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Tokai Carbon Tokai Synthetic Graphite
Tokai Carbon Tokai Synthetic Graphite
[Last updated: Apr 2026]
This production plant produces anode active materials (AAM) for EV and grid battery applications.
| OEM/owner: | Tokai Carbon |
| Facility: | Tokai Synthetic Graphite |
| Location: | Tokai Aichi |
| Country: | Japan |
| Capacity: | 15.0 kt/y |
| Product: | Synthetic Graphite |
| Form: | Coated powder |
| Carbon source: | Petroleum coke (Japanese refineries) Cells |
| Status: | Operational |
| Opened: | 2018 |
| Investment: | $0.3B USD |
| Customers: | |
| Geo risk: | LOW |
Supply chain notes:
Japanese synthetic graphite for domestic cell makers; Panasonic and Toyota supply; reducing Chinese dependency for Japanese supply chain; Tokai industrial cluster..
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