- Business
- Mipox Corporation (TSE:5381) manufactures and sells polishing-related products and provides contract polishing services in Japan and internationally. Founded in 1925 and incorporated in 1941, the company is headquartered in Kanuma city, Tochigi, Japan, with production bases and subsidiaries including MIPOX Abrasives India Pvt Ltd, MIPOX Malaysia Sdn Bhd, MIPOX Asia Pte Ltd, and Mipox (Thailand) Co Ltd. It operates two main segments: the product business, which produces polishing films, abrasive papers and cloths, functional films, liquid polishing slurries, fiber discs, abrasive non-woven fabrics, flap wheels, fine diamonds, fine super pellets, detergents and lubricants, polishing machines, inspection equipment, cleaning products, VARIO products such as VARIOFILM for automobiles, 3D printed objects, and retroreflective materials like Ref Lite; and the contract business, which offers quality measurement, contracted polishing, research and development, and consulting services for polishing systems serving industries including hard disks, semiconductors, flat-panel displays, optical fibers, automobiles, aerospace, architecture, and metals. Products and services target precision polishing needs from ultra-fine applications in semiconductors and compound semiconductors to general surface processing in automotive repair, woodworking, and shipbuilding. Recent developments include the establishment of Kanuma Plant and acquisition of Misumi Chemical Co Ltd as a subsidiary in 2022; relocation of head office to Kanuma Plant in 2023; relocation of MIPOX Abrasives India Pvt Ltd and a capital and business alliance with thomas Inc in 2024; corporate logo renewal and product website renewal in 2025; and ongoing joint research presentations, such as numerical simulation for 4H-SiC wafers published in March 2025.