7. Business Fields A wide variety of business fields supporting everything from domestic life to industry Toyo Tanso carbon products are hard at work in a range of fields from semiconductors, automobiles, and industrial machinery to home electronics, medical equipment, and aerospace. The range of arenas in which our carbon products are active has expanded steadily since our inception. To realize the various needs of a wide array of industries, we have engaged in round after round of trial and error. This hard work has borne fruit and we currently cover a wide range of fields extending from products and services for day-to-day life to those for industrial applications.

Semiconductors: Carbon products are prized for their excellent properties such as heat resistance, chemical resistance, and high purity, being employed in harsh environments where gases and chemical products are used under high temperatures. Applications include manufacturing processes for products such as monocrystalline silicon, compound semiconductors, and next-generation semiconductors, and photovoltaic cells.

Home Electronics: Carbon has a range of desirable characteristics including excellent thermal and electrical conductivity and self-lubricating properties. It is being used as an important component that enables many functions in home electronics products, supporting domestic life.

Industrial Machinery: Carbon is used in a wide range of applications as an important material supporting industry, including die manufacturing, industrial machine parts, metal casting, industrial furnaces, hot presses, and bearings.

Nuclear Power: The range of arenas in which our products are active is expanding to include nuclear power applications such as high temperature gas reactors or nuclear fusion reactors.

Aerospace: Carbon products are being recognized by cutting-edge industries, including aerospace applications such as rocket parts.

Medical Care: Carbon applications continue to expand into medical applications, such as X-ray target materials for use in CT scanners.

Automobiles: Large amounts of carbon are being used in parts and manufacturing process components for transportation equipment, where consistent quality and reliability are essential.

Rail and Shipping: Our proprietary carbon strips for use in pantograph contacts are being employed in the field, helping to significantly reduce contact-wire wear. Toyo Tanso will pursue new possibilities in search of new fields, leveraging the knowledge and technical capabilities that we have accumulated over the years.