History

Diverse experiences to support the present Megami Ink.

1928
Tatsujirou Arai established the "Kinsyoudou" shop as a distributor of printing ink & equipment.
1936
General Partnership Company Kinshodo established and Began to manufacture printing inks in Arakawa, Tokyo.
1945
Started to produce printing inks in Matsuida town, Gunma prefecture.
1950
Constructed the head office in Ueno, Tokyo and changed the name to Megami Ink Mfg Co.,Ltd.
1954
Introduced a state of the art flusher for manufacturing yellow inks for the first time in Japan.
1961
Established a full-scale manufacturing plant in Matsuida town, Gunma prefecture.
1968
Completed new office building in Ueno, Tokyo.
1984
Established an overseas affiliated company, "Megami Corporation (M.C.)" in the United States.
1990
Announced sales of gold and silver inks packed in vacuum cans, using a vacuum potting system for the first time in Japan.
1995
Set up new manufacturing lines for UV curing inks inside the Gunma factory.
2002
Obtained ISO 9001 certification.
2010
Formed a technical cooperation with a Chinese company (港日実業発展有限公司) in Canton province.
2016
Completed the "Tokyo Business Facility Technical Center" in Yashio city, Saitama prefecture.
2018
90th anniversary