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1917 Asahi Denka Co., Ltd established


1949 Tokyo Stock Exchange first section market listing


1966 Akashi Factory, Hyogo established

Basic Law for Environmental Pollution Control enacted
1968Air Pollution Control Law enacted
1970 Kashima Factory, Ibaraki established


1971 A S Kasei Co., Ltd. Sodegaura Factory, Chiba established (1984 Asahi Denka, Chiba Factory)
Pollution Control Center established Waste Management Law enacted
1990 Merger with Adeka Argus Industry Co., Ltd (Mie Factory)


1993
Mie Factory obtained ISO9002 certification

1994

Reorganization of the Pollution Control Center to Environment and Safety Measure Headquarters
1995 Souma Factory, Fukushima established
Japan Responsible Care Conference (JRCC) membership upon its establishment Product Liability (PL) Law enacted
1996
Kashima Factory obtained ISO9002 Mie Factory obtained ISO14001 certificate
1997
Chiba and Fuji factories and Oxirane Chemical Corporation obtained ISO9002
Container and Packaging Recycling Law partially enacted
1998
Souma Factory obtained ISO9002 Kashima Factory obtained ISO14001
1999 Merger with Tokai Denka Kogyo K.K. (Fuji Factory) Adeka Clean Aid Co., Ltd. obtained ISO9002 First edition of the Environmental Report published & Six plants started publishing environmental site reports
Chiba, Fuji and Souma factories obtained ISO14001
Law Concerning the Promotion of Measures against Global Warming enacted
2000
Mie Factory obtained BS8800, Labor Safety & Hygiene Management System Akashi Factory obtained ISO14001 & All six factories completed to obtain ISO14001 Container and Packaging Recycling Law fully enacted
Law Concerning Special Measures against Dioxins enacted
Basic Law for Establishing the Recycling-based Society enacted
2001
Mie Factory obtained OHSAS18001 compliance certification
Establishment of "Ministry of the Environment" due to reorganization of Japanese ministries
PRTR Law partially enacted
Law Promoting Green Purchasing enacted
Food Recycle Law enacted
PCB Special Measures Law enacted
Standardization of MSDS by JIS (Japanese Industrial Standards Committee)
2002
Kashima Factory obtained HACCP approval from Japan Institute of Food Oil & Fats Inspection Foundation
The Compliance Promotion Committee was organized
Kashima Factory and Souma Factory obtained OHSAS18001
Adeka Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd obtained ISO9002
Started registration for the PRTR Law PRTR Law fully enacted
Kyoto Protocol ratified
2003
Transfer of ISO9002 to ISO9001 completed for all certified factories
Reinforcement of Asahi Denka Group compliance system
Constitution of Compliance Action Charter of Asahi Denka Group
Chiba, Fuji and Akashi factories obtained OHSAS18001, resulting in all six factories having been certified for OHSAS18001 compliance
Formulation and Distribution of the Compliance Action Guideline

Law Concerning Measures against Soil Contamination enacted
2004 A- (progressed from BBB+) rating was assigned by Rating and Investment Information Inc, Chemical Production Safety Group and Food Production Safety Group in the Quality Assurance Office newly constituted & Environmental Safety and Quality Assurance Department strengthened 2003 Environmental Report for FY2003 reviewed by the Responsible Care Verification Center Revision of Regulations to Ship and Store Hazardous Cargo
Souma Factory obtained Integrated Management System (IMS) certification
The first "Four Safeties" promotion presentation held & Awareness on safeties of "Labor, Quality, Environment, and Facility" raised
February 2005
Creation and distribution of Compliance Case Book
Attitude survey on compliance conducted

Kyoto Protocol enacted
April 2005
Constitution of Personal Information Protection Policy and Personal Information Management Regulation
Private Information Protection Law fully enacted
July 2005
Operational Auditing Branch opened
Internal Auditing Structure strengthened


August 2005
Tokyo Environmental Measurement Center Co., Ltd obtained ISO9001

April 2006 Current Mid-Term Management Plan published

Revised Energy Saving Law enacted
May 2006 Corporate name changed from Asahi Denka Co., Ltd., to ADEKA Co., Ltd. & Headquarter operations relocated into the new headquarter building in Higashioku, Arakawa, Tokyo

Number of shares for one unit changed to 100 shares, from 1000 shares Action Charter and Action Guideline, and Compliance Regulation revised
Internal reporting regulation established

Regulation on Safeguarding Informer of Public Interest enacted
Company Act enacted