Toho Zinc Explained

Toho Zinc Co., Ltd.
Native Name:東邦亜鉛株式会社
Native Name Lang:ja
Type:Public KK
Isin:JP3599000001
Hq Location City:Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8207
Hq Location Country:Japan
Key People:Kimiyasu Marusaki
(President)
Industry:Non-ferrous metals
Revenue: JPY 114 billion (FY 2016) (US$ 1 billion) (FY 2016)
Net Income: JPY 8.8 billion (FY 2016) (US$ 81 million) (FY 2016)
Num Employees:1,089 (consolidated, as of March 31, 2017)
Footnotes:[1] [2]

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:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Company Outline . Toho Zinc . September 18, 2017.
  2. Web site: Company Profile . . . September 18, 2017.
  3. News: Toho Zinc to restore Australian mine output amid global deficit. 14 December 2015. The Japan Times. 26 March 2015.
  4. Book: Mines Bureau . United States Geological Survey . United States Geological Survey . Interior Department . Minerals Yearbook: Area Reports: International Review: 2012 Asia and the Pacific . May 15, 2015 . United States Government Publishing Office . 978-1-4113-3676-6 . 10–11.
  5. Web site: Toho Zinc Resumes Production at Onahama . June 6, 2011 . Japan Metal Bulletin . September 18, 2017.