Tokai Carbon

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Tokai Carbon is a Japanese company. The company is a developer and stockist of graphite material for use in nuclear power, particularly electrical discharge machining electrode, high temperature, and mechanical applications. It has subsidiaries in Europe and the United States.[1][2] The company was founded in 1918 and has five main products:[3]

Carbon black, which is used as a reinforcing agent for tires.

Graphite electrodes, which are used for recycling steel in electric furnaces.

Fine carbon, which is used in solar batteries and semi-conductors.

Friction materials, which make up the brakes and clutches on engineering vehicles, motorcycles and automobiles.

Industrial furnaces.

Yoshinari Kudo is President and CEO of the company.

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