Tokin Corporation
Japanese manufacturing company
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TOKIN Corporation is a Japanese electrical and electronic industrial and automotive parts manufacturing company. Since April 2017 it has been a wholly owned subsidiary of KEMET Corporation. Previously it was named NEC TOKIN (NECトーキン株式会社, NEC Tōkin Kabushiki-gaisha) and was part of the NEC Group.[1] It is headquartered in Shiroishi, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.[1]
- Japan Specialty Metals KK (日本特殊金属株式会社)
- Tohoku Metal Industries KK (東北金属工業株式会社)
- KK Tōkin (株式会社トーキン)
Native name | トーキン |
|---|---|
| Company type | KK |
| Industry | Electrical components |
| Predecessors |
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| Founded | April 8, 1938 |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | Electrical and electronic parts |
| Parent | Yageo Corporation |
| Website | www |
In February 2013, KEMET Corporation invested in the company to provide capital for Tokin to expand its business.[2] After this investment, KEMET owned 34% of the company, and NEC owned a 66% controlling share.
In September 2015, TOKIN pleaded guilty to fixing the prices of electrolytic capacitors between 2002 and 2013 in a criminal lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California by the United States Department of Justice, and was required to pay a fine of $13.8 million USD.[3]
In April 2017, KEMET purchased a 61% controlling interest, making Tokin its wholly owned subsidiary. Once the purchase was complete, the company changed its name to "TOKIN Corporation".[4]
