Founded Japan Carbide Industries Co., Ltd. in 1935
Established the head office at 751 Doshibun, Shimoshinokawa-gun, Toyama Prefecture in 1935
Established Japan Carbide Industry Co., Ltd.
Head office established at 751 Shinmoto, Shimogawa-gun, Toyama Prefecture.
Established Nippon Carbide Industries Co., Ltd. with capital of 837,500 yen
Head office located at 751 Honshin, Dōge, Shimokawa, Shimokawa District, Toyama Prefecture
Merged with Domestic Fertilizer Co., Ltd.
Start of operations.
Merged with Japan Fertilizer Co., Ltd.
Start of operation at Uozu Factory (Uozu City, Toyama Prefecture).
Started manufacturing and sales of carbide and calcium cyanamide.
Organic synthesis technology.
Factory operation commenced (currently Uozu Factory)
Relocated head office to 2-1 Marunouchi, Kojimachi-ku, Tokyo
Relocated head office to 2-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo.
Established Osaka branch (currently Osaka Sales Office).
Established Osaka Office (renamed Osaka Sales Office in April 2020)
Established Sanwa Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. (renamed Sanwa Chemical in 1967, now a consolidated subsidiary)
Listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange
Construction of Hayatsuki Factory
Listed on the Osaka Securities Exchange
Established Binifram Industry Co., Ltd. (now a consolidated subsidiary)
Started manufacturing and sales of functional resins.
Relocated head office to 3-3-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo.
Established Corporation.
Started engineering business.
Diamond Engineering Co., Ltd.
Relocated head office to 3-3-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Changed company name to Sanwa Chemical Co., Ltd.
Established Diamond Engineering Co., Ltd. (now a consolidated subsidiary)
Participated in capital of Hokuriku Ceramic Co., Ltd. (now a consolidated subsidiary)
Established ELECTRO CERAMICS (THAILAND) CO., LTD. in Thailand.
Established THAI DECAL CO., LTD. in Thailand
Established ELECTRO-CERAMICS (THAILAND) CO., LTD. in Thailand (now a consolidated subsidiary)
Participated in capital of Kanto Oka Co., Ltd. (renamed NCI Electronic Co., Ltd. in April 1997, absorbed and merged in December 2018)
Established Nikkapolymer Co., Ltd. (dissolved in June 2013)
Established NIPPON CARBIDE INDUSTRIES (USA) INC. in the United States (now a consolidated subsidiary)
Established NIPPON CARBIDE INDUSTRIES FRANCE S.A.S in France (now a consolidated subsidiary)
Established NIPPON CARBIDE INDUSTRIES ESPANA S.A.S in Spain (now a consolidated subsidiary)
Established NIPPON CARBIDE INDUSTRIES (NETHERLANDS) B.V. in the Netherlands.
Established NIPPON CARBIDE INDUSTRIES (NETHERLANDS) B.V. in the Netherlands (now a consolidated subsidiary)
Established PT ALVINY INDONESIA in Indonesia.
Established Enxi Ai (Hangzhou) Chemical Co., Ltd. in China.
Established PT ALVINY INDONESIA in Indonesia
Established Enxi Ai (Hangzhou) Chemical Co., Ltd. in China (renamed Enxi Ai (Hangzhou) Film Co., Ltd. in November 2015, now a consolidated subsidiary)
Established NCI (VIETNAM) CO., LTD. in Vietnam
Established NCI (VIETNAM) CO., LTD. in Vietnam (now a consolidated subsidiary)
Established NIPPON CARBIDE INDUSTRIES (South Carolina) INC. in the United States (now a consolidated subsidiary)
Established NIPPON CARBIDE INDUSTRIES (South Carolina) INC. in the United States
Relocated headquarters to 2-11-9 Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Relocated headquarters to 2-11-19 Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Established NIPPON CARBIDE INDIA PVT.LTD. in India (now a consolidated subsidiary)
Established NIPPON CARBIDE INDUSTRIA DO BRASIL LTDA. in Brazil
Set up Kyoto manufacturing plant
Established NIPPON CARBIDE INDUSTRIA DO BRASIL LTDA. in Brazil (now a consolidated subsidiary)
Established Kyoto Manufacturing Plant
Renamed Enxi Ai (Hangzhou) Film Co., Ltd. in 2015
Relocated headquarters to 2-16-2 Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Relocated headquarters to 2-16-2 Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Consolidated research bases in four locations into the Research and Development Center in Namerikawa City, Toyama Prefecture
Completion of research and development center (Namerikawa City, Toyama Prefecture)
Renamed NIPPON CARBIDE INDUSTRIES (THAILAND) CO., LTD. in 2021
Transitioned to the Prime Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
Renamed PT NIPPON CARBIDE INDUSTRIES INDONESIA in 2023
Celebrating its 90th year of operation in 2026.
Celebrated its 90th anniversary of operation in 2026.
Japan Carlit Co., Ltd. published its Integrated Report 2026, which summarizes its value creation strategy, sustainability initiatives, and governance. The report is available to download in A3 landscape spread and A4 portrait formats.
Nippon Carbide Industries Co., Inc. has published its Integrated Report 2026, covering its value creation strategy, sustainability, and governance. The report is available in both an A3 spread format and an A4 single-page format.
Nippon Carbide Industries Co., Inc. will be closed for summer holidays on Friday, August 14, 2026. The company thanks customers for their continued support.