Akebono Brake Industry Co., Ltd.
Company Profile
■URL
https://www.akebono-brake.com/english/index.html
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Business Overview
-The Company is Japan's largest brake manufacturer. The Company has a 47% market share disk brake-pads in the OEM market in Japan, according to the Company’s announcements.
-On January 29, 2019, the Company filed for a business-revitalization ADR, which was accepted.
Akebono Brake to fully repay existing loans with syndicated loan
-Akebono Brake Industry Co., Ltd. (Akebono Brake) announced that the Board of Directors meeting held on June 14 resolved to receive a syndicated loan with Deutsche Bank AG, Tokyo Branch as arranger and fully repay the existing loans amounting to JPY 49.0 billion at the end of June 2024 with the syndicated loan and its own funds. The existing loans are expected to be repaid with the syndicated loan of JPY 32.0 billion and JPY 17.0 billion of its own funds. The Company also announced that the Business Turnaround Plan period will be completed as of June 28, 2024. (From an article in the Nikkan Jidosha Shimbun on June 17, 2024)
Shareholders
-Listed on the Prime Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. | (As of Mar. 31, 2024) |
Name or Company Name | Investment Ratio (%) |
Toyota Motor Corp. | 11.59 |
The Master Trust Bank of Japan ,Ltd. (trust account) | 9.09 |
Isuzu Motors Ltd. | 9.06 |
Aisin Corporation | 2.34 |
Akebono Brake SEIWAKON Employee's Shareholding Association | 2.08 |
Private shareholders | 1.72 |
Secom Co., Ltd. | 1.49 |
Marubeni-Itochu Steel Inc. | 1.49 |
Suzuki Motor Corporation | 1.31 |
Mizuho Bank, Ltd. | 1.30 |
Total | 41.52 |
Products
Brakes
-Disc brakes
- Opposed piston type
- Floating caliper type
-Friction material for disc brakes
- Disc brake pads
-Drum brakes
- Leading/Trailing shoe type
- Two leading shoe type
- Duo-servo type
-Friction material for drum brakes
- Drum brake linings
-Corner modules
Sensors
-Acceleration sensors
-Acceleration sensors; stand-alone type
-Angular rate sensors
-Sensor clusters
History
1929 | Established Akebono Asbestos (Silicate Cotton) Kogyosyo. Began manufacturing of woven linings and clutch facings |
1936 | Reorganized as Akebono Asbestos (Silicate Cotton) Industry Co., Ltd. |
1940 | Established and started operations at the Hanyu Factory. |
1944 | Renamed Akebono Weapon Industry Co., Ltd. |
1945 | Renamed Akebono Asbestos (Silicate Cotton) Industry Co., Ltd. |
1946 | Renamed Akebono Industry Co., Ltd. |
1951 | Completed the Akebono-type brake lining friction testing device. |
1952 | Began manufacturing anti-friction resin for railcars. |
1954 | Established a plant within the Hanyu Factory to manufacture clutch facings. |
1957 | Began manufacturing brake shoe assemblies in the Itabashi Factory. |
1960 | Renamed Akebono Brake Industry Co., Ltd. Entered into a brake-related technical assistance agreement with Bendix USA. |
1961 | Entered into a lining-related technical assistance agreement with Bendix USA. Listed on the Second Section of Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
1971 | Set up and began operations at the Fukushima Factory. Completed building the Akebono Headquarters Building in Nihonbashi, Tokyo. |
1980 | Established Akebono America Inc. in Chicago as an overseas affiliated company. |
1983 | Listed on the First Section of Tokyo Stock Exchange. Renamed as the Akebono Brake Central Technology Research Center Co., Ltd. |
2000 | Established AkebonoTech. |
2000 | Bridgestone acquired a 3% share in the Company. With Kayaba Industry Co., Ltd., the three companies will cooperate in the development of modular systems for automotive suspension components. |
2000 | Established a sales company in October 2000 to sell brake friction materials for use in maintenance via the Internet. Full-scale Internet sales will enable an early increase in sales of brake friction materials used in maintenance. |
2001 | Established Akebono Brake Fukushima Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Established Akebono Brake Miharu Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (currently an affiliate) Established Akebono Management Service Co., Ltd. (currently an affiliate) Established new premises called Akebono Crystal Wing in Hanyu, Saitama Prefecture. |
