- CEO
- Hiroshi Ikeda
- Full Time Employees
- 4,568
- Sector
- Producer manufacturing
- Industry
- Auto parts: OEM
- Address
- 4-1-21 Hamazoe-dori Kobe HY Japan 653-0024
- IPO Date
- Jul 1, 1958
- Business
- Mitsuboshi Belting Ltd. (5192.T) manufactures and sells power transmission belts, conveyor belts, engineering plastics, waterproofing materials, and related products worldwide. The company produces automobile and motorcycle transmission belts including V-ribbed belts, raw edge V-belts, timing belts, variable speed belts, and accessory drive systems; industrial power transmission belts such as V-belts for general industry and agricultural machinery, RIBSTAR belts, polyurethane belts, FLEXSTAR belts, pulleys, and couplings; conveyor belts and systems; engineering plastics materials and processed products; waterproofing and water-shielding sheets for construction and civil engineering; electronic materials and coating materials; and other rubber and plastic items including structural foams.
Founded in 1919 and headquartered in Kobe, Japan, Mitsuboshi Belting operates through subsidiaries and facilities in the United States, Europe, Thailand, Indonesia, China, India, Vietnam, Korea, Poland, Singapore, and the United Arab Emirates, serving automotive, industrial machinery, agriculture, construction, and electronics sectors.
In recent developments, the company established Mitsuboshi Belting Korea in April 2024 and Mitsuboshi Belting Middle East FZCO in the UAE in April 2025 to expand its Asian and Middle Eastern presence; opened a new office in Chicago in April 2024; completed a new plant for its Indian subsidiary in 2023; announced a mid-term business plan in May 2024; initiated a share buyback program in late 2024, acquiring approximately 242,000 shares by December 2024; and launched its Integrated Report 2024 in December 2024, emphasizing sustainability initiatives such as carbon neutrality efforts and TCFD endorsement.