Toshiaki FukudaManaging Executive OfficerGeneral Manager, R & D Strategy DivisionMessage from the Managing Executive OfficerApplying Core Technologies in a Diverse Range of FieldsTokai Carbon has been in business for over 100 years and pioneered the production of carbon in Japan. Customers expect much from us and trust that we will meet their needs. In response, we constantly endeavor to improve our quality and production technology. As a result of such efforts, we became the first company to develop electrodes with a diameter of 32 inches - the world’s largest. Our strengths are in heat treatment technology with free control of high temperatures, production technology that can turn out a wide range of shapes from powder all the way through blocks, and our wealth of technical experience as a comprehensive carbon manufacturer. We are working to apply these core technologies in promising growth areas that cut across business boundaries. Through this work, we are developing new materials and functional components that make the most of our strengths and are opening the door to new possibilities for carbon.R&D Collaborations with Government, Industry, and Academic PartnersTokai Carbon devotes significant energy to collaborating with external organizations in development efforts. We receive proposals from a wide variety of companies and research institutions. Presently, we are engaged in several projects that we believe will result in benefits for all participants. Two of the most notable results of such efforts are a business built around anode materials and the commercialization of aqueous carbon black. Looking to the future, we aim to create more new businesses by leveraging our efforts in areas such as the development of functional components that will play key roles in future generations.Global Technical Collaboration and Human Resource DevelopmentWe believe the ongoing growth and development of our business depends on two factors: even greater amounts of precisely targeted R&D investment and human resource development. Through “practical R&D,” we are striving to maximize synergies through technical collaboration among our production facilities in Japan, other parts of Asia, and the U.S. In “creative R&D,” meanwhile, we believe it is necessary to further strengthen our base of human resources as we focus on developing new functional components for automotive, energy-saving, and environmental applications. Through temporary assignments to university and other research institutions, and participation in conferences, we will continue to develop technical human resources capable of thriving on the global stage.Carbon black manufacturing technologySintered friction materials manufacturing technologySiC powder manufacturing technologySiC sintering technology (heating elements manufacturing technology)Industrial furnaces manufacturing technologyAnode materials manufacturing technologyPaper friction material manufacturing technologyIsotropic graphite manufacturing technologySolid SiC manufacturing technologyFurnace carbon black manufacturing technologyIntroduction of CVD-SiC technologyAqua carbon black manufacturing technologyThermal carbon black manufacturing technologyResin mold friction materials manufacturing technologyAnode materials businessIndustrial furnaces and related products businessFriction materials businessFine carbon businessGraphite electrode businessCarbon Black BusinessPitch coke manufacturing technologyGraphite electrode manufacturing technologyMold materials manufacturing technologyBrush materials manufacturing technologyThrough ongoing technology advancement and human resource development, we will carry Tokai Carbon forward as an expert in carbon technology and develop products that respond to society’s demands.Propriety TechnologyBusiness Overview / R&D32TOKAI CARBON ANNUAL REPORT 2018
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