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1886 Founder Chubei Kobayashi established Kobayashi Seidaido, Ltd., an unlimited general partnership in the Monzen-cho district of Naka-ku, Nagoya. The Company sold general merchandise, cosmetics, and Western liquor.
1919 Established Kobayashi Daiyakubo, Ltd. in Nishi-ku, Osaka.
1940 Spun off the manufacturing unit of Kobayashi Daiyakubo, Ltd. to establish Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
1956 Kobayashi Daiyakubo Co., Ltd. and Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. were merged and renamed Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Relocated the Head Office to Chuo-ku, Osaka.
1967 Launched Anmerts, a treatment for sore shoulders.
1969 Launched Bluelet, a deodorizing toilet bowl cleanser that became the Company's first toiletries product.
1972 Formed partnership with C.R. Bard, Inc. of the U.S. to establish Medicon, Inc.
1975 Launched Sawaday, a deodorizing air freshener for toilets.
1982 Established Toyama Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
1990 Acquired Shield Healthcare Centers to enter the field of home nursing care services.
1993 Established Sendai Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
1998 Established Shanghai Kobayashi Friendship Daily Chemicals Co., Ltd. in China. Established Kobayashi Healthcare, Inc. in the U.S.
1999 Listed on the Second Section of the Osaka Securities Exchange. Conducted a 1.5-for-1 stock split.
2000 Introduced the in-house company and executive officer systems. Listed on the first sections of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and Osaka Securities Exchange. Spun-off the Trade Company to form Kobashou Co., Ltd.
2001 Established Kobayashi Healthcare Europe, Ltd. in U.K. Acquired Kiribai Chemical Co., Ltd.
2002 Sold all shares of Kobayashi Sofamor Danek K.K., following the dissolution of a joint venture agreement. Established Kobayashi Pharmaceutical (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. in Hong Kong. Took over the Tochucha health food business of Hitachi Zosen Bio Corporation.
2003 Conducted a 1.5-for-1 stock split.
2004 Reorganized the Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Group into four business headquarters. Launched first product under the proprietary Kobamed brandname in the Medical Devices Operation.
2005 Formed an equity-based alliance with Itoh Kanpo Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
2006 Made eVent Medical Ltd. a subsidiary. Made Heatmax, Inc. a consolidated subsidiary.
2008 Kobashou Co., Ltd. and Mediceo Paltac Holdings Co., Ltd. conducted share exchange.
2009 Established Kiribai Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. through the corporate division of Kiribai Chemical Co., Ltd. to consolidate the manufacturing of disposable body warmers.
2010 Kobayashi Medical Co., Ltd. was independent.

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