History
Feb. 1984 | Established Sinanen New Ceramic Co., Ltd. as a 100% subsidiary of Sinanen Co., Ltd. |
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Jul. 1984 | Built a factory and research facility in Nagoya. Began production of inorganic antimicrobial agent "Zeomic". |
Mar. 1987 | Registered the trademark "Zeomic" in Japan and 50 other countries. |
Dec. 1989 | Began combined testing of chronic toxicity and carcinogenicity of "Zeomic". |
Mar. 1991 | Reorganized to become Sinanen Zeomic Co., Ltd. |
Mar. 1995 | Completed combined testing of chronic toxicity and carcinogenicity of "Zeomic" and confirmed that it was extremely safe. |
May. 1997 | Developed and launched antimicrobial agent for sewerage concrete “Zeomighty”. |
Jul. 1997 | Established the Antimicrobial Concrete Study Group. |
Aug. 1998 | Completed construction of the 2nd factory for a shift to volume production. |
Aug. 1998 | Registered "Silver Zeolite A" with European BPD's Annex2. |
Oct. 1998 | Received the Nagoya Municipal Industrial Research Institute Award at the Nagoya Municipal Industrial Technology Grand Prix Competition. |
Mar. 1999 | Zeomic obtained EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) certification(*) |
Mar. 2000 | Antimicrobial agent for sewerage concrete “Zeomighty” obtained a “Certificate of Technology" from the Japan Institute of Wastewater Engineering Technology |
Apr. 2000 | The sales division was transferred to Sinanen Zeomic Co., Ltd. and the manufacturing and sales operations were integrated. |
Jun. 2000 | Zeomic obtained FDA (Food and Drug Administration) certification(*) |
Aug. 2000 | Entered a commercialization contract with US company,Sciessent,focused primarily on European/American development. |
Sep. 2000 | Cosmetics preservative "CERAMEDIC" was certified as a cosmetics preservative in line with cosmetic criteria. |
Feb. 2001 | Shiseido launched deodorant spray "Ag+" with "Zeomic" as the main ingredient. |
Apr. 2001 | Zeomic obtained NSF (National Science Foundation) certification |
Feb. 2002 | Developed and launched antimicrobial and odor-eliminating combined agent. |
Apr. 2002 | Obtained ISO9001 certification for quality management systems. |
Jan. 2006 | Accredited as an antimicrobial test laboratory by the Ministry of Economy,Trade and Industry based on the JNLA (Japan National Laboratory Accreditation System). |
Feb. 2008 | Developed and launched hybrid fungicide "ESSEN-GUARD". |
Apr. 2008 | Registered with the Japan Sewage Works Association as a "Category II Certified Material of Anticorrosive Reinforced Concrete Pipes for Sewer Systems". |
Jun. 2008 | Developed and launched aldehyde odor-eliminator "DUSHLITE". |
Sep. 2010 | Exported "Zeomighty" to Peru via the ODA. |
Aug. 2011 | Antimicrobial concrete pipe using "Zeomighty" was certified and registered as complying with the standards of the Construction and Planning Agency Ministry of the Interior,Taiwan. |
Aug. 2011 | Completed construction of the 3rd factory. |
Mar. 2012 | Invested in Korean distributor,Ecowell,who has an R&D function. |
Mar. 2012 | Completed construction of a new company building with significantly enhanced R&D facilities. |
Mar. 2012 | Began selling "CLAXOL",which was developed by Ecowell,as the exclusive Japanese distributor. |
May. 2012 | Held a memorial festival for the new company building completion. |
Feb. 2013 | Integrated our sales division in Nagoya. |
Jan. 2014 | Introduced X-ray fluorescence spectrometers. |
Apr. 2014 | Set up Overseas Sales & Marketing Team in Marketing Department. |
Sep. 2014 | Held the 30th anniversary event of the founding. |
Nov. 2014 | Zeomic water based slurry obtained EPA certification. |
Dec. 2014 | Registered Zeomic and ESSEN-GUARD in SIAA fungicide inventory. |
May. 2015 | U.S. EPA Newly Approved Grades: ZEOMIC DAW502, EAW502 and XLJ50D |
Aug. 2015 | Material Characterization by Gas sorption at DTI has been installed |
Oct. 2015 | Sinanen Co., Ltd. transitioned to a holding company structure “SINANEN HOLDINGS CO., LTD.” |
Mar. 2016 | X-ray Diffractometer has been installed |
Apr. 2016 | New team “Product Development & Business Promotion Team” has been established directly under the President. |
Mar.2018 | Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer has been installed |
Please see here for detailed information on grades with certifications.