History

May 1956

DAIICHI KIGENSO KAGAKU KOGYO CO., LTD. was established.

DAIICHI KIGENSO KAGAKU KOGYO CO., LTD. was established.

April 1960 Opened Yodogawa Plant No. 1 in Osaka.
1961 Started development and sale of optical zirconia.
1964 Started development of rare earth elements.
June 1966 Established Yodogawa Plant No. 2 in Osaka.
June 1967 Opened Itami Plant in Hyogo.
1968

Started the sale of zirconia for electronic materials and flame retardants for resin.

Started the sale of zirconia for electronic materials and flame retardants for resin.

April 1969 Opened Tokyo Office.
1969 Started the sale of zirconia for refractories on a full scale.
1972

Started the sale of zirconia for brakes.

Started the sale of zirconia for brakes.

1976

Started the sale of zirconia for oxygen sensors.

Started the sale of zirconia for oxygen sensors.

May 1979 Established a new plant on the premises of Head Office in Suminoe, Osaka and integrated the three existing plants into it.
1980 Started the sale of electromelting zirconia for continuous casting of steel on a full scale.
1981

Started the sale of zirconia for fine ceramics.

Started the sale of zirconia for fine ceramics.

April 1984 Established an affiliated company, NewTechs Co., Ltd.
1986

Started the sale of zirconia for catalysts for purifying vehicle emissions and complex oxide of ceria.

Started the sale of zirconia for catalysts for purifying vehicle emissions and complex oxide of ceria

1992 Acquired a patent and sales right for colored zirconia from Nippon Soda Co., Ltd.
March 1993 Established a joint company, I. D.U. Co., Ltd.
January 1996 Obtained ISO-9001 certification. (JQA-1144)
July 1996

Established Gotsu Plant in Shimane.

Established Gotsu Plant in Shimane.

1997 Started the sale of cesium flux-containing cored wires and rings.
1998

Yttria-stabilized zirconia and scandia-stabilized zirconia were employed as electrolyte materials for solid-oxide fuel cells.

Yttria-stabilized zirconia and scandia-stabilized zirconia were employed as electrolyte materials for
                                             solid-oxide fuel cells.

2000 Started the sale of zirconia for dental materials.
February 2001 Obtained ISO-14001 certification (JQA-EM-1307).
September 2002 Absorbed an affiliated company, New Techs Co., Ltd.
December 2004 Listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
2005 Started the sale of zirconia for rechargeable batteries.
October 2006

Established Fukui Plant in Fukui.

Established Fukui Plant in Fukui.

March 2012 Established a subsidiary, VIETNAM RARE ELEMENTS CHEMICAL JOINT STOCK COMPANY, in Vietnam.
August 2013 Established a subsidiary, Suihua Shanghai Trading Company Limited (predecessor of DKK (Shanghai) Materials Trading Co., Ltd.), in China.
July 2014 Established equity method subsidiaries, Shandong Guangyin DKK New Materials Co., Ltd. and Shandong Guangyin DKK Environment Technology Co., Ltd., in China.
September 2017 Established DKK Logistics Corporation.
March 2018 Established a subsidiary, DKK Thai Materials Trading Co., Ltd., in Thailand.
June 2018 Listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
March 2019 Moved Head Office to Chuo-ku, Osaka.
June 2019 Established a subsidiary, DKK America Materials,Inc.,in USA.
February 2021 Moved Tokyo Office to Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo.
April 2022 Transition to the Prime Market in the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
May 2022 Started Midterm Management Plan "DK-One Next"
August 2023 Constructed a new factory, VIETNAM RARE ELEMENTS CHEMICAL JOINT STOCK COMPANY, in Vietnam.
August 2023 Established R&D Center in Osaka.
April 2024 Renamed Osaka Site to R&D Center.

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