Founding Spirit (Our Origins)
Organo's founder, Masatake Maruyama, began researching ion exchange resins as a technology for supplying drinking water during his time at the Imperial Japanese Army Medical College. In the years after World War II, amid severe energy shortages, he developed a water distillation system that required no fuel or electricity. To demonstrate its performance reliably, he also began developing water quality meters. These early efforts laid the foundation for the ultrapure water systems we now provide to cutting-edge semiconductor plants, and for our analytical technologies.
1946–
- 1946
- Developed a heat-free water distillation system
- Company founded as Japan Organo Co., Ltd. in Suwa, Nagano Prefecture
1946: Heat-free water distillation system - 1948
- Launched Japan's first neon lamp-type water quality monitor, our first patented product
- 1951
- Delivered Japan's first large-scale pure water production system
1951: Monobed (mixed-bed) pure water system under construction - 1952
- Partnered with Rohm and Haas Company (now DuPont) in the United States to become the exclusive distributor in Japan for Amberlite ion exchange resin
- 1955
- Relocated the Headquarters to Kikusaka, Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo
- 1957
- Began domestic production of Amberlite
- 1958
- Delivered Japan's first inverted liquid sugar refining system
- 1959
- Made stock publicly available on the over-the-counter market
1946: Heat-free water distillation system1951: Monobed (mixed-bed) pure water system under construction1960–
- 1960
- Acquired an equity stake in Nihon Suiko Co., Ltd.
(Renamed Kansai Organo Shoji Co., Ltd. in 1985, and Organo Kansai Co., Ltd. in 2006; merged into Organo Corporation in 2014)
- 1961
- Stock listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
- Established Organo Softener Co., Ltd. in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
(Renamed Tokyo Organo Shoji Co., Ltd. in 1981, and Organo Tokyo Co., Ltd. in 2006; merged into Organo Corporation in 2014)
- 1963
- Delivered the world's first continuous pure water production system (2,200 m³/d)
- Delivered Japan's first pulse bed sugar liquid decolorization system.
1963: Pulse bed sugar liquid decolorization system - 1966
- Changed the company name to Organo Corporation
- 1972
- Established Hokkaido Organo Shoji Co., Ltd. in Sapporo, Hokkaido Prefecture
(Renamed Organo Hokkaido Co., Ltd. in 2006; merged into Organo Corporation in 2014)
- Established Kyushu Organo Shoji Co., Ltd. in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture
(Renamed Organo Kyushu Co., Ltd. in 2006; merged into Organo Corporation in 2014)
- 1974
- Acquired an equity stake in Maruei Kogyo Co., Ltd. and changed its name to Organo Koji Tokyo Co., Ltd. (now Organo Plant Service Corporation)
1963: Pulse bed sugar liquid decolorization system1985–
- 1985
- Designated as a First Section issue on the Tokyo Stock Exchange
- Opened the Satte Factory in Satte, Saitama Prefecture
- 1986
- Established Organo (Malaysia) (now Organo (Asia) Sdn. Bhd.) in Malaysia
- Opened central research laboratory in Toda, Saitama Prefecture
1986: Central research laboratory - 1989
- Established Organo (Thailand) Co., Ltd. as a joint venture in Thailand
- Opened the Tsukuba Factory in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture
1989: Tsukuba Factory - 1991
- Selected for margin trading issue on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
- 1995
- Established the Taiwan Branch
- 1996
- Established Kankyo Techno Co., Ltd. (business transferred to Organo Corporation and liquidated in 2017)
- 1997
- Relocated the Headquarters to Toyocho, Tokyo
1986: Central research laboratory1989: Tsukuba Factory2000–
- 2000
- Opened the Iwaki Factory in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture
- Established Chubu Organo Shoji Co., Ltd. in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture
(Renamed Organo Chubu Co., Ltd. in 2006; merged into Organo Corporation in 2014)
- Established Tohoku Organo Shoji Co., Ltd. in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture
(Renamed Organo Tohoku Co., Ltd. in 2006; merged into Organo Corporation in 2014)
2000: Iwaki Factory - 2002
- Established Organo Rhodia Food Techno Co., Ltd. (now Organo Food Tech Corporation)
- 2003
- Established Organo (Suzhou) Water Treatment Co., Ltd. in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China
- 2005
- Made Yamashita Pharmaceutical Industry Co., Ltd. a subsidiary
(Renamed Organo Yamashita Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. in 2007; merged into Organo Corporation in 2014)
- Relocated the R&D Center to Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture (closed the Toda central research laboratory)
- Established Organo Technology Co., Ltd. in Taiwan
2005: R&D Center - 2008
- Expanded the R&D Center and consolidated research functions
- Expanded the Iwaki Factory
- Made Organo Danisco Food Tech Co., Ltd. (now Organo Food Tech Corporation) a wholly owned subsidiary
- 2010
- Established Organo (Vietnam) Co., Ltd. in Vietnam
- 2013
- Established a joint venture, PT Lautan Organo Water, in Indonesia
- Made Hostec Co., Ltd. a subsidiary
- 2014
- Absorbed and merged six regional management companies, along with Organo Yamashita Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
- 2015
- Established a joint venture, Murugappa Organo Water Solutions Private Limited, in India
(joint venture dissolved in 2021) - 2017
- Share consolidation (consolidated five shares of the Company's common stock into one share, and changed the number of shares constituting one unit from 1,000 shares to 100 shares, effective October 1, 2017)
- Completed factory in Thang Long Industrial Park II (Vietnam)
- 2021
- Established Organo USA, Inc. in the United States
- 2022
- Added a new laboratory building to the R&D Center
- Stock split
(split the Company's common stock at a ratio of four shares to one share, effective October 1, 2022) - 2024
- Entered into a capital and business alliance with LIGHTz Inc.
- 2026
- Established Organo India Private Limited in India
2000: Iwaki Factory2005: R&D Center
