Yuteki Hayashi establishes Maruya Trading Company (predecessor of Maruzen Co., Ltd.) in Yokohama.

Maruya Trading Company opens the Osaka Branch with a bookstore and pharmacy in Sakai-suji Nishiiru, Minamikyuhoji-machi, Osaka. Isohachi Suga joins the Tokyo office.

The company is renamed Maruzen Trading Limited.

The company is renamed Maruzen Co., Ltd.

Maruzen Pharmacy is spun off as an independent company by resolution of the AGM of Maruzen Co., Ltd.

Saburo Yanagihara, the eldest son of Isohachi Suga, inherits the pharmacy business.

The company is restructured as Maruzen Pharmacy Co., Ltd. with 450,000 yen in capital.
Saburo Yanagihara succeeds to the post of president.

The company is renamed Maruzen Chemicals Co., Ltd.

Ryohei Yanagihara is appointed director and president.
A local office is opened in Kumamoto.

The Pesticide Section is established.

A local office is opened in Fukuoka.
A representative office is opened in Nagoya.

The Tokyo and Fukuoka offices are upgraded to branch offices.

A representative office is opened in Sapporo. The Nagoya office is upgraded to a branch office. The Chemical/Processed Product Section is established.

The Trading Section is established.

A representative office is opened in Sendai.

The Sapporo, Sendai, and Kanazawa offices are upgraded to sales offices.

Ryohei Yanagihara, President, is awarded the Medal with Blue Ribbon for his contribution to the industry.

Ryohei Yanagihara, President, is appointed Chairman of the Osaka Pharmaceutical Industry Health Insurance Society and the Osaka Pharmaceutical Industry Welfare Fund.

Ryoichi Yanagihara is appointed president.
Ryohei Yanagihara is appointed chairman.

The Hiroshima representative office is established.

The 10th capital increase brings total capital to 330 million yen.
The Takamatsu representative office is established.
A divisional system is adopted as the corporate structure.

The Maruzen Doshomachi Building, our new main office, is completed.

The 100th anniversary of Maruzen is commemorated.

The Food Division is established.
Matec, Inc. is established in the state of Oregon, U.S.A.

The Construction Materials Division is established.

The Electronic Materials Division is established.

Maruzen Chemicals Singapore Pte. Ltd. is established in Singapore.

The Osaka and Tokyo head offices as well as the Nagoya and Fukuoka branch offices of Maruzen receive certification of registration with ISO 14001.
The Sales Administration Division is established.

Maruzen Chemicals Taiwan Co., Ltd. is established in Taiwan.

The Mobara Sales office is established.

Maruzen Chemicals (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. is established in China.
The Fine Materials Division is established.
The Kanazawa sales office receives certification of registration with ISO 14001.
A showroom is opened on the first floor of the Osaka head office.

Sales offices are established in Sakai, Toyama, and Fukuyama.
The Advanced Electronics Divisions and Technology Development Office are established.
The Mobara sales office receives certification of registration with ISO 14001.
The Taisho Logistics Center is established.
The Malaysia office is established in Kuala Lumpur.

The Suminoe Logistics Center is established.

The Keiji sales office is established.

The Vietnam office is established in Ho Chi Minh City.
The Technical Business Headquarters is established.

Partition of our Electronics operation and establishment of Maruzen Intec Co., Ltd.

The Kumamoto sales office is established.
The EU Office is established in Düsseldorf, Germany.

The 120th anniversary of Maruzen is commemorated.
Hochiminh Representative Office established in Hochiminh.

Maruzen Intec (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. established in Shanghai.
Kyushu Sales Office established.
President Ryoichi Yanagihara is awarded the Order of the Rising Sun with Gold and Silver Rays.

President Ryoichi Yanagihara became Chairman of Osaka Pharmaceutical Industry Health Insurance Society and Osaka Pharmaceutical Industry Welfare Fund.

Shoji Amo became President and Daisuke Yanagihara became Chairman.
Korea Representative Office established in Korea.

Thailand Representative Office established in Bangkok, Thailand.

We have moved our head office to the Obic Midosuji Building.