It was formed in 1998 with the merger of Chichibu Onoda (itself a merger of Chichibu Cement and Onoda Cement) and Nihon Cement (formerly Asano Cement).
It was established in 1998 through the combination of Chichibu Onoda (resulting from the merger of Chichibu Cement and Onoda Cement) and Nihon Cement (formerly Asano Cement).