History
Corporate 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
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
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
1964
- First aerial photograph was taken (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)
1967
- Moved head office to Iwamoto-cyo, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
- Held a company athletic day at Shiki Plant
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
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
- 《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
2013
- 《Kashima Plant》
- Constructed a new plant in Kashima Plant
- <Construction Phase 2>
- Production plant for high-purity boric acid
- Production plant for ammonium salts and other salts
- Production plant for high-purity chemicals for tantalum electrolytic capacitor
2014
- 《Kashima Plant》
- Modification was done to the inspection building, renamed as technical building
2016
- Nobuhiro Kayama became the chairman and executive director
- Hiromi Naito became the president of the company
- 【70th anniversary of foundation】
- An anniversary ceremony was held at Kamogawa-shi, Chiba Prefecture
- About 120 employees