Company History
| 1947 | Eiji Higuchi started PMMA sheeting and recycling business at Shinagawa, Tokyo, and founded "Higuchi Kogyo Co." |
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| 1954 | Nitto Jushi Kogyo Co., Ltd. was established. |
| 1960 | Yokohama Factory was built at Ikebe-cho, Yokohama city. 「CLAREX」has registered as a trademark for Optical-grade Precision Cell-Cast Sheet, and start producing 0.2～2.0mm thickness range of CLAREX sheet. |
| 1970 | CLAREX Non-Glare Sheet was introduced to the market. |
| 1972 | Transmission Fresnel Lens sheet was introduced to the market. |
| 1979 | CLAREX Diffusion Reflector『DR-I-A series』was developed for digital LCD wrist watch. |
| 1980 | CLAREX Transflector『DR-II-A series』was developed for small LCD monitor devices. |
| 1981 | Cast PMMA Mirror Sheet『CLARMIRROR series』was introduced to the market |
| 1983 | Infrared transmission filter『NIR series』was developed for NIR sensor builted in auto-focus camera. |
| 1984 | Mirror Fresnel Sheet was customized for OHP (Over-Head-Projector). Hard Coat (Scratch Resistant Coat) PMMA sheet was introduced to the market. |
| 1985 | UV Cut Filter『UV series』was developed and introduced. UV Transmission Filter『S-0 series』was developed and introduced. |
| 1986 | Optically Uniform Diffusion Sheet『DR-ⅢC series』was developed for LCD backlight. |
| 1988 | Anti-Reflection Coating PMMA sheet『CLAREX MH series』was developed and introduced. ITO Coating PMMA sheet『CLAREX EC series』was developed and introduced. |
| 1989 | Light-Guide-Panel for edge-light LCD was developed and used in word processor display. Fine texture non-glare sheet『EX30』was developed for TFT LCD monitor. |
| 1992 | 「FANTAREX」was registered as a trademark of Cell-Cast PMMA sheet for ornamental design for offices, restaurants, shops, etd. |
| 1993 | Anti-smudge coating grade was added to『CLAREX MH series』(AR coat series). |
| 1994 | ITO Coating grade was added to『CLAREX MH series』(AR cat series). |
| 1995 | Anti-Bacteria Coating PMMA sheet『CLAREX AB series』was developed for touch panel display. |
| 1997 | HSOT (Highly Scattered Optical Transmission) Light Guide Panel was developed. |
| 2002 | High resolution Front & Rear Projection Screen『CLAREX Blue Ocean Screen』was developed and trademark registered as「Blue Ocean」. |
| 2006 | New factory opened in Yamanashi Prefecture. 0.3mm ultra-thin Cell-Cast PMMA sheet was introduced. |
| 2009 | Low Moisture Absorption PMMA sheet『CLAREX LA series』was developed. |
| 2010 | 0.2mm ultra-thin Cell-Cast PMMA sheet was introduced. |
| 2011 | Black Smoke Optical Filter for Contrast Enhancement『CLAREX PB series』was developed and introduced. |
| 2012 | Extra Hard Scratch-Resistant Coating PMMA sheet 『CLAREX RHG series』was developed and introduced. |
| 2014 | Blue Light Cut Filter『CLAREX BLC series』was developed and introduced. New non-glare texture『EX20』and 『EX70』was added to CLAREX Non-Glare series. |
| 2015 | Shade Diffuser for backlight with high intensity light source『CLAREX DR-ⅢSX series』was developed and introduced. Highly Transparent Rear Projection Screen『CLAREX See-Through Screen』was developed and introduced. |
| 2020 | New anti-bacteria coating series『CLAREX ABS series』was introduced. |
| 2022 | Anti-Virus Coating PMMA Sheet『CLAREX AVS series』was developed and introduced. |