| Company Name | Euglena Co., Ltd. |
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| Capital | 158億6,779万円（2023年12月末時点） |
| Established | August 9, 2005 |
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代表取締役社長 出雲 充 |
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| 2005 | August | Established Euglena Co., Ltd. |
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| 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 |
