November：Established Amano Manufacturing (private manage-ment) in 2-21, Minamirokugo, Kamata-ku, Tokyo.

May：Development and sale of Ligless (drain separator). (Started environmental business operation).

June：Company name changed to Amano Corporation.Devel-oped small dust collector “VS Series”.

October：Developed large dust collector system. Established Pollution Division.

April：Completed and launched a high-temperature hazardous gas removal system.

October：Completion of “Miyakoda Techno Factory” for mold production and environmental development in Miyakoda Technopolis, Hamamatsu.

April：Newly participates in functional water (electrolyzed warter) business operation (Ecology business operation)

August：Acquired ISO14001-1996 certification for Hosoe Factory (Certified organizations: UKAS and JAB).

January：Acquired ISO14001-1996 certification for Tsukui Factory (Certified organizations: UKAS and JAB).

February：Tsukui Factory is set as the “Environ-mental Manage-ment Operation” in Kanagawa Prefecture.

February：Appointed as manager of the Environmental Conservation Council “Kanagawa Prefecture Central - Tsukui District Subcommittee” (Tsukui Factory)

March：Established Amano Environmental Policy.

April：Joined Green Purchasing Network (GPN)

June：Launched the industry's first “RoHS Directive” compliant electronic time recorder CRX-200.

August：Hosoe Factory IS014001: 2004 Acquired and Renewed (Certification Body: UKAS and JAB)

January：Tsukui Factory ISO14001: 2004 certification acquisition and renewal (Certifica-tion bodies: UKAS and JAB)

1February：Issued Amano Environmental Report (No.1)

March：Granted the “Comfortable Workplace Promotion Office” certification from Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (Hosoe Factory)

April：Miyakoda Factory and Environmental Technology Co., Ltd. acquired simultaneous ISO 14001: 2004 certification (Certification bodies: UKAS and JAB)

June：Received award from the Kanagawa Prefectural Center for Prefectural Government for pollution prevention and environmental conservation promotional activities (Tsukui Factory)

June：“Zeolite-enriched plasma catalytic oxidation-type VOC device” received the “Chairman’s Award of The Japan Society of Industrial Machinery Manufactur-ers” at the 36th Excellent Environmental Device Award.

October：Designated as a specified business operator (specifi ed company No.0010631) in accordance with provisions of the “Revised Energy Conservation Law”.

To save energy at Yokohama Factory, some air condition-ing equipment was changed over to gas heat pump air conditioners.

August：Installed solar panels at Tsukui Factory and started electrical power generation.

April：Merged Tsukui Factory with Yokohama Factory and changed the name to Sagamihara Factory. Merged Miyakoda Factory into Hosoe Factory.

October：Installed solar panels at Hosoe Factory and started electrical power generation.

June：“Electric dust collectors for oil mist collection” won the “Chairman's Award of The Japan Society of Industrial Machinery Manufacturers” at the 42nd Excellent Environmental Equipment Award.

March：Started investigating materials for content of 4 additional RoHS2 substances.

June：Hosoe Factory and Sagamihara Factory ISO14001: 2015 Renewal

February：Commenced sequential response to the RoHS2 directive.

April：Commenced sponsorship of the Kanagawa Reforestation Partner System.