Toho Zinc

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.

Toho Zinc Co., Ltd.

Native name	東邦亜鉛株式会社
Company type	Public KK
Traded as	TYO: 5707
ISIN	JP3599000001
Industry	Non-ferrous metals
Founded	February 27, 1937; 88 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
Revenue	JPY 114 billion (FY 2016) (US$ 1 billion) (FY 2016)
Net income	JPY 8.8 billion (FY 2016) (US$ 81 million) (FY 2016)
Number of employees	1,089 (consolidated, as of March 31, 2017)
Website	Official website
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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