2005 |
August |
Established Euglena Co., Ltd. |
December |
Succeeded in the world’s first outdoor mass cultivation of Euglena microalgae for food use |
2009 |
February |
Conducted demonstration experiments on using Euglena to fix carbon dioxide contained in gas emissions at a coal-fired power plant in Okinawa Prefecture |
2010 |
May |
Started joint development with other companies to manufacture bio-jet fuel from Euglena |
October |
Started demonstration experiments and joint research on cultivating Euglena using gas emissions from a thermal power plant |
2012 |
December |
Listed on the Mothers Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (Securities code: 2931) |
2013 |
March |
Made Yaeyama Shokusan Co., Ltd. a wholly-owned subsidiary |
October |
Opened our first overseas office in the People’s Republic of Bangladesh |
November |
Joined the Keidanren (Japan Business Federation) |
December |
Registered Euglena as a new food raw material with the National Health Commission of the People’s Republic of China |
December |
RIKEN and Euglena Co., Ltd. sign an agreement to collaborate and cooperate on promoting research |
December |
Acquired Halal certification for the Euglena and Chlorella microalgae from the Japan Halal certification body (Japan Muslim Association) approved by the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (JAKIM) |
2014 |
April |
Moved the head office to Iidabashi First Tower and moved the Central Research Institute to Leading Venture Plaza Building 1. |
December |
Updated to the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (Securities code: 2931) |
2015 |
January |
Received the "Prime Minister's Award (Japan Venture Award)" at the 1st Japan Venture Awards of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry |
March |
Relocated the Head Office to Tamachi, Minato-ku |
June |
Signed contracts with other companies for a biofuel production facility |
December |
Announced plan to construct a production facility |
2016 |
May |
Succeeded in developing a method to selectively breed a variant of Euglena that produces a large amount of oil |
September |
Announced the construction of Japan’s largest cultivation pool for fuel in Taki Town, Mie Prefecture |
2017 |
January |
Doubled annual production of our Euglena production system to 160 tonnes |
February |
Announced the conclusion of a contract to construct a biofuel production facility |
December |
Formed a capital and business tie-up with Oriental Air Bridge Co., Ltd. |
2018 |
November |
Completed the demonstration plant for producing biofuel and made the “GREEN OIL JAPAN” declaration, which aims to make Japan an advanced biofuel nation |
2019 |
January |
Acquired the world’s first ASC-MSC Seaweed (Algae) Certification for Euglena and Chlorella |
February |
Euglena Co., Ltd. and DENSO CORPORATION entered a basic agreement for a comprehensive tie-up in business development using microalgae |
February |
Concluded an agreement for project collaboration with the World Food Program (WFP) as the first Japanese company to do so |
June |
Concluded an agreement with ITOCHU Corporation to start a Euglena cultivation demonstration business based overseas |
July |
Yokohama City and Euglena Co., Ltd. signed an agreement for a “Biofuel Local Production for Local Consumption Project” |
October |
Appointed a youth Chief Future Officer (CFO), the first company listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange to appoint such a position |
2020 |
January |
Acquired the new standard ASTM D7566, which is an international standard certification for bio-jet fuel production technology |
March |
Completed Euglena biodiesel fuel and sent the first shipment to be used for buses |
March |
Rebranded foods and supplements and launched the "Euglena for the body" brand |
April |
The Mung Bean Project implemented in the People’s Republic of Bangladesh was selected for the Business Call to Action (BCtA) launched by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) |
August |
Succeeded in development of biomass plastics from Euglena biofuel residue |
September |
Used Euglena biodiesel fuel in ferries for the first time in the world |
September |
The total number of Euglena cookies distributed through the “Euglena GENKI Program” exceeded 10 million. |
2021 |
January |
Acquired GRAS certification for food safety in the United States, enabling our food products to be sold in the US |
March |
Completed Euglena bio-jet fuel |
March |
Successfully demonstrated the use of a drone powered by Euglena biofuel to carry goods |
June |
Our biofuel named "SUSTEO" |
June |
Succeeded in two aircraft flights with biofuel "Susteo" |
August |
An extraordinary general meeting of shareholders was held in Japan's first virtual-only general meeting of shareholders. Changed the business purpose in the articles of incorporation to reflect the SDGs |
November |
Mazda competition vehicle refueled with 100% SUSTEO in Super Taikyu race completed 3 hours |
December |
Received the "SDGs Promotion Headquarters (Prime Minister) Award" at the 5th Japan SDGs Awards |
2022 |
December |
The total number of Euglena cookies distributed through the “Euglena GENKI Program” exceeded 15 million. |
2023 |
January |
丸井グループおよびロート製薬と資本業務提携契約を締結 |
February |
「サステナビリティ委員会」を設置 |
May |
マレーシアに「熱帯バイオマス技術研究所」を開設 |
May |
2023スーパー耐久シリーズ第2戦にて、 100%「サステオ」給油車両が24時間完走 |
June |
ESG投資の世界的指数「FTSE Blossom Japan Index」の構成銘柄に初選定 |
October |
インパクトスタートアップ育成支援プログラム「J-Startup Impact」選定 |
December |
「ユーグレナGENKIプログラム」でのユーグレナクッキーの配布数が累計1,700万食を超える |
2024 |
February |
CFO(Chief Future Officer:最高未来責任者)の取り組みをアップデートし、「未来世代アドバイザリーボード」を設置 |
April |
国内初の「サステナブル配送プロジェクト」により杉の木約5,500本相当、4.11トンのCO2排出量削減を達成 |
April |
バングラデシュでのソーシャルビジネス「ユーグレナGENKIプログラム」10周年 |
May |
羽田空港におけるエアラインへのSAF供給および販売実現に向けた基本合意書を締結 |
June |
「サステナブル配送プロジェクト」が第25回物流環境大賞の特別賞を受賞! |
July |
ESG投資の世界的指数「FTSE Blossom Japan Index」の構成銘柄に2年連続選定 |
July |
ユーグレナ、PETRONAS、Enilive の3社、マレーシアにおけるバイオ燃料製造プラントの建設・運営プロジェクト最終投資決定を完了 |