Corporate History
Corporate History
| January 1955 | Wada Chemicals established in Taito-ku, Tokyo with capital of 2 million yen Commenced manufacture of polyethylene film |
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| April 1956 | Komatsugawa plant constructed in Edogawa-ku, Tokyo |
| October 1960 | Commenced manufacture of laminate film |
| October 1963 | Nagoya sales office and plant established |
| December 1964 | Chiba plant constructed in Yachiodai, Chiba; Komatsugawa plant operations relocated to Chiba plant Sales offices and plants in Shizuoka, Nagano, Sendai, and Morioka established |
| April 1981 | Joined the Mitsubishi Petrochemicals Group |
| May 1986 | Narita plant in Katori, Chiba constructed; Chiba plant operations relocated to Narita plant |
| October 1994 | Joined Mitsubishi Chemicals Group following merger between Mitsubishi Petrochemicals and Mitsubishi Kasei Corporation |
| January 2002 | Trading name changed to J-Film Corporation following three-way merger between subsidiary of Japan Polychem Corporation, Wada Chemicals, and Daiya Plastics, and Ryohan Packaging Systems |
| December 2005 | Operations at second Narita plant officially started |
| May 2006 | Completed acquisition of Toen Chemicals |
| April 2012 | Jointed to Mitsubishi Plastics Incorporation as consolidated subsidiary |
