| Year | History |
|---|---|
| June 1922 | The Chemicals Department of Takeda Chobei Shoten (the present Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited.) separated and established as an independent company, Takeda Pure Chemicals Ltd. |
| 1947 | Company name changed to Wako Pure Chemical Industries, Ltd. |
| 1952 | Head office moved to the current address |
| 1967 | Tokyo and Osaka Research Laboratories completed |
| 1972 | Head Office building completed |
| 1974 | Wako Chemicals GmbH established in Dusseldorf under 100% capital ownership |
| 1981 | Wako Chemicals USA, Inc. founded in Dallas, Texas under 100% capital ownership |
| 1989 | Tobu Distribution Center opened Wako Chemicals USA, Inc. moved to Richmond, Virginia Richmond Liaison Office opened |
| 1991 | Seibu Distribution Center opened Matumoto Plant opened |
| 2005 | Boston Sales Office, Wako Chemicals USA, Inc. opened Tokyo Plant obtained JCSS certificate of registration Mountain View R&D Center opened |
| 2010 | Shanghai Representative Office opened |
| 2012 | Wako Holdings USA, Inc. founded under 100% capital ownership Wako Chemicals USA, Inc. and Mountain View R&D Center were restructured to establish a new Wako Chemicals USA, Inc., Wako Life Sciences, Inc., and Wako USA Automation, Inc. Wako Chemicals (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. founded under 100% capital ownership |
| 2015 | Wako acquired Sibayagi Co., Ltd. |
| 2017 | Wako became 100％ subsidary of FUJIFILM Corporation |
| 2018 | Wako merged FUJIFILM Finechemicals Co., Ltd. Company name changed to FUJIFILM Wako Pure Chemical Corporation |
