Friction Materials Corp. Philippines

VISIT OUR WEBSITE at http://www.brakelinings.webs.com FOR MORE INFORMATION Friction Materials Corporation is a majority Flipino owned company in partnership with Meiji Sangyo Company of Japan, was incorporated on September 30, 1974 the pioneer in manufacture of brake linings for trucks and buses under the local brand "Jupiter" Brake Linings and compete with imported linings that dominated the Philippine market then. Manufacturing technology was secured from Akebono Brake Industry Co., Ltd. of Japan, the largest and foremost brake lining manufacturer in Japan, with whom it had a License and Technical Assistance Agreement. Under past agreements, local engineers had been trained in the different aspects of brake lining production and equipment maintenance. The original Japanese equipment were subsequently upgraded by the latest, and custom-built machinery from other major supplier overseas. The main office is at 2262 Chino Roces Ave., (formerly Pasong Tamo Ext.) Makati City, Philippines, while the manufacturing operation is located at #14 Evangelista St., Bgy. Santolan, Pasig City Philippines. The plant occupies a total land area of 4,500 sq.m., out of which 2,000 sq.m. has been allocated to production. The plant produces a monthly average of 100 metric tons of assorted brake linings with a maximum capacity of 1800 metric tons annually, enough to meet market requirements. The company strictly follows all laws, rules and regulations enforced by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Environmental Management Bureau (DENR-EMB) and other government agencies. And as a modest contribution to the current movement on environmental protection, sources of factory emission are well equipped with appropriate filters and collectors to prevent dust from escaping into the athmosphere while the plant does not generate industrial waste water. As of 2008, FMC continues to be the largest manufacturer and distributor of brake linings in the country covering applications for nearly 100 different make and model of trucks and buses, notably FUSO, HINO, NISSAN and ISUZU. The market considers "JUPITER" brake linings to be the best in quality relative to other locally produced brands. The affiliated companies of Friction Materials Corporation are Autubus Industries, Inc., General Heat Corp., and Philippine Allied Enterprises Corp.