Futaba Industrial Co., Ltd.
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Company Profile
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https://www.futabasangyo.com/en/
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Business Overview
-A major manufacturer of stamped automotive parts. Its main products include exhaust and fuel system parts, body and interior parts, and suspension parts.
-The Company operates in Japan, North America, Europe, China, and other Asian markets. In the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026, sales to the Toyota Group, including Daihatsu and Hino Motors, accounted for 80.0% of total sales. The Company also supplies major OEMs including Suzuki, Mitsubishi Motors, the Nissan Group (including Nissan Shatai), and Honda.
-Exhaust System Parts Business: The Company has the largest share of the Japanese automotive muffler market. It conducts all processes in-house, including design, evaluation, production-equipment development, and manufacturing.
-Body Parts Business: The Company’s strengths include die structures and joining technologies compatible with cold-formed ultra-high-tensile steel, stress analysis using advanced CAE technologies, optimization of die shapes, and zone development, through which it makes proposals to customers from the planning and conceptual stages of vehicle development.
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【JSAE 2026】Futaba Industrial evaluates performance of dashboard reinforcements using simulatorMr. Umemoto, Function Manager |
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Shareholders
| -Listed on the Prime Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and the Premier Market of the Nagoya Stock Exchange. | (As of Mar. 31, 2026) |
| Name or Company Name | Investment Ratio (%) |
| Toyota Motor Corporation | 31.48 |
| The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account) | 10.03 |
| Futaba Cooperative Shareholding Association | 3.79 |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation | 3.43 |
| Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account) | 2.85 |
| Futaba Employees Stockholding Association | 1.86 |
| STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY 505223 (Standing Proxy: Mizuho Bank, Ltd., Settlement & Clearing Services Division) | 1.72 |
| Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. Retirement Benefit Trust (Mizuho Bank Account), Re-trustee: Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. | 1.63 |
| MUFG Bank, Ltd. | 1.44 |
| DFA INTL SMALL CAP VALUE PORTFOLIO (Standing Proxy: Citibank, N.A., Tokyo Branch) | 1.27 |
| Total | 59.55 |
Products
Body parts
-Body frame parts
-Front pillar upper outer
-Front pillar lower outer
-Cowl assembly
-Wheel house inner/outer subassembly
-Rear floor side member subassembly
Interior parts
-Instrument panel reinforcement
Exhaust system parts
-Exhaust systems
-Exhaust manifolds
-Diesel exhaust gas post-treatment device
Suspension parts
-Front suspension subframes
-Trailing arms
-Rear axle beams
-Engine undercovers
Fuel system parts
-Canisters
-Fuel inlet pipes
Environmental system parts
-Exhaust heat recovery device (POWEREV)
History
| Mar. 1935 | Established Kanto Heavy Industrial Co., Ltd. in Tokyo for the production and sales of munitions, parts for automobiles and aircraft, and metal containers. |
| Feb. 1946 | Changed the Company name to Futaba Industrial Co., Ltd. and started to produce fishing net machines and furniture made from pipes in Naka-Machi, Okazaki City, Aichi Pref. |
| May 1948 | Started production of automotive parts and welding machines. |
| May 1957 | Established Nagoya Plant. |
| Sep. 1959 |
Established Midori Plant in conjunction with its expansion of automotive parts production. |
| Oct. 1966 | Shifted headquarters and Okazaki Plant to present location and expanded business operations. |
| Nov. 1968 | Listed on the Second Section of the Nagoya Stock Exchange. |
| May 1969 | Built Anjo Plant as a special plant for automotive mufflers. |
| Jun. 1971 | Built Mutsumi Plant as a designated plant to produce for office equipment components. |
| Mar. 1980 | Built Tahara Plant in conjunction with the expansion of automotive parts production. |
| Dec. 1980 | Listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
