| Year | Detail |
|---|
| 1949 |
Kurita Water Industries Ltd. was founded by Haruo Kurita as a specialist in boiler water treatment chemicals and cleaning services. |
| 1951 |
Kurita Water Industries Ltd. expanded its business significantly by entering the water treatment facilities business and establishing its first research and development (R&D) center. |
| 1959 |
Kurita Water Industries Ltd. was established as a chemical-cleaning operations company, serving as the predecessor to the former Kurita Engineering Co. Ltd. |
| 1998 |
Kurita Water Industries Ltd. acquired an equity stake in Hansu Technical Service Ltd., which was part of Kurita’s expansion of its water treatment facilities and maintenance services in South Korea. |
| 2006 |
Kurita Water Industries Ltd. acquired Miyoshi Industries Co. Ltd. as a group company to enhance its business portfolio, along with other entities established during that period, such as Land Solution Inc. and Kurita Analysis Service Co., Ltd. |
| 2017 |
Kurita Water Industries acquired Fremont Industries LLC, a U.S.-based water treatment company. This acquisition was a strategic move by the Kurita Group to expand its business in North America, with Fremont Industries later becoming part of the entity now known as Kurita America Inc. |
| 2018 |
Kurita Water Industries Ltd. acquired a majority stake in Fracta Inc., a provider of AI-driven water infrastructure assessment software, for approximately $37 million. |
| 2019 |
Kurita Water Industries Ltd. acquired U.S. Water Services, Inc., a major American water treatment chemicals and services provider, for $270 million. The acquisition was completed by Kurita America Holdings Inc. to accelerate the expansion of its business in North America and strengthen its global water treatment platform. |
| 2020 |
Kurita Water Industries completed the merger of four U.S. subsidiaries named U.S. Water Services Inc., Kurita America Inc. (legacy), Fremont Industries LLC, and Global Water Services Holding Company Inc. to form the new Kurita America Inc. |
| 2021 |
Kurita Water Industries Ltd. acquired shares in Kurita AquaChemie FZE (Dubai) and Kurita AquaChemie Saudi Arabia Co., bringing them into the group. This followed a 2020 joint venture agreement aimed at strengthening Kurita's water treatment chemicals business in the GCC region. |
| 2023 |
Kurita Water Industries Ltd. (Japan) completed the acquisition of the Arcade Engineering Group (AEG), which included Arcade Engineering GmbH (Germany), Arcade Industrie SAS (France), Arcade Engineering AG (Switzerland), and Arcade Engineering (Asia) Pte Ltd (Singapore), to strengthen its semiconductor and microelectronics water treatment business in Europe and Asia. |
