August 2007
Found in Kyoto.
October 2008
Moved company head quarter to Saito Bio-Innovation Center.
March 2009
Started operation of first generation continuous flow reactor(MWF1 – for biodiesel production) at Shimaya Business Incubator.
January 2011
JPY 120,000,000 as a series A funding from UTEC.
March
Raised operation of second generation continuous flow reactor (MWF2 – for chemical production) at Hyogo , Kobe , Hyogo.
June
Won third place of in the world in Global Entrepreneurship Competition of the BizBarcelona-2011 held in Barcelona.
November
Changed its name from the microwave environment Chemical Co., Ltd. to microwave Chemical Co., Ltd.
December
Basic patent “No.4874411” granted.
August 2012
Shipped first commercial product, fatty acid esters, from Kobe plant.
October
Moved head quarter to Techno Alliance 3F 2-8 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka.
May 2013
Raised JPY 700,000 as series B funding from UTEC, NVCC, Shinsei-bank and JAFCO to accelerate R&D and nd start-up of the Osaka plant.
March 2014
Commencement of Osaka factory (M3K/Pilot facility)
June
Raised 1.2 billion yen as Series C round from INCJ, JAFO, UTEC, and NVCC to accelerate R&D and strengthen business development.
October
Signed a joint development agreement with BASF with the goal of optimizing energy efficiency in the polymer manufacturing process.
April 2015
Established TMT Co., Ltd., a joint venture for manufacturing food additives, with Taiyo Kogaku.
November
They raised the funds with a series D third-party allocation of the new shares to a total of 880 million yen. The fund is used for the construction of the new plant to be built in a joint venture with Taiyo Kagaku Co., Ltd. as well as for further business expansion.
March 2017
Completion of microwave-based food additive manufacturing factory in Yokkaichi city, Mie prefecture by Taiyo Kagaku Co.,Ltd. and its joint venture
Raised 400 million yen as Series E round further expanding joint venture business and strengthening development system
September
Microwave Chemical and Mitsui Chemicals have entered into a Strategic Partnership
November
Microwave Chemical and Mitsui Mining & Smelting have entered into a Strategic Partnership
November
Microwave Chemical and Futamura Chemical Co., Ltd. have entered into a Strategic Partnership
December
Microwave Chemical and Iwatani Corporation have entered into a Strategic Partnership
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