Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. manufactures and sells carbon-related products and services in Japan. The company offers graphite electrodes for use in electric furnaces, such as direct current, alternating current, and refining furnaces; and carbon black, including SEAST, Touka Black, Aqua Black, and Thermax black varieties, which are used to reinforce the rubber in tires, as well as used as a black pigment in various black-colored products. It provides fine carbon products comprising special graphite products that include isotropic graphite G/HK series, extruded graphite, SiC coated carbon, C/C composite, glassy carbon, solid SiC, carbon brushes, and resin-impregnated graphite products, as well as furnace materials for silicon semiconductor, solar cell manufacturing, and other applications; and industrial furnaces and related products, which comprise silicon carbide heating elements, resistors, recryte SiC structural materials, and industrial furnaces for heat treatment of ceramics, electronic components, metals, glass, and others. In addition, it offers carbon and graphite products and solutions for various smelting applications, consisting of cathodes, furnace linings, and carbon electrodes; and friction materials, including sintered metal friction, paper friction, sliding, resin, woven, and soft mold materials to regulate power transmission in industrial and construction machinery, as well as for use in brake and clutch parts of vehicles, such as motorbikes and trains. Further, the company provides anode materials for secondary lithium-ion batteries that are used in smartphones and electric cars. The company was formerly known as Tokai Electrode Mfg. Co. Ltd. and changed its name to Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. in 1975. The company was incorporated in 1918 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
Japanese Market Performance
7D7 Days: -0.2%
3M3 Months: 8.3%
1Y1 Year: 30.4%
YTDYear to Date: 6.3%
The market has been flat over the last week. As for the longer term, the market has risen 30% in the past 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 8.0% annually. Market details ›
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