| 1908-03 |
Nippon Celluloid Artificial Silk Co., Ltd.(currently Aboshi Plant) is established. |
| 1908-07 |
Sakai Celluloid Co., Ltd.(later Sakai Plant) is established. |
| 1916 |
Osaka Sen'i Kogyo Co.,LTD.(currently Kanzaki Plant) is established. |
| 1919-09 |
The merger of eight celluloid companies leads to the establishment of Dainippon Celluloid Co., Ltd. Although the celluloid industry boomed during World War I, the postwar depression left the industry battered from excessive competition arising from plummeting global demand for celluloid. With the realization that the Japanese celluloid industry could grow only through collaboration, eight celluloid companies decided to merge. The industry's reorganization thus led to the birth of our pioneering company (with 48% of the capital being provided by Sakai Celluloid, 21% by Japan Celluloid Artificial, 16% by Osaka Sen'i Kogyo, 7% by Tokyo Celluloid, and 8% by four other companies: Mikuni Celluloid, Notoya Celluloid, Toyo Celluloid, and Togawa Celluloid). |
| 1927-07 |
Mikuni Celluloid Co., Ltd. (in 1973, renamed into Mikuni Plastics Co., Ltd.) is established and begins celluloid processing operations. |
| 1929-09 |
Acetate plastic called "Acetyloid" is developed. Although celluloid was an easy-to-process plastic with excellent physical properties, the flammability of this nitrified cotton product presented a hazard. In order to overcome this disadvantage with a noncombustible formula, the Company developed an acetate plastic made from acetate cotton. |
| 1934-01 |
The Company's photographic film operations are spun off to form Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. (currently FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation) From its very founding, the Company planned to enter the photographic film business as a new venture intended to complement the existing celluloid business. In 1928, the Company established a photographic film testing plant (film lab) in its Tokyo Plant. There, research was conducted on film, photosensitive agents, and coating technologies. A plant was constructed in Ashigara, Kanagawa Prefecture, after this was determined to be the ideal location for film production. In order to ensure that photographic film would eventually become a major product, Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. (currently, FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation) was established in 1934 as a comprehensive photography industry company. This company was established with the goal of dominating this business in the conviction that adopting manufacturing and sales initiatives different from those of the celluloid industry was essential. |
| 1935-09 |
The Arai Plant is established in Niigata Prefecture to begin production of acetylene-base organic chemicals. In 1933, we decided to enter the cellulose acetate business. We adopted the major policy of becoming self-sufficient in production of the raw materials of acetic acid and other products through integrated production from carbide and to develop related chemicals. This represents the origins of our current organic chemicals business. We determined that the Arai district of Niigata Prefecture provided a combination of cheap and abundant electricity, a reliable and plentiful supply of industrial water, and an adequate supply of high-quality limestone ore in nearby mountains. In 1935, we constructed our Arai Plant and began manufacturing carbide, acetylene, aldehyde, acetic acid, acetic anhydride, cellulose acetate, ethyl acetate, and acetone. Regarding acetic anhydride, a critical material for production of cellulose acetate, we adopted the ketene method, which results in high-purity products. This led to our current position as the trailblazer in the production of ketene derivatives and other fine chemicals. |
| 1953-07 |
The Aboshi Plant begins to manufacture tri-acetyl cellulose (TAC) for photographic film and begins supplying Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. |
| 1954-01 |
The Kawachi Sub-Plant in the Aboshi Kako Plant (currently the Harima Plant) opens and begins production of smokeless gunpowder. |
| 1956-09 |
Dainippon Plastics Co.,Ltd. is established and begins plastics processing operations. |
| 1958-08 |
The Sakai Plant begins production of acetate tow for cigarette filters. |
| 1959-03 |
Nagoya Office (presently Nagoya Sales Office) is established. |
| 1961-01 |
Dainippon Kasei Co., Ltd. (currently the Ohtake Plant) is established. |
| 1961-02 |
AS樹脂「セビアン-N」の製造を開始 |
| 1961-06 |
The Research Center is established in Iruma-gun, Saitama Prefecture. |
| 1964-05 |
Polyplastics Corporation is established as a joint venture with Celanese Corporation and production of DURACON® polyacetal resin begins. |
| 1966-02 |
The Company is renamed Daicel Co., Ltd. |
| 1968-03 |
The Arai Plant halts production of carbide, acetylene, and aldehyde, switching to petrochemical materials from the raw materials for organic chemicals. |
| 1968-06 |
Dainippon Kasei Co., Ltd. is acquired, and its Ohtake Plant becomes Daicel's Ohtake Plant. |
| 1968-08 |
ABS樹脂「セビアン-V」の製造を開始 |
| 1969-03 |
The Tokyo Plant is closed. |
| 1970-07 |
Daicel-Hüls Ltd. (currently Polyplastics-Evonik Corporation) is established as a joint venture and begins marketing Polyamide-12 resin. |
| 1977-07 |
Kyodo Sakusan Co., Ltd. is established as a joint venture. |
| 1979-10 |
The Company is renamed Daicel Chemical Industries, Ltd. |
| 1980-04 |
Production of acetic acid with the methanol carbonylation process begins.
