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(As of March 31, 2008)

Company Name Hitachi Maxell, Ltd.
Head Office 2-18-2, Iidabashi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-8521
Registered Head Office 1-1-88, Ushitora, Ibaraki-shi, Osaka 567-8567
Founded September, 1960
Representative Executive Officer Yoshito Tsunoda, President and Chief Executive Officer
Paid-in Capital ¥12,203 million
Net Sales ¥209,359 million (Fiscal 2007)
Number of Employees 4,881
Number of Consolidated Subsidiaries 22
Major Business Lines Information Storage Media
(Computer tapes, Broadcasting video tapes, Blu-ray Discs, DVDs, CDs, Audio tapes, Video tapes)
Battery
(Lithium ion rechargeable batteries, Coin-type lithium rechargeable batteries, Silver oxide batteries, Lithium primary batteries, Alkaline dry batteries)
Material-Device-Electric Appliance
(Optical components, Function material, Adhesive tapes, RFID system, IC cards, Small electric appliances, Electroforming/Precision components, Metal/Plastic molded products)
Affiliated Production Companies 11 in the United States, Mexico, England, Malaysia, China, and Japan
Affiliated Sales Companies 14 in the United States, England, Germany, France, Sweden, The Netherlands, Italy, Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, Singapore, and Japan
*Countries or regions

 

The Maxell Name

Production began with dry cell batteries, which is how Maxell got its name. In fact, the Maxell brand name was created by shortening the phrase, "maximum capacity dry cell".