Published on June 2026
Tokai Carbon Begins Trial Output at New Thailand Plant
Tokai Carbon began trial carbon black production at its new plant in Thailand in mid-2026, with the company planning to complete the full transfer of production from its existing facility over the course of the year. The relocation is part of a roughly ¥50 billion investment program.
Alongside the Thailand relocation, Tokai has expanded its fine-carbon business to capture semiconductor demand and is progressing eco-carbon-black development with Bridgestone and Japanese universities — a broad push across conventional, specialty and circular grades.
For buyers, producer relocations and capacity rebalancing in Asia are reshaping the supply map, and staying close to those shifts is part of prudent sourcing.
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