The Kurita Group has a 60-years-long history of experience as a leading company in the fields of water and the environment.
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History
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Achievements
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Development
1949
Founded initially as a water treatment chemical business (boiler water treatment chemicals).
1949
Start-up of selling boiler water treatment chemicals
The founder of the Company star ts selling boiler water treatment chemicals based on boiler technology for large ships.
1951
Boiler Water Supply Laboratory established.
(Photo: Facility after it was renamed the Central Research institute)
1951
Entry into the water treatment facilities business
Capitalizing on sales of deionizer for the pretreatment of boiler water supplies, the Company moves into the water treatment facilities business, thus developing its business into a comprehensive water treatment business covering chemicals and facilities.
1953
Start-up of chemical cleaning business
New expansion into chemical cleaning services, where boiler interiors are cleaned using chemical technology.
1958
Expansion of maintenance services
An organization specializing in maintenance services is established with a view to expanding after-sales services and maintenance operations for water treatment facilities.
1959
KK Suzuki Shokai established a chemical cleaning company (now Kurita Engineering Co., Ltd.).
1961
Kansai Kurita Seibi KK. established as a maintenance company for water treatment facilities (predecessor of Kurita Technical Service Co., Ltd.).
1965
Expansion into process treatment chemicals
Develops chemicals that increase productivity in the pulp and paper, petrochemical and steel industries, where large volumes of water are used, as the Company broadens the scope of its business from water treatment chemicals to production process treatment chemicals.
1973
Entry into the electronics Industry
As water of a higher degree of purity is needed to further miniaturize the semiconductor manufacturing processes,ultrapure water production technology is developed.
1975
Kurita do Brasil LTDA. established to manufacture and sell water treatment chemicals in Brazil.
1975
Kurita Operation and Maintenance Services, Ltd. established as a water treatment facilities operation and maintenance company (now Kuritaz Co., Ltd.).
1978
Kurita (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. established as Kurita's water treatment chemicals and water treatment facilities business base in Southeast Asia. Kurita (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. established as Kurita's water treatment chemicals and water treatment facilities business base in Southeast Asia.
1986
PT Kurita Indonesia established to carry out the production and sale of water treatment chemicals in Indonesia.
1986
Deployment of precision tool cleaning business
Sales channels established for the electronics business and chemical cleaning technology developed to date are used for the Company's entry into the cleaning business for tools and jigs used in semiconductor manufacturing devices.
1987
Kurita (Taiwan) Co., Ltd. established to conduct water treatment chemical manufacturing and sales in Taiwan.
1989
Kurita Europe GmbH established in Germany as Kurita's base in Europe for water treatment chemical production and sales.
1989
Goshu Chemical Co., Ltd. established to conduct water treatment chemical manufacturing and sales in Thailand (now Kurita-GK Chemical Co., Ltd.).
1991
Launch of soil remediation Services
As soil pollution increasingly becomes a major social problem, the Company commenced soil remediation service operations based on the water treatment technology it had thus far developed.
1995
Kurita Water Industries (Dalian) Co., Ltd. established as Kurita's base in China for water treatment chemical production and sales.
1996
Kurita America, Inc. established in the United States to conduct water treatment facilities sales and maintenance services.
1997
Kurita Water Industries Ltd. merges with maintenance company Kurita Technical Service Co., Ltd.
1998
Acquires an equity stake in Hansu Technical Service Ltd., which is involved in the production, sales and maintenance of water treatment facilities in Korea.
2001
Land Solution Inc. established as a consulting company dealing in soil remediation.
2001
Start of consulting services for hedging soil pollution risks
Start of business involving the hedging of pollution risks and schemes to facilitate the smooth liquidation of land that has been restored to a safe condition based on soil remediation successes to date.
2001
Kuritec (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. established as Kurita's base in China for import, sales and maintenance services of water treatment facilities.
2002
Launch of ultrapure water supply business
Launch of outsourcing business in which Kurita owns, operates and manages facilities for customers, supplying them with ultrapure water. A business model is developed that represents a fusion of technology, products and services developed to date across chemicals, facilities and maintenance arms of the business.
2003
Integration of precision tool cleaning business units from Group companies and establishment of Kuritec Service Co., Ltd.
2003
Analysis divisions from Group companies integrated to establish Kurita Analysis Service Co., Ltd.
2004
Kurita Water Industries (Suzhou) Ltd. established as a water treatment facilities production and sales base in China.
2005
Kurita Global Technology Center established through the integration of research and development facilities.
2009
Kurita Chemical Manufacturing Ltd. established as a new subsidiary to manufacture water treatment chemicals.
2013
Launch of S. sensing, a new water treatment management service in water treatment chemicals business.
2015
Commencement of the ultrapure water supply business in Korea
Began supply of ultrapure water to a Korean semiconductor manufacturer.
2015
Acquires water solution, paper solution and aluminum compound businesses of BK Giulini GmbH from Israel Chemicals Ltd. (ICL); establishes Kurita Europe APW GmbH.
2016
Kurita Europe GmbH and Kurita Europe APW GmbH merged into a company (named Kurita Europe GmbH).
2016
Kurita Polska SP.z.o.o. established in Poland as a water treatment chemicals sales company.
2017
Acquired Fremont Industries, LLC, a US water treatment chemicals manufacturing and sales company.
2017
Kurita-GK Vietnam Co., Ltd. (Vietnam) and Kurita Middle East FZE (United Arab Emirates) established as water treatment chemicals sales companies.
2017
Kurita R&D Asia Pte.Ltd. established in Singapore as a new R&D base.
2017
Acquires additional equity of equity method affiliate Hansu Co., Ltd., making it a consolidated subsidiary.
2018
Acquired a stake in Fracta, Inc., a U.S. Startup, and makes the company its subsidiary.
2018
Launches a recycled water supply service that contributes to solving water resource problems
Launches a service contract business in which the company reclaims a variety of wastewater generated in plants and factories and purifies it into water of reusable quality for manufacturing or similar processes (recycled water).
2019
Acquired U.S. Water Services, Inc. (United States), a company that manufactures and sells water treatment chemicals and facilities.
2019
Acquired Avista Technologies, Inc. in the United States, and Avista Technologies (UK) Ltd., which manufacture and sell RO chemicals.
2019
Kurita Kitakantou Co., Ltd. established as a new company offering total solutions for water treatment.
2020
Kurita's consolidated subsidiaries in the United States, namely U.S. Water Services, Inc., Kurita America Inc. and Fremont Industries, LLC integrated to make a fresh start as Kurita America Inc.
2020
Pentagon Technologies Group, Inc., a U.S.-based precision tool cleaning company, reorganized into a subsidiary.
2021
Kurita Engineering Co., Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Kurita, integrated into Kurita through an absorption-type merger.
2021
Water treatment chemical companies in the Middle East, namely Kurita AquaChemie Ltd., Kurita Aquachemie Saudi Arabia Co., and Kurita AquaChemie
FZE made into group companies.
2021
Acquired Keytech Water Management, a Canadian water treatment chemicals company.
2022
Kurita Innovation Hub established as a new R&D facility to create innovations.
