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Business Diversification

Nisshinbo Holdings Inc. traces its history back to 1907 when it was founded as a specialist cotton spinning company. Over the last 100 years and more, we have used our textile spinning and processing technologies to diversity into automobile brakes, mechatronics and chemicals. We also moved into the real estate business and in 2005, we added the electronics business. In 2011 we acquired TMD Friction Group S.A.
Segment: Eletronics
Main business: - Solutions business including wireless disaster warning systems;
- Semiconductor products;
- Information and communications devices and equipment;
- Power supply units and electronic components;
- Microwave products
Core companies: - Japan Radio Co., Ltd.
- New Japan Radio Co., Ltd.
- Nagano Japan Radio Co., Ltd.
Subsidiary in Brazil: JRC do Brasil
Segment: Automobile brakes
Main business: - Friction materials: Disc Pads and brake linings
- Assembly products: Drum brake products
Core companies: - Nisshinbo Brake Inc.
- TMD Friction Group S.A.
Subsidiary in Brazil: TMD Friction do Brasil
Segment: Mechatronics
Main business: - Customized machine tools, LED mounting equipment and photovoltaic generation system business
- Precision parts processing
- Plastic molding and processing
Core companies: Nisshinbo Mechatronics Inc.
Segment: Chemicals
Main business: - Carbodilite high-performance chemical additive
- Bipolar plates for fuel cells
- Electric double-layer capacitors
- Rigid urethane foam
- Mobilon urethane elastomer
- Carbon products
Core companies: Nisshinbo Chemical Inc.
Segment: Textiles
Main business: - Shirts: Dress shirts, Casual shirts and fabric
- Textiles: Uniform fabric and casual fabric
- Denim: Jeans and denim fabric
- Others
Core companies: Nisshinbo Textile Inc.
Subsidiary in Brazil: Nisshinbo do Brasil
Segment: Real Estate
Main business: - Leasing
- Sales
Core companies: Nisshinbo Urban Development Co., Ltd.