- CEO
- Hajime Nagasaka
- Full Time Employees
- 4,436
- Sector
- Producer manufacturing
- Industry
- Electrical products
- Address
- Aoyama Building Tokyo TY Japan 107-8636
- IPO Date
- May 16, 1949
- Business
- Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. manufactures and sells a broad range of carbon-based products for industrial applications worldwide. The company produces graphite electrodes for electric arc furnaces in steelmaking; carbon black brands including SEAST, TOKABLACK, Thermax, and Hydrophilic Carbon Black primarily for tires and rubber reinforcement; fine carbon products such as isotropic graphite G/HK series, extruded graphite, SiC coated carbon, C/C composites, glassy carbon, solid SiC, carbon brushes, and resin-impregnated graphite for semiconductors, solar cells, and general industry; smelting and lining materials through Tokai COBEX; industrial furnaces and related products like EREMA silicon carbide heating elements and super refractories; friction materials for brakes, clutches, and machinery; and anode materials for lithium-ion batteries. Founded in 1918 and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, Tokai Carbon operates manufacturing plants and subsidiaries across Japan, North America, Asia including Thailand and Korea, Europe, and other regions, serving sectors such as steel, automotive, electronics, energy, and aerospace. In 2025, the company completed the acquisition of Bridgestone Carbon Black (Thailand) Co., Ltd., renaming it Thai Tokai Carbon Product Co., Ltd. in partnership with its subsidiary Thai Tokai Carbon Product to bolster global carbon black production and supply stability under Vision 2030; acquired KBR Inc. and MWI Inc. in 2024; and announced a reorganization of its U.S. fine carbon subsidiaries into Tokai Carbon GS Inc. effective January 2026 to streamline operations and enhance governance.