Corporate Data

Corporate Data
Facilities in Japan
Financial Highlights
Historical Highlights

Corporate Data

Company Name	DIC Corporation
Headquarters	DIC Building, 7-20, Nihonbashi 3-chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-8233, Japan Access (Head Office) [Printable Map]
Representative	Takashi Ikeda President and CEO
Date of Foundation	February 15, 1908
Date of Incorporation	March 15, 1937
Paid-in Capital	¥96.6 billion
Description of Business	Manufacture and sale of printing inks, organic pigments and synthetic resins
Number of Employees	Consolidated 21,184, Non-consolidated 3,947 (As of December 31, 2024)
Facilities	Headquarters, 2 Branch offices, 10 Plants, Laboratory, Art Museum
Number of Group Companies	171 (Domestic:24, Overseas:147) (As of December 31, 2024)

Facilities in Japan

Corporate Headquarters

Head Office	DIC Building, 7-20, Nihonbashi 3-chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-8233, Japan　Access Tel:+81-3-6733-3000

Branch offices

Osaka	5-19, Kyutaro-machi 3-chome, Chuo-ku, Osaka 541-8525　Access Tel:+81-6-6252-6161 Fax:+81-6-6245-5239
Nagoya	7-15, Nishiki 3-chome, Naka-ku, Nagoya 460-0003　Access Tel:+81-52-951-9381 Fax:+81-52-962-3591

Plants

Tokyo	35-58, Sakashita 3-chome, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 174-8520　Access Tel:+81-3-3966-2111 Fax:+81-3-3965-4320
Chiba	12, Yawatakaigandori, Ichihara, Chiba 290-8585　Access Tel:+81-436-41-4141 Fax:+81-436-43-1059
Hokuriku	64-2, Minatomachi-So, Hakusan, Ishikawa 929-0296　Access Tel:+81-76-278-2332 Fax:+81-76-278-5354
Sakai	3, Takasago 1-chome, Takaishi, Osaka 592-0001　Access Tel:+81-72-268-3111 Fax:+81-72-268-1705
Kashima	18, Higashifukashiba, Kamisu, Ibaraki 314-0193　Access Tel:+81-299-93-8111 Fax:+81-299-92-6384
Yokkaichi	5, Kasumi 1-chome, Yokkaichi, Mie 510-0011　Access Tel:+81-59-364-1151 Fax:+81-59-364-1620
Komaki	151-1, Nagare, Shimozue, Komaki, Aichi 485-0825　Access Tel:+81-568-75-2751 Fax:+81-568-73-4120
Saitama	4472-1, Komuro, Ina-machi, Kitaadachi-gun, Saitama 362-8577　Access Tel:+81-48-722-8211 Fax:+81-48-722-6087
Tatebayashi	6023, Tobukogyodanchi, Ohshima-cho, Tatebayashi, Gunma 374-0001　Access Tel:+81-276-77-2461 Fax:+81-276-77-2468
Shiga	373, Koujibukuro, Konan, Shiga 520-3233　Access Tel:+81-748-72-3711 Fax:+81-748-72-2106

Laboratory

Central Research Laboratories	631, Sakado, Sakura, Chiba 285-8668　Access Tel:+81-43-498-2121 Fax:+81-43-498-2229

Art Museum

Kawamura Memorial DIC Museum of Art	631, Sakado, Sakura, Chiba 285-8668　Kawamura Memorial DIC Museum of Art Tel:+81-43-498-2672 Fax:+81-43-498-2139

Financial Highlights

Consolidated

Billions of yen

	FY2022	FY2023	FY2024
Net sales	FY2022:1054.2	FY2023:1038.7	FY2024:1071.1
Operating income	FY2022:39.7	FY2023:17.9	FY2024:44.5
Ordinary income	FY2022:39.9	FY2023:9.2	FY2024:37.9
Net income*	FY2022:17.6	FY2023:(39.9)	FY2024:21.3
EPS (yen)	FY2022:186.05	FY2023:(421.06)	FY2024:225.11

* Net income attributable to owners of the parent

Historical Highlights

FY19: Corporate Symbol

1908 Feb	Established as Kawamura Ink Manufactory
1937 Mar	Incorporated as Dainippon Printing Ink Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
1950 May	Has initial public offering on the Tokyo Stock Exchange
1962 Oct	Absorbs Japan Reichhold Chemicals, Inc., and changes Company name to Dainippon Ink and Chemicals, Incorporated (DIC)
1986 Dec	Acquires the graphic arts materials division of Sun Chemical Corporation of the United States
1987 Sep	Acquires Reichhold Chemicals, Inc.
1990 May	Opens the Kawamura Memorial Museum of Art (currently the Kawamura Memorial DIC Museum of Art)
1999 Dec	Acquires Coates, the printing inks division of France's TOTALFINA S.A.
2005 Sep	Sells Reichhold
2008 Apr	Celebrates centennial anniversary, changing Company name to DIC Corporation
2009 Oct	Establishes DIC Graphics Corporation
2017 Jan	Enters capital and business alliance with Taiyo Holdings Co., Ltd.
2021 Jun	Acquires the Colors & Effects business of BASF SE
2023 Jun	Acquires Canadian photoresist polymers manufacturer PCAS Canada Inc.

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