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Company history

Foundation

June 1948 Incorporated the old "Suzuki Tokushu Inki Kenkyusho" ("Suzuki Special Ink Research Center") as a base company in the "Tokushu Shikiryo kogyo Co., Ltd" (“Tokushu Shikiryo Color & Chemicals Co.,Ltd".) Used pigment for the first time as a coloring agent in lacquer.
1953 Started manufacturing coloring agents for vinyl chloride resins.
1960 Moved the main factory from Kita ward to Katsushika ward, Tokyo.
1661 Opened the Osaka branch office
1962 Increased the rank of the Osaka branch office to the Osaka Sales office
1963 Completed a pigment synthesizing factory
1964 Succeeded in developing a surface processing agent for vinyl chloride leather. This was the starting point of our coating related products.
1967 Constructed and started production in our surface processing agent manufacturing plant at Kashiwa City, Chiba.
1972 Completed the transfer of production facilities from Katsushika Ward, Tokyo to the Kashiwa plant and started operation.
1976 Completed a plant for the synthesis of acrylic and urethane resins.
1978 Developed acrylic resins for traffic signs and super, weather-resistant transparent inks.
1983 Succeeded in developing a surface processing agent for olefins (used in interior materials for automobiles), the first in the field.
1985 Enhanced the color coating department production facilities for items such as plastic paints, special gravure inks, etc.
Developed an effective surface processing agent (acrylic family) together with an automobile manufacturer.
1986 Succeeded in developing an adhesive agent targeting automobile related markets.
1989 Masao Suzuki was inaugurated as president, (representative director).
Construction of a new research building was completed.
Created an effective surface processing agent (urethane family), jointly developed with an automobile manufacturer.
1990 Complete construction of a new paint manufacturing plant.
Increased the company's capital to 135.95 million yen.
Developed UV hardened resin products.
1993 Developed a urethane family surface processing agent that has enhanced functionality, for olefin leather surfaces (jointly developed with an automobile manufacturer).
1995 Developed a highly effective urethane family surface processing agent (jointly developed with an automobile manufacturer).
Entered the electronic material field and developed liquid crystal related products.
1996 Established production bases for manufacturing automobile surface processing agents in the USA and Germany.
1997 Developed a highly effective urethane resin for automobile license plates.
1998 Developed ink jet related products.
1999 Moved our headquarter to Kashiwa City, Chiba, next to the main factory.
2000 Certified for international quality standards ISO 9001:2000
2001 Enhanced the production facilities for coloring agents in LCD color filters.
2003 Changed the company name to "TOKUSHIKI Co., Ltd." Built a new main factory and moved to it.
2005 Obtained land adjacent to the main factory and constructed a second manufacturing plant for the coloring agent used in LCD color filters.
Created a parking area for employees on the same land.
TOKUSHIKI will continue making history in the future