Businessweek

IBIDEN Co., Ltd. provides electronic products, ceramics, housing materials, and construction services primarily in Japan, rest of Asia, North America, and Europe. Its Electronics segment offers printed wiring boards for use in mobile electronic equipment/information communication infrastructure; package substrates for computers, mobile devices, and home information appliances; and pattern design for printed wiring boards. This segment’s products include rigid-flexible substrates, free via stacked up structures, build-up substrates, build-up small and thin IC package, and flip chip packages. The company’s Ceramics segment provides diesel particulate filters and holding mats; graphite specialty products for semiconductor manufacturing equipment and new energy-related products; ceramics fiber for use in sintering equipments and fuel cells industries; and fine ceramics products primarily for use in semiconductor manufacturing equipment. Its Housing Materials segment offers services equipment for condominiums, multi-dwelling housing, and general housing; and melamine decorative laminates for commercial facilities, and offices and system kitchen doors. The company’s Construction segment provides slope stabilization and slope protection construction services; landscape gardening, including external grounds, planting work, and wall and roof greening for buildings; and environmental facility services comprising environmental measurements of water quality, air, soil, etc. IBIDEN Co., Ltd. also engages in the synthetic resin processing business; agriculture, livestock, and fishery processing activities; sale of oil products; and provision of information services. The company was formerly known as Ibigawa Electric Power Co., Ltd. and changed its name to IBIDEN Co., Ltd. in November 1982. IBIDEN Co., Ltd. was founded in 1912 and is headquartered in Ogaki, Japan.