Daiwa Fine Chemicals Co.,Ltd.DEC.19632-1-17,Shimozawa-dori,Hyogo-ku,Kobe,652-0047 Japan Tel.078-577-1345 Fax.078-577-6836 1963 Established Daiwa Fine Chemicals Co., Ltd. 1967 Established Daiwa Fine Chemicals Co., Ltd. (Laboratory) (As research division and production division of Daiwa Fine Chemicals Co., Ltd.) 1970 Built new Hirano Factory, and moved production division to that factory. 1971 Increased capitalization of Daiwa Fine Chemicals Co., Ltd.(Laboratory) to three million yen. 1972 Expanded laboratory building and factory office at Hirano Factory. 1973 Increased capitalization of Daiwa Fine Chemicals Co., Ltd. to four million yen./Completed new head office building./Opened Tokyo Sales Office. 1976 Increased capitalization of Daiwa Fine Chemicals Co., Ltd. (Laboratory) to six million yen. 1977 Increased capitalization of Daiwa Fine Chemicals Co., Ltd. to twelve million yen. 1978 Obtained U.S. Pat. (Coloring by Electrolysis of Aluminum or Aluminum Alloys.) 1979 Obtained patent for aluminum or aluminum alloy coloring anode oxidation method. 1982 Obtained patent on corrosion inhibitor for zinc and zinc alloy./Built new Akashi Factory, and moved part of production division from Hirano Factory. 1984 Obtained patent on corrosion suppression method for copper and copper alloy. 1985 Expanded research and management building at Akashi Factory./Apply joint application for U.S. Pat. (Tin-Lead Alloy Plating Bath.) 1991 Increased capitalization of Daiwa Fine Chemicals Co., Ltd. (Laboratory) to ten million yen. 1992 Received Technology Award from The Surface Finishing Society of Japan for "Cyanide-free silver plating solution." 1993 Opened Singapore Office. 1994 Obtained patent for "Cyanide-free silver plating solution." 1995 Head Office building collapsed resulting from the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake. Moved head office to Shimosawa-dori in Hyogo-ku. 1996 Increased capitalization of Daiwa Fine Chemicals Co., Ltd. (Laboratory) to twenty million yen. 1997 Established Kamaishi Factory. 1999 Incorporated Singapore Office as a local corporation.(Daiwa Fine Products(S) Pte Ltd.)/Work collaboration with Takatoku Co., Ltd. 2000 Increased capitalization of Daiwa Fine Chemicals to 24 million yen./Daiwa Fine Chemicals Co., Ltd. (Laboratory), Akashi Factory obtains ISO 9001 certification. 2001 Increased capitalization of Daiwa Fine Chemicals Co., Ltd. to 48 million yen./Completed Daiwa Fine Chemicals Head Office building (Rebuilding of previous Head Office building). 2002 Increased capitalization of Daiwa Fine Chemicals Co., Ltd. to 72 million yen. 2003 Established a local subsidiary in Korea. (Daiwa Fine Korea Co., Ltd.)/Obtained Tokyo Daiwa Kasei building./Obtained Akaishi Warehouse. 2004 Takatoku Co., Ltd obtains ISO 14001 certification./Acquired Land for Business in Satte City, Saitama./Moved Tokyo Sales Office to Tokyo Daiwa Kasei Bldg./Daiwa Fine Chemical Co., Ltd obtains ISO14001 Certification. /Established a local subsidiary in Hong Kong. (Daiwa Fine Chemicals (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd.) /Established a local subsidiary in China. (Dalian Daiwa Foods Co., Ltd.) 2006 Constructed new office building and improved research building at Akashi Factory./Merger between Daiwa Fine Chemicals Co., Ltd. and Daiwa Takatoku Co., Ltd. /Reorganized Tokyo Sales Office into the Tokyo Branch./Increased capitalization of Daiwa Fine Chemicals Co., Ltd. to 88.8 million yen./Opened Ibaraki Sales Office.