chronology
| 1896～ | 1896 (Meiji 29) | |
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| Founder Kamataro Kobayashi opened a privately run rental shop, Kobayashi Inki Store, in Hongincho, Nihonbashi Ward, Tokyo (currently Nihonbashi Honsekicho, Chuo Ward, Tokyo). | ||
| 1899 (Meiji 32) | ||
| Moved to Kawaseishi-cho, Nihonbashi-ku, Tokyo (currently Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo), changed the trade name to "Kobayashi Shoten" and began selling printing inks and materials. | ||
| 1900～ | 1901 (Meiji 34) | |
| An ink manufacturing plant is established in Honzaimoku-cho, Nihonbashi-ku, Tokyo (currently Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo). | Started manufacturing lithographic printing inks. | |
| 1902 (Meiji 35) | ||
| Registered the winged lion mark as a trademark. | ||
| 1905 (Meiji 38) | ||
| The Tomiku-cho factory was built in Ichigaya Tomiku-cho, Ushigome-ku, Tokyo (currently Tomiku-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo). Kobayashi Shoten was organized as a joint stock company. |
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| 1906 (Meiji 39) | ||
| Established pigments department at Tomikucho factory. | Started production of yellow lead (chrome yellow), alumina white, and lake pigments. | |
| 1907 (Meiji 40) | ||
| Reorganized as a corporation (capital: 300,000 yen, total number of shares: 6,000) and renamed "Toyo Ink Manufacturing Co., Ltd." 33 shareholders, 32 employees. "Manufacture and sale of printing ink, sale of printing accessories, and related operations" are listed in the articles of incorporation as business items. Kamataro Hosoya was appointed as the first president. The founder, Kamataro Kobayashi, became the sales manager. Head office moved to Minami Kajicho, Kyobashi-ku, Tokyo (currently Kyobashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo). |
Started varnish production. | |
| 1908 (Meiji 41) | ||
| Sueyoshi Tanaka was appointed as the second president. | Produced the industry's first ink sample book as an advertising tool to develop the Kansai market. | |
| 1909 (Meiji 42) | ||
| Ryoshichi Matsumoto was appointed as the third president. | ||
| 1910～ | 1910 (Meiji 43) | |
| Masaaki Hashimoto was appointed as the fourth president. Kawaseishi Town's sales functions were consolidated at the head office. We are also implementing measures to expand our sales channels overseas (Qing Dynasty, South Korea, and Thailand). |
Started manufacturing and selling paints. Delivered ink to the Fushimi Factory of the Ministry of Finance Monopoly Bureau, which was responsible for printing cigarette packaging materials. |
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| 1911 (Meiji 44) | ||
| Delivered ink to major government printing factories such as the Printing Bureau of the Ministry of Finance (currently the National Printing Bureau) and the Printing Bureau of the Governor-General of Korea. | ||
| 1912 (Meiji 45/Taisho 1) | ||
| In order to improve production capacity, the Tomikucho factory was expanded and factory equipment was expanded. | ||
| 1914 (Taisho 3) | ||
| Exhibited at an exhibition in Semarang City, Dutch East Indies (present-day Indonesia). | ||
| 1916 (Taisho 5) | ||
| With the enforcement of the Factory Act, the "Regulations for the Use of Professional Workers" were established. | ||
| 1917 (Taisho 6) | ||
| 10th anniversary of establishment. The Kashiwagi Factory was built in Kashiwagi, Yodobashi-cho, Toyotama-gun, Tokyo (currently Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo). |
Succeeded in self-manufacturing barium chloride, the raw material for rake pigments, and silver vermillion (mercury sulfide) for securities printing. | |
| 1919 (Taisho 8) | ||
| Invited Shoichii Toyo Inari to the Tomikucho factory. | Homemade yellow lead (chrome yellow), eosin, and Milori blue (Prussian blue). | |
| 1920～ | 1920 (Taisho 9) | |
| Hidetoshi Koshiba is appointed as the 5th president. | Succeeded in in-house manufacturing of red organic pigments Brilliant Carmine 3B and Lake Red D, and began mass production. Launched "Quick Dryer", an oxidative polymerization accelerator for ink (later renamed "ORIENTAL Dryer"; supplied as a long-selling product until the 1970s). |
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| 1921 (Taisho 10) | ||
| Fukucho Factory lost half of its premises due to the spread of fire (restoration was completed in 1923). The "Japan printing inks Materials Trade Association" is established. |
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| 1922 (Taisho 11) | ||
| President Koshiba passed away. From then on, Managing Director Kamataro Kobayashi will be in charge of management. | ||
| 1923 (Taisho 12) | ||
| Great Kanto Earthquake. Head office and warehouse disappeared. Following the disappearance of the Otemachi government building and factory of the Printing Bureau of the Ministry of Finance (currently the National Printing Bureau), we provided ink production equipment at the Tomiku-cho factory, contributing to earthquake recovery efforts. |
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| 1924 (Taisho 13) | ||
| Increased capital to 600,000 yen. | ||
| 1926 (Taisho 15/Showa 1) | ||
| Established Toyo Ink Manufacturing Co., Ltd., the first overseas branch office, in Shanghai. Opened a branch office in Kita Ward, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture (closed in 1943). |
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| 1929 (Showa 4) | ||
| Started exclusive sales in Japan of gravure ink manufactured by Ortho-Wyborg (currently BASF) in the United States. | ||
| 1930～ | 1931 (Showa 6) | |
| Launched "Toyo", a public relations magazine for customers. | ||
| 1932 (Showa 7) | ||
