Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation
6-4, Osaki 5-Chome, Shinagawa-Ku, Tokyo 141, Japan
TEL：0081-3-5436-7612 FAX：0081-3-5436-7613
No.U21F100001 (1/1)
April 15th, 2021
Discontinuation Notice of Film Capacitors
Dear Valued Customer,
This is the official notification that Nippon Chemi-Con Corp. has decided to discontinue our brand name
for the Film Capacitors as detailed below.
After the acquisition of the Film Capacitor business from Marcon Electronics Corp. in 1995, we have been
outsourcing the production to Taitsu Corporation, a long-time business alliance partner, since 2008.
But we have decided to discontinue our brand and transfer the business to our partner Taitsu
Corporation from April 1
st
, 2022. You can continue to source Taitsu-brand Film Capacitors through our
established sales channels overseas.
Thank you for your attention to this matter. Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to
contact our sales representatives.
1. Products to be affected
Film Capacitors (Resin-dipped type and Resin-encased type)
FHAC***~, FTAC***~, F***~, etc.
2. Schedule
LTB (Last-time buy): March 31
st
, 2022
*non-cancellable and non-returnable
3. After discontinuation
Taitsu Corporation will continue to supply the products with their brand name.
Sincerely
Shuichi Shiraishi
Shuichi SHIRAISHI
Senior Managing Executive Officer
Division Manager – Sales Headquarters
NIPPON CHEMI-CON CORPORATION
Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation
6-4, Osaki 5-Chome, Shinagawa-Ku, Tokyo 141, Japan
TEL：0081-3-5436-7612 FAX：0081-3-5436-7613
No.U21F100001 (2/1)
(For your reference)
Overview of Taitsu Corporation
□ Business Details: Manufacture and Sales of Film Capacitors
□ Established: May 15, 1951
□ Headquarters: 2-23-20 Kizuki, Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa
□ Capital: 95 million yen
□ Sales: 3.86 billion yen (estimated for the fiscal year ending March 2021)
□ Production Site
Japan domestic :Ibaraki Omiya Factory, Showa Electric Co.,Ltd. (Saitama),TAMC (Tochigi)
Overseas : Malaysia, Taiwan
□ History
1951: Established Taiyoutsushinkougyo Corporation.
Started manufacturing Mica capacitors.
First mass production of polyethylene terephthalate film capacitors in Japan.
1969: Developed (resonant / S-shaped capacitor) for CTV deflection circuit
1987: Changed name of company to Taitsu Corporation.
2008: Started OEM production at Ibaraki Ohmiya factory * 1
2010: Acquired Showa Electric Co.,Ltd. and made it a wholly owned subsidiary.
2020: Acquired TAMC Corporation which took over the film capacitor business of Hitachi AIC Inc.
and made it a wholly owned subsidiary.(2020-Oct)
* 1
Concluded a business alliance with Nippon Chemi-Con Co ltd regarding the filmcapacitor business in 2000
Transferd production equipment in 2007 and started production of Nippon Chemi-Con brand film capacitors
□ Product lineup
Until the 1990s, top market share in the industry for high-voltage capacitors for CRTs.
After 2000 shifted to the film capacitor for industry and PDP application and acquired Showa Denki.
Strengthen development of product lineup for automotive applications by taking over the film capacitor
business of Hitachi AIC Inc.