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■ Nikki Chemical Co., Ltd ■ Catalysts & Chemicals Industries Co., Ltd. ■ JGC C&C |
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1952 |
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Nikki Chemical Co., Ltd. established |
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1954 |
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Started manufacture and sale of sulfur-resistant nickel catalysts |
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1955 |
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Developed hydrocarbon refining catalyst (received Okochi Memorial Foundation Production prize, Japan Petroleum Institute Award) |
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Started manufacture and sale of sponge nickel catalysts |
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1956 |
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Started manufacture and sale of copper chrome catalysts |
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Started manufacture and sale of propane transformation catalysts |
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1957 |
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Started manufacture and sale of isomerization catalysts |
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1958 |
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Catalysts & Chemicals Industries Co., Ltd. established |
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1960 |
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Started manufacture and sale of FCC (Fluid Catalytic Cracking) catalysts |
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1961 |
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Started manufacture and sale of low-temperature steam reforming catalysts |
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1965 |
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Started manufacture and sale of silica sol (Cataloid S) |
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Provided manufacturing technology to (then) USSR for Sohio Acrylonitrile process catalysts and silica sol |
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1966 |
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Started manufacture and sale of phosphate catalysts |
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1967 |
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Research center established in Niitsu City (Currently Niigata City) |
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1970 |
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Started manufacture of synthetic Y-type zeolite |
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1971 |
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Research center established at Wakamatsu Plant (Currently Kitakyushu Operation Center) |
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Exported copper chrome catalyst manufacturing technology to Romania |
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1972 |
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Started manufacture and sale of catalysts for hydrorefining (indirect desulfurization catalyst) |
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Exported catalyst technology for aniline production to the United States |
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1974 |
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Started manufacture and sale of silica sol (Cataloid SI) |
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1975 |
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Started manufacture and sale of flue gas denitrification (DeNOx) catalysts |
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Started manufacture and sale of catalysts for hydrorefining (direct desulfurization catalyst) |
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1982 |
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Inaugural Production Technology Presentation held (Keidanren Kaikan, 16 presentations held since and ongoing) |
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1983 |
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Started manufacture and sale of catalysts for hydrorefining (demetallizing catalyst for direct desulfurization) |
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Received The Japan Petroleum Institute Award for Technical Progress for the achievement of "Development and industrialization of FCC/MRZ-type catalyst" |
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Published the technical report "Catalysts & Chemicals Giho" |
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Started manufacture and sale of precious metal catalysts |
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1984 |
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Launched Fine Chemicals business, and started manufacture and sale of conductive materials |
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Started manufacture and sale of cosmetic materials |
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Provided Company 'F' in Austria with manufacturing technology for flue gas denitrification (DeNOx) catalysts (thereafter, to West Germany, United States, etc.) |
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1986 |
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Fine Chemicals Materials Research Center established at Wakamatsu Plant |
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1990 |
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Received Catalysts Institute Technical Award for "Development of flue gas denitrification catalyst by dry ammonia process” |
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Started manufacture and sale of liquid crystal materials |
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1991 |
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Started manufacture and sale of optical materials |
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Started manufacture and sale of semiconductor materials |
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1992 |
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Started manufacture and sale of chrome-free copper catalysts |
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1996 |
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Acquired ISO9001 (1994) certification |
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1997 |
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CCIC Head Office relocated from Chiyoda Ward in Tokyo to Kawasaki City in Kanagawa Prefecture |
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Started manufacture and sale of lithium-ion secondary cell parts |
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2002 |
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Acquired ISO14001 (2000) certification |
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2003 |
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Received Selete Achievement Award for “Development of high-intensity low-k film” |
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2004 |
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CCIC became a wholly-owned subsidiary of JGC Corporation as a result of share transfer |
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Recognized as a "Certified plant under the renewal construction of the Fire Services Act" by Kitakyushu City (18th in Japan) |
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2005 |
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Received Global 100 Eco-Tech Award from World Expo, Aichi, Japan |
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2006 |
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Nikki Chemicals head office relocated from Yokohama City in Kanagawa Prefecture to Kawasaki City |
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2008 |
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Concluded an agreement with Kitakyushu City on "Agreement on NBC (Nuclear, Biological, Chemical) Disaster Prevention Measures" (first in Japan) |
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CCIC and Nikki Chemical merged to establish JGC C&C |
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2009 |
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Received Catalysis Society of Japan Award for “Development and industrialization of zeolite catalysts for adamantine catalysts” |
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2015 |
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Received The Japan Petroleum Institute Award for Technical Progress for the achievement of “Practical application and improvements in productivity for firing-type high-activity light oil desulfurization catalysts” |
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2016 |
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Received Japan Petroleum Institute International Exchange award for “Development and practical application of vacuum gas oil hydrocracking catalysts for deasphalted oil mixing processes” |
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2017 |
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Received Catalysis Society of Japan Award ( Industrial field) for “Development and practical application of firing-type high-activity desulfurization catalysts with controlled interaction with carrier” |
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2018 |
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JGC Catalysts and Chemicals India Private Limited.established in India |