Nabtesco Corporation
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Business Overview
-The Company is a manufacturer of brakes and precision reduction gear components, equipment, and devices.
-Nabtesco Automotive Co., Ltd. is engaged in the automotive business, which is under the Transportation Business. It manufactures brakes, drive-control and safety devices.
-The Company had 75% of the market share in Japan for commercial-vehicle wedge-chambers, and 70% of the market share for commercial-vehicle air-dryers, according to the Company's own marketing research.
Shareholders
| -Listed on the Prime Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. | (As of Dec. 31, 2022) |
| Name or Company Name | Investment Ratio (%) |
| The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. | 15.21 |
| Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account) | 4.33 |
| JR Central | 4.30 |
| FANUC Corporation | 3.12 |
| Harmonic Drive Systems Inc. | 2.71 |
| SMBC Nikko Securities | 2.69 |
| BBH (LUX) FOR FIDELITY FUNDS-GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY POOL | 2.45 |
| BNYM AS AGT/CLTS 10 PERCENT | 2.43 |
| THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON 140042 | 2.00 |
| J.P. MORGAN BANK LUXEMBOURG S.A. 381572 | 1.56 |
| Total | 40.79 |
Products
Air brake products
Electronic Controlled Module Air Dryer
Timer Purge Type Air Dryer
Electronic Controlled Module Air Dryer "without ECU"
Air Dryer "without PurgeTank"
Module Air Dryer "Integrated Purge Tank Type"
Oil Mist Separator
Standard Chamber
Spring Chamber "Double Diaphragm Type"
Spring Chamber "Piston Type"
Air Dryer "for Middle Duty"
Parking Brake Valve
Brake Valve
Multi Protection Valve
Relay Valve
Pressure Reducing Valve
Solenoid Valve
Relay Emergency Valve
Hose Coupling
Oil Catcher
Hydraulic products, Others
Clutch Master Cylinder with integrated Metal Diaphragm Damper
Clutch Operating Cylinder
Cultch Operating Cylinder with integrated Orifice Valve
Orifice Valve
Clutch Damper Cylinder
Quick Coupler
Electric Vacuum Pump
Electric Vacuum Pump for Emergency
History
| 1925 | Nippon Air Brake Co., Ltd. was established in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture. |
| 1934 | Became the first company to succeed in producing automobile oil brakes in Japan. Started manufacturing and selling oil brakes. |
| 1937 | Began producing and selling air brake systems for commercial vehicles. |
| 1960 | Established the Yokosuka Plant in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture. |
| 1961 | Established the Automobile Department. |
| 1968 | Established the Konan Plant in Higashinada-ku, Kobe. |
| 1972 | The Company succeeded in developing the first automotive air dryer in Japan. |
| 1984 | Established Nippon ABS Co., Ltd. through a merger with Germany-based Robert Bosch GmbH. |
| 1991 | Established the Yamagata Plant in Murayama, Yamagata Prefecture. |
| 1992 | Started operations at the Yamagata test course. Adopted a new company name, Nabco Ltd. |
| 1993 | Established Nabco Mexicana S.A. de C.V. in Mexico. |
| 1997 | The Konan Plant discontinued production of auto parts. The operations were integrated into the Yokosuka Plant and the Yamagata Plant. |
| 1998 | Launched business in seating sensors for passenger vehicles. |
| 1999 | Transferred the oil brake business and the Yokosuka Plant's operations to Bosch Braking Systems Co., Ltd. (currently called Bosch Corp.) Sold off the shares of stock it had in Nippon ABS Co,. Ltd. to Bosch. |
| 2002 | Transferred its commercial vehicle ABS business to Knorr-Bremse Commercial Vehicle Systems Japan Ltd. |
| 2003 | Established Nabtesco Automotive Products (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (NAPT) in Thailand. Established Nabtesco Corporation jointly with Nabco Ltd. and Teijin Seiki Co., Ltd. Nabco became a 100 percent subsidiary. |
| 2004 | Nabtesco Corporation absorbed Nabco Ltd. The corresponding division was named the Automotive Company. |
| Dec. 2009 | Nabtesco Corporation established Nabtesco Automotive Corporation as its wholly owned subsidiary. |
| Mar. 2010 | Business at the Automotive Company was transferred to Nabtesco Automotive Corporation, whereby operations started. |
| Feb. 2013 | Established Minda Nabtesco Automotive Pvt. Ltd. in Haryana, India. jointly with Minda. |
| Nov. 2014 | Nabtesco Automotive Products (Thailand) Co., Ltd. established a new plant in Samutprakarn, and moved to the new facility. |
| May 2016 | Established Nabtesco ITG GmbH in Sachsen, Germany. |
| Mar. 2017 | Acquired Ovalo GmbH (Germany). |
| May 2017 | Established Nabtesco Europe GmbH (Germany). |
| Nov. 2021 | Established Nabtesco Automotive (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. in China. |
| Apr. 2022 | Moved from the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange to the Prime Market due to TSE’s reorganization. |