| Sep. 1986 | Listed on the First Section of both the Tokyo and Nagoya Stock Exchanges. |
| Apr. 1991 | The Company established Futaba Imari Co., Ltd. in Saga Prefecture. |
| May 1993 | Built Kota Plant to specialize in producing automotive mufflers. |
| Sep. 1993 | Closed Anjo Plant. |
| Nov. 1994 | Established FIC America Corporation in Illinois, US. (currently a consolidated subsidiary) |
| Mar. 1997 | Finished building the headquarters building. |
| Feb. 2000 | Established Futaba Hiraizumi in Iwate Prefecture. |
| Dec. 2000 | Futaba Industrial Co., Ltd. announced the conclusion of a joint business agreement with US Tenneco Automotive in the UK. The business was established in December with capital investment of 51% by Futaba and 49% by Tenneco. |
| Oct. 2001 | Established Futaba Indiana of America Corporation (currently a consolidated subsidiary) in Indiana, USA. |
| Feb. 2002 | Established Tian Jin Shuang Mechanical Industrial Company (currently a consolidated subsidiary) in Tian Jin City, China. |
| Mar. 2002 | Established FIO Automotive Canada Corporation (currently a consolidated subsidiary) in Ontario, Canada. |
| Dec. 2002 | Established Futaba Czech S.R.O (currently a consolidated subsidiary) in the Czech republic. |
| Jan. 2004 | Established Tian jin shuang mechanical industrial (currently a consolidated subsidiary) in Tianjin Development Area in China. |
| Mar. 2004 | Acquired Ryowa Sheet and Metal Processing Co. Ltd. (currently a consolidated subsidiary) located in Chiryu-shi, Aichi prefecture. |
| Apr. 2004 | Changed the name of Ryowa Sheet and Metal Processing Co. Ltd. to Futaba Chiryu Corp. |
| Oct. 2004 | Established Guangzhou Futaba Auto Parts Co., Ltd. in Guangzhou, China (a consolidated subsidiary). |
| Nov. 2004 | Closed down the Nagoya plant. |
| Dec. 2004 | Established Futaba Industrial UK Ltd. in Derbyshire, UK (a consolidated subsidiary). |
| Feb. 2005 | Established Futaba Industrial Texas Corp. in Texas, USA (a consolidated subsidiary). |
| Aug. 2005 | Established Dongguan Futaba Metal Products Co., Ltd. in Dongguan, China., which is currently a consolidated subsidiary. |
| Apr. 2006 | Merged and absorbed Futaba Chiryu Corp., reorganizing it as its Chiryu plant. |
| Dec. 2007 | Established FMI Automotive Components Ltd. in India |
| Dec. 2011 | Established a consolidated subsidiary, PT. Futaba Industrial Indonesia, in Bekasi Regency, Indonesia. |
| Jan. 2012 | Established Changsha Futaba Auto Parts Co., Ltd., a consolidated subsidiary, in Hunan Province, China. |
| Apr. 2012 | Changed the name of Futaba Imari Co, Ltd. to Futaba Kyushu, Co., Ltd., currently a consolidated subsidiary. |
| Dec. 2012 | Established Chongqing Futaba Automotive Parts Co., Ltd., currently a consolidated subsidiary, in Chongqing, China. |
| Apr. 2016 | Futaba Kyushu Co., Ltd. (a consolidated subsidiary) moved its headquarters to Nogata City, Fukuoka Prefecture. |
| Feb. 2017 | Increased the allocation of third-party stock shares, raising total capital to JPY 16,820 million. |
| Feb. 2017 | Established Futaba Industrial Gujarat Private Limited (currently a consolidated subsidiary). |
| May 2017 | Changed the company name of Futaba-Tenneco U.K. Ltd. to Futaba Manufacturing U.K. Ltd. (currently a consolidated subsidiary). |
| Mar. 2018 | Sold Chongqing Futaba Automotive Parts Co., Ltd., subsidiary in China. |
| Jan. 2019 | Futaba Manufacturing UK Ltd. and Futaba Industrial UK Ltd. merged their operations. |
| Jul. 2020 | Established Futaba (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. in the Tianjin, China Development Zone. (Currently a consolidated subsidiary). |
| Jun. 2021 | Sold Futaba Motor Products (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. |
| Dec. 2021 | Liquidated Futaba Changzhou Engineering & Marketing Co., Ltd. |
| Apr. 2022 | Moved to the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market and the Nagoya Stock Exchange Premium Market |
| Mar. 2024 | Withdrew from the Information Device Business |
| Aug. 2024 | Liquidated Futaba Technology Co., Ltd. |
| Apr. 2025 | Merged Futaba Sumi Co., Ltd. and reorganized it as the Sumi Plant. |
| Jul. 2025 | Liquidated Changsha Futaba Auto Parts Co., Ltd. |
| Feb. 2026 | Sold Tianjin Shuang Shye Mechanical Industrial Co., Ltd. |
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