History

Began research and manufacture of ball bearings at Nishizono Ironworks. (Uchibori, Kuwana-cho, Kuwana-gun, Mie Pref.)

Nishizono Ironworks and Tomoe Trading Co. (Nishi-ku, Osaka) began joint manufacture and sale of bearings under the brand name of NTN.

NTN Mfg. Co., Ltd. established with capital of 50,000 yen.

Reorganized into a stock company with capital of 3,000,000 yen.

Named the Toyo Bearing Mfg. Co., Ltd.
Increased capital to 10,000,000 yen. Company stock traded publicly.

Established Showa Bearing Mfg. Co., Ltd. in Muko-gun, Hyogo Pref. (later, merged and company name changed to Mukogawa Works in 1939, name changed to Takarazuka Plant in 1962, name changed to Tkarazuka Works in 1989)

Established Manchuria Bearing Mfg. Co., Ltd. in China as the first time that a Japanese bearing manufacturer expanded overseas.

Constructed Kuwana Plant in Kuwana City, Mie Pref. (the present Industrial Business HQ. Kuwana Works)

Commenced production of steel balls at Kuwana Plant.

Awarded the Deming Prize for statistical quality control for the first time in the Japanese machinery industry.

Established Toyo Bearing Iwata Co., Ltd. in Iwata City, Shizuoka Pref. and began mass-production of ball bearings.
(merged with NTN Corporation in 1983, the present Automotive Business HQ. Iwata Works)

Acquired Kongo Bearing Co., Ltd. in Kawachinagano City, Osaka Pref. (the present Industrial Business HQ. Kongo Works)

Established NTN Wälzlager (Europa) G.m.b.H in West Germany.

Constructed needle roller bearing plant at Toyo Bearing Iwata Co., Ltd.

Established Toyo Bearing Machine Tool Laboratory Co., Ltd. in Iwata City, Shizuoka Pref. (the present Production Engineering R&D Center)

Established NTN BEARING CORP. OF AMERICA in U.S.A.

Entered into a technical tie-up with Hardy Spicer Co., Ltd. in the U.K. and began production of driveshafts.

Established NTN ROULEMENT (FRANCE) S.A. in France, a joint venture with INA-SIDAG for sales.
(became NTN ROULEMENTS SIDAG S.A.R.L. as a consolidated subsidiary to NTN Toyo Bearing Co., Ltd. in 1973)

Established NTN Bearing-Birfied Ltd. (the present NTN Bearings (UK) Ltd.) in a joint venture with Birfeld.
(became a consolidated subsidiary to NTN Corporation in 1988)

Entered a business tie-up with Dixon Corp. of the U.S.A. and established Toyo Bearing Rulon Co., Ltd. in Kuwana City, Mie Pref. through merger (renamed as NTN Engineer Plastic Corp. and became a consolidated subsidiary to NTN Corporation in 1991, the present Composite Material Product Division Engineering Plastic Works in Inabe-gun, Mie Pref.).

Established Toyo Bearing Powder Metal Co., Ltd. in Ama-gun, Aichi Pref. (the present Kanie Works, NTN Advanced Materials Corporation)

Established NTN BEARING CORP.OF CANADA LTD., a sales company in Canada.

Established AMERICAN NTN BEARING MFG. CORP. in the U.S.A.

Established NTN Trading-Hong Kong Ltd. (the present NTN China Ltd.) in Hong Kong.

Established NTN Bearing Singapore (PTE) Ltd. in Singapore.

Established Toyo Bearing Okayama Co.,Ltd. in Bizen City, Okayama Pref. (merged with NTN Corporation in 1983, the present Automotive HQ. Okayama Works)

Established NTN Kugellagerfabrik (Deutschland) G.m.b.H., a bearing manufacturing company in Germany.

Renamed as NTN Toyo Bearing Co., Ltd.

Established NTN Toyo Bearing Product Development Institute in Iwata City, Shizuoka Pref. (the present New Product Development R&D Center)

Established NTN Bearing-Cae Ltd. in Canada (merged with NTN BEARING CORP. OF CANADA LTD. in 1981).

Constructed driveshaft plant at Toyo Bearing Iwata Co., Ltd.

Established NTN BEARING MALAYSIA SDN. BHD. in Malaysia.

Established NTN BEARING-THAILAND CO., LTD., a sales company in Thailand.

Established NTN Elgin Corp. in U.S.A.
(merged with AMERICAN NTN BEARING MFG. CORP. in 1985)

Established NTN SUDAMERICANA, S.A., a sales company in Panama.

Established NTN Sales Co., Ltd.
(merged with NTN Corporation in 2000).

Established NTN de Mexico, S.A., a sales compnay in Mexico.

Constructed driveshaft plant in Toyo Bearing Okayama Co., Ltd.

