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Molex Incorporated is a manufacturer of electronic interconnectors. Molex sells over 100,000 products, including everything from electrical and fiber optic interconnect solutions to switches and application tooling. Molex supplies a variety of industries, including the telecom, datacom, computer and peripheral, automotive, premises wiring, industrial, consumer, medical and military markets. ==History== The company began by making flowerpots out of an industrial byproduct plastic called Molex. Later they made connectors for General Electric and other appliance manufacturers out of the same plastic.〔http://www.reed-electronics.com/eb-mag/index.asp?layout=articlePrint&articleID=CA6279564#Molex〕 Molex acquired Woodhead Industries in 2006; the largest acquisition in the former's history. On February 14, 2005, Molex announced its results for the six months ended December 31, 2004, that reflect certain adjustments to its results of operations for the first fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2004. In March, 2005, a class action lawsuit against Molex Inc. and certain of its officers and directors for artificially inflating the market price through materially false and misleading statements was announced. In 2007, a settlement of $10.5 million fund plus interest was reached. In 2009, Hermann Simon mentioned this company as an example of a "Hidden Champion".〔Simon, Hermann: ''Hidden Champions of the 21st Century : Success Strategies of unknown World Market Leaders''. London: Springer, 2009.- ISBN 978-0-387-98147-5.〕 In September 2013, Koch Industries purchased Molex for approximately $7 billion.〔Denis Cosnard, (Les "infâmes frères Koch" s'offrent un nouveau grand nom de l'industrie ), ''Le Monde'', 10.09.2013〕 Koch indicated Molex will retain its company name and headquarters in Lisle, Illinois and be run as a subsidiary. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Molex」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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