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"