| 1945 |
Dr. Yasota Kawakami founded the company in the open laboratory of Tokyo Kogyo Shikenjo for the purpose of offering technical consultation and conducting commissioned research. Established plant in Meguro, Tokyo. |
| 1949 |
Established Kawakami Research Laboratory. |
| 1950 |
Relocated plant to Omiya. |
| 1953 |
Development and launched production and sales of sponge metal catalysts. |
| 1954 |
Newly esatablished Technology Department. |
| 1957 |
Relocated head office to Ogura Building, Kobuna-cho, Nihombashi. Developed and launched production and sales of surfactant Amisol. |
| 1960 |
Constructed Saitama Office in Kawagoe City, and relocated plant. |
| 1963 |
Opened Osaka branch. |
| 1964 |
Changed company name to current name “Kawaken Fine Chemicals Co., Ltd.” |
| 1968 |
Developed specialty chemical products. |
| 1970 |
Constructed Kawakami Memorial Research Laboratory in Saitama Office. |
| 1974 |
Yotsuba Co., Ltd. becomes fully-owned subsidiary. |
| 1977 |
Established Takefu Fine Chemicals Co., Ltd. |
| 1982 |
Established Enshu Fine Chemicals Co., Ltd. |
| 1984 |
Established Thai Kawaken Co., Ltd. |
| 1988 |
Established K&FS Pte. Ltd. |
| 1989 |
Relocated head office to current location in Horidome-cho, Nihombashi. Introduced CI. |
| 1993 |
Osaka Sales Office Celebrated 30th anniversary of opening. |
| 1994 |
Constructed research center in Takefu Fine Chemicals Co., Ltd. |
| 1995 |
Celebrated 50th anniversary of opening. |
| 1998 |
ISO9002 certification approved. |
| 2002 |
Constructed mass-production GMP plant in Enshu Fine Chemicals Co., Ltd.
Takefu Fine Chemicals Co., Ltd. acquired ISO9001 certification. |
| 2003 |
Merged Takefu Fine Chemicals Co., Ltd. and Enshu Fine Chemicals Co., Ltd.
Acquired ISO9001 certification on a company-wide scale.
Saitama Plant acquired ISO14001 certification.
Fukui Plant acquired ISO14001 certification. |
| 2005 |
Celebrated 60th anniversary of establishment. |
| 2007 |
Established Kawaken Sterling Surfactants PVT.LTD. |
| 2010 |
Shizuoka Plant acquired ISO 14001 certification. |
| 2013 |
Established KAWAKEN SINGAPORE PTE. LTD., a sales office in Singapore. |
| 2013 |
Osaka Sales Office celebrated 50th anniversary of opening. |
| 2014 |
Completion of construction for additional laboratory facility. |
| 2015 |
Celebrated 70th anniversary of establishment. |
