since 2008 type public kk traded as tyo 4631 industry chemicals founded tokyo japan february 1908 1908 02 founder kijuro kawamura headquarters waterras tower 101 kanda awajicho 2 chome chiyoda ku tokyo 101 0063 japan key people kazuo sugie chairman yoshiyuki nakanishi ceo and president products inks pigments colorants polymers coating materials adhesives liquid crystals multilayer films pps compounds fluorochemical products plastic compounds hollow fiber membrane modules spirulina revenue 7.487 billion usd fy 2012 703.8 billion jpy fy 2012 net income 202.809 million usd fy 2012 19.1 billion jpy fy 2012 number of employees 20 034 consolidated as of december 31 2013 website official website footnotes references 1 2 3 dic corporation dic d ai sh kabushiki gaisha is japanese chemical company specializing in the development manufacture and sale of inks pigments polymers specialty plastics and compounds and biochemicals . 4 it was founded in 1908 as kawamura ink manufactory renamed to kawamura kijuro shoten in 1915 incorporated as dainippon printing ink manufacturing in 1937 and renamed to dainippon ink and chemicals dic in 1962 before the name was changed to the present name dic corporation in 2008 on the occasion of its 100th anniversary . 5 the company slogan color & comfort by chemistry emphasizes that dic products should deliver color and comfort to daily life . the company operates worldwide through 176 subsidiary and affiliate companies in 62 countries and includes the sun chemical corporation based in the americas and europe . 1 dic in japan has 10 plants in japan located in tokyo chiba hokuriku sakai kashima yokkaichi shiga komaki saitama and tatebayashi . the main research laboratory in japan is located in sakura chiba cooperating with dic development centers in china qingdao dic finechemicals co. ltd. qingdao china and the sun chemical group s research laboratories in usa germany and uk . 6 the company is listed on the tokyo stock exchange . contents 1 history 2 business and products 2.1 dic color system guide 3 cultural activities 4 references 5 external links history edit 1908 founded as kawamura ink manufactory 1937 incorporated dainippon printing ink manufacturing 1950 listed on the tokyo stock exchange 1962 merged with japan reichhold changed company name to dainippon ink and chemicals 1986 acquired sun chemical s graphic art material dept. 1987 acquired reichhold chemicals inc. 1999 acquired totalfina s.a. s printing ink dept. coates 2005 sold reichhold 2008 changed company name to dic corporation 2009 established dic graphics joint venture with dai nippon printing dnp integrating dic s domestic printing ink business and dnp s printing ink business business and products edit dic is divided in 4 business units printing inks fine chemicals polymers and application materials . printing inks offset inks gravure inks flexo inks can coatings news inks packaging adhesives and printing supplies . 7 fine chemicals organic pigments liquid crystal materials alkyl phenols metal carboxylates sulfurized chemicals lubricant additives . 8 polymers general polymers alkyd resins unsaturated polyester resins plasticizers waterborne resins acrylic resins phenolic resins polystyrene specialty polymers epoxy resins ultraviolet uv curable resins polyurethane resins fluorochemicals 9 application materials liquid compounds jet inks fiber and textile dyes coatings for interior materials ultraviolet uv curable coatings and bonding adhesives for optical discs solid compounds polyphenylene sulfide pps compounds high performance compounds plastic colorants high performance optical materials coextruded multilayer films processed products sheet molding compounds smcs plastic pallets and containers industrial adhesive tapes label stock for printing labels and stickers specialty magnetic foils decorative boards decorative systems hollow fiber modules health foods spirulina . 10 dic color system guide edit the dic color system guide is a spot color system based on munsell color theory . 11 it is common in japan and comparable in role to the pantone systems the other common system in japan is by toyo ink . cultural activities edit dic owns 47.7 % of the sports club chain renaissance . 12 in 1990 the company established the kawamura memorial dic museum of art to exhibit artwork collected by the company and its affiliates . the museum is located in a 30 hectare park near to its central research laboratories . dic corporation locations dic headquarters building in tokyo dic central research laboratories in sakura kawamura memorial dic museum of art also in sakura references edit a b corporate data . retrieved march 26 2014 . income statements . retrieved march 26 2014 . annual report 2013 pdf . retrieved march 26 2014 . company profile . reuters . retrieved march 26 2014 . history of the dic corporation . retrieved 2014 02 16 . research and development of the dic corporation . retrieved 2014 02 16 . printing inks division . retrieved 2014 02 18 . fine chemicals division . retrieved 2014 02 18 . polymers division . retrieved 2014 02 18 . application materials division . retrieved 2014 02 18 . the informed illustrator digital spot color systems renaissance company information . retrieved 2014 02 19 . external links edit japan portal tokyo portal chemistry portal companies portal official website english dic corporation corporate profile yahoo finance dic corporation company profile company history books shashi . shashi interest group . april 2016 . wiki collection of bibliographic works on dic corporation retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title dic corporation & oldid 714347485 categories companies of japancompanies based in tokyocompanies listed on the tokyo stock exchangechemical companies of japancompanies established in 19081908 establishments in japanhidden categories official website different in wikidata and wikipediaarticles containing japanese language text navigation menu 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