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Historical Overview

1906	Sogi Electric Company was founded.
1908	Company name was changed to Nippon Chisso Hiryo K.K. Start of carbide manufacture of carbide and of the production of calcium nitrate using an air-nitrogen fixing process.
1923	World-first manufacture of ammonia using the Casale ammonia synthesis process first.
1927	Chosen Chisso Hiryo K.K. was established. "Hungnam Factory" was constructed as the world's then largest chemical industrial complex.
1941	Commencement of polyvinyl chloride production Manufacturing facilities using the Casale ammonia synthesis process
1945	Resumption of ammonium fertilizer (ammonium sulfate) production gave Chisso a nationwide lead.
1946	Manufacture of acetate fiber was restarted.
1950	The company made a new start as Shin-Nippon Chisso Hiryo K.K.
1952-53	Manufacturing facilities for octanol, DOP, and acetate staple were completed.
1955	Manufacturing facilities for high-titer compound fertilizer were completed. The head office was relocated to Marunouchi, Tokyo.
1959	Manufacturing facilities for high-purity metallic silicon were completed.
1960	Kyushu Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. was established.
1962	Chisso Petrochemical Corporation was established.
1963	Chisso Polypro Fiber Co., Ltd. was established. Manufacturing facilities for polypropylene and polypropylene fiber were completed.
1965	Company name was changed to Chisso Corporation (present name).
1969	Manufacturing facilities for polyethylene were completed. Manufacturing
1973	Manufacturing facilities for liquid crystal materials were completed.
1974	Manufacturing facilities for thermo-bonding composite fibers (ES Fiber) were completed.
1980	Manufacturing facilities for organic silicon compounds were completed.
1981	MEISTER and Cellufine manufacturing facilities were completed.
1984	Manufacturing facilities for polylysine were completed.
1985	Kumamoto Fine Co., Ltd. was established.
1987	Manufacturing facilities for polypropyleneby the Chisso gas-phase process were completed. Chisso America Inc. was established.
1989	Sun Electronics Co., Ltd was established.
1994	Shanghai Jin Chang Engineering Plastics Co., Ltd. and Guangzhou ES Fiber Co., Ltd. were established.
1999	CHISSO TAIWAN CORPORATION was established.
2000	Chisso revival plan came into effect. ES FiberVisions, LP was established (United States).
2002	Relocation of head office to Kachidoki, Chuo-ku, Tokyo.
2003	Japan Polypropylene Corporation" was established to integrate the company's polypropylene interests.
2004	CHISSO CHINA Co., Ltd. was established. CHISSO KOREA Co., Ltd. was established. CHISSO FINE TECHNO Co., Ltd. was established.
2005	Construction of LCD alignment film and overcoat production facility in South Korea was completed. NORTH AMERICAN CHISSO CORPORATION was established.
2006	ANNIVERSARY　100th. ES Fibervisions Co.,Ltd. Set up in Japan. CHISSO TAIWAN Co., Ltd Tainan factory completed. COMUSA LLC COVINGTON factory completed.