1930
Started as a manufacturer of pigments for facial cosmetics.
1957
March
Nippon Shikizai Inc. was established as a contract manufacturer
of cosmetic products.
Capital 15,000,000 JP Yen Location Minato-ku, Tokyo
Completion of Tokyo head office and Osaka Factory was made at the
same time.
1971 December
Set up Suita Factory at Suita in Osaka prefecture, Japan.
1979
November
In Zama of Kanagawa prefecture, Japan, Zama Factory was set up based
on GMP
(Good Manufacturing Practice) standard,
a first in Japan. (The second to 6th constructions were continuously
carried out till December of 1989.)
1991 May
Set up Ayase Factory in Ayase of Kanagawa prefecture, Japan
1995 August
Licensed for cosmetic import and sales.
1999
February
Laboratory Center in Tokyo, Japan,
was completed.
1996
July
Registered as an over-the-counter company at Japan Securities
Dealers Association
2000 February
To expand international sales activities and to encourage international competitiveness, Nippon Shikizai acquired
THEPENIER
PHARMA INDUSTRIE S.A.,
a pharmaceutical & cosmetic contract
manufacturer in France. Thépenier
2003
March
Set up a plant for manufacturing make-up products at THEPENIER
PHARMA INDUSTRIE S.A.
2003 November
Obtained ISO 9001:2000 Certification (International Standards
for quality management and quality assurance)
2005 January
Mr. Kouji Okumura, CEO
of Nippon Shikizai Inc. was awarded the
L'ORDRE NATIONAL DU MERITE in France.
2004
December
Listed on the JASDAQ Securities Exchange.
