Company Profile
History
| Year | History | Launch of leading products |
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| 1961 | Established as Kyoritsu Co., Ltd. (Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo) | |
| 1962 | Polycondensed cationic polymer "Himoloc P-2" Anionic polymer "Himoloc L" |
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| 1963 | Samukawa Plant in operation | |
| 1964 | Relocated headquarters (to Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo) | |
| 1965 | Opened Osaka branch | |
| 1966 | Mannich cationic polymer, "Himoloc M" | |
| 1967 | Nonionic polymer, "Himoloc G" | |
| 1969 | Opened Tokuyama branch | |
| 1970 | Chigasaki Laboratory in operation | Anion powder, "Himoloc SS" |
| 1971 | "Unimech Decolor", the DAF on market Polycondensed cationic polymer "Himoloc Q" | |
| 1972 | Completed construction of Yamaguchi Plant Relocation of Tokuyama sub-branch, reopened as sub-Yamaguchi branch | |
| 1973 | Chigasaki Plant (present Kanagawa Plant) in operation | |
| 1974 | Opened Sendai sub-branch | Cationic powder, "Himoloc MP" |
| 1975 | Changed name of Sendai/Fuji/Nagoya/Kokura sub-branches to “sales offices” | |
| 1976 | Relocated headquarters (Ginza, Chuo Ward, Tokyo) to Ginza Kikuchi Building | |
| 1977 | Established Tohoku Kyoritsu Co., Ltd. | |
| 1978 | Momoishi Plant, (present Aomori Plant) in operation | Ptintability improving agent "Himax" |
| 1979 | Opened the Sapporo sales office | |
| 1980 | Integrated Samukawa Plant with the Chigasaki Plant (present day Kanagawa Plant) | Methacrylate cationic polymer flocculant "Himoloc MP" absorbent |
| 1982 | Water absorbent polymer, "Himosab HS" | |
| 1983 | Seeding binder, "Himoseed" | |
| 1984 | Integrated Sapporo sales office with the Headquarters | Acrylate cationic polymer flocculant "Himoloc MP" |
| 1985 | Dust reducing agent for NATM, "Hinatom" | |
| 1986 | Cationic high concentration polymer, "Himoloc E, DR" | |
| 1987 | Samukawa Laboratory (present day Shonan Research Center) in operation | |
| 1991 | Changed company name to Hymo Corporation Transferred the employees of Tohoku Kyoritsu Co., Ltd. to Hymo | |
| 1993 | Polyamidine cationic powder polymer, "Himoloc ZP" | |
| 1994 | Opened the Tokyo branch. Integrated the Sendai and Nagoya sales offices. | Emulsion polymer, "Himoloc MX, V" |
| 1995 | Relocated headquarters (to Kowa Building 28, Gotanda, Shinagawa Ward, Tokyo) | |
| 1996 | Relocated the Osaka sales office (Chuo Ward, Osaka) Raised status to Osaka branch and integrated with Yamaguchi sales office. | New fluidized bed biological treatment system "α-Bio Systems" |
| 1999 | Relocated the Kokura sales office and changed name to Fukuoka sales office | |
| 2000 | Two component retention system for paper, "Hymo Twins System" Interlayer resistant spray agent, "Himoloc MJ" |
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| 2001 | Long life PAGE, Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis Agent for raw material processing in paper manufacturing "Himax SC" |
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| 2003 | Chemical Site Fukuoka in operation. | Water soluble paint thickener, "Himovis PS" |
| 2004 | Opened the Equipment Center Saitama | Test Equipment Center Saitama in operation. Emulsion retention aid for paper, "Himoloc RX" |
| 2005 | Dispersion type retention aid "Himoloc ND" | |
| 2006 | Business transfer from KAYAFLOC CO LTD Opened the Sapporo sales office. | Cationic liquid polymer flocculant "Himoloc FC" |
| 2011 | Opened the Sendai sub-branch Relocated the Saitama Equipment Center and renamed it the Hiratsuka Technology Center | |
| 2012 | Changed name of Sendai sub-branch to "sales office" Relocated headquarters to the present location | 2017 | Opened the Nagoya sales office | 2019 | Opened the Hiroshima sales office | 2020 | Expanded Business Scope of the Chemical site Fukuoka and renamed it “Fukuoka Plant” Transferred Flocculants and Coagulants Business from Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation | 2022 | Integrated Fuji sales office with the Headquarters and Nagoya sales office |
