Year | History |
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June 1922 | The Chemicals Department of Takeda Chobei Shoten (the present Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited.) separated and established as an independent company, Takeda Pure Chemicals Ltd. |
1947 | Company name changed to Wako Pure Chemical Industries, Ltd. |
1952 | Head office moved to the current address |
1967 | Tokyo and Osaka Research Laboratories completed |
1972 | Head Office building completed |
1974 | Wako Chemicals GmbH established in Dusseldorf under 100% capital ownership |
1981 | Wako Chemicals USA, Inc. founded in Dallas, Texas under 100% capital ownership |
1989 | Tobu Distribution Center opened Wako Chemicals USA, Inc. moved to Richmond, Virginia Richmond Liaison Office opened |
1991 | Seibu Distribution Center opened Matumoto Plant opened |
2005 | Boston Sales Office, Wako Chemicals USA, Inc. opened Tokyo Plant obtained JCSS certificate of registration Mountain View R&D Center opened |
2010 | Shanghai Representative Office opened |
2012 | Wako Holdings USA, Inc. founded under 100% capital ownership Wako Chemicals USA, Inc. and Mountain View R&D Center were restructured to establish a new Wako Chemicals USA, Inc., Wako Life Sciences, Inc., and Wako USA Automation, Inc. Wako Chemicals (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. founded under 100% capital ownership |
2015 | Wako acquired Sibayagi Co., Ltd. |
2017 | Wako became 100% subsidary of FUJIFILM Corporation |
2018 | Wako merged FUJIFILM Finechemicals Co., Ltd. Company name changed to FUJIFILM Wako Pure Chemical Corporation |