Kurita Water Industries Ltd.

Kurita Water Industries Ltd.
Traded as (TYO: 6370)
Founded July 13, 1949
Headquarters Tokyo, Japan
Key people
 Toshiyuki Nakai (President)
Number of employees
 4600
Website http://www.kurita.co.jp

Kurita Water Industries Ltd. (original name "栗田工業株式会社"), a Japanese manufacturer, provides water treatment chemicals and facilities as well as process treatment chemicals. Haruo Kurita, who previously served in the navy, has founded the company in 1949. His first business was the chemical treatment of navy boilers. During the 50´s Kurita Water Industries expanded the portfolio and started with the water treatment facilities business, chemical cleaning business (Kurita Engineering Co., Ltd.) and maintenance services. In her second decade, the 60´s, Kurita Water Industries entered the process treatment market, especially in the pulp and paper, petrochemical and steel industries. Since the mid of the 70´s up to now, Kurita Water Industries established 14 overseas subsidiaries and affiliates. Since 2003 Kurita Water Industries is listed in the Nature Stock Index (NAI = Natur-Aktien-Index).

History

1949 Founded upon chemical water treatment business (boiler water treatment chemicals), the founder of the company, who had previously served in the Japanese navy, starts selling boiler water treatment chemicals based on the navy boiler technology.

1951 Entry into water treatment facilities business

1951 Establishment of first R&D center

1953 Start-up of chemical cleaning business

1958 Expansion of maintenance services

1961 Listed stock on the second section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and the Osaka Securities Exchange

1962 Listed stock on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and the Osaka Securities Exchange

1962 Establishment of second R&D center

1965 New chemical product line for process treatment

1973 Entry into the electronics industry

1985 Establishment of third R&D center

1986 Deployment of tool cleaning business

1991 Launch of soil remediation business

2001 Start of consulting services for hedging soil pollution risks. Land Solution Inc. established as a consulting company dealing in soil remediation.

2002 Launch of ultrapure water supply business

2004 Establishment of Kurita Water Industries (Suzhou) Ltd. in China

2005 Establishment of fourth R&D center

2015 Acquisition of the Water, Paper and Aluminum compounds business from BK Giulini and foundation of Kurita Europe APW GmbH

Products

Facilities Chemicals
Ultrapure water production systems Boiler water treatment chemicals
Water treatment systems Cooling water treatment chemicals
Wastewater treatment systems Wastewater treatment chemicals
Wastewater reclamation systems Process treatment chemicals
Equipment and systems for water treatment chemicals
Contract-based services

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