1949 | Established as Celluloid Inspection Association. |
Authorized as an inspecting organization under Export Control Law. | |
1956 | Renamed as Japan Export Plastics Inspection Association. |
1958 | In accordance with enactment of Export Goods Inspection Law, authorized as a designated inspection organization. |
1960 | Supported by Agency of Industrial Science and Technology, Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Japan Society for Testing Plastics made a start. |
1964 | Renamed as Japan Plastics Inspection Association. |
1977 | Authorized as the designated inspecting organization under Food Sanitation Law. |
1981 | Authorized as an approved inspecting organization under Japanese Industrial Standardization Law. |
1985 | Renamed as Japan High Polymer Center. |
Merged with Japan Society for Testing Plastics and reorganized to have 2 Divisions, viz. Test and Inspection Division and Advanced Material Division. | |
1996 | Authorized as a designated inspecting organization under revised Food Sanitation Law. |
1998 | Through developmental reorganization of Japan High Polymer Center, Japan Chemical Innovation Institute was organized. |
Authorized as a designated inspecting organization under revised Japanese Industrial Standardization Law. | |
1999 | Accredited by National Institute of Technology and Evaluation as a JNLA (Japan National Laboratory Accreditation System) testing laboratory under ISO/IEC Guide 25. |
2002 | Accredited by National Institute of Technology and Evaluation as a JNLA (Japan National Laboratory Accreditation System) testing laboratory under ISO/IEC 17025. |
2004 | Authorized as a registered inspecting organization under revised Food Sanitation Law. |
2007 | Accredited by Japan Chemical Laboratory Accreditation as a testing laboratory under ISO/IEC 17025. |
2011 | Technological Strategy & Planning Project transferred to other corporation and renamed as Japan Chemical Innovation and Inspection Institute. |
Constructed new testing laboratory in Shinonome, Koto-ku, Tokyo and the Tokyo Office is moved there. | |
2012 | Authorized as general incorporated foundation. |
2020 | Established Food Contact Materials Safety Center. |