About Shoko Korea
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1947
Established Hikari Kogyo Co., Ltd. (headquartered in Chuo-ku, Nishi Hatchobori, Tokyo) with the support of Resonac Corporation (at the time, called Showa Denko K.K.) and Ajinomoto Co., Inc., to market chemicals and fertilizers in Japan while also importing and exporting them.
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1962
Listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
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1981
Listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
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1982
Changed company name to SHOKO CO., LTD., and moved headquarters to Nishi-Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo.
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1987
Changed company name to SHOKO CO., LTD., and moved headquarters to Nishi-Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo.
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1994
Effected an absorption merger of Shoko Kagaku Kogyo K.K. and Yokohama Kagaku K.K.
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2000
Merged with Kyodo Light Metal Co., Ltd., a trading company specializing in aluminum and a subsidiary of Showa Denko.
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2007
Opened South Korea Branch
Established Shoko Insurance Service Co., Ltd., to promote insurance agency business. (A consolidated subsidiary today)
Opened Taiwan Branch.
Established Shoko Singapore Pte. Ltd.
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2008
for the purpose of selling fertilizers, agricultural materials, and pesticides
Establishment of Shoko Agri Co., Ltd
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2009
Partial transfer of owned shares in subsidiary Mie Kasei K.K. to Mitsuwa Holdings Co., Ltd.
Acquired stock of Shoko Highpolymer Co., Ltd. (formerly Sato Shoko) from Showa Kobunshi K.K. (A consolidated subsidiary today)
Established Shoko Science Co., Ltd., to manufacture and market analytical instruments and related products.
Established SI Science Co., Ltd., to manufacture and market stable isotope compounds, to market related instruments and consumables, and to promote consigned analysis business.
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2010
Partial transfer of owned shares in Shoko Plastic Products Co., Ltd. to Musashinosangyo Co., Ltd. Group
Established Shoko Korea Co., Ltd. and Shoko (Taiwan) Co., Ltd., to market a wide variety of raw materials and commodities. (A consolidated subsidiary today)
Established Shoko (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (formerly Shoko Tsusho (Thailand) Co., Ltd.). (A consolidated subsidiary today)
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2014
Established Shoko Electronics Co., Ltd., to manufacture and market visible and infrared LED elements, and to process manufacture and market integrated circuits using silicon.
Acquired 100% of shares in Be International Corporation.
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2016
Science system operations devolved to Shoko Scientific Co., Ltd.
Shoko Scientific Co., Ltd. effected an absorption merger of SI Science Co., Ltd. and changed the corporate name to Shoko Science Co., Ltd. (A consolidated subsidiary today)
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2017
Transferred all owned shares of subsidiary Shoko Electronics Co., Ltd. to Resonac Corporation (at the time, called Showa Denko K.K.)
Liquidated Shoko Singapore Pte. Ltd. (with transfer of its business operations to Shoko (Thailand) Co., Ltd.).
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2018
Effected an absorption merger of subsidiary Be International Corporation.
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2019
Effected an absorption merger of subsidiary Be International Corporation.
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2021
Takeover bid (TOB) by SKT Holdings K.K. approved.
Delisted from the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
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2022
Moved headquarters to Shibaura, Minato-ku, Tokyo.
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2023
Effected an absorption merger of subsidiary N.K. Global Co., Ltd.
Transferred all owned shares of subsidiaries Shoko Agri Co., Ltd. and Showa Baido Co., Ltd. to New Chemical Trading Co., Ltd.