- Acetic acid production is the cornerstone of our cellulose and organic chemicals businesses. Commercialization of acetic acid made with the methanol carbonylation process in response to the introduction of C1 chemistry became a national project following the oil crisis. It also helped to solve the critical issues of strengthened cost competitiveness and stability of supply; moreover, it represented an initiative with the promise of reversing the company's fortunes. At that time, we had introduced the production technology from the Monsanto Company (U.S.A.) utilizing the methanol carbonylation process, a state-of-the-art manufacturing method that resulted in the development of the industry's leading acetic acid plant within a relatively brief 22 months. At the time of its completion, the plant had an annual production capacity of 150,000 tons. Production capacity was gradually increased, however, to the point where the plant's capacity now exceeds 400,000 tons per year, thus creating the foundation underpinning Daicel's various products and businesses. |
| 1980-11 |
The Central Research Center is established in Hyogo Prefecture. |
| 1982-04 |
Optical isomer resolution business is launched.
- Artificially synthesized chemicals have two molecules, D bodies and L bodies, which are related to optical isomers. These two molecules have the same chemical properties but, as pharmaceuticals, they have different physiological effects, so some may trigger undesirable side effects. After the impact of the troubling Thalidomide scandal over a 10-year span beginning in 1963, interest in resolution technology increased. At that time, Assistant Professor Yoshio Okamoto of the School of Engineering Science, Osaka University (currently a distinguished professor at Nagoya University) discovered that optically active polymethacrylate triphenylmethyl and the filler that carries it on silica gel have an excellent optical isomer resolution function. Daicel took advantage of this invention and succeeded in commercializing the development of chiral columns with an optical isomer resolution function. Today, this product is used by researchers the world over as an essential part of research and development, manufacturing, and quality assurance of chiral pharmaceuticals. |
| 1982-04 |
人工的に合成された化学物質には、光学異性体の関係にあるD体とL体という2つの分子が存在します。その2つの分子は化学的性質は等しいものの、医薬品としての生理作用は異なるため、一方は副作用を示す場合があります。1963年から10年にわたり争われた「サリドマイド事件」以降にその分離技術への関心が高まり、当時の大阪大学基礎工学部の岡本佳男助手（現 名古屋大学特別教授）らが、光学活性ポリメタクリル酸トリフェニルメチルおよびこれをシリカゲルに担持した充填剤が優れた光学異性体分離機能を持つことを見出しました。当社はその発明を譲り受け、光学異性体分離機能を持つキラルカラムの開発を進め、事業化に成功しました。いまでは、キラル医薬品等の研究開発、製造や品質保証に不可欠なものとして、世界中の研究者の方々に活用されております。 |
| 1982-08 |
An explosion occurs at the Sakai Plant. |
| 1982-08 |
堺工場で爆発事故が発生 |
