Toyota Boshoku Corporation
Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd.
Toyota Boshoku and Aisin Seiki Celebrates the Production
Start of “TB-NF110 Series” Seat Frames in Poland
(Kariya, Japan) October 17, 2011
- Toyota Boshoku Corporation and Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd. held an
opening ceremony on October 14
th
at their jointly owned and operated company, TBAI Poland Sp. z o.o.,
to celebrate the production start of seat frames and seat covers.
Attendees at the ceremony included Nowogrodziec city Mayor Robert Relich, Lower Silesia Province Vice Marshal Marek Łapiński and Special Economic Zone Chairman Iwona Krawczyk.
“TBAI has
finally reached the starting point. We will do our utmost to create a trustworthy company, as a vital manufacturing base for seat frames in the European region, yet close to the region”
, said
TBAI President Masaki Suzuki.
The seat frames that have begun to be produced at this new plant are the next-generation “TB-NF110 Series” seat frames that are characterized by the structure designed in the pursuit of excellent riding comfort performance with reduced weight and resources, which are realized by the use of high-tensile steel in the 980 MPa-class for a portion of the seat frame material.
TBAI is the third manufacturing base that began production of these seat frames in June 2011, following Japan and North American region. These seat frames are assembled at Toyota Boshoku Somain S.A.S. in France, and then shipped to the
new Toyota Yaris manufacture,
Toyota Motor
Manufacturing France S.A.S..
Toyota Boshoku and Aisin Seiki will continue to utilize their particular areas of expertise at TBAI to supply high quality, low cost and aesthetic seat frame, and construct an optimal production and distribution system for seat frames in the European region.
Overview of TBAI Poland
1. Company name
TBAI POLAND Sp. z o.o.
2. Location
Nowogrodziec city, Lower Silesia province, Republic of Poland
3. Representative
Masaki Suzuki
4. Products
Automotive seat frames, seat covers
5. Establishment
January 2009
6. Capital
104.2 million zl/oty
7. Ownership
Toyota Boshoku Europe N.V.: 70%
Aisin Europe S.A.: 30%
8. Number of employees
455 (as of September 2011)
9. Site area
80,500 m
2
10. Building area
12,300 m
2
Topics
TBAI Poland Opening Ceremony
2
nd
person from the left:
Mitsuyuki Nogutchi, Vice president of Toyota Boshoku
6
th
person from the left:
Shunichi Nakamura, Vice president of Aisin Seiki
Rightmost person:
Masaki Suzuki, President of TBAI
TBAI Poland
About Toyota Boshoku group
Toyota Boshoku group
, one of the world's premium interior systems suppliers and filter manufacturers, develops
and produces interior components, filtration and power train components at its 96 operation sites in 23 countries and has about 28,000 employees all over the world. Toyota Boshoku had consolidated sales of 8,696 million Euro, and operating income of 325 million Euro in the year ending in March of 2011, positioning it as the third largest interior manufacturer in the world, and the largest in Japan (according to internal research). Toyota Boshoku Website:
http://www.toyota-boshoku.co.jp/en/index.html
About Aisin group
As the central hub of the
AISIN Group's
165 consolidated companies based in 20 countries and has around
74,600 employees, Aisin Seiki pursues business expansion chiefly through its mainstay Automotive Parts and Systems Business. This business covers such diverse fields as drivetrain related, brake & chassis related, body related, engine related and information related products segments. Aisin Seiki capitalizes on its accumulated automobile related expertise to offer products in such diverse fields as life, energy and welfare. AISIN Group has been increasing production worldwide, and the consolidated net sales have reached 19,952 million Euro in the year ending March 2011. Aisin Seiki Website:
http://www.aisin.com