Company History
From our establishment to the 1970s
- 1947 May
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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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- 1950 January
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Opened Osaka Office (now Osaka Branch)
- 1957 March
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Opened Nagoya Office (now Nagoya Branch)
- 1958 August
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Established Dairi Ryomo Agri K.K.
- 1962 June
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Listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
- 1973 September
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Established Mie Kasei K.K. as a venture to recycle and process synthetic resin materials
- 1975 March
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Established Kosan Building Services Co., Ltd.
- 1976 August
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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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From 1980 to 1999
- 1981 June
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Listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
- 1982 August
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Changed company name to SHOKO CO., LTD., and moved headquarters to Nishi-Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo.
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- 1986 July
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Established K.K. Yuramu (Liquidated in January 2019)
- 1987 January
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Merged with Shoko Corporation, a wholly owned real estate and insurance agency enterprise of Resonac Corporation (at the time, called Showa Denko K.K.)
- 1994 January
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Effected an absorption merger of Shoko Kagaku Kogyo K.K. and Yokohama Kagaku K.K.
From 2000 to 2019
- 2000 April
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Merged with Kyodo Light Metal Co., Ltd., a trading company specializing in aluminum and a subsidiary of Showa Denko.
- July
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Moved headquarters to Shibakoen, Minato-ku, Tokyo
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- 2001 September
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Established Shoko (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (A consolidated subsidiary today)
- 2004 April
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Acquired 30% of shares in Cosmo Kasei Kogyo K.K.
- December
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Invested in Kyosan Light Metal Co., Ltd. (formerly Kyosan Keikinzoku Yugen-gaisha). (A consolidated subsidiary today)
- 2005 March
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Acquired 100% of shares in Cosmo Kasei Kogyo K.K.
- 2006 June
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Moved headquarters to a different location in Shibakoen, Minato-ku, Tokyo
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- 2007 April
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Opened South Korea Branch
- August
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Established Shoko Insurance Service Co., Ltd., to promote insurance agency business. (A consolidated subsidiary today)
- January
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Opened Taiwan Branch.
- December
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Established Shoko Singapore Pte. Ltd.
- 2009 January
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Partial transfer of owned shares in subsidiary Mie Kasei K.K. to Mitsuwa Holdings Co., Ltd.
- July
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Acquired stock of Shoko Highpolymer Co., Ltd. (formerly Sato Shoko) from Showa Kobunshi K.K. (A consolidated subsidiary today)
- September
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Established Shoko Science Co., Ltd., to manufacture and market analytical instruments and related products.
- October
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Established SI Science Co., Ltd., to manufacture and market stable isotope compounds, to market related instruments and consumables, and to promote consigned analysis business.
- 2010 April
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Partial transfer of owned shares in Shoko Plastic Products Co., Ltd. to Musashinosangyo Co., Ltd. Group
- December
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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)
- 2012 September
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Acquired 100% of shares in Nitto Koji K.K. (Liquidated in December 2020)
- 2013 February
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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)
- 2014 January
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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.
- 2016 October
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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)
- 2017 April
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Transferred all owned shares of subsidiary Shoko Electronics Co., Ltd. to Resonac Corporation (at the time, called Showa Denko K.K.)
- December
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Liquidated Shoko Singapore Pte. Ltd. (with transfer of its business operations to Shoko (Thailand) Co., Ltd.).
- 2018 July
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Effected an absorption merger of subsidiary Be International Corporation.
- 2019 February
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Subsidiary Shoko Agri Co., Ltd. effected an absorption merger of Dairi Ryomo Agri K.K.
From 2020 to present
- 2021 April
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Takeover bid (TOB) by SKT Holdings K.K. approved.
- July
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Delisted from the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
- 2022 June
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Moved headquarters to Shibaura, Minato-ku, Tokyo.
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- 2023 January
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Effected an absorption merger of subsidiary N.K. Global Co., Ltd.
- February
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Transferred all owned shares of subsidiaries Shoko Agri Co., Ltd. and Showa Baido Co., Ltd. to New Chemical Trading Co., Ltd.