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Company History
1941 -
| Jul. 1941 |
Japan Bearing Production Co., Ltd. is founded in Kobe. (The company name is changed to Nippon Yushi Industry Co., Ltd. in 1944.) |
| Dec. 1951 |
Tokyo Oil Seal Industry Co., Ltd. merges with Nippon Yushi Industry Co., Ltd. and the company name is changed to Nippon Oil Seal Industry Co., Ltd. (Later named NOK CORPORATION), capital of ¥7 million. |
| Jun. 1954 |
Head office and Tokyo Plant are relocated to Ota-ku, Tokyo. |
| Mar. 1960 |
Capital participation agreement is concluded with FREUDENBERG (Germany). |
| Aug. 1960 |
Fujisawa Plant is established in Fujisawa city, Kanagawa Prefecture. |
| Oct. 1961 |
NOK CORPORATION is listed on the Tokyo and Nagoya stock exchanges. |
| Dec. 1961 |
Head office is moved to Chuo-ku. |
| Jun. 1963 |
Saga Plant is established in Nakabaru-cho, Saga Prefecture. |
| Oct. 1964 |
Nippon Sealol Co., Ltd. is established as a subsidiary.(Currently known as EAGLE INDUSTRY CO., LTD., one of affiliated companies) |
| Jan. 1966 |
Head office is relocated to 1-12-15 Shiba Daimon, Minato-ku, Tokyo. |
| Aug. 1967 |
Shizuoka Plant is established in Sagara-cho, Shizuoka Prefecture. |
| Mar. 1968 |
NOK-USA, Inc. is founded as an American subsidiary.(The company name is changed to NOK INC. in January 1980.) |
| Apr. 1968 |
Fukushima Plant is established in Fukushima city, Fukushima Prefecture. |
| Nov. 1969 |
NIPPON MEKTRON, LTD. is founded as a subsidiary. |
1970 -
| April 1970 |
Kumamoto Plant is established in Aso-cho, Kumamoto Prefecture. |
| Nov. 1973 |
Singapore Oil Seal Co. is established as a Singaporean subsidiary. |
| Dec. 1973 |
Seiwa Chemical Co., Ltd. is founded as a subsidiary. |
| Dec. 1974 |
Tokai Plant is established in Ogasa-cho, Shizuoka Prefecture. |
| Dec. 1976 |
NOK KLUEBER CO., LTD. is established as a subsidiary. |
| Mar. 1977 |
NOK CORPORATION takes an equity stake in Ru Brazil (Brazil). (The company name is changed to FREUDENBERG COMPONENTS LTD. in July 1988.) |
| Mar. 1978 |
NOK CORPORATION takes an equity stake in PYUNG HWA OIL SEAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD. (Korea). |
| Apr. 1979 |
NIPPON MELTRON, LTD. merges with Seiwa Chemical Co., Ltd. |
1980 -
| Jul. 1985 |
The company name of Nippon Oil Seal Industry Co., Ltd. is changed to NOK CORPORATION. |
| Sep. 1986 |
Mektec Corp. (Taiwan) Pte. Ltd. is established as a Taiwanese sub-subsidiary. |
| Aug. 1987 |
Nihonmatsu Plant is established in Nihonmatsu city, Fukushima Prefecture. |
| Dec. 1987 |
NOK Eagle Korea Co., Ltd. is established as a Korean subsidiary. |
| Oct. 1988 |
THAI NOK CO., Ltd. is established as a Thai subsidiary. |
| Mar. 1989 |
NOK EG&G Optoelectronics Co., Ltd. is established as a subsidiary. (The company name is changed to NEOPT CORPORATION in January 2000.) |
| Jul. 1989 |
FREUDENBERG-NOK G.P. is established as a joint venture between the U.S. subsidiary IPC Co., Ltd. of FREUDENBERG Co. and NOK Inc. |
1990 -
| Oct. 1990 |
NOK CORPORATION takes an equity stake in Freudenberg Angus LP (UK). (The company name is changed to FREUDENBERG TECHNICAL PRODUCTS LP. in January 1993.) |
| Sep. 1992 |
NOK CORPORATION takes an equity stake in CHANGCHUN NOK-FREUDENBERG OIL SEAL CO., LTD. in China. |
| Dec. 1994 |
NOK FREUDENBERG ASIA HOLDING Co., LTD. is established as an affiliated company in Singapore. |
| Apr. 1995 |
Mektec Corp. (Thailand) Pte. Ltd. is established as a Thai sub-subsidiary. |
| Jun. 1995 |
WUXI NOK-FREUDENBERG OILSEAL CO., LTD. is established as an affiliated company in China. |
| May 1996 |
P.T. NOK INDONESIA is established as an Indonesian subsidiary. |
| Jul. 1996 |
NOK ASIA CO., PTE. LTD. is established as a Singaporean subsidiary. |
| Jul. 1996 |
Siam NOK Corporation is established as a Thai subsidiary. |
| Aug. 1997 |
Mektec Corp. (Zhuhai) Pte. Ltd. is established as a Chinese sub-subsidiary. |
| Dec. 1998 |
NOK CORPORATION takes an equity stake in INTEGRAL ACCUMULATOR GMBH & Co. KG (Germany). |
2000 -
| Nov. 2000 |
Sigma Freudenberg NOK PVT. Ltd. is established in India a as affiliated company. |
| Dec. 2000 |
NOK (Wuxi) Seal Products Co., Ltd. is established as a Chinese subsidiary. |
| Mar. 2001 |
NOK Precision Component Thailand Co., Ltd. is established as a Thai subsidiary. |
| Jun. 2001 |
The company name of Singapore Oil Seal Co. is changed to NOK Precision Component Singapore. |
| Apr.2002 |
NIPPON MEKTRON LTD. a subsidiary company, spins off UNIMATEC CO., LTD. |
| Apr. 2002 |
NOK (Wuxi) Vibracoustic China Co., Ltd. is established as a subsidiary. |
| Jul. 2002 |
Mektec Corp. (Suzhou) Pte. Ltd. is established as a Chinese subsidiary of a sub-subsidiary. |
| Jan. 2003 |
All shares of Ishino Gasket Manufacturing Co., Ltd. are acquired as a consolidated subsidiary. |
| Mar. 2004 |
All shares of Hokushin Corporation are acquired as a consolidated subsidiary. |
| Sep. 2004 |
VIETNAM NOK CO.,LTD. is established as a Vietnamese subsidiary. |
| Mar. 2005 |
All shares of Nitto Kogyo Co., Ltd. are acquiredas a consolidated subsidiary. |
| Apr. 2005 |
Shonan-development center is established in Fujisawa city, Kanagawa Prefecture. |
| Oct. 2006 |
NOK's Electronics FPC sales department transferred to NIPPON MEKTRON LTD. |
| Apr. 2007 |
SYNZTEC CO. LTD. is established as a result of a merger between Hokushin Corp. and Nitto Kogyo Co., Ltd. |
| Jul. 2009 |
Affiliated company named Tongfang NOK (Wuxi) Membrane Technology Co.,Ltd. established in China. |
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