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Company profile
| Company Name | Bestex Kyoei Co., Ltd. |
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| Capitalization | 492,130,000 yen |
| Established | July 11, 1918 |
| Incorporated | May 1957 |
| President | Sadahiro Tanaka |
| Employees | 390 1,780 including consolidated subsidiaries (as of March 31, 2017) |
| Financial references | Bank of Mitsubishi UFJ, Mie Bank, Shoko Chukin Bank, Hyakugo Bank |
| Business sector | Design and manufacture of automotive parts |
| Business lines | Mold design and fabrication, equipment design and fabrication, pressing, welding, pipe bending, polishing, assembly, Zn-Ni electroplating, cathodic electrodeposition coating, resin blow-molding |
| International certifications | ISO-9001, ISO-14001 |
| Major clients | Honda Motor, Honda R&D, Honda Access, Honda Trading, Yachiyo Industry |
Company highlights
| Nov. 1918 | Former Chairman Sadashichi Tanaka established the Tanaka Plating Works and began a plating business in Hinaga-mura (now Yokkaichi), Mie. |
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| May 1957 | Kyoei Metal Industrial Co. established under Sadashichi Tanaka as president. Business with the Fuji Electric and Toshiba Mie plants started. |
| Aug. 1960 | Business with Honda begun following the establishment of Honda Suzuka Manufacturing. |
| Aug. 1980 | Head office and main plant completed and relocated to Yokkaichi Metal and Chemical Industrial Complex. |
| Aug. 1985 | Komono Plant completed in Komono, Mie-gun. No. 2 Plant relocated from Uneme. |
| March 1987 | Capital participation to in new joint venture Tomasco Muciber Inc. in Columbus, Ohio, USA. |
| Sept. 1989 | Entered into agreement on manufacture and consignment with HPI (Philippines). Import of rear luggage carriers for motorcycles begun. |
| June 1991 | Entered into agreement on manufacture and consignment with HFJ (Indonesia). Import of kick arms for motorcycles begun. |
| April 1992 | Corporate name changed to BESTEX Kyoei Co., Ltd. |
| May 1994 | BESTEX Thailand Co., Ltd. established in Thailand. |
| July 1997 | Ojima Plant completed in Ojima, Komono. Vomume production of resin blow-molded parts begun. |
| Aug. 1998 | Certified for ISO-9002. |
| June 1999 | Certified for ISO-14001 |
| Aug. 2002 | Certified for ISO-9001:2000 (all facilities). |
| Oct. 2004 | Capital participation in new joint venture Guangzhou Marujun Co., Ltd., in Guangzhou, China. |
| June 2005 | Capital participation in new joint venture Wuhan Marujun Co., Ltd., in Wuhan, China./td> |
| July 2005 | No. 2 cathodic painting factory completed at main plant. |
| Sept. 2005 | Capital participation in new company Tomasco Indiana LLC in Indiana, USA. |
| March 2006 | Capitalization increased to 492,134,000 yen through new share issuance, deepening relationship with Honda Motor. |
| April 2006 | No. 2 main factory completed at main plant. |
| June 2006 | Subsidiary BESTEX MM India Pvt. Ltd. established in Rajasthan, India. |
| April 2007 | No. 2 Komono factory began operation. |
| Oct. 2008 | BESTEX MM India Pvt. Ltd. began operation. |
| July 2013 | Yorii factory completed in Yorii, Osato-gun, Saitama, and began operation. |
| Feb. 2015 | Yorii factory expanded. |
| April 2016 | Saitama Business Office opened. |
| March 2017 | Clarity FC fuel-cell vehicle acquired for corporate use. |
| May 2015 | 60th anniversary of incorporation. |
| May 2017 | Tochigi Engineering Office opened. |
| April 2018 | Saitama Business Office relocated to Tochigi Engineering Office, and Tochigi Business Office opened. |
| Nov. 2018 | 100th anniversary of company founding. |