| 1984-04 |
Daicel (U.S.A.), Inc. is established in the USA. |
| 1984-04 |
米国にDaicel(U.S.A.),Inc.を設立 |
| 1984-11 |
ドイツにDaicel (Europa) GmbHを設立 |
| 1988-05 |
Daicel-UCB Company, Ltd. (currently Daicel-Allnex Ltd.) is established as a joint venture for the production and sales of ultraviolet and electron-beam curable resins. |
| 1988-05 |
ダイセル・ユーシービー株式会社（現 ダイセル・オルネクス株式会社）を合弁で設立 |
| 1988-10 |
Daicel Safety Systems Inc. is established as a manufacturing subsidiary for automobile airbag inflators. |
| 1988-10 |
自動車エアバッグ用インフレータ製造子会社のダイセル・セイフティ・システムズ株式会社を設立 |
| 1989-05 |
Daicel Chemical (Asia) Pte.Ltd. is established in Singapore. |
| 1989-05 |
シンガポールにDaicel Chemical (Asia) Pte.Ltd.を設立 |
| 1990 |
液晶光学フィルム用酢酸セルロース（TAC）の製造を開始 |
| 1990 |
光学異性体分離事業の米国拠点Chiral Technologies Inc.を設立 |
| 1990-11 |
A facility for manufacturing acetate tow for cigarette filters is established in the Aboshi Plant, thus creating the twin hub system at Sakai and Aboshi. |
| 1990-11 |
The Aboshi Plant begins manufacturing Tri-Acetyl Cellulose (TAC) for LCD optical films. |
| 1990-11 |
Chiral Technologies, Inc. is established in the U.S.A. as a hub of optical resolution operations. |
| 1990-11 |
網干工場にたばこフィルター用アセテート・トウ製造設備を設置し、堺工場との2拠点体制を構築 |
| 1991-10 |
Dainichi Chemical Corp. is established for the production and sales of oligomers and other products. |
| 1991-10 |
大日ケミカル株式会社を合弁で設立 |
| 1992 |
However, the required investment was significant, and it was eventually decided that the business would close in 1992 due to the effects of the oil shock and other changes in the economic environment. |
| 1992-07 |
Xi'an Huida Chemical Industries Co., Ltd. is established as a joint venture in China to manufacture and sell acetate tow for cigarette filters. |
| 1992-07 |
中国にたばこフィルター用アセテート・トウ製造販売会社Xi'an Huida Chemical Industries Co., Ltd.を合弁で設立 |
| 1992-11 |
Daicel (Hong Kong) Ltd. is established in Hong Kong. |
| 1992-11 |
香港にDaicel(Hong Kong)Ltd.を設立 |
| 1993-06 |
The Hirohata Plant is established in the Himeji Production Sector in Hyogo prefecture. |
| 1993-06 |
兵庫県に姫路製造所広畑工場を新設 |
| 1993-12 |
A joint venture is established with Shanghai Da-shen Cellulose Plastics Co., Ltd., a manufacturing and sales company of celluloid and acetate plastics. |
| 1993-12 |
セルロイドおよびアセテート・プラスチックの製造販売会社 上海大申繊維素塑料有限公司を合弁で設立
セルロイドは、消費者嗜好の多様化を背景に商品開発を進め、メガネフレーム、卓球用ボールなど様々な用途に使用され、その国内生産量は最大で年間1万トンを超える規模まで拡大しました。戦後、合成高分子系プラスチックスの需要は拡大する一方、セルロイドの生産は労働集約型であったためコストダウンには限界があり、その生産量は1980年代終わりには年間200トン程度まで縮小しました。その後、当社の祖業でかつ伝統ある事業を継続するために、様々な施策を重ねてきましたが、国内生産での事業存続は困難となり、中国での生産を決断しました。合弁会社設立後、徐々に生産を移管し、1996年4月をもって国内での生産を終了しました。 |
| 1994-05 |
Daicen Membrane-Systems Ltd. is established as a joint venture to manufacture and sell membrane modules for water treatment. |
