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History

From reconstruction to growth: 1946–1956

1946 Obtained permission to lease the Iwahana plant and began production of black powder and fuses.
1948

Lipophilic pyrimidine penicillin

  • Started production of DDT.
  • Started manufacture of penicillin
1947 The headquarters moved to the Nippon Kayaku Bldg., 15-5, Ichiban-cho, Chiyodaku, Tokyo.
1956 Technical tie-up with Geigy AG, Switzerland and the production of diazinon, an insecticide, started.