Development
of Fuji Silysia Chemical Ltd. 1931 - 1961
- 1931:Started manufacturing and selling sodium silicate
under the company name of Takahashi Water glass Manifactured
in Osaka.
- 1951:Established Fuji Sodium
Silicate Co.,Ltd., started manifacturing for the first
time Silica Gel.
- 1961:Fuji Sodium Silicate Co.,Ltd., Meika Industrial
Co.,Ltd., and Takahashi Water Glass Mfg.Co.,Ltd.,merged
into a new company,Fuji Chemical Co.,Ltd. acquired Keiso
Chemical Laboratory (Head office in Nagoya).
Development of Fuji Silysia
Chemical Ltd. 1962 - 1992
- 1962: Established a plant for the manufacture of Silica
Gel at Honai-cho, Nishiuwa-gun, Ehime-ken (Present Ehime
Plant).
- 1965:
A 50/50 joint venture was established with Davison
Chemical Division of W.R.Grace (USA) to continue Silica
Gel Business under the name of Fuji- Davison Chemical
Ltd. and the Syloid Trade mark.
- 1973:Completed the construction of the head office
building at Kozoji-cho,Kasugai-shi,Aichi-Ken. Opened
a sales office in Tokyo.
- 1978/79: Sales Office in Hiroshima, Fukuoka
and in Nagoya.
- 1984/86:Completed Hyuga plant for micronized silica
and the construction of the Technical
Center building.
Opened a sales office in Osaka and a branch office in
Korea.
- 1988/92: Continuous Expansion of Hyuga plant.
Development of Fuji Silysia
Chemical Ltd. 1993-2004
- 1993:Dissolved joint venture with W.R.Grace
(USA) and reestablished as Fuji Silysia Chemical Ltd.,a
wholly - owned Japanese company.
Established a Sales office in Oregon,U.S.A.
- 2000:Started manufacturing Sylysia (Micronized
Silicas) in Greenville North Carolina - USA.
- 2002 September :Started manifacturing Sylysia(Micronized
Silicas) in Bussi Pescara (Italy) a 50/50 joint venture Solvay/Ausimont and Fuji Silysia with name of
Silysiamont.
- 2004: Ausimont share is replaced by Solvay
and Fuji Silysia.
Silysiamont becomes a joint venture
50% Solvay and 50% Fuji Silysia.
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