History
HighChem Group was established in 1998, starting with 5 employees and the sales of $1.6 million in the first year. Over 20 years, HighChem has experienced robust business expansion in chemical industry, establishing trusted and longstanding business relations with over 600 manufacturing partners, sourcing more than 2000 chemicals, and having more than 500 employees in 2019.
Although starting with business between Japan and China, HighChem Group strives to expand into new markets in a globalized world. As an important location to support this endeavor, HighChem America, Inc. was founded in 2013, a wholly owned subsidiary of HighChem Company Limited. Based out of Atlanta, GA, a top business city and a primary transportation hub of the Southeastern U.S., we play a key role in delivering HighChem products and technologies to customers across global chemical market.
Established 21th Century Company Limited, the predecessor of HighChem
1996
Established
HighChem Company Limited
Initiate import and export of functional chemicals and intermediates with China
Relocated the methanol plant of Mitsubishi Gas Chemical to Inner Mongolia
Started OEM of chemicals
1999
Joined a team to inspect fine chemicals in China and established a basis for a trading company specializing in chemicals
2003
Established a subsidiary named HighChem (Shanghai) International Trading Co., Ltd. in Shanghai
2005
Joined a project to construct China’s largest plant to manufacture hydrazine and ADCA foaming
agent (azodicarbonamide) in Chongqing
Plant to manufacture hydrazine and ADCA foaming agent in Chongqing
2007
Opened sales office in Beijing
2009
Sales exceeded $100 million
Established the Tianjin Research Center adjacent to the Tianjin Office
2011
HighChem (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd. engaged in manufacturing palladium and copper catalysts
Cooperated with Ube Industries to start CTEG® technology licensing business in China
Established a subsidiary named Beijing Booming HighChem Technology Co., Ltd. in Beijing
Opened sales office in Zhengzhou
Relocated the Tokyo Head Office to Hacchobori
Started import and sales of APIs
2013
Initiated the third three-year
medium-term management plan
2015
Invested in Runhe Plant Technology Co., Ltd., in China to strengthen the agriculture business
Established HighChem Tanyi Chemical Nantong Research Center Co., Ltd.
Invested in Shanghai Hangri Chemical Co., Ltd., to join the semiconductor business
Transferred the CTEG® business of HighChem headquarters to HighChem Technology Co., Ltd.
Established the joint venture company Hangri Japan Co., Ltd., to strengthen the semiconductor business
2017
Celebrated the company’s 20th anniversary
1993
Relocate the Choline Chloride Plant of the Niigata Factory of Mitsubishi Gas Chemical to Shandong Province in China
1998
Methanol plant relocated to Inner Mongolia
Registered as an exporter/importer and distributor of poisonous and deleterious substances
2000
Opened sales office in Shanghai
Relocated the Tokyo Head Office to Iwamoto-cho
2004
Established a subsidiary named HighChem (Chongqing) Chemicals Co., Ltd. in Chongqing
2006
Opened sales office in Tianjin
2008
Expanded business areas
Started dealing with bulk products and food additives
Started dealing with LED materials, lithium-ion batteries and other electronic materials
Entered the licensing business of C1 chemicals, including CTEG® technology
Opened sales office in Guangzhou
2010
Established a catalyst plant in Nantong
Obtained approval to manufacture and market pharmaceutical products
2012
Plant of Xinjiang Tianye Co., Ltd., which adopts CTEG® technology
Established
HighChem America, Inc.
Opened the Tokyo Research Center
Invested in Zhejiang Yangtian Agriculture Development Co., Ltd. to start a new agricultural business
2014
Reorganized the structure to strengthen CTEG business
The catalyst plant established in Nantong became a subsidiary of Beijing Booming HighChem Technology Co., Ltd
Established HighChem Technology Co., Ltd., as a subsidiary of Beijing Booming HighChem Technology Co., Ltd., in Japan
2016
Runhe Plant Technology Co., Ltd.
One of the OCA manufacturing processes / Celebration of the establishment of the Zhangjiagang plant of Shanghai Hangri
Initiated the fourth three-year
medium-term management plan
2018