History of company


Jun 1917 Established "Konoshima Sulfuric Acid Manufacturing Factory" in
Okayama,Japan (Forerunner of Konoshima Artifical Fertilizer Co.)
Started manufacture of Sulfuric Acid and Ferilizer
Mar 1946 Konoshima Chemical Co., Ltd. was established by merger of konoshima
Artifical Fertilizer Co. and (old) Konoshima Chemical Co.,Ltd.
Oct. 1949 Started manufacture of Magnesium Carbonate.
Mar 1957 Started manufacture of Magnesium Oxide.
Dec. 1960 Started manufacture of Calcium Silicate Heat Insulation.
Nov. 1961 Started manufacture of Calcium Carbonate.
Apr. 1972 Started manufacture of Nonflammable Building Material, Calcium Silicate
Board
Nov. 1976 Started manufacture of Nonflammable Building Material, Calcium Silicate
Siding Board
Nov. 1977 Increased Capital to 360,000,000yen
Oct. 1981 Started manufacture of High Purity Magnesium Oxide.
Jun. 1984 Started manufacture of Calcium Silicate Siding by Extrusion process.
Feb 1988 Started manufacture of Nonflammable Fittings.
Oct. 1988 Started raising of fishes.
Dec. 1989 Succeeded in a synthesis of YAG Ceramics by Joint research with National
Insutitute for Research in Inorganic Materials, Science and Technology
Agency and stared production.
Dec. 1996 The Osaka Securities Exchange second section of the stock was listed.
Increased Capital to 1,320,000,000yen.
Jul. 1998 Started manufacture of EB coated hard type calcium silicate board.
(EB : Electronbeam hardened paint)

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