2002 | Established Akebono Brake Iwatsuki Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (currently an affiliate) |
2001 | Established Akebono Brake Fukushima Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Established Akebono Brake Miharu Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Akebono Member Corporation North America) in Michigan, USA a subsidiary of Akebono Corporation) Established AMTEC Brake LLC in Kentucky, USA a subsidiary of Akebono Corporation) Established ARC Brake LLC in Kentucky, USA a subsidiary of Akebono Corporation) |
2002 | Established Akebono Brake Iwatsuki Manufacturing Co., Ltd. |
2003 | Established Akebono Corporation Asia PTE Ltd. in Singapore., Akebono Brake Tatebayashi Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Akebono 123 Co., Ltd. (currently a consolidated subsidiary) and the US incorporated company Akebono Receivable corporation PTE. LTD. (a subsidiary of Akebono Corporation, Michigan) (currently consolidated subsidiary). |
2004 | Established a Germany-based company, Akebono Europe GmbH (a subsidiary of Akebono Europe S.A.S., Hessen) (currently a consolidated subsidiary), a China-based company, Akebono Corporation (Guangzhou) (currently a consolidated subsidiary) and another China-based company Akebono Corporation (Suzhou) (currently a consolidated subsidiary). |
2005 | Established Akebono Brake Hanyu Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (currently a consolidated subsidiary) and APS Corp. (currently a consolidated subsidiary). Absorbing Sanyo Hydraulic Industries Co., Ltd., Sanyo Brake Industry Co., Ltd. has become Akebono Brake Sanyo Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (currently a consolidated subsidiary). |
2006 | Absorbed Akebono Brake Engineering Co., Ltd. Akebono Brake Fukushima Manufacturing Co., Ltd. absorbed Akebono Brake Tatebayashi Co., Ltd. Established Akebono Brake (Thailand) Co., Ltd., which is currently a consolidated company. Established Akebono Advanced Engineering Ltd., which is now a consolidated company. |
2007 | Established Akebono Brake Europe N.V., a subsidiary in Belgium (currently a consolidated subsidiary); and a casting foundry in Tatebayashi City, Gunma Prefecture, Japan. Akebono Arras S.A.S was absorbed by Akebono Europe S.A.S. and ceased operations. |
2008 | Started operations at the Tatebayashi Foundry. |
2009 | Received transfer of part of brake operations from Robert Bosch L.L.C, U.S. corporation of Robert Bosch GmbH, and established ABMA LLC, a current consolidated subsidiary located in Elizabeth, Kentucky. |
2010 | Renameed its Indonesian local subsidiary to P.T. Akebono Brake Astra Indonesia, which is a consolidated subsidiary, from PT. Tri Dharma Wisesa. |
2012 | Established Akebono Brake Mexico S.A. de C.V., which is currently a consolidated subsidiary. |
2013 | Established Akebono Engineering Center, Europe S.A.S., which is currently a consolidated subsidiary. |
2014 | Established Akebono Advanced Engineering Co., Ltd., which is currently a consolidated subsidiary. Established Akebono Brake Slovakia s.r.o., which is currently a consolidated subsidiary. Established A&M Casting (Thailand) Co., Ltd., which is currently a consolidated subsidiary. |
2016, April | Absorbed three wholly owned subsidiaries (Akebono Brake Industrial Machinery & Rolling Stock Component Sales Co.; APS Corporation; and Akebono Sensor Technology Co.) becoming the surviving company. |
2017 | Acquired all the outstanding shares in Akebono Europe S.A.S. and all the equity in Akebono Brake s.r.o from Akebono Brake Europe N.V. |
2019 | Established Akebono Cooperation (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (currently a consolidated subsidiary). |
2019 | Filed an ADR for reorganization. |
2022 | Moved from the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange to the Prime Market due to the TSE's reorganization. |
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Archives of Past Exhibits
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