Nissen Chemitec Corporation

Nissen Chemitec Corporation (日泉化学株式会社) is a Japanese company based in Niihama, Japan, engaged in an integrated production system spanning product planning and design through to mass production. Its business and product lines include high-functionality resin parts, automotive products, custom business, electronic materials, synthetic resin raw materials, and packaging and sheets. The company operates production activities in Japan (Mie and Saitama) and globally in the United States, Thailand, Indonesia, and Mexico. It traces its origins to 1951, when vinyl chloride refining began at the site of its Niihama plant as Ichinomiya Komuten Vinyl Factory, and was established as Nissen Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. in 1957.

The company's history begins in 1951, when vinyl chloride refining started at the site of its Niihama plant under the name Ichinomiya Komuten Vinyl Factory. In 1956 it developed products using vinyl chloride as the main raw material and marketed its first vinyl flooring product. In 1957 the vinyl factory was separated and became independent as Nissen Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. with capital of 12.5 million yen, and an Osaka sales office was opened. In 1958 it entered the high-pressure polyethylene refining and processing field and established a polyethylene plant (head office plant) in Niihama City. In 1961 it opened sales offices in Tokyo and Nagoya and increased capital to 25 million yen. In 1962 it launched the vinyl flooring product 'Nissen Tile Hi-color'. In 1963 it entered polypropylene refining and processing. In 1964 it established Taiyo Kasei Kogyo Co., Ltd. (now Nissen Polytech Co., Ltd.) in Nagahama Town, Ehime Prefecture (now Ozu City). In 1966 it entered ABS resin refining and processing and established an ABS plant within the head office plant, increased capital to 50 million yen, and established the Oe Plant within Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.'s Oe Works. In 1967 it established the Chiba Plant in Kisarazu City, Chiba Prefecture. In 1968 it entered the MMA resin field and established a methacrylic plant in Niihama City. In 1969 capital was increased to 75 million yen. In 1970 the head office plant was renamed the Niihama Plant, an injection molding machine was installed at the Niihama Plant, and an extrusion molding machine was installed at the Chiba Plant. In 1971 the head office Sokaikan Building was completed, and Shin-Kansai Seisakusho Co., Ltd. was established, marking a full-scale entry into injection molding processing. In 1972 the Tortoise Engineering Co., Ltd. mold division was established. In 1973 a special-demand polypropylene plant was established at the Chiba Plant. In 1974 Shin-Kansai Seisakusho changed its company name and head office location and was newly launched as Kinsen Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., and the Shiga Office was opened in Kosei Town, Shiga Prefecture (now Konan City). In 1976 it entered chemical fertilizer manufacturing and established the Ozu Plant, and capital was increased to 100 million yen. In 1977 it entered the electronic industrial chemicals business and established the Electronic Chemicals Division. In 1978 Okaron Co., Ltd. (now absorbed and merged into Nissen Polytech Co., Ltd.) was established. In 1981 it entered the automotive components business and expanded overseas, opening a Singapore resident representative office. In 1982 NISSEN CHEMICAL SINGAPORE PTE. LTD. was established in Singapore, and the Mizusawa Sales Office was built as the Tohoku regional base for the electronic industrial chemicals business. In 1983 capital was increased to 180 million yen. In 1984 the head office building annex was completed, and Tortoise Engineering Co., Ltd. (Osaka) was newly established, marking a full-scale entry into the mold business. In 1985 it entered the electronic business special processing field and established the Mizusawa Plant in Mizusawa City, Iwate Prefecture. In 1986 it formed a technical tie-up with BUCKEYE CUSTOM PRODUCT INC (Ohio, United States). In 1987 it established the Mie Plant, an automotive parts dedicated plant, in Komono Town, Mie Prefecture. In 1988 it established J.V (LONDON INDUSTRIES, INC) as a North American automotive parts dedicated plant and established IJP USA, INC as a North American marketing base. In 1989 it introduced the automotive-related Tochigi Center and CAD/CAM system. In 1991 it established the SF Plant within the Chiba Plant as a functional film production base, established Nippon Chemitec Co., Ltd. as an R&D base, changed its company name to Nissen Chemical Co., Ltd. and increased capital to 360 million yen, and opened the Tochigi Techno Center for automotive component planning, development, and overseas support operations. In 1992 it built the Techno Center Niihama as the R&D base of the Nissen Chemical Group, changed Taiyo Kasei Kogyo Co., Ltd.'s name to Nissen Polytech Co., Ltd., and built a new plant in Nagahama Town, Ehime Prefecture (now Ozu City). In 1994 NISSEN CHEMITEC (THAILAND) LIMITED was established in the Kingdom of Thailand. In 1995 a backlight plant was added within the Niihama Plant. In 1996 the Niihama Plant obtained ISO9002. In 1998 it acquired the business rights of LONDON INDUSTRIES, INC. In 1999 it formed a technical tie-up with LINPAC (now ECO MOLD) of the UK. In 2001 the Mie Office obtained ISO14001 and capital was increased to 450 million yen. In 2002 it formed a technical tie-up with Zhuhai Mingxiang Automobile Industry Co., Ltd. of China. In 2003 it opened the Kanto Office within the Chiba Plant and formed a technical tie-up with Guangzhou Zhongxin Plastics Co., Ltd. of China. In 2004 the Electronic Business Headquarters obtained ISO14001 and it formed a technical tie-up with Wuhan Zhongxin Plastics Co., Ltd. of China. In 2005 the Kanto Office obtained ISO9001 and it formed a technical tie-up with SIMOLDES of France.

Integrated production system from product planning and design to mass production, with strengths in high-strength, heat-resistant, high-dimensional-accuracy resin parts for metal replacement and weight reduction.

• High-functionality resin parts

  High-strength, heat-resistant, high-dimensional-accuracy resin parts contributing to metal replacement and weight reduction; includes three-dimensional complex-shaped resin pipes made of super engineering plastics.

• Automotive products

  Interior materials such as doors, trunk rooms, and pillars; exterior materials such as visors and fenders; and interior/exterior illumination-related products.

• Custom business

  Application of plastic injection molding and secondary processing technologies to home appliances, leisure, and daily life components.

• Electronic materials

  Materials for the semiconductor and display industries, including high-purity chemicals for electronics, photoresists, color resists, aluminum sputtering targets, IC trays, and aluminum laminate bags; acts as domestic general agent for Sumitomo Chemical's electronic materials division.

• Synthetic resin raw materials

  Manufacture and supply of various synthetic resin raw materials commissioned by raw material manufacturers.

• Packaging and sheets

  Functional films, US sheet WS, thick sheets, thin sheets, WS sheets, film products, and agricultural materials.

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