- Business
- Nitto Denko Corporation (NDEKY) manufactures and sells a broad range of functional materials, industrial tapes, adhesives, and electronic components worldwide. The company operates through three main segments: Industrial Tape and Functional Materials, Electronics, and Life Science, offering products such as optical films for LCDs (including polarizing films and retardation films under the ZEONOR brand), double-sided tapes, masking tapes, surface protective films, release films, pressure-sensitive adhesive tapes, electronic tapes, semiconductor-related products, display-related materials, and life science instruments like cell culture consumables and diagnostic reagents. It provides these solutions to industries including electronics, automotive, construction, medical, and consumer goods, with manufacturing and sales operations across Japan, Asia, North America, Europe, and other regions; Nitto Denko was founded in 1918 and maintains its headquarters in Osaka, Japan.
In recent developments, Nitto Denko has expanded its electronics portfolio through strategic investments in semiconductor materials and advanced optical films to support next-generation displays and 5G applications. The company formed alliances with key partners in the EV battery sector for thermal management tapes and announced a major capacity expansion for silicon carbide wafer processing in 2024. Additionally, Nitto Denko launched new bio-functional materials for regenerative medicine and completed the acquisition of a U.S.-based specialty film producer to bolster its North American presence in 2025.