Licensed driveshaft technology to Hyundai Motors. (South Korea)

Established Toyo Bearing Nagano Co., Ltd. in Kamiina-gun, Nagano Pref.
(merged with NTN Corporation in 1989, the present Industrial Business HQ. Nagano Works)

Licensed bearing production technology to National Engineering Industries Ltd. (India)

Established NTN-BOWER CORP., a joint venture with Federal Mogul Corporation. (U.S.A.)
(became a consolidated subsidiary to NTN Toyo Bearing Co., Ltd. in 1987)

Constructed Japan's first plant dedicated to aerospace bearings, in Industrial Business HQ. Kuwana Works.

Cumulative total of all driveshafts produced reaches 100 million.

Established NTN Technical Center (USA) ,Inc.
(transferred functions to NTN Automotive Center at NTN BEARING CORP. OF AMERICA in 2002)

Constructed Iwata Engineering Center. in Iwata City, Shizuoka Pref. (the present CVJ・Axle Unit Technical Center)

Established NTN Driveshaft Inc. a driveshaft manufacturing company in the U.S.A.

Changed company name to NTN Corporation.

NTN USA CORP. established as headquarters in the U.S.A.

Constructed Kuwana Engineering Center (the present Production Engineering R&D Center) in Kuwana City, Mie Pref.

Industrial HQ. Kuwana Works obtained “ISO9002” certification.

Bought the ball bearing division of American firm Federal Mogul Corporation (U.S.A), to establish NTN-BCA Corp.

Industrial HQ. Nagano Works and related engineering departments obtained “ISO9001/QS-9000” certification.

Cumulative total of all driveshafts produced reaches 200 million.

Established NTN do Brasil Ltda. in Brasil.

Established NTN MANUFACTURING (THAILAND) CO., LTD., a bearing and driveshaft manufacturing company in Thailand.

Iwata area NTN enterprises obtained “ISO14001” certification.

Established NTN TRANSMISSIONS EUROPE, a driveshaft manufacturing company in France through a joint venture with Renault of France.

All plants and R&D centers in Japan obtained “ISO14001” certification by a multi-site qualification procedure.

Established Shanghai NTN Corporation, a joint venture for manufacturing driveshaft parts and bearings in China.

Established NTN-NIDEC(Zhejiang) Corporation, a joint venture with Nidec Corporation of Japan for manufacturing Fluid Dynamic Bearing Units in China.

Established Guangzhou NTN-Yulon Drivetrain Co., Ltd., a joint venture with Taiwan Yulong Group Corporation for manufacturing driveshafts in China.

Cumulative total of all driveshafts produced reaches 300 million.

Established NTK PRECISION AXLE CORP., a manufacturing company for heat treatment and turning in the U.S.A.

Established Beijing NTN-Seohan Driveshaft Co., Ltd, a joint venture with Korea Flange Co., Ltd. for manufacturing driveshafts in China.

Established ASAHI FORGE OF AMERICA CORP., a manufacturing company for forging processing in the U.S.A.

Established NTN Mie Corporation in Kuwana City, Mie Pref. as a model factory for domestic bearing production.

Established Shangzhou NTN-Guangyang Corporation, a joint venture for manufacturing bearings in China.

Iwata Works, Kuwana Works, Okayama Works and Nagano Works acquired “ISO9001” and “ISO/TS16949” certification.

Established NTN (China) Investment Corporation as a holdings management company in China.

Constructed NTN R&D Center in Iwata City, Shizuoka Pref.

Established NTN-NIDEC(Thailand) Co., Ltd., a joint venture with Nidec Corporation of Japan for manufacturing Fluid Dynamic Bearing Units in Thailand.

Established NTN NEI Manufacturing India Pvt. Ltd., a manufacturing company for driveshafts in India.

Established NTN Kamiina Corporation, a manufacturing company for the manufacture of bearing rollers in Kamiina-gun, Nagano Pref.

Invested in IFA-Antriebstechnik GmbH as a manufacturer of driveshafts in the German IFA Group.

Established NTN Fukuroi Corporation in Fukuroi City, Shizuoka Pref. as NTN's third domestic manufacturing base of driveshafts.

Established Seohan-NTN Driveshaft USA CORP., a joint venture with Korea Flange Co., Ltd. KOFCO Group for manufacturing and sales of driveshafts in the U.S.A.

Established NTN Hakui Corporation in Shika City, Ishikawa Pref. for turning large bearings.

Invested in SNR ROULEMENTS as a subsidiary to Renault. (Became a consolidated subsidiary to NTN Corporation in 2008. Renamed as NTN-SNR ROULEMENTS in 2010 and as NTN Europe S.A. in 2023.)

Established Nanjing Puzhen NTN Railway Bearing Co., Ltd., a joint venture with Nanjing Puzhen Rolling Stock Works for manufacturing railway bearings in China.

Established NTN Houdatsushimizu Corporation, manufacturing and sales company of ultra-large bearings and machinery parts in Hakui-gun, Ishikawa Pref.

NTN TRANSMISSIONS EUROPE, a manufacturing subsidiary in France, acquired the Crézancy plant of Setfoge, a leading manufacturer in France, and established NTN TRANSMISSIONS EUROPE CRÉZANCY.

