We are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. On July 1st 1999, polymeric products departments spun off from Sumitomo Electric to form Sumitomo Electric Fine Polymer, Inc. Using our unique technology, we contribute to a wide range of industries including automobiles, information and communications, home electronics and infrastructure.
- Company Name
- Sumitomo Electric Fine Polymer, Inc.
- Address
- 950, 1-chome, Asashiro-nishi, Kumatori-cho, Sennan-gun, Osaka, 590-0458 JAPAN
- Main Business Activities
- Developing, producing and processing products made of fine polymer materials.
- Capital
- 10 billion yen
- Equity holder
- Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Japan (100%)
- Number of Employees
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Approximately 480
- Domestic Sales Office
- Fine Polymer Sales Division in Electronics Sales Unit at Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
- Overseas
Affiliated Companies - Seven companies in USA, Germany, Taiwan, Vietnam, and China
- 1963
- Established as the Kumatori Research Laboratory of Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. (SEI).
- 1964
- Started producing Irrax tube. Started producing Sumitube (heat-shrinkable tube).
- 1973
- Started producing Sumiflon (coated aluminum) products.
- 1982
- Started producing Poreflon products.
- 1985
- Established Sumitomo Electric Interconnect Products, Inc. (SEIP) in the USA.
- 1988
- Established Sumi-Pac Corp. in Taiwan.
- 1990
- Started producing general-purpose printer rollers.
- 1991
- Established Sumitomo Electric Schrumpf-Produkte GmbH. in Germany.
- 1995
- Established Zhongshan Sumiden Hybrid Products Co., Ltd. in China. Acquired ISO9001 certification (former SEI Irradiated Products Division, present SFP Irradiated Product Division).
- 1998
- Acquired ISO14001 certification (former SEI Kumatori Works, present SFP headquarters). Acquired ISO9001 certification (former SEI Hybrid Division, present SFP Poreflon Product and Coated Product Division).
- 1999
- Incorporated as Sumitomo Electric Fine Polymer, Inc. (SFP), a wholly owned subsidiary company of SEI.
- 2002
- Established Sumitomo Electric Fine Polymer (Shanghai) Ltd.(SFPS) in China.
- 2005
- Established Sumitomo Electric Fine Polymer (Suzhou) Ltd.(SFPZ) in China.
- 2006
- Established Sumitomo Electric Interconnect Products (Vietnam), Ltd. (SEPV) in Vietnam.
- 2008
- Dissolved and liquidated SFPS in China.
Established Sumitomo Electric Fine Polymer (Suzhou) Ltd. Shanghai branch (SFPZ Shanghai) in China.
