Tanaka Kikinzoku
Tanaka Holdings
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legal form | Joint Stock Company (Japan) |
founding | 1885 |
Seat | Chiyoda , Tokyo , Japan |
management | Akira Tanae |
Number of employees | 1,992 |
sales | 856.5 billion yen (6.77 billion euros ) |
Branch | Precious metal |
Website | www.tanaka.co.jp |
As of March 31, 2015 |
The Tanaka Kikinzoku Group is a Japanese manufacturer of precious metals founded in 1885 with a focus on industrial products and the like. a. for the electronics, semiconductor and automotive industries. The company is represented in Europe by the Tanaka Kikinzoku International (Europe) GmbH branch.
The name Tanaka Kikinzoku ( IPA pronunciation : [ ˈtanaka kiˈkinzokɯ ]) goes back to the family name of the owner family “Tanaka” ( 田中 ) and the Japanese word for precious metal “Kikinzoku” ( 貴金属 ).
Tanaka claims to be the world market leader for bond wire and catalysts for PEM fuel cells .
The company has “Good Delivery” status with the LBMA and the LPPM and is also one of three companies worldwide to be accredited as a “Good Delivery Referee” by both organizations.
history
1885–1923 foundation and early years
1885: Umekichi Tanaka started a money exchange business as "Tanaka Shoten" in Kitajimacho, Nihonbashi , Tokyo (today Kayabacho, Nihonbashi)
1889: Successful manufacture of industrial products made of platinum
1892: Kamekichi Yamazaki, owner of the jewelry wholesaler "Shimizu Shoten" (forerunner of Tanaka Kikinzoku Jewelery) founds his business in Asakusa , Tokyo .
1907: Laboratory equipment such as platinum vessels and electrodes are exhibited at the Tokyo Expo (in Ueno Park ). Successful manufacture of platinum thin wire for use in light sources. Start of the Osmiridium refining.
1914: Manufacture of platinum electrodes for the production of potassium chlorate (KClO 3 ).
1915: Hypodermic needles made from platinum-iridium alloys
1921: Manufacture of electrical contact materials for telecommunications applications begins. Hypodermic needles made of gold and nickel for dental applications.
1923: Conclusion of an agreement with the USSR on the exclusive distribution of platinum and palladium in East Asia.
1924-1964
1965-2012
1965: Merger with Sel-Rex, USA (now Enthone ).
1970: Foundation of Tanaka Kikinzoku Hanbai KK
1973: Published “Retail Gold Price” in connection with the liberalization of gold imports.
1974: Heesung Metal Ltd is founded, merged with the Lucky Gold Star Group , South Korea.
1978: Accredited as “Good Delivery Refiner” on the London gold market .
1980: Presentation of the "Gold Accumulation Plan" as a new investment product. Certification as a “Good Delivery” manufacturer on the precious metal markets in London and Zurich.
1981: 2nd gold boom.
1985: Publication of the book "Science of Precious Metals" for the 100th anniversary of the company
1986: Establishment of Taiwan Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo Co., Ltd
1990: The group company Yamazaki KK changes its name to Tanaka Kikinzoku Jewelry
1991: Foundation of the international sales company Tanaka Kikinzoku International KK
2003: Accredited as Good Delivery Referee of the LBMA
2006: Relocation of the head office to the Tokyo Building, Marunouchi ( Tokyo ) from the long-standing company headquarters in Kayabacho, Nihonbashi (Tokyo). Foundation of Tanaka Kikinzoku (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. in the PRC. The previous European "Liaison Office" was renamed Tanaka Kikinzoku International (Europe) GmbH in Frankfurt am Main
2008: Foundation of TC Catalyst, Inc. (a joint venture with Catalytic Solutions, Inc., USA)
2009: Accreditation as "Good Delivery Referee" at LPPM ( London Platinum and Palladium Market )
2010: Restructuring of the Tanaka-Kikinzoku Group under the umbrella of Tanaka Holdings Co., Ltd.
2012: Founding of OKI Tanaka Circuit KK with Oki Electric Industry .
Group structure
- Tanaka Holdings KK: parent company of the Tanaka Group. All of the group companies mentioned below are direct or indirect subsidiaries of Tanaka Holdings.
- Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo KK (TKK): production, research and development
- Tanaka Kikinzoku Hanbai KK (TKH): National sales company in Japan
- Tanaka Kikinzoku International KK (TKI): International sales company
- Tanaka Denshi Kogyo KK (TD): Production, research and development of bonding wire
- Electroplating Engineers of Japan, Ltd. (EEJA)
- Tanaka Kikinzoku Jewelry KK (TKJ)
- Tanaka Kikinzoku Business Services KK (TKBS)
- Heesung Metal Ltd. (HEESUNG)
- Nippon PGM Co., Ltd. (PGM)
- OKI Tanaka Circuits KK (OTC)
Customers
The company's customers include a. Companies in the electronics and semiconductor industries, the automotive and aerospace industries, the telecommunications and chemical industries, the pharmaceutical and diagnostic products industries, and the glass industry.
Products
The company's core business is materials and semi-finished products made of precious metals for industrial purposes. In addition, the company offers products in the field of precious metal investments and jewelry on the Japanese market. The group also includes Tanaka Kikinzoku Jewelry, which sells jewelry, handicrafts and investment products made from precious metals through its own sales network under the "Ginza Tanaka" brand.
The main products include:
- Pastes & precious metal powder for thick-film circuits and sensors
- Sputtering targets
- Bond wire and ribbon
- Electrical contact materials such as B. Contact rivets and micro-profile tapes
- Brush contacts
- Gold-tin alloys for soldering processes
- Materials for evaporation, bonding & sealing
- Materials for spark plug electrodes
- Palladium membrane for hydrogen processing
- Platinum tools for glass melting and shaping
- Platinum laboratory instruments
- Platinum thermocouples
- Water-insoluble electrodes
- Catalysts u. a. for PEM fuel cells
- Precious metal colloids
- Starting materials for metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) and atomic layer deposition (ALD)
- Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API)
- Rapid medical test materials , test kits
- Precious metal recycling
Ownership
Tanaka Holding is owned by various people from the founding Tanaka family.
Web links
- European website of the company (German)
- Website of the Japanese parent company (English)
- Web presence of Ginza Tanaka (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b TANAKA KIKINZOKU KOGYO KK
- ↑ Consolidated Financial Statements, Year Ended March 31, 2015
- ↑ ACN Newswire: Tanaka Holdings Press Release April 16, 2013 (PDF)
- ↑ fuelcellsworks.com: Article dated June 28, 2011
- ↑ London Bullion Market Association: LBMA Referees ( Memento of the original from January 5, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ London Platinum and Palladium Market: LPPM “Good Delivery Rules” with list of referees ( Memento of the original from December 24, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.