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Founded in 1955

as a manufacturer of

chemical products

for flaw detection agents.

Our aim is to continue contributing to society
by providing safety and peace of mind so that the company
will endure for 100 years plus into the future.

1955

March

Founded Tokushu Toryo Co., Ltd. with a capital fund of ¥1 million. Started manufacturing and sales of fluorescent paint and metal testing materials.

1964

December

With increase of demand and production, built Kurihama Plant in Yokosuka, Kanagawa.

1982

October

Established marking machine manufacturing and sales company as a subsidiary.

1987

October

Merged said company and changed the company name from Tokushu Toryo to Marktec Corporation with capital of ¥140 million.

1991

April

Became a registered public company in Tokyo Stock Market. Increased capital to ¥1,503 million.

1995

November

Established a joint company “Suzhou Marktec Co., Ltd.” in Suzhou, China, for manufacturing and sale of NDT materials.

1997

May

Established a joint company “Shin Seung Marktec Co., Ltd.” in Seoul, Korea, for manufacturing and sale of marking machine.

1999

May

Closed Kurihama Plant, and built new Narita Plant in Katori-gun, Chiba. Integrated R&D, chemical and machinery production division to the new plant.

2004

October

Consolidated four domestic sales offices into East Service Center in Tokyo and West Service Center in Osaka.

2005

October

Established a joint company “Marktec Corporation (Thailand) Co., Ltd.” in Bangkok, Thailand, for sale of NDT systems/materials and marking systems/materials.

2006

November

Established “Shanghai Marktec Chemical & Machinery Corporation” in Shanghai, China, for manufacturing and sale of NDT systems/materials and marking systems/materials, cosmetics.

2009

December

Terminated China’s joint venture “Suzhou Marktec Co., Ltd.” . Manufacturing and sale of NDT systems / materials and marking systems / materials for Chinese market is followed by “Shanghai Marktec Chemical & Machinery Corporation “, the 100% Marktec-owned company.

2010

January

Established “Marktec China Corporation” in Shanghai, China, for manufacturing and sale of NDT systems/materials and marking systems/materials.

August

Delisted JASDAQ security exchange.

September

The absorption-type merger was executed with CCH5 Co.,Ltd. as the surviving company. CCH5 Co.,Ltd.changed the name of company to “Marktec Corporation” with capital of ¥2,078 million.

2011

January

Established “Marktec Asia Co., Ltd.” in Bangkok, Thailand, for manufacturing and sale of NDT systems/materials and marking systems/materials.

2012

March

A MARKTEC Asia plant was built in Gateway City Industrial Estate, Chachoengsao Province, Thailand, and production started.

August

A MARKTEC China plant was built in Fengxian District, Shanghai, China, and production started.

2015

October

Established Jakarta Representative Office as an overseas base in Jakarta, Indonesia.

2016

February

Made a wholly owned subsidiary through capital and business alliance with Alconix Corporation.

2018

August

Acquired all shares of HONDA DYNAMICS Corporation, making it a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.

2020

May

Acquired all shares of WIND ENGINEERING CENTER Co., Ltd., making it a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.

October

Acquired all shares of Nicosu Corporation, making it a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.

2021

November

“WIND ENGINEERING CENTER Co., Ltd.”, and “HONDA DYNAMICS Corporation” are merged. The surviving company is “WIND ENGINEERING CENTER Co., Ltd.”.

2022

July

Acquired all shares of KIMMON KOHA CO., LTD., making it a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.

2023

July

Established High-Techno Rise Co., Ltd. as a member of the MARKTEC Group Intrapreneurship for powder substance analysis and Equipment Sales.

2024

July

Acquired all shares of Tohoku Chemical Industries, Ltd., a wholly owned consolidated subsidiary of Alconix Corporation, making it a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.

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This section presents MARKTEC’s company profile, organizational chart, code of conduct, and various policies.

This section presents MARKTEC’s history from our founding in 1955 to the present.

This section presents MARKTEC’s company profile, organizational chart, code of conduct, and various policies.

This section presents information about MARKTEC’s domestic and overseas sites.

This section introduces MARKTEC’s group companies.

This section introduces MARKTEC’s overseas distributors in English.