Moriroku Philippines Inc.

In 1663 (Kanzan 3), the Moriroku Group, which began in Awa (Tokushima), celebrated its 360th anniversary in 2023.

In 1663, the first Morinaga Heibei started trading indigo and dried sardines under the shop name "Shimaya."

1878 (Meiji 11): Exhibited Awa Indigo at the Paris World Exposition.

1882 (Meiji 15): Started wholesale sales of domestic and foreign fertilizers.

1899 (Meiji 32): Established a branch in Kobe.

1909 (Meiji 42): Opened a branch in Osaka; began importing and selling dyes, industrial products, and soda.

1916 (Taisho 5): Reorganized the main store Moriroku Shoten into a corporation (capital: 1 million yen; headquarters: Tokushima; branches: Tokyo, Osaka, Kobe).

1927 (Showa 2): Moved headquarters to Osaka (established Shikoku branch).

1939 (Showa 14): Started handling food preservatives; evolved into the modern chemical business.

1940 (Showa 15): Opened a branch in Nagoya.

1949 (Showa 24): Started handling vinyl chloride; entered the resin business.

1958 (Showa 33): Started handling low‑pressure polyethylene; developed product applications; entered the production business.

1962 (Showa 37): Moved headquarters to Nihonbashi Muromachi, Chuo‑ku, Tokyo (established Osaka branch).

1963 (Showa 38): Changed company name to Moriroku Shoji Co., Ltd.

1965 (Showa 40): Established a new factory in Suzuka City, Mie Prefecture.

1968 (Showa 43): Moved headquarters to Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda‑ku (Kasumigaseki Building).

1979 (Showa 54): Established a new technology service center.

1980 (Showa 55): New factory established in Oizumi Town, Oyama District, Gunma Prefecture (Kanto Factory)

1982 (Showa 57): Company name changed to Moriroku Co., Ltd.

1983 (Showa 58): New technology research institute and prototype factory established in Kawagoe City, Saitama Prefecture; Hong Kong branch office opened

1986 (Showa 61): Joint venture with Honda Technical Industries to establish local subsidiary GREENVILLE TECHNOLOGY, INC. in Ohio, USA

1990 (Heisei 2): New factory established in Aikawa Town, Oyama District, Gunma Prefecture (Aikawa Factory); Hong Kong local subsidiary MORIROKU COMPANY (HK) LTD. established

Establishment of Moriroku (Hong Kong) Limited

1994 (Heisei 6): Local subsidiary MORIROKU PHILIPPINES, INC. established in Laguna, Philippines; Shanghai (China) branch office opened

1996 (Heisei 8): Bangkok branch office opened; Local subsidiary LISTOWEL TECHNOLOGY, INC. established in Ontario, Canada; Local subsidiary MORIROKU UT INDIA PVT., LTD. established in New Delhi, India; Local subsidiary MORIROKU (SINGAPORE) PTE., LTD. established in Singapore

1997 (Heisei 9): Local subsidiary MORIROKU (THAILAND) CO., LTD. established in Bangkok, Thailand; Israel branch office opened

2000 (Heisei 12): Local subsidiary RAINSVILLE TECHNOLOGY, INC. established in Alabama, USA

2001 (Heisei 13) : Guangzhou Senliu Plastic Parts Co., Ltd. established : Suzhou Senliu Technology Plastic Industry Co., Ltd. established

2002 (Heisei 14) : Senliu (Shanghai) Trading Co., Ltd. established

2003 (Heisei 15): Moriroku (Guangzhou) Trading Co., Ltd. established; Production Headquarters Development Center established in Mooka City, Tochigi Prefecture, consolidating production headquarters functions

2004 (Heisei 16): Headquarters moved to Minami-Aoyama, Minato Ward; Wuhan Moriroku Automobile Parts Co., Ltd. established

2006 (Heisei 18): Chemical Business Division and Resin Business Division merged into Chemical Business Division (organizational restructuring)

2007 (Heisei 19): Moriroku Precision Co., Ltd. established; Moriroku (Tianjin) Chemical Trading Co., Ltd. established; MORIROKU AUSTRIA GmbH established

MORIROKU AMERICA, INC. established; Suzuka plant moved to Ifunemachi, Suzuka City; Moriroku Co., Ltd. renamed to Moriroku Holdings Co., Ltd. and split into new companies Moriroku Chemicals Co., Ltd. and Moriroku Technology Co., Ltd., each inheriting chemical and production businesses; transition to holding company structure

Moriroku Agro Co., Ltd. established; MORIROKU TECHNOLOGY (THAILAND) CO., LTD. established

MORIROKU CHEMICALS KOREA CO., LTD. established

PT. MORIROKU TECHNOLOGY INDONESIA established; Moriroku Technology De Mexico S.A. De C.V. established

Kanto Factory, Aikawa Factory, and mold manufacturing factory (Kawagoe City, Saitama Prefecture) consolidated in Ota City, Gunma Prefecture; PT. Moriroku Chemicals Indonesia established

Listed on First Section of Tokyo Stock Exchange

MORIROKU CHEMICALS INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED established

Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market transition

THE REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE OF MORIROKU CHEMICALS CO., LTD. IN HO CHI MINH CITY Opening: Merger of Greenville Technology, Inc. and Rainsville Technology, Inc., establishment of Moriroku Technology North America Inc.

Name changed to Moriroku Corporation