Corporate History

History

1946

Tomiyama High-purity Chemicals Trading Co., Ltd. was established in Mitakitaderamachi, Shiba-ku, Tokyo
(25-June, capital:100000 Yen, founder: Matasaburo Tomiyama, aged 26)
Same year in September, established Shibaura Plant in Shibaura, Minato-ku, Tokyo, started production of inorganic reagent
Production of inorganic reagent and metal treatment agent
Shibaura Plant had 3 employees

1947

Changed company name to Tomiyama Pure Chemical Industries, LTD

1949

Water distiller, small dehydrator, reactor tank for ammonia water were set up
Three-wheel motorcycle was introduced

1950

Moved the head office and plant to Azabu Shinhiroo-cyo, Minato-ku, Tokyo

Hiroo Plant having 200-tsubo land

1951

Production of ammonia water and inorganic reagent
Major products: Ammonia water, ammonium nitrate, potassium chlorate, potassium nitrate, tempering preparation
（12 employees）

1952

Started commercial production of high-purity chemicals for aluminum electrolytic capacitors

1955

Aims to be a dedicated supplier of high-purity chemicals
More inspection facilities were set up

1956

Expanded production scale and started production of industrial raw material reagent
Succeeded in self-manufacturing of sodium oxalate (standard reagent)

1957

Introduced Demineralizer with ion exchange resin method
10th Anniversary of foundation
Founder Matasaburo Tomiyama in the center of the front row

First company car First ride

1958

Switched fuel from coal to heavy oil

1961

Secured a plant site in Mizuko, Fujimi-mura, Iruma-gun, Saitama（about 7300m²）
Moved completely from Hiroo Plant

1962

Established Shiki Plant in Fujimi-shi, Saitama Prefecture

Office, warehouse, cafeteria, roofed carpark
Plant Ⅰ: Production of dangerous materials, potassium nitrate,
sodium nitrate, potassium chlorate etc
Plant Ⅱ: Ammonia salts, ammonium pentaborate octahydrate,
ammonium chloride etc
Plant Ⅲ: Pure water, oxalic acid, magnesium perchlorate,
selenium salt etc
Plant Ⅳ: Ammonia water, reactor tank

Capital increased to : 16000000 yen

Shiki Plant Completion Ceremony

1964

First aerial photograph was taken (plant overview)

Shiki Plant 2 years since moved　April 1964

Shiki Plant overview

1965

Stopped production of Selenium salt

1966

Completed staff welfare hall (communication meeting, staff training, table teniss room)
Flood damage from Typhoon No.4 (flood height over 1m)
Completed E1 plant (first domestic plant for mass production of high-purity boric acid)

20th Anniversary of foundation ceremony Shirokane Guest Houses

Flood damage in Shiki Plant　Flood damage in Shiki Plant by Typhoon No.4　28-June 1966

Boric acid plant_customer visit from overseas　In 1966, new facilities were visited

1967

Moved head office to Iwamoto-cyo, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Held a company athletic day at Shiki Plant

1967_Shiki Plant Athletic Day

1968

Introduced forklift
Received order for high-purity boric acid for PWR (Pressurized Water Reactor)
and BWR(Boiling Water Reactor)（for safety measure)

1969

Completed F Plant (for organic electrolyte synthesis mass production)
Vertical flue and smoke tube boiler was set up(switched from heavy oil)
Ammonia water reactor tank（４m³）was set up
Introduced rotary type vaccum dryer for producing Ammonium adipate

1970

Completed C Plant (with 3t boiler)
Set up a tank for liquefied ammonia（10ｔ）
Set up a vacuum dryer
Received order for manganese acetate from overseas

1971

Transformed to mass-production factory of high-purity chemicals from reagent production factory
Set up a mass-production facility for manganese acetate (E3 Plant)
Constructed a new plant for organic electrolyte
Set up a liquefied ammonia storage facility
Introduced multistaged continuous dryer
Established a committee for Tomiyama Pure Chemical Industries, LTD employees (about 50 employees)

1972

Completed mass-production facility for organic electrolyte synthesis (G1 Plant)
Production of (Ammonium acetate, Ammonium formate, Ammonium benzoate)

【overseas visit】
Visited condenser industries in Taiwan and Korea
Participated in Atomic Industrial Forum, Nuclex72 team

