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The terms were not</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="9">disclosed. Concurrently,</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="10">Sumitomo Metal Industries Ltd</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="11">agreed to acquire the railway</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="12">brake business of SEI.</sdc:value></sdc:n_SYNOPSIS><sdc:n_synopsis2><sdc:value>JAPAN - Tokai Material Co Ltd, a wholly-owned unit of Tokai Carbon Co Ltd, agreed to acquire the train and industrial pad business of Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd (SEI), a manufacturer and wholesaler of electric wires and cables. The terms were not disclosed. 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