Nippon Carbon

It makes artificial graphite electrodes for electric arc furnaces, high-purity graphite for semiconductors and crystalline silicon production, carbon fibre products, silicon carbide fibres (Nicalon) for aerospace, impervious and flexible graphite, and anode materials for lithium-ion batteries. Its anode materials are designed for low expansion during cycling and go into phones, laptops, power tools and hybrid and electric cars. It has plants in Toyama, Shiga and Shirakawa and subsidiaries in Europe, the U.S. and Shanghai.

The 2025 Battery Report lists Nippon Carbon among large-cap anode material producers.