Our History
- Nov. 1914
- Founded Yuraseiko ＆ CO.
Established plant in Wakayama city for production of Aniline. - Feb. 1915
- Started production of Synthetic phenol.
- Sep. 1948
- Established Research Center in Kyoto city.
- Oct. 1952
- Reorganized Yuraseiko CO., Ltd.
- Mar. 1954
- Started production of Diphenylamine.
- 0ct. 1955
- Renamed Honshu Chem. Ind. Co., Ltd.
- Jul. 1960
- Company capital increases to ¥275,000,000.
- Oct. 1960
- Started production of Cyclohexanone by technical cooperation with Huls AG of Germany.
- Nov. 1960
- Started production of Adipic acid.
- Mar. 1961
- Started production of Bisphenol A.
- Dec. 1961
- Company capital increases to ¥450,000,000.
- Oct. 1965
- Started production of Cyclohexylamine.
- Feb. 1967
- Started production of Synthetic meta cresol.
- Dec. 1968
- Started production of Synthetic xylenol.
- Apr. 1969
- Started production of pure Meta cresol and Crude BHT.
- Jul. 1969
- Started production of Halon 80 (synthetic resin).
- Jul 1970
- Started production of OSBP.
- Jan. 1971
- Started production of Adhesives.
- Aug. 1971
- Started production of Trimethyl phenol.
- Oct. 1971
- Started production of Para cresol.
- Nov. 1972
- Started production of Ultrite P.
- Jan. 1973
- Started production of MTBP.
- Aug. 1973
- Started production of 3M6B.
- Sep. 1973
- Established new plant for production of Bisphenol A.
- Jun. 1974
- Started production of Xylenol mixture.
- Jul. 1976
- lncreased plant of pure Meta cresol and Crude BHT.
- Jul. 1976
- lncreased plant of Diphenylamine.
- Oct. 1977
- Started production of Bisphenol F.
- Nov. 1977
- Started production of 3PT.
- Nov. 1977
- Company capital increases to ¥500,000,000.
- Sep. 1978
- Started production of Ortho cresol.
- Sep. 1981
- Started production of pure Para cresol.
- Aug. 1982
- Established Multi-purpose plant Ⅰ.
- Apr. 1983
- Started production of OIPP.
- Jul. 1983
- Started production of 2,5-xylenol.
- Oct. 1983
- Started production of OTBP.
- Sep. 1984
- Established Reserch Center.
- Feb. 1985
- lncreased plant of Bisphenol A.
- Jun. 1985
- Established Multi-purpose plant Ⅱ.
- Aug. 1986
- Started production of Bisphenol E.
- Jul. 1987
- lncreased Multi-purpose plant Ⅱ.
- Apr. 1988
- Business of Bisphenol A transferred to Mitsui Chemicals,Inc.
- Nov. 1989
- Established Amination plant.
- Jun. 1990
- Started production of Photo resist materials.
- Jan. 1991
- Established Multi-purpose plant for Speciality Bisphenols.
- Mar. 1991
- Started production of Biphenol.
- Jan. 1993
- Established Metal-Free (MF-A) Plant.
- Nov. 1993
- Received IS0 9002 Certification for Wakayama Works.
- Sep. 1994
- Expanded Capacity of Metal-Free (MF-B) Plant.
- Oct. 1995
- lnitial operation of a Biphenol production plant.
- Nov. 1996
- Established pilot plant (TC)
- Mar. 1997
- Company capital increases to ¥1,500,500,000.
- Jul. 1997
- Established Multi-purpose pilot plant.
- Apr. 1999
- Received IS0 14001 Certification for Wakayama Works.
- Nov. 2001
- Founded Hi-Bis GmbH.
- Mar. 2002
- Established Bisphenol plant Ⅱ.
- Apr. 2003
- Started construction of Specialty Bisphenol Plant by Hi-Bis GmbH.
- Dec. 2004
- Started sales by Hi-Bis GmbH.
- Feb. 2008
- Expanded Bisphenol F (Bis-F) Plant.