| Started selling ink for printing food packaging paper. Launched mimeograph ink in tubes. |
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| 1934 (Showa 9) | ||
| Kamataro Kobayashi was appointed as the 6th president. | Started manufacturing azo pigments Lake Red C. | |
| 1935 (Showa 10) | ||
| Opened a branch office in Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture (closed in 1944). | ||
| 1936 (Showa 11) | ||
| A branch office is opened in Gyeongseong (present-day Seoul, South Korea). | Started manufacturing the azo pigments Brilliant Carmine 6B. | |
| 1937 (Showa 12) | ||
| 30th anniversary of founding. The Aoto factory was built in Aoto-cho, Katsushika-ku, Tokyo (currently Aoto, Katsushika-ku). Partial operation started. Opened a branch office in Naka Ward, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture (closed in 1943). Toyo Inari Shrine was moved to the Aoto Factory (moved to the Saitama Factory in 2004). |
Started manufacturing phthalocyanine blue pigments. | |
| 1938 (Showa 13) | ||
| 30th anniversary of founding. President Kobayashi passes away. Teishiro Kawamura was appointed as the 7th president. Increased capital to 1.5 million yen (Toppan Printing Co., Ltd. will accept 2,000 new shares). Aoto factory completed. All functions of Fukucho Factory and Kashiwagi Factory were transferred. |
Released "harmless" ink for food packaging that does not contain metal components. | |
| 1939 (Showa 14) | ||
| Opened branch offices in Mukden (currently Shenyang City, China) and Taipei (currently Taipei City, Taiwan). | ||
| 1940～ | 1941 (Showa 16) | |
| President Kawamura resigns. Senior Managing Director Kenzo Banno was appointed as the representative Director. | ||
| 1943 (Showa 18) | ||
| Managing Director Masaya Kurose was appointed as the representative Director. Toppan Printing established a "Fuji Branch Factory" on the premises of the Fuji Plant to supply inks for securities. |
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| 1944 (Showa 19) | ||
| Sales manager Toyojiro Nagashima becomes manager. | ||
| 1945 (Showa 20) | ||
| Tokyo air raid. The head office building was completely destroyed by fire. Head office functions were moved to the Aoto factory, and a temporary office was set up on the site. End of the war. Branch offices in Shanghai, Beijing City, Mukden, and Taipei were confiscated by the victorious powers as overseas assets. Yoshihide Ota was appointed as the 8th president. |
water-based based gravure ink was used for the wrapping paper of the cigarette ``Kinku'' (currently ``Golden Bat''). | |
| 1946 (Showa 21) | ||
| TOYO INK Labor Union was formed. Established Osaka branch and factory (currently TOYO INK CO., LTD. Kansai Office). |
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| 1947 (Showa 22) | ||
| Started manufacturing and selling organic solvent type gravure ink. Started research on synthetic resin ink. Started manufacturing and selling ink for ballpoint pens. |
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| 1948 (Showa 23) | ||
| Increased capital to 5 million yen. | ||
| 1949 (Showa 24) | ||
| Increased capital to 10 million yen. | Alcohol-based aniline ink (flexo ink) is used for the wrapping paper of the cigarette "Golden Bat". Started manufacturing various gravure inks compatible with non-absorbent materials, such as the "Cello Color Ink 7600" series (for cellophane) and the "VC Ink" series (for vinyl). Launched paste-like plastic colorants (paste color) ``TV Color (for vinyl chloride)''. |
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| 1950～ | 1950 (Showa 25) | |
| Started research on flushing technology at Aoto factory. | ||
| 1951 (Showa 26) | ||
| Established a research institute in Honjo, Sumida-ku, Tokyo. Constructed head office building and warehouse. Saburo Yamada was appointed as the 9th president. |
Concluded a technical assistance agreement regarding printing inks with Interchemical Company (currently BASF) of the United States. Started manufacturing yellow organic pigments ``Monoazo Yellow (Hansa Yellow)'' and ``Disazo Yellow (Benzidine Yellow)'' and green organic pigments ``Phthalocyanine Green.'' |
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| 1952 (Showa 27) | ||
| Increased capital to 12.5 million yen. | Started manufacturing resin-type offset ink using synthetic resin vehicle. Announced ``Gemtone'', a letterpress process ink, ``Quickset Ink'', an offset sheet-fed ink, and ``Heatset Ink'', an offset web printing ink. Developed water-based aniline ink and alcohol-based aniline ink. |
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| 1953 (Showa 28) | ||
| Closed Fuji branch factory and consolidated functions to Aoto factory. | Started full-scale production of β-type phthalocyanine blue and disazo yellow. Developed the ``TP600'' series of inks for metals (tin cans). |
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| 1954 (Showa 29) | ||
| Completed the Aoto branch factory (renamed the Jujo factory the following year) in Itabashi-ku, Tokyo. Started production of gravure ink. Increased capital to 50 million yen. |
Concluded a technical cooperation agreement with Interchemical Company (currently BASF) regarding pigments printing agent ``Aridai'' and the metal coating agent `` Finishes.'' Started selling "TVE Color", a coloring agent for PVC wire coating. |
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| 1955 (Showa 30) | ||
| Opened Aridai Osaka Office in Higashi Ward, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture (currently Chuo Ward, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture). | Domestic production of pigments printing agent "Aridai" begins. | |
| 1956 (Showa 31) | ||
