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Kurita Water Industries Ltd.
Kurita Water Industries Ltd. (original name "栗田工業株式会社"), a Japanese manufacturer, provides water treatment chemicals and facilities as well as process treatment chemicals. Haruo Kurita, who previously served in the navy, has founded the company in 1949. His first business was the chemical treatment of navy boilers. During the 50´s Kurita Water Industries expanded the portfolio and started with the water treatment facilities business, chemical cleaning business (Kurita Engineering Co., Ltd.) and maintenance services. In her second decade, the 60´s, Kurita Water Industries entered the process treatment market, especially in the pulp and paper, petrochemical and steel industries. Since the mid of the 70´s up to now, Kurita Water Industries established 14 overseas subsidiaries and affiliates. Since 2003 Kurita Water Industries is listed in the Nature Stock Index (NAI = Natur-Aktien-Index).

History & Achievements
1949	Founded upon chemical water treatment business (boiler water treatment chemicals), the founder of the company, who had previously served in the Japanese navy, starts selling boiler water treatment chemicals based on the navy boiler technology.

1951	Entry into water treatment facilities business

1951	Establishment of first R&D center

1953	Start-up of chemical cleaning business 1958	Expansion of maintenance services

1961	Listed stock on the second section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and the Osaka Securities Exchange

1962	Listed stock on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and the Osaka Securities Exchange

1962	Establishment of second R&D center

1965	New chemical product line for process treatment

1973	Entry into the electronics industry

1985	Establishment of third R&D center

1986	Deployment of tool cleaning business

1991	Launch of soil remediation business

2001	Start of consulting services for hedging soil pollution risks. Land Solution Inc. established as a consulting company dealing in soil remediation.

2002	Launch of ultrapure water supply business

2005	Establishment of fourth R&D center

Business fields

 * Supply of water treatment facilities
 * Supply of water and process treatment chemicals
 * Soil and groundwater remediation - rejuvenating mother earth while adding new value
 * Operation and maintenance of water treatment facilities, chemical cleaning, tool cleaning, manufacture and sale of products for general households, analysis of water quality

Weblinks
Kurita Official website

NAI = Natur-Aktien-Index