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- NPR-Riken Corporation (6209.T), a holding company established on October 2, 2023 through the merger of Riken Corporation (founded 1927) and Nippon Piston Ring Co., Ltd. (founded 1934), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan with main offices in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo and Chuo-ku, Saitama, manufactures and sells a diverse range of high-performance automotive and industrial components through its subsidiaries primarily in Japan, North America, Europe, Asia, and select emerging markets; core products encompass piston rings, camshafts, valve seat inserts, cylinder liners, seal rings for transmissions and generators, suspension and steering parts such as lower arms and steering knuckles, brake parts, metal injection molding components for robotics, office automation, medical and leisure applications, piping fittings under brands like Koma Zirushi, thermal engineering products including PYROMAX metallic and PYROMAX SUPER ceramic heating elements for industrial furnaces up to 1800°C, EMC products like anechoic chambers and shield rooms, medical equipment such as NiFreeT titanium-tantalum dental implants, and RV infrastructure parts alongside semiconductor and industrial trading goods; business segments include Automotive & Industrial Machinery Parts, Plumbing & Construction Equipment (piping), and Other (thermal engineering, EMC, medical). The company supplies major automakers including Toyota Motor Corp. and Honda Motor Co., Ltd., marine propulsion engines for ultra-large vessels, and infrastructure-supporting industrial equipment, leveraging proprietary technologies in precision processing, surface treatment, powder metallurgy, engineered plastics, and hydrogen/synthetic fuel engine development for next-generation mobility. Recent developments include the February 2024 acquisition of SHINWA VANES Co., Ltd. as a subsidiary of Riken to bolster vane capabilities, 2023 acquisition of NIPPON PIPE FITTING CORPORATION shares enhancing piping operations, ongoing U.S. subsidiary mergers such as NPR-RIKEN North America, Inc., absorption-type mergers among Thai subsidiaries, 2022 full acquisition of Normeca Asia Co., Ltd. for disaster medical solutions, prior acquisitions of metal injection molding and dental implant businesses in 2014, a 2022 hydrogen engine testing facility opening, and steady execution of its first midterm management plan amid robust financial performance with consolidated net sales growth in fiscal 2025 interim results.