| Increased capital to 100 million yen. | Launched "TR Color", a paste color for unsaturated polyester resin. Developed and started selling pelleted plastic colorants (masterbatches) "TET Color (for polyethylene)". Domestic production of pigments chips for gravure ink. |
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| 1957 (Showa 32) | ||
| 50th anniversary of founding. Introduced QC (quality control) mainly at the Aoto factory. |
Release of resin-type general-purpose offset ink "Speed King". After receiving technology from Interchemical Company (now BASF), we began developing adhesives technology. Implemented lead-free ink (stopped using yellow lead and lead dryers). |
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| 1958 (Showa 33) | ||
| Increased capital to 200 million yen. Kyushu branch office opened in Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture. |
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| 1959 (Showa 34) | ||
| Kawagoe Factory (currently TOYOCHEM CO., LTD. Kawagoe Factory) completed. The Honjo Research Institute was closed and its functions were transferred to the Jujo Factory. |
Domestic production of metal coating agent "Finishes" begins. | |
| 1960～ | 1960 (Showa 35) | |
| Opened Nagoya Sales Office (changed name to Nagoya Branch the following year) in Higashi Ward, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture. Kyoto Sales Office opened in Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture. New head office building completed. Established Hashishi Real Estate Co., Ltd. (currently TOYO B-Net CO., LTD.). ORIENTAL Kasei Co., Ltd. (currently TOYOCOLOR CO., LTD.) established. Opened Otaru branch office in Otaru City, Hokkaido. Suita factory completed in Suita City, Osaka Prefecture. Increased capital to 500 million yen and listed shares on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
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| 1961 (Showa 36) | ||
| Established Toyo Plastic Industry Co., Ltd. in Itabashi-ku, Tokyo. Established TOYO INK China Sales Co., Ltd. in Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture (dissolved in 1954). Listed on the second section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Established TOYO INK Shizuoka Sales Co., Ltd. in Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture (dissolved in 1965). Established the first overseas representative office after the war in Hong Kong. |
Started importing and selling industrial double-sided adhesive tapes" Double-Face" manufactured by Interchemical Company (currently BASF Company). | |
| 1962 (Showa 37) | ||
| Capital participation in Fukuju Sangyo Co., Ltd. (currently TOYO FPP CO., LTD.). | Released acrylic resin emulsion "Torcryl". Release of pressure-sensitive adhesives" ORIBAIN". Developed flame retardant polyethylene compound "NF POLY". |
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| 1963 (Showa 38) | ||
| Established TOYO INK Shikoku Sales Co., Ltd. in Takamatsu City, Kagawa Prefecture (dissolved in 1966). Toyojiro Nagashima was appointed as the 10th president. Completed Fuji Factory (currently TOYOCOLOR CO., LTD. Fuji Factory) in Fuji City, Shizuoka Prefecture (first phase). Established Interchem-Toyo (SouthEast Asia), a joint venture with Interchem (currently BASF) in Hong Kong. |
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| 1964 (Showa 39) | ||
| We have established a direct sales network throughout Japan (Sapporo, Sendai, Toyama, Maebashi, Nagoya, Kobe, Hiroshima, Okayama, Kokura, Kumamoto). Neyagawa Factory completed in Neyagawa City, Osaka Prefecture. Production of gravure ink began in June of the following year. |
Started exclusive import and sales of microcrystalline wax manufactured by Petrolite (currently Baker Hughes) in the United States. Started domestic production of "Double-Face". |
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| 1965 (Showa 40) | ||
| Technology center established. Opened a representative office in Thailand (Bangkok). Established a gravure plate making factory within the Jujo factory. Established chemical products research institute. |
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| 1966 (Showa 41) | ||
| Established the company motto: ``We strive to develop better colors and better packaging, and contribute to the improvement of living culture.'' | Developed semiconductive compounds for power cables and antistatic films. | |
| 1967 (Showa 42) | ||
| Established "10 Management Principles". Listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Opened the Printing and Plate Making Training Institute (later renamed the Offset Plate Making Research Institute) in Hiratsuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture. |
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| 1968 (Showa 43) | ||
| Established packaging processing research institute and gravure plate making research institute. Established TOYO INK Real Estate Co., Ltd. (currently TOYO B-Net CO., LTD.). Merged with Hajishi Real Estate Co., Ltd. Aoto new factory completed. Opened a representative office in Taiwan (Taipei City). |
General-purpose offset ink "Toyoking" released. | |
| 1969 (Showa 44) | ||
| Opened a representative office in the United States (New York). Toyo Plastic Industry Co., Ltd. was dissolved. Transferred colorant production function to Kawagoe No. 2 factory. The Chemical Products Research Institute and the Packaging Processing Research Institute were integrated and the Technology Research Institute was established. Capital participation in Daewoo Chemical Factory Co., Ltd. in Taiwan (Taipei City). |
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| 1970～ | 1971 (Showa 46) | |
