Hajime Nagasaka

TOKAI CARBON CO., LTD. is a Japan-based company engaged in the manufacture and sale of various carbon products. The Company operates in four business segments. The Carbon Black segment manufactures and sells rubber products use, black color use, conductive carbon black products. The Graphite Electrode segment manufactures and sells graphite electrode for electrical steel furnaces. The Fine Carbon segment is engaged in the manufacture and sale of fine carbon, electric brushes and others. The Industrial Furnace and Related Products segment is engaged in the manufacture and sale of industrial electric furnaces, gas furnaces, silicon carbide heating elements, ceramic resistors, among others. The Company is also engaged in the manufacture and sale of friction materials, the leasing of real estate, the development and sale of computer software and the operation of golf practice centers.