About us
COMPANY
Company overview
| Capital | JPY 95,000,000 | ||||||||||||
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| Management | Chairman Tatsushige Akaiwa President Shuji Akaiwa |
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| Employee | 109（As of Apr. 2022） | ||||||||||||
| Business details | Ferrite Magnet Compound Manufacturing Rare earth magnet compound manufacturing Manufacture of various composite compounds such as high specific gravity materials, electromagnetic shielding materials, etc. Molding support |
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| Banks | Chugoku Bank, Wake Branch Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Okayama Ekimae Branch Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Okayama Branch |
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History
| 2021 | Dec. | New factory “Create.F” started operation | |
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| 2020 | Aug. | 50th anniversary celebration held | |
| 2017 | Aug. | Qualified as an auditor for VDA6.3, the process auditing standard of the German Association of the Automotive Industry | |
| 2015 | Mar. | Certified as Okayama Prefecture’s resource circulation promotion business (Okayama Eco Business) | |
| 2014 | Mar. | Certified as an “IT Management Practice Certified Company/Organization” by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry |  |
| 2013 | Apr. | Tatsushige Akaiwa was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon |  |
| 2012 | Jan. | Tatsushige Akaiwa won the 70th Sanyo Newspaper Award (Industrial Merit Division) |  |
| 2011 | Aug. | Established Changshu MATE Magnetic Composite Material Co. Limited. | |
| 2010 | Jun. | Received “Chugoku Region Management Quality Award Challenge Prize |  |
| 2008 | Sep. | Received “Okayama Miki Memorial Award |  |
| Aug. | Subsidy for research and development of practical technology | ||
| 2007 | Aug. | Subsidy for development of new regional industry creation technology | |
| Jun. | Recognized by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry as one of the “2007 Edition of 300 Vigorous Monozukuri (Manufacturing) SMEs | ||
| 2005 | Nov. | Okayama “Wagasha no waza” Governor’s Award | |
| Oct. | Research Center for Advanced Composite Materials completed. | ||
| Apr. | Mirai F. started operation | ||
| 2004 | Jun. | Sales company established in Shanghai, China | |
| 2003 | Apr. | Grant for research and development of creative technology (EMC development) | |
| 2001 | Apr. | Obtained ISO9001 certification | |
| Mar. | Capital increased to 95 million yen | ||
| 2000 | Aug. | Grant for research and development of creative technology (MIM material development) | |
| Mar. | Obtained ISO14001 certification | ||
| 1998 | Aug. | Value Creation Building completed | |
| Mar. | Capital increased to 70 million yen | ||
| 1997 | Oct. | Tokyo Sales Office established | |
| Jul. | Capital increased to 30 million yen | ||
| May. | Received the “Only One Award” at the Chugoku Region New Business Special Awards | ||
| Jan. | Small Business Research Center Award District Commendation | ||
| 1994 | Mar. | Subsidy for the support of fostering advanced technology industries in Okayama Prefecture was granted | |
| Mar. | Issued ¥50 million in convertible bonds of Osaka Investment & Consultation Co. | ||
| 1993 | Jun. | Okayama Prefecture Regional Industrial Technology Subsidy Grant | |
| 1991 | Jul. | Company reorganized as Mate Co. Ltd. | |
| 1990 | Mar. | Started construction of a rare earth-based plastic bonded magnet compound production facility | |
| 1987 | Mar. | Extension of plastic bonded magnet factory and R&D laboratory | |
| 1986 | Apr. | Okayama Prefecture Regional Industrial Technology Subsidy Grant | |
| 1984 | Feb. | Started development of ferrite-plastic mag compound and completed production facility | |
| 1983 | Oct. | Capital increased to 10 million yen | |
| 1976 | Mar. | Completion of ferrite pulverization production facility | |
| 1970 | Aug. | Mate, a limited liability company, is established at the present location. |