| 1994-05 |
水処理用分離膜モジュール製造販売会社のダイセン・メンブレン・システムズ株式会社を合弁で設立 |
| 1994-10 |
Chiral Technologies-Europe SARL (currently Chiral Technologies Europe S.A.S.) is established in France as a European hub for the optical resolution business. |
| 1994-10 |
フランスに光学異性体分離事業の欧州拠点Chiral Technologies-Europe SARL（現 Chiral Technologies Europe S.A.S.）を設立 |
| 1994-11 |
Shanghai Daicel Polymers, Ltd. a resin compound manufacturing company, is established in Shanghai, China. |
| 1994-11 |
上海に樹脂コンパウンド事業拠点Shanghai Daicel Polymers,Ltd.（上海大賽璐塑料工業有限公司）を設立 |
| 1998-04 |
The H.R. Training Center is established in Ako-gun, Hyogo prefecture. |
| 1998-04 |
兵庫県に西播磨研修センターを開設 |
| 1999-04 |
Toyo Styrene Co., Ltd. is established as a joint venture. |
| 1999-04 |
東洋スチレン株式会社を合弁で設立 |
| 2000-03 |
The Integrated Production Center (IPC) is established in the Aboshi Plant of the Himeji Production Sector and begins integrated operation. |
| 2000-03 |
姫路製造所網干工場に統合生産センターが完成し、統合運転を開始 |
| 2000-12 |
Daicel Safety Systems America, LLC, a joint venture, is established as the U.S. hub for automobile airbag inflators. |
| 2000-12 |
米国に自動車エアバッグ用インフレータの製造販売拠点Daicel Safety Systems America,LLCを合弁で設立 |
| 2001-01 |
樹脂コンパウンド事業を分社化し、ダイセルポリマー株式会社（現 ダイセルミライズ株式会社）を設立 |
| 2001-01 |
樹脂製品事業を分社化し、ダイセルパックシステムズ株式会社を設立 |
| 2001-10 |
ダイセル化成品株式会社と株式会社ダイセルクラフトを合併し、ダイセルファインケム株式会社（現 ダイセルミライズ株式会社）を設立 |
| 2001-10 |
長野ノバフォーム株式会社と西日本ノバフォーム株式会社を合併し、ダイセルノバフォーム株式会社を設立 |
| 2002 |
タイに自動車エアバッグ用インフレータの製造販売拠点Daicel Safety Systems (Thailand) Co.,Ltd.を設立 |
| 2002-09 |
Daicel acquires a company involved in the manufacture and sales of sorbic acid and other products to establish and begin operations at Daicel Nanning Food Ingredients Co., Ltd. in China. |
| 2002-09 |
Daicel Safety Systems (Thailand) Co., Ltd. is established in Thailand as a production and sales hub for automobile airbag inflators. |
| 2002-09 |
中国のソルビン酸等製造販売会社のDaicel Nanning Food Ingredients Co.,Ltd.を買収 |
| 2004-03 |
Daicel Safety Systems Europe Sp.z o.o. is established in Poland as the European hub of automobile airbag inflator production. |
| 2004-03 |
ポーランドに自動車エアバッグ用インフレータの製造販売拠点Daicel Safety Systems Europe Sp. z o.o.を設立 |
| 2004-04 |
The package filming business is spun off and Daicel Value Coating Ltd. is established and begins operations. |
| 2004-04 |
包装フィルム事業を分社化し、ダイセルバリューコーティング株式会社を設立 |
| 2004-07 |
Daicel Chemical (China) Investment Co.,Ltd. is established in Shanghai, China. |
| 2004-07 |
中国に事業統括会社Daicel Chemical (China) Investment Co.,Ltdを設立 |
| 2004-12 |
Daicel Safety Systems (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd. is established in China as a production and sales hub for automobile airbag inflators. |
| 2004-12 |
中国に自動車エアバッグ用インフレータの製造販売拠点Daicel Safety Systems (Jiangsu) Co.,Ltd.（大賽璐安全系統（江蘇）有限公司）を設立 |
