Company History

Ennosuke Amano started a household medicine distribution business in Japan

Genichi Amano entered the household medicine market in China

Established Amano Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd
and started the production of pharmaceutical-grade malt diastase

Opened Nishiharu plant
for the production of pharmaceutical-grade microbial diastase

Patented Amano-style aeration koji production instrument

Opened Central Research Institute

Started the production of food-grade enzymes

Opened Nagoya plant

Started the production of diagnostics enzymes

Opened Yoro plant

Agreement signed with Nanjing, China, on compensation trade of pancreatin

Established Amano International Enzyme Co., Inc. (AIEC) in USA

Established Frankfurt office in Germany

Integrated European office to Amano Enzyme Europe Ltd. In the U.K.
Renamed AIEC to Amano Enzyme USA Co., Ltd.

Changed the corporate name to Amano Enzyme Inc.
Opened Gifu R&D center (Kakamigahara City, Gifu Prefecture, Currently Innovation center)

Acquired the majority stake of Daiwa Kasei K.K.

Opened Amano Enzyme China Inc. (AEC) in China

Opened Amano Enzyme Manufacturing (China) Ltd. in China.
Merge AEC into Amano Enzyme Manufacturing (China) Ltd. and renamed AEC to Shanghai branch.

Opened Amano Enzyme Manufacturing (China) Ltd. in China

Merged Daiwa Kasei K.K. as Amano Enzyme Shiga Plant
Amano Enzyme U.S.A. Co., Ltd. constructed and opened a new office building