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The story
Founded by Kōnosuke Matsushita on Dec 15, 1935.1
Private company
Panasonic Electric Works
Logo: Crotalus horridus , Monaneko, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3
Japanese electronics company
Panasonic Electric Works Co., Ltd. (パナソニック電工株式会社; named "Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd. (松下電工株式会社; MEW)" until September 30, 2008) is a Japanese company specializing in the production of industrial devices. It can trace its beginnings to a firm that was founded in 1918 by Konosuke Matsushita. Matsushita began making the flashlight components for bicycles, then progressed to making lighting fixtures.2 It was founded by Kōnosuke Matsushita.1 It is part of Panasonic Holdings Corporation.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 20, 2026.
Overview
Dec 15, 1935Founded1
- HeadquartersŌsaka1
- Websitepanasonic.co.jp/ew
- Legal formjoint-stock company1
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Panasonic Electric Works Co., Ltd. (パナソニック電工株式会社; named "Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd. (松下電工株式会社; MEW)" until September 30, 2008) is a Japanese company specializing in the production of industrial devices. It can trace its beginnings to a firm that was founded in 1918 by Konosuke Matsushita. Matsushita began making the flashlight components for bicycles, then progressed to making lighting fixtures.2
Corporate structure
Panasonic Electric Works is part of a group headed by Panasonic Holdings Corporation. 49 entities, 9 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.
- Panasonic Holdings Corporation 大阪, Japan
- Panasonic Holding (Netherlands) 100% · Amsterdam, Netherlands
- ZETES INDUSTRIES Subsidiary · Brussel, Belgium
- Panasonic Electric Works Ōsaka
- KDK Subsidiary · 100% · Minato
- Panasonic Corporation of North America Subsidiary · 100% · Newark, New Jersey, United States
- Panasonic Canada Inc. Subsidiary · Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
- PANASONIC PROCUREMENT CORPORATION OF AMERICA Subsidiary · Torrance, California, United States
- Panasonic Europe Ltd Subsidiary · 100% · Bracknell, United Kingdom
- Panasonic Marketing Japan Subsidiary · 100% · Osaka Prefecture, Japan
- Panasonic Smart Factory Solutions Subsidiary · 100% · Osaka Prefecture, Japan
- Panasonic System Solutions Japan Subsidiary · 100% · Tokyo, Japan
- Sanyo Subsidiary · 100% · Osaka
- Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Subsidiary · 95% · Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
- PanaHome Subsidiary · 54.5% · Osaka Prefecture, Japan
- KMEW Subsidiary · 50% · Osaka Prefecture, Japan
- BS Conditional Access Systems Subsidiary · Shibuya, Japan
- Emerson Radio Corporation Subsidiary · Hackensack
- NX NP Logistics Subsidiary · Settsu, Japan
- Panasonic Automotive Electronics Subsidiary · Tokyo, Japan
- Panasonic Ecology Systems Co., Ltd. (Japan) Subsidiary
- Panasonic Electric Works Analysis Center Subsidiary
- Panasonic Environmental Systems & Engineering Subsidiary
- Panasonic FS Engineering Subsidiary
- Panasonic Hearing Instruments Subsidiary · Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
- Panasonic Heating & Ventilation Air-Conditioning Czech Subsidiary · Plzeň, Czechia
- Panasonic Insurance Services Japan Subsidiary · Osaka Prefecture, Japan
- Panasonic Marketing School Subsidiary · Shiga Prefecture, Japan
- Panasonic Mobile Communications Subsidiary · Yokohama, Japan
- and 23 more
- Panasonic Holding (Netherlands) 100% · Amsterdam, Netherlands
Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.
Leadership
Who has led Panasonic Electric Works, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.
- FounderKōnosuke Matsushita1
Subsidiaries and ownership
Parent company
From Wikidata.1
Timeline
- Dec 15, 1935Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitepanasonic.co.jp/pew1
- Websitepanasonic.co.jp/ew1
- WikipediaPanasonic Electric Works
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ5364758
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
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- 4Wikimedia CommonsPanasonic Electric Works photo by Akonnchiroll, CC0