Company History
- 1941
- Founder Fumio Kasahara established Kimitsu Chemical Institute, which aimed advanced chemical utilization of seaweed
- 1942
- Renamed Kimitsu Chemical Industries
- 1946
- Kimitsu Chemical Industries was incorporated and renamed as Kasahara Industries Co., LTD.
- 1947
- Renamed Kimitsu Chemical Industries Co., LTD
- 1958
- Received an award from Small and Medium Enterprise Agency as an excellent company
- 1961
- Received the Kanto Area Invention Award from Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation
Founder Fumio Kasahara was awarded Doctor's degree (Engineering) by Tokyo University for his developments on Alginate
- 1968
- Concluded a Technical Assistance contract with Lorenzo Soriano S.A. in Argentina.
- 1969
- Concluded a Technical Assistance contract with Korean Agriculture and Fishing Industry Development Public Corporation and Korean Seaweed Process Co. Ltd.
- 1972
- Built up the first Alginate plant in Japan
- 1973
- Fumio Kasahara, pH.D. was awarded "The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette" award
- 1978
- KIMICA signed a contract of the marine product process technology development business (research of Fucoidan production) with the Fisheries Agency.
- 1982
- Joined the "Marine Biomass Energy Transform Technology Research Institute" which was entrusted by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
- 1983
- Fumio Kasahara, pH.D. received the "The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette" award
- 1985
- Sales of spawn activator for mushroom, "Kel-P" launched
- 1986
- Acquired license for medicine production for animals
- 1987
- Established Industrias Quimicas Kimitsu Chile Ltda., a production and marketing company in Chile
- 1988
- Newly constructed a plant in Chile and began production of Alginate
Established Osaka Algin Co. LTD, a marketing company in western Japan
- 1993
- Started the PGA line in Chiba plant (Japan)
- 1994
- Started the Kelpy line in Chiba plant (Japan)
- 1995
- Conducted the 50 years anniversary, also planned "Secondary Expansion"
- 1996
- Established Alva, a seaweed cultivator / supplier in Chile
- 1999
- Established PGA production line in Chile plant
- 2000
- Acquired ISO 9002 certificate
- 2001
- Renamed KIMICA Corporation on the occasion of its 60 years anniversary
Established KIMICA America Inc., a marketing subsidiary in North America
- 2002
- Re-expanded Chiba Plant (Japan)
- 2003
- Acquired ISO 9001 certificate
- 2004
- Increased corporate capital to US$1miliion
- 2005
- Equity participation in M2 S.A., a seaweed cultivator / supplier in Chile
- 2007
- Acquired medicine production license
