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, designing molds, molding parts, and assembling.
Company profile
| Company | PBI Advanced Materials Co., Ltd. |
|---|---|
| Address | Tokyo Headquarters 1-30-10 Nihombashi-Kakigaracho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-0014, Japan (Google Maps) TEL: +81-3-6380-6050 FAX: +81-3-6380-6051 Mie Headquarters 2768-2 Geinocho-Mukumoto, Tsu, Mie 514-2211, Japan Kameyama Factory 1685-1 Sekicho-Kozaki, 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 | Chief Executive Officer: Nobuo Sato Director/Senior Adviser: Yoshisato Sasaki Senior Managing Director: Yosuke Sato Director: Aina Sato |
| 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, molds designing, various moldings, and assembly.
Sato Light Industrial Co., Ltd.
http://www.sato-gr.co.jp/en/index.html
Group holding company
2768-2 Geinocho-Mukumoto,
Tsu, Mie
514-2211, Japan
Tokai Denka Industrial Co., Ltd.
Mie factory/Kameyama
1685-1 Sekicho-Kozaki,
Kameyama, Mie
519-1107, Japan
Mie factory/Tsu
2768-2 Geinocho-Mukumoto,
Tsu, Mie
514-2211, Japan
Oita factory
1995-6 Akimachi-Shioya,
Kunisaki, Oita
873-0212, Japan
Sato Light Mold Co., Ltd.
Shizuoka factory
3-6-33 Toyoda, Suruga-ku
Shizuoka city, Shizuoka
422-8027, Japan
Koyama Kako Co., Ltd.
Tochigi factory
2199 Shimokoyama,
Shimotsuke, Tochigi
329-0502, 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. |
| 2011 |
PBI Advanced Materials (Taiwan) was established as our sales base in Taiwan. |
| 2016 |
Anotsu-dai factory completed (Sato Light): Machining and injection molding of PBi-am products. |
| 2018 |
Anotsu-dai 2nd factory completed (Sato Light): Compression molding and extrusion compounding of PBi-am products. |
| 2021 |
Tokyo office relocated (PBI Advanced Materials). |