| 2005-03 |
Ningbo Da-An Chemical Industries Co., Ltd. is established as a joint venture in China to manufacture and sell cellulose acetate and acetic anhydrate. |
| 2005-03 |
中国に酢酸セルロースおよび無水酢酸の製造販売会社Ningbo Da-An Chemical Industries Co.,Ltd.（寧波大安化学工業有限公司）を設立 |
| 2007-08 |
Daicel Chiral Technologies (China) Co., Ltd. is established in Shanghai, China. |
| 2007-08 |
中国に光学異性体分離事業拠点Daicel Chiral Technologies (China) Co.,Ltd.（大賽璐薬物手性技術（上海）有限公司）を設立 |
| 2007-10 |
The Ohtake Plant is established as an acetate tow manufacturing facility. |
| 2007-10 |
大竹工場のたばこフィルター用アセテート・トウ製造設備が完成 |
| 2007-12 |
Daicel(Hong Kong)Ltd. is closed and its business is transferred to Daicel Chemical (China) Investment Co., Ltd. |
| 2007-12 |
Daicel(Hong Kong)Ltd. を廃止し、中国の事業統括会社Daicel Chemical (China) Investment Co.,Ltd.に統合 |
| 2008 |
大日本プラスチックス株式会社をタキロン株式会社に譲渡 |
| 2008-03 |
In Japan, part of the premises of the Sakai Plant was expropriated for construction of the Yamatogawa Line of the Hanshin Expressway. The Sakai Plant is closed. |
| 2008-03 |
Dainippon Plastics Co., Ltd. is transferred to Takiron Co., Ltd.(currently C.I. TAKIRON Corporation). |
| 2008-03 |
大阪府道高速大和川線計画施行による一部敷地収用に伴い、大阪製造所堺工場を廃止 |
| 2008-04 |
Daicel Chiral Technologies (India) Pvt. Ltd. is established in Hyderabad, India. |
| 2008-05 |
The Ohtake Plant is established as a tri-acetyl cellulose (TAC) manufacturing facility. |
| 2008-10 |
Mikuni Plastics Co., Ltd. transfers its entire business to Aron Kasei Co., Ltd. |
| 2009-07 |
Construction of the ethyl acetate manufacturing facility using esterification process is completed. |
| 2009-07 |
エタノール法酢酸エチルの製造を開始 |
| 2011-10 |
The Company is renamed Daicel Corporation. |
| 2011-10 |
Our Company went through several name changes - from Dainippon Celluloid Company Limited at the time of its founding to Daicel Co., Ltd. in 1966 and Daicel Chemical Industries, Ltd. in 1979. We have since expanded the scope of its business by building on our core technologies of cellulosic chemicals, organic chemicals, polymer chemistry, and pyrotechnics. In recent years, the assembly segment as represented by automobile airbag inflators has grown into another core business. To demonstrate our goal of developing beyond the chemical industry with original technologies and expertise built on chemistry, both inside and outside the company, we decided to rename the Company with its current name, Daicel Corporation. |
| 2011-10 |
社名を株式会社ダイセルに変更 |
| 2011-12 |
Daicel Safety Systems Korea, Inc. is established in Korea. |
| 2011-12 |
韓国に自動車エアバッグ用インフレータの製造販売拠点Daicel Safety Systems Korea, Inc.を設立 |
| 2012-04 |
Daicel Novafoam, Ltd., and Tohoku Polymer Ltd. as a Mitsui Chemical's subsidiary are merged to establish DM Novafoam, Ltd. |
