| 1955 |
Established Japan Dry Chemical Co., Ltd. (Hamamatsucho, Minato-ku, Tokyo), mainly engaged in the manufacture and sale of powder fire extinguishers, powder fire extinguishing systems, and automatic fire alarm systems |
| 1955 |
Since our founding in 1955, we have expanded our business areas from fire extinguishers to fire extinguishing equipment, fire trucks, and automatic fire alarm systems to provide higher levels of safety and security to society. |
| 1955-04 |
Established Japan Dry Chemical Co., Ltd. (Hamamatsucho, Minato-ku, Tokyo), mainly engaged in the manufacture and sale of powder fire extinguishers, powder fire extinguishing systems, and automatic fire alarm systems |
| 1955-07 |
20-type Powder Fire Extinguisher Passed National Certification |
| 1956 |
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| 1956-05 |
Opened Osaka Sales Office (Current Osaka Branch) |
| 1957 |
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| 1957-03 |
Relocated Headquarters to Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo |
| 1957-03 |
Capital participation by Asahi Glass Co., Ltd., and dispatched officers |
| 1957-04 |
Established Hannō Factory in Hannō City, Saitama Prefecture |
| 1957-10 |
Joined the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) in the United States |
| 1958 |
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| 1958-09 |
Launched Air Bubble Fire Extinguishing System, and subsequently developed and launched various fire extinguishing systems |
| 1958-12 |
Established Nagoya Sales Office and Sapporo Branch Office (Current Nagoya Branch and Sapporo Branch) |
| 1959 |
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| 1959-02 |
Established Sendai Branch Office (Current Tohoku Branch) |
| 1962 |
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| 1962-02 |
Supplied Air Bubble Fire Extinguishing System and Powder Fire Extinguishers to Pertamina Oil in Indonesia (First Overseas Project) |
| 1962-12 |
Started manufacturing fire-extinguishing agents at Hannō Factory |
| 1963 |
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| 1963-10 |
Established Fukuoka Resident Office (Current Kyushu Branch) |
| 1965 |
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| 1965-04 |
Developed and launched ABC Powder Fire Extinguisher using First Ammonium Phosphate as main raw material |
| 1968 |
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| 1968-05 |
Delivered Sprinkler System to Mitsui Kasumigaseki Building, the first skyscraper |
| 1969 |
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| 1969-10 |
Received fire protection equipment order for Mihama Nuclear Power Plant of Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. (First Nuclear Power Plant Project) |
| 1970 |
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| 1970-04 |
Established Saitama Factory in Iruma City, Saitama Prefecture (Closed Hannō Factory) |
| 1971 |
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| 1971-02 |
Established Chiba Factory in Matsuo Town, Chiba Prefecture, and set up an experimental center within the premises |
| 1973 |
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| 1973-11 |
Founded the nationwide organization of fire extinguisher sales agents |
| 1974 |
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| 1974-07 |
Relocated headquarters to Kyobashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo |
| 1975 |
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| 1975 |
Established Keiyo Fire Protection Maintenance Center Co., Ltd. (now Japan Dry Maintenance Co., Ltd.) |
| 1975-04 |
Implemented labor-saving and automation of fire extinguisher production equipment at Saitama Factory |
| 1975-06 |
Established Keiyo Fire Protection Maintenance Center Co., Ltd. (now Japan Dry Maintenance Co., Ltd.) |
| 1975-08 |
Developed and launched Halon 1301 fire extinguisher |
| 1978 |
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| 1978-01 |
Received order for fire protection equipment at Okinawa Petroleum Base (First large petroleum base project) |
| 1980 |
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| 1980-07 |
Constructed fire truck manufacturing facilities at Chiba Factory and started production |
| 1981 |
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| 1981-02 |
Absorbed and merged with Presto Industries Co., Ltd. |
| 1981-06 |
Received order for fire protection equipment at Japan Highway Public Corporation Numama Tunnel (First tunnel disaster prevention equipment project) |
| 1982 |
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| 1982-06 |
Received order for fire protection equipment at Mutsu Ogawara Petroleum Storage Co., Ltd. (First national petroleum storage base project) |
| 1984 |
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| 1984-04 |
Fully acquired Miyata Disaster Prevention Industry Co., Ltd. (subsidiary) and renamed to Hokkaido Dry Chemical Co., Ltd. |
| 1984-06 |
Relocated headquarters to Higashi-Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo |
| 1985 |
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| 1985-01 |
Delivered entry and exit management system to Bahrain GPIC (Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company) |
| 1988 |
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| 1988-04 |
Developed and launched downward discharge type simple automatic fire extinguishing device "Sprinkler Ace" |
| 1990 |
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| 1990-04 |
Delivered ID card security system for intelligent buildings (Mitsubishi Warehouse Co., Ltd. Dia Building No. 5) |
| 1991 |
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| 1991-09 |
Listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange |
| 1991-10 |
Completed logistics center warehouse and new production facilities at Saitama Factory |
| 1992 |
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| 1992-06 |
Signed agency agreement for ID card system sales with Cardkey Company, Inc., USA |
