History

History before the establishment of the company

Sano Maruka Shoten, the predecessor of Envipro Holdings Inc., was established in March 1950 by Katsuyoshi Sano (the father of Tomikazu Sano, Representative Director of Envipro Holdings Inc.) as a ferrous scrap wholesaler in Yodogawa-cho, Fujinomiya-shi, Shizuoka.

In July 1978, it transformed into a joint-stock company with the aim of strengthening its management base, and in July 2010, became a pure holding company.
Following the transition to a pure holding company, it was listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange in September 2013 and the First Section in June 2018.

The following is its history since its reorganization into a joint-stock company in July 1978.

Establishment～1990s

1978	Jul	Reorganized into SANO MARUKA SHOTEN Co., Ltd. with capital of 20 million yen.
1992	Aug	Launched a trading business in Yamamiya,Fujinomiya-shi, Shizuoka.
1995	Jul	established a stock yard of ferrous scrap in Fuji-shi, Shizuoka.
1997	Jun	Installed a large shredding machine in the factory at head office.
	Oct	established a non-ferrous manufacture plant in Yamamiya,Fujinomiya-shi,Shizuoka.
1998	May	Launched car recycling business in Yamamiya,Fujinomiya-shi, Shizuoka.

2000s～

2000	Apr	Established Fuji Eco Cycle Co., Ltd. as a joint venture with FUJITSU GENERAL LIMITED in Yamamiya,Fujinomiya-shi, Shizuoka.
	Jul	Renamed the company from SANO MARUKA SHOTEN Co., Ltd. to SANO MARUKA Co., Ltd.
2001	Apr	FUJI ECO CYCLE Co.,Ltd. built a household electric appliances recycling plant in Yamamiya,Fujinomiya-shi,Shizuoka.
	Jul	Launched a plastic recycling business.
	Aug	Established an RPF factory (Refuse Paper and Plastic Fuel production factory)in Yamamiya,Fujinomiya-shi, Shizuoka.
2003	Jun	Opened a plastic recycling plant in Yamamiya,Fujinomiya-shi, Shizuoka.
	Dec	Established ARBIZ Corporation as a joint venture with USS.
2004	Nov	Authorized by the Minister as a resource recovery plant for automobile shredder residue pursuant to the Act on Recycling, etc. of End-of-Life Vehicles.
2006	Jul	Established 3WM Co.,Ltd.through aiming at exporting used cars and parts of used cars.
2007	Jul	Renamed the company from SANO MARUKA Co., Ltd. To ECONECOL Inc.
2008	Feb	3WM Co., Ltd. established JAPAN COAST USED CARS AND SPARE PARTS TRADING (UAE).
	Jun	Acquired a 100% stake in KURODA RECYCLE Co., Ltd., making it a subsidiary.
	Jun	3WM Co., Ltd. established 3WM CHILE IMPORT EXPORT LIMITADA (Chile).

History after the establishment of the company

2010～2015

2010	May	To transition into a pure holding company, established ECONECOL HOLDINGS Inc. (Present ENVIPRO HOLDINGS Inc.).
	Jul	Renamed the company from ECONECOL HOLDINGS Inc. to ENVIPRO HOLDINGS Inc.
2011	Apr	Acquired a 100% stake in Recycle Support Service LLC. (Present SYN ECO Inc.), making it a subsidiary.
	Jul	Updated on a large shredding facility of KURODA RECYCLE Co.,Ltd.
2012	May	3WM Co., Ltd. established 3WM UGANDA LIMITED (Uganda).
2013	Sep	Listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
	Dec	Established ECOMMIT Inc. (Present ASTOCO Inc.),for the purpose of providing welfare services for people with disabilities through Resource Circulating Business.
2015	Feb	ECONECOL Inc. established a Representative Office in H.C.M.C of Vietnam.
	Dec	Acquired a 100% stake in TOYO RUBBER CHIP Co., Ltd., and making it a subsidiary, that is engaged in the recycling of waste rubber and the manufacture and sale of rubber products.

2016～Present

2016	Apr	Established Bright Innovation Co.,Ltd. through aiming at developping a consulting business centered on environmental and social innovation.
	Oct	Renamed ECOMMIT Inc. to ASTOCO Inc.
2017	Apr	Invested in MINE BIOMASS SYNERGIES PRIVATED LIMITED (Singapore) for the stable procurement of wood biomass fuel.
	Jul	Established P2P Inc. through a joint venture aiming at producing and selling recycled plastics.
	Sep	Transitioned to a company with an audit and supervisory committee.
2018	Jan	Established VOLTA Inc.through aiming at recycling lithium-ion-batteries and collecting useful metals.
	Jun	Listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
2020	Apr	Established NEWSCON Inc. that taking over Global Resource Circulation Business of ECONECOL Inc. through aiming at accelerating oversea strategy.
2021	Sep	ASTOCO Inc. relocated the head office.
	Oct	ECONECOL Inc. acquired a 100% stake in Fujimi BMS Co., Ltd. (currently ECONECOL Inc. Wood Recycling Center), a wood recycling company, and made it a sub-subsidiary.
2022	Mar	Subsidiary ECONECOL Inc. absorbed sub-subsidiary Fujimi BMS Co., Ltd. (currently ECONECOL Inc. Wood Recycling Center).
	Apr	Transitioned to the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market following the restructuring of the Tokyo Stock Exchange Market.
	Jul	VOLTA Inc. relocated the head office to Fuji-shi, Shizuoka.
	Sep	Established CYTERRACE Co., Ltd. that taking over the logistics agency service business of 3WM Co., Ltd. through aiming at accelerating oversea strategy.
	Dec	NEWSCON Inc. relocated the head office to Chuo-ku, Tokyo.
2023	Jan	The logistics agency service business of 3WM Co., Ltd. was merged into CYTERRACE Co., Ltd..
	Feb	ECONECOL Inc. established a Fuji plant in Fuji-shi, Shizuoka
	Apr	Acquired 83.71% share of Nitto Kako Co., Ltd. which is engaged in the manufacture and sale of industrial rubber products and resin products and made it a subsidiary.
	May	NEWSCON Inc. established the Netherlands branch.
	Jun	The ratio of voting rights in Nitto Kako Co., Ltd. was made 100.0% through a reverse stock split.