| Established Sanyo Ink Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (currently Sanyo Ink & Paint Manufacturing Co., Ltd.) as a joint venture in South Korea (to manufacture and sell gravure inks). Moriyama Factory (currently TOYO VISUAL SOLUTIONS CO., LTD. Moriyama Factory) begins operation. Established Toyo Kasei Kogyo Co., Ltd., a joint venture with Kawasaki Kasei Kogyo Co., Ltd. (dissolved in 2001). Established Toyo Ink (Thailand) in Thailand (Bangkok). Established Nippon Polymer Industries Co., Ltd., a joint venture with Nippon Shokubai Chemical Co., Ltd. (currently Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd.). Established Toyo Seihan Co., Ltd. (currently TOYO FPP CO., LTD.). |
Eliminated the use of materials containing heavy metals in ink products. Released the UV-curable ink "Flash Dry" series. Developed hot melts adhesives for perfect binding. |
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| 1972 (Showa 47) | ||
| Established Petty Corporation, a joint venture with Fujitsu Limited (development and sales of computerized phototypesetting systems). Established TOYO INK Joto Sales Co., Ltd. (currently TOYO INK CO., LTD.) as a joint venture. |
Released resist inks for printed circuit boards. Developed UV-curable screen ink "SS-FD". Developed metal-free phthalocyanine, ε-type phthalocyanine, etc. Commercialized acrylic polyol-based urethane paint "Lyopol". |
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| 1973 (Showa 48) | ||
| Environmental improvement headquarters was established. Established an environmental improvement office at each factory. Established TOYO INK Josai Sales Co., Ltd. Business alliance with Morton Chemical Company (currently Dow Chemical Company) of the United States (sales of laminating adhesives, coating agents, etc.). First oil shock. |
Started importing and selling Morton Chemical Co., Ltd. (now Dow Chemical) laminating adhesives "ADCOTE™". ADCOTE is a registered trademark of The Dow Chemical Company of the United States. Developed acrylic emulsion type general-purpose adhesives.Started research and development of organic semiconductors based on phthalocyanine pigments. |
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| 1974 (Showa 49) | ||
| Developed electrostatic toner for copying machines. | ||
| 1975 (Showa 50) | ||
| Joint venture with Petrolite (currently Baker Hughes) Established Toyo Petrolite Co., Ltd. (currently TOYOCHEM CO., LTD.). Established TOYO INK Osaka Sales Co., Ltd. (currently TOYO INK CO., LTD.). Established Toyo-Morton, Ltd. a joint venture with Morton Norwich Products Co. (parent company of Morton Chemical Co., currently Dow Chemical Co.). Established Toyo Ink Europe (currently Toyo Ink Europe Brussels Office) in Belgium (Brussels). |
Announced the "LS" series of low-shrinkage colorants for polyethylene. Released urethane floor paint "Rio Fine". Developed computer color matching (CCM) system for plastic colorants. |
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| 1976 (Showa 51) | ||
| Established Toyo Ink America in the United States (New Jersey). The Gravure Printing Research Institute was reorganized and Toyo Gravure Printing Center Co., Ltd. (later renamed Toyo Prepress Co., Ltd.) [currently TOYO FPP CO., LTD.] was established. Established Kyushu Toyo Seihan Co., Ltd. (currently TOYO FPP CO., LTD.). |
Developed extraction and purification methods and applied applications of natural pigments and useful ingredients (red beet, stevia). Pseudo-etching design screen ink "LIOTONE" is released. Jointly developed the medical heating pup "El Hicchen" with Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. |
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| 1977 (Showa 52) | ||
| Established Toyo Yakuhin Kogyo Co., Ltd., a joint venture with Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (dissolved in 1982). | Started sales of double-sided adhesive tapes for sanitary napkins "DF3400". | |
| 1979 (Showa 54) | ||
| Established a new motto: "Trusted Company, Trusted Products, Trusted Heart and Effort." | ||
| 1980～ | 1980 (Showa 55) | |
| Saitama Factory (currently TOYO INK CO., LTD. Saitama Factory) completed. Sanyo Ink Manufacturing Co., Ltd. was renamed and Sanei Ink & Paint Manufacturing Co., Ltd. was launched. |
Introduced mutagenicity search method (Ames test method). Started development of electron beam curing system. Developed new newspaper ink "WKNU" series in response to Asahi Shimbun's computerized plate making. Started manufacturing photoresists for printed circuit boards. |
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| 1981 (Showa 56) | ||
| Introduced the "Response 300 System" digital image processing workstation manufactured by Israel Cytex (currently Eastman Kodak) to Japan. Morton Chemical Company (now Dow Chemical Company)'s integrated circuit encapsulant ``Polyset'' is domestically produced at Toyo-Morton. |
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| 1982 (Showa 57) | ||
| Established TOYO INK Gravure Sales Co., Ltd. | Developed CCM systems for offset inks, gravure inks, and metal decorating inks. Launched "Rexbond", a conductive adhesives for electronics. |
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| 1983 (Showa 58) | ||
| Rikuo Nagashima was appointed as the 11th president. We consolidated the visual expressions of our corporate brand image and established a VI manual. |
Developed EMI shielding paint "IP-038". Started sales of inkjet inks, magnetic recording paints, and phthalocyanine photoreceptors for copiers. |
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| 1984 (Showa 59) | ||
| Established Toyo Ink Australia as a joint venture in Australia (Melbourne). | ||
| 1985 (Showa 60) | ||
