TYK Corporation engages in the development, production, and sale of refractory bricks primarily for use in steel making worldwide. It also offers fine ceramics, including metal matrix composites; and porcelain products and construction materials for aesthetic purposes. In addition, the company provides refractory products for converters, secondary refining, gas blowing, flow control system, pig iron making, continuous casting, cement and lime kiln, incineration and industrial furnace, and refactory engineering. Further, the company offers bricks for pig iron ladles, precast blocks, lance pipes, tuyere sleeves for blast furnace, and auxiliary machinery and equipment; and advanced materials, such as fine ceramics, abrasion-resistant materials, composite material, ceramic sensors, carbon sheets, brake material, and ceramic filter. Additionally, it provides analytical testing and engine test bench services. TYK Corporation was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Minato, Japan.