Company Information

History

February 1935

Established at 1-35 Komagome, Toshima-ku, Tokyo, as Tanaka Paint Industries Co., Ltd. with a capital of 200,000 yen.

February 1937

Started production of phenolic resin molding materials.

April 1939

Relocated to 4-11-26 Nishi-Rokugo, Ota-ku, Tokyo.

June 1940

Changed the corporate name to Fudow Chemical Industries Co., Ltd., and established the foundation of the present company.

November 1944

Started production of phenolic resin laminated materials.

April 1957

Capital increased to 230 million yen. Entered into a close business partnership with Japan Gas Chemical Co., Inc. (currently Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.).

October 1961

Listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo and Osaka Stock Exchanges.

March 1962

Started manufacturing of diallyl phthalate molding materials. Capital increased to 375 million yen.

October 1969

TOMEI CHEMICAL Co., Ltd. , a phenol resin molding material manufacturing company, was founded at Seto City in Aichi Prefecture.

April 1970

Started manufacturing of large, low-foam molded plastic products at the Hiratsuka Plant.

April 1972

Started manufacturing of unsaturated polyester molding materials.

April 1976

Succeeded in the productization of reinforced phenolic resin for use as a metal substitute in the machinery industry.

April 1981

Started sale of reinforced phenolic resin parts for machine tools (machining centers), as well as carbon-fiber composite phenolic resin parts.

December 1987

Absorbed and merged Fudow Chemical Co., Ltd. and enhanced and expanded the development of large molded products. Capital reached 550 million yen.

December 1989

Absorbed and merged three related subsidiaries (Central Kasei Co., Ltd., Taiyo Sangyo Co., Ltd. and Fudow Trading Co., Ltd.) and changed the corporate name to Fudow Co., Ltd.

June 1991

Increased capital to 1.058 billion yen.

October 2001

Transferred the manufacturing base for thermosetting resin molding materials to the new Fujinomiya Plant.

November 2001

Moved the Head Office to 7-20-5, Nishi-Kamata, Ota-ku, Tokyo.

September 2002

Succeeded the business rights for xylene resins from Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.

February 2003

Changed the corporate name of the related subsidiary Tomei Chemical Industrial Co., Ltd. to Fudow Techno Corporation to be organized into a production affiliate.

April 2003

Became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc. through share exchange.

April 2005

Split-off the Taiyo Sangyo Division as the subsidiary Taiyo Sangyo Co., Ltd.

March 2007

Made Y.K.M. Co., Ltd. a subsidiary.

October 2008

Absorbed and merged Macroboard, Co., Ltd. to establish the Gamagori Plant.

May 2010

Relocated the Head Office to Shin-Yokohama, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama.

November 2010

Introduced autoclave equipment to the Research & Development Division (Fujinomiya Plant).

January 2012

Added a D-type granulating machine (for polyester resin) to achieve the successful order taking of terminals for smart meters.

December 2013

Established Tsubakimoto Fudow Machinery Attachments (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. in Tianjin, People’s Republic of China.

December 2014

Introduced a five-axis processing machine to Y.K.M. Co., Ltd.

August 2018

Transferred all shares of Taiyo Sangyo Co., Ltd. to OCHI Holdings Co., Ltd.

October 2018

Dissolved Tsubakimoto Fudow Machinery Attachments (Tianjin) Co., Ltd.

April 2020

Fudow Company, Ltd., Fudow Techno Corporation and Y.K.M. , the merger of three companies were taken place.