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Founded as a comprehensive engineering company in the water and environmental fields

METAWATER was established on April 1, 2008 as a comprehensive engineering company in the water and environmental fields through the merger of water environmental business subsidiaries of NGK Insulators, Ltd. ("NGK") and Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. ("Fuji Electric").
Since its founding, our group has worked in accordance with our corporate philosophy of providing optimal solutions for creating water resource cycles to develop our businesses in the fields of water supply, sewage, and the environment in Japan and abroad as a corporate group that combines mechanical technology from NGK with electrical technology from Fuji Electric. Specifically, our main business areas are the design of mechanical and electrical equipment for water supply and sewage facilities, various engineering services with a focus on construction, repair work, operation and maintenance (maintenance and inspection) as well as operational management for facilities, and total solutions that combine these services.
We are also actively pursuing partnerships and alliances with domestic and overseas companies to provide a wide range of solutions tailored to customer needs and to expand our business areas for future growth.

  • 2007

    • Feb.
      NGK and Fuji Electric reached a basic agreement on the integration of water environment businesses.
    • Apr.
      NGK transferred its environment-related businesses to its subsidiary NGK Water Environment Systems, Ltd.
      Fuji Electric transferred its water environment businesses to its subsidiary, Fuji Electric Water Environmental Systems Co., Ltd.

    2008

    • Apr.
      METAWATER Co., Ltd. was established through the merger of NGK Water Environment Systems and Fuji Electric Water Environmental Systems.

    2009

    • Jul.
      Acquired the environmental business of Kurimoto Technos.

    2011

    • Apr.
      Launched Water Business Cloud (WBC), a new business supporting water and wastewater projects

    2012

    • Apr.
      The Omuta-Arao Joint Water Treatment Plant (Ariake Water Treatment Plant) started operation as a DBO project* for the renewal of water treatment plants by two municipalities on either side of the border between the two prefectures.
    • Dec.
      First delivery of vehicle-mounted ceramic membrane water purifiers to Africa (Republic of Malawi, Republic of Kenya, Republic of Togo)

    2013

    • Jan.
      METAWATER USA, INC. was established in the United States as our company's first overseas subsidiary.
    • Mar.
      Formed a business alliance with Suido Kiko Kaisha, Ltd.
    • Apr.
      The head office was moved within Tokyo from Toranomon, Minato-ku to Kandasuda-cho, Chiyoda-ku.
      The Phnom Penh Representative Office opened in Cambodia.
    • Jun.
      Underwrote the capital increase of io Co.,Ltd., a subsidiary of Nihon Suido Consultants Co., Ltd.
      Formed a business alliance with Kokusai Kogyo Co., Ltd.
      Formed a business alliance with PWN Technologies in the Netherlands
    • Aug
      Underwrote a third-party allocation of new shares of Rood Wit Blauw Holding B.V. of the Netherlands and entered into a capital and business alliance with the company
    • Oct.
      Launched Smart FieldService, a water and wastewater infrastructure management service, in cooperation with Fujitsu Limited

    2014

    • Apr.
      Hybrid Chemical Co., Ltd. established as a joint venture with a subsidiary of TSUKISHIMA KIKAI Co., Ltd. to handle the chemicals business
      Launched the Effluent Treatment Facility Reconstruction Project for the Seafood Processing Complex in Onagawa-cho as Japan's first independently financed PFI project in plant operation (Onagawa, Miyagi)
      Began the Takizawa Water Filtration Plant Renewal and Improvement Project (Aizu-Wakamatsu, Fukushima) as an integrated waterworks facility improvement project that covers everything from the point water is drawn to the point it arrives at the tap
    • May
      Started demonstration tests for big data analysis of maintenance and inspection of water purification plants in collaboration with Fujitsu Limited
    • Sep.
      METAWATER TECH Co., Ltd.. was established as a company that oversees maintenance and management of water and wastewater facilities.
    • Nov.
      Won the 2014 Nikkei Global Environmental Technology Award for Excellence for our joint research on simultaneous nitrification and denitrification treatment systems with the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bureau of Sewerage and Tokyo Metropolitan Sewerage Service Corporation
    • Dec.
      Listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
      Started the Toyokawa Water Purification Center Sludge Treatment Facility Development and Operation Project, the first sewage project in Japan to use the RO* method.
      *An abbreviation for Rehabilitate-Operate. The term refers to renewal and repair, etc., followed by operation and management.

    2015

    • Jan.
      One of the world's largest water treatment plant ozone systems begins operation in the U.S. (Wylie Water Treatment Plant, Texas)
    • Feb.
      Signed an agreement with Yokohama Waterworks Bureau for the "W-eco’p" (Wecop) water source ecological project
    • Mar.
      Received the Gold Award in the Water Technology Company of the Year category at the Global Water Awards 2015
    • Apr.
      Started cooperation with NTT DATA Corporation in the field of services related to water supply and sewage
    • Sep.
      "METAWATER Presents Mizuoto Sketch" begins airing on TBS Radio
    • Oct.
      Received the first contract for the construction and operation of a recycling facility (waste recycling facility of the Gotemba City-Oyama Town Regional Administrative Association) using the PFI method

    2016

    • Jan.
      Aqua-Aerobic Systems, Inc.,
      a U.S. water treatment engineering company, becomes a wholly owned subsidiary.
    • Dec.
      Obtained ISO 55001 (asset management system) certification

    2017

    • Nov.
      Established a facility operation training center in anticipation of further comprehensiveness and wider area management of the water supply and sewage business
      Established "Island," a satellite space, as part of our work style reform efforts

    2018

    • Mar.
      Underwrote a third-party allotment of new shares of SkySeeker Co., Ltd. and entered into a capital and business alliance with the company
    • Apr.
      10th anniversary of establishment
    • Sep.
      New corporate philosophy established: 続くために。」を発表

    2019

    • Feb.
      Singapore Representative Office established
    • Oct.
      Repurchased treasury stock and conducted a tender offer for treasury stock

    2020

    • Apr.
      Wigen Companies, Inc. in the U.S. becomes a wholly owned subsidiary to expand business in North America.

    2021

    • Jan.
      Disposed of treasury stock through a third-party allotment and cancelled treasury stock