07.19.23
283-1, Chikumazawa,
Miyoshi-Machi, Iruma-Gun
Saitama, Japan, 354-8577
Tel: +81-49-259-6518
www.tk-toka.co.jp/english/
E-mail: overseas.tk@toka-global.com
Sales: $333 million (¥43,667 million) (consolidated)
Major Products: UV offset, UV flexo, UV letterpress, energy saving UV ink, UV waterless ink, conventional offset ink, powder-free conventional offset ink, waterless offset ink, UV inkjet, water-based inkjet.
Key Personnel: Akihiro Takamizawa, president; Kazuhiko Nakama, executive director and chief of Ink Business HQ; Ryuichi Kurimoto, chief of management and control HQ; Hideyuki Hinataya, GM of the Overseas Ink Sales Division; Hirofumi Ozaki, department manager, Overseas Department.
Number of Employees: 1,122.
Comments: T&K TOKA (the T&K in the company’s name stands for Technology and Kindness) is primarily focused the UV-curable ink segment, which remains a growth area for printing. Hideyuki Hinataya, GM of T&K Toka’s Overseas Ink Sales Division, said that T&K Toka, continues to see growth ahead after a fairly stable year in 2022, adding that the UV printing market was the strongest performing last year.
“Revenues from printing inks, including general UV inks, are forecast to increase as sales expand, mainly in overseas markets, and revisions are made to appropriate selling prices,” Hinataya observed. “Functional materials are expected to see a recovery in demand for pigment dispersions for color filters in connection with the recovery of the FPD (Flat Panel display) market. In response to the increase of various costs, we continued to revise sales prices for a wide range of products in regions.”
T&K Toka had an eventful year. Zhe Jiang T&K Toka Finechemical Co. Ltd, which manufactures and sells colorants for FPD color filters and other products to the Chinese market, commenced full production in August 2022. In a key personnel move, Akihiro Takamizawa, who was formerly GM of the Overseas Ink Sales Division, was appointed president via director and chief of Ink Business HQ on June 23, 2023.
Raw materials remain a concern for T&K Toka.
“Raw material prices increased compared to the previous year due to the war in Russia and Ukraine, and remained high,” Hinataya noted. “In addition, the supply of some raw materials was unstable during the lockdown in China. It is necessary to be mindful of raw material procurement restrictions, logistics disruptions and continuing price hikes.”
Hinataya noted that sustainability remains front and center for T&K Toka.
“Towards environmental and social sustainability and the sustainability of customers and the own company, we are building a value provision model combining ‘products + services,’ and are expanding the range of environmentally friendly products, such as energy-saving, biomass, and EB inks,” Hinataya concluded.
Miyoshi-Machi, Iruma-Gun
Saitama, Japan, 354-8577
Tel: +81-49-259-6518
www.tk-toka.co.jp/english/
E-mail: overseas.tk@toka-global.com
Sales: $333 million (¥43,667 million) (consolidated)
Major Products: UV offset, UV flexo, UV letterpress, energy saving UV ink, UV waterless ink, conventional offset ink, powder-free conventional offset ink, waterless offset ink, UV inkjet, water-based inkjet.
Key Personnel: Akihiro Takamizawa, president; Kazuhiko Nakama, executive director and chief of Ink Business HQ; Ryuichi Kurimoto, chief of management and control HQ; Hideyuki Hinataya, GM of the Overseas Ink Sales Division; Hirofumi Ozaki, department manager, Overseas Department.
Number of Employees: 1,122.
Comments: T&K TOKA (the T&K in the company’s name stands for Technology and Kindness) is primarily focused the UV-curable ink segment, which remains a growth area for printing. Hideyuki Hinataya, GM of T&K Toka’s Overseas Ink Sales Division, said that T&K Toka, continues to see growth ahead after a fairly stable year in 2022, adding that the UV printing market was the strongest performing last year.
“Revenues from printing inks, including general UV inks, are forecast to increase as sales expand, mainly in overseas markets, and revisions are made to appropriate selling prices,” Hinataya observed. “Functional materials are expected to see a recovery in demand for pigment dispersions for color filters in connection with the recovery of the FPD (Flat Panel display) market. In response to the increase of various costs, we continued to revise sales prices for a wide range of products in regions.”
T&K Toka had an eventful year. Zhe Jiang T&K Toka Finechemical Co. Ltd, which manufactures and sells colorants for FPD color filters and other products to the Chinese market, commenced full production in August 2022. In a key personnel move, Akihiro Takamizawa, who was formerly GM of the Overseas Ink Sales Division, was appointed president via director and chief of Ink Business HQ on June 23, 2023.
Raw materials remain a concern for T&K Toka.
“Raw material prices increased compared to the previous year due to the war in Russia and Ukraine, and remained high,” Hinataya noted. “In addition, the supply of some raw materials was unstable during the lockdown in China. It is necessary to be mindful of raw material procurement restrictions, logistics disruptions and continuing price hikes.”
Hinataya noted that sustainability remains front and center for T&K Toka.
“Towards environmental and social sustainability and the sustainability of customers and the own company, we are building a value provision model combining ‘products + services,’ and are expanding the range of environmentally friendly products, such as energy-saving, biomass, and EB inks,” Hinataya concluded.