Company Profile / History

Company Profile

Company Name SHIN-NAKAMURA CHEMICAL Co., Ltd.
Representative Kensuke Nakamura, President and Representative Director
Headquarters 687 Arimoto, Wakayama City 640-8390
Tel: 073-423-3256/Fax: 073-432-8571
Offices Wakayama Plant(headquarters)/Fukui Plant/Sales Dept./(Tokyo)/Osaka Branch
Affiliates Nantong Shin-Nakamura Chemical Co.,Ltd.(Nantong, Shanghai)
Founded 1938
Established 1970
Capital 100 million JPY
Employees 233(As of February 16, 2021)
Average employee age 40.9
Business Development, production, and sales of acrylic resin

History

August 1938 Nakamura Chemical Laboratory established
Founder:Yajiro Nakamura
Address:2 Hirosenakanocho, Wakayama City
August 1948 NAKAMURA CHEMICAL Co., Ltd. established
Capital: 200,000 JPY
President: Yajiro Nakamura
October 1970 SHIN-NAKAMURA CHEMICAL Co., Ltd.newly established
Capital: 50 million JPY
President: Yajiro Nakamura
July 1981 QC circle begins operation:16 circles formed
December 1983 Masahiko Nakamura becomes President and Representative Director
June 1986 Fukui Plant built(on the premises of Technoport Fukui)Production line: Production equipment dedicated to NK Ester installed
December 1989 Increased capital to 180 million JPY
December 1996 ISO9001 certified
December 2001 Acquired ISO14001 certification(Fukui Plant)
November 2003 Shanghai office opened
December 2004 ISO14001 certified(companywide)
October 2005 Shin-Nakamura Chemical Trading Shanghai Co., Ltd.established
April 2006 Selected as one of 300 Vibrant Monodzukuri (Manufacturing) SMEs Throughout Japan (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry)
August 2008 Increased capital to 200 million yen, installed wind power equipment (headquarters)
September 2009 Kensuke Nakamura becomes President and Representative Director
November 2009 Received Corporate Excellence Prize in the 43rd Good Company Awards (Medium and Small Business Research Institute)
December 2009 Solar power generation system installed(headquarters)
February 2012 Nantong Shin-Nakamura Chemical Co., Ltd.established
January 2015 Nantong Shin-Nakamura Chemical Co., Ltd.acquires ISO9001 certification
June 2016 Nantong Shin-Nakamura Chemical Co., Ltd.Shanghai Branch Office opened
December 2017 Selected as one of Companies Driving Regional Growth(METI Minister)
July 2018 Certified as Organization Contributing to National Resilience
August 2021 Regarded as “Youth Yell certified company”(MHLW Minister)