- Business
- Topre Corporation (5975.T) manufactures and sells press-formed metal components, temperature-controlled logistics products, air-conditioning equipment, and electronic devices primarily for the automotive, logistics, building, and IT sectors. The company produces metal press forming products and ultra-high-tensile steel plates including hot-stamped parts for automobile body panels, chassis components, and office automation equipment; constant temperature logistics products such as refrigerated bodies and units for light vehicles, heavy vehicles, compact trucks, 2t, 3t, and 4t trucks, and reefer containers; air-conditioning equipment comprising high-performance fans, home ventilation systems, and ductless ventilation systems for office buildings, factories, hospitals, and houses; and electronic equipment including electrostatic capacitance keyboards, PIN pads, touch monitors, touch panels, and embedded computers. Founded in 1935 as Tokyo Press Kogyo Co., Ltd. and renamed Topre Corporation in 1985, it is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, and operates production facilities and subsidiaries in Japan, the United States (Topre America Corporation), China (TOPRE (FOSHAN), TOPRE (XIANGYANG), TOPRE (WUHAN) AUTOPARTS), Mexico (Topre Autoparts Mexico), Thailand (TOPRE (THAILAND)), India, and Indonesia (PT. TOPRE REFRIGERATOR INDONESIA). Recent developments include expansions of its U.S. operations with a 140,000-square-foot facility addition and 157 new jobs in Springfield, Ohio, in 2024 to support electric vehicle contracts; a planned 120,000-square-foot extension and 250 jobs at its Smyrna, Tennessee plant in 2025; mergers with Topre Saitama Corporation and Topre Gifu Corporation in 2017; establishment of TOPRE (WUHAN) AUTOPARTS CORPORATION in 2019; a capital alliance making Mitsuike Industry a subsidiary in 2019; and a commemorative dividend of JPY 10 per share for fiscal year ended March 31, 2025.