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1956 Established in Akabane, Tokyo
1968 Developed medical compounds in collaboration with Terumo Co., Ltd.
1988 Received investment from Kaneka Chemical Kogyo Co., Ltd. (currently Kaneka Co., Ltd.)
1992 Moved the head office and factory to the present location, Komatsudai Industrial Park (Hanyu City, Saitama Prefecture)
1997 Completed the construction of the second factory
1998 Affiliated with Kaneka Chemical Kogyo (currently Kaneka Co., Ltd.)
Opened the Tokyo branch, Osaka branch, and Nagoya sales office
1999 Certified ISO9001
2000 Affiliated with the PVC compound department of Chisso Co., Ltd.
2002 Changed the names of the sales branches to East Japan Branch and West Japan Branch,
combined the Nagoya Sales Office with the West Japan Branch.
Affiliated with Kaneka Chemical Kogyo (currently Kaneka Co., Ltd.) in Emplex business
2003 Established VINA Showa Co., Ltd. in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
2007 Established the Hokuriku branch
2008 Certified ISO14001
Established Showa Dalian Plastics in Dalian, China
Established the “Technical Development Center” in Hanyu, Kamikawasaki
2010 Established VINA Showa (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. in Hong Kong
2013 Established SHOWA GLOBAL (THAILAND) CO., LTD. in Bangkok, Thailand
2014 Established SHOWA GLOBAL LIMITED (Hong Kong)
2015 Completed construction of the Factory “Takumi”