| 2012-04 |
Daicel Polymer (Thailand) Co., Ltd. is established in Thailand. |
| 2012-04 |
ダイセルノバフォーム株式会社と三井化学子会社の東北ポリマー株式会社を合併し、DMノバフォーム株式会社を設立 |
| 2012-04 |
タイにDaicel Polymer（Thailand）Co.,Ltd.を設立 |
| 2013-05 |
Daicel establish a joint venture by acquiring 35% of the outstanding shares of Toyama Filter Tow Co., Ltd., an acetate tow manufacturing subsidiary of Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd. |
| 2013-05 |
三菱レイヨン株式会社のアセテート・トウ製造子会社の富山フィルター株式会社の発行済み株式35%を取得し、合弁会社化 |
| 2015-03 |
ユニチカ株式会社から生活健康事業を譲受 |
| 2015-04 |
自動車エアバッグ用インフレータ事業の米州第2拠点 Daicel Safety Systems America Arizona, Inc.を設立 |
| 2015-05 |
Daicel(U.S.A.),Inc.を持株・統括会社に発展拡大させ、Daicel America Holdings, Inc.を設立 |
| 2015-05 |
北米のインフレータ事業を統括するDaicel Safety Systems America Holdings, Inc.を設立 |
| 2015-05 |
米国に米州における有機化学品の販売およびマーケティング会社Daicel ChemTech, Inc.を設立 |
| 2017-04 |
「総合研究所」と「姫路技術本社」を再配置し、「イノベーション・パーク」として集約 |
| 2018-08 |
ドイツの医薬品開発製造受託企業（CDMO）のLomapharm社（LOMA Holding GmbH, Lomapharm Rudolf Lohmann GmbH KG, Lomapharm Verwaltungs GmbHの3社）を買収 |
| 2018-09 |
台湾に独自開発のウェハーレベルレンズを活用した光学製品の設計・開発・販売拠点Daicel Micro Optics Co. Ltd.を設立 |
| 2018-10 |
インドに自動車エアバッグ用インフレータの販売拠点Daicel Safety Systems India Pvt. Ltd.を設立 |
| 2019-01 |
Chiral Technologies, Inc.が米国ゲノミクス企業Biodiscovery LLC（通称Arbor Biosciences）を買収 |
| 2019-04 |
北米インフレータ事業子会社6社を統合し、Daicel Safty Systems Americas,Inc.を設立 |
| 2020-01 |
パイクリスタル株式会社を子会社化 |
| 2020-07 |
ダイセルファインケム株式会社、ダイセルポリマー株式会社、ダイセルバリューコーティング株式会社（営業部門）の3社を統合し、ダイセルミライズ株式会社を設立 |
| 2020-10 |
ポリプラスチックス株式会社の株式追加取得を完了し、同社を完全子会社化 |
| 2022-04 |
ダイセル・エボニック株式会社の当社株式持分をポリプラスチックス株式会社に移転。これに伴い、ダイセル・エボニック株式会社は、ポリプラ・エボニック株式会社に社名変更 |
| 2022-06 |
グンゼ株式会社から電子部品事業部フィルム部門を譲受し、ダイセルビヨンド株式会社設立 |
| 2023-04 |
Lomapharm GmbH is transferred to Bionorica SE. |
| 2023-04 |
Lomapharm GmbH社をBionorica SE社に譲渡 |
| 2023-10 |
Daicel Medical Ltd. is established. |
| 2023-10 |
株式会社ダイセルメディカルを設立 |
| 2024-03 |
Daicel Pyrotechnics Ltd. is transferred to Sightron Japan Inc. |
| 2024-03 |
ダイセルパイロテクニクス株式会社を株式会社サイトロンジャパンに譲渡 |
| 2024-07 |
Novacel Co., Ltd. is established as a joint venture. |
| 2024-07 |
ノバセル株式会社を合弁で設立 |
| 2025-03 |
DM Novafoam Ltd. is transferred to JigyoSyokeiKikou Co., Ltd. |
| 2025-03 |
DMノバフォーム株式会社を株式会社事業承継機構に譲渡 |
| 2026-03 |
The Company transfers shares of Toyo Styrene Co., Ltd. to Denka Company Limited. |
| 2026-03 |
Daicel Pack Systems Ltd. is transferred to KOYO SANGYO CO., LTD. |
| 2026-03 |
東洋スチレン株式会社の当社持分株式をデンカ株式会社に譲渡 |
| 2026-03 |
ダイセルパックシステムズ株式会社を光洋産業株式会社に譲渡 |
| 2026-04 |
The Company succeeds to the Engineering Plastics business of Polyplastics Co., Ltd., which starts business operations as the High Performance Polymers SBU. |
| 2026-04 |
ポリプラスチックス株式会社のエンジニアリングプラスチック事業を承継し、ハイパフォーマンスポリマーズSBUとして事業運営を開始 |
