PBI Advanced Materials Co., Ltd.
PBI Advanced Materials (PBi-am) is a manufacturing company of ultra high performance plastics stock shapes. PBi-am dedicates efforts to the development of unique compounded materials which indicate several functional properties based on adding special fillers, e.g., carbon nanotubes, ceramics, and so on.
PBi-am is a member of SATO Group. In cooperate with the group companies, PBi-am also offers total solution of plastics processings: developing materials, molding parts, and assembling.
Company profile
| Company | PBI Advanced Materials Co., Ltd. |
|---|---|
| Address | Tokyo Headquarters MC Hatchobori bldg., 2-11-7 Hatchobori, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0032, Japan (Google Maps) TEL: +81-3-6380-6050 FAX: +81-3-6380-6051 Mie Headquarters 2768-2 Mukumoro, Geino-cho, Tsu, Mie 514-2211, Japan Kameyama Factory 1685-1 Kozaki, Seki-cho, Kameyama, Mie 519-1107, Japan Anotsu-dai Factory 5-1-1 Anotsu-dai, Tsu, Mie 514-0131, Japan Subsidiary PBI Advanced Materials (Taiwan) Co., Ltd. Rm5, 7F, 41 Nanjing W. rd., Datong dist., Taipei 10353, Taiwan (ROC) |
| Established | July 8, 2008 |
| Capital | JPY80,000,000. – |
| Stockholder | 100% Sato Light Industrial Co., Ltd. |
| Board members | CEO: Nobuo Sato Managing Director: Yoshisato Sasaki Senior Managing Director: Yosuke Sato Director: Aina Sato Auditor: Hiromi Maeda |
| Business | Sales and development of high performance plastics stock shapes |
| Applications | Semiconductor manufacturing process, Flat panel display manufacturing process, Photovoltaic battery manufacturing process, Automotive, Aerospace, etc. |
SATO Group
SATO Group specializes in plastics processing and dedicates to R&D of unique component technologies to satisfy customer’s requirements.
SATO Group offers total solutions to customers on processing of wide range of plastics: materials development, compounds, various moldings, and assembly.
Sato Light Industrial Co., Ltd.
http://www.sato-gr.co.jp/en/index.html
Group holding company
2768-2 Mukumoto, Geino-cho, Tsu, Mie 514-2211, Japan
Tokai Denka Industrial Co., Ltd.
Kameyama factory
1685-1 Kozaki, Seki-cho,
Kameyama, Mie
519-1107, Japan
Tsu factory
2768-2 Mukumoto, Geino-cho,
Tsu, Mie
514-2211, Japan
Oita factory
1995-6 Shioya, Aki-machi,
Kunisaki, Oita
873-0212, Japan
Qingdao Sato Light Co., Ltd.
Qingdao Sato Light Co., Ltd.
No. 321, Keyun road, High-tech industrial development zone, Qingdao, Shandong 266109, China (PRC)
History of PBI business
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.
| 1983 | Hoechst Celanese (US) commercialized polybenzimidazole fiber. |
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| 1989 | Hoechst Japan started importing polybenzimidazole in Japan |
| 1994 | Hoechst Japan and Sato Group succeeded in molding of polybenzimidazole in Japan. |
| 1997 | The PBI business was transferred to Clariant (Japan). |
| 2004 | The PBI business was transferred to AZ Electronic Materials (Japan). |
| 2008 | The PBI business was transferred to PBI Advanced Materials (SATO Group), and PBi-am set up the business not only PBI but also several high performance plastics. |