High-quality and Original Technology Built on Research and Development
Future vision of KOKYU ALCOHOL KOGYO CO., LTD.
The completion and new operation of The Second Plant and R&D Center in the spring of 2016 have enabled us to increase our production capacity, achieve heightened quality assurance and engage in the proactive development of new ingredients. We have established our position in the global market thanks to our high value-added products. Keeping in mind our core values: humanity, CSR and cost-effectiveness, we will continue to contribute to all customers and end users for the growth of the cosmetic and pharmaceutical cultures through the realization of our slogan, “Composing the Future”.
Company History & Transitions
1952s
Period Focused on Contract Manufacturing
Prior to 1985, approximately 50% of our business was in contract manufacturing and we were a relatively small company with an annual turnover of 300 million yen. Quality management was our top priority and we were not yet involved in new product development.
1952
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・Taiyo Sekken Co., Ltd. was established in Hirai, Edogawa-ku, Tokyo.
・Products at the time of the company's founding included comedy soap, Niko Niko soap, Yashikari soap, Kona soap, and Setanol.
1953
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・Company name was changed to KOKYU ALCOHOL KOGYO CO., LTD.
1979
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・Start of plant-based odorless cetanol production.
1983
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・Operation of new esterification plant started.
1984
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・Termination of contract manufacturing.
1985s
Growing Demand for Esters, Plant Relocation and Korean market approach
With the easing of regulations for cosmetic ingredients and technologies and for esters production methods, we aimed at breaking away from contract manufacturing and developing our own products such as higher alcohol flakes. We relocated our plant to Taiei-machi (currently Narita City) with a new esterification unit, allowing us to increase our production capacity by five times, and launched our core products “ISOSTEARIC ACID”. We also developed a full-fledged approach to South Korea, a country to which we had exported only small amounts at that time, by focusing our marketing strategy on our high quality and competitive prices. During this period, we also started investigating raw material sources from overseas.
1985
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・Manufacturing of high-purity higher alcohols started.
1988
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・Tokyo office was opened in Kanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo.
1989
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・Head office and plant were moved to Narita, Chiba.
1991
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・Tokyo office was moved to Nihonbashi Honcho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo.
・Start of ISOSTEARIC ACID EX production.
1992
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・Automatic warehouse was newly built.
・Start of the KAK series production.
1995
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・Olive squalane sales start.
1996
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・Start of ECO OIL RS production.
1997
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・The first expansion of hydrogenation plant was completed.
・Approach of the Korean market.
1998
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・NEOLIGHT 100P and NEOLIGHT 180P sales start.
1999
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・Start of low odor 1,2-PD using our unique purification and deodorization technology.
2001s
New product development, global expansion and product differentiation by quantifying functionality
From 2000, we used our experience in penetrating the Korean market, substituted ingredients from animal or petroleum origins with plant-based materials and developed functional ingredients such as “HAILUCENT ISDA" and "RISOCAST DA" to target the European and American markets. In 2008, we established our affiliate company ESTENITY in Lyon, France to comply with "REACH", the chemical regulation enforced in the European Union since 2007. In 2010, we introduced numerical values in addition to our sensory evaluations of lipsticks and lip glosses to quantify the feel of our products on the skin and make possible suggestions based on objective data.
2001
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・Premises for the expansion in Taiei Kogyo Danchi were purchased.
・The second expansion of esterification plant was completed.
2003
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・ISO14001 certification was obtained.
・Participation to the first Cosmetic Ingredients and Technology Exhibition CITE JAPAN.
・Market launch of the RISOCAST DA series.
2005
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・Market launch of HAILUCENT ISDA.
2006
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・Reinforcement work of the esterification plant was completed.
・Start of oligomeric esters production.
2007
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・Tokyo office was moved to Nihonbashi Ningyocho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo.
・Market launch of HAIAQUEOUSTER DCS, NPDIN, HAIMALATE PAM.
・HAISUGARCANE BG sales start.
2008
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・Automated warehouse of hazardous materials was newly built.
・ESTENITY was established as the affiliated company in Lyon, France.
2009
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・Market launch of RISOCAST HSDA.
2010
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・ESTENITY laboratory was established in Lyon, France.
・Reinforcement work of the hydrogenation plant was completed.
・Received the Chiba Prefecture Dynamic Business Award for Excellent Products and Services.
・Work on quantifying functionality.
2011
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・Capitalization was increased to 17 million yen.
・Ester production capacity was increased.
・Market launch of HAILUCENT DPIN6.
2012
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・Fractionating facility was expanded.
2013
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・Premises were purchased to build a new plant and a research building in Taiei Kogyo Danchi.
・Esterification plant (reactor and fractionating facilities) was renovated.
・Market launch of KAK IBIS.
2014
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・Certificated as “Business Innovation Planning Company” from Chiba prefecture.
2015
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・Started to build The Second Plant and R&D Center in Taiei Kogyo Danchi.
・Market launch of KAK TCIN.
2016s
New Plant and R&D Center Established and the New Challenge of Entering the Pharmaceutical Market
Since 2011, we had been focusing on new product development based on skin science and also technical application to haircare formulations. Following a long preparatory period, construction of the Second Plant and R&D Center was completed in 2016. We embarked on a new chapter to enter fully into the pharmaceutical market.
2016
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・The Second Plant & R&D Center was completed.
・Awarded Honorable Mention of the 14th "Courageous Management Award" by the Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
2017
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・Capitalization was increased to 22 million yen.
・Market launch of AJK-IS3613.
2018
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・The plant for small batch was built in the Second Plant.
2019
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・Capitalization was increased to 37 million yen.
・HAI KOREA was established as the affiliated company in Seoul, Korea.
・Companies with excellent management innovation in Chiba prefecture Received the Best Company Award.
