company profile

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company name
TSUBAKI NAKASHIMA CO.,LTD.
businesses
Manufacturing and sales of precision balls and rollers used in bearings and other critical applications across the aerospace and defense, automotive, industrial, energy, medical, and consumer industries. Manufacturing and sales of industrial and medical-grade plastic injection molded components and large-scale blowers.
title and name of representative
Director, Representative Executive Officer, CEO
Itaru Matsuyama
global headquarter
5F Nomura Midosuji Hommachi bldg, 4-2-12, Honmachi, Chuo-ku, Osaka, Japan
registered company address
19, Shakudo, Katsuragi-shi, Nara, Japan
established
June 1, 1936 (Founded in 1934)
capital
17,116.73 million yen (As of December 31, 2024)
stock exchange listing
The Prime Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
executives
Director, Representative Executive Officer, CEO Itaru Matsuyama Director, Executive Officer, CFO Yoichi Ueda Director, Executive Officer, CHRO Anna Dolgikh Independent Outside Director Keizo Tannawa Independent Outside Director Noboru Yamamoto Independent Outside Director Tadatomo Kato Independent Outside Director Yuri Kato
employees
2,776 (as of December 31, 2024)

history

since 1934

1934
1934
Founded as Toyo Steel Ball Seisakusho in Nara Prefecture, Japan and started manufacturing steel balls for bicycles.
1936
Moved the plant to its current location in Katsuragi City, Nara Prefecture, and established as Toyo Steel Ball Seisakusho General Partnership Company.
1939
Launched as a joint-stock company as Toyo Steel Ball Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
1940
1941
Began manufacturing and sale of chrome steel balls, the cornerstone of steel balls for bearings.
1950
1951
The plant was approved by JIS (Japan Industrial Standards).
1954
Changed name to Tsubakimoto Steel Ball Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
1959
Started manufacturing and sale of ball screws. Went public on the OTC market in Osaka.
1960
1961
Listed on the second section of both the Tokyo and Osaka Stock Exchanges.
1968
Company was renamed to Tsubakimoto Precision Products Co., Ltd.
1969
Completed and started operation of Koriyama Plant in Japan as a manufacturing plant of ball screws.
1970
1973
Started manufacturing and sale of ceramic balls, using spherical surface processing technology.
1980
1980
Listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange.
1988
Acquired Tsubaki Steel Ball Co., Ltd. (Okayama Plant) in Japan.
Listed on the first section of both the Tokyo and Osaka Stock Exchanges.
1990
1990
Acquired the assets of Hoover Group’s steel ball division in the United States, and accordingly acquired Cumming Plant and Sault Ste. Marie Plant.
1996
Merged with Nakashima Seisakusho Co., Ltd. in Japan, TSUBAKI NAKASHIMA CO.,LTD. was established, and accordingly acquired Sechibaru Plant.
2000
2002
Established Taicang Plant in China.
2003
Acquired Poland Plant.
2006
Acquired Chongqing Plant in China.
2007
Delisted from the Tokyo and Osaka Stock Exchanges through a MEBO.
2010
2010
Established Taiwan Plant.
Established India Plant 1.
2013
Acquired United Kingdom Plant and Thailand Plant.
2015
Opened Osaka Office as a group headquarter in Japan.
Established Korea Distribution Center.
Re-listed on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
2017
Acquired Precision Bearing Components Group of NN Inc., and accordingly acquired Mountain City Plant and Erwin Plant in the United States, Netherlands Plant, Pinerolo Plant in Italy, Slovakia Plant, Bosnia and Herzegovina Plant and Kunshan Plant in China.
2020
2020
Released Sustainability Report (current ESG Report) for the first time.
Sault Ste. Marie Plant received FDA Registration to promote sales of medical products.
2021
Certified IATF 16949.
Established a Sustainability Committee to become a sustainable and profitable company.
2022
Acquired third-class marketing license for medical devices.
Transferred to the Prime Market of Tokyo Stock Exchange.
2023
Acquired Mirandola Plant in Italy.
Established India Plant 2.
Closed Netherlands Plant.
2024
Merged with Tsubaki Steel Ball Co., Ltd. (Okayama Plant) in Japan.
Closed Korea Distribution Center.
2025
Transferred the manufacturing and sales business of ball screws and ball ways to MinebeaMitsumi Inc.
Precision balls
Precision machinery
Robotic arms

executive officers

CEO

Director, Representative Executive Officer, CEO

Itaru Matsuyama

BIOGRAPHY BIOGRAPHY

business experience

  • 2001 - Boston Consulting Group
  • 2009 - DuPont, US HQ, Electronics & Communications, Regional Business Director
  • 2017 - KKR, Tokyo/NY Office, Portfolio Team, Director
  • 2021 - Boston Consulting Group, NY Office, Transform practice, Partner & Director/Chief Transformation Officer Expert
  • 2024 - Tsubaki Nakashima, Executive Officer
  • 2024 - Tsubaki Nakashima, Representative Executive Officer, CEO
  • 2025 - Tsubaki Nakashima, Director, Representative Executive Officer, CEO
CFO

Director, Executive Officer, CFO

Yoichi Ueda

BIOGRAPHY BIOGRAPHY

business experience

  • 2001 - Deloitte Tohmatsu Consulting Co., Ltd. (currently ABeam Consulting Ltd.)
  • 2003 - SoftBank BB Corp. (currently SoftBank Corp.)
  • 2009 - Janssen Pharmaceutical K.K. (Johnson & Johnson Group)
  • 2019 - Janssen Pharmaceutical K.K., Finance Director (Singapore)
  • 2023 - Toshiba Carrier Corporation (currently Carrier Japan Corporation), Director/Operations Finance
  • 2024 - Tsubaki Nakashima, Executive Officer, CFO
  • 2025 - Tsubaki Nakashima, Director, Executive Officer, CFO
CHRO

Director, Executive Officer, CHRO

Anna Dolgikh

*Chief Human Resources Officer

BIOGRAPHY BIOGRAPHY

business experience

  • 1996 - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  • 1998 - Boeing Operations International
  • 2000 - RRC Telecommunications
  • 2000 - British American Tobacco p.l.c.
  • 2019 - British American Tobacco p.l.c., Group Head of Talent and Organisational Effectiveness
  • 2020 - Reynolds American Inc., Senior Vice President, Chief HR & Inclusion Officer
  • 2024 - Tsubaki Nakashima, Executive Officer, CHRO
  • 2025 - Tsubaki Nakashima, Director, Executive Officer, CHRO

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