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Historical Overview

1906	Sogi Electric Company founded.
1908	Company name changed to NIPPON CHISSO HIRYO K.K. Start of the production of calcium nitrate using an air-nitrogen fixing process in Minamata Factory.
1923	World-first manufacture of ammonia using the Casale ammonia synthesis process first.
1927	Chosen Chisso Hiryo K.K. established. "Hungnam Factory" 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 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 completed.
1955	Manufacturing facilities for high-titer compound fertilizer completed.
1959	Manufacturing facilities for high-purity metallic silicon completed.
1960	Kyushu Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. established.
1962	Chisso Petrochemical Corporation established.
1963	Chisso Polypro Fiber Co., Ltd. established. Manufacturing facilities for polypropylene and polypropylene fiber completed.
1965	Company name changed to Chisso Corporation (present name).
1969	Manufacturing facilities for polyethylene completed. Manufacturing
1973	Manufacturing facilities for liquid crystal materials completed.
1974	Manufacturing facilities for thermo-bonding composite fibers (ES Fiber) completed.
1980	Manufacturing facilities for organic silicon compounds completed.
1981	MEISTER and Cellufine manufacturing facilities completed.
1984	Manufacturing facilities for polylysine completed.
1985	Kumamoto Fine Co., Ltd. established.
1987	Manufacturing facilities for polypropyleneby the Chisso gas-phase process completed. Chisso America Inc. established.
1989	Sun Electronics Co., Ltd established.
1994	Shanghai Jin Chang Engineering Plastics Co., Ltd. and Guangzhou ES Fiber Co., Ltd. established.
1999	CHISSO TAIWAN CORPORATION established.
2000	Chisso revival plan came into effect. ES FiberVisions, LP established (United States).
2003	Japan Polypropylene Corporation established to integrate the company's polypropylene interests.
2004	CHISSO CHINA Co., Ltd. established. CHISSO KOREA Co., Ltd. established. CHISSO FINE TECHNO Co., Ltd. established.
2005	Construction of LCD alignment film and overcoat production facility in South Korea completed. NORTH AMERICAN CHISSO CORPORATION established.
2006	The 100th ANNIVERSARY of founding. ES Fibervisions Co.,Ltd. Set up in Japan. CHISSO TAIWAN Co., Ltd Tainan factory completed. COMUSA LLC COVINGTON factory completed.
2008	JAPAN SOLAR SILICON CO.,Ltd. established.
2010	CHISSO ES ASIA(CHANGSHU) CO.,Ltd. established.
2011	JNC CORPORATION established.
2014	JNC LIQUID CRYSTAL MATERIALS (SUZHOU) CO., LTD. established.
2019	JNC PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION merged KUMAMOTO FINE CORPORATION.
2020	JNC PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION merged LD HOLDINGS LLS.