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Shueisha, the predecessor to Dai Nippon Printing, was established as the first true printing company in Japan in 1876. From there the company progressed, changing its name to Dai Nippon Printing after merging with Nisshin Printing in 1935.

In the 1950’s, Dai Nippon Printing focused on growth and moved to printing materials necessary for everyday life such as decorative materials, packaging, electronic devices, and data security. In 2001, Dai Nippon Printing celebrated 125 years in the printing business and introduced their vision for the 21st century: “P&I Solutions DNP.”

DNP America is a subsidiary company of Dai Nippon Printing and was established in July of 1974. With offices in New York, Los Angeles, and Silicon Valley, DNP America focuses its operations in graphic printing, decorative materials, packaging, card printers and holograms, as well as electronic devices to the North and South American markets.

1876	Shueisha, predecessor to Dai Nippon Printing, established.
1935	Corporate name changed to Dai Nippon Printing after Shueisha merges with Nisshin Printing.
1951	Decorative Materials operations start: Printing Technology developed for decorative sheets with wood grain.
1951	DNP's first expansion into a new field with the Osaki plant specializing in Paper Packaging.
1957	Oji Plant founded, specializing in flexible packaging.
1959	Successful development of prototypes of photomasks for semiconductors.
1961	Began printing plastic containers.
1962	Direct color printing on steel plates (ELLIO sheets) developed.
1965	Technique for gravure printing on cloth developed.
1967	Began printing plastic cards.
1967	Yokohama Plant established, specializing in paper containers.
1968	New York office established.
1971	Began printing security holograms.
1973	DNP sales distinguished the firm as the world’s largest comprehensive printing company.
1973	Sayama and Tsuruse Plants established, specializing in paper cartons and decorative material printing, respectively.
1974	DNP America established.
1974	Began printing magnetic cards.
1976	Development of aseptic portion packages.
1978	"Curlfit" technology developed for printing on curved surfaces.
1978	Large 3D holograms developed.
1980	Packaging Research Laboratory and Decorative Interiors Research Lab established.
1982	Micro Products Research Laboratory established.
1982	Began printing PET bottles.
1983	Smart Card developed.
1986	Transparent holograms developed.
1992	DNP Group Corporate Pledge estatblished.
1993	Mihara Plant established in Hiroshima, specializing in electronic components.
1994	Development of aseptic filling system for PET bottles.
1997	Began use of soy-oil ink for graphic printing.
1999	Developed Environmentally Friendly decorative papers.
1999	Ushiku Plant established in Ibaraki, specializing in various plastic cards.
2001	Began MEMS printing in Electronic Device Operations.
2001	DNP celebrated 125 years in the printing business and introduced “P&I Solutions DNP” as their vision for the 21st century.
2002	DNP Photomask Europe S.p.A. established in Italy for production of photomasks.
2005	DNP received the Minister of the Environment Prize in th 14th Global Environment Awards.
2006	Established the DNP Lifestyle Materials Marketing Co., Ltd. to expand the decorative interiors business.
2006	DNP acquired the photo division of Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.
2006	130th Anniversary of DNP.