| Established Tomei Engineering Co., Ltd. (currently TOYO INK ENGINEERING CO., LTD.) as a joint venture. Established Nippon Cytex Co., Ltd. (later renamed Nippon Creocytex Co., Ltd.) as a joint venture with Cytex Co., Ltd. (currently Eastman Kodak) (joint venture dissolved in 2000). Established Toyo FCC Co., Ltd. (manufacture and sale of food additives such as natural food colors and related materials, research and development of enzyme microorganism utilization technology) (dissolved in 2004, functions absorbed into the headquarters). |
Released "Toyo Resist" UV-curable inks for printed circuit boards. Developed electromagnetic shielding compound "LIOCONDUCT EMI" series. |
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| 1986 (Showa 61) | ||
| Established corporate concept "i&i (image & interface)". Established Color & Composite Technologies as a joint venture in the United States (Ohio). The Technology Research Institute and the Offset Printmaking Research Institute were renamed the Development Research Institute and the Image System Research Institute. |
High-productivity offset sheet-fed ink "TOYO KING Mark V" released. Developed letterpress rotary emulsion ink "LPN" for newspapers. Developed EB (electron beam) curing binder resin for floppy disks. |
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| 1987 (Showa 62) | ||
| 80th anniversary of founding. Established Aichi TOYO INK CO., LTD., Ltd. (currently TOYOCOLOR CO., LTD.). Opened Shanghai office in China (Shanghai). Established Jinsei Kasei Co., Ltd. (currently Hanil Toyo Co., Ltd.) in South Korea (Seoul). Established CCS/TOYO in the United States (California). |
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| 1988 (Showa 63) | ||
| Established LioChem in the United States (Georgia). Tsukuba Research Institute is established in Tsukuba Science City. The joint venture with Inmont (formerly Interchemical, now BASF) related to Interchem Toyo was dissolved. Established Toyo Ink Asia Co., Ltd. in China (Hong Kong). Established Toyochem Ink in Singapore. Established Toyochem and Toyochem Graphics (currently Toyochem Specialty Chemical) in Malaysia (Selangor). Seishin factory completed. Established Toyo Toa Coating Co., Ltd. (currently Toyo Ink (Thailand) Co., Ltd.) as a joint venture in Thailand (Bangkok). Established Jiangmen Toyo Ink Co., Ltd. as a joint venture in China (Jiangmen City, Guangdong Province). Established Toyo Digital Imaging Co., Ltd. Established China Ink Factory Enterprise Co., Ltd. as a joint venture in Taiwan (Taipei City). Established TOYO INK Central Sales Co., Ltd. Established Dalian Toyo Intaglio Print Co., Ltd. in Dalian, China. |
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| 1989 (Showa 64/Heisei 1) | ||
| Established Toyo Du Pont International Ink as a joint venture with Du Pont of the United States. Established Johnson Polymer Co., Ltd. as a joint venture with SC Johnson & Son, USA. Capital participation in Comsystem Co., Ltd. (currently TOYO INK ENGINEERING CO., LTD.). Established Toyo Ink International in the United States (New Jersey) (dissolved in 2011). Established Toyo Ink (Philippines) in the Philippines (Laguna Province). Shinmori Kasei Co., Ltd. was renamed and Hanichi Toyo Co., Ltd. was launched. |
marking films "DYNACAL" released. Announced NEWS KING, a newspaper ink aimed at improving workability. |
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| 1990～ | 1990 (Heisei 2) | |
| Announced organic dye-based optical disc (write-once type). Released the "LIOELM" series of adhesive tapes for the electronics field. Developed "TIGHTSILANE", a concrete penetrating water absorption prevention material. |
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| 1991 (Heisei 3) | ||
| Established I&I Co., Ltd. (currently TOYO FPP CO., LTD.). | Released digital color sample data collection "Electronic COLOR FINDER". Developed biotest reagents that apply biochemical reactions such as ATP (adenosine triphosphate). |
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| 1992 (Heisei 4) | ||
| Established Taiwan Toyo Ink Co., Ltd. in Taiwan (Taipei City). Acquired Francolor Pigments (currently Toyo Ink Europe Specialty Chemicals) in France. Established Doumen Daeyu Chemical Factory Co., Ltd. (currently Zhuhai Oriental Color Materials Co., Ltd.) in China (Zhuhai City, Guangdong Province). Established Toyo Ink Manufacturing in the Philippines. |
ASA (American Soybean Association) certified soybean ink "TOYO KING Mark V SOY" announced. Announced Exeflow, an extrusion polymer processing aid. Developed resist inks for color filter for LCD displays. Developed masterbatches for beverage PET bottles. Developed "NANOCRYL", an water-based ultrafine acrylic resin dispersions. |
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| 1993 (Heisei 5) | ||
| Established Toyo Powerful Partner Co., Ltd. (later renamed Toyo Human Asset Co., Ltd.). Established the long-term vision "Take-Off 2007". We have established the Group Management Philosophy, "We, the Toyo Ink Group, aim to be a company that creates lifestyle and culture that spreads around the world." Jiangmen Oriental Oil & Ink Co., Ltd. was established as a joint venture. Toyo Techno-Research Co., Ltd. was established. ACQUIRED SHARES OF MATSUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.. Built the Okayama Plant in Ibara City, Okayama Prefecture. |
Established an industrial extraction and stabilization method for safflower red pigment, and started selling it as a food coloring. | |
| 1994 (Heisei 6) | ||
