Toho Zinc
Japanese manufacturer of Zinc related products
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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.
Native name | 東邦亜鉛株式会社 |
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| Company type | Public KK |
| TYO: 5707 | |
| ISIN | JP3599000001 |
| Industry | Non-ferrous metals |
| Founded | February 27, 1937 |
| Headquarters | Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8207 , Japan |
Key people | Kimiyasu Marusaki (President) |
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Number of employees | 1,089 (consolidated, as of March 31, 2017) |
| Website | Official website |
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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
