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COMPANY PROFILE
| Company name | OK Color America Corporation |
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| Website URL | www.okcoloramerica.com |
| Established | June, 1994 |
| Capital | $1.6 Million |
| President | Akio Kamei |
| Address | 578 Amapola Ave, Torrance, CA 90501 |
| Service | Colorant for plastics (Color concentrate, Dry color and Specialty color) |
HISTORY
| June 1994 | OK Color America Corporation (O.C.A. Corp.) incorporated in L.A., USA, with R&D laboratory, with a capital of $450,000. |
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| July 1996 | O.C.A. Corp., L.A., USA, increased the capital to $1,450,000. |
| November 1996 | O.C.A. Corp., completed and started up a new factory. |
| March 2006 | Acquired ISO9001 certification. |
| May 2008 | O.C.A. Corp., increased capital to $1,600,000. |
| 2020 | Released new Web Site |
OK KASEI GROUP
| Established | February 20, 1968 |
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| Capital | 90,000,000 JPY (As of Nov 1, 2017) |
| Number of employees | 230 (Group Total) |
| Directors | President Akio Kamei Director Atsuyoshi Nihashi Director Takahiro Watanabe Corporate Auditor Akiko Hayashi |
| Bankers | MUFG Bank Mizuho Bank Ikeda Senshu Bank Japan Finance Corporation |
| Location | Head Office 5F, Bingomachi 1-7-3, Osaka City, Chuo-Ku, Osaka prefecture, 541-0051, Japan Tel: 06-6266-1580 (Main) +81-6-6266-1580 Fax: 06-6266-1581 +81-6-6266-1581 Kansai Factory Torikai-honmachi 3-4-35, Settsu city, Osaka prefecture 566-0052, Japan Tel: 072-654-8484 (Main) +81-72-654-8484 Fax: 072-654-8489 +81-72-654-8489 Chubu Sales Office Yasunaga 975, Kuwana city, Mie prefecture 511-0839, Japan Tel: 0594-24-1781 (Main) +81-594-24-1781 Fax: 0594-24-1782 +81-594-24-1782 Chubu Factory Ano 2810-1, Toin-cho, Inabe-gun, Mie prefecture 511-0243, Japan Tel: 0594-41-2170 (Main) +81-594-41-2170 Fax: 0594-41-2178 +81-594-41-2178 Tokyo Sales Office 3F, Business Place Sotokanda, Sotokanda 6-2-8, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0021, Japan Tel: 03-5297-7035 (Main) +81-3-5297-7035 Fax: 03-5297-7036 +81-3-5297-7036 Kanto Factory Koguki 3201-2, Kazo-city, Saitama prefecture 347-0111, Japan Tel: 0480-73-7801 (Main) +81-480-73-7801 Fax: 0480-73-7802 +81-480-73-7802 Color Match Studio Tokyo 1F, Business Place Sotokanda, Sotokanda 6-2-8, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0021, Japan OK Color America Corporation (Los Angeles Factory) 578 Amapola Ave, Torrance, CA 90501, USA Tel: 310-320-9343 +1-310-320-9343 Fax: 310-320-9474 +1-310-320-9474 Shanghai OK KASEI Co., Ltd. 沃凱化成工業（上海）有限公司 200245 上海市閔行経済技術開発区文井路451号 451 Wenjing Road, Minhang Economic & Technological Development District, Shanghai 200245 TEL : 021-64623823 FAX : 021-64623978 OK KASEI THAILAND CO.,LTD 700/244-245 Amata City Chonburi Industrial Estate,Moo 1 Tambol Bankao, Amphur Phanthong,Chonburi 20160,Thailand TEL : 038-465001 FAX : 038-465002 |
OK KASEI GROUP HISTORY
| May 1966 | Incorporated at Morinomiya, Chuo-ku, Osaka, as a company specialized in coloring technology dealing with pioneering products for plastic colorants imported from foreign countries as well as development of products. |
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| February 1968 | OK-KASEI Co., Ltd. established with a capital of ¥1.5 million (present Osaka Sales Office) aiming to develop plastic products based on colorants for plastics. |
| May 1978 | Developed and started sale of granular colorants and increased the capital to ¥30 million. |
| September 1984 | Incorporated Tokyo OK Kasei Co., Ltd. at Kanda, Tokyo, with a capital of ¥10 million. |
| October 1989 | Acquired patent for Play Color, a marble-pattern colorant (Japan, USA, EC, etc.) |
| May 1992 | Chubu Factory completed and started operation as an R&D factory to develop new products. Production capability reinforced centering on Play Color. |
| June 1994 | OK Color America Corporation (O.C.A. Corp.) incorporated in L.A., USA, with R&D laboratory, with a capital of $450,000. |
| April 1995 | Applied for patent of Fast Clean, detergent for plastics, and acquired the patent. |
| July 1996 | O.C.A. Corp., L.A., USA, increased the capital to $1,450,000. |
| November 1996 | O.C.A. Corp., completed and started up a new factory. |
| December 2000 | Acquired ISO9001 certification (head office factory). |
| December 2001 | Acquired ISO9001 certification (Kanto Factory and Chubu Factory). |
| August 2003 | Shanghai OK KASEI Co., Ltd. started operation. |
| February 2004 | Acquired ISO14001 certification (all factories and offices in Japan). |
| July 2005 | Capital increased to ￥252 million. |
| January 2010 | Tokyo office/design room functions relocated to Chiyoda-ku Kanda. |
| January 2011 | Hukuoka office/Newly established Fukuoka Sales Office and Design Room at Hakata-ku, Fukuoka-pref. |
| August 2014 | Established OK KASEI（THAILAND）CO., LTD with a capital of THB 32.5 million. |
| March 2018 | OK KASEI（THAILAND）CO., LTD increased capital to THB 77.5 million. |
| April 2018 | OK KASEI（THAILAND）CO., LTD started operation in second factory. |
| February 2019 | Head Office moved to the current address. |
| March 2021 | Color Match Studio Tokyo relocated and opened in Sotokanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. |
| February 2022 | Kanto Factory expanded (Kazo city, Saitama prefecture). |
| April 2025 | Tokyo Sales office and Design Room relocated and opened in Sotokanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. |
| July 2026 | New Chubu Factory established in Toin-cho, Mie prefecture. The former Chubu Factory was renamed Chubu Sales office. |