Company Information
21st Century: Expanding the amino acid business globally
- 1939 - 1980
- 1981 - 2000
2001 -
| 2005 | Heisei 17 | ISO 14001 certification acquired Amino Jet sales launched  |
| 2011 | Heisei 23 | Nichiri Kagaku Co., Ltd. Absorbed Nichiri Yakuhin Co., Ltd. |
| 2013 | Heisei 25 | Joint research with the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology started New product warehouse constructed |
| 2015 | Heisei 27 | Opened a dedicated subdivision plant within the Ashikaga Plant and started the subdivision amino acid business |
| 2016 | Heisei 28 | J-Cysteine Co., Ltd. established and operation began in 2017 (Capital: 480 million yen, 51% owned by Nippon Rika Co., Ltd. and 49% owned by Ajinomoto Co., Inc.)  |
| 2019 | Reiwa 1 | Acquired land and buildings adjacent to the Ashikaga Plant and opened it as the Fukutomi Plant |
| 2022 | Reiwa 4 | Acetylcysteine registered as an active pharmaceutical ingredient with China's NMPA |
| 2023 | Reiwa 5 | Expanded cysteine production line. Acquired land adjacent to Ashikaga Plant for business use  |
| 2025 | Reiwa 7 | The 9th FDA Inspection |