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Company History

1923

  • KOBE STEEL,

    Manufactured first equipment for Cement Plant (TUBE MILL)

1939

  • KOBE STEEL,

    Manufactured two units of world largest size "Primary Gyratory Crushers"

1951

  • KOBE STEEL,

    Technical tie-up with the "Allis Chalmers" in USA (until 1982)

1952

  • KAWASAKI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.

    Start crusher business

1966

  • KAWASAKI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.

    Merge with "Yokoyama Kogyo Co., Ltd."
    Technical Tie-up with the "Salzgitter Maschinenbau" in Germany

1968

  • KAWASAKI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.

    Technical Tie-up with the "Siebtechnik" in Germany

1969

  • KAWASAKI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.

    "Yachiyo Works", in Chiba Pref., was found

1970

  • KAWASAKI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.

    Foundry shop was opened in "Yachiyo works"

1973

  • KOBE STEEL,

    Delivered the Short type Cone crusher first unit

1975

  • KAWASAKI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.

    Licensing Cone crusher technology to "Salzgitter Maschinenbau"

1977

  • KOBE STEEL,

    Launched "Auto Fine Crusher"

1981

  • KAWASAKI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.

    Technical Tie-up with the "Deutsche Babcock" in Germany

1983

  • KAWASAKI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.

    Launched "KVM type Roller Mill"

1984

  • KOBE STEEL,

    Launched "DH" Series crushers

  • KAWASAKI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.

    Launched "SUPER" Series crushers

1985

  • KOBE STEEL,

    Manufactured "OK ROLLER MILL" with ONODA Cement, ONODA Engineering & Consulting

1986

  • KAWASAKI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.

    Launched "ULTRA" Series crushers

1987

  • KOBE STEEL,

    Closed "Kure works" and moved to "Takasago works"

1989

  • KAWASAKI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.

    Technical Tie-up with the "Scana Staal" in Norway

1992

  • KOBE STEEL,

    Launched "ASTRO" Series crushers

  • KAWASAKI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.

    Technical Tie-up with the "Niro Separation" in Danmark

1993

  • KOBE STEEL,

    Licensing "OK ROLLER MILL" technology to "FLSmidth"

  • KAWASAKI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.

    Launched "CYBAS" series crushers
    Launched "GULLIVER", waste material crusher

1994

  • KAWASAKI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.

    Technical Tie-up with the "Holzmag" in Switzerland
    Launched "MULTI" series recycling equipments

1997

  • KAWASAKI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.

    Constructed "RPF test plant" in Yachiyo

1998

  • KAWASAKI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.

    Launched "MELEC" series crushers

2000

  • KAWASAKI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.

    acquired ISO 14001 certification

2001

  • KOBE STEEL,

    Launched "HYBRID" series crushers
    Launched "ASTRO-E" series crushers

2002

  • KAWASAKI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.

    "ECO MINING" started as the largest RPF plant in Japan

2003

  • EARTTHECHNICA CO., LTD.

    "EARTHTECHNICA CO., LTD." is established as the joint venture company of crusher business between "KAWASAKI HEAVY INDUSTRIES" & "KOBE STEEL"

2005

  • EARTTHECHNICA CO., LTD.

    Partnership with "Minprovise (Pty) Ltd" in Australia.
    Delivered "KG Primary Gyratory" to Iron Ore in South-Africa".

2006

  • EARTTHECHNICA CO., LTD.

    Manufacturing Partnership of crushers with "Luoyang Dahua Heavy Type Machinery Co., Ltd.".
    Delivered "GY Primary Gyratory" to Iron Ore in Australia

2007

  • EARTTHECHNICA CO., LTD.

    Licensing "KG Gyratory Crusher" technology to "Sandvik"
    Launch "MULTI ROTOR ZERO"

2008

  • EARTTHECHNICA CO., LTD.

    Become 100% subsidiary company of "KAWASAKI HEAVY INDUSTRIES".

2009

  • EARTTHECHNICA CO., LTD.

    Delivered "KG Primary Gyratory" to Nickel Ore in Botswana

2010

  • EARTTHECHNICA CO., LTD.

    Launched "REXE" series crushers

2011

  • EARTTHECHNICA CO., LTD.

    "Yachiyo Works" achieved 3,000 consecutive days without accident

2012

  • EARTTHECHNICA CO., LTD.

    Delivered "KG Primary Gyratory" to Nickel Ore in Botswana

2013

  • EARTTHECHNICA CO., LTD.

    Delivered "GY Primary Gyratory" to Iron Ore in Australia
    Delivered "KG Primary Gyratory" to Cement Plant in Brazil

2014

  • EARTTHECHNICA CO., LTD.

    Launch "ZI-CONE" crusher & delivered first unit to aggregate plant in Malaysia
    Delivered "GY Secondary Gyratory" to Iron Ore in India

2015

  • EARTTHECHNICA CO., LTD.

    Partnership with "Kawasaki Trading Co., Ltd." in South-East Asia.

2016

  • EARTTHECHNICA CO., LTD.

    Delivered "ZI-CONE" crusher to aggregate plant in Thailand

2017

  • EARTTHECHNICA CO., LTD.

    Delivered "GY Primary Gyratory" to Iron Ore in Australia
    Delivered "ZI-CONE" to Cement Plant in South-Korea

2018

  • EARTTHECHNICA CO., LTD.

    15th Anniversary of "EARTHTECHNICA CO., LTD."
    20th Anniversary of collaboration with "TOMRA Sorting"

2019

  • EARTTHECHNICA CO., LTD.

    50th Anniversary of "Yachiyo works"