1992 Apr. |
Launched non-CFC/ethane cleaners as CFC was banned |
| 1996 Apr |
Established Industrial Cleaning business |
| 1997 Oct. |
Established business offices in China
North China (Tianjin), East China (Kunshan), South China (Shenzhen)
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| 1998 Aug. |
Built Takatana Plant in Anjo City (TL Plant) |
| 2000 Jul. |
Opened Tohoku Office |
| 2001 Apr. |
Approved for ISO14001 |
| 2003 Jan. |
Received Medium and Small Business Research Institute Award |
| Feb. |
Received Monozukuri NAGOYA Brand Award |
| 2005 Sep. |
Received World Expo (AI-Chikyu Haku) Award |
| 2006 Apr. |
Established YUKEN America, Inc. in Michigan, USA |
| Sep. |
Opened Hiroshima Office in Sanyo area |
| 2007 May |
Completed R&D Center at Takatana Plant |
| 2009 Jan. |
Established and opened Toyama Plant |
| 2010 Apr. |
Norikazu Kojima appointed as 3rd president after Masao Inuzuka resigned
Relocated Nagoya Office |
| 2011 Apr. |
Established Siam YUKEN Co., Ltd. in Thailand |
| 2012 Feb. |
Received Aichi Environmental Medal of Excellence Award |
| Apr. |
Received JSTP Technology Award from Tokai Branch of The Japan Society for Technology of Plasticity |
| Sep. |
Opened Hokuriku Office |
| 2014 Feb. |
Established YUKEN Mexicana, S.A. de C.V. in Irapuato, Mexico |
| 2016 Mar. |
Established YUKEN SurfaceTechnology, S.A. de C.V. in Irapuato, Mexico |
| 2018 Apr. |
Established YUKEN Europe GmbH in Frankfurt, Germany |
| 2020 Feb. |
Opened Okinawa Outdoor Exposure Test Site |
| Apr. |
Opened Nagano Office |
| Jul. |
Norikazu Kojima appointed as chairman
Tamon Inuzuka appointed as 4th president |
| 2021 Jun. |
Norikazu Kojima appointed as honorary advisor |