Company History

Established Hikari Kogyo Co., Ltd. (headquartered in Chuo-ku, Nishi Hatchobori, Tokyo) with the support of Resonac Corporation (at the time, called Showa Denko K.K.) and Ajinomoto Co., Inc., to market chemicals and fertilizers in Japan while also importing and exporting them.

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  Hikari Kogyo Co., Ltd. headquarters building in 1976

Opened Osaka Office (now Osaka Branch)

Opened Nagoya Office (now Nagoya Branch)

Established Dairi Ryomo Agri K.K.

Listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

Established Mie Kasei K.K. as a venture to recycle and process synthetic resin materials

Established Kosan Building Services Co., Ltd.

Merged with Shoei Corporation, a wholly owned chemical trading company of Resonac Corporation (at the time, called Showa Denko K.K.)

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  Hikari Kogyo company brochure

Listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

Changed company name to SHOKO CO., LTD., and moved headquarters to Nishi-Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo.

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  Landic Shimbashi Building

Established K.K. Yuramu (Liquidated in January 2019)

Merged with Shoko Corporation, a wholly owned real estate and insurance agency enterprise of Resonac Corporation (at the time, called Showa Denko K.K.)

Effected an absorption merger of Shoko Kagaku Kogyo K.K. and Yokohama Kagaku K.K.

Merged with Kyodo Light Metal Co., Ltd., a trading company specializing in aluminum and a subsidiary of Showa Denko.

Moved headquarters to Shibakoen, Minato-ku, Tokyo

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  Showa Denko Annex

Established Shoko (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (A consolidated subsidiary today)

Acquired 30% of shares in Cosmo Kasei Kogyo K.K.

Invested in Kyosan Light Metal Co., Ltd. (formerly Kyosan Keikinzoku Yugen-gaisha). (A consolidated subsidiary today)

Acquired 100% of shares in Cosmo Kasei Kogyo K.K.

Moved headquarters to a different location in Shibakoen, Minato-ku, Tokyo

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  Shiba Park Building

Opened South Korea Branch

Established Shoko Insurance Service Co., Ltd., to promote insurance agency business. (A consolidated subsidiary today)

Opened Taiwan Branch.

Established Shoko Singapore Pte. Ltd.

Partial transfer of owned shares in subsidiary Mie Kasei K.K. to Mitsuwa Holdings Co., Ltd.

Acquired stock of Shoko Highpolymer Co., Ltd. (formerly Sato Shoko) from Showa Kobunshi K.K. (A consolidated subsidiary today)

Established Shoko Science Co., Ltd., to manufacture and market analytical instruments and related products.

Established SI Science Co., Ltd., to manufacture and market stable isotope compounds, to market related instruments and consumables, and to promote consigned analysis business.

Partial transfer of owned shares in Shoko Plastic Products Co., Ltd. to Musashinosangyo Co., Ltd. Group

Established Shoko Korea Co., Ltd. and Shoko (Taiwan) Co., Ltd., to market a wide variety of raw materials and commodities. (A consolidated subsidiary today)

Established Shoko (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (formerly Shoko Tsusho (Thailand) Co., Ltd.). (A consolidated subsidiary today)

Acquired 100% of shares in Nitto Koji K.K. (Liquidated in December 2020)

Acquired 65% of shares in Showa Denko Alumi Hanbai K.K. from our parent company Resonac Corporation (at the time, called Showa Denko K.K.) (A consolidated subsidiary today)

Established Shoko Electronics Co., Ltd., to manufacture and market visible and infrared LED elements, and to process manufacture and market integrated circuits using silicon.

Acquired 100% of shares in Be International Corporation.

Science system operations devolved to Shoko Scientific Co., Ltd.

Shoko Scientific Co., Ltd. effected an absorption merger of SI Science Co., Ltd. and changed the corporate name to Shoko Science Co., Ltd. (A consolidated subsidiary today)

Transferred all owned shares of subsidiary Shoko Electronics Co., Ltd. to Resonac Corporation (at the time, called Showa Denko K.K.)

Liquidated Shoko Singapore Pte. Ltd. (with transfer of its business operations to Shoko (Thailand) Co., Ltd.).

Effected an absorption merger of subsidiary Be International Corporation.

Subsidiary Shoko Agri Co., Ltd. effected an absorption merger of Dairi Ryomo Agri K.K.

Takeover bid (TOB) by SKT Holdings K.K. approved.

Delisted from the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

Moved headquarters to Shibaura, Minato-ku, Tokyo.

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  SHOKO CO., LTD. headquarters moved to Tamachi Station Tower N.

Effected an absorption merger of subsidiary N.K. Global Co., Ltd.

Transferred all owned shares of subsidiaries Shoko Agri Co., Ltd. and Showa Baido Co., Ltd. to New Chemical Trading Co., Ltd.