Business of DKS and History of Environmental and Social Activities

Business of DKS

1900

1925

'31 Published the first newsletter'36 Introduced the weekly holiday systemstem'47 Made presentations at the Kyoto
Commerce and Industry
Exhibition in commemoration ofimplementation of thenew constitution'28 The Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry isestablished'39 The World War Ⅱ begins'43 The Japan Stock Exchange is launched'47 The Japanese Constitution is enacted,
The Labor Standards Act is announced officially'59 Established Yokkaichi
Chemical Company Limited'60 Newly constructed Ohgata Plant.
'69 Established Nippon LevuloseCo., Ltd.
'70 Launched the sucrose
fatty acid ester "DK ESTER" Completion Ceremony of Yokkaichi Chemical Company'73 Established Gembu Co., Ltd.

'53 Published "MONOGEN Story"'54 Joined the 1st world surfactant
congress and business convention'66 Household synthetic detergentswere completely converted to LAS
S(soft type)'68 Published "CELLOGEN Story"'72 Established "Pollution Prevention Rules"es"'51 The Japan Oil Chemists' Society (JOCS) is established'55 The Japan Oil & Fat Industry''59 The Ise Bay Typhoon''64 The Tokyo Olympic, The Tokaido Shinkansen(bullet train) goes into operation''70 14 bills related to the pollution prevention are passed''73 The first oil shock'75 Launched the industrial refresher "AIR CHEM"'78 Acquired capital in CHIN YEE CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, CO., LTD.
'80 Launched the water-reducing agent for concrete "SELFLOW"'82 Established DAI-ICHI CLEAN CHEMICAL, INC.

'75 Introduced a five-day-week systemm'83 Introduced chemical fire trucks
in our Ohgata Plant'84 Published "SUGAR ESTER Story"''78 The New Tokyo International Airport opens''79 The "Ordinance relating to the Prevention of Eutrophication inLake Biwa" is passed in the Shiga prefectural assembly,'82 The Tohoku Shinkansen and Joetsu Shinkansen go into operation'86 Established KYOTO ELEX CO., LTD.
'87 Established K&D Fine Chemical Corporation'88 Established DAI-ICHI CERAMO Co., Ltd.
'89 Established DAI-ICHI KENKOU CO., Ltd.
'92 Established TIANJIN DAI-ICHI FINE CHEMICALS CO., LTD.

'89 Introduced the special
incentive leave system'94 Established "PL (Product Liability)
Prevention Management Rules"'85 The World Science Exposition opens'86 The Equal Employment Opportunity Law is enacted'89 The consumption tax (3 %) is introduced
The Tokyo stock exchange price reaches
the highest (38,915 yen 87 sen)

'96 Established P.T. Dai-ichi
Kimia Raya

'96 Awarded the Ozone Protection
Award by the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency'98 Joined the Japan
Responsible Care (RC)Council (JRCC)'95 The Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake (M7.3) occurs
The Product Liability Act (PL Act) is enacted'97 The Kyoto Protocol is adopted in COP3
'98 The Financial Services Agency is launched'99 The Europe's unified currency "Euro" is introduced(among 11 countries)'01 Merged Dai-ichi Kagaku Kogyo Co., Ltd.
and renamed Shiga Plant'02 Established Elexcel Corporation Ltd.
and CHIN YEE CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGIES (WUXI) CO., LTD.
'04 Established DKS (Shanghai) International Trading Co., Ltd.

