- Business
- Toho Titanium Co., Ltd. manufactures and sells titanium metals, catalysts for propylene polymerization, and electronic materials primarily in Japan with additional operations in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The company produces titanium sponge, titanium ingots, high-purity titanium for semiconductors, titanium powder, fabricated titanium products including direct-cast slabs, WEBTi porous titanium sheets for filters and electrodes, and titanium tetrachloride; propylene polymerization catalysts under the THC brand; and electronic materials such as high-purity titanium dioxide for multi-layered ceramic capacitors, thermistors, filters, piezoelectric components, optical lenses, pharmaceuticals, and food, as well as ultra-fine nickel powder for electrodes in electronic devices. Founded in 1953 and headquartered in Yokohama, Japan, Toho Titanium operates plants in Chigasaki, Wakamatsu, Yahata, Kurobe, and Hitachi in Japan, serves industries including aerospace, chemical processing, medical, and electronics, and maintains a joint venture titanium sponge plant in Saudi Arabia as a subsidiary of JX Advanced Metals Corporation. Recent developments include the completion of a new nickel powder plant at Wakamatsu in 2021, ongoing construction of a fifth nickel powder plant at Wakamatsu for completion in fiscal 2025 to boost capacity by 20 percent and target top domestic market share by 2030, facility upgrades to increase titanium sponge output by 3,000 tons annually by 2025 at Wakamatsu and Chigasaki plants, relocation of headquarters to Yokohama in 2020, and parent JX Advanced Metals considering delisting options in 2025 amid synergy evaluations.