| Established Tianjin Toyo Ink Co., Ltd. as a joint venture in China (Tianjin City). TOYO INK Real Estate Co., Ltd. was renamed and TOYO B-Net CO., LTD. was launched. Established Toyo Ink Indonesia in Indonesia (Jakarta). Petty Co., Ltd. was renamed and Hasso Co., Ltd. was launched. Kansai Polymer Research Institute opened. Introduced a nursing care leave system. Established Cosmos Colorants Co., Ltd. in Taipei, Taiwan. ODIS (Australia) was established in Australia (Sydney). Established Toyo Ink Pan Pacific (currently TIPP) in Singapore. Dissolved joint venture with Du Pont regarding Toyo Du Pont International Ink. |
Released water-based laminating ink "AQUAECOL". | |
| 1995 (Heisei 7) | ||
| Established Toyo Ink North America (currently Toyo Ink America) in the United States (Chicago). Tomei Engineering Co., Ltd. was renamed and TOYO INK ENGINEERING CO., LTD. was established. Established company-wide e-mail system. Established Shanghai Toyo Plastic Colorant Co., Ltd. (currently Shanghai Toyo Ink Manufacturing Co., Ltd.) as a joint venture in China (Shanghai City). Established ODIS Asia in Singapore. |
Started exclusive domestic sales of Israeli Indigo's full color on-demand printing machine "E-Print 1000". | |
| 1996 (Heisei 8) | ||
| Established Toyo Logitech Co., Ltd. (currently Logiconet Co., Ltd.). Established Expression Technology Research Institute Co., Ltd. Established environmental charter and action guidelines. Renamed Doumen Daewoo Chemical Factory Co., Ltd. and established Doumen Toyo Chemical Factory Co., Ltd. (currently Zhuhai Toyo Color Materials Co., Ltd.). TIPP Malaysia (currently Toyochem Specialty Chemical) was established in Malaysia (Seremban). Toyo Gravure Seihan Center Co., Ltd. and Kyushu Toyo Seihan Co., Ltd. merged to form Toyo Prepress Co., Ltd. (currently TOYO FPP CO., LTD.). |
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| 1997 (Heisei 9) | ||
| Established Ftalmex in Mexico (Monterrey). Kawagoe factory and Fuji factory obtained ISO14001 certification. Acquired Web Inks in the United States. Established Toyo-Ink Compounds (currently Toyo Ink Compounds) in the Philippines (Laguna Province). Established Toyo Europe Network in France (Paris) (dissolved in 2008). Established Toyochem Corporation (currently Toyochem Specialty Chemical) in Malaysia. Listed on the Second Section of the Malaysian Stock Exchange. Established TOYO INK Nagoya Sales Co., Ltd. (dissolved in 2004). Established Toyo-SCI as a joint venture in the United States (New Jersey). Toyo Ink America merged with Toyo Ink North America. |
Commercialized image color conversion technology "T-Color" that applies neural networks. Announced Japan's first newspaper ink using aroma-free solvents, `` NEWSKINGECO'' and `` VanteanEco.'' The first newspaper ink to receive Eco Mark certification. Announced the ultra-compact EB (electron beam) curing device "LIOCURE System". |
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| 1998 (Heisei 10) | ||
| Web Inks merges with American Prestige Color and launches Web-Prestige Inks. Started disclosing information via internet website. Established TOYO INK Chu-Shikoku Sales Co., Ltd. Absorbed Com System Co., Ltd. and established Toyo Inspections Co., Ltd. (currently TOYO INK ENGINEERING CO., LTD.). Established TOYO INK System Service Co., Ltd. (currently TOYO MANAGEMENT SERVICE CO., LTD.). Established Toyo Color Tech Co., Ltd. Acquired Budacolor in Hungary (Budapest). Established TOYO INK Customer Service Co., Ltd. |
Released water-peelable hot melts adhesives" LABELMELT". | |
| 1999 (Heisei 11) | ||
| Ecology Center launched. TOYO INK Chuo Sales Co., Ltd. and TOYO INK Josai Sales Co., Ltd. were integrated to establish TOYO INK Tokyo Sales Co., Ltd. (currently TOYO INK CO., LTD.). Established domestic base network and established TOYO INK Hokkaido Co., Ltd., TOYO INK Tohoku Co., Ltd., TOYO INK Chu-Shikoku Co., Ltd., and TOYO INK Kyushu Co., Ltd. as regional branch companies (all currently TOYO INK CO., LTD.). Published an environmental report (currently the "Sustainability Data Book"). |
Launched "Egg Jet Printer", an inkjet printing system for printing expiration dates on chicken eggs. | |
| 2000～ | 2000 (Heisei 12) | |
| Established Logiconet Co., Ltd., a joint venture with Sakata Inx Co., Ltd. Capital alliance with Sakata Inx Co., Ltd. Kunio Sakuma was appointed as the 12th president. Established Toyo Ink (Middle East) in the United Arab Emirates (Dubai). Established GA City Co., Ltd., a joint venture with Sakata Inx Co., Ltd. |
Developed a soil purification agent "CI agent" that applies the reduction reaction of colloidal iron. Developed organic EL materials for flat displays. |
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| 2001 (Heisei 13) | ||
| Toyo Ink America merged with Web-Prestige Inks. Established Toyo Color America (currently Toyo Ink America) in the United States (New Jersey). The joint venture with Toa Paint related to Toyo Toa Coating was dissolved and Toyo Ink Coating (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (currently Toyo Ink (Thailand) Co., Ltd.) was established. Toyo Powerful Partner Co., Ltd. was renamed and Toyo Human Asset Co., Ltd. was launched. Doumen Toyo Chemical Factory Co., Ltd. was renamed and Zhuhai Toyo Ink Co., Ltd. (currently Zhuhai Toyo Color Materials Co., Ltd.) was established. Established Taiwan Toyo Saiko Co., Ltd. in Taiwan (Tainan City). |
Released "Flash Dry HYBRIDECO," a UV hybrid ink that has both UV curing and oxidative polymerization drying functions. Released "DYNACAL Ecosign", a non-PVC environmentally friendly marking films. |
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| 2002 (Heisei 14) | ||
| Established a resist inks factory for LCD color filter at the Moriyama Factory. | Started production of resist inks for LCD color filter at Taiwan Toyo Saiko Co., Ltd. Developed functional fine particles "LIOSPHERE" for liquid crystal display light scattering films. | |
