ALPHA Corporation acquired Sppp Slovakia S.R.O. from Société de Peinture de Pièces Plastiques for €22.2 million.

ALPHA Corporation is a Japan-based company mainly engaged in the manufacture and sale of keys and locks for automotive, housings and industrial equipment, as well as the provision of related products and services. The Company has six business and region segments. The Automotive Parts (Japan, North America, Asia, Europe ) segment is engaged in the manufacture and sale of steering locks, key cylinders, keyless entries, intelligent key systems and other key set products, as well as outside and inside door handles. The Company operates the business in Japan, the United States, Mexico, Thailand, China, India, Indonesia, Czech Republic, Slovakia and France. The Security Equipment (Japan, overseas) segment is engaged in the manufacture and sale of electric locks, door locks and other housing locks, industrial equipment locks, coin lockers for stations, pools and gymnasiums, delivery boxes for apartments and detached houses. The Company operates the business in Japan, Thailand and China.