| 1992-07 |
Relocated headquarters to Higashinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo |
| 1992-10 |
Developed and launched odor removal device for carbon dioxide fire protection equipment |
| 1993 |
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| 1993-05 |
Developed and launched fully automated chemical fire truck system |
| 1995 |
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| 1995-06 |
Listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange |
| 1996 |
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| 1996-09 |
Launched "Inagen Fire Extinguishing System" |
| 1997 |
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| 1997-04 |
Development and launch of a large-scale high-altitude water discharge vehicle for labor saving |
| 1998 |
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| 1998-03 |
Development and launch of a large chemical fire truck equipped with a 5,000 l/min large-capacity pump |
| 1998-10 |
Development and launch of a fire pump vehicle equipped with a low water consumption anti-spread system |
| 1999 |
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| 1999-05 |
Launch of |
| 1999-10 |
The headquarters equipment division obtained ISO9001 certification |
| 2000 |
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| 2000-09 |
Became a member of the Tyco Group |
| 2000-12 |
Delisting |
| 2001 |
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| 2001-06 |
Relocated headquarters to Katsushima, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo |
| 2002 |
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| 2002-10 |
Merged with Tyco Fire and Security Japan Co., Ltd. |
| 2003 |
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| 2003-10 |
Fully acquired Chiba Pressure Container Manufacturing Co., Ltd. |
| 2004 |
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| 2004-08 |
Renamed Keiyo Fire Protection Maintenance Center Co., Ltd. to Japan Dry Maintenance Co., Ltd. |
| 2007 |
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| 2007-09 |
Transferred security business to Takachiho Trading Co., Ltd. |
| 2008 |
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| 2008-02 |
Daiwa Securities SMB Capital Investments Co., Ltd. acquired shares through D.S.M. Investments DSE Co., Ltd. |
| 2009 |
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| 2009-03 |
Chiba factory fire extinguisher manufacturing, vehicle manufacturing, and vehicle sales departments obtained ISO9001 certification |
| 2009-10 |
Absorbed D.S.M. Investments DSE Co., Ltd. as a business continuation company |
| 2011 |
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| 2011-06 |
Listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Second Section |
| 2012 |
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| 2012-03 |
Obtained ISO 14001 Environmental Management System certification |
| 2012-04 |
Merged with subsidiary Chiba Pressure Container Manufacturing Co., Ltd. |
| 2012-05 |
Signed a comprehensive business alliance agreement with Hatsuta Seisakusho Co., Ltd. as a strategic partner |
| 2012-08 |
Established Inert Gas Center Co., Ltd. in joint venture with Matsuyama Oxygen Co., Ltd. |
| 2012-10 |
Acquisition of shares of Okin Electric Disaster Prevention Co., Ltd. (making it a subsidiary) |
| 2013 |
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| 2013-02 |
Entered into a capital and business alliance agreement with Shin-Nihon Air Conditioning Co., Ltd. |
| 2013-10 |
Relocated headquarters to Daiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo |
| 2013-12 |
Listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange |
| 2014 |
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| 2014-08 |
Entered into a capital and business alliance agreement with Okin Electric Industry Co., Ltd. |
| 2014-10 |
Made Okin Electric Industry Co., Ltd. a wholly owned subsidiary by acquiring shares of Okin Electric Disaster Prevention Co., Ltd. |
| 2015 |
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| 2015-01 |
Changed the company name of Okin Electric Disaster Prevention Co., Ltd. to Hue Sec Co., Ltd. |
| 2016 |
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| 2016-02 |
Entered into a capital and business alliance agreement with Sogo Security Co., Ltd. |
| 2016-02 |
Established NDC Engineering Co., Ltd. |
| 2016-05 |
Constructed and commenced operations at the Fukushima factory within Fukushima Industrial Park, Fukushima City |
| 2016-07 |
Acquired shares of Sogo Disaster Prevention Co., Ltd. (making it a subsidiary) |
| 2016-10 |
Absorbed and merged the subsidiary Hue Sec Co., Ltd. |
| 2017 |
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| 2017-11 |
Acquired shares of Shiko Metal Co., Ltd. (making it a subsidiary) |
| 2018 |
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| 2018-11 |
Acquired shares of Koshin Plant Industries Co., Ltd. (making it a subsidiary) |
| 2019 |
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| 2019-03 |
Changed the trade name of the consolidated subsidiary Shiko Metal Co., Ltd. to NDC Korea Co., Ltd. |
| 2020 |
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| 2020-02 |
Relocated headquarters to Tabata, Kita-ku, Tokyo |
| 2022 |
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| 2022-04 |
Tokyo Stock Exchange Standard Market |
| 2023 |
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| 2023-06 |
Renamed NDC Korea Co., Ltd. to M-tech Co., Ltd. |
| 2024 |
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| 2024-10 |
Subsidiary Hokkaido Dry Chemical Co., Ltd. absorbed and merged subsidiary Sogo Disaster Prevention Co., Ltd. |
| 2025 |
Record of the year 2025 (Reiwa 7) |
| 2025-04 |
Thanks to everyone, the Japan Dry Chemical Group celebrated its 70th anniversary in April 2025. We sincerely thank all those who have walked with us and supported us throughout our long history. |
| 2025-10 |
Subsidiary Japan Dry Maintenance Co., Ltd. was absorbed and merged. |
