History of Showa Denko HD

1984 Sep - Started Research & Development
1987 Jul - Installed Semi-commercial line at Kawasaki Works
1988 Mar - Shipped first products to customer
1989 Nov - Built Production Facility (Building-A) in Ichihara, Japan.
1991 Dec - Built Building-B
1996 Oct - Built Building-C
2001 Mar - Combined Al-sub business by merger with Showa Aluminum Corp.
2002 Nov - Established Showa Denko HD Singapore Pte. Ltd.
2003 Jul - Allied with Trace in Al media
2004 Jul - Established Showa Denko HD Trace Corp.
2006 Jun - Built new R&D building in Ichihara.
2006 Nov - Built 4th plant in Singapore.
2009 Jun - Established Showa Denko HD Yamagata KK.
2010 Apr - Announce Phase2 expansion in Singapore Facility.