Tokai Carbon

factory In Japan Tokai Carbon has: • Manufacturing plants in Ishinomaki, Miyagi, Chigasaki, Kanagawa, Taketoyo, Aichi, Ōmihachiman, Shiga, Hōfu, Yamaguchi, Kitakyushu and Ashikita, Kumamoto • Laboratories in Oyama, Shizuoka, Taketoyo (Aichi), Hōfu (Yamaguchi), Ashikita (Kumamoto) and Chigasaki (Kanagawa) • Branch offices in Osaka, Nagoya and Fukuoka As of the end of 2012 it has 24 subsidiaries and 6 affiliated companies in Japan, Germany, the UK, Sweden, Italy, China, Thailand, South Korea and the US. ==Acquisitions==

In 2014 the company acquired Cancarb, a Canadian thermal carbon black producer, from TransCanada Corporation. In June 2018 Tokai announced the acquisition of Sid Richardson Carbon, the largest manufacturer of furnace black in the US. Sid Richardson counts Bridgestone, Michelin, Goodyear and Continental AG among its customers. ==Business segments and products==

• Carbon black for use in the tire (as a pigment and reinforcing agent for tires) and rubber industry • Carbon and ceramics • Graphite electrodes, which are used for recycling steel in electric furnaces • Fine carbon, which is used in solar cell and semi-conductor industry • Industrial furnaces and related products for fine ceramic, glass and electronic parts industry • Other operations • Friction materials for use in the motorcycle, construction machinery and automobile industries (in brake and clutch systems) • Property leasing and operation of golf practice centers Source ==References==