Sanwa Oil & Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.

Established as a company aimed at selling lubricants and chemicals to automobile-related companies in Midori Ward, Nagoya City, currently known as the Automobile Business.

Established "Sanwa Oil & Chemical Industry Co., Ltd." in Midori Ward, Nagoya City, as a company aimed at selling lubricants and chemicals to automotive-related companies.

Established Otaka Factory in Midori Ward, Nagoya City. Started small-lot sales of petrochemical products and industrial lubricants.

Capital increased to 40 million yen.

Relocated headquarters to current Kariya City, Aichi Prefecture. Established Kariya Factory (current Ishizane Factory) in Kariya City, Aichi Prefecture.

Established impregnation facility in Kariya City, Aichi Prefecture (adjacent to headquarters). Started business of regenerating defective automobile parts.

Built a impregnation facility in Kariya City, Aichi Prefecture (adjacent to headquarters). Started a business to regenerate defective automobile parts.

Established a impregnation facility in Kariya City, Aichi Prefecture. Started a business to regenerate defective automobile parts.

Capital increased to 100 million yen.

Obtained permit for intermediate treatment of industrial waste in Aichi Prefecture (No. 02320006150). Started business forming the basis of current reuse and recycling businesses.

Established Sanwa Ryu-tsu Co., Ltd. as a subsidiary engaged in collection and transportation of petrochemical products and industrial waste in Kariya City, Aichi Prefecture (now a consolidated subsidiary).

Resin blending plant completed and operational.

Research building completed and operational.

Obtained permit for special management industrial waste intermediate treatment in Aichi Prefecture (No. 02370006150).

Established first low-boiling distillation equipment in Kariya City, Aichi Prefecture (adjacent to headquarters). Started recycling of organic solvent waste liquids through distillation (current reuse business).

Established a new first low-boiling distillation equipment in Kariya City, Aichi Prefecture (adjacent to headquarters). Started recycling organic solvent waste liquids through distillation.

Established a first low-boiling distillation equipment in Kariya City, Aichi Prefecture. Started recycling organic solvent waste liquids through distillation.

Established waste heat recovery type incinerator in Kariya City, Aichi Prefecture (adjacent to headquarters). Started incineration of industrial waste and effective utilization of waste heat.

Established a waste heat recovery type incinerator in Kariya City, Aichi Prefecture. Started incineration of industrial waste and effective utilization of waste heat.

Moved administrative department to complete office building.

Established second low-boiling and high-boiling distillation equipment in Kariya City, Aichi Prefecture (adjacent to headquarters). Expanded and diversified recycling of organic solvent waste liquids through distillation. Started manufacturing high-purity chemicals used as auxiliary materials for electronic materials (current chemical products business).

Built a second low boiling/high boiling distillation facility in Kariya City, Aichi Prefecture (adjacent to headquarters). Expanded and diversified the recycling of organic solvent waste liquids through distillation. Started manufacturing high-purity chemicals used as auxiliary materials for electronic materials (current chemical business).

Established a second low and high boiling distillation equipment in Kariya City, Aichi Prefecture (adjacent to headquarters). Expanded and diversified the recycling of organic solvent waste liquids through distillation. Started manufacturing high-purity chemicals used as auxiliary materials for electronic materials.

Established a second low and high boiling distillation equipment in Kariya City, Aichi Prefecture. Expanded and diversified the recycling of organic solvent waste liquids through distillation. Started manufacturing high-purity chemicals used as auxiliary materials for electronic materials.

ISO9002 Certification Acquired.

ISO14001 Certification Acquired.

Established Keshita Factory in Kariya City, Aichi Prefecture (adjacent to headquarters). Expanded intermediate treatment and recycling business of industrial waste.

Opened Yashimo Factory in Kariya City, Aichi Prefecture. Expanded business of intermediate treatment and recycling of industrial waste.

Completion and operation of experimental building. Operation of filter press equipment.

Completed and started operation of the experimental building. Started operation of the filter press equipment.

Established Osaka Sales Office in Suita City, Osaka Prefecture.

OHSAS18001 Certification Acquired.

Obtained OHSAS 18001 certification.

ISO9001:2000 Certification Acquired.

High-performance vacuum distillation tower completed and operational.

Established mixed acid separation equipment in Kariya City, Aichi Prefecture (adjacent to headquarters). Started recycling of mixed acid waste liquid. Completed and operated crushing molding machine.

Built a mixed acid separation facility in Kariya City, Aichi Prefecture (adjacent to headquarters). Started recycling mixed acid waste liquids. Completed and started operation of the crushing molding machine.

Established mixed acid separation equipment in Kariya City, Aichi Prefecture. Started recycling mixed acid waste liquids. Completed and started operation of crushing molding machine.

Established precious metal recovery equipment in Kariya City, Aichi Prefecture (adjacent to headquarters). Started recycling of useful metals contained in waste.

Established precious metal recovery equipment in Kariya City, Aichi Prefecture. Started recycling useful metals contained in waste.

Established Kaken Factory in Nishisaka-machi, Kariya City, Aichi Prefecture. Installed kneading treatment facility.

Built a Sankyo Factory in Nishizato Town, Kariya City, Aichi Prefecture. Installed a mixing and kneading treatment facility.

Sanwa Ryu-tsu Co., Ltd. added PCB waste to the list of items for special management industrial waste collection and transportation license, and started PCB business.

Sanwa Ryuutsu Co., Ltd. added items to PCB waste and started PCB business.

Established new office building in Kariya City, Aichi Prefecture (current main office location) and relocated administrative and development departments.

Established a new office building in Kariya City, Aichi Prefecture, and relocated the administrative and development departments.

