Following the introduction of the EC 94/9 ATEX directive in July 2003, sales of ATEX-compliant products have been booming for pneumatics systems provider SMC.

SMC CORPORATION – BASIC FACTS AND FIGURES (end of March 2010)

Established:                                Tokyo, Japan – April 27^th 1959

Chairman:                                 Yoshiyuki Takada

President:                                Katasunori Maruyama        

Net Sales:                                 220.9 Billion Yen (2.01 Billion Euros)

Employees:                                15,170

Japan:                                         64 sales offices and 5 factory locations

Overseas:         Sales offices in 78 countries and Subsidiaries in 50 countries

Overseas Production:                 Factories in 27 countries

Tech Development Centres:                 Japan, USA, Europe, China        

Product Range:         Manufactures over 11,000 basic products with over 600,000 variant options

Research & Development:         Invests over 100 million Euro´s in R&D each year

Market share:         Has a market share in Japan of over 60% and a global market share exceeding 20%

European Overview:

Sales:         Sales in Europe account for around 18% of its overall (consolidated) net sales turnover

Sales Network:        29 sales centres – subsidiaries and affiliates – in Europe  

Factories:         Major manufacturing facilities in Germany, Italy and the UK

Logistics:        European Central Warehouse in Antwerp, Belgium

Tech Development Centres:                 UK and Germany