| 1868 |
“Dajokan-satsu,” the first national banknotes issued by the Meiji government, printed by Saijiro Ishida (great-grandfather of the current chairman) together with Rokuzan Matsuda at GENGENDO. |
| 1868 |
Copper-plate engraving (etching) business launched using the name “Ishida Kyokuzan.” |
| 1873 |
Japan’s first compilation English-language travel brochure, “Kyoto Guide” for Kyoto Exhibition. Large orders for brochures, guidebooks and other handbooks with delicate illustrations are printed from engraved copper plates. |
| 1887 |
Lithographic press installed. Mass color printing system established using lithography.
MURAI BROTHERS cigarette packages and cotton sewing thread labels, seals, catalogs, wrapping paper, business cards, picture postcards, etc., are printed. |
| 1918 |
Patent obtained for the Ishida-type film plate “transparent film letterpress for lithographic transfer,” which becomes a blockbuster product that expands sales beyond the domestic market. |
| 1924 |
Offset press introduced. |
| 1930 |
ISHIDA KYOKUZAN PRINTING WORKS founded as a general partnership company. |
| 1934 |
Reorganized ISHIDA KYOKUZAN PRINTING WORKS into ISHIDA KYOKUZAN PRINTING CO., LTD.
Patent obtained for glass screen “photoengraving halftone screen corrosion engraving method” (to convert photos to halftone dots). |
| 1937 |
DAINIPPON SCREEN MFG. WORKS established within the company as a separate business from regular printing business. |
| 1943 |
DAINIPPON SCREEN MFG. WORKS spun off and incorporated, and DAINIPPON SCREEN MFG. CO., LTD., founded. |
| 1964 |
Headquarters relocated from Matsubara Takatsuji to Horikawa Ichijo. |
| 1969 |
“Kyoto Prefecture 100 Year Old Firm Commemoration” awarded by Kyoto Prefecture governor. Osaka sales office opened. |
| 1970 |
Company name changed to SHASHIN KAGAKU CO., LTD., upon merger with JAPAN R&D CO., LTD. |
| 1971 |
Headquarters building and factory completed. Tokyo sales office opened.
SHASHIN KOGYO CO., LTD., established for the purpose of developing, manufacturing and selling printmaking peripheral equipment. |
| 1974 |
FREEDOM CO., LTD., established as a design company. |
| 1978 |
As a building coating materials business, a wall surface material HORICOLOR, made of metallic color stainless steel plate developed. |
| 1979 |
SUN AGENCY CO., LTD., established as an insurance agency. |
| 1981 |
Kumiyama factory established by SHASHIN KAGAKU CO., LTD., and SHASHIN KOGYO CO., LTD. |
| 1982 |
New coating line established at Yodo factory for verdigris processing in the building coating materials business, has attracted attention for its use as roof materials for shrines, temples, public facilities, and other buildings. |
| 1986 |
New SHASHIN KAGAKU started upon merger with SHASHIN KOGYO CO., LTD. |
| 1988 |
New factory constructed within the Kumiyama factory for the electronic business to manufacture large photomasks using the world’s first large electron beam device. |
| 1991 |
“Kusatsu business office” for printing business opened based on the concept of a futuristic open factory production base. |
| 1998 |
FREEDOM CO., LTD., and SUN AGENCY CO., LTD., acquired as subsidiaries. |
| 2001 |
Fine technology business and circuit board business spun off and incorporated, and SK-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., founded. |
| 2002 |
Satellite imagery business spun off as a subsidiary GEOSCIENCE CO., LTD. |
| 2003 |
Design creative business spun off as a subsidiary UNICREATES CO., LTD. |
| 2004 |
Headquarters relocated to the current address Karasuma Nijo. |
| 2010 |
Precision equipment business spun off as a subsidiary SEZACC CO., LTD. |
| 2011 |
FREEDOM CO., LTD., and UNICREATES CO., LTD., merged and established as PRONEST CO., LTD. |
| 2011 |
POWDER SYSTEMS CO., LTD., a developer and manufacturer of powder handling devices, acquired as a subsidiary. |
| 2014 |
Mixer Department and Sales of SEZACC CO., LTD., integrated and established as Product Company. |
| 2015 |
Businesses of GEOSCIENCE CO., LTD., transferred to Media Company. |
| 2017 |
PRONEST CO., LTD., integrated into Media Company.
SEZACC CO., LTD., integrated into Product Company.
SK BRIDGE CO., LTD., established as a sales company of powder-related devices.
TECHNOS CO., LTD., a developer and manufacturer of image processing application systems, acquired as a subsidiary. |
| 2018 |
Product Company’s development section of 3D printers for ceramics spun off and established as SK FINE CO., LTD. |
| 2022 |
Healthcare Business Division integrated into Product Company. |
