Fuji Oozx Inc. Business Report FY2010
Business Highlights
Financial Overview |
(in million JPY) |
FY2010 (ended Mar. 2011) |
FY2009 | Rate of Change (%) |
Remarks | |
Overall | ||||
Sales | 16,062 | 13,596 | 18.1 | - |
Operating income | 1,803 | 746 | 141.7 | - |
Ordinary income | 1,764 | 874 | 101.8 | - |
Net income | 936 | 489 | 91.4 | - |
Automotive parts production business |
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Sales | 15,135 | 12,799 | 18.3 | Sales and operating profit at the automotive parts production business increased year-on-year, because the Company improved productivity, cut down on variable expenses and fix expenses, and invested heavily in affiliates overseas. |
Operating income | 1,601 | 587 | 172.7 |
New Company
ChinaThe Company will establish a new joint venture company for production of engine valves in Guangdong Province, China and start production next year on the scale of 20 million valves a year in response to increasing local production at Japanese automakers. The joint venture, which will be established in August, will conduct comprehensive production from material fabrication to final assembly process to gain competitive edge and enhance product quality. Capitalized at about 900 million yen, the joint venture is owned 67 percent by Fuji Oozx, 25 percent by a joint venture partner of TRW Asia Pacific and 8 percent by another partner of Shin Han Valve Ind. Co., Ltd. The three-party joint venture follows engine valve production in Beijing. (From an article in the Nikkan Jidosha Shimbun on June. 30, 2010)
R&D
R&D Structure
-OOZX technical center was completed in December 2006 within the Company's Shizuoka plant.
R&D Expenses |
(in million JPY) |
FY2010 | FY2009 | FY2008 | |
Overall | 182 | 192 | 155 |
R&D Activities
-The Company worked to research and develop light-weight parts and highly abrasion-resistant materials, to establish technology for manufacturing valves with high-strength materials and to enhance its research system.Technical Agreements
1) Mutual Technical Assistance Agreements(As of Mar. 31, 2011)
Partner | Items | Contents | Period |
TRW Automotive U.S. LLC (USA) |
Engine valves | Approval for non-Exclusive rights for manufacturing, sales and use | Jan. 1 1996 - (Automatic renewal) |
TRW Automotive GmbH (Germany) |
Engine valves | Approval for non-Exclusive rights for manufacturing, sales and use | Jan. 1 1996 - (Automatic renewal) |
2) Licensor
(As of Mar. 31, 2011)
Partner | Items | Contents | Period |
Wuchou Valve Industry Co., Ltd. (Taiwan) |
Engine valves | Approval for non-exclusive rights for manufacturing, sales and use of technology | Mar.14, 2005 - Jun. 29, 2011 |
Wuchou Valve Industry Co., Ltd. (Taiwan) |
Cotters | Approval for exclusive rights for manufacturing, sales and use of technology | Jun. 30, 2006 - Jun. 29, 2011 |
Shin Han Valve Ind. Co., Ltd. (Korea) |
Engine valves | Approval for exclusive rights for manufacturing, sales and use of technology | Sep. 29, 2008 - Sep. 28, 2011 |
TRW Fuji Serina Co., Ltd. (Thailand) |
Engine valves | Approval for non-exclusive rights for manufacturing, sales and use of technology | Jan. 1, 2011 - Dec. 31, 2015 |
TRW Fuji Valve Inc. (USA) |
Engine valves | Approval for non-exclusive rights for manufacturing, sales and use of technology | Sep. 15, 1988 - dissolution of JV |
Shriram Pistons & Rings (India) |
Engine valves | Approval for non-exclusive rights for manufacturing, sales and use of technology | Dec. 5, 2005 - Dec. 4, 2012 |
Fuji Valve (Guangdong) Corporation (China) |
Engine valves Cotters Retainers |
Approval for non-exclusive rights for manufacturing, sales and use of technology | Oct. 1, 2010 - Sep. 30, 2013 |
Investment Activities
Capital Expenditure |
(in million JPY) |
FY2010 | FY2009 | FY2008 | |
Overall | 567 | 224 | 291 |
Automotive parts business | 536 | 60 | 171 |
-During FY2010, the automotive parts business focused its investment activities on enhancing facilities to manufacture engine valves.
New Facilities
Facility (Location) |
Facility type | Planned Investment Amount (in million JPY) |
Start | Scheduled Completion |
Shizuoka Factory (Kikukawa-shi Shizuoka Pref.) |
Production facilities to manufacture engine valves | 195 | Mar. 2011 |
Mar. 2012 |
Maintenance and renewal | 189 | Mar. 2011 |
Mar. 2012 |