1906 | Sogi Electric Company founded. |
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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. |