- CEO
- Eiichi Ukai
- Full Time Employees
- 21,305
- Sector
- Producer manufacturing
- Industry
- Auto parts: OEM
- Address
- Daibiru Main Building Osaka OS Japan 530-0005
- IPO Date
- May 16, 1949
- Business
- NTN Corporation (6472.T), founded in 1918 and headquartered in Osaka, Japan, manufactures and sells bearings, constant velocity joints, precision equipment, and related mechanical components; its core products encompass rolling bearings including ball, radial, thrust, roller, special application, linear motion, plummer blocks, and bearing units; sliding bearings; constant velocity joints; auto tensioners; clutches; electric motors and actuators; sensor-related products; parts feeders; electromechanical brake systems; condition monitoring systems; composite material products; power generators; aftermarket parts; and maintenance services, serving diverse applications in automobiles, electric vehicles, rolling stock, wind turbines, construction and mining machinery, agricultural machinery, machine tools, office equipment, steel and paper manufacturing machinery, food machinery, medical equipment, aerospace, robots, electrical machinery, gearboxes, and green energy products. The company operates globally with primary markets in Japan, the Americas, Europe, and Asia. In recent developments, NTN Europe, a key subsidiary, acquired stakes in La Tunisie Mecanique S.A. (LTM) in May 2025 to expand automotive aftermarket sales through shock absorber manufacturing, product development, and quality control, complementing its leading corner module products like driveshafts and axle bearings; the company also launched mass-production of resin mold insulated bearings for e-axles, high-performance ball-type sliding CVJs for EVs, HA-C bearings with industry-leading high load capacity via special heat treatment for automobiles, and a fluid dynamic bearing capable of forward/reverse rotation in early 2025, alongside signing its first virtual power purchase agreement with Cosmo eco Power and publishing new catalogs for sintered metal products BEARPHITE and thrust spherical roller bearings.