Tokai Carbon : to increase prices of Carbon Black in Japan
December 25, 2017 at 07:14 pm EST
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News Release 2017
December 26, 2017
Tokai Carbon to increase prices in Japan
Tokai Carbon announces revising the selling price of carbon black as follows.
1. Price increase
(a) Scope:
Carbon Black of all grades
(b) Effective date:
February 1, 2018 (delivery base)
(c) Price increase:
16 Japanese Yen / kg
2. Background
The escalating raw material oil price of carbon black causes the significant cost increase. This increase is difficult to absorb only by our production cost reduction, measures and the price increase is necessary to ensure Tokai Carbon to maintain the stable supply of our high quality products and services.
We would appreciate your understanding to ensure Tokai Carbon to maintain the stable supply of our high quality products and services with top priority.
End of notice
Contact
Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd.
General Manager,
Marketing & Sales Department, Carbon Black Division Tatsuhiko Yamazaki +81-3-3746-5114
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Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. is one of the Japanese leaders in manufacturing and marketing of coal and graphite products. The group is also producing industrial furnaces. Net sales break down by family of products as follows:
- coal and graphite products (69.6%): coal, graphite electrodes, special graphite and friction materials primarily for industrial, electronic, energy, automotive and mechanic applications;
- cathodes for smelting aluminum and furnace linings (18.1%);
- industrial furnaces and heating products (6.9%): for thermal processing of ceramic products, electronic components, metals, glasses, etc.;
- other (5.4%).
Net sales break down geographically as follows: Japan (24.6%), Asia (26.7%), the United States (26.5%), Europe (11.6%) and other (10.6%).
TOKAI CARBON CO., LTD. 
