Ogaki Distillation Industries Co., Ltd. was established with a capital of 5 million yen for the purpose of recycling used solvents.

Chiba Distillation Co., Ltd. (now Chiba Plant) was established as a production base in Kanto region.

Tokyo office was opened in Nihonbashi Muromachi, Chuo-ku.

Constructed the Wanouchi Factory and began production.

Merger with Chiba Distillation and the company name was changed to Nippon Refine Co., Ltd.

In collaboration with Nippon Sharyo Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Nippon Refine developed the concentration and drying equipment 'Elfine.'

Developed the oblique-type evaporative concentrator SOLSTAR.

SOLSTAR won the Separation Technology Award.

The solvent refining and recycling business won the Director of the Ministry of Trade and Industry Award for Environmental Location.

Developed SOLPICO, a recovery system for removing trace solvents from wastewater.

SOLPICO won the Nagoya Municipal Industrial Research Institute Director's Award.

Relocated the Tokyo office to Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku.

SOLPICO won the Separation Technology Award.

Established our subsidiary Taiwan Refine Co., Ltd. in Taipei, Taiwan. (At the time of establishment: capital of 30 million Taiwan dollars. At of the end of 2010: capital of 160 million Taiwan dollars.)

The Tokyo Office is renamed the Tokyo Head Office.

Wanouchi Factory obtains ISO 9001 certification.

Established the Technology Development Center.

Established subsidiary Suzhou Refine Chemical Co., Ltd. in Suzhou Industrial Park, Jiangsu Province, China. (At the time of establishment: capital of 600,000 USD. At of the end of 2010: capital of 7.25 million USD.)

ECOTRAP is developed for the recovery of volatile organic compounds.

The SRS stripping liquid recovery system won the Separation Technology Award.

Construction of the Suzhou factory of Suzhou Ruihuan Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. is completed and production begins.

Construction of the Suzhou Xinghuan factory located in Suzhou Industrial Park, Jiangsu Province, China is completed and production begins.

Ogaki Factory obtained ISO 9001 certification.

Environmental Equipment Department obtained ISO 9001 certification.

ECOTRAP won the Separation Technology Award.

Chiba Factory obtained ISO9001 certification.

New Technical Development Center is established.

Selected as one of the 300 of Japan's Exciting Monozukuri (Manufacturing) SMEs in 2008 by the Small and Medium Enterprise Agency of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.

Obtained ISO 14001.

Construction of the Tainan Factory (Taiwan Refine) is completed in Tainan City, Taiwan and production begins.

Established subsidiary Kyushu Refine Co., Ltd. in Kitakyushu City.

Established subsidiary Hefei Refine Chemical Co., Ltd. in Hefei City, Anhui Province, China.

Kyushu Sales Office opens in Fukuoka City.

Acquired all the shares of Sea Act Co., LTD, making it a wholly owned subsidiary.

SOLSTEP-HP won the Separation Technology Award.

SOLSTEP-HP won the Japan Machinery Federation Chairman's Award.

Nippon Refine Co., Ltd. (successor company) founded.

The company name is changed to Refine Holdings Co., Ltd. and moved to a holding company. Nippon Refine (successor company) takes over the divestiture.

Kyushu Refine Co., Ltd. becomes a subsidiary of Nippon Refine Co., Ltd.

Won the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award at the 3rd EcoPro Awards.