| 1937 Mar. |
Inuzuka-Kougyousho was founded as a business of 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 were the base of our current "Chemical Products Department" |
| 1963 Feb. |
Opened Nagoya Office |
| 1965 Apr. |
Opened Tokyo Office |
| 1965 Sep. |
Opened Osaka Office Developed method of plating on plastics |
| 1966 May |
Received award from tax office for making perfect declarations. (Consistently
receiving this award ever since） |
| 1967 Feb. |
Established Plastic Processing Department (Takamatsu-cho, Kariya-city) |
| 1969 Apr. |
Company HQ was moved to current address (50-Bawari, Noda-cho, Kariya-city) |
| 1972 Apr. |
Plating Plastic Plant was moved to HQ premises
|
| 1974 Jul. |
Company's Name Changed to be Yuken Industry Co., Ltd.
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| 1979 Nov. |
Opened Ohmiya Office |
| 1981 Jul |
Opened Shizuoka Office |
| 1982 Sep. |
Opened Kyuushuu Office |
| 1983 Jul. |
YUKEN's ceramic binder was approved as new skill from Venture Enterprise
Center |
| 1987 May |
Opened Kanagawa Office |
| 1988 Jan. |
First president (Eichi Inuzuka) had retired, and Masao Inuzuka became 2nd
president. |
| 1989 Apr. |
HQ's main building was completed |
| 1989 Jul. |
Established "Functional Film Processing Department" |
| 1990 Apr. |
R&D Center's secondary construction was completed. |
| 1991 Oct. |
Received "PM excellent work environment award" |
| 1992 Apr. |
As Fron was banned, started to sell non Fron/Ethane cleaners |
| 1996 Apr |
Established "Industrial Cleaning" business |
| 1997 Oct. |
Business setting in China
(North China : Tianjin, East China : Kunshan, South China : Shenzhen）
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| 1998 Aug. |
Takatana Plant was built in Anjo-city (Functional Film Processing Plant) |
| 2000 Jul. |
Opened Tohoku office |
| 2001 Apr. |
Approved for ISO14001 |
| 2003 Jan. |
Received The Medium and Small business Research Institute Award. |
| 2003 Feb. |
Received Monozukuri NAGOYA Brand Award |
| 2005 Feb. |
Established Unit Coating Japan co., Ltd |
| 2005 Sep. |
Received World Expo (AI-Chikyu Haku) Award |
| 2006 Feb. |
Established "YUKEN EMPLOY CO., LTD" |
| 2006 Jul. |
Established "YUKEN America., Inc" in Michigan, USA |
| 2006 Sep. |
Opened Hiroshima Office in Sanyo area |
| 2007 May |
R&D center at Takatana Plant was completed |
| 2009 Jan. |
Established and opened Toyama Plant |
| 2009 Oct. |
Set up a sales and service base in Thailand |
| 2010 Apr. |
Norikazu Kojima appointed as new president after Masao Inuzuka
Relocation of Nagoya branch |
| 2011 Apr. |
Established "Siam YUKEN Co.,Ltd." in Thailand |