*Started production of liquid paraffin.

*Started production of petroleum sulfonate.

1st laboratory building and mixed products control room constructed.

*Developed a water glycol fire-resistant hydraulic fluid.

Trial started of sulfonation equipment at Nippon Soda Co., Ltd.
Entered into a marketing alliance for liquid paraffin and sulfonates with Mitsubishi and Nichimen Corps.

*Developed a grinding oil and cutting oil.
*Developed additives for cutting oils.

Chiba plant constructed.

*Developed SUS350 liquid paraffin for the first time in Japan.
*Developed a compressor oil.
*Developed a petroleum-based anti-wear hydraulic oil.

Sulfonation equipment installed at the Nishinomiya plant.

Sulfonate processing equipment installed at the Chiba plant.

Tokyo sales office opened.

*Developed an NC machine tool hydraulic fluid.
*Developed a wastewater treatment emulsifying agent.

Production of liquid paraff agregated at the Chiba plant.

*Developed a die-casting lubricant.
*Developed a heat-resistant vacuum pump oil.

Matsuken Co., Ltd. established.
Synthetic vacuum pump oil production equipment constructed.

*Developed a synthetic vacuum pump oil.

*Developed a wear-resistant and fire-resistant water glycol hydraulic fluid.

Tokyo sales office promoted to Tokyo branch.

*Developed a hot melt adhesive.

2nd laboratory building and product warehouse constructed.

"MORESCO" resistered as a general trademark.

*Developed a purified liquid paraffin.

*Developed a high-temperature lubricating oil.

Nagoya sales office opened.

Synthetic sulfonate manufacturing equipment constructed.

*Developed a radiation-resistant lubricant and grease.
*Developed a synthetic sulfonate.

Akoh plant constructed as a mass production facility mainly for hot melt adhesives.

Lubricating oil production facility constructed at the Akoh plant.
Oyama sales office opened.

*Developed a hot melt adhesive for disposable diapers.
*Developed a biostatic water-soluble cutting oil.
*Developed SUS40 liquid paraffin.
*Developed a long-life fire-resitant water glycol hydraulic fluid.

MORESCO TECHNO CO., LTD. established.

MORESCO SERVICE CO., LTD. established.

MORESCO (Thailand) CO., Ltd. established.

*Developed a liquid paraffin for cosmetics.

*Developed a hard disk surface lubricant.

Received ISO 9002 quality management system certification.

Head office relocated from Nishinomiya to Kobe.
Lubricating oil production facilities expanded at the Ako plant.
New plant constructed at MORESCO (Thailand) CO., Ltd.
Wuxi More Tex Technology Co., Ltd.
Shifted to ISO 9001 quality management system.
MORESCO Hommachi Bldg. constructed, and Osaka branch moved.

Customer center established at Osaka branch. New plant constructed at Wuxi More Tex Technology Co., Ltd.

*Developed a new packageless hot melt adhesive.

Published on JASDAQ stock market.
Capital increased to 376.5 million yen.

*Developed a synthetic water-soluble cutting fluid.
*Developed an advanced oxidation wastewater treatment equipment.

Capital increased to 744.4 million yen.
Nagoya sales office moved.

Received ISO 14001 certification.
MORESCO USA Inc. established.

Capital increased to 1,310.0 million yen.
Kyushu sales office opened.

Listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

*Set up a new packaging system for hot melt adhesives.

WUXI MORESCO TRADING CO., LTD. established.
Company name changed to MORESCO Corporation.

MORESCO HANANO DIE-CASTING COATING (SHANGHAI) made a consolidated subsidiary.
ETHYLENE CHEMICAL CO., LTD. made an equity method company.

Capital increased to 1,525.9 million yen.
Listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
PT.MORESCO INDONESIA established.
PT.MORESCO MACRO ADHESIVE established.
ETHYLENE CHEMICAL CO., LTD. made a consolidated subsidiary.

Capital increased to 2,090.6 million yen.

TIANJIN MORESCO TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD. established.

Tokyo branch moved to Shiodome,Tokyo.
Second R&D building added to the head office/R&D Center.

MORESCO HM&LUB INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED established.
Merged with its consolidated subsidiary MORESCO SERVICE CO., LTD.
The Nagoya sales office moved.