Dainippon Ink & Chemicals

Dainippon Ink and Chemicals, Incorporated (大日本インキ化学工業, Dainippon Inki Kagaku Kōgyō^?) (TYO: 4631) (also known as DIC) is a company headquartered in Nihonbashi, Chūō in Japan that manufactures inks, lacquers, pigments, industrial tapes, resins, fluorochemical products, and degassing materials. The company was founded on February 15, 1908^[1]

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The company is publicly traded, has over 25,000 employees and sales exceeding $8.5 billion US per year^[1]. The company operates worldwide and includes the Sun Chemical cooperation.

On February 15, 2008 the company will be 100 years old and will officially change its name to DIC Corporation.