The 11th Battery Summit Successfully Held in Tokyo
5th Circular Economy Symposium in NAGOYA, April 24~25
Lead Acid Battery and Battery Recycling International Conference coming to Borneo, Malaysia in Sep 2025 - ABC & Recycle 100
HUAYOU Recycling & OONO Development Launch Battery Recycling Joint Venture
How Tsingshan Stays the World’s Most Competitive Stainless Steel Producer
Tin Market Outlook: Timah Projects Stability Amid Global Changes and Competition
Outokumpu as it is and its strategy for the future
Interview with Egyul Mamoko from CTCPM: Exploring Opportunities for Developing the Steel and Mining Industries in DRC
Nickel Institute President Véronique Engages with Japanese Nickel Users on Regulations, Certification, and Carbon Neutrality
New arrivals
- 03/26/2025 Rare Earth Market Update 2025 #6: Slight Increase as Raw Material Shortage and Market Revitalization Halt Lanthanum Decline
- 03/21/2025 FREE ReMA 2025: The Premier Event for the Recycling Industry in San Diego!
- 03/20/2025 January 2025 Lead Scrap Export Statistics Analysis Highest Level Since May 2024
- 03/20/2025 January 2025 Crude Lead (Bullion) Export Statistics Analysis Decline for the First Time in Five Months
- 03/19/2025 January 2025 Lead Battery Scrap Export Statistics Analysis: Sharp Increase to South Korea, 1,574 Tons
- 03/19/2025 Toyota Tsusho Acquires U.S.-based Radius Recycling to Strengthen North American Recycling Business
- 03/14/2025 Tungsten & Molybdenum Scrap Market Trends: Tungsten Scrap Surges Amid China's Export Restrictions
- 03/13/2025 Nihonkai Seiren: Embracing Change for Growth – Crowds Bring Opportunities
- 03/06/2025 Rare Earth Market Update 2025 #5: Prices Rise Amid Trade War and Myanmar Turmoil
- 03/05/2025 Do Not Discard, Do Not Burn: Kurita's Diaper Recycling System
- 03/03/2025 FREE MRAI's 12th IMRC 2025 Jaipur On-site Report 6: India's LEADers
- 02/28/2025 FREE MRAI's 12th IMRC 2025 Report①: Interviews with IRM, MIL, Gravita
- 02/28/2025 11th Battery Summit Report ②: Lyric, Nickel Indusrties, and CTCPM
- 02/25/2025 11th Battery Summit Report ① Dr. Marc Meads from CBMM and Hirotaka Inagaki from Toshiba
- 02/23/2025 Rare Earth Market Update 2025 #4: Rising Prices Amid Supply Concerns Due to Chinese Policies, Ukraine and Myanmar Situations
- 02/20/2025 FREE The 11th Battery Summit Successfully Held in Tokyo
- 02/13/2025 FREE 5th Circular Economy Symposium in NAGOYA, April 24~25
- 02/12/2025 December 2024 Crude Lead (Bullion) Export Statistics Analysis: Slight Decrease in Annual Volume
- 02/11/2025 Rare Earth Market Update 2025 3: Modest Increase After Lunar New Year – Neodymium and Terbium Break Key Levels
- 02/10/2025 FREE Lead Acid Battery and Battery Recycling International Conference coming to Borneo, Malaysia in Sep 2025 - ABC & Recycle 100
Copper
- 03/19/2025 Toyota Tsusho Acquires U.S.-based Radius Recycling to Strengthen North American Recycling Business
- 02/28/2025 FREE MRAI's 12th IMRC 2025 Report①: Interviews with IRM, MIL, Gravita
- 02/10/2025 FREE Lead Acid Battery and Battery Recycling International Conference coming to Borneo, Malaysia in Sep 2025 - ABC & Recycle 100
- 11/08/2024 FREE Interview with Egyul Mamoko from CTCPM: Exploring Opportunities for Developing the Steel and Mining Industries in DRC
- 10/28/2024 China Eases Import Restrictions on Metal Scraps like Copper and Aluminum — Implementing from November 15
- 09/11/2024 Miyoshi Alloy: A Special Copper Alloy Manufacturer that Japan Takes Pride in (Part 1)
- 09/06/2024 2024 Rare Metal Scrap Market Update: Price Recovery and Potential Downturn
- 09/04/2024 MARKET TALK: Continued Decline Amid Chinese Economic and U.S. Manufacturing Concerns, September 3, 2024
- 08/30/2024 Japan’s Proud Electrolytic Copper Foil Technology: Insights from the Industry Leader Nippon Denkai
- 08/27/2024 LME Copper Prices Rebound on FRB Chairman’s Rate Cut Remarks, Domestic Price Rises; Zn and Pb Also Increase
Aluminum
- 03/19/2025 Toyota Tsusho Acquires U.S.-based Radius Recycling to Strengthen North American Recycling Business
- 02/28/2025 FREE MRAI's 12th IMRC 2025 Report①: Interviews with IRM, MIL, Gravita
- 10/28/2024 China Eases Import Restrictions on Metal Scraps like Copper and Aluminum — Implementing from November 15
- 09/05/2024 Aluminum Alloy & Scrap Market Update 2024 #17: Mixed Price Movements Amid High Raw Material Costs
- 09/04/2024 Resonac Aluminum Kitakata Expands Scrap Procurement to Meet Green Needs
- 09/04/2024 MARKET TALK: Continued Decline Amid Chinese Economic and U.S. Manufacturing Concerns, September 3, 2024
- 09/04/2024 Aluminum Japan Premium: Q4 Negotiations Start at $185, a 7.6% Increase
- 08/28/2024 Russian Aluminium Dominates LME Warehouses as Indian Stocks Decline
- 08/22/2024 Going to Bangkok! Part 5: The Passionate Recycler - Hidaka Yoko Enterprise Co., Ltd.
