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On September 19, 2025, at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan, a representative from Mitsubishi Materials will speak at a talk session on the theme of "Achieving a circular economy" as part of the Agenda 2025 Organised Programme.

In this talk session, speakers from various fields will explain the importance of a circular economy and measures to achieve it, and a panel discussion on the theme of "How can we achieve a circular economy worldwide?" will also take place.
Representing Mitsubishi Materials, Saori Koga, General Manager of the Planning Office, Business Development Department, Resource Circulation Division, Metals Company, will introduce examples of our company's metal resource recycling initiatives from the industrial sector, such as the PMP Loop (*1) and our recycled metals brand "REMINE" (*2).

(*1)

Press release on January 17, 2025
Mitsubishi Materials and Panasonic promote a sustainable PMP (Product-Material-Product) loop using waste printed circuit boards
URL: https://www.mmc.co.jp/corporate/en/news/2025/news20250117.html

(*2)

Mitsubishi Materials' recycled metals brand "REMINE" website
URL: https://www.mmc.co.jp/remine/en/

This talk session will also be streamed online, so please refer to the [Online Viewing Methods] below.
Mitsubishi Materials Group will continue to strengthen the circulation of metal resources by leveraging its proprietary smelting and processing technologies, in order to realize Our Commitment "For people, society and the earth, circulating resources for a sustainable future."

<Achieving a Circular Economy (Theme Weeks Agenda 2025 Organised Programme)>

Date and Time

Friday, September 19, 2025, 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM (Doors open at 1:00 PM)

Location

1-chome, Yumesunaka, Konohana-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture Theme Weeks Studio at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan site and online

Content

Keynote speech, case studies from each speaker, panel discussion, etc.

Speakers and more

See the Expo special website below

Expo special website

https://theme-weeks.expo2025.or.jp/en/program/detail/66e2e1fe79a37.html

[Online Viewing Methods]

You can watch the event online in two ways:

1.

Watching from the official app "VIRTUAL EXPO ~YUMESHIMA ISLANDS IN THE SKY~ "
If you have the app, you can watch it from "VIRTUAL EXPO ~YUMESHIMA ISLANDS IN THE SKY~ "
If you don't have the app, you can download it from the link below and watch the live stream.
https://qr.paps.jp/JE5yu

2.

How to watch on YouTube Live
You can watch the live stream from the link below.
https://www.youtube.com/live/gVulqAkqCP8