KYB Corporation

KYB, formerly branded KYB in Japanese and now Kayaba, is a comprehensive hydraulics manufacturer centered on hydraulic technology. Its defining strengths are hydraulic technology, one of the world's largest shock absorber businesses, and a broad portfolio including special-purpose vehicles and seismic isolation. Its hydraulic and vibration-control technologies are applied to automotive and motorcycle shock absorbers, construction and industrial machinery hydraulics, railway dampers, seismic-isolation systems, and concrete mixer trucks, which hold an approximately 85% domestic share. It is a hydraulics specialist spanning automotive, construction machinery, railway, seismic isolation, and special-purpose vehicles, with 34 plants across 21 countries.