Company History

1899
Ennosuke Amano started a household medicine distribution business in Japan
1939
Genichi Amano entered the household medicine market in China
1948
Established Amano Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd
and started the production of pharmaceutical-grade malt diastase
1950
Opened Nishiharu plant
for the production of pharmaceutical-grade microbial diastase
1957
Patented Amano-style aeration koji production instrument
1960
Opened Central Research Institute
1961
Started the production of food-grade enzymes
1969
Opened Nagoya plant
1970
Started the production of diagnostics enzymes
1976
Opened Yoro plant
1980
Agreement signed with Nanjing, China, on compensation trade of pancreatin
1981
Established Amano International Enzyme Co., Inc. (AIEC) in USA
1983
Established Frankfurt office in Germany
1992
Integrated European office to Amano Enzyme Europe Ltd. In the U.K.
Renamed AIEC to Amano Enzyme USA Co., Ltd.
2000
Changed the corporate name to Amano Enzyme Inc.
Opened Gifu R&D center (Kakamigahara City, Gifu Prefecture, Currently Innovation center)
2001
Acquired the majority stake of Daiwa Kasei K.K.
2003
Opened Amano Enzyme China Inc. (AEC) in China
2007
Opened Amano Enzyme China Ltd. in China
2009
Opened Amano Enzyme Manufacturing (China) Ltd. in China
2013
Merged Daiwa Kasei K.K. as Amano Enzyme Shiga Plant
Amano Enzyme U.S.A. Co., Ltd. constructed and opened a new office building
2018
Opened Amano Enzyme Asia Pacific Co., Ltd. In Thailand
Merge AEC into Amano Enzyme Manufacturing (China) Ltd. and renamed AEC to Shanghai branch.

Ennosuke Amano

Genichi Amano
1948 - 1971 President

Motohiro Amano
1971 - 1995 President