Moriroku, a company having a distinguished, long history dating back to tis founding in 1663, has steered its way through the troubled waves of the times over a period of more than 340 years. Having been keeping pace with the development of the chemical industry in Japan, the company has grown into a global corporate group.
History
1663～
1663 Foundation
Started dealing in Awa indigo and manure in Awa
（Tokushima）
1853
Established Kanto area sales headquarters in Edo （Tokyo)
1878
Exhibited Awa indigo at Paris International Exposition
1882
Started wholesaling of domestic and foreign fertilizers
1899
Opened Osaka and Kobe Offices
1900～
1909
Opened Osaka Office
Started import and sales of dyestuffs, industrial chemicals and sodas
1916
Established as a stock company Incorporated Moriroku Shoten as a stock company
（Capital: 1 million yen, Head Office: Tokushima, Branch Offices: Tokyo, Osaka and Kobe)
1927
Moved the head office to Osaka (Opened Shikoku Office)
1939
Started dealing in food mold inhibitors (Advanced into modern chemical products business)
1940
Opened Nagoya Office
1949
Started dealing in vinyl chloride (Advanced into resin business)
1950～
1958
Started dealing in low-pressure polyethylene, and developed product application methods (Advanced into pro-duction business)
1962
Moved the head office to Muromachi, Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo (Opened Osaka branch)
1963
Changed the trade name to Moriroku Trading Company, Ltd.
1965
Constructed new factory in Suzuka-shi, Mie
1968
Moved the head office to Kasumigaseki Building, Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
1969
Increased the capital to 100 million yen
1976
Increased the capital to 200 million yen
1979
Opened the Technical Service Center
1980～
1980
Constructed Kanto Plant in Ohizumi-cho, Ohra-gun, Gunma
1982
Changed the trade name to Moriroku Company Ltd., and increased the capital to 300 million yen
1983
Constructed the Technical Research Center and prototype facility in Kawagoe-shi, Saitama
Opened Hong Kong Representative Office
1986
Established a local corporation Greenville Technology, Inc. in Ohio, U.S.A. through joint venture with Honda
1987
Increased the capital to 450.1 million yen
1990～
1990
Constructed Meiwa Factory in Meiwa-cho, Ohra-gun, Gunma
Established a local corporation, Moriroku Company (HK) Ltd., in Hong Kong
Increased the capital to 1,358.1 million yen
1994
Established a local corporation, Moriroku Philippines, Inc. in Laguna, Philippines
1996
Opened Bangkok Representative Office
Established a local corporation, Moriroku UT India Pvt., Ltd., in New Delhi, India
Established a local corporation, Listowel Technology, Inc., in Ontario, Canada
Established a local corporation, Moriroku (Singapore) Pte., Ltd., in Singapore
1997
Established a local corporation, Moriroku (Thailand) Co., Ltd., in Bangkok, Thailand
2000～
2000
Established a local corporation Rainsville Technology, Inc. in Alabama, U.S.A.
2001
Established a local corporation,Guangzhou Moriroku Technology, Co.,Ltd. in Guangzhou,China
2002
Established a local corporation,Suzhou Moriroku Technology Co.,Ltd.in Suzhou,China
Established a local corporation,Moriroku(Shanghai)Co.,Ltd. in Shanghai,China
2003
Established Moriroku (Guangzhou) International Trading Co., Ltd.
Established Production Operational Headquarters Development Center to integrate the production operational headquarter functions in Moka-shi, Tochigi
2004
Moved the head office to Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Established a local corporation, Wuhan Moriroku Technology Co., Ltd. in Wuhan, China. started to operate in Nov. 2005
2005
Increased capital to 1,640.1 million yen
2006
Consolidated Chemical Department and Plastic Department into Chemical Business HQ(reorganization).
2007
Established Moriroku Precision Co., Ltd.
Established Moriroku (Tianjin) Co., Ltd.
Established Moriroku Austria GmbH
2008
Established Moriroku America, Inc.
Moved the Suzuka Plant to Ifuna-cho, Suzuka-shi, Mie-ken.
Changed its trade name to Moriroku Holdings Company, Ltd., at the same time establishing new operating companies, Moriroku Chemicals Company, Ltd. and Moriroku Technology Company, Ltd., which would take over the chemical and production sectors of the company, respectively (transition to a holding company structure).
2010
Established Moriroku Agri Co., Ltd.
Established Moriroku Technology(Thailand)Co., Ltd.
2011
Established Moriroku Chemicals Korea Co., Ltd.