History
| Year | Contents |
|---|---|
| 1953 | Hakuto Co., Ltd. is established in Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, with capital of 5 million yen, and begins import and sale of rough crystals from Brazil. |
| 1958 | Begins import and sale of electronic measuring instruments. |
| 1961 | Osaka Liaison Office (present Kansai Branch) is opened. |
| 1963 | Hakuto Chemical Co., Ltd. is established for production and domestic sale of industrial chemicals, and provision of related engineering services. |
| 1970 |
Hakuto
Chemical
Co.,
Ltd.
establishes
Yokkaichi
Factory
and
Yokkaichi
Research
Laboratory. Nagoya Branch Office (present Nagoya Branch) is opened. |
| 1973 | Opens Hong Kong Branch and makes it a local company (present Hakuto Enterprises Ltd.). |
| 1974 | Shigma, Inc. Taiwan Branch (present Hakuto Taiwan Ltd.) is opened in Taipei. |
| 1977 | S&T Enterprises Ltd. Singapore Branch (present Hakuto Singapore Pte. Ltd.) is opened. |
| 1980 | Moves the head office to the present address (Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo). |
| 1989 | S&T Enterprises (Thailand) Ltd. (present Hakuto (Thailand) Ltd.) is established in Bangkok. |
| 1991 | Conducts an absorption-type merger of Hakuto Chemical Co., Ltd. |
| 1993 | ST Hi-Tech Ltd. (present Hakuto Engineering (Thailand) Ltd.) is established in Bangkok. |
| 1995 |
Hakuto’s
shares
are
registered
with
the
Japan
Securities
Dealers
Association
for
over-the-counter
transactions. Hakuto (Shanghai) Electronic Co., Ltd. (present Hakuto Enterprises (Shanghai) Ltd.) is established. |
| 1999 | Stocks are listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
| 2000 | Stocks are listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
| 2002 | Hakuto California, Inc. (present Hakuto America Inc.) is established. |
| 2003 | Hakuto A&L Co., Ltd., a trustee company engaged in business and distribution activities, is established in Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo. |
| 2007 | Acquires 100% of the shares of MICROTEK Inc. |
| 2010 | Korea Liaison Office (present Korea Branch) is opened in Seoul. |
| 2016 | Hakuto Czech s.r.o. is established in Prague, Czech Republic. |
| 2017 |
Conducts
an
absorption-type
merger
of
MICROTEK
Inc. Hakuto America Inc. Detroit Office is opened. |
| 2018 |
Hakuto
Singapore
Pte.
Ltd.
makes
Kuala
Lumpur
Office
a
local
company
as
Hakuto
Malaysia
Sdn.
Bhd. Hakuto Life Science Co., Ltd. is established in Yokkaichi-shi for development, sales etc. of cosmetic raw materials, OEM products and own brand products. |
| 2021 | Conducts an absorption-type merger of Hakuto Life Science Co., Ltd. |
| 2022 | Stocks are listed on the Prime Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
