History

Asahi Chemical Laboratory founded in Joto-ku. Osaka City
Silver recycling business starts using photographic fixing solutions

Kobe Plant constructed in Higashinada-ku, Kobe City

Introduced our own electrolytic silver recycling equipment

Fukuoka sales office opens Sales offices start to be established across Japan

Industrial waste disposal license acquired from Kobe City (detoxification of photographic effluent containing harmful substances)
Compact electrolytic silver collection equipment "PLATA" developed

Head Office building completed in Higashinada-ku, Kobe City
Registered as an environmental measurement certification office

30th anniversary ceremony held at Kobe Portpia Hotel

Precious metal recycling business launched in the dental field

Precious metal recycling business launched in the plating solution field

Precious metal recycling business launched in the electronics components and jewelry fields
Compact electrolytic gold collection equipment "ZIPANG" developed

Enters environmental preservation business other than photographic effluents

ASAHI G&S SDN. BHD. established in Malaysia

Kobe Headquarters and offices struck by Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake
(Post-disaster recovery work completed)

Five group companies ｍerged and names changed into Asahi Pretec Corp.

Headquarters operations transferred to Sannomiya, Kobe City
Technical Research Center opens

Acquisition of ISO9002 certification (*Changed registration to ISO9001 in 2002)
Initial public stock offering made on over-the-counter market

Acquisition of ISO14001 certification
Listed on the 2nd Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange

Promoted to the 1st Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
50th anniversary ceremony held at Kobe Portpia Hotel
Hanshin Office opened and Osaka Sales Office closed

Shanghai Asahi Pretec Co., Ltd. established in China (*Share transfer in 2020)
Precious metals recycling business launched in the automobile catalyst field

JW Chemitech Co., Ltd. acquired (Formerly named Nihon Chemitech Co., Ltd.)

Asahi Pretec Korea Co., Ltd. Established
Indium recycling facilities in Fukuoka Plant expanded

The Tokyo Head Office established in Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Taiyo Chemical Co., Ltd. acquired (*Merged by Asahi Pretec Corporation in 2021)
Portion of environmental preservation business acquired from Sanix Inc.
Operations as Asahi Pretec Kitakyushu office launched

Japan Waste Corporation established
Fuji Rozai Co., Ltd. acquired

Asahi Holdings, Inc. established
Shifts to holding company structure
Glass recycling business acquired from Io Glass Co., Ltd.
Operations launched as JW Glass Recycle Co., Ltd. (*Share transfer to TAKEEI Co., Ltd. in 2022)

Chungju Plant of Asahi Pretec Korea Co., Ltd. established and precious metal recycling business launched in the dental field
Ecomax Co., Ltd. acquired (*Merged by Japan Waste Corporation in 2017)

Precious metal recycling business launched in the E-scrap field
Usuda Manufactureing Co. Ltd. acquired (*Merged by Asahi Pretec Corp. in 2014) and precious metal recycling business launched in the Precision cleaning field

The Asahi Way established
INTER CENTRAL, INC. acquired (*Share transfer to OTEC CORPORATION in 2021)

Asahi Pretec Taiwan Co., Ltd. established (*Closed in 2019)

KOEIKOGYO CO., LTD. acquired (*Share transfer in 2019)
Fuji Medical Instruments Mfg. Co., Ltd. acquired (*Share transfer to Johnson Health Tech (Taiwan) in 2022)

Johnson Matthey Gold and Silver Refining Holdings Ltd. acquired as subsidiary
Refining operations in North America launched as Asahi Refining USA Inc. and Asahi Refining Canada Ltd.
Audit and Supervisory Committee system adopted
Nomination and compensation committees established

Adopts International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)

Asahi Life & Health Corporation established (*Merged by Japan Waste Corporation in 2020)

Assets from Republic Metals Corporation and Republic Carbon Company, LLC, acquired and operations launched as Asahi Refining Florida LLC
Asahi Pretec Medical Support Co., Ltd. established (*Closed in 2022)

Asahi Pretec Corp. and Japan Waste Corporation integrate environmental preservation businesses

Transition to the Prime Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange

Split the business of Asahi Pretec Corp. and succeeded the rights and obligations with respect to the environmental preservation business to Japan Waste Corporation (*Share exchange with Renatus Co., Ltd., in 2024), and precious metals refining and manufacturing/trading business to ASAHI METALFINE, Inc. respectively.
Name changed to ARE Holdings, Inc.

Waste System Japan Corporation established
Renatus Co., Ltd., becomes an equity-method affiliate