when the company was founded
Japan Pure Chemicals Corporation was established in July 1971 with Share capital of 1 million yen.
Since its establishment, the electronics field has been at the core of our business field: gold plating chemicals for semiconductor packages and connectors.
We have been developing, manufacturing and selling silver plating chemicals, palladium plating chemicals, etc.
Technical support for customers and the attitude of developing plating solutions together with users led to a steady expansion of customers.
Targeting a niche field of "precious metal plating process" in the cutting-edge electronic devices industrial equipment industry, we are deepening our technology and anticipating needs.
We are also highly specialized in the cost-saving effects of expensive precious metals.
We have achieved a highly profitable product line, which sets us apart from the typical Manufacturing industry, which is forced to pursue the advantage of quantity.
In 1999, an MBO (Management Buyout) was conducted, in which the management team at that time acquired shares from the former owner, who was thinking of taking over the business.
The company acquired and became independent. At the time, it attracted attention as the first MBO of the business succession type in Japan.
| July 1971 |
Ltd. established to develop, manufacture, and sell chemicals for precious metal plating (Share capital: 1,000 thousand yen) |
| February 1972 |
Development of chemicals for high-purity gold plating for semiconductors |
| April 1974 |
Development of gold plating chemicals for connectors and printed wiring boards |
| September 1985 |
Development of chemicals for palladium plating of connectors |
| November 1999 (Heisei 11) |
Conducted MBO (Share capital: 813,000,000 yen)*. |
*The Company (formally the surviving company, formerly JPC Holding K.K., head office: 3-3-23, Misaki-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; fiscal year ends in March) merged with the former Japan Pure Chemicals Corporation (substantially the surviving company, head office: 26-7, Minami Ikebukuro 2-chome, Toshima-ku, Tokyo; fiscal year ends in May) with November 16, 1999 as the merger date, (The fiscal year ends in May), with the merger date set for November 16, 1999. Ltd. and moved its head office to the location of the head office of the former Japan Pure Chemicals (26-7, Minami Ikebukuro 2-chome, Toshima-ku, Tokyo), which was the surviving company in substance, and assumed all assets, liabilities, rights, and obligations of the former Japan Pure Chemicals. The purpose of this merger was to transfer the ownership of the former Japan Pure Chemicals Corporation (MBO). Prior to the merger, the Company was closed and assumed all business activities of the merged company at the time of the merger.
Therefore, the surviving company in substance is the merged company, the former Japan Pure Chemicals Corporation, and unless otherwise stated, all of the information above refers to the former Japan Pure Chemicals Corporation, which was the surviving company in substance.
2000s
Listed on the JASDAQ market in December 2002, one year and three months later on the TSE Second Section in March 2004, and on the TSE First Section in March 2005.
The company achieved a reassignment of its designation. In accordance with the TSE's reorganization of market segmentation, the Company moved to the current Prime Market on April 4, 2022.
In 2019, we will provide scholarship assistance to qualified science and engineering students to foster talent and encourage academic excellence.
The JPC Scholarship Foundation was established as a general incorporated association with the aim of fostering young people who will be active in the world.
The foundation will become a public interest incorporated foundation in April 2020.
Our proprietary Protecting Agent has contributed to the expansion of the precious metal plating field.
The JPCA Award was selected by the Japan Electronics Circuits Association (JECA) for 2011 (2011).
The Protecting Agent concept continues to evolve and has become "the strength of Japan Pure Chemicals" and a strategy for differentiating our products from those of our competitors.
With the increasing technological demands for higher precision in semiconductors and other electronics,We will continue to develop and manufacture plating chemicals with our proprietary technologies.
| March 2001 |
Electrolytic gold plating for flexible boards and development of copper removal chemicals |
| December 2002 |
JListed on JASDAQ market
Share capital increased to 1,134,000,000 yen |
| May 2003 |
Development of gold sulfite reduction plating chemicals for high-speed MPUs |
| March 2004 |
Listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange |
| May 2004 |
2-for-1 stock split |
| March 2005 |
Listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange |
| April 2005 |
Simultaneous ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certification |
| November 2005 |
Started joint research with the University of Tokyo on mounting technology. |
| April 2006 |
2-for-1 stock split |
| March 2007 |
Development of replacement gold plating chemicals for mobile phone motherboards |
| July 2008 |
Development of hard gold plating chemicals for micro connectors |
| April 2014 |
1 for 100 stock split/td>
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| February 2019 |
Public Interest Incorporated Foundation JPC Scholarship Foundation established (to become a public interest corporation in April 2020). |
| April 2022 |
Moved to the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market |