Founded as a chemical wholesaler under the name of Tetsuno Shoten.
April 1946
Renamed the company Shoei Rika Kagaku Kogyosho.
September 1949
Built new office in Chuo-ku, Osaka (current headquarters site) and renamed the company Shoei Yakuhin Shokai.
March 1960
Incorporated as Shoei Yakuhin Co., Ltd. with 10 mn JPY in capital.
June 1960
Made Shinnihon Yuka Co., Ltd. a subsidiary and renamed it Tetsuno Yuka Co., Ltd. Started producing fatty acids, fatty acid esters, surfactants and other chemicals.
April 1962
Opened a sales office in Chuo-ku, Tokyo.
October 1963
Opened a sales office in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture.
April 1965
Got into the civil engineering/construction supply business by selling materials.
October 1967
Developed “Sho-Resin” underwater glue.
May 1969
Established Sho-Resin Co., Ltd. (75% voting rights) to expand sales of “Sho-Resin”.
April 1976
Reorganized the Tokyo Sales Office into a branch office.
April 1987
Got into the daily essentials business with household detergents.
January 1988
Built a new headquarters building in Chuo-ku, Osaka City (current headquarters site).
May 1993
Opened a branch office in Singapore to increase exports to Southeast Asia.
May 2005
Established 昭栄祥(上海)貿易有限公司 (100% voting rights) to strengthen sales in China.
February 2007
Acquired ISO14001 certification for the Osaka Headquarters, Tokyo Branch Office and Nagoya Sales Office.
June 2008
Transferred all shares held in Sho-Resin Co. Ltd. in order to streamline group management.
October 2008
Absorbed Tetsuno Yuka Co., Ltd. in order to manage the group more efficiently. (Treated as the Osaka Plant.)
June 2009
Established Shoei-TDC (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (49% voting rights) as a venture company for increasing sales in Southeast Asia.
October 2010
Absorbed Shoei Co., Ltd. in order to manage the group more efficiently.
May 2012
Bought out Shoei-TDC (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (100% voting rights) in order to manage the group more efficiently.
