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Our History

Since our founding over 70 years ago, we have taken steps forward under the slogan, Take on Challenges.
Over this period, we have developed into a global corporate group and continue to grow.

Foundation and Early Decades

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Year Corporate Timeline Precious MetalsBusiness Environmental Preservation Business
1952 Asahi Chemical Laboratory founded in Joto-ku, Osaka City Launched business recycling silver from photographic fixers
1964 Became kabushiki gaisha (stock-based company)
1972 Equipment for detoxification of photographic effluents installed at the Kobe Plant
1974

Fukuoka sales office opened

Sales offices began to be established across Japan
1975 Compact electrolytic silver collection equipment "PLATA" developed Industrial waste disposal license acquired from Kobe City
(detoxification of photographic effluent containing harmful substances)
1978 Head Office building completed in Higashinada-ku, Kobe City Registered as an environmental measurement certification office
1982 Precious metals recycling business launched in the dentistry field
1984 Precious metals recycling business launched in the plating solution field
1986

Precious metals recycling business launched in the electronics components and jewelry fields

Compact electrolytic gold collection equipment "ZIPANG" developed
1990 Entered environmental preservation businesses beyond photographic effluents
1994 ASAHI G&S SDN.BHD. established in Malaysia
1997 Name changed to Asahi Pretec Corp.
1998

Headquarters operations transferred to Chuo-ku, Kobe City

Technical Research Center opened in Nishi-ku, Kobe City

Public Company

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Year Corporate Timeline Precious MetalsBusiness Environmental Preservation Business
1999 Initial public stock offering made on over-the-counter market
2000 Listed on the 2nd Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
2002 Promoted to the 1st Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
2003 Precious metals recycling business launched in the automotive catalyst field
2004 Nihon Chemitech Co., Ltd. acquired
2006 Asahi Pretec Korea Co., Ltd. established
2007

Taiyo Chemical Co., Ltd. acquired

Kitakyushu Office of Asahi Pretec Corp. opened 
2008

Japan Waste Corporation established

Fuji Rozai Co., Ltd. acquired
2009

Asahi Holdings, Inc. established

Shifted to a holding company structure
2010

Yokohama Office of Japan Waste Corporation opened

Ecomax Co., Ltd. acquired
2011 Precious metals recycling business launched in the E-scrap and precision cleaning fields

New Development

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Year Corporate Timeline Precious MetalsBusiness Environmental Preservation Business
2012

The Asahi Way established

Selected for inclusion in an ESG index by the Tokyo Stock Exchange
2015

Transitioned to a company with an Audit and Supervisory Committee system

Nominating and Compensation Committees established

Performance-based stock-option system introduced

 US and Canadian gold and silver refining subsidiaries acquired from Johnson Matthey (UK), and Asahi Refining USA Inc. and Asahi Refining Canada Ltd. established
2016 International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) adopted
2017 Capital increased through new share issue Nihon Chemitech Co., Ltd. and Ecomax Co., Ltd. integrated into Japan Waste Corporation
2018 The Asahi Way underwent comprehensive revision
2019 Asahi Refining Florida LLC established
2021 Asahi Depository LLC established

Asahi Pretec Corp. absorbed Japan Waste Corporation and Taiyo Chemical Co., Ltd.

DXE INC. established
2022 Transferred to the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market Construction of Bando Plant in Bando City, Ibaraki Prefecture completed
2023 Name changed to ARE Holdings, Inc. ASAHI METALFINE, Inc. established Name changed to Japan Waste Corporation
2024 ARE Group Way established Share exchange between Japan Waste Corporation and RENATUS Co., Ltd. conducted