• Oct. 3, 2005

  Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation was jointly established by Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation and Mitsubishi Pharma Corporation, by means of a stock-for-stock exchange effective October 1, 2005.

• Oct. 10, 2006

  The head office relocated to Shiba 4-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo.

• Oct. 1, 2007

  Mitsubishi Plastics, Inc. became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation.
  Mitsubishi Pharma Corporation and Tanabe Seiyaku Co., Ltd. merged and became a listed subsidiary of Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation as Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation.

• Apr. 1, 2008

  Functional products businesses of Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, Mitsubishi Plastics, Inc., Mitsubishi Polyester Film Corporation, Mitsubishi Chemical Functional Products, Inc., and Mitsubishi Chemical MKV Company were amalgamated to become a consolidated new company, Mitsubishi Plastics, Inc.

• Apr. 1, 2009

  The KAITEKI Institute, Inc. was established.

• Mar. 30, 2010

  Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd. became a consolidated subsidiary of Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation.

• Nov. 29, 2010

  Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings America, Inc. was established.

• Jan. 17, 2011

  Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings (Beijing) Co., Ltd. was established.

• Jul. 2, 2012

  The head office relocated to Marunouchi 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo.

  

• Nov. 29, 2012

  Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Europe GmbH was established.

• Mar. 1, 2013

  Qualicaps Co., Ltd. became a consolidated subsidiary of Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation.

• Apr. 1, 2013

  Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporate Staff, Inc. was established as a Shared Services Company.

• Apr. 1, 2014

  The healthcare solutions and related businesses of the Group were integrated and to become Life Science Institute, Inc.

  MCHC R&D Synergy Center, Inc. was established to collect and integrate common platform technologies from the R&D operations of Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corporation’ operating companies and strengthen R&D functions of the Group.

• Nov. 12, 2014

  Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation became a consolidated subsidiary of Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation.

• Apr. 1, 2017

  Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, Mitsubishi Plastics, Inc. and Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd. were integrated to become a new company, Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation

• Jul. 1, 2018

  Diamond Edge Ventures, Inc. was established.

• Mar. 2, 2020

  Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation.

• Oct. 1, 2020

  Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation was changed its tradename to “Nippon Sanso Holdings Corporation.”

• Jul. 1, 2022

  Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation was changed its tradename to “Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corporation.”

History of the MCG Group