Industrial Minerals


Posco signs isotropic graphite jv with Japan’s Tokai Carbon

24 November 2011

by Jessica Roberts

South Korean group to own 60% of plant; Tokai eyes 5,000 tpa expansion

Keywords: Posco, Tokai Carbon, Japan, South Korea, graphite

The speciality chemicals division of South Korean steel group Posco has signed a 60:40 joint venture with Japan’s Tokai Carbon Co. Ltd to establish a 4,000 tpa isotropic graphite plant.

 

The plant, eyed for completion in 2014, will...