NOK Corporation
 Logo since Apirl 2024 | |
Native name | NOK株式会社 |
|---|---|
Romanized name | NOK kabushiki gaisha |
| Public | |
| Traded as | TYO: 7240 |
| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Founded 📆 | 18 November 1939 (as Edogawa Seiki Co., Ltd. 江戸川精機株式会社) [1] |
| Founder 👔 | Seigo Tsuru |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | Shibadaimon, Minato, Tokyo, Japan |
Area served 🗺️ | Worldwide |
Key people | Masao Tsuru (CEO) |
| Products 📟 | Oil seals, Mechanical Srals and Electronic Components |
| Revenue🤑 |  ¥750.502 billion(2024).[2] |
| Members | |
Number of employees | 37,913 (2023)[3] |
| 🌐 Website | www |
| 📇 Address | |
| 📞 telephone | |
NOK Corporation (NOK株式会社 NOK kabushiki gaisha), commonly referred to as NOK, is a Japanese manufacturing company specializing in the production of sealing products, functional parts, and electronic components. Founded in 1939 and headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan.
NOK is an independent automotive parts supplier, and has business relationships with major Japan's complete vehicle manufacturers. NOK's business is conducted by three main companies(主要三社): NOK, Eagle Industries(EKK) and Nippon Mektron(MEK). NOK primarily develops and manufactures oil seals and manages R&D of the group. EKK handles the mechanical seal business, expanding into industrial and aviation field. The electronical components business is conducted by MEK. Overseas sales account for about 60% of the company's total sales[4], with seal production bases in Vietnam and Thailand, and FPC production bases in China[5]
History[edit]
NOK was initially founded as Nippon Oil Seal Industry Co., Ltd. in 1939. The company began by manufacturing oil seals and various rubber products, gradually expanding its product range and technological capabilities.
In March 1960, a captical participation agreement is concluded with Freudenberg Group in Germany.
In January 1966, the head office was moved to Minato-ku, Tokyo.
In March, 1968, NOK-USA Inc., was founded in the USA.
Related companies[edit]
- Freudenberg Group[6]: strategic partnership
- Eagle Industries: wholly-owned sucsidiary of machanical seal manufacturing
- Nippon Mektron: wholly-owned sucsidiary of Electronic Component manufacturing
References[edit]
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