Company History

Company Information

January 1946: Founded as Gunma Nutrition and Medicine; manufacture of glucose begun.
September 1951: Manufacture of phenolic resin for industrial use begun.
June 1953: Company name changed to Gun Ei Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.
July 1955: Tokyo sales office (currently a branch office) established in Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku (currently Kyobashi, Chuo-ku).
December 1960: Osaka sales office (currently a branch office) established in Kita-ku, Osaka City.
April 1961: New phenolic resin and starch/sugar plants opened in Oyagi-machi, Takasaki City.
February 1963: Head office moved to Oyagi-machi, Takasaki City.
March 1964: Nagoya sales office (branch office) established in Nakamura-ku, NagoyaCity.
December 1971: Gun-Ei Shoji Co., Ltd. established.
May 1974: Shares listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
: Gun-Ei Kosan Co., Ltd. established (currently an affiliate).
August 1976: Takasaki branch office established.
October 1976: New phenolic resin plant (currently the Shiga Plant) opened in Kosei-cho, Shiga Prefecture (currently Konan City).
October 1979: Shares listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
March 1982: High-fructose corn syrup plant established in Sunagawa, Hokkaido.
: Nippon Kynol Incorporated established.
April 1982: New Kynol plant in the Takasaki Plant established; manufacture of high-performance fiber Kynol begun.
July 1987: Gun-Ei Borden International Resin Co., Ltd. established through joint venture with Borden of the U.S. for sale of Borden method casting system.
October 1988: Sunagawa high-fructose corn syrup plant closed.
January 1989: New starch/sugar plant (currently the Gunma Plant) opened in Shukuorui-machi, Takasaki City.
November 1990: Thai GCI Resitop Co., Ltd. (currently a consolidated subsidiary) established in a joint venture with Nissho Iwai Corporation(currently Sojitz Corporation), Brighton of Thailand, and other partners to manufacture and sell phenolic resins in the Kingdom of Thailand.
May 1992: Head office moved to Shukuorui-machi, Takasaki City.
March 1997: New phenolic resin plant established within the Gunma Plant.
October 1997: BIG Trading Co., Ltd. established (currently a consolidated subsidiary).
May 1998: ISO9002 Certificate (Current：ISO9001)
June 1999: ISO14001 Certificate
April 2005: Hatori Laboratories Co., Ltd. established.
June 2008: Hatori Laboratories Co., Ltd. disbanded.
September 2008: New Kynol plant established within the Gunma Plant.
December 2008: Takasaki Plant (phenolic resin and Kynol plants) closed.
April 2009: Company merges Gun-Ei Shoji Co., Ltd., Gun-Ei Borden International Resin Co., Ltd., and Nippon Kynol Incorporated.
March 2010: Nagoya branch office closed.
July 2012: India GCI Resitop Pvt. Ltd. (currently a consolidated subsidiary) established in a joint venture with SAN-EI SILICA Co., Ltd. to manufacture and sell RCS (resin-coated sand) in the Republic of India.
October 2013: FSSC22000 Certificate(Manufacturing of Glucose & Starch Products)
April 2014: Acquired shares of TOHOKU ULOID INDUSTRY CO., LTD. (currently a consolidated subsidiary)
August 2018: American GCI Resitop, Inc. established (currently a consolidated subsidiary).
April 2022: Transition from First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange to Prime Market. (New market segments)

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