1974

Moved the head office to Nihonbashi-honcyo(Nichiyasu Building), Cyuuou-ku, Tokyo
Completed mass-production facility for Manganese nitrate (E2 Plant)
Restored Product department office and product warehouse
Set up a water tank（400ｔ）

1975

Set up a product delivery center built with steel-frame slate
There was a dramatic increase in the demand of Ammonium sulfate
Sales reduced by 20% due to oil crisis

1976

【30th anniversary of foundation】
An anniversary ceremony was held at "Shuuzenji Hot Spring" in Izu-shi, Shizuoka Prefecture
About 60 employees

1977

There was an increase in the demand of chemicals for high-voltage capacitor for cameras

1978

Set up a new 3t boiler (No.3) in C Plant
Mass spectrometer was introduced

1979

Set up P&D building (4 stories) (where there used to be B Plant)
Aims to improve inspection/development technology facilities
Set up a plant for small-scale special material synthesis
Set up a large-scale organic electrolyte synthesis facility (G2 Plant)
Started the study of "LIPASTE™" an electrolyte for lithium batteries
Sold company-owned land（441m²）in Shingashi

1980

Set up auto fire alarm
Built a recreation house for employees in Itou-shi, Shizuoka Prefecture

Executive director Seiji Tadama was awarded with the Minister of International Trade and Industry Prize
『Credited for contribution to diffusion, research & development of chemical related standards such as standard reagent for volumetric analysis

1981

G2 Plant became a plant dedicated for Ammonium adipate
Stock control system was introduced
Completed underwater aeration device, implemented water use regulation (for COD regulation)
Set up production facilities for Boron trioxide「BOROPOWDER™」「BOROGLASS™」
Completed production system for electrolyte for lithium batteries「LIPASTE™」

1982

President Matasaburo Tomiyama was awarded with Yellow Ribbon Medal
『Credited for his long-term contribution to the development of reagent production industry』
A celebration ceremony was held

Started mass-production of electrolyte for lithium batteries 「LIPASTE™」
Flood damage from Typhoon No.18（flood depth 40cm）

1983

Held a employee training promotion committee meeting for managers at recreation house in Ito-city, Shizuoka Prefecture
Secured a plant site in industrial area in Okuma-cyo Higashi, Futaba-gun, Fukushima Prefecture（50,000m²）
Aerial photograph was taken (overview of Shiki Plant)

1984

Built a recreation house for employees in Okuma-cyo, Futaba-gun, Fukushima Prefecture
Set up more facility for Boron trioxide「BOROPOWDER™」「BOROGLASS™」
Decided to introduce TQC (Total Quality Control)

1985

Constructed Okuma Plant in Okuma-Higashi Industrial Area in Okuma-cyo, Futaba-gun, Fukushima Prefecture
＜Construction Phase 1＞
Office building
Production plant for high-purity boric acid
Container preparation room / container storage warehouse
Production plant for electrolyte for lithium batteries
Production plant for ammonia water
Recreation house
Dormitory for singles
Company-owned house in Okuma-cyo

《Shiki Plant》
Completed wastewater treatment facility (under BOD total amount control)
Flood damage by typhoon No.10
Aerial photograph was taken

Completion celebration ceremony of Okuma Plant

Okuma Plant completion ceremony

Okuma Plant overview

1986

【40th anniversary of foundation】
An anniversary ceremony was held at "Yunishigawa Hot Spring" in Nikko-shi, Tochigi Prefecture
About 120 employees
Finalcial management system was introduced

1987

OB Association of Tomiyama Pure Chemical Industries was founded
Shareholders' Association was formed by Tomiyama Pure Chemical Industries employees
Published internal magazine「Shayu Okuma First Issue」

《Okuma Plant》
Set up more production facility for electrolyte for lithium batteries
Set up more production facility for ultrapure water for LSI
There was an increase in the demand for chemicals for optical fiber

《Shiki Plant》
Set up new large-scale wastewater treatment facility (under BOD total amount control)

1988

《Okuma Plant》
Set up production facility for the Japanese Pharmacopoeia boric acid
Set up a new warehouse dedicated for the Japanese Pharmacopoeia boric acid
Obtained permission for medical products production and started production & delivery of『Japanese Pharmacopoeia boric acid』
Set up a new warehouse for special dangerous materials
Purchased additional plant site（17,000m²）
Held a family gathering day

