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History

Mr. Kobei Asakawa founded Kakuko Asakawa Shoten, a wholesaler of pharmaceuticals in Tokyo.

Company name changed to Tokyo Kasei Kogyo Co., Ltd. The business specializes in manufacturing and marketing organic laboratory chemicals.

First catalogue issued.

Fukaya plant is inaugurated to expand production capacity.

American Tokyo Kasei Inc. (now TCI America) is established in Portland, Oregon, U.S.A., to improve customer service in that country.

Sales office is opened in New York, U.S.A., to support customers on the East Coast.

TCI MAIL (Quarterly Newsletter) is first published.
TCI Europe N. V. is established in Antwerp, Belgium.

Fukaya Plant is certified for ISO9001:2000 (JQA-QM8374) and IQ Net (JP-JQA-QM8374).
TCI（Shanghai）Co., Ltd. is established in Shanghai, China.

TCI (Shanghai) Development Co., Ltd. is established in Shanghai, China.

The English company name is changed to Tokyo Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.
Established sales office（TCI Deutschland GmbH） in Frankfurt, Germany.

Established sales office（Tokyo Chemical Industry UK Ltd.） in Oxford, United Kingdom.