- Business
- NOK Corporation (7240.T), founded on December 2, 1939 and headquartered at 1-12-15 Shibadaimon, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan, manufactures, imports, and sells seal products, industrial mechanical parts, hydraulic and pneumatic equipment, nuclear power equipment, synthetic chemical products, and electronic components primarily for automotive, construction machinery, general industrial machinery, and electronic equipment industries. The company operates through Seal Business, Electronic Product Business, and Other segments; its core seal products include oil seals, packings, O-rings, soft metals, seal washers, mechanical and hybrid seals, lip and segment seals, brush seals, static metal gaskets, kalrez, magnetic fluid seals, stern tube seals, dampers for vibration and noise control, engine mounts, dust covers, and accumulators; electronic products comprise flexible printed circuits, precision rubber and resin products, thermopiles, industrial light sources, X-ray detection panels, industrial cameras, and inkjet printer heads; other offerings encompass special lubricants, polyurethane timing belts, and hollow fiber membrane modules. NOK maintains production facilities in Japan including Fujisawa, Fukushima, Shizuoka, and Kumamoto, with 51 overseas group companies across the United States, China, Thailand, Vietnam, Europe, and other regions contributing to approximately 60% of total sales. In November 2025, NOK announced plans to establish five new production companies to strengthen its domestic production network; it executed an integration agreement with Eagle Industry Co., Ltd. for management integration via a joint holding company through share transfer; the company also issued notices on interim dividends, revisions to year-end dividend forecasts for FY2025, expected extraordinary income from investment securities sales, and consolidated semi-annual financial results ended September 30, 2025.