PBI®has a long history and many companies have involved in its development. PBI Advanced Materials is a sole distributor of PBI polymer in Japan.

Corporate Name PBI Advanced Materials Co.,Ltd. Headquarters Headquarter - Tokyo MC Hatchobori Building, 2-11-7 Hatchobori, Chuo-ku Tokyo, 104-0032, Japan Tel: +81-3-6380-6050 Headquarter - Mie 2768-2, Mukumoto, Geino-cho, Tsu-shi Mie, 514-2211, Japan Tel: +81-59-265-3211 Establishment July 8, 2008 Capital JPY 80 million Shareholder Sato Light Industrial Co., Ltd. 100% Business Activities PBI Stock shapes, machining parts, compounds Directors Nobuo Sato - President Toshio Sato - Director Yoshisato Sasaki - Director Tetsuya Oshita - Director Sales Volume 2007 JPY 1 billion No. of Employees 18 Offices Kameyama Plant 1685-1 Kozaki, Seki-cho, Kameyama-shi Mie, Japan Tel: +81-595-97-0800

1953 Imidazole derivatives synthesized. 1959 midazole containing polymer synthesized (alophatic system). 1961 Thermal stability of the aromatic series verified. 1964 NASA and AFML supported the research. 1983 Hoechst Celanese (US) commercialized the PBI fiber. 1989 Hoechst Japan started importing PBI. 1994 Hoechst Japan and Sato Group succeeded to domestically in producing molded parts. 1997 The business transferred to Clariant Japan. 2004 The business transferred to AZ Electronic Materials. 2006 Opened the Shonandai factory for PBI products 2008 The business transferred to PBI Advanced Materials