Toho Zinc

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Toho Zinc Co., Ltd.
Native name
東邦亜鉛株式会社
TypePublic KK
TYO: 5707
ISINJP3599000001
IndustryNon-ferrous metals
FoundedFebruary 27, 1937; 84 years ago (1937-02-27)
Headquarters
Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8207
,
Japan
Key people
Kimiyasu Marusaki
(President)
Products
  • Zinc
  • Lead
  • Silver
  • Sulfur
  • Electronic components
  • Machine parts
Services
  • Exploration and development of non-ferrous metal resources
  • Recycling services
RevenueDecrease JPY 114 billion (FY 2016) (US$ 1 billion) (FY 2016)
Increase JPY 8.8 billion (FY 2016) (US$ 81 million) (FY 2016)
Number of employees
1,089 (consolidated, as of March 31, 2017)
WebsiteOfficial website
Footnotes / references
[1][2]

Toho Zinc Co., Ltd. (東邦亜鉛株式会社, Tōhō Aen Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese manufacturer of zinc related products. Established in 1937, it smelts nonferrous metals such as lead and zinc and produces electronic components. There are seven branches in Japan and two branches in China, in Hong Kong and Shanghai. The company was responsible for cadmium poisoning on Tsushima Island in the late twentieth century.

The company is Japan’s third-biggest producer of zinc.[3]

Operations[]

Toho Zinc has four manufacturing sites in Japan:

  • Annaka smelter and refinery with zinc smelting and refining operations[4]
  • Chigirishima smelter and refinery with lead smelting and refining operations[4]
    Toho Zonc smelting plant on Chigirishima island
  • Onahama smelter and refinery recycling operations[5]
  • Fujioka Works at which electronic components and materials are produced

References[]

  1. ^ "Company Outline". Toho Zinc. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
  2. ^ "Company Profile". Nikkei Asian Review. Nikkei Inc. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
  3. ^ "Toho Zinc to restore Australian mine output amid global deficit". The Japan Times. 26 March 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Mines Bureau; United States Geological Survey; Interior Department (May 15, 2015). Minerals Yearbook: Area Reports: International Review: 2012 Asia and the Pacific. United States Government Publishing Office. pp. 10–11. ISBN 978-1-4113-3676-6.
  5. ^ "Toho Zinc Resumes Production at Onahama". Japan Metal Bulletin. June 6, 2011. Retrieved September 18, 2017.

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