Matsumoto Yushi Seiyaku Co., Ltd manufactures and markets fibre and textile chemicals, Micorcapsules, all types of surfactants, and high polymer based products.
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| Oct. 1926 | Started the production and sales of textile finishes and lubricants at Tsumori-cho in Osaka |
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| Mar. 1939 | Reorganized Matsumoto & Co., and established Matsumoto Yushi-Seiyaku Co., with a capital of 100,000 Yen. |
| May. 1941 | Established Tokyo Branch Office and Nagoya Branch Office (which was expanded into Nagoya Sales Office in 1959) |
| Jan. 1942 | Started the production and sales of cutting oils and rust-preventive detergents. |
| Aug. 1946 | In our operations as a manufacturer of processing oils, earned the title of Designated Plant by the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) |
| Oct. 1948 | Relocated the head office plant site to Yao which is the present site |
| Apr. 1950 | Established Onomichi Branch Office (which was expanded into Hiroshima Sales Office in 1958) |
| Jun. 1952 | Commissioned the production facility for nonionic and cationic surfactants |
| Sep. 1957 | Commissioned the Methylcellulose plant |
| Jun. 1958 | Established Kanazawa Branch Office (expanded into Kanazawa Sales Office in 1960) |
| Dec. 1958 | Established Osaka Branch Office (expanded into Osaka Sales Office in 1960) |
| May. 1960 | Expanded the production facilities for the manufacture of all types of Spin Finish Oils. |
| Feb. 1964 | Started the manufacture and sales of emulsifiers for agrochemicals |
| May. 1969 | Established Lissom Chemical Industries., Ltd., a joint venture in Taiwan |
| Aug. 1970 | Expanded the production facilities for the manufacture of synthetic resin sizes |
| Oct. 1970 | Established Nippon Quaker Chemical, Ltd., a joint venture with Quaker Chemical Corporation, U.S.A. |
| Dec. 1970 | Commissioned the plant for producing iron, steel and metal processing lubricants |
| Jun. 1974 | Constructed a new building lab for research activities at the site of head office |
| Nov. 1977 | Commissioned phase-1 of Shizuoka plant |
| Mar. 1979 | Commissioned the plant for producing Matsumoto Microsphere products |
| Apr. 1980 | Started the marketing of Stereo Copying System for the vision disabled in which Microsphere Technology is a key component. |
| Apr. 1985 | Expanded the production facilities for Matsumoto Microphere products in Shizuoka plant. |
| Aug. 1987 | Commissioned the gas based Co-Generation plant whose objective being to improve energy efficiency. |
| Nov. 1987 | Commissioned the facility for the production of industrial grade Synthetic Diamond. |
| May. 1990 | Earned the prize of The Society of Polymer Science, Japan (SPSJ) |
| Sep. 1990 | Introduced the process and facility for dewatering-drying-expanding of Microcapsule products in Shizuoka plant. |
| Dec. 1990 | Installed a computer controlled oils and fats dry-melting furnace. |
| Nov. 1991 | Listed over-the-counter stock exchange |
| Jan. 1992 | Established P.T. Matsumoto –Yushi Indonesia Co., Ltd. |
| Apr. 1994 | Constructed the second Research lab building. |
| Mar. 1995 | Achieved ISO 9001 Standard certification (Headquarters Plant) |
| Mar. 1998 | Achieved ISO 14001 Standard certification (Headquarters Plant) |
| Dec. 2004 | Listed in the Jasdaq securities exchange |
| Nov. 2007 | Installed a new type of gas cogeneration facility |
| Oct. 2008 | Scheduled to inaugurate the kick-start of Osaka Plant located in Takaishi, Osaka Prefecture. |
| Apr. 2017 | Integrated Nagoya Sales Office and Hiroshima Sales Office into Osaka Sales Office and Kanazawa Sales Office |
| Jan. 2021 | Integrated Kanazawa Sales Office into Osaka Sales Office |
