Company Profile
| Company name | Kanemitsu Corporation |
| Location of Head Office | 20-26, Ohkura-honmachi, Akashi city, Hyogo prefecture 673-0874 |
| Founded | January 10, 1947 |
| Established | December 27, 1950 |
| President | Toshiaki Kanemitsu |
| Capital | Yen 556,073,892 |
| Employees | 237(non-consolidated) / 584 (consolidated) as of March 2018 |
| Line of business | Design, development, manufacture and sale of sheet metal pulleys for vehicles, agricultural machinery and general equipment |
Main Customers
- AISIN AW INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
- AISIN AW CO., LTD.
- AISIN SEIKI Co., Ltd.
- NE co., LTD.
- NTN Corporation
- Kubota Corporation
- GATES UNITTA ASIA COMPANY
- KYB Co., Ltd.
- JTEKT Corporation
- jATCO Ltd.
- SUBARU Corporation
- Daicel Corporation.
- Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd.
- CHUYO CO., LTD.
- TBK Co., Ltd.
- DENSO CORPORATION
- Toyota Industries Corporation
- Toyota Motor Corporation
- NSK Ltd.
- BANDO CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
- Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.
- Hino Motors, Ltd.
- Fuji Kiko Co.,Ltd.
- Mazda Motor Corporation
- Mitsubishi Motors Corporation
- Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation
- Yamada Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
and 109 companies more. 136 companies in total（in Japanese alphabetical order）
History
- 1947
- Kanemitsu Doukou Welding Ltd. was founded in east Honmachi, Akashi . Started jointing work for pipe, sheet metal, etc.
- 1952
- Purchased press machine and started making toolboxes.
- 1961
- Started selling toolboxes across Japan. Successfully developed pulleys by roll forming and started.
- 1971
- Developed the Double Pulley.
- 1975
- Successfully automated production lines by developing transfer robots in-house.
- 1978
- Developed current flagship product, the Poly-V Pulley.
- 1980
- Commenced mass-production operations at Miki Plant.
- 1985
- Incorporated and renamed as Kanemitsu Corporation.
- 1988
- Developed Boss Attached Pulley by ring-projection welding.
- 1992
- Developed Boss-integrated Pulley.
- 1993
- Commenced operations at No.2 Miki Plant.
- 1998
- Received Science and Technology Agency Award. Accepted by President Yukio Kanemitsu.Acquired ISO9001 certification.
- 1999
- Received The Medium and Small Business Research Institute Award.
Established KANEMITSU PULLEY, CO., LTD. subsidiary in Thailand. Commenced operations at Kasai Plant. - 2000
- Increased capital from ￥98.0 million to ￥176.4 million.
- 2002
- Acquired ISO9001 certification.
- 2003
- Acquired ISO14001 certification.
- 2004
- Increased capital from ￥176.4 million to ￥372.9 million.
Built No.2 Kasai Plant. - 2005
- The company was listed on the Osaka Stock Exchange,second section.
- 2006
- Established Foshan Kanemitsu Automotive Parts Co., Ltd. in China.
- 2007
- Established Kanemitsu Technical Training Center at KANEMITSU THAILAND TECHNICAL CENTER.
- 2010
- Established Kanto and Chubu Sales Offices.
- 2011
- Established Technical Center at Kasai Plant site.
- 2012
- Established JBM KANEMITSU PULLERS PVT. LTD.(joint venture) in India.
- 2013
- The company is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange second section, following integration of the Cash Equity Markets of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and the Osaka Securities Exchange.
- 2014
- Established PT. KANEMITSU SGS INDONESIA in Indonesia.
- 2015
- Established Research Center and Nagasaki Plant in Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture.
- 2016
- Established No.3 Kasai Plant at Kasai Plant site.
