Corporate information

Company History

  • 1956
    August
    Established Daiso Trading Co., Ltd. at 2-55 Kawaramachi, Higashi-ku, Osaka (currently Chuo-ku, Osaka) with a capital of 1 million yen.
  • 1958
    August
    Capital increased to 3 million yen
  • 1961
    June
    Capital increased to 6 million yen
    November
    Opened Kokura Sales Office
  • 1963
    September
    Opened Mishima Sales Office
  • 1964
    February
    Capital increased to 12 million yen
  • 1968
    July
    Opened Matsuyama Sales Office
  • 1985
    March
    Opened Tokyo Sales Office
  • 1990
    October
    Capital increased to 24 million yen
  • 1991
    October
    Capital increased to 60 million yen
  • 1994
    April
    Capital increased to 90 million yen
  • 2003
    April
    Merged with Daiso Chemical Co., Ltd. (former Chori Chemical Co., Ltd.) and changed trade name from Daiso Trading Co., Ltd. to Daiso Chemical Co., Ltd.
  • 2004
    August
    Opened representative office in Shanghai
  • 2005
    October
    Established local subsidiary in Shanghai
  • 2006
    March
    Established local subsidiary in Taiwan
    November
    Relocation of head office
  • 2012
    March
    Established local subsidiary in Thailand
  • 2016
    April
    Merger with IMPEX Corporation
  • 2019
    July
    Invested in the US and German subsidiaries of Osaka Soda Co., Ltd. and made them subsidiaries
  • 2020
    June
    Established Daiso Insurance Co., Ltd.
  • 2021
    July
    Capital increased to 310 million yen
    Life Materials Division of Osaka Soda Co., Ltd. transferred and Consumer Products Division established
  • 2022
    May
    Opened Guangzhou Office in Shanghai Subsidiary