Fudow Co., Ltd.

Fudow Co., Ltd. is a Japanese company headquartered in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. It is a 100% subsidiary of Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc. The company was established in 1935 as Tanaka Paint Industry Co., Ltd. and later renamed Fudow Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. in 1940. It changed its name to Fudow Co., Ltd. in 1989. The company manufactures and sells thermosetting resin molding materials, xylene resin (Nikanol), large molded products, carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) products, and compounds.

Fudow Co., Ltd. was founded in February 1935 as Tanaka Paint Industry Co., Ltd. with capital of 200,000 yen in Toshima-ku, Tokyo. In 1937, it began manufacturing phenolic resin molding materials. In 1940, it changed its name to Fudow Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. In 1957, it entered a close business partnership with Japan Gas Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. (now Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.). In 1961, it was listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo and Osaka Stock Exchanges. In 1989, it merged with three affiliated subsidiaries and changed its name to Fudow Co., Ltd. In 2003, it became a 100% subsidiary of Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc. through a share exchange. In 2020, Fudow, Fudow Techno, and Y.K.M. merged.

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