07.14.22
283-1, Chikumazawa, Miyoshi, Iruma
Saitama, Japan, 354-8577
Tel: +81-49-259-6518
www.tk-toka.co.jp/english/
E-mail: overseas.tk@toka-global.com
Sales: $386 million (¥44,456 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: Kazuhiko Nakama, executive director; Ryuichi Kurimoto, chief of management and control HQ; Akihiro Takamizawa, chief of Ink Business HQ; Hirofumi Ozaki, department manager, Overseas Department.
Number of Employees: 1,171.
Comments: A global leader in UV inks, T&K TOKA (the T&K in the company’s name stands for Technology and Kindness) had a solid year in 2021, led by growth in the packaging segment.
“Sales in 2021 are up 5.3% year-on-year,” said Akihiro Takamizawa, chief of ink business HQ for T&K Toka. “The packaging and energy-saving UV printing markets are growing, and sales of UV inks were able to be expanded to every region.” Takamizawa added that business is recovering well, though not to pre-COVID levels.
Takamizawa reported that much like the ink industry as a whole, T&K TOKA is facing a difficult raw material situation.
“Raw material prices are expected to rise further due to the situation in Ukraine, the Shanghai lockdown and the weak Japanese yen,” Takamizawa noted. “Not only raw materials, but also logistics costs, packaging materials and the energy for production all keep rising, and the continuous impact on ink prices is expected. On the other hand, the logistics are not as disrupted as it was in the second half of 2021. We think the potential risks still exist and it takes more time to have stable supply.”
Takamizawa said that T&K TOKA is developing new UV/EB formulations to meet regulatory changes.
“T&K TOKA will develop UV/EB inks for both general-purpose and high-value-added products in response to the recent issues on plastics, related chemical regulations, environment and legal regulation in various countries,” Takamizawa noted.
Saitama, Japan, 354-8577
Tel: +81-49-259-6518
www.tk-toka.co.jp/english/
E-mail: overseas.tk@toka-global.com
Sales: $386 million (¥44,456 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: Kazuhiko Nakama, executive director; Ryuichi Kurimoto, chief of management and control HQ; Akihiro Takamizawa, chief of Ink Business HQ; Hirofumi Ozaki, department manager, Overseas Department.
Number of Employees: 1,171.
Comments: A global leader in UV inks, T&K TOKA (the T&K in the company’s name stands for Technology and Kindness) had a solid year in 2021, led by growth in the packaging segment.
“Sales in 2021 are up 5.3% year-on-year,” said Akihiro Takamizawa, chief of ink business HQ for T&K Toka. “The packaging and energy-saving UV printing markets are growing, and sales of UV inks were able to be expanded to every region.” Takamizawa added that business is recovering well, though not to pre-COVID levels.
Takamizawa reported that much like the ink industry as a whole, T&K TOKA is facing a difficult raw material situation.
“Raw material prices are expected to rise further due to the situation in Ukraine, the Shanghai lockdown and the weak Japanese yen,” Takamizawa noted. “Not only raw materials, but also logistics costs, packaging materials and the energy for production all keep rising, and the continuous impact on ink prices is expected. On the other hand, the logistics are not as disrupted as it was in the second half of 2021. We think the potential risks still exist and it takes more time to have stable supply.”
Takamizawa said that T&K TOKA is developing new UV/EB formulations to meet regulatory changes.
“T&K TOKA will develop UV/EB inks for both general-purpose and high-value-added products in response to the recent issues on plastics, related chemical regulations, environment and legal regulation in various countries,” Takamizawa noted.