Bangkok--16 Sep--COLUMBUS CRM AGENCY
JTEKT CORPORATION Company from Japan manufactures and sells automobile parts and Bearings in the Kingdom of Thailand under the company name of JTEKT (THAILAND) CO., LTD., Or JTC, that is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its founding this year.
Going 50 years back in time to 1966, before the establishment of the company, JTC was founded in order to sell imported Bearing products until 27 years ago in 1989 when a company was established at Amphur Bang Pakong, Chachoengsao province to manufacture Bearings, which was the primary product of JTC, as well as Cross pin and propeller shaft. This was the first manufacturing factory of JTEKT in Thailand.
In 1996, JTEKT began to manufacture Steering products, which enabled the company to grow in tandem with the economy of Thailand, Presently, the JTEKT (Thailand) Co.,Ltd. manufactures and distributes Bearings, Steering, and Driveline parts. The JTEKT (Thailand) Co.,Ltd. and the JTEKT Group, which is comprised of 6 companies in charge of manufacturing duties as well as their distribution centers, have a total of 4,800 employees.
In order to prepare for their next quantum leap forward for the next 50 or 100 years, JTC had already built their second manufacturing facility located at the Gateway Industrial Estate in 2015. This year, the JTEKT (Thailand) Co.,Ltd. is preparing to become the management Hub of 8 companies within the ASEAN region under the name "ASEAN JTEKT Group", which will be merged as one in order to deliver products and services that are No.1 & Only One to customers by "Building Value", "Building Manufacturing", "Monozukuri" or 'Building excellent products' and "Building professional"
Concrete goals for the year 2020 are to increase the market share in the ASEAN market. Presently, the company holds 68% of the ASEAN market for Steering products, but aims to increase it to 75% by procuring more raw materials in the region in order to provide more competitive prices, as well as to ensure that the product exceeds customer expectations.
For Bearing products, in which the Hub Bearing is the main product, the mother company in Japan is in the process of developing a better product that will be manufactured and distributed in ASEAN to increase the current market share of 29% to 40%.
JTEKT Company's philosophy of "Enhancing prosperity for society, Happiness for Mankind through Monozukuri production" is real, and plans are being made to develop employees in earnest in order to strengthen and support the development and sustainable growth of the future of Thailand.
The development of the next generation of personnel that are dedicated to Thailand can be achieved by investing in the development of people with design abilities so that the industry can grow and advance. Employees from the company's Technical center have helped in providing design knowledge in special cases to the Thai – Japan Institute of Technology, and the company is considering a partnership with the Institute for the long term.
Regarding the development needed to create a sustainable growth for Thailand and the commitment to the world community, JTEKT will be actively involved in lowering the emission of greenhouse gases by half in the year 2020. This target must be achieved, and in order to do so, from this year until 2020, the company will set challenging goals to lower the release of carbon dioxide gas
The factory has organized internal activities that will provide knowledge on saving electricity and have joined with the neighboring communities and local organizations since 2012. Activities have included replanting forests near the Bang Pakong factory, and other continuous activities such as planting 2,300 mangrove trees at the Bangpu Nature Education Center
JTC plans to strictly implement the values of the JTEKT Group, which is the JTEKT WAY, in response to the trust from clients in Thailand and ASEAN through Monozukuri production to create social prosperity, and happiness for mankind in the future.