| 2003 (Heisei 15) | ||
| Established Shanghai Toyo Ink Manufacturing Co., Ltd. in China (Shanghai). Established Toyo-Morton Korea Co., Ltd. in South Korea (Seoul). Compliance Office opened. Established Toyo Ink Vietnam in Vietnam (Bien Hoa). Established the business concept "Value You Can See" (providing new value through business). |
Released environmentally friendly gravure ink "FINESTAR" and other products. Developed "Sasa extract" based on Kumazasa extract. |
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| 2004 (Heisei 16) | ||
| Established Toyo Ink Enterprise Management (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. in China (Shanghai). Established Zhuhai Toyo Plastics Co., Ltd. (currently Zhuhai Toyo Color Materials Co., Ltd.) in China (Zhuhai City, Guangdong Province). All functions of the Aoto Factory were transferred to the Saitama Factory, etc., and production operations were terminated. Introduced Operating Officers system. Toyo Inari Shrine was relocated to the grounds of the Saitama Factory. Disbanded I&I Co., Ltd. Some operations were transferred to Fukuju Sangyo Co., Ltd. (currently TOYO FPP CO., LTD.). |
Launched Sasa Mask, an antibacterial and antiviral mask that uses Sasa extract. Established automatic color correction technology for color universal design in collaboration with Toyohashi University of Technology. Promoting our unique universal design concept "UDing". Announced conductive silver paste ink "REXALPHA". Developed dye-sensitized solar cells. Released wide color rendering process offset sheet-fed ink "TK HyｰUnity SOY KALEIDO" (KALEIDO series). |
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| 2005 (Heisei 17) | ||
| Group CSR promotion system started. Established CSR charter and action guidelines. Established Zhuhai Sumika Composite Plastics Co., Ltd. as a joint venture with Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. Formed business alliance with Hewlett-Packard Company of Japan regarding on-demand printing machines. |
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| 2006 (Heisei 18) | ||
| Established Toyo Ink Compounds Vietnam in Vietnam (Hanoi). Established TOYO INK Korea Co., Ltd. in South Korea (Seoul). Established Toyonex Co., Ltd. (currently Toyochem Co., Ltd.), taking over the functions of the former Toyo TOYOCHEM CO., LTD. (dissolved in 2008). Toyo Europe Network was renamed Toyo Ink Europe Holding. Established Toyo Ink Europe (Paris) (currently Toyo Ink Europe Specialty Chemicals) in France (Paris). |
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| 2007 (Heisei 19) | ||
| 100th anniversary of establishment. Established "TOYO INK Vocational School" as a human resource development institution for group employees. Dissolved the joint venture with Baker Hughes (formerly Petrolite) and made Toyo Petrolite Co., Ltd. (currently TOYOCHEM CO., LTD.) a wholly owned subsidiary. Established Toyo Ink India in India (Delhi). Established Technova Toyo Ink as a joint venture in India (Delhi). Introduced defined contribution pension system. Established Sumika Polymer Compounds Europe as a joint venture with Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. and Itochu Corporation. Francolor Pigments was renamed and Toyo Ink Europe Specialty Chemicals was established. |
Announced "Elbima", a laser marking system for food packaging. Developed electromagnetic shielding film "TSS" for flexible printed circuit boards. |
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| 2008 (Heisei 20) | ||
| Long-term plan "SCC2017" started. Toyo Petrolite Co., Ltd. was renamed and Toyo Adre Co., Ltd. (currently TOYOCHEM CO., LTD.) was launched. Established Toyo Ink Europe Plastic Colorants (currently Toyo Ink Europe Specialty Chemicals) in France (Villa Saint-Paul). Introduced countermeasures against large-scale acquisitions (takeover defense measures). TOYO INK Joto Sales Co., Ltd. merged with TOYO INK Tokyo Sales Co., Ltd. and changed its name to TOYO INK Graphics Co., Ltd. (currently TOYO INK CO., LTD.). Toyo Color America was renamed Toyo Ink Mfg. America (currently Toyo Ink America). |
Highly transparent marking films "Aquapur" announced. Announced LED light source UV curing offset ink "Flash Dry LED". Launched tea and beauty soap from Lionature, a product brand related to Kumazasa extract. Announced "EcoVALUE", a gravure solvent recovery and reuse system. Developed the ``Rice Ink'' series of offset inks using rice bran oil with CFP in mind. Developed "Palm Eco" offset sheet-fed ink using palm oil in Malaysia. |
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| 2009 (Heisei 21) | ||
| Toyo Prepress Co., Ltd. (currently TOYO FPP CO., LTD.) merged with Toyo Seihan Co., Ltd. | Developed a digital screen printing workflow using laser ablation. Launched sales of the UV-curable anti-fingerprint hard coating agent "Lioduras EFC200" series. | |
| 2010～ | 2010 (Heisei 22) | |
| Established Toyo Ink Brasil in Brazil (Sao Paulo). Acquired American Fluid Ink Technologies and established Toyo Ink Technologies. Toyo Prepress Co., Ltd. merged with Fukuju Sangyo Co., Ltd. and changed its name to TOYO FPP CO., LTD., Ltd. TOYO INK ENGINEERING CO., LTD. merged with Toyo Inspections Co., Ltd. The joint venture with Rohm and Haas (formerly Morton Norwich Products, now Dow Chemical) was dissolved and Toyo-Morton, Ltd. became a wholly owned subsidiary. Toyo Ink America merges with Toyo Ink Technologies. |
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| 2011 (Heisei 23) | ||
