Uchiyama Portugal - Vedantes, Unipessoal Lda. (UPV) was founded in October 1996 and began manufacturing bearings seals in September 1997.

It belongs to the Japanese group, UMC - Uchiyama Manufacturing Corp., founded in 1898 and based in Okayama, Japan.

UMC specializes in the production of bearing seals and gaskets for the automotive sector, stoppers, applications of cork and other products in the field of insulation and sealing, bottle capsules and polystyrene products such as packaging for the food industry.