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Establishment (1953) to 1980s

  • 1953

    Sep.

    Taiyo Ink Mfg. Co., Ltd. established.

    Taiyo Ink Mfg. Co., Ltd. established.

    Taiyo Ink was established as a manufacturing and marketing company for printing ink in Minato-ku, Tokyo.
    In Japanese, "taiyo" means "sun". The name was decided on because it reflects our desire to be a useful existence for people everywhere and bring light to the world like the sun, which gives its blessings to all life on earth.

  • 1970

    Aug.

    Commenced printed wiring board (PWB) marketing.

  • 1973

    May

    Developed and commenced marketing of epoxy resin, thermally curable single-component solder resist.

  • 1976

     

    Radical change in business policy

    In a radical change in business policy, the company decided to switch from printing ink, its traditional mainstay since its founding, to solder resist products and other chemical materials for the electronics industry. At the time, the chemical materials business was still in the trial and error stage and the marketability of these products was unknown; the future of the company therefore rested on this decision.

  • 1982

    Mar.

    Ranzan Plant (current Ranzan Facility) established.

    Ranzan Plant (current Ranzan Facility) established.

    The production capacity of the Niiza Plant, the company's main production facility at the time, was stretched to the limit on a daily basis due to the rapid rise in solder resist shipments to meet demand from foreign importers and others. The company decided to establish the Ranzan Plant, which has five times the site area of the Niiza Plant, in Ranzan-machi, Hiki-gun, Saitama Prefecture, drastically increasing its production capacity.

  • 1984

    Jun.

    Exhibited liquid developable solder resist at the JPCA Show.

    The company exhibited a more accurate developable solder resist capable of responding to increased density in printed wiring board production. The following year in 1985, the company developed the current standard liquid alkaline developable solder resist (PSR-4000) and applied for a basic patent. This patent was first granted in the UK in 1989, then in the USA, France, and Germany before being registered in Japan in 1993. Application patents have been registered from 1990 onwards in key countries.

  • 1988

    Sep.

    Established
    TAIYO INK MFG. CO., (KOREA) LTD.
    (now TAIYO INK CO., (KOREA) LTD.) as a joint venture in the Republic of Korea.

    Established TAIYO INK MFG. CO., (KOREA) LTD. (now TAIYO INK CO., (KOREA) LTD.) as a joint venture in the Republic of Korea.

    Commenced locally-based production overseas

    In order to respond to rapidly increasing sales in Korea, TAIYO INK MFG. CO., (KOREA) LTD was established and locally-based production was commenced. With locally-based production commencing in the USA in 1995, Taiwan in 1998, and China in 2003, Taiyo Ink has built up a global supply system focused on local production and local marketing.

1990s

  • 1990

    Mar.

    Completed construction of Technology Development Center at the Ranzan Facility.

    Sep.

    Launched initial public offering on the over-the-counter market.

    Dec.

    Established sales subsidiary
    TAIYO AMERICA, INC. in Nevada, USA.

  • 1992

    Feb.

    Commenced research and development into plasma display panel materials.

    As a new development theme continuing on from printed wiring board materials, Taiyo Ink began research and development of plasma display panel materials. Plasma display panel material sales have expanded, and the field has grown to be the company's second largest.

    Mar.

    Relocated Head Office to newly constructed building in Nerima-ku, Tokyo.

  • 1993

    Jan.

    Developed and commenced marketing of package board solder resist, especially BGA solder resist.

    Nov.

    Registered basic patent for alkaline developable solder resist in Japan.

  • 1994

    Dec.

    Acquired ISO 9001 certification for Head Office and the Ranzan Facility.

  • 1995

    Feb.

    Transformed USA sales subsidiary TAIYO AMERICA, INC. into a manufacturing and marketing company, and commenced local production.

    Established sales subsidiary TAIYO AMERICA, INC. in Nevada, USA.

  • 1996

    Sep.

    Established local production subsidiary
    TAIWAN TAIYO INK CO., LTD. in Taiwan.

    Established local production subsidiary TAIWAN TAIYO INK CO., LTD. in Taiwan.

  • 1999

    Jan.

    Established sales subsidiaries TAIYO INK INTERNATIONAL (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD in Singapore and TAIYO INK INTERNATIONAL (H.K.) LTD. in Hong Kong.