| Toyo Adre Co., Ltd. (currently TOYOCHEM CO., LTD.) merged with Toyonex Co., Ltd. Katsumi Kitagawa was appointed as the 13th president. Shifted to a holding company system. Changed the name to "TOYO INK SC Holdings Co., Ltd." and established and split TOYO INK CO., LTD. and TOYOCHEM CO., LTD. as core operating companies. Implemented CI reform. Established the tagline "Visible Science for Life". Aichi TOYO INK CO., LTD. changed its name to Toyoplax Co., Ltd. (currently TOYOCOLOR CO., LTD.). TOYO INK Korea Co., Ltd. merged with Toyo-Morton Korea Co., Ltd. Established Toyo SC Trading Co., Ltd. (dissolved in 2023). |
Released high-density newspaper process ink "VanteanEco". | |
| 2012 (Heisei 24) | ||
| ORIENTAL Color Co., Ltd. was established by merging the coloring and functional materials related businesses of Oriental Kasei Co., Ltd., Toyo Plax Co., TOYOCHEM CO., LTD. TOYOCOLOR CO., LTD. Established Jiangsu Oriental Asia pigments Co., Ltd. (currently Jiangsu Oriental Shen Lanhua pigments Co., Ltd.) as a joint venture in China (Changzhou City, Jiangsu Province). Toyo Ink America merged with Toyo Ink Mfg. America. |
TOYO KING NEX NV100 Rice, an offset sheet-fed ink using rice bran oil, received three awards: the 2011 Good Design Award Special Award, the 8th Eco Products Award Excellence Award, and the 21st Global Environment Award Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award. Announced "LIOACCUM", a slurry electrode material for secondary batteries. Started distributing smartphone apps "Tsubukara" (color communication app) and "UDing Tool" (color UD app) (distribution has ended). |
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| 2013 (Heisei 25) | ||
| Established Heubach Toyo Colour as a joint venture with Heubach Color in India (Gujarat). Acquired Arets International of Belgium. Renamed Toyo-Arets International. |
Developed multi-walled carbon nanotube materials and their dispersions. | |
| 2014 (Heisei 26) | ||
| Toyo Ink America begins sales of REXTA, a solvent-based flexo laminating ink for retort packaging materials | ||
| 2015 (Heisei 27) | ||
| Established sales company Toyo Ink Turkey (currently Toyo Printing Inks) in Turkey. | Added a new one-component type product group for industrial materials to the acrylic solvent pressure sensitive adhesives ORIBAIN and started sales. | |
| 2016 (Heisei 28) | ||
| 120th anniversary of founding. Acquired Turkish DYO Printing Inks. Renamed Toyo Printing Inks. Jiangsu Oriental Asia pigments Co., Ltd. was renamed Jiangsu Oriental pigments Co., Ltd. (currently Jiangsu Oriental Shen Lanhua pigments Co., Ltd.) and became a consolidated subsidiary. Established Toyo Ink Mexico in Mexico (Jalisco). Toyo Ink Europe Specialty Chemicals absorbed Toyo Ink Europe and Toyo Ink Europe Plastic Colorants. |
Acquired transdermal patches business from Sekisui Medical. Started cultivating the high-end fruit brand ``Amamigoe.'' |
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| 2017 (Heisei 29) | ||
| Zhuhai Oriental Aesthetics Chemical Co., Ltd. was renamed to Zhuhai Oriental Color Materials Co., Ltd. | Developed EB curing flexo ink for flexible packaging. | |
| 2018 (Heisei 30) | ||
| Long-term project "SIC-27" started. Established new tagline "For a Vibrant World". Established TOYO VISUAL SOLUTIONS CO., LTD. and absorbed and split display materials related business. |
Developed a new series of offset rotary inks, ``WEB DRY LeoX EZ''. | |
| 2019 (Heisei 31/Reiwa 1) | ||
| Introduction of shareholder benefit system. Established Toyo Ink North Africa SARL in Morocco (Casablanca). |
Started joint verification aimed at practical application of material recycling of plastic containers and packaging. Developed sensing system "Fichvita". |
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| 2020～ | 2020 (Reiwa 2) | |
| Established Toyo Ink Hungary KFT in Hungary (Pest County). Satoru Takashima was appointed as the 14th president. TOYOCHEM CO., LTD. merged with Toyo Adre Co., Ltd. Capital participation in "R Plus Japan Co., Ltd.", which engages in the recycling business of used plastics. Expressed support for the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). |
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| 2021 (Reiwa 3) | ||
| Introduced a corporate fellow system for technical researchers. The integrated report "Toyo Ink Group Integrated Report 2021" was released. |
The use of conductive carbon nanotubes (CNTs) dispersions LIOACCUM™ (LIOACCUM) for lithium-ion battery cathode materials is in full swing. | |
| 2022 (Reiwa 4) | ||
| Moved to the Tokyo Stock Exchange prime market. Transitioned to a company with Audit and Supervisory Committee. Dissolved capital alliance with Sakata Inx Co., Ltd. (business alliance continued). |
Started providing "Primarelink", a sharing platform for the printing industry. Started providing subscription service for color universal design tool "Lioatlas". |
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| 2023 (Reiwa 5) | ||
| TOYO INK CO., LTD. merged with TOYO INK Hokkaido Co., Ltd., TOYO INK Tohoku Co., Ltd., TOYO INK Chushikoku Co., Ltd., TOYO INK Kyushu Co., Ltd., TOYO INK Graphics Co., Ltd., and TOYO INK Graphics West Japan Co., Ltd. Established LioChem e-Materials LLC in the United States (Kentucky). TOYO B-Net CO., LTD. merged with Toyo SC Trading Co., Ltd. |
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| 2024 (Reiwa 6) | ||
| TOYO INK SC Holdings Co., Ltd. was renamed and artience Co., Ltd. was launched. Implemented CI reform. We changed our philosophy and established Brand Promise: Create value that resonates with the senses, build a future where all people can live enriched lives'' Our Principles (behavior guidelines) were established. Management plan "artience 2027/2030" started. |
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