- 1937Mar.
- Inuzuka-Kogyosho was founded as a business manufacturing and selling oil-based chemicals for textile usage
- 1951Feb.
- Incorporated as YUKEN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD. (27-Nakashinbata, Motokariya-cho, Kariya City, Aichi)
- 1957Dec.
- Started to develop, manufacture and sell metal surface treatment chemicals which formed the base for our current Chemical Products Division
- 1963Feb.
- Opened Nagoya Sales Office
- 1965Apr.
- Opened Tokyo Sales Office
- Sep.
- Opened Osaka Office (Later became a sales office)
Developed method for Plating on Plastics (POP)
- 1966May
- Received commendation from tax agency for excellent tax reporting
- 1967Feb.
- Established two divisions: the Chemicals Division and POP Division (Takamatsu-cho, Kariya City), due to the industrialization of plastic plating.
- 1969Apr.
- Moved HQ to current address (50 Bawari, Noda-cho, Kariya City)
- 1972Apr.
- Moved POP plant from Takamatsu-cho to the HQ premises
- 1974July
- Changed company name to YUKEN Industry Co., Ltd.
- 1979Jan.
- Opened Omiya Sales Office
- 1981July
- Opened Shizuoka Sales Office
- 1982Sep.
- Opened Kyushu Sales Office
- 1983July
- YUKEN’s ceramic binder technology was recognized as a new technology by Venture Enterprise Center
- 1987May
- Opened Kanagawa Sales Office
- 1988Jan.
- First president (Eiichi Inuzuka) retired, and Masao Inuzuka became 2nd president
- 1989Apr.
- Constructed HQ main building
- July
- Established Functional Thin Layer Processing (TL) Division
- 1990Apr.
- Completed Phase 2 construction of R&D Center
- 1991Oct.
- Received PM Award for Excellent Work Environment
- 1992Apr.
- Launched non-CFC/ethane cleaners due to ban of CFC
- 1996Apr.
- Established Industrial Cleaning business
- 1997Oct.
- Established business offices in China North China (Tianjin), East China (Kunshan), South China (Shenzhen)
- 1998Aug.
- Built Takatana Plant in Anjo City (TL Plant)
- 2000July
- Opened Tohoku Office
- 2001Apr.
- Approved for ISO14001
- 2003Jan.
- Received Medium and Small Business Research Institute Award
- Feb.
- Received Monozukuri NAGOYA Brand Award
- 2005Sep.
- Received World Expo (AI-Chikyu Haku) Award
- 2006Apr.
- Established YUKEN America, Inc. in Michigan, USA
- Sep.
- Opened Hiroshima Sales Office
- 2007May
- Completed R&D Center at Takatana Plant
- 2009Jan.
- Established and opened Toyama Plant
- 2010Apr.
- Norikazu Kojima appointed as 3rd president after resignation of Masao Inuzuka
Relocated Nagoya Sales Office
- 2011Apr.
- Established Siam YUKEN Co., Ltd. in Thailand
- 2012Feb.
- Received Aichi Environmental Medal of Excellence Award
- Apr.
- Received JSTP Technology Award from Tokai Branch of The Japan Society for Technology of Plasticity
- Sep.
- Opened Hokuriku Sales Office
- 2014Feb.
- Established YUKEN Mexicana, S.A. de C.V. in Irapuato, Mexico
- 2016Mar.
- Established YUKEN SurfaceTechnology, S.A. de C.V. in Mexico
- 2018Apr.
- Established YUKEN Europe GmbH in Frankfurt, Germany
- 2020Feb.
- Opened Okinawa Outdoor Exposure Test Site
- Apr.
- Opened Nagano Sales Office
- July
- Norikazu Kojima resigned as 3rd president Tamon Inuzuka appointed as 4th president
- 2023Sep.
- Tamon Inuzuka resigned as 4th president Motohiro Katagiri appointed as 5th president
- 2024Mar.
- Recognized as one of the 2024 Excellent Corporations for Health Management (Small and Medium-Sized Corporations category)
