1918Founded as Tokai Electrode Mfg. Co. Ltd.Business set up to provide a steady supply of quality graphite electrodes. Anticipated growth in electricity-using industries with healthy demand for carbon products. Was also a response to make effective use of the excesselectricity at the time.1936Japan's first exports of graphite electrodes (from the Nagoya Plant to Sweden)1938Chigasaki Plant completed. Began production of carbon motor brushes and carbon rods.1941First full-scale production of carbon black in Japan at the Kyushu-Wakamatsu Plant.1950Developed SEAST 116, Japan's first industrial-grade carbon black.1960Completed TD 350, a carbon motor brush with excellent rectification and abrasion resistance, for the main motor in high-speed trains on the Tokaido Shinkansen (Bullet train). Won popularity for use in high-speed rail.1962Supplied the first Japanese 24-inch graphite electrodes and exported to Britain, Canada and West Germany.1975Changed trade name to Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd.1986The Tanoura Plant commenced production exclusively dedicated to fine carbon.1987Established Tokai Carbon America, Inc. in New York as an overseas subsidiary to strengthen Tokai Carbon's sales activities outside Japan.1990Helped finance Thai Carbon Product Co., Ltd., a joint venture in Thailand. Concluded a contract to provide Tokai Carbon's carbon production technology.1992Merged with Toyo Carbon Co., Ltd.1994Japan's Orbital Reentry Experiment (OREX) vehicle was launched with a nose cap outfitted with our carbon-carbon (C/C) composites.1996Established Tokai Carbon U.S.A., Inc. as an overseas subsidiary in Oregon to operate in businesses such as SiC coating.2004Established subsidiary Tokai Carbon (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. in Tianjin, China to produce and sell carbon black.2005Successfully produced 32-inch graphite electrodes—the world's largest—for commercial use and shipped to the U.S.Acquired German graphite electrode and cathode producer ERFTCARBON GmbH (now TOKAI ERFTCARBON GmbH).2014Acquired Canadian carbon black producer Cancarb Limited.2017With rapid growth in LiB anode materials, separated the anode material business from the R&D Strategy Division and made it a division.Acquired North American graphite electrode plant. Achieved tri-regional structure of Asia, North America and Europe.2018Tokai Carbon Korea Co., Ltd. (TCK), a global leader in CVD-SiC mass production technology, is now a consolidated subsidiary.Acquired the North American carbon black manufacturer, Sid Richardson Carbon Ltd. (now Tokai Carbon CB Ltd.)2019Acquired the German carbon and graphite product manufacturer COBEX HoldCo GmbH (now, Tokai COBEX HoldCo GmbH).History59TOKAI CARBON ANNUAL REPORT 2019
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