Company History
1914
Founded K Sakai & Company
World War I Begins
1918
The structure of company was transformed to a general partnership
World War I Ends
1937
Opened offices in Shanghai, Dalian & Qingdao China
Golden Gate Bridge opens in San Francisco
1953
Opened Tokyo Liaison Office
The first Chevrolet Corvette is built in Flint, Michigan
1966
Opened Los Angeles Liaison Office
Star Trek TV Show Premiers
1971
Opened New York Liaison Office
Walt Disney World opens in Orlando, Florida
1972
Calsak Corporation is established in Los Angeles, California
Dow Jones closes above 1000 for the first time
1986
Corporate Head Quarters moved to Compton, California and opens sales office in Houston, Texas
Hands Across America, 5 million people form a human chain from New York to Los Angeles to combat hunger and homelessness
1990
Established a Joint Venture Company for manufacturing Acrylic Sheets in Mexico (Plastiglas de Mexico)
Hubble Space Telescope is put into orbit by NASA
1994
Established a Joint Venture Company for manufacturing Color Concentrate and Masterbatch in Torrance, California (OK Color America)
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was signed by USA, Mexico and Canada
1997
Established a Joint Venture Company for manufacturing Acrylic Sheets in Guangzhou, China (Cho Chen China)
Steve Jobs returns to lead Apple Computers
1998
Calsak Corporation opens sales office in Seattle, Washington
Google is launched
2005
Divested Semi-Finished Plastic Shapes business to focus greater attention to the growth of our core business; polymers, colorants, chemicals & specialty materials
Relocated Corporate Head Quarters to Gardena, California
YouTube is launched
2012