MetalsMaterials Business Area

By smelting ore and raw materials such as E-Scrap, Mitsubishi Materials produces high-quality metals such as copper cathode, gold and silver, PGMs (platinum, palladium, rhodium, etc.), tin, and lead, as well as by-products such as sulfuric acid, based on its advanced technological capabilities through the proprietary development of the Mitsubishi Process, a highly efficient and pollution-free smelting process. The Company also provides gold, platinum, and silver accumulation services for individuals under the name "My Gold Partner" helping customers build assets.

Based on Mitsubishi Materials' basic policy of "creating the future through resource circulation," the Metals Business will stably supply materials necessary for industrial society while simultaneously achieving sustainable business growth and reducing environmental impact. Together with the Resource Circulation business, the Metals Business will contribute to a plan to double the amount of secondary raw materials processed by the fiscal year ending March 2036 by reinforcing the Naoshima Smelter & Refinery and advancing scrap material sorting technologies, thereby improving profitability through the expansion of secondary smelting, particularly E-Scrap. This will transform the business into a profit structure capable of securing stable earnings regardless of fluctuations in the copper concentrate market.