IDEMITSU KOSAN

I will tell you IDEMITSU KOSAN CORPORATION. In this year 100 years have passed since IDEMITSU KOSAN CORPORATION was founded. The founder was Sazo Idemitsu. On June 20th 1911 IDEMITSU & Co. had been founded in Moji Ward, Kita Kyusyu City, and Fukuoka Prefecture. 29 years later IDEMITSU & Co. established IDEMITSU KOSAN CORPORATION on March 30th because it had the idea of the company "We raise people through the industry". In 1947 IDEMITSU & Co. was integrated by IDEMITSU KOSAN CORPORATION. Ten years later the oil factory of Tokuyama began to be operated in Shunan City, Yamaguchi Prefecture on March17th. In1962 IDEMITSU constructed the tanker NISSHO MARU THE 3RD whose weight was 139000t (the then the biggest tanker in the world) on October 7th. In the next year the oil factory of Chiba began to be operated in Ichihara City, Chiba Prefecture. One year later IDEMITSU KOSAN CORPORATION established IDEMITSU Petro Chemistry after IDEMITSU KOSAN CORPORATION separated the branch of the petro chemistry. One month later IDEMITSU Petro Chemistry Tokuyama Factory was completed. In 1966 200000t class the VLCC (Super Great Tanker) IDEMITSU MARU (209000t) entered service. It was the first time in the world. In the next year the premium gasoline "IDEMITSU 100 GASOLINE" was sold. Three years later Hyogo Oil Factory began to be operated. In 1973 Hokkaido Oil Factory began to be operated in Tomakomai City, Hokkaido. Two years later IDEMITSU Petro Chemistry Chiba Factory was completed. In the same year Aichi Oil Factory began to be operated in Chita City, Aichi Prefecture. It is the newest oil factory because any oil factories have never been constructed since 1975. In 1983 unleaded premium gasoline "IDEMITSU Unleaded Gold Apollo Gasoline" was sold. Three years later the premium gasoline which combined alkyl ate "IDEMITSU New Gold Apollo Gasoline" was sold. In the next year the unleaded premium gasoline "IDEMITSU 100 Gasoline" (Nick name: Apollo 100) was sold again. In 1993 two kinds of gasoline which corresponded to the environment "IDEMITSU Zearth" "IDEMITSU Super Zearth" were sold. In 1996 Zearth series were authorized as "Eco Mark Goods". It was the first time as gasoline. In the same year the new lubricating oil for cars "IDEMITSU ZEPRO" series were sold. In 2003 Hyogo Oil Factory was closed. In this year IDEMITSU saw its 100th birthday come around on June 20th.390 words