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Company Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Company Name<\/strong><\/td>NITTO JUSHI KOGYO CO., LTD.<\/td><\/tr>
President & CEO<\/strong><\/td>Eizaburo Higuchi<\/td><\/tr>
Capital<\/strong><\/td>30,000,000 yen<\/td><\/tr>
Number of Employee<\/strong><\/td>240\uff08as of April, 2025\uff09<\/td><\/tr>
Location<\/strong><\/td>Head Office Map<\/a>\u2003<\/span>
2-9-29 Hiratsuka, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 142-0051, Japan
Tel: 81-3-3783-3121
Fax: 81-3-3787-1281<\/td><\/tr>
Yokohama Factory Map<\/a>\u2003<\/span>
4792 Ikebe-cho, Tsuzuki-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa, 224-0053, Japan<\/td><\/tr>
Yamanashi Factory Map<\/a>\u2003<\/span>
770 Mifuki, Mukawa-cho, Hokuto City, Yamanashi 408-0301, Japan<\/td><\/tr>
Business contents<\/strong><\/td>Manufacture and sales of acrylic resin products.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Company History<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
1947<\/strong><\/td>June 15, Eiji Higuchi started PMMA sheeting and recycling business at Shinagawa, Tokyo, and founded “Higuchi Kogyo Co.”<\/td><\/tr>
1954<\/strong><\/td>December 24, Nitto Jushi Kogyo Co., Ltd. was established.<\/td><\/tr>
1960<\/strong><\/td>Yokohama Factory was built at Ikebe-cho, Yokohama city.<\/td><\/tr>
2006<\/strong><\/td>Yamanashi Factory was built at Hokuto City.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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\u2003<\/span><\/span>Detailed history including product development<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/summary>
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1947<\/strong><\/td>June 15, Eiji Higuchi started PMMA sheeting and recycling business at Shinagawa, Tokyo, and founded “Higuchi Kogyo Co.”<\/td><\/tr>
1954<\/strong><\/td>December 24, Nitto Jushi Kogyo Co., Ltd. was established.<\/td><\/tr>
1960<\/strong><\/td>Yokohama Factory was built at Ikebe-cho, Yokohama city.
\u300cCLAREX\u300dhas registered as a trademark for Optical-grade Precision Cell-Cast Sheet, and start producing 0.2\uff5e2.0mm thickness range of CLAREX sheet.<\/td><\/tr>
1970<\/strong><\/td>CLAREX Non-Glare Sheet was introduced to the market.<\/td><\/tr>
1972<\/strong><\/td>Transmission Fresnel Lens sheet was introduced to the market.<\/td><\/tr>
1979<\/strong><\/td>CLAREX Diffusion Reflector\u300eDR-I-A series\u300fwas developed for digital LCD wrist watch.<\/td><\/tr>
1980<\/strong><\/td>CLAREX Transflector\u300eDR-II-A series\u300fwas developed for small LCD monitor devices.<\/td><\/tr>
1981<\/strong><\/td>Cast PMMA Mirror Sheet\u300eCLARMIRROR series\u300fwas introduced to the market<\/td><\/tr>
1983<\/strong><\/td>Infrared transmission filter\u300eNIR series\u300fwas developed for NIR sensor builted in auto-focus camera.<\/td><\/tr>
1984<\/strong><\/td>Mirror Fresnel Sheet was customized for OHP (Over-Head-Projector).
Hard Coat (Scratch Resistant Coat) PMMA sheet was introduced to the market.<\/td><\/tr>
1985<\/strong><\/td>UV Cut Filter\u300eUV series\u300fwas developed and introduced.
UV Transmission Filter\u300eS-0 series\u300fwas developed and introduced.<\/td><\/tr>
1986<\/strong><\/td>Optically Uniform Diffusion Sheet\u300eDR-\u2162C series\u300fwas developed for LCD backlight.<\/td><\/tr>
1988<\/strong><\/td>Anti-Reflection Coating PMMA sheet\u300eCLAREX MH series\u300fwas developed and introduced.
ITO Coating PMMA sheet\u300eCLAREX EC series\u300fwas developed and introduced.<\/td><\/tr>
1989<\/strong><\/td>Light-Guide-Panel for edge-light LCD was developed and used in word processor display.
Fine texture non-glare sheet\u300eEX30\u300fwas developed for TFT LCD monitor.<\/td><\/tr>
1992<\/strong><\/td>\u300cFANTAREX\u300dwas registered as a trademark of Cell-Cast PMMA sheet for ornamental design for offices, restaurants, shops, etd.<\/td><\/tr>
1993<\/strong><\/td>Anti-smudge coating grade was added to\u300eCLAREX MH series\u300f(AR coat series).<\/td><\/tr>
1994<\/strong><\/td>ITO Coating grade was added to\u300eCLAREX MH series\u300f(AR cat series).<\/td><\/tr>
1995<\/strong><\/td>Anti-Bacteria Coating PMMA sheet\u300eCLAREX AB series\u300fwas developed for touch panel display.<\/td><\/tr>
1997<\/strong><\/td>HSOT (Highly Scattered Optical Transmission) Light Guide Panel was developed.<\/td><\/tr>
2002<\/strong><\/td>High resolution Front & Rear Projection Screen\u300eCLAREX Blue Ocean Screen\u300fwas developed and trademark registered as\u300cBlue Ocean\u300d.<\/td><\/tr>
2006<\/strong><\/td>Yamanashi Factory was built at Hokuto City.
0.3mm ultra-thin Cell-Cast PMMA sheet was introduced.<\/td><\/tr>
2009<\/strong><\/td>Low Moisture Absorption PMMA sheet\u300eCLAREX LA series\u300fwas developed.<\/td><\/tr>
2010<\/strong><\/td>0.2mm ultra-thin Cell-Cast PMMA sheet was introduced.<\/td><\/tr>
2011<\/strong><\/td>Black Smoke Optical Filter for Contrast Enhancement\u300eCLAREX PB series\u300fwas developed and introduced.<\/td><\/tr>
2012<\/strong><\/td>Extra Hard Scratch-Resistant Coating PMMA sheet \u300eCLAREX RHG series\u300fwas developed and introduced.<\/td><\/tr>
2014<\/strong><\/td>Blue Light Cut Filter\u300eCLAREX BLC series\u300fwas developed and introduced.
New non-glare texture\u300eEX20\u300fand \u300eEX70\u300fwas added to CLAREX Non-Glare series.<\/td><\/tr>
2015<\/strong><\/td>Shade Diffuser for backlight with high intensity light source\u300eCLAREX DR-\u2162SX series\u300fwas developed and introduced.
Highly Transparent Rear Projection Screen\u300eCLAREX See-Through Screen\u300fwas developed and introduced.<\/td><\/tr>
2020<\/strong><\/td>New anti-bacteria coating series\u300eCLAREX ABS series\u300fwas introduced.<\/td><\/tr>
2022<\/strong><\/td>Anti-Virus Coating PMMA Sheet\u300eCLAREX AVS series\u300fwas developed and introduced.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/polygon><\/svg><\/polygon><\/svg><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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