# Maeda Kosen acquires Nagoya Yuka to strengthen automotive nonwoven base

Maeda Kosen Co., Ltd. acquired all shares of Nagoya Yuka Co., Ltd. on September 4, 2026, making it a wholly owned subsidiary. The acquisition aims to strengthen the business base in automotive sound-absorbing surface materials.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2026-09-04
- Where: Japan
- Status: completed
- Products: automotive sound-absorbing surface materials, nonwoven fabrics
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md), [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md)

## Companies

- [Maeda Kosen](https://endata.com/companies/78308.md) (acquirer)
- [Nagoya Yuka](https://endata.com/companies/93858.md) (target)

## Sources

- [tokyo.publishing.3rd-in.co.jp](https://tokyo.publishing.3rd-in.co.jp/article/35b00cee-a81a-11f1-99fc-9ca3ba08e13f), 2026-09-04: "前田工繊株式会社は、名古屋油化株式会社の株式を2026年9月4日付で取得し、同社を子会社化することを発表しました。"
- [fukuishimbun.co.jp](https://www.fukuishimbun.co.jp/articles/-/2690969), 2026-09-04: "前田工繊（本社坂井市、前田尚宏社長）は４日、自動車用吸音表皮材製造販売の名古屋油化（本社愛知県東海市、伊藤能彦社長）の全株式を取得し、完全子会社化したと発表した。"

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