Fulton Products Co.

What Fulton Products Co. does

Fulton Products Industrial Co., Ltd. (フルトンプロダクツ工業株式会社) is a Japanese privately-held automotive parts manufacturer specializing in surface treatment of metal tubes for vehicle fluid conveyance systems. Founded in 1971 as the specialized processing factory of Sanyo Tube (三桜チューブ), the company is headquartered in Koga, Ibaraki Prefecture, with 127 employees as of June 2026. It supplies coated metal tubes used in brake, fuel, and power steering systems to major Japanese OEMs including Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Mitsubishi, Mazda, Suzuki, and Subaru, as well as European customers BMW and Volkswagen. The business is conducted via direct B2B sales with quote-based pricing, and revenue is not publicly disclosed.

The company's core technology is proprietary continuous zinc plating combined with fluororesin and polymer coating, applied through integrated continuous production lines that consolidate plating, baking, and extrusion under one roof. Its product line comprises three coated tube variants built on a zinc-plated single- or double-tube substrate: Fluororesin (PVdF) Coat Tubes with 15+ year rust prevention for general environments; PA (Polyamide) Coat Tubes with 15+ year rust prevention even in coastal salt-damage environments; and PC (Polypropylene) Coat Tubes with enhanced stone-chip resistance for underbody applications. The company holds ISO9001:2015 (2020), ISO14001:2004 (2007), and IATF16949 (2018) certifications covering automotive parts manufacturing and metal tube surface treatment.

Revenue is derived entirely from hardware sales of coated metal tubes, with the company taking single-point quality responsibility across the integrated plating-to-coating process. No external funding rounds, parent company, or institutional investors are disclosed. Capacity has been progressively expanded through additional production lines (PA Coat: 2009, 2017; PC Coat: 2016) and a second factory established in November 2022. The company divested its legacy brazing products business to Sanyo Industry Co., Ltd. in June 2009 to concentrate on its core surface treatment operations.

Name

Fulton Products Co.

Legal name

フルトンプロダクツ工業株式会社

Website

https://fulton.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

1971

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Fulton Products Industrial Co., Ltd. is a Japanese privately-held automotive parts manufacturer specializing in proprietary continuous zinc plating and polymer coating of metal tubes for brake, fuel, and power steering systems, supplying major Japanese and European OEMs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Automotive Metal Tube Surface Treatment

NAICS

Metal Coating, Engraving (except Jewelry and Silverware), and Allied Services to Manufacturers (332812), Iron and Steel Pipe and Tube Manufacturing from Purchased Steel (331210)

SIC

Steel Pipe & Tubes (3317)

akta.pro primary industry

Coated & Plated Steel (Galvanized, Galvalume, Tinplate, Electrogalvanized, Color-Coated) (IMAKABAG)

Keywords

• Automotive metal tubing
• Surface treatment services
• Zinc plating coatings
• Fluororesin coated tubes
• Automotive parts manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Koga

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Automotive Parts Manufacturing and Sales: Manufactures and sells surface-treated metal tubes for automotive applications including brake tubes, fuel tubes, and power steering tubes. Operates as an automotive parts supplier providing integrated surface treatment from plating to coating with full quality responsibility.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Fulton Products Industrial Co., Ltd. manufactures and sells surface-treated metal tubes for automotive applications, including brake tubes, fuel tubes, and power steering tubes. The company operates as a specialized tier supplier providing integrated surface treatment from continuous zinc plating through fluororesin (PVdF) and plastic (PA, PC) coatings, delivered as a one-stop processing service with full quality responsibility to automotive OEMs.

Product overview

Fulton Products Industrial Co., Ltd. is a metal tube surface treatment manufacturer serving the automotive industry. The company operates as a single unified product line focused on coated metal tubes for automotive applications. Its core products include three types of coated tubes: (1) Fluororesin Coat Tubes with PVdF coating for general automotive use, (2) PA (Polyamide) Coat for coastal/salt-damage environments, and (3) PC (Polypropylene) Coat for stone chip protection. All products are built on zinc-plated single or double tubes as the base substrate, with various polymer coatings applied via proprietary continuous processing lines. The company also historically produced brazing products (transferred in 2009) and Autoliv safety components. Surface treatment capabilities span continuous zinc plating, fluororesin coating, polyamide coating, and polypropylene coating, delivered through integrated in-house processing for quality control and rapid delivery.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fluororesin Coat Tube (フッ素樹脂コートチューブ) Single or double metal tube with continuous zinc plating overlaid with PVdF (polyvinylidene fluoride) fluororesin coating baked onto the surface. Provides 15+ years of rust prevention warranty in general regions with excellent chemical and heat resistance. Used for automotive piping components including brake tubes, fuel tubes, and power steering tubes.
• PA Coat (ポリアミドコート) Polyamide (PA) resin extrusion coating applied over zinc-plated single or double tubes. Provides 15+ years of rust prevention warranty even in coastal salt damage regions; rust from fittings or nuts has no effect on the coating. Used primarily for power steering tubes.
• PC Coat (ポリプレンコート) Polypropylene (PP) resin extrusion coating applied over zinc-plated single or double tubes. Significantly improves stone chip resistance and corrosion resistance, preventing interference with the vehicle body. Used for fuel tubes.
• Autoliv Products (オートリブ製品) Automotive safety components manufactured from metal tubes, produced since April 2002 for automotive applications.

Quantifiable outcome

• 15+ years rust prevention warranty for general areas
• +1 more outcomes

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Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Feature4 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Market position

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Key highlights6 records

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Compliance4 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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