FDK Corporation
{{Expand Japanese|FDK|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox company
| name = FDK Corporation
| native_name = FDK株式会社
| romanized_name = FDK Kabushiki-gaisha
| logo = FDK Logo.svg
| logo_size = 250px
| former_names = Tokyo Electro-chemical Industry Co., Ltd. (1950-1958)
Fuji Electrochemical Co., Ltd.
| traded_as = {{tyo|6955}}
| founded = {{start date and age|1950|02|07}}
| location = Konan
| location_city = Minato, Tokyo
| location_country = Japan
| owner = PSA Group (Taiwan) (45%)
| website = https://www.fdk.co.jp/
}}
{{nihongo|FDK Corporation|FDK株式会社|FDK Kabushiki-gaisha}} is a Japanese manufacturer of electronic components, batteries, and similar products. While the company is publicly traded, 45% of its shares are owned by PSA Group (Taiwan) and 15% are owned by Toshiba.{{cite web |url=https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOUC1481H0U5A310C2000000/ |title=電池製造のFDK、台湾企業の傘下に 富士通が株式売却 |language=ja |date=2025-03-14 |trans-title=Battery manufacturer FDK comes under the umbrella of Taiwanese company; Fujitsu sells shares |accessdate=2025-05-20}}
Overview
FDK Corporation is a consolidated subsidiary of Fujitsu, named for the former company name Fuji Denki Kagaku. In the past, products were sold under the FUJI NOVEL brand, but now they are manufactured and sold under the FDK and Fujitsu brands.
As a result of Panasonic's acquisition of Sanyo Electric, FDK acquired shares in Sanyo Energy Twicell (which inherited Sanyo's nickel-metal hydride battery business other than for automotive use and separated businesses other than nickel-metal hydride batteries) and Sanyo Energy Tottori (which inherited Sanyo's cylindrical lithium primary batteries and coin-type secondary batteries).{{Cite press release |title=子会社（三洋エナジートワイセルおよび三洋エナジー鳥取）との会社分割等および子会社の株式の譲渡に関する基本合意のお知らせ |date=2009-10-28 |publisher=Sanyo (三洋電機) |url=http://panasonic.co.jp/sanyo/news/2009/10/28-1.pdf |language=ja |trans-title=Notice of Basic Agreement with Subsidiaries (SANYO Energy Twicell and SANYO Energy Tottori) Regarding Company Split and Transfer of Subsidiary Shares |accessdate=2011-10-07}}{{Dead url|date=December 2024}} On the day of the acquisition, the company names were changed to FDK Twicell Co., Ltd. and FDK Tottori Co., Ltd., respectively.{{Cite press release |title=三洋エナジートワイセル株式会社および三洋エナジー鳥取株式会社の株式取得に係る開示事項の経過報告について |date=2009-11-27 |publisher=FDK |url=http://www.fdk.co.jp/kessan-j/fdk091127b.pdf |language=ja |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610033858/http://www.fdk.co.jp/kessan-j/fdk091127b.pdf |archive-date=10 June 2015 |trans-title=Progress report on disclosure items regarding the acquisition of shares in SANYO Energy Twicell Co., Ltd. and SANYO Energy Tottori Co., Ltd. |accessdate=2011-10-07}}
FDK Twicell Co., Ltd. was later absorbed by FDK in December 2014, and FDK Tottori in October 2016.
Some of the equipment at the Washizu Plant and the Takasaki Plant (formerly FDK Twicell) were originally Toshiba Battery facilities (see each article and the history below).
References
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External links
- [https://www.fdk.co.jp/ FDK]
- {{YouTube|channel = UCMnFd7c8UDeMi440kTryecA|Fujitsu Battery}}
- {{Facebook|FujitsuBatteryGlobal|Fujitsu Battery Global}}
Category:Battery manufacturers
Category:Consumer battery manufacturers
Category:Electronics companies of Japan