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Our History
1931-1940
| 1936 | Oct. | Chemicals division of Aichi Tokei Denki spun off to create Aichi Kagaku Kogyo, capitalized at 1 million yen and headquartered within the Aichi Tokei offices (#15 Chitose Aza Funagata, Minami-ku, Nagoya). |
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| 1939 | Feb. | Developed Japan's first urea-based resin adhesive, "AICHI-MUTEKI-NORI." |
1941-1950
| 1944 | Mar. | Established the Shinkawa plant. |
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| 1949 | May. | Listed on the Nagoya Stock Exchange. |
1951-1960
| 1954 | July. | Urea resin wood adhesives first in Japan to be granted the right to display the JIS mark. |
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| 1960 | Jan. | Launched "AICA DECOLITE" high pressure laminate (HPL). Changed the brand name of the melamine sheets to "AICA." |
1961-1970
| 1962 | July. | Listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
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| 1966 | Mar. | Built factory in Jimokuji. |
| June. | Changed company name to "Aica Kogyo Co., Ltd." | |
| 1967 | Feb. | AICA HPL (high pressure laminate) receives JIS certification. |
| 1968 | Dec. | Established first joint company in Malaysia. |
| 1969 | Mar. | AICA Aibon (polyvinyl acetate plastic emulsion wood adhesive) received JIS certification. |
1971-1980
| 1973 | Feb. | Invested in Mandai Kagaku Kogyo Co., Ltd. (Changed company name to "AICA Harima Kogyo Co., Ltd." in Jan. 1973.) |
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| Apr. | Established AICA Interior Kogyo Co., Ltd. | |
| 1974 | Mar. | Established P.T. AICA Indonesia. |
| Oct. | Moved headoffice to the 20th floor of the Takihyo Building (2-20-19 Marunouchi, Naka-ku, Nagoya), currently the Nagoya Tokio M&F Building. | |
| 1976 | July. | Established AICA Door Sdn. Bhd. |
| 1979 | Dec. | Established MAICA Wood Industry (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. |
1981-1990
| 1986 | May. | Listed on the First Section of the Tokyo and Nagoya Stock Exchanges. |
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1991-2000
| 1997 | Dec. | Granted for ISO9001. |
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| 1999 | Mar. | Invested in MAICA LAMINATES SDN. BHD. (Malaysia) |
| June. | Established the Fukushima Plant. | |
| Sept. | Granted for ISO14001 certification. | |
| 2000 | Apr. | Established R&D building within the Fukushima Plant. |
| Sept. | Constructed Head office Building within the Shinkawa Plant. | |
| Established P.T. Techno Wood Indonesia (in Karawang Indonesia). |
2001-2010
| 2001 | Mar. | Acquired stock for and subsidized Ganz Chemical Co., Ltd.(Osaka). |
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| Aug. | Granted OHSAS18001 certification. | |
| Oct. | Merged AICA Hanbai Co., Ltd. which was a subsidiary. | |
| 2002 | June. | Established R&D building within the Jimokuji Plant. |
| Nov. | Acquired stock for and subsidized Dainippon Shikizai Kogyo Co., Ltd. | |
| 2003 | May. | Established Kunshan AICA Kogyo Co., Ltd. |
| Sept. | Established Shenyang AICA-Hope Kogyo Co., Ltd. | |
| 2004 | Apr. | Built AICA Osaka Building (1-13-27 Minamisenba, Chuoku, Osaka). |
| Aug. | Unit of stock transaction changed from 1,000 shares to 100 shares. | |
| 2005 | Apr. | Merger with Dainippon Shikizai Kogyo Co., Ltd. |
| 2006 | Aug. | Established AICA Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. |
| 2008 | Oct. | Acquired stock for and subsidized Nishi Tokyo Chemix Corporation. |
| 2009 | Apr. | Moved Nagoya branch to 2-1-1 Suemoridori, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya. |
