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| Corporate name | SEC CARBON, LIMITED | ||
| Location of head office |
Doi Bldg., 5 Misono-cho, Amagasaki, Hyogo, Japan 660-0861 | ||
| Capital | 5.9 billion yen | ||
| Establishment | October 23, 1934 | ||
| Number of employees |
271 (Mach 31, 2008) | ||
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| Main banks | Development Bank of Japan, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Mizuho Corporate Bank, and Bank of Kyoto | ||
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| Directors | President | Tamiaki Otani | |
| Managing Director | Yoshihiro Tsurusaki | ||
| Managing Director | Keiichi Sakon | ||
| Managing Director | Hirofumi Ninomiya | ||
| Director | Kiyoshi Yoshizawa | ||
| Director | Kazunori Egawa | ||
| Director | Hisakazu Otani | ||
| Auditor(standing) | Teruhiro Tsurumoto | ||
| Auditor(standing) | Masatoshi Iwasaki | Auditor | Kazuhiko Oka |
| Auditor | Hiroshi Hayasaki | ||
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| Business | Artificial graphite electrodes | ||
| Graphite products for aluminum smelting (SK-Block etc.) | |||
| Graphite specialties | |||
| Graphite powder and others | |||
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| Sales | 26.51 billion yen (fiscal year ended March 2008) | ||
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| October | 1934 | Founded Showa Electrode Co., Ltd. with a capital of 2 million yen in Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture. | ||
| July | 1944 | Increased the capital to 30 million yen. | ||
| June | 1945 | Got all plants burned due to war. | ||
| February | 1946 | Restored the plants and started the production of artificial graphite electrodes. | ||
| April | 1962 | Started the production of large-diameter electrodes of 24 inches. | ||
| July | 1963 | Registered stocks on the over-the-counter market of Osaka. | ||
| October | 1963 | Increased the capital to 120 million yen. | ||
| November | 1964 | Increased the capital to 240 million yen. | ||
| July | 1967 | Increased the capital to 360 million yen. | ||
| August | 1968 | Increased the capital to 1 billion yen. | ||
| May | 1972 | Started the construction of Kyoto Plant. | ||
| June | 1973 | Started partial operation of Kyoto Plant. | ||
| October | 1974 | Completed Kyoto Plant and started its full-scale
operation. Stopped the operation of Nishinomiya Plant. |
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| June | 1976 | Gained permission for Kyoto Plant to use the JIS mark. | ||
| June | 1984 | Completed super-large diameter electrodes machining line. | ||
| July | 1984 | Changed company name to SEC Corporation. | ||
| November | 1984 | Listed on the Second Section of the Osaka Stock Exchange with the capital increased to 4.4 billion yen. | ||
| June | 1986 | Increased the capital to 5.4 billion yen. | ||
| December | 1986 | Merged with Kyowa Carbon Co., Ltd. | ||
| July | 1990 | Increased the capital to 5.9 billion yen. | ||
| September | 1992 | Started the operation of Okayama Plant (Saidaiji). | ||
| January | 1994 | Gained ISO9002 accreditation for Kyoto Plant. | ||
| February | 1998 | Declined the permission for Kyoto Plant to use the JIS mark. | ||
| September | 1998 | Stopped the operation of Okayama Plant (Ushimado). | ||
| December | 1999 | Gained ISO14001 accreditation for Kyoto Plant. | ||
| March | 2002 | Renewed ISO 9001 for Kyoto Plant. |
