

In March, 1933, TOCHU found high quality sand in Chita Peninsula, Aichi Prefecture and succeeded in developing casting sand.
Since then, TOCHU recognizes the possibility of sand as industrial material and has been making a great contribution to the growth of the industrial world in Japan, as a good partner of that world in the material field.
Just after the establishment of the company, TOCHU also started to develop the integrated cast metal production in addition to the casting sand production. Then, TOCHU developed and expanded new business such as Ordinary steel, Stainless steel and Heat resisting steel business, and recently has developed Aluminum die casting business. TOCHU is succeeding in the expansion of its business fields by many support and cooperation from customers during more than 75 years from its establishment.
TOCHU has considerable experience and advanced technological knowhow accumulated for last 75 years or more.
TOCHU is in a position to offer this experience and knowhow to the industrial world and can meet diversified needs from the industrial world. It is the management policy of TOCHU to meet any kind of needs from customers as much as we can.
The challenging spirit of TOCHU is looking to the future. As a company which has social responsibility and intention to make a contribution to the industrial world in the 21st Century, TOCHU would like to pursues not only the stable supply of high quality silica sand but also the more efficient use of natural resources and the environmental preservation, for instance, the research and development of the treatment measures of used sand and its recycling technology.
TOCHU sincerely hopes to make a further contribution to the industrial world and appreciates the continuous strong support and cooperation extended to us from now on.


There is an idiom “Hang out Z flag” in Japan, which means that Z flag is sign to begin the most important and decisive battle.
The meaning of “Hang out Z flag” in TOCHU are “Everyone has a proud and dream for this work, enjoys work and performs all obligations required in indomitable Z flag spirit, so that everyone can get happiness.”

The high quality sand which TOCHU produces is being widely used not only in the fields of key industries such as Automobile, Industrial machine and Precision machine industries but also in the fields of Glass, Pottery, Construction and Chemical industries. TOCHU sands are used in very wide range of use from automobile parts to pianos, crystal glasses, gate doors and walls. TOCHU sand strongly supports today's industrial society and the living life. In addition, TOCHU sand is being expected to use in new business fields including new materials such as fine ceramics.