Our History

• • October 1923

  • Chuzo Ema establishes Emachu Store at Fukagawa Kiba in Tokyo

• • June 1951

  • Changes the organization from Emachu Store to
    Emachu Corporation Co., Ltd

• • November 1958

  • Establishes Emachu Plywood Co., Ltd

• • April 1968

  • Completion of Lumber Trading Wharf in Shinminato, Chiba

• • May 1970

  • Establishes Vancouver branch of Emachu Corporation
    Co., Ltd in Canada

• • March 1973

  • Establishes Canadian affiliated company,
    ELK TRADING CO., LTD. (Vancouver BC, Canada)

• • October 1974

  • Completion of the Harumi Headquarters
    Building in Harumi,Tokyo

• • January 1977

  • Establishes USA affiliated company,
    EMACHU (USA) INC. (Seattle WA, U.S.A.)

• • March 1986

  • Completion of Emachu Kinshicho Building in Kinshicho,Tokyo

• • June 1987

  • Completion of Chiba Cement Silo in Chiba

• • April 1989

  • Completion of Kawasaki Logistics Center in
    Higashi Ogishima, Kawasaki

• • June 1990

  • Debarking facility starts operation in Gamagori office

• • December 1990

  • Completion of Niigata Logistics Center as a
    distribution center in Niigata

• • March 1994

  • Completion of Nagoya Logistics Center in Nagoya city, Aichi

• • June 1994

  • Completion of Chiba Autosquare in Shinminato, Chiba

• • July 1994

  • Establishes Emachu Home Components Co., Ltd.

• • July 1994

  • Completion of Kashima Working Center in Kashima
    city, Ibaraki

• • November 1995

  • Establishes Sorecs Co., Ltd. headquatered in
    Hamamatsu city, Shizuoka

• • September 1997

  • September 1997

• • December 1997

  • Establishes Emachu Wood Base Co., Ltd.
    headquartered in Gamagori city, Aichi

• • February 2001

  • Establishes Emachu Wood Base Kashima Co., Ltd.
    headquartered in Kashima city, Ibaraki

• • June 2001

  • Establishes Sorecs Kanto Co., Ltd.
    headquartered in Kashima city, Ibaraki

• • June 2003

  • Establishes "Emachu Mokuzai, Emachu Plywood
    research subsidy system" in The Japan Wood Research
    Society (The 80th anniversary commemoration of
    the society contribution activity)

• • July 2003

  • Completion of Emachu Sakura Building in Yaesu, Tokyo

• • July 2003

  • Establishes Emachu Wood Base Himeji Co., Ltd.
    headquartered in Himeji city, Hyogo

• • September 2003

  • Completion of Emachu Home Components Co., Ltd.
    Noda Factory in Noda city, Chiba

• • February 2005

  • Establishes Emachu Lam-tech Co., Ltd.
    headquartered in Nasushiobara city, Tochigi

• • November 2005

  • Establishes Emachu Hanyugodo Hot Springs
    in Hanyu city, Saitama

• • December 2006

  • Completion of Takaishi Logistics Center
    in Takaishi city, Osaka

• • April 2007

  • ［Company separation］

• • Separates forest products business division from
    former Emachu Corporation Co., Ltd. and
    establishes new Emachu Mokuzai Co., Ltd.

• • Former Emachu Corporation Co., Ltd.
    changes its name to Emachu Holdings Co., Ltd.

• • March 2008

  • Acquisition of Goshuindaniyama timberland in Naka,
    Tokushima

• • August 2008

  • Completion of Hitachi Logistics Center in
    Hitachi city, Ibaraki

• • December 2008

  • Acquisition of Haruno-cho timberland in
    Tenryu, Shizuoka

• • January 2009

  • Completion of Sakai Logistics Center in
    Sakai city, Osaka

• • March 2010

  • Acquisition of Misakubo-cho timberland in
    Tenryu, Shizuoka

• • April 2010

  • Emachu Mokuzai Co., Ltd. merges with
    Emachu Plywood Co., Ltd. Newly named Emachu
    Mokuzai Co., Ltd.

• • October 2010

  • Completion of Nagareyama Shopping Center in
    Nagareyama city, Chiba

• • April 2012

  • Opens Sendai office

• • December 2012

  • Operation begin at Nagareyama Photovoltaic Power Facilities

• • April 2013

  • Opens Osaka office

• • June 2013

  • Aquisition of Yarrow Bay Plaza(Seattle area, United States)

• • March 2014

  • Completion of Higashi-Ogishima Refrigerated
    Warehouse (Kawasaki, Kanagawa)

• • March 2014

  • Acquisition of Timberland in Tenryu,
    Shizuoka (about 300ha) Total area of timberland
    Emachu group owns exceeds 1,500ha.

• • June 2014

  • Completion of a new plant of Emachu Wood Base
    Kashima Co., Ltd. (Kashima, Ibaraki)