History of Fine Chemical Business
The Pharmaceuticals and Enzymes Business inherited the chemical business operations of our former company Daiichi Pure Chemicals.
| Timeline | Event |
|---|---|
| 1947 | Daiichi Pure Chemicals Co., Ltd. established on July 10th. |
| 1960 | Construction of the Funabori Factory completed. |
| 1973 | Acquired land in Hachimantai (then known as Matsuo-mura), Iwate Prefecture. |
| 1977 | Agreement on environmental pollution control concluded with Hachimantai (Matsuo-mura), Iwate Prefecture. |
| 1978 | Construction of Iwate Plant (Stage 1) completed. Acquired Dowa Kasei Kogyo. |
| 1979 | Iwate Plant inaugurated. |
| 1981 | Construction of Iwate Plant (Stage 2) completed. |
| 1985 | Funabori Plant closed and production transferred to the Iwate Plant. Construction of Iwate Plant (Stage 3) completed. |
| 1992 | Construction of the Iwate Plant and anaerobic wastewater treatment facility completed. |
| 2000 | Construction of Iwate Plant (Stage 4) completed. |
| 2006 | Construction of Iwate Plant (Stage 5) completed. |
| 2013 | Added a cleanroom for investigational new drugs and peptides. |
| 2014 | Installed preparative HPLC equipment and a freeze dryer in the cleanroom. |
| 2017 | Added a clean room for medium volume GMP-compliant manufacturing (in September) |
| 2018 | Added a building for API manufacturing. |
| 2023 | Completion of manufacturing plant for pharmaceutical intermediates in March |