2007

• January

  Established JEPLAN, INC.

• April

  Started consulting business on uniform recycling.

• June

  Started technological development related to cotton fiber recycling with Osaka University.

2008

• June

  Succeeded in the development of recycling technology to produce bio-ethanol from cotton fibers through joint research with Osaka University.

• December

  Established Cotton Recycling, Inc. in Shinagawa City, Tokyo for the purpose of recycling textiles

2009

• January

  Won the Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation sponsored Award, ECO JAPAN CUP 2008.

• May

  Completed bench scale project to produce bio-ethanol from the cotton fiber and started operations.

• July

  Established Mobile Recycling, Inc. in Shinagawa City, Tokyo for encouraging mobile phone recycling.

• August

  Selected for textile recycling research project support from the Organization for Small & Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation.

2010

• January

  Started E-waste such as a mobile phone recycling technology development in collaboration with NTT DoCoMo.

• April

  Imabari, Ehime, a small commercial plant to produce bio-ethanol from the cotton fiber was completed and operation started.

• May

  Imabari, Ehime, E-waste recycling (mobile phone) bench scale plant was completed and operation started.

• June

  Receive the certification of the early bird projects in DMIC project (India Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor) from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) for fiber-recycling business and E-waste recycling business.

• June

  Starting “FUKU-FUKU project” as the result of our research of textile recycling which we worked on as the contracted program from Organization for Small & Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation, JAPAN.

• November

  Adopted by NEDO (National Research and Development Institute of the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization) as the project for resource-saving and environment-friendly resource recycling.

2011

• May

  Selected for textile collection project as the Strategic Foundational Technology Improvement Support Operation by the Small and Medium Enterprise Agency.

• June

  Transfer of company’s headquarters to Chiyoda City, Tokyo.

• June

  Selected for feasibility studies for overseas promotion venous industry related to recycling business utilizing our E-waste recycling technology support for the Ministry of the Environment.

• August

  Adopted by NEDO (National Research and Development Institute of the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization) as the technology which produces bio-ethanol from cotton fibers under new energy venture innovation business phase B.

• November

  A small commercial plant to recycle the mobile phone was completed and operation started in Imabari, Ehime.

2012

• February

  Selected for project of constructing efficient collection system and establishing recycling business for plastic goods support from the Ministry of the Environment. We implemented the 1st PLA-PLUS project.

• March

  Enhanced the processing capability of a small commercial plant to produce bio-ethanol from cotton fibers.

• August

  Adopted by NEDO (National Research and Development Institute of the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization) as the technology which produces bio-ethanol from cotton fibers under new energy venture innovation business phase C.

2013

• February

  Selected for project of constructing efficient collection system and establishing recycling business for plastic goods support from the Ministry of the Environment. We implemented the 2nd PLA-PLUS project.

• November

  Selected for project of constructing efficient collection system and establishing recycling business for plastic goods support from the Ministry of the Environment. We implemented the 3rd PLA-PLUS project.

2014

• December

  Won the highest award at Tohmatsu Venture Support sponsored by Nomura Securities: “The year-end extra-large version of Morning pitch”.

2015

• January

  Selected for project of constructing efficient collection system and establishing recycling business for plastic products support from the Ministry of the Environment. We implemented the 4th PLA-PLUS project.

• January

  Merger of cotton Recycling Inc. and mobile recycling company.

• April

  Won the Excellence Award in the 2nd BTMU business support program “Rise Up Festa” sponsored by The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.

• June

  Adopted by the Ministry of the Environment as the company who provides E-waste recycling business in Bangladesh, subject to the Japan circulation industry overseas business promotion.

• July

  Hosted by Deloitte Tohmatsu Venture Support Co., LTD., Morning Pitch Expo at Deloitte Tohmatsu Venture Summit 2015, Ranked 3rd in the “Top Venture Companies to Work For” survey among 3,000 employees at large enterprise.

• September

  Adopted by Tokyo Metropolitan as the company whose model is based on sustainable use of resources.

• October

  Organized project known as FUKU-FUKU x BTTF GO! Derorean Project on “Back to the Future 30th Anniversary” in collaboration with NBC Universal Entertainment Japan.

• November

  Hosted by Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC, won the “Challenging Spirit Division Grand Prize” at the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2015 Japan.

2016

• February

  Selected for project of constructing efficient collection system and establishing recycling business for plastic goods support from the Ministry of the Environment. We implemented the 5th PLA-PLUS project.

