May 08, 2024

Omron acquires BST, a Chinese manufacturer of magnetic latching relays

Recently, Omron (China) Co., Ltd. and China's magnetic relay manufacturer Shanghai Best Electric Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as: BST) signed an acquisition contract to acquire the company with a 100% investment ratio.

With the rapid growth of demand in the smart grid market in the future, smart meters will become the core components that connect the transmission grid and residential. A magnetic latching relay will be used to switch the load of the smart meter.

The Chinese market is still in the early stages of the introduction of smart meters. It can be predicted that the demand for magnetic relays used in smart meters will increase substantially. By 2015, the global market will have an increase of approximately 65% ​​(based on quantity), that is, 150 The expansion of the scale of ~20 billion yen.

In China's magnetic latching relay market, BST's market share is about 30%, which occupies a leading position in the industry. It also ensures the advantages in competition by virtue of the increased productivity brought about by the multi-variety small-scale production and component modularization.

Omron's goal is to strengthen the relay business and look forward to entering the Chinese magnetic relay relay market, which is still in its early stages, through the acquisition of BST, and gain a competitive advantage in this emerging market.

In the future, Omron will integrate the advantages of BST to create 5 billion yen in sales in the field of magnetic latching relays in 2015.

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