Corporate Profile ＆ History

1938 (Showa 13)

Kikuro Kurokawa, the founder established Daido Shoji Co., Ltd. in Osaka city

1945 (Showa 20)

Temporarily disbanded due due to war

1947 (Showa 22)

Established Daido Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. in Osaka City

1949 (Showa 24)

Osaka plant completed (Nishiyodogawa-ku, Osaka City)

1955 (Showa 30)

Relocated Osaka plant (Nishiyodogawa-ku, Osaka City)

1957 (Showa 32)

Launched Tokyo and Nagoya branch

1958 (Showa 33)

Succeeded in the first domestic production of cold rolling oil “DAIROLL”

1959 (Showa 34)

Succeeded in the first domestic production of temper rolling fluid “DAISKIN”

1961 (Showa 36)

Relocated head office to Okawa-cho, Higashi-ku (currently Yodoyabashi)

1962 (Showa 37)

Launched Kyushu sales office in Fukuoka Prefecture

1963 (Showa 38)

Launched Research & Laboratories in Osaka plant

1966 (Showa 41)

Launched Chugoku sales office in Hiroshima Prefecture

1969 (Showa 44)

Completed construction of Nara plant

1970 (Showa 45)

Launched Kita-Kanto sales office in Tochigi Prefecture

1974 (Showa 49)

Launched Hamamatsu sales office in Shizuoka Prefecture

1975 (Showa 50)

Established Daido Quimica do Brasil Ltda. in Brazil

1976 (Showa 51)

Relocated head office to Osaka Ekimae 2 Bldg.

1976 (Showa 51)

Technical collaboration agreement with Dongho Bussan (currently DH Chemicals), Korea

1979 (Showa 54)

Established Nara Research & Laboratories

1980 (Showa 55)

Hajime Kurokawa became the second-generation president

1984 (Showa 59)

Established Nasu Chemical Co., Ltd. in Tochigi Prefecture as a manufacturing base in Kanto area

1987 (Showa 62)

Technical collaboration agreement with METAL LUBRICANTS
(currently FUCHS LUBRICANTS CO.), USA

1988 (Showa 63)

Launched Chu-Shikoku sales office in Kurashiki City

1989 (Heisei 1)

Technical collaboration agreement with Korea Houghton Corporation

1990 (Heisei 2)

Launched Tokyo Research & Laboratories

1994 (Heisei 6)

Nara Office 25th Anniversary

1994 (Heisei 6)

Technical collaboration agreement with SILKOLENE LUBRICANTS, UK (currently FUCHS LUBRICANTS (UK) PLC.)

1995 (Heisei 7)

Technical collaboration agreement with FUCHS LUBRICANTES, S.A.U., Spain

1996 (Heisei 8)

Installed additive synthesis equipment in Nara plant and started mass production of new compounds

2000 (Heisei 12)

Technical collaboration agreement with Jingjiang Hengfeng Chemical Co., Ltd. (currently Jiangsu Hengfeng New Materials Manufacturing Co., Ltd.), China

2002 (Heisei 14)

Obtained ISO9001 certification

2003 (Heisei 15)

Obtained ISO14001 certification

2003 (Heisei 15)

Technical collaboration agreement with Shanghai Tectyl Oil & Chemicals Co., Ltd., China

2004 (Heisei 16)

Started contract processing of electronic material surface treatment

2005 (Heisei 17)

Company trip (Beppu Onsen)

2007 (Heisei 19)

60th Anniversary

2011 (Heisei 23)

Company trip (Ibusuki Onsen)

2017 (Heisei 29)

70th Anniversary Ceremony

2018 (Heisei 30)

Nobuyuki Kurokawa was appointed as the third-generation president, and Hajime Kurokawa was appointed as chairman

2019 (Reiwa 1)

Terminated contract processing of electronic material surface treatment

2020 (Reiwa 2)

Changed company name to Daido Chemical Co., Ltd.

2021 (Reiwa 3)

Relocated Nagoya branch to Nagoya KS Building

2021 (Reiwa 3)

Relocated Tokyo branch to Kamakurabashi Building

2024 (Reiwa 6)

Daido Quimica do Brasil 50th Anniversary

2024 (Reiwa 6)

Nasu Chemical 40th Anniversary