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TOYO
TANSO
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Contents
1. Corporate Profile
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3. Domain Identity
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2. High Functional Graphite P.04
4. Products, Applications
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5. TOYO TANSO’s Strengths
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6. The Direction of Growth P.14
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1.Corporate Profile
Business
outline
Corporate
profile
Incorporation
Capital
Head office
President
History
1947
Production of specialized, highly functional carbon
products
July 1947
7,692 million yen (as of May 2007)
Umeda Daibiru, 10th Fl., 3-3-10 Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka,
Japan
Representative director, Junko Kondo
Incorporated / Started manufacture of carbon brushes
1974
Built plant for mass-production of large isotropic graphite
1987
Founded T.T. America Inc. in the U.S.
1985
1988
1994
2006
Built Takuma plant. Increased capacity for isotropic graphite
Founded Graphites Technologie et Industrie S.A. in France
Founded Shanghai TOYO TANSO CO., LTD.
Listed on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
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2.High Functional Graphite
Features of Carbon
carbon
Diamond
①Features of carbon
Charcoal
Coal
Soot
graphite
Isotropic
Graphite
TOYO TANSO's core product
is Isotropic Graphite.
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1 Self-lubrication
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High chemical
resistance
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Good
machinability
High
2 thermal/electrical
conductivity
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High heat
resistance
6 Light weight
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2.High Functional Graphite
② Features of isotropic graphite
Features of graphite
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Excellent thermal and electrical conductivity
Superb heat and chemical resistance
Light weight and easy to machine
Excellent self lubrication
Features of isotropic graphite material
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Cold Isostatic Press
Anisotropic
graphite
Isotropic graphite
Uniform properties in any directions
Fine grain structure and high strength
Small variation in physical properties
Started mass production in 1974
Leading manufacturer of isotropic graphite
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2.High Functional Graphite
③ Manufacturing process of isotropic graphite
Manufacturing process of isotropic graphite
Total production period is about 6 - 8 months
Coke/Coal Tar Pitch
Pulverizing & Mixing
Chemical Processing
Finish Machining
Pulverizing & Sieving
Kneading
Graphitizing
2 months
Isostatic
Pressing
Baking
1 - 2 months
Pitch Impregnation
Purification
Rough Machining
Inspection
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3.Domain Identity
The areas in which our products are used
Electronics Equipment
Si semiconductor
Advanced Technology
Nuclear
Solar cell
LED
General Industries
Bearings / Seals
EDM
Aerospace
Medical
Metallurgy
Transportation
Pantograph slider
Automotive parts
Electrical applications
Brushes for power generator
Brushes for cleaners
Brushes for power tools
The application is being expanding.
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4.Products, Applications
Special graphite products
Heater
Others
General industries
Electronics
Crucible
EDM electrode
General carbon products
Glass sealing jig
Nuclear gas cooled
reactor core material
Compound materials
and other products
Mechanical application Electrical applications
Bearings
Pantograph sliders
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Small brushes
Large brushes
C/C composite product
SiC coated susceptor
Graphite sheet
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5.TOYO TANSO’s Strengths
① Pioneer in Isotropic Graphite
Shall build a new plant
at the Takuma Division
Production volume
Increasing capacity
2nd plant at the
Takuma Division
Built Takuma plant
Mass-production of
large isotropic graphite
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Acceleration of global
expansion
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Market growth for LED
and solar cells
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Demand for material for
semiconductors increased
Developed technology for
purification of large
isotropic graphite
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5.TOYO TANSO’s Strengths
Material manufacturing advantages
Concentrated production of material
Scale of economy
Superior cost competitiveness
Consistent quality
② Material Production and Processing
:Adding Value in Two
Processing manufacturing advantages
Geared for the customer
Quick delivery
Incorporation of customer needs
Immediate development systems
A solid business model
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5.TOYO TANSO’s Strengths
③ Direct Sales System Meets
Customer Needs
More than 100 employees at 10 sales offices for customers in Japan
 Nearly 100 employees at sales bases home and abroad for foreign
customers
 We give customers exactly what they want
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More than 80% of sales are direct sales
Sales route
Japan
Customers
10 sales offices
TOYO TANSO
Trading
companies
Development
Production
Sales
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Subsidiaries
Distributors
Abroad
Customers
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5.TOYO TANSO’s Strengths
④ Global Expansion
Cover the globe with our material plant, system of in-house production, sales bases and dealers.
Head office
Materials plants
Processing plants (in Japan)
Overseas group companies
（Production/Sales）
TOYO TANSO sales offices
Distributors
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5.TOYO TANSO’s Strengths
⑤ A Creative R&D System
Seeds and Needs Oriented R&D Systems
3 area : Fundamental/Applied Research and New Application Development
 Well balanced R&D system including seeds and needs
 Seeds from cooperation with Universities and Public Institutions meets Needs we
take in from direct sales
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Our R&D System
Customers
Universities／
Public Institution
Information exchange
by direct sales
Cooperation in
advanced technology
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Fundamental Applied
Research Research
New Application
Development
A number of
creative results
On-site
fluorine
generators
Super fine grain high
functional graphite
Graphite parts for
nuclear gas cooled
reactor
Carbon sliders
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6.The Direction of Growth
Keys to Growth
The “3Es"
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Expansion of existing
products
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Environment
Energy
Electronics＋
Market change in semiconductors, etc.
Market share increase
Materials for substitution (pantograph sliders, etc.)
Overseas
growth
New regions : India, Brazil, Russia, Eastern Europe, etc.
 Further moves in China
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(motor brushes, solar-cell-related products, etc.)
 Enhancement of a world-wide consolidated management
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Introduction of
New products,
New applications
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Expansion of SiC coated graphite, C/C composite,
graphite sheet
Expanding sales of high functional grades
Worldwide re-evaluation of nuclear power generation
Assault in business for on-site fluorine generators
Promoting business for heat sink and Tac coated graphite
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