Tim Wright01.17.07
It is a rare company that continues to succeed in its field for a century. The company must have strong leadership and the ability to develop innovative approaches that meet the needs of the marketplace.
Toyo Ink Manufacturing Co., Ltd. is definitely such a company. Founded in 1896 and incorporated in 1907, Toyo Ink has grown into a $2 billion (236,200 million yen) corporation employing 6,500 people in its 70 subsidiaries spread over 16 countries.
Toyo Ink is the fourth-largest international ink manufacturer in the world, as well as one of the world's largest pigment producers. While graphic arts accounts for 45% of its annual sales, the company has branched out successfully into a wide range of related fields, such as polymers and media materials, which include the growing high-tech field such as LCD screens.
"Our printing ink business is the core business of Toyo Ink," said Fusao Ito, president, Toyo Ink International Corporation and Toyo Ink America, LLC. "Building on the core business, our polymers business and materials business related to media have been growing recently at a high rate. Media materials is now becoming a core business
Toyo Ink Manufacturing Co., Ltd. is definitely such a company. Founded in 1896 and incorporated in 1907, Toyo Ink has grown into a $2 billion (236,200 million yen) corporation employing 6,500 people in its 70 subsidiaries spread over 16 countries.
Toyo Ink is the fourth-largest international ink manufacturer in the world, as well as one of the world's largest pigment producers. While graphic arts accounts for 45% of its annual sales, the company has branched out successfully into a wide range of related fields, such as polymers and media materials, which include the growing high-tech field such as LCD screens.
"Our printing ink business is the core business of Toyo Ink," said Fusao Ito, president, Toyo Ink International Corporation and Toyo Ink America, LLC. "Building on the core business, our polymers business and materials business related to media have been growing recently at a high rate. Media materials is now becoming a core business
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