Established Hokkaido Factory in Tomakomai City, Hokkaido, and opened a sales office within the factory.

Recognized as an industrial lubricant agency by EMG Marketing LLC (now EMG Lubricants LLC).

Certified as an industrial lubricants agency by EMG Marketing LLC.

Relocated registered head office to current address in Kariya City, Aichi Prefecture.

Relocated the registered head office to Kariya City, Aichi Prefecture.

Completed and started operation of phosphoric acid recovery plant.

Completed semiconductor chemical blending and filling plant and started operation.

Established Ibaraki Factory in Inashiki City, Ibaraki Prefecture, and started small-scale chemical manufacturing. Established Sanwa Analysis Center Co., Ltd. (current consolidated subsidiary) as a subsidiary for analysis and evaluation in Kariya City, Aichi Prefecture.

Built Ibaraki Factory in Inashiki City, Ibaraki Prefecture. Started manufacturing small quantities of chemicals. Opened Ibaraki Office along with the factory. Established Sanwa Analysis Center Corporation (now a consolidated subsidiary) in Kariya City, Aichi Prefecture, as a subsidiary that conducts analysis and evaluation.

Established Ibaraki Factory in Inashiki City, Ibaraki Prefecture. Started small-scale manufacturing of chemicals. Established Sanwa Analysis Center Co., Ltd. in Kariya City, Aichi Prefecture.

Obtained certification for excellent industrial waste disposal business operator system from Aichi Prefecture. Obtained disposal business permits for industrial waste and special management industrial waste at Ibaraki Factory (No. 00821006150, No. 00871006150).

Certified compliance with the standards of the Aichi Prefecture Good Industrial Waste Disposal Business Certification System. : Obtained permits for industrial waste and special management industrial waste disposal at Ibaraki Factory (No. 00821006150, No. 00871006150).

Obtained standards compliance for the qualified industrial waste disposal business operator system in Aichi Prefecture. Acquired permits for industrial waste and specially controlled industrial waste disposal at Ibaraki Factory.

Established Takamatsu Sales Office (now Chugoku & Shikoku Sales Office) in Takamatsu City, Kagawa Prefecture.

Opened Takamatsu Sales Office in Takamatsu City, Kagawa Prefecture.

Established Tokyo Sales Office in Chiyoda City, Tokyo.

Relocated Tokyo Sales Office to Chuo City, Tokyo.

Acquired all shares of Sanwa Plantec Corporation and made it a 100% subsidiary. Changed the company's trade name to Sanwa Sekihan Corporation (now a consolidated subsidiary).

Acquired all shares of Sanwa Plantec Co., Ltd., and changed the company name to Sanwa Sekihan Co., Ltd. (current consolidated subsidiary).

Acquired shares of Sanwa Plantec Co., Ltd. and changed the company name to Sanwa Sekihan Co., Ltd.

Established Sanwa Nankai Recycling Corporation (now a consolidated subsidiary) in Wakayama City, Wakayama Prefecture, as a joint venture with Nankai Chemical Corporation to operate industrial waste disposal business (80% voting rights).

Established Sanwa Nankai Recycling Co., Ltd. in Wakayama City, Wakayama Prefecture, as a joint venture with Nankai Chemical Co., Ltd., to operate industrial waste disposal business (80% voting rights).

Established Nankai Recycling Co., Ltd. in Wakayama City, Wakayama Prefecture, in joint venture with Nankai Chemical Co., Ltd.

Established Sanwa Business Support Corporation (now a consolidated subsidiary) in Kariya City, Aichi Prefecture, as a staffing agency.

Established Sanwa Business Support Co., Ltd. in Kariya City, Aichi Prefecture.

Opened Kyushu Sales Office in Kokura Kita Ward, Kitakyushu City.

Established Sanwa Kyo Recycling Corporation (now a consolidated subsidiary) in Kariya City, Aichi Prefecture, as a company engaged in industrial waste disposal.

Established Sanwa Kyo Recycling Co., Ltd. in Kariya City, Aichi Prefecture.

Listed on the TSE JASDAQ Standard Market (now Standard Market) and the Second Section of the Nagoya Stock Exchange.

Listed on the JASDAQ Standard Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and the Second Section of the Nagoya Stock Exchange.

Increased capital to 1.2 billion yen.

Transitioned from a company with a Board of Auditors to a company with an Audit & Supervisory Board.

Listed on the JASDAQ Standard Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and the Second Section of the Nagoya Stock Exchange. Increased capital to 1.5368 billion yen.

Listed on the JASDAQ Standard Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and the Second Section of the Nagoya Stock Exchange. : Capital increased to 1.5368 billion yen.

Listed on the JASDAQ Standard Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and the Second Section of the Nagoya Stock Exchange. Capital increased to 1.5368 billion yen.

Listed on the JASDAQ Standard Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and the Second Section of the Nagoya Stock Exchange. Capital increased to 1,536,800,000 yen.

Increased capital to 1.5832 billion yen.

Transitioned to the Standard Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and the Main Market of the Nagoya Stock Exchange.

Established Sanwa Material Solutions Corporation (now a consolidated subsidiary) in Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture, as a joint venture with Air Water Materials Corporation to recycle industrial waste (65% voting rights).

Established Sanwa Material Solutions Co., Ltd. in Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture, as a joint venture with Air Water Materials Co., Ltd., to carry out recycling of industrial waste (current consolidated subsidiary).

Established Sanwa Material Solutions Co., Ltd. in Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture (65% voting rights).

Made A&H Japan Co., Ltd. (Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture) a consolidated subsidiary.

Made A&H Japan Co., Ltd. a consolidated subsidiary.