2000s

  • 2000

    Jan.

    Acquired QS 9000 certification for Head Office and the Ranzan Facility. Acquired ISO 14001 certification for the Ranzan Facility.

  • 2001

    Jan.

    Listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

    Taiyo Ink was listed on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange on January 18, 2001. This was the first day that new companies were listed in 2001, and Taiyo Ink became the first company to be listed on the first section in the twenty-first century.

    Listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

    Apr.

    Opened the Ranzan-Kitayama Facility, the company's main domestic production base.

    Opened the Ranzan-Kitayama Facility, the company's main domestic production base.

    The Ranzan-Kitayama Facility was established to replace the Ranzan Facility as the main production base of printed wiring board materials. The Ranzan-Kitayama Facility has facilities to cope with highly-functional products including package board materials and achieves higher-quality products.

    Jul.

    Established technical support subsidiary TAIYO INK (THAILAND) CO., LTD. in Thailand.

    Dec.

    Established local production subsidiary
    TAIYO INK (SUZHOU) CO., LTD. in China.

    Established local production subsidiary TAIYO INK (SUZHOU) CO., LTD. in China.

    From the mid-2000s, the main suppliers of printed wiring boards shifted from Europe and the USA to Asia, and particularly to China. Taiyo Ink established TAIYO INK (SUZHOU) CO., LTD. as a local production base for the Chinese market, which has become a global industrial center, and began full operation in July 2003.

  • 2003

    Jan.

    Acquired ISO 14001 certification for Head Office and Ranzan-Kitayama Facility.

    Sep.

    Taiyo Ink's fiftieth anniversary.

  • 2005

     

    Expanded sales of plasma display panel materials.

    Sales of flat panel display materials exceeded 3 billion yen in the financial year ended March 2005. Sales continued to expand rapidly with the growth of the plasma TV market.

  • 2010

    Sep.

    Established sales subsidiary TAIYO INK TRADING (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. in Shenzhen, China.

    Oct.

    Company Split implemented and corporate name changed to Taiyo Holdings Co., Ltd.

  • 2013

    May

    Obtained shares of Taiwanese company "Onstatic Technology Co., Ltd.” and made it a subsidiary company.

  • 2014

    Dec.

    Established photovoltaic power generation business subsidiary TAIYO GREEN ENERGY CO., LTD. in Japan.

  • 2015

    Apr.

    Established TAIYO INK PRODUCTS CO., LTD. in Korea as a sales subsidiary of TAIYO INK MFG. CO., LTD.

    Jun.

    Obtained shares of Japanese company "CHUGAI KASEI CO., LTD.（「now TAIYO Fine Chemicals Co.,Ltd.」）” in a stock swap deal and made it a subsidiary company.

  • 2017

    Aug.

    Established pharmaceutical business subsidiary TAIYO Pharma Co., Ltd.

  • 2018

    Jan.

    Relocated Head Office to Nishi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo.

    Apr.

    Obtained all shares of Japanese system engineering company “MICRO NETWORK TECHNOLOGIES CORP.（「now funlead corp.」）” and made it a subsidiary company.

    Established sales subsidiary TAIYO TRADING (THAILAND) CO., LTD.

    Jul.

    Obtained all shares of Japanese system engineering company “Thou-Management Corporation” and made it a subsidiary company.

  • 2019

    Oct.

    Launched business at Taiyo Pharma Tech Co., Ltd. after taking ownership of the Daiichi Sankyo Propharma Co., Ltd. Takatsuki Plant

    Launched business at Taiyo Pharma Tech Co., Ltd. after taking ownership of the Daiichi Sankyo Propharma Co., Ltd. Takatsuki Plant

  • 2020

    May

    Established an electronics business subsidiary ONSTATIC New Material (JiangXi) Co.,Ltd. in China.

    Jun.

    Established an electronics business subsidiary TAIYO INK VIETNAM CO., LTD. in Vietnam.

  • 2022

    Apr.

    Selected and applied for listing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market in accordance with the Tokyo Stock Exchange 's transition to a new market classification.

    Jul.

    Established food business subsidiary Ranzan Shokudo Co., Ltd. in Japan.

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