| 2010 | Oct. | Granted Forest Stewardship Council “Chain of Custody” Certification, a first for high pressure laminate (HPL) manufacturers. |
2011-2020
| 2011 | June. | Established AICA Laminates India Pvt. Ltd. in India. Took over high pressure laminate (HPL) business from Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation Ltd. |
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| 2012 | Apr. | Merged Ganz Chemical Co., Ltd. |
| Sept. | Established AICA Vietnam Co., Ltd. (Vietnam). | |
| Dec. | Acquired stocks of Dynea Asia Pacific, a subsidiary of Dynea Chemicals (Finland) and established Aica Asia Pacific Holding Pte.Ltd. (Singapore). | |
| 2013 | Feb. | Granted for Biomass Mark certification for high pressure laminate (HPL). |
| 2014 | Jan. | Moved Fukuoka branch to 1-60 Higashihie, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka City, and established Fukuoka showroom |
| Apr. | Transferred the printed wiring board business. | |
| 2015 | Sept. | Established AICA SDK PHENOL CO., LTD., Ltd. Acquired the phenolic resin business of Showa Denko K.K. |
| Oct. | Established AICA TECH KENZAI CO.,LTD. Acquired business of Mitsubishi Materials Kenzai Corporation. | |
| 2016 | Feb. | Acquired Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare "Kurumin" certification as a company that supports working parents. |
| Apr. | Merged AIHO CO., Ltd. | |
| Nov. | Established AICA America, Inc. (USA). | |
| 2017 | Apr. | Established AICA’s 10 years Vision. |
| June. | Opened first full-scale, directly operated showroom "Taiwan Aica Taichung Showroom" in Taiwan with Taiwanese joint venture "Taiwan Aica Kogyo Co., Ltd." | |
| Oct. | Merged AICA SDK PHENOL CO., LTD. | |
| Dec. | Established AICA Laminates Vietnam Co.,Ltd. | |
| 2018 | Jan. | Moved Head office to JP Tower Nagoya, Nagoya City, Aichi and rename the Head-Office Factory as the Nagoya Factory. |
| Acquired shares to convert EVERMORE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD. (Taiwan) to a subsidiary. | ||
| Established Aica Asia Laminates Holding Co., Ltd. (Thailand). | ||
| Mar. | Acquired shares of convert Thai Chemical Corporation Limited (now AICA Thai Chemical Ltd., Thailand) by Aica Asia Pacific Holding Pte.Ltd. to a subsidiary. | |
| 2019 | Apr. | Acquired stock of Sois Mendinni Industrial Technology (Shanghai) Ltd. through Aica Asia Laminates Holding Co., Ltd.(Thailand) and made into a subsidiary. |
| July. | Entered a capitaland business tie-up with SOUBU Co., Ltd. | |
| Sept. | Acqired shares of convert Nanjing Zhongteng Chemical Co., Ltd. (China) by Dynea Nanjing Co., Ltd. to a subsidiary. | |
| Dec. | Acquired shares to convert Wilsonart LLC’s Asia Pacific Subsidiaries to a subsidiary. | |
| 2020 | Mar. | Acquired shares to convert AICA HPL Trading Joint Stock Company (Vietnam) to a subsidiary. |
| July. | Acquired shares to convert U-BEST VIET NAM POLYMER INDUSTRY and VIET NAM SUM YAD TECHNOLOGY LIMITED by EVERMORE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD. to a subsidiary. |
2021-
| 2021 | Mar. | Acquired one of the phenolic resin business of DIC Corporation. |
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| Apr. | Acquired shares to convert Adtek Consolidated Sdn. Bhd (Malaysia) to a subsidiary. | |
| July. | Acquired the UV curing coating material for overprint varnish business and Dayuan plant of Covestro Resins (Taiwan) Ltd. by EVERMORE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD. | |
| 2022 | Apr. | Selected "Prime Market" in Tokyo Stock Exchange and "Premier Market" in Nagoya Stock Exchange. |
| July. | Acquired shares to convert Taiwan Aica Kogyo Co., Ltd. to a subsidiary. | |
| 2023 | Oct. | Acquired shares to convert KUEN BONG TECHNOLOGY (THAILAND) COMPANY LIMITED by AICA Thai Chemical Ltd. to a subsidiary. |
