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History of GP Daikyo		History of Nishikawa Kasei
Daikyo Co., Ltd. was founded in Fuchu-cho, Aki-gun, Hiroshima. Sewing lines were set up.	1953
Daikyo began welding PVC sheets and leather.	1958
Daikyo established a sewing process for carpet floor mats.	1961	Nishikawa Kasei Co., Ltd. was founded. Nishikawa Kasei began the manufacture of flexible polyurethane foam.
Established a new plant in Hachihonmatsu-cho, Higashihiroshima-shi. Began dip molding with paste resin. Began the manufacture of plastic products including automotive, machinery, and electrical parts, as well as containers and general household articles.	1964
Introduced plating on plastics.	1965	Began the production of semi-rigid polyurethane foam.
The Headquarters moved to Hachihonmatsu-cho, Higashihiroshima-shi. The hand lay-up process was introduced for FRP.	1966
Established a carpet thermoforming process. Won a Director-General of the Science and Technology Agency Award for the development of a welding method for polyamide molded parts.	1967	Toyo Kogyo Co., Ltd. (now Mazda Motor Corporation) made an equity investment in Nishikawa Kasei.
Branched out into the FRP business.	1968
Founded DEC Co., Ltd.	1969	Began the manufacture of semi-rigid polyurethane foam molded parts (seat cushions).
Developed an automatic molding machine for polyamide gears. Began to process and assemble audio equipment.	1970	Began the manufacture of polyvinyl chloride molded parts. Began the manufacture of polyurethane elastomer products.
Established the Daiwa Plant. Introduced the SMC compression molding technique. Introduced the profile extrusion process.	1971
Opened sales offices in Tokyo and Osaka.	1972	Completed the construction of the Technical Center. Began the manufacture of integral skin foam products.
Founded Hakuryuko Country Club.	1973
Began the manufacture of plastic instrument panels.	1974
	1975	Won the Prize for Excellence in Safety and Health presented by the Director-General of Hiroshima Labour Standards Bureau.
	1976	Set up cold cure molding lines (Hiroshima Plant). Began the manufacture of cold cure foam.
Established a PP bumper painting technique.	1980	Constructed an injection molding plant (Hiroshima Plant). Began the manufacture of large injection moldings (instrument panel cores).
Established a special compounding technique for BMC.	1981	Constructed a painting plant (Hiroshima Plant). Began integrated manufacturing of instrument panels.
Developed the skin lamination process.	1982
Introduced the resin injection technique.	1983	Established Technical Center 1. Began the manufacture of slush-molded surfaces.
	1984	Won the Labour Minister's Award of Excellence in Safety and Health.
Introduced the cross-linked PE foam molding process. Introduced the in-mold decoration process. Introduced the polyurethane foam injection technique.	1985
	1987	Founded NA Plastic Co., Ltd.
Founded DDM Plastics Company. Introduced compression molding and vacuum molding techniques. Introduced double injection molding (P-PR and elastomer). Established a painting technique to create a leather-like texture. Established a hot stamp technique to create a glossy surface. Established a painting technique for automotive exterior parts.	1988	Merged with Mazda Kasei Co., Ltd. Implemented a capital increase to ¥343,500,000. Constructed a seat cushion production plant (Miiri Plant). Began the manufacture of blow molded parts.
Won the President's Prize of Glass Fiber Association of Japan for the development of the HMC bumper beam technique.	1989	Established Technical Center 2. Began integrated manufacturing of bumpers.
Founded Kanto Daikyo Co., Ltd.	1990	Founded Ru Yang Industry Co., Ltd. in Taiwan. Won the Prize for Progress in Safety and Health presented by the Director-General of Hiroshima Labour Standards Bureau.
Established the Hofu Plant.	1991	Established the Hofu Tsuruhama Plant and the Hofu Nakanoseki Plant.
Established a trichloroethane-free painting technique for PP molded parts. Established gas-assisted injection molding technology. Introduced the in-mold process (HPIM). The Daiwa Plant won the Director-General's Award of Chugoku Bureau of International Trade and Industry as an excellent greenery factory.	1992	Founded Koda Technics Co., Ltd.
Developed the die rotary injection (DRI) molding technique. Won the Director-General’s Award of Small and Medium Enterprise Agency and the President's Award of the Japan Reinforced Plastics Society for the development of the SMC lightweight roof.	1994	Established the Nishikawa Production System (NPS) by the introduction of AGVs.
Began the production of pipes for systematic piping first in the world through the die slide injection (DSI) molding process. Won the TPM Excellence Award (Category 1).	1995	Won the TPM Excellence Award (Category 1).
Began the production of plastic oil strainers first in the world. The Daiwa Plant won the MITI Minister Award as an excellent greenery factory.	1996
	1997	Certified to ISO 9001.
Began the production of plastic intake manifolds first in the world through the DRI process. Certified to ISO 9001.	1998
Won the Award for Excellence in Consistent TPM Commitment (Category 1).	1999	Certified to QS 9000.
The Daiwa Plant won the Prime Minister’s Award as an excellent greenery factory. Certified to QS 9000. Daikyo renewed itself as GP Daikyo Corporation.	2000	Merged with Koda Technics Co., Ltd., which began to operate as the Koda Plant of Nishikawa Kasei.
Founded GP Daikyo Korea Corporation. Won the Minister of Education, Science, Sports and Culture Award for the development of a new manufacturing method for plastic intake manifolds. Certified to ISO 14001.	2001	Developed a retractable assist grip.
Made an equity investment in Nishikawa Kasei Co., Ltd. Established a mass production technique for automotive structural members with long-fiberglass reinforced plastic. Established a mass production technique for automotive exterior parts with carbon fiber reinforced plastic.	2002	GP Daikyo Corporation made an equity investment in Nishikawa Kasei. Developed a structural instrument panel. Certified to ISO 14001.
Opened a CAE office in Shanghai, China. Won the Commissioner’s Award of the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy as an excellent energy management plant.	2003
Founded DaikyoNishikawa Corporation jointly with Nishikawa Kasei Co., Ltd.	2004	Founded DaikyoNishikawa Corporation jointly with GP Daikyo Corporation.
Founded DMS Tech Co., Ltd. in Thailand. Founded DaikyoNishikawa (Shanghai) Software Technologies Co., Ltd. in China jointly with Nishikawa Kasei Co., Ltd.	2005	Founded DaikyoNishikawa (Shanghai) Software Technologies Co., Ltd. in China jointly with GP Daikyo Corporation.
2007
DaikyoNishikawa Corporation was newly founded through merger among three companies: GP Daikyo Corporation, Nishikawa Kasei Co., Ltd., and DaikyoNishikawa Corporation.