HISTORY
Dye and Pigment
Specialist
Orient Chemical Industries Ltd. was founded in 1917. Since that time, ORIENT, as a dye and pigment specialist has consistently been supplying products that respond to the needs of the times.
Our company's outstanding research and development capability has produced many new products and a large number of those products still maintain a significant market share internationally.
1917~
Founding period
Start up producing VERENCE
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1917
A limited partnership company,Orient&Co.,Ltd. was established. Produced and sold VERENCE and other pigments.
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1923
Quality of VERENCE improves and its sales increased significantly. Exported "KYUZEN JIRUSHI" MORAN to Tianjin, China.
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1931
Production of NIGROSINE commences.
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1937
A limited partnership company, Orient&Co.,Ltd .was reorganized into a limited partnership company.
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1938
Production of SPIRIT BLACK and OIL BLACK commences.
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1939
Production of SOLUBLE BLUE OBC commences.
1940~
Resumption
of business during
and after World War 2.
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1941
Production of medical supplies commences (until 1951).
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1945
Resumption of business and producing NIGROSINE after World War 2.
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1949
Organization changes to joint-stock company. Orient Chemical Industries Limited is established.
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1950
Production of OIL colors commences.
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1956
Tokyo business office is established.
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1957
Production of ALKALI BLUE TONER commences.
1960~
Advance overseas
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1961
Production of VALIFAST® colors commences.
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1963
Production of OPLAS® and WATER colors commences.
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1964
Production of ALFAST® colors commences.
Suita Factory is established. (- 1978). -
1965
Osaka Factory is built.
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1974
The "ORIENT CHEMICAL (KOREA),LTD"joint venture is founded in Korea.
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1976
Production of VALIOSOL® colors commences.
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1979
The "ORIENT SHIMAZAKI CHEMICAL CORP.(ORISHIM)"joint venture is founded in the United States(New Jersey).
1980~
Enhancement of technological capabilities
& Working on high-performance materials
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1980
New research laboratory is built on the premises of Osaka Plant.
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1982
ORISHIM becomes wholly-owned subsidiary. Name changed to ORIENT CHEMICAL CORPORATION [now ORIENT CORPORATION OF AMERICA.]
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1983
Production of BONTRON® series commences. Repeated increases raise capital to 91,000,000yen.
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1985
Production of MICROPIGMO® series commences.
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1986
Production of FISCO® colors and BONJET® series commences. Own computer system "TACTIS" by IBM S38 is introduced.
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1988
Production of ORIPACS® commences.
1990~
Startup Niigata Plant
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1991
Niigata Factory is built in Kitakanbara-gun, Niigata. Construction of a new plant is completed in Delaware, US.
ORIENT CHEMICAL OF EUROPE BV is founded in The Netherlands. -
1992
Production of NUBIAN® colors commences.
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1993
Production of OPTRON® and BONASORB® commences.
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1995
An internal Product Liability Committee is established.
ISO9002 certification acquired.
An internal Response Care Committee is established. -
1997
ORIENT CHEMICAL CORPORATION name changed to ORIENT CORPORATION OF AMERICA.
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1998
Production of DEORASE® and CRAMITY commences.
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1999
ISO14001 certification acquired. ME building is completed in Osaka Plant.
2000~
Thanks to you for the 100th anniversary
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2001
ISO9001:2000 certification acquired. Started a new business management system.
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2002
Production of eBIND® LTW®-series commences.
Production of eBIND® LAW®-series commences. -
2003
MM bld. and NK building are completed in Osaka Plant.
LTW Division is established. ELIXA® commences. -
2004
CERAFIS® colors commences.
The office of ORIENT CHEMICAL OF EUROPE BV is moved and expanded. -
2005
REACH Committee is established. An Executive Officer system is adopted.
ACW® method (new method of laser plastic welding) developed. -
2007
Tokyo Branch moved.
NUBIAN® BLACK AH-series (granular type ) commences. -
2008
Presented a performance award for Intellectual Property.
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2009
Business Unit System is adopted.
ORIENT BLACK web site opened.
Head office is moved. -
2010
MF building is completed in Osaka Plant.
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2011
Colorants-retail.com web site opened
ORIENT CORPORATION OF AMERICA opened California Office. -
2013
Osaka Plant is commended for environmental improvement work.
Production of PIANO® BLACK commences. -
2014
Our intellectual property management activities are published in the "Intellectual Property Rights Utilization Company Casebook 2014"
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2015
Production of ORISPERS® commences.
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2017
Celebrated 100th anniversary (Celebration trip, Created a special website )
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2018
Celebrated 101th anniversary (Featured article in the Chemical Daily) Production of OPTRON® ( EXL-N ) commences.
Hybrid-LTW® method ( new method of laser plastic welding ) developed
