Company Profile
| Company Name | IWAI CHEMICALS COMPANY, LTD. |
| Headquarters | 3-2-10 Nihonbashi-Honcho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-0023 Japan [TEL] +81-3-3241-2572 [FAX] +81-3-3270-2444 |
| Sales Department （Kanda 2nd Building） | Iwamotocho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0032 Japan |
| Sales Branch | Tsukuba, Tama, Mishima, Kawasaki, Kashiwa |
| Distribution Center （Kanda Building） | Iwamotocho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0032 Japan |
| Officer | Chairman: Masao Iwai President&CEO: Yoshiko Iwai Vice-President: Yoichi Hayashi Director: Kazuo Kita Director: Jun Iwai Director: Hideki Maruyama Auditor: Yasunori Ishihara |
| Establishment | April 26th, 1947 |
| Capital | JPY 20 million |
| Corporate Number | 8010001036745 |
| Sales | JPY 17.7 billion (in 2023 fiscal year) |
| Employees | 203 persons (as of April 1, 2024) |
| Related Company | Iwai North America Inc. Chondrex, Inc. Iwai Contract Warehouse Company Ltd. |
| Bank References | MUFG Bank, Ltd. Mizuho Bank, Ltd. Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation. |
| Business Details | 1. Import/export and sales of reagents, chemicals, and industrial chemicals 2. Import and sale of laboratory equipment 3. Sales of pharmaceuticals, fragrances, medical equipment, miscellaneous goods, and consumables 4. Worker dispatch business 5. Charged employment placement business 6. Business related to each of the preceding items |
| Main Customers | ＜Companies＞ DAIICHI SANKYO COMPANY, LIMITED Astellas Pharma Inc. CHUGAI PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD. Eisai Co., Ltd. Mediford Corporation ＜Universities＞ The University of Tokyo Keio University Institute of Science Tokyo University of Tsukuba Tokyo Women's Medical University ＜Research Institutes＞ National Cancer Center Japan National Institute of Infectious Diseases National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry National Center for Global Health and Medicine National Institute of Health Sciences RIKEN |
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Chart Organization
History
| 1947 | Iwai Chemicals Company Ltd. is established in Nihonbashi-honcho, Chuo City, Tokyo | |
| 1948 | Iwamotocho Factory and Warehouse are established in Chiyoda City, Tokyo | |
| 1963 | Constructed Iwamotocho Factory building | |
| 1969 | Constructed Matsunoki Warehouse and Employee Dormitory in Suginami City, Tokyo | |
| 1973 | Constructed and moved into New Headquarter | |
| 1978 | Computerized merchandise control is established | |
| 1982 | Tsukuba Branch is established in Tsukuba Science City, Ibaraki Pref. | |
| 1984 | Distribution Office is established in the Headquarter | |
| 1985 | Computers are installed in the Headquarter | |
| 1985 | Technical, Marketing and Planning Division are established | |
| 1986 | Purchasing and Distribution Division expanded | |
| 1988 | Tama Branch is established in Kunitachi City, Tokyo | |
| 1989 | Mishima Branch is established in Shizuoka Pref. | |
| 1990 | Constructed New Distribution Center in Iwamotocho, Chiyoda City | |
| 1992 | Yokohama Branch is established in Yokohama City | |
| 1995 | Tsukuba Branch relocated to Tokodai, Tsukuba City. | |
| 1998 | Constructed Kanda 2nd Building in Iwamotocho | |
| 1998 | Started partnership with Chondrex, Inc. | |
| 2000 | Iwai USA Inc. is established in San Jose, CA | |
| 2000 | Iwai USA Inc. became the majority shareholder of Chondrex, Inc. | |
| 2002 | Sales department is centralized in Kanda 2nd Building | |
| 2004 | Kashiwa Branch is established in Kashiwa City, Chiba Pref. | |
| 2006 | Iwai North America Inc. is established in Burlingame, CA | |
| 2008 | Iwai USA Inc. merged out to Iwai North America Inc. | |
| 2013 | Tama Branch relocated to Tachikawa City, Tokyo | |
| 2021 | Yokohama Branch relocated to Kawasaki City, Kanagawa and established as Kawasaki Branch | |