{"id":13,"date":"2015-10-08T11:42:39","date_gmt":"2015-10-08T02:42:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.showakvc.co.jp\/en\/?page_id=13"},"modified":"2025-09-30T11:31:48","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T02:31:48","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.showakvc.co.jp\/en\/company\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"Our History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Company History<\/h2>\n
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1956<\/th>\nEstablished in Akabane, Tokyo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1968<\/th>\nDeveloped medical compounds in collaboration with Terumo Co., Ltd.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1988<\/th>\nReceived investment from Kaneka Chemical Kogyo Co., Ltd. (currently Kaneka Co., Ltd.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1992<\/th>\nMoved the head office and factory to the present location, Komatsudai Industrial Park (Hanyu City, Saitama Prefecture)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1997<\/th>\nCompleted the construction of the second factory<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1998<\/th>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAffiliated with Kaneka Chemical Kogyo (currently Kaneka Co., Ltd.)
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOpened the Tokyo branch, Osaka branch, and Nagoya sales office\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1999<\/th>\nCertified ISO9001<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2000<\/th>\nAffiliated with the PVC compound department of Chisso Co., Ltd.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2002<\/th>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChanged the names of the sales branches to East Japan Branch and West Japan Branch,
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tcombined the Nagoya Sales Office with the West Japan Branch.
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAffiliated with Kaneka Chemical Kogyo (currently Kaneka Co., Ltd.) in Emplex business\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2003<\/th>\nEstablished VINA Showa Co., Ltd. in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2007<\/th>\nEstablished the Hokuriku branch<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2008<\/th>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCertified ISO14001
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEstablished Showa Dalian Plastics in Dalian, China
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEstablished the \u201cTechnical Development Center\u201d in Hanyu, Kamikawasaki<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2010<\/th>\nEstablished VINA Showa (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. in Hong Kong<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2013<\/th>\nEstablished SHOWA GLOBAL (THAILAND) CO., LTD. in Bangkok, Thailand<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2014<\/th>\nEstablished SHOWA GLOBAL LIMITED (Hong Kong)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2015<\/th>\nCompleted construction of the Factory \u201cTakumi\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2024<\/th>\nEast Japan Branch, West Japan Branch, and Hokuriku Branch relocated<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n

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