History
Over 100 years experience in carbon production
We are a global leader in the manufacture and supply of carbon and graphite products used in the primary aluminium and iron-making industry and other metallurgical processes.
Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (“Tokai Carbon”), a pioneer in the Japanese carbon products industry, is our parent company.
About “Tokai Carbon”
Founded in 1918, for over 100 years now Tokai Carbon has been the market leader in the production and sale of a broad range of high-quality carbon and graphite products, servicing numerous global customers in a wide range of industries, such as iron and steel, aluminum, automotive, machinery, metallurgy, and electronics industries.
“Tokai Carbon” website: https://www.tokaicarbon.co.jp/en
Tokai COBEX
Tokai COBEX is investing in the modernisation of its current production facility in Vénissieux, France, to create a unique and perfect infrastructure for the production of Battery Anode Material (BAM) in Europe for Europe. We are using the best available technologies to protect the environment and looking forward to the opening of our new facility beginning of 2023.
COBEX GmbH becomes Tokai COBEX GmbH.
SZEW Nowy Sącz
Acquisition of Nowy Sącz plant (Polgraph S.A., former SZEW).
SZEW Nowy Sącz
Establishment of plant in Nowy Sącz as state-owned enterprise under the name SZEW.
Siemens Plania sites
Merger Gesco and Plania sites in Poland.
Savoie
The first production of carbon products for the aluminium industry. The electrochemical and the metallic carbides companies merge and become “Société des Électrodes de Savoie (SES)”.
Vénissieux
Founding of “Société Francaise des Electrodes” at today’s Vénissieux site.
Notre-Dame-de-Briançon
Founding of one of the first chemical factories in France: “Les Carbures métalliques” at Notre-Dame-de-Briançon.
Racibórz
Founding of electrode works in Racibórz.
We are a global leader in the manufacture and supply of carbon and graphite products used in the primary aluminium and iron-making industry and other metallurgical processes.
Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (“Tokai Carbon”), a pioneer in the Japanese carbon products industry, is our parent company.
About “Tokai Carbon”
Founded in 1918, for over 100 years now Tokai Carbon has been the market leader in the production and sale of a broad range of high-quality carbon and graphite products, servicing numerous global customers in a wide range of industries, such as iron and steel, aluminum, automotive, machinery, metallurgy, and electronics industries.
“Tokai Carbon” website: https://www.tokaicarbon.co.jp/en