'01 Established "Environmental Protection andOccupational Safety Rules"'02 Acquired ISO14001 authentication in all plants'03 Acquired ISO9001 authentication in all plants
Published the 1st Environment & Safety Report'04 Established Code of Corporate Ethics
Introduced the cogeneration and solar power
generation systems in the Ohgata Branch'01 Government ministries and agencies is reorganized
into one office and twelve ministries and agencies
The 9.11 terrorist attacks occur in the United States'03 The Tokyo stock exchange price reaches its
previous post-bubble low (7,606 yen 88 sen)
'04 The Niigata Chuetsu Earthquake occurs (M6.8)'05 Established SHUANG YI LI (TIANJIN) NEW ENERGY CO., LTD.
'06 Constructed
a new laboratory inKisshoin and moved'09 Commemorated
the 100th anniversary ofthe foundation
Laboratory (at present)'05 Established "Declaration of Action for Executives
and Employees"'06 Set up the internal audit department'07 Introduced the cogeneration systemin the Shiga Branch'08 Achieved no accident record for 3000 daysin the Ohgata Branch'05 The full deposit guarantee is removed, the Private
Information Protection Law is enacted'06 The Companies Act and amended Industrial
Safety and Health Act are enacted'07 The Niigata Chuetsu Earthquake occurs (M6.8)'09 Influenza A (H1N1) breaks out and spreads
The Minister of Consumer Affairs is launched'11 Acquired the ownership of Yokkaichi Chemical Company
Established SUZAKU MICHI CO., Ltd.
'13 Established the Singapore representative office'14 Signed a location agreement with Yokkaichi City,
Mie Prefecture for new plant construction'10 Started approach of lecture delivery'11 Established the Senbon Training Institute'12 Achieved no accident record for 2000 days in theYokkaichi Chemical Co., Ltd.
'14 Introduced electric power facilities using anaerobic
wastewater treatment in Ohgata Branch'10 The Shanghai International Expo opens'11 The Great East Japan Earthquake occurs (M9.0)
The U.S. dollar currency exchange rate reaches
its highest value (75.54 yen)

Ohno Kungyokudo (at the time of establishment)'34 Launched higher alcohol
detergent "DKS300"'39 Newly constructed
Yokkaichi Plant'49 Launched CMC "CELLOGEN"
Main Industrial Products (around 1937)

1985

1995

Tianjin Dai-ichi (at present)

2000

2005

2010

Situations in Japan and Abroad'14 The World War Ⅰ begins'20 The League of Nations is established'23 The Great Kanto Earthquake

1950

1975

Environmental and Social Activities'18 Established our company credo
and company motto'09 Founded in Ohno
Kungyokudo Co., Ltd.
'10 Launched the Cocoon
Reeling Agent'18 Established Dai-ichi
Kogyo Seiyaku Co., Ltd.

Main External Commendation and Evaluation (since 2005)
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Description for Commendation and Certificate of AppreciationAwardees

Organizers

The 29th Japan Chemical Industry Association (JCIA)K&D Fine Chemical

Japan Chemical Industry Association (JCIA)

Won the "Safety Efforts Award" by the Japan Responsible Care (RC) Council (JRCC)
Won the "Highest Award" for the 37th Oil and Fat Industry Article

Corporation*

Japan Responsible Care (RC) Council (JRCC)

R&D

Oil & Fat Industry Kaikan

Dai-ichi Ceramo Co., Ltd.*

Osaka Industrial Research Association–The bio-plant concept towards the resource competition period–
Won the Industrial Technology Award for the 57th Osaka Industrial Research Association–Establishment and Industrialization of Compound Technology for Powder Injection Molding–Won the "Award of the Association for Safety of Hazardous Materials in Kanto Koshinetsu
District" in 2007
Won the "Commendation by the Commissioner of the Fire and Disaster Management Agency for a Company with Excellence Related to Hazardous Materials" in 2007

Ohgata Branch

Kanto Koshinetsu District
Association for Safety of Hazardous Materials

Ohgata BranchFire and Disaster Management Agency

Won the "Highest Award" for the article competition commemorating the 50th anniversary of establishment of Kyoto Industrial Association (2 articles)

R&D

Kyoto Industrial Association

Won the "Special Award by the Review Board" for the 39th Oil and Fat Industry Article–The Green Tourism Business Proposed by the Oil and Fat Industry–R&D

Oil & Fat Industry Kaikan

Won the "Article Special Awards" as group for the 26th Beacon Users' Symposium research presentation

Head OfficeBeacon Users' GroupWon a certificate of appreciation for participation in the "Environmental Study Business for Elementary School Students"

DKS

Kyoto CityWon a certificate of appreciation for contribution to development of the Red Cross business
Won the "Excellent Paper Award of The Electrochemical Society of Japan" as group

Yokkaichi Branch
R&DJapanese Red Cross Society
The Electrochemicalin 2013

Elexcel Corporation*Society of Japan

Won the “Kyo-no-shinise (long-established business in Kyoto)” award 2013
Won the “Kansai Electric Safety Association Chairman's award” 2013

DKS
Kyoto Branch

Won the “Award for being an excellent branch in regards to environmental protection” 2014

Ohgata Branch

Kyoto Prefecture
Kansai Electric Safety Association
Niigata Prefecture Environmental Protection Joint Association* Affiliates