KEMET Corporation

What KEMET Corporation does

KEMET Corporation is a global manufacturer of passive electronic components, specializing in tantalum capacitors, film capacitors, and electrolytic capacitors, with a portfolio that also includes sensors and specialty electromagnetic components. Founded in 1919 and headquartered in Simpsonville, USA, the company sells into aerospace and defense, automotive, medical electronics, industrial automation, and consumer electronics end-markets. Its products serve mission-critical functions such as energy storage, filtering, and signal conditioning within electronic circuits.

The company's underlying technology is rooted in materials science and precision manufacturing of capacitor dielectrics and electrode systems. KEMET has historically expanded its capabilities through targeted acquisitions, including TOKIN Corporation (2017), KEMET Blue Powder (2012), Arcotronics and Evox Rifa Group Oyj (2007), and Intellidata (2015), enabling vertical integration into conductive polymer cathode materials and film capacitor technologies. In March 2024, the company launched the T581 Capacitor line, qualified to MIL-PRF-32700/2, targeting military and aerospace applications.

KEMET operates as a subsidiary of YAGEO Group following its acquisition, having previously been publicly listed on the NYSE under ticker KEM. The company generates revenue through the design, manufacture, and sale of components sold to OEMs and distributors across North America and Asia Pacific, with regional sales leadership in the Americas and Asia. Its global manufacturing footprint and qualification-driven go-to-market model in defense and aerospace anchor a mix of long-cycle, specification-based contracts alongside higher-volume industrial and consumer supply.

Name

KEMET Corporation

Legal name

KEMET Corporation

Website

https://kemet.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1919

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

KEMET Corporation is a global manufacturer of passive electronic components, primarily tantalum, film, and electrolytic capacitors, serving aerospace and defense, automotive, medical, industrial automation, and consumer electronics OEMs. Now a subsidiary of YAGEO Group.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Passive Electronic Components

NAICS

Capacitor, Resistor, Coil, Transformer, and Other Inductor Manufacturing (334416), Other Electronic Component Manufacturing (334419), Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing (3344)

SIC

Electronic Components, Nec (3679)

akta.pro primary industry

Capacitors (Ceramic/Film/Electrolytic/Tantalum/Supercapacitors) (HDAHANAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Military Power Supplies, RF/Microwave Components & Ruggedized Electronics (IMABAGAJ), Passive Component Arrays & Modules (Integrated Passives/IPD Networks) (HDAHANAJ)

Keywords

• Tantalum capacitors
• Passive electronic components
• MIL-spec capacitors
• Aerospace electronic components
• Automotive capacitor solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Simpsonville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Core offering

KEMET Corporation manufactures and sells passive electronic components, principally tantalum capacitors, for OEMs across aerospace, defense, automotive, medical, industrial automation, and consumer electronics. The company's flagship current product is the T581 series of MIL-PRF-32700/2 qualified tantalum capacitors designed for harsh-environment and mission-critical military and aerospace applications. Products are sold as standardized electronic components through direct and distribution channels globally.

Product overview

KEMET Corporation is an electronic component manufacturer specializing in passive components including tantalum capacitors. The company offers the T581 capacitors product line, which are MIL-PRF-32700/2 qualified tantalum capacitors targeting aerospace and defense sectors. The T581 capacitors represent KEMET's product offering within the broader tantalum capacitors market, which serves consumer electronics, automotive, aerospace, defense, medical electronics, and industrial automation sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• T581 Capacitors MIL-PRF-32700/2 qualified tantalum capacitors designed for aerospace and defense applications requiring high reliability in harsh environments. Target customers are defense and aerospace OEMs and tier suppliers needing MIL-spec qualified passive components.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Nichicon Corporation: Nichicon is a Japanese capacitor specialist manufacturing aluminum electrolytic and other capacitor types, competing with KEMET particularly in industrial and automotive applications across global markets.
• AVX Corporation: AVX (now a subsidiary of Kyocera) is one of KEMET's closest direct competitors in tantalum capacitors and other passive components, serving similar automotive, defense, and industrial customers with overlapping product lines.
• Vishay Intertechnology: Vishay is a broad passive component manufacturer offering capacitors, resistors, and inductors that compete directly with KEMET's product portfolio across industrial, automotive, and military/aerospace end-markets.
• Taiyo Yuden: Taiyo Yuden is a Japanese passive component manufacturer producing capacitors and inductors that compete with KEMET in automotive, industrial, and consumer electronics segments with overlapping technology and customer base.

Broad incumbents

• TDK Corporation: TDK is a major Japanese electronics company with a substantial capacitor portfolio including tantalum and MLCC products, competing with KEMET across automotive, industrial, and consumer markets with strong vertical integration.
• Murata Manufacturing: Murata Manufacturing is the world's largest passive electronic component manufacturer, dominant in MLCC capacitors and a direct competitor to KEMET in supplying capacitors to automotive, industrial, and consumer electronics OEMs globally.
• Panasonic Industry: Panasonic Industry is the passive components division of Panasonic, offering a broad portfolio of capacitors including tantalum, electrolytic, and film capacitors that overlap with KEMET's product lines across multiple end-markets.
• Samsung Electro-Mechanics: Samsung Electro-Mechanics is one of the world's largest MLCC capacitor manufacturers, competing with KEMET particularly in automotive and consumer electronics with massive scale advantages and Korean OEM relationships.

Emerging players

• YAGEO Group: YAGEO Group is the parent company of KEMET and a leading global resistor manufacturer; while YAGEO primarily competes with KEMET in resistors rather than capacitors, its strategic direction shapes KEMET's portfolio and market positioning.

Regional players

• Würth Elektronik: Würth Elektronik is a European passive component manufacturer producing capacitors, inductors, and other components, competing with KEMET in European automotive and industrial markets with strong regional distribution.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/KEMETCapacitors
• Facebookfacebook.com/KemetElectronics
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kemet-electronics-corporation

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A5 records

Investments

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