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1946
JAPAN ORGANO Co., Ltd. founded in Suwa, Nagano Prefecture
1951 Japan's first large pure water system completed
1952 Forms an alliance with Rohm & Haas and becomes a general agency for Amberlite
1960 Takes a stake in Nihon Suiko Co., Ltd. (present Kansai Organo Shoji Co., Ltd.)
1961 Lists on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
Establishes Organo Softener Co., Ltd. (present Tokyo Organo Shoji Co., Ltd.) in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
1966 Changes name to Organo Corporation
1972 Forms Hokkaido Organo Shoji Co., Ltd. (present Organo Hokkaido Corporation) in Sapporo
Establishes Kyushu Organo Shoji Co., Ltd. (present Organo Kyushu Corporation) in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture
1974 1974 Takes a stake in Maruei Kogyo Co. and changes its name to Organo Koji Tokyo Co., Ltd. (present Oragano Plant Service CORPORATION)
1985 Lists on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
Satte factory completed in Satte, Saitama Prefecture
1986 1986 Founds Organo (Malaysia) SDN. BHD. (present Organo (Asia) SDN. BHD.)
The Central Research Laboratory completed in Toda, Saitama Prefecture
1989 Sets up joint venture, Oragano (Thailand) Co., Ltd. in Thailand
1989 Tsukuba factory completed in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture
1995 Establishes office in Taiwan
1996 Founds Eco-Techno Corporation
1997 Moves head office to Toyocho, Koto-ku, Tokyo
1999 Establishes Organo (UK) Ltd. in the United Kingdom
2000
Iwaki Factory completed in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture
Forms Chubu Organo Shoji Co., Ltd. (present Organo Chubu Corporation) in Nagoya,Aichi Prefecture
Establishes Tohoku Organo Shoji Co., Ltd. (present Organo Tohoku Corporation) in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture
Sets up Organo (Singapore) PTE LTD in Singapore
2001 Establishes PT.Organo Indonesia in Indonesia
2002 Forms Rhodia Organo Food Tech Co., Ltd. (present Organo Danisco Food Tech Co., Ltd.)
Establishes Organo (Shanghai) Water Treatment Co., Ltd., a subsidiary, in Shanghai, China
2003 Establishes Organo (Suzhou) Water Treatment Co., Ltd., in Suzhou, China
2004 Sets up Organo High Tech Co., Ltd. in Syunan, Yamaguchi Prefecture
2005 Makes Yamashita Yakuhin Co., Ltd. a subsidiary
Moves the R&D Center to Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture
 
2006 Establishes Organo Technology Co., Ltd in Taiwan.
Opens Beijing office in China
2008 Expands R&D Center for gathering research functions