- 08/20/2024 Kurotani・SJW Challenge to Create New Business Models with E-SCRAP-Brain is Assoc. prof. Takatani of UTokyo
Lead / Zinc / Tin
- 03/20/2025 January 2025 Lead Scrap Export Statistics Analysis Highest Level Since May 2024
- 03/20/2025 January 2025 Crude Lead (Bullion) Export Statistics Analysis Decline for the First Time in Five Months
- 03/19/2025 January 2025 Lead Battery Scrap Export Statistics Analysis: Sharp Increase to South Korea, 1,574 Tons
- 03/19/2025 Toyota Tsusho Acquires U.S.-based Radius Recycling to Strengthen North American Recycling Business
- 03/13/2025 Nihonkai Seiren: Embracing Change for Growth – Crowds Bring Opportunities
- 03/03/2025 FREE MRAI's 12th IMRC 2025 Jaipur On-site Report 6: India's LEADers
- 02/28/2025 FREE MRAI's 12th IMRC 2025 Report①: Interviews with IRM, MIL, Gravita
- 02/12/2025 December 2024 Crude Lead (Bullion) Export Statistics Analysis: Slight Decrease in Annual Volume
- 02/10/2025 FREE Lead Acid Battery and Battery Recycling International Conference coming to Borneo, Malaysia in Sep 2025 - ABC & Recycle 100
- 02/10/2025 December 2024 Lead Scrap Export Statistics Analysis : Surge in Exports to China, but Annual Decline of 40%
SUS, Ferrous Alloy
- 03/14/2025 Tungsten & Molybdenum Scrap Market Trends: Tungsten Scrap Surges Amid China's Export Restrictions
- 02/28/2025 FREE MRAI's 12th IMRC 2025 Report①: Interviews with IRM, MIL, Gravita
- 11/25/2024 Interview with the Expert from a Major Nickel Producer: Future Trends of the Nickel Market
- 11/25/2024 PRO How Tsingshan Stays the World’s Most Competitive Stainless Steel Producer
- 11/18/2024 Outokumpu as it is and its strategy for the future
- 11/08/2024 FREE Interview with Egyul Mamoko from CTCPM: Exploring Opportunities for Developing the Steel and Mining Industries in DRC
- 10/28/2024 August 2024 SUS Scrap Export/Import: Fourth Month of Decline, Cumulative Figures Below Last Year
- 10/24/2024 Nickel Institute President Véronique Engages with Japanese Nickel Users on Regulations, Certification, and Carbon Neutrality
- 10/23/2024 Indonesia Adjusts Nickel Ore Strategy to Balance Supply and Support Prices
- 10/18/2024 China’s Steel Exports Surge, Raising Global Concerns
E-Waste
- 09/02/2024 Black Mass Market Update 2024 #6: Uneven Demand in Asia; Buyers Ready to Take Losses
- 08/20/2024 Kurotani・SJW Challenge to Create New Business Models with E-SCRAP-Brain is Assoc. prof. Takatani of UTokyo
- 07/02/2024 Plastic Recycled Content for Automobiles in Europe: Current situation and Future
- 04/09/2024 FREE The Roadmap to Achieving CE in Japan: Recycling Industry Landscape Changed by Bill for Advancement of Recycling Businesses
- 11/24/2022 New Trend Changes Sensed through the Asia International LIB Recycling Summit
- 11/17/2022 Asia's Leading LIB Recycling Company SungEelHiTech—interviewing Yi Kang-myung CEO
- 01/21/2022 FREE MIRU.com & SMM partnership past and future developments
- 11/19/2021 Trade Statics/Japan Data List (September,2021)
- 08/23/2021 June 2021 E-SCRAP Import / Export Statistical Analysis Import value exceeded JPY20 billion for 4 consecutive months
- 08/23/2021 Quantitative and qualitative changes in E-Waste and issues in processing Part 3 E-Scrap distribution worldwide
Precious metal / PGM
- 10/08/2024 PGM Market Trends for Sept-Oct 2024: Broad Rise Driven by U.S. Rate Expectations
- 09/04/2024 MARKET TALK: Continued Decline Amid Chinese Economic and U.S. Manufacturing Concerns, September 3, 2024
- 08/20/2024 Kurotani・SJW Challenge to Create New Business Models with E-SCRAP-Brain is Assoc. prof. Takatani of UTokyo
- 03/15/2023 A&H Japan Co Ltd.: Reaching out to new businesses with multiple patents
- 06/22/2022 Asaka Riken President YUKITA to concentrate on 'LiB to LiB' for management resources
- 11/19/2021 Trade Statics/Japan Data List (September,2021)
- 09/30/2021 Production cutbacks due to shortages of parts, materials are expected to become more severe
- 08/27/2021 Johnson Matthey to Improve the Sustainability of Li-ion Battery Manufacturing with OnTo Tec and UKBIC
- 08/10/2021 Nornickel Awards Major Contract for Processing Equipment Supply to Metso Outotec
- 06/30/2021 Nornickel and Krasnoyarsk Government Sign Agreement on Corporation in Investment Projects
Iron
- 03/19/2025 Toyota Tsusho Acquires U.S.-based Radius Recycling to Strengthen North American Recycling Business
- 02/28/2025 FREE MRAI's 12th IMRC 2025 Report①: Interviews with IRM, MIL, Gravita
- 11/18/2024 Outokumpu as it is and its strategy for the future
- 10/10/2024 Fe Scrap Watch 2024: Significant Increases in Kanto Tetsugen & Tokyo Steel
- 09/27/2024