Established NTN Akaiwa Corporation, a manufacturing and sales company of various bearings for automobiles and industrial machinery in Akaiwa City, Okayama Pref.

Constructed NTN's Elemental Technology R&D Center in Kuwana City, Mie Pref. (the present Advanced Technology R&D Center)

Established NTN Shika Corporation, a manufacturing company for forging large bearings in Hakui-gun, Ishikawa Pref.

Established Seohan-NTN Bearing Co., Ltd., a joint venture with Seohan (Korea) manufacture and sales company of large-sized wind turbines in Korea.

Established NTN driveshaft do Brasil, a manufacturing and sales company for driveshafts in Brazil.

Established NTA PRECISION AXLE CORP., a manufacturing and sales company for forging, turning and heat treatment of parts in the U.S.A.

Established NTN Noto Corporation, a manufacturing and sales company for bearings for industrial machinery in Hakui-gun, Ishikawa Pref.

Established PT.NTN BEARING INDONESIA, a sales company in Indonesia.

Established NTN-LYC (Luoyang) Bearing Corporation, a joint venture with Luoyang LYC Bearing Co., Ltd., for manufacturing and sales of hub bearings and needle roller bearings in China.

Constructed NTN China Technical Center in China.

Established Nanjing NTN Corporation, a manufacturing company for industrial machinery bearings in China.

Established NTN-Dongpai (Shanghai) Bearing Sales Co., Ltd., a sales company in China.

Established NTN BEARING INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED, a sales company in India.

Nippon Kagaku Yakin Co., Ltd. in Kameyama City, Mie Pref. (the present Kameyama Works, NTN Advanced Materials Corporation) became a subsidiary of NTN Corporation.

Established NTPT Company, a joint venture with TAKAO KOGYO Co.,Ltd., for manufacturing and sales of forging and turning parts in Thailand.

Established NTN LOGISTICS CO.,LTD., a designated logistics company in Kuwana City, Mie Pref.

Established NTN MANUFACTURING DE MEXICO, S.A.DE C.V., a manufacturing company for manufacturing and sales of hub bearings and driveshafts in Mexico.

Established Xiangyang NTN-Yulon Drivetrain Co., Ltd., a manufacturing and sales company for driveshafts in China.

Established NTN DRIVESHAFT ANDERSON, INC., a manufacturing company for driveshafts for automobiles in the U.S.A.

Merger of NTN Powder Metal Corporation (Ama-gun, Aichi Pref.) and Nippon Kagaku Yakin CO., LTD. (Kameyama City, Mie Pref.) and changed the company name to NTN Advanced Materials Corporation.

Established “Green Power Park” an energy circulation model of natural energy within ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY R&D CENTER in Kuwana City, Mie Pref.

Established “NTN Next Generation Research Alliance Laboratories” at Osaka University.

Established a heat treatment plant in NTN Noto Corporation

Welcomed the 100th anniversary.

Established the second plant of NTK Precision Axle Corporation for turning and heat treatment of driveshaft components in U.S.A. (Transferred to NTN DRIVESHAFT ANDERSON, INC. in 2020.)

Integrated the domestic Aftermarket Business and changed the company name of NTN Bearing Service Corporation to NTN Sales Japan Corporation.

NTN Mettmann (Deutschland) GmbH in Germany started its first overseas mass-production of precision bearings for machine tools.

Merged three consolidated subsidiaries; NTN Kongo Corporation, NTN Mikumo Company Limited, and NTN Engineering Plastics Corporation, and established Industrial Business HQ. Kongo Works (Kawachinagano City, Osaka Pref.), Automotive Business HQ. Mikumo Works (Matsusaka City, Mie Pref.), and Composite Material Product Division Engineering Plastic Works (Inabe-gun, Mie Pref.).

Acquired shares of Hakui Maruzen Co., Ltd. which manufactures forged products for bearings, connectors of casing pipe in oil drilling, and construction machineries in Hakui City, Ishikawa Pref. (Renamed as Taira Forging Co., Ltd. in 2020. Became a consolidated subsidiary to NTN Corporation in 2021.)

Concluded joint venture agreement for driveshaft business with PT. Inti Ganda Perdana in Indonesia and established PT. Astra NTN Driveshaft Indonesia, a manufacturing company for driveshafts.

Established Wakayama Works, Industrial Business HQ, in Hashimoto City, Wakayama Pref.

Set brand statement “Make the world NAMERAKA”

Established NTN Middle East FZE, a sales company in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Expressed support of recommendations from “Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)”

Renamed NTN-SNR ROULEMENTS S.A. as NTN Europe S.A.

Relocated the head office to Nakanoshima, Kita-Ku, Osaka City.

NTN Wälzlager(Europa) G.m.b.H. and SNR WÄLZLAGER GMBH in Germany merged and changed the company name to NTN Wälzlager (Deutschland) GmbH.