History

1894

Mr. Kobei Asakawa founded Kakuko Asakawa Shoten, a wholesaler of pharmaceuticals in Tokyo.

1946

Company name changed to Tokyo Kasei Kogyo Co., Ltd. The business specializes in manufacturing and marketing organic laboratory chemicals.

1952

First catalogue issued.

1966

Fukaya plant is inaugurated to expand production capacity.

1985

American Tokyo Kasei Inc. (now TCI America) is established in Portland, Oregon, U.S.A., to improve customer service in that country.

1997

Sales office is opened in New York, U.S.A., to support customers on the East Coast.

1999

TCI MAIL (Quarterly Newsletter) is first published.
TCI Europe N. V. is established in Antwerp, Belgium.

2002

Fukaya Plant is certified for ISO9001:2000 (JQA-QM8374) and IQ Net (JP-JQA-QM8374).
TCI Shanghai is established in Shanghai, China.

2006

TCI Deutschland is established in Frankfurt, Germany.

2007

Tokyo Chemical Industry UK Ltd is established in Oxford, United Kingdom.

2008

Established sales office in Chennai, India.