• November

  Completion of construction Phase 1 Operations at Kitakyushu Hibikinada Plant

  

• December

  Selected for project of constructing efficient collection system and establishing recycling business for plastic goods support from the Ministry of the Environment. We implemented the 6th PLA-PLUS project.

2017

• January

  Starting our own recycling project named “BRING™” by combining “FUKU-FUKU Project” and “PLA-PLUS Project”.

• October

  Awarded the “Commissioner of Small and Medium Enterprise Agency Director-Gereral’s Award” at the JAPAN VENTURE AWARD 2017 hosted by Small & Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation, JAPAN

• November

  Completion of construction Phase 2 Operations at Kitakyushu Hibikinada Plant

2018

• February

  Started our own retail brand called BRING™ with our very first product BRING™ T shirt.

• February

  Performed seventh “BRING™ PLA-PLUS Project”, a test run to verify our chain operation of plastic recycling for the demonstration project by the Ministry of the Environment.

• April

  Purchased all of PET Refine Technology Co., Ltd.’s stock and incorporated as a child company.

• October

  Winner of the Japanese division of Startup World Cup and moved on to represent in the international division.

• October

  Selected by METI to participate in the program named “Feasibility Study Project of Overseas　Development for High-Quality Energy Infrastructure in FY2018” to ground the infrastructure of our polyester recycling in Lyon, France.

• November

  Purchased all of NISCO’s stock and incorporated as a child company.

• December

  Elected by METI for the program named the “HIYAKU Next Enterprise Program”, as one of the 19 startups to participate in the program of Silicone Valley Dispatch in 2019.

2019

• March

  Acquired and incorporated our former group company, NISCO.

• May

  Selected as a finalist in STARTUP WORLD CUP GRAND FINALE 2019 presented by Fenox Venture Capital (current Pegasus Tech Ventures).

• June

  Received Letter of Intent indicating official support from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) in Japan and the French Ministry for the Economy and Finance, for our business plan of commercialization of Clothing Recycling in Lyon, based on an agreement between both governments.

• July

  Selected as one of the companies of “Mizuho Innovation Award 2019”, the term of July to September.

• September

  Received “Special Award” in the 37th Mainichi Fashion Grand Prix.

• November

  Awarded “Excellence Award” in the JR East startup program 2019.

2020

• April

  BRING™ online site launched for general sales.

• September

  Together with Axens and IFPEN, presented joint development and commercialization of Rewind™ PET chemical recycling technology.

• October

  Received “GOOD DESIGN BEST 100” in the GOOD DESIGN AWARD 2020.

• October

  BRING™ receives the Good Design Gold Award.

2021

• February

  Cooperated in the first domestic event of domestically produced biojet fuel flights, “Let’s fly by recycling 100,000 clothes!” hosted by JAL.

• October

  PET REFINE TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD. (Group company) in Kawasaki city, in Japan begins full-scale operation.

  

• November

  BRING™ opens its first directly managed store, BRING EBISU.

  

2022

• June

  Company name changed from Japan Environment PLANning.Co.,Ltd. to JEPLAN, INC.

• September

  BRING™ initiative “REGENERATIVE T-SHIRT with CIRCULAR BOX” wins “Red Dot Award”.

2023

• September

  Signed a Commercial Agreement for a joint project to establish a recycled PET market in the UAE with Rebound Limited.

• September

  Started demonstration of pyrolysis gasification of blended fibers at Kitakyushu Hibikinada Plant.

• October

  BRING™ opens its second directly managed store, BRING CIRCULAR TAKAO.

  

• October

  Together with Axens and IFPEN, started demonstration of Rewind® PET chemical recycling technology.

  

• October

  “Open HIVE by BRING” Wins Good Design Award 2023

• November

  JEPLAN to Exhibit Chemical Recycling Technology for Decarbonization at COP28 in Dubai

2024

• January

  JEPLAN and NEDO signed a contract with JEPLAN to conduct a study on an international demonstration project for PET chemical recycling technology

• July

  JEPLAN and Hitachi Zosen have Concluded a Memorandum of Understanding Regarding Joint Demonstration and Feasibility Study for Pyrolysis Gasification of Blended Fabrics

• August

  JEPLAN Group’s PET REFINE TECHNOLOGY announces brand name “HELIX™” for its recycled PET resin, produced with proprietary PET chemical recycling Technology and the corporate logo has also been renewed.