1951 |
Established with a capital of 10,000,000 yen. |
Production of carbon black started using natural gas. |
1963 |
Capital increased to 100,000,000 yen. |
1964 |
Devastated during the Niigata Earthquake. |
Bulk product transportation by freight car started. |
1965 |
Soft carbon black technology supplied to Nitetsu Kagaku Kogyo (now Shin Nitetsu Kagaku). |
1968 |
Bulk product transportation by bulk truck started. |
1971 |
Contract signed with Poland to export technology. |
1972 |
Contract signed with Rumania to export technology. |
1973 |
Tokyo branch was opened. |
Contract signed with Rumania to export technology for additional installations. |
1974 |
Capital increased to 200,000,000 yen. |
Raw material oil storage tank installation in Niigata East Industrial Port (East Port Oil Tank Facility) was completed. |
1975 |
Hard carbon black technology supplied to Nitetsu Kagaku Kogyo. |
1976 |
Capital increased to 220,000,000 yen. |
1981 |
The Shin Aitoku Maru, a new energy-saving sail-powered ship was charted to transport raw material oil. |
1982 |
Asahi Thermal Pellet Brand product was completed. |
1987 |
Electric power plant first station was completed. |
1995 |
SA Carbon Co. Ltd. (a company merged with Shin Nitetsu Kagaku) was established. |
Number of raw material oil tanks in Niigata East Industrial Port increased. |
1996 |
Desulphurization equipment was installed. |
1997 |
Line 8 was completed. |
1998 |
Special carbon plant (Line S) was completed. |
Asashi Carbon Co., Ltd became a consolidated subsidiary of Bridgestone Corporation. |
1999 |
Power plant's second station was completed. |
2000 |
Certificated ISO 9001. |
2002 |
Capital increased to 1,720,000,000 yen. |
2003 |
Line 9 was completed. |
2004 |
Power plant's third station was completed. |
BRIDGESTONE CARBON BLACK (THAILAND) CO., LTD. (BSCB) opening ceremony. |
2005 |
New office and laboratory block were completed. |
Awarded ISO 14001certification. |
2007 |
Became first corporation in Niigata Prefecture to be approved by NEDO to receive a subsidy for green logistics. |
2008 |
MEXICO CARBON MANUFACTURING SA DE CV (MXCB) opening ceremony. |
2009 |
Asahi Logistics Co. Ltd was inaugurated as the result of subsidiary unification. |
As an environmental measure, a high stack was completed inside the facility. |
2010 |
Became first corporation in Niigata Prefecture to be approved for a Development Bank of Japan subsidy. |
2011 |
Additional raw material oil tanks were installed at the east port tank yard and shipment equipment for lorries was reinforced. |
2013 |
A raw material oil ISO container acceptance equipment was completed. |
2015 |
Electric power plant first station was suspended. |
2016 |
Tokyo branch was consolidated into Niigata headquarters. |
2017 |
SA Carbon Co., Ltd. (the company merged with Nippon Steel Chemical Co., Ltd.) was ended. |
2019 |
Two connected vehicle by Carbon black transportation by large container was started operation. |
Transportation by large container started for customers in Kyushu district. |
2023 |
Certificated ISCC PLUS. |
2024 |
Certificated ISO45001. |