News

December 24, 2009
Integration of Bioprocess Businesses in North America

October 28, 2009
Start-up of medical device sales subsidiary in Korea

September 28, 2009
Acquisition of shares in Med-Tech Inc.
– Transition to management as wholly owned subsidiary –


September 17, 2009
Construction of new plant for therapeutic apheresis devices

June 15, 2009
Launch of Planova™ BioEX Virus Filters for Biopharmaceutical Processing

May 19, 2009
Conclusion of multi-faceted business alliance

February 16, 2009
TechniKrom's bioprocess operations to be integrated with Asahi Kasei Medical

January 30, 2009
New assembly plant for Planova™ virus removal filters

November 7, 2008
Completion of a new plant integrating spinning and assembly lines for dry-pack polysulfone-membrane dialyzers

October 1, 2008
Reconfiguration of Asahi Kasei Group structure

June 30, 2008
Establishment of new laboratory for joint research

June 10, 2008
Expansion of capacity for polysulfone hollow-fiber dialyzer membrane

June 9, 2008
Support for emergency medical care in areas damaged by the Sichuan Earthquake

April 16, 2008
Establishment of medical device sales subsidiary in Taiwan

January 29, 2008
New hollow-fiber spinning plant for Planova™ virus removal filters

January 16, 2008
New plant for Sepacell™ leukocyte reduction filters

July 10, 2007
Revision of plan for integration of medical device businesses

June 14, 2007
Training center for therapeutic apheresis

May 14, 2007
Integration of spinning and assembly lines in a new plant for dry-pack polysulfone-membrane dialyzers

May 7, 2007
Chinese marketing and sales subsidiary for medical devices

December 14, 2006
Integration of dialyzer and therapeutic apheresis device businesses

June 1, 2006
Establishment of joint venture for medical membrane production

October 1, 2005
Transfer of Planova business to Asahi Kasei Medical

September 14, 2004
Asahi Medical Co., Ltd. to be renamed Asahi Kasei Medical Co., Ltd.
Identification as a key business unit of the Asahi Kasei Group

October 23, 2003
Construction of plant in China for dialyzer assembly and plant in Nobeoka for hollow-fiber membrane production

June 27, 2003
ASAHI MEDICAL ANNOUNCES CONTINUED COLLABORATION WITH THERMOGENESIS FOR CRYOSEAL® IN JAPAN
Asahi KASEI GROUP