ORIENT has consistently supplied new materials to meet the needs of the market, combining unique technologies that use dye syntheses with new synthetic technologies. Products value today also means better safety and measures to preserve the global environment. We are dedicated to developing products that care for the environment and meet safety standards. From now on as well, we proceed with the development from the current “Color” field to the new field related to “Optics,” and continue to offer niche-field applications and materials that solve users’ problems. ORIENT reaffirms its commitment to making a contribution to society through providing its specialty chemicals. CEO/President Akihiro Takahashi

Orient Chemical Industries Ltd. was founded in 1917. Since that time, ORIENT,
as a specialist manufacturer of dyes and pigments has constantly been supplying products that respond to the needs of the times.
Our company's outstanding research and development capability has produced many new products and a large number of those products still maintain a significant market share internationally.

1917	A limited partnership company,Orient&Co.,Ltd.was established.Produced and sold VERENCE and other pigments.

1923	Quality of VERENCE improves and its sales increase by leaps and bounds. Exported"KYUZEN JIRUSHI"MORAN to Tianjin,China.

1931	Production of NIGROSINE commences.

1938	Production of SPIRIT BLACK and OIL BLACK commences.

1939	Production of SOLUBLE BLUE OBC commences.

1941	Production of medical supplies commences(until 1951).

1949	Organization changes to joint-stock company.Orient Chemical Industries Limited is established.

1950	Production of OIL colors commences.

1957	Production of ALKALI BLUE TONER commencese.

1961	Production of VALIFAST®colors commences.

1963	Production of OPLAS® and WATER colors commences.

1964	Production of ALFAST® colors commences. Suita Factory is established.(- 1978).

1965	Osaka Factory is built.

1974	The "ORIENT CHEMICAL(KOREA),LTD"joint venture is founded in Korea.

1976	Production of VALIOSOL® colors commences.

1979	The"ORIENT ORIENT SHIMAZAKI CHEMICAL CORP.(ORISHIM)"joint venture is founted in the United States(New Jersey).

1980	New research laboratory is built on the premises of Osaka Plant.

1982	ORISHIM becomes wholly-owned subsidiary. Name changed to ORIENT CHEMICAL CORPORATION[now ORIENT CORPORATION OF AMERICA.]

1983	Production of BONTRON®series commences.Repeated increases raise capital to 91,000,000yen.

1985	Production of MICROPIGMO®series commences.

1986	Production of FISCO®colors and BONJET® series commences. Own computer system "TACTIS" by IBM S38 is introduced.

1988	Production of ORIPACS® commences.

1991	Niigata Factory is built in Kitakanbara-gun, Niigata. Construction of a new plant is completed in Delaware,US. ORIENT CHEMICAL OF EUROPE BV is founded in Holland.

1992	Production of NUBIAN® colors commences.

1993	Production of OPTRON®and BONASORB® commences.

1995	Own Product Liability Committee is estabilished. ISO9002 certification acquired. Own Response Care Committee is established.

1997	ORIENT CHEMICAL CORPORATION name changed to ORIENT CORPORATION OF AMERICA.

1998	Production of DEORASE® and CRAMITY commences.

1999	ISO14001 certification acquired. ME bld. is completed in Osaka Plant.

2001	ISO9001:2000 certification anquired. Starting a new buisiness management system.

2002	Production of eBIND® LTW®-series commences. Production of eBIND® LAW®-series commences.

2003	MM bld. and NK bld. are completed in Osaka Plant. LTW Division is established. ELIXA®commences.
2004	CERAFIS®colors commences. The office of ORIENT CHEMICAL OF EUROPE BV is moved and expanded.

2005	REACH Committee is established. An Executive Officer system is adopted.