1989

《Okuma Plant》
＜Construction Phase 2＞
Constructed a new production plant for high-purity chemicals for tantalum electrolytic capacitors in Okuma Plant
Constructed a new plant for semiconductor forming agent for capacitors
Aerial photograph was taken

Ceremony for sanctifying ground for Okuma Plant OFG Plant

Okuma Plant OFG Plant completion ceremony

《Shiki Plant》
First major modification to the existing facilities, more facilities were set up (related to semiconductor, chemicals for super high purity optical fiber glass)

1990

《Okuma Plant》
＜Construction Phase 3＞
Constructed a new production plant for ammonia water for semicondictor
Constructed a new warehouse dedicated for ammonia water
Constructed a new production plant for chemicals for optical fiber glass

《Shiki Plant》
Second & third major modifications to the existing facilities, more facilities were set up
（related to semiconductor, chemicals for super high purity optical fiber glass）
Replaced stock control system

1991

Preseident Matasaburo Tomiyama was awarded with「the Fifth Class Order of the Sacred Treasure」
『Credited for contrubution to the development of Japan's chemical industries』
Celebration event took place

1992

Constructed a new production plant (and additionally constructed more in the same year) for electrolyte for lithium batteries in Okuma Plant

1993

Set up a new wastewater separation facility in Shiki Plant

1994

Matasaburo Tomiyama became the chairman and executive director
Hideo Tomiyama became the president of the company
《Head office》
Replaced core system
《Okuma Plant》
Constructed a new fully automated plant for organic electrolyte for aluminum electrolytic capacitors
Set up a new facility for organic electrolyte synthesis
Set up an inductively coupled plasma emission spectrometer (ICP)

1995

Donation activities for Han‐Shin Awaji Earthquake disaster
Executed third-party allocation of shares to Tokyo Small and Medium Business Investment & Consultation Co.,Ltd.

1996

【50th anniversary of foundation】
An anniversary ceremony was held at Hakone-cyo, Ashigarashimo-gun, Kanagawa Prefecture
About 150 employees

1997

Matasaburo Tomiyama became the honorary chairman and executive director
Hideo Tomiyama became the chairman and executive director
Nobuhiro Kayama became the president of the company
《Okuma Plant》
Constructed a new large-scale automatic multiple plant
Constructed a new large-scale synthesis facility for organic acidic ammonium salt
《Shiki Plant》
Some modification was done to the office building

1998

《Shiki Plant》
Set up a production facility for the Japanese Pharmacopoeia borax

1999

《Head office / Okuma Plant》
Obtained a certificate of compliance with the ISO 9002 （Authorized by JCQA）
《Shiki Plant》
Obtained permission for medical products production and started production & delivery of『Japanese Pharmacopoeia borax』

2000

Obtained a certificate of compliance with the ISO 9001 (for entire company)

2001

《Okuma Plant》
Set up a new plant for Class-1 deleterious substances

2002

《Okuma Plant》
Set up a new production facility (and additionally more was set up in the same year) for chemicals related with electronic components
Obtained a certificate of compliance with the ISO 14001

2003

《Okuma Plant》
Set up additional production facility for electrolyte for lithium batteries

2004

《Okuma Plant》
Set up a new Inspection Department building

2006

【60th anniversary of foundation】
An anniversary ceremony was held at Sapporo-shi, Hokkaido Prefecture
About 140 employees

2007

《Shiki Plant》
Constructed a production plant for deleterious substances

2008

《Okuma Plant》
Constructed additional production facility for FUNCHEM

2009

《Okuma Plant》
Constructed a new production facility for potassium salt and sodium salt

2010

《Shiki Plant》
Renamed Shiki Plant as P&D Center

2011

《Okuma Plant》
Okuma Plant was shut down due to the Great East Japan Earthquake and the Fukushima No.1 nuclear power plant accident
《Head Office》
Secured a plant site in Hasaki Industrial Park in Kamisu-shi, Ibaraki Prefecture（69,000m²）

2012

《Kashima Plant》
Kashima Plant was built in Hasaki Industrial Park in Kamisu-shi, Ibaraki Prefecture
＜Construction Phase 1＞
Production plant for electrolyte for aluminum electrolytic capacitors
Production plant for electrolyte for lithium batteries
Purchased the neighbouring building as inspection building