Corporate Summary
Message from the President
For more than 60 years since our founding, we used the principles behind lubrication to combine lubrication technology with release agent technology in order to create different types of lubricants and release agents. We embraced this business model to create our motto: “Our products shall always strive for excellence. We shall compete using product quality.” As a result, we have committed ourselves to develop, manufacture and distribute products based on this motto.
Going forward, there is a trend that focuses more and more on the environment and safety as well as the pursuit to support globalization. In addition, various industries are requiring more complexity, higher performance and smaller quantities with more variety. To meet all of these demands, we are refining our technology in order to offer products that can sufficiently withstand the roughest conditions and stay committed to satisfying our customers.
We look to your continued loyalty, support and feedback in the future.
Taku Hirono, President
Corporate Philosophy
Corporate Summary
- Name
- Chukyo Kasei Kogyo Co., Ltd.
- Chairman
- Akira Hirono
- President
- Taku Hirono
- Head office
- 10-1 Nishifukido, Imaoka-cho, Kariya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
- Established on
- May 11, 1948
- Capital
- 45 million yen
- Branch offices
- Tokyo, Osaka and Kyushu
Head office
Tokyo Branch Office
Osaka Branch Office
Kyushu Branch Office
History
- May 1948
- Company established on May 11. Launched operations as grease manufacturer at factory located at 1-38 Okute, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya under direction of Ministry of International Trade and Industry and its Nagoya office.
- December 1951
- Relocated factory and office to 2-12-7 Fukue, Showa-ku, Nagoya in order to improve the equipment and the production capability.
- November 1963
- Factory certified by Japan Industrial Standards for grease manufacturing.
- April 1965
- Established Tokyo sales office at 4-10-1 Hatchobori, Chuo-ku, Tokyo (branch office from January 1990).
- June 1966
- Launched nationalization of plastic release agents and achieved success with product “Pelicoat.”
- May 1967
- Completed Kariya factory at 10-1 Nishifukido, Imaoka-cho, Kariya.
- Established Shizuoka sales office at 4-20-12 Mariko, Shizuoka.
- May 1970
- Kariya factory certified by Japan Industrial Standards.
- June 1971
- Established Osaka sales office at 1-15-26 Edobori, Nishi-ku, Osaka (branch office from 1996).
- November 1972
- Successfully developed automatic atomizer “Autoben” for Pelicoat.
- April 1973
- Factory products certified by Ministry of Defense.
- May 1974
- Joined Japan Luboil Refiners Association and became a member.
- March 1985
- Former president Taizo Kimura passes and Akira Hirono is appointed his successor as president.
- December 1985
- Expanded automatic oil filling line at Kariya factory.
- November 1988
- Built new grease production factory on Kariya factory premises.
- September 1990
- Built factory for producing undiluted solution for plastic release agent on Kariya factory premises.
- July 1992
- Built a 3 story general office building on Kariya factory premises.
- November 1992
- Relocated Tokyo branch office to Yoshikawa, Saitama Prefecture.
- December 1994
- Relocated Nagoya factory to Kariya and integrated them.
- December 1998
- Set up online system throughout company.
- January 1999
- Built new company building for Tokyo branch office and relocated.
- November 1999
- Acquired ISO 9001 certification.
- February 2001
- Integrated Shizuoka sales office with part of sales section at head office.
- September 2001
- Completed new R&D building.
- January 2002
- Integrated head office and Kariya factory.
- March 2004
- Akira Hirono is appointed chairman and Masahiro Kimura is appointed president.
- June 2004
- Acquired ISO 14001 certification
- February 2007
- Recognized as an “Aichi Quality Company” (No.316) during FY2006 (renewed in February 2013).
- February 2008
- Established a local Kyushu office (branch office from February 2012).
- November 2008
- Completed new office building.
- December 2013
- Relocated Tokyo branch office.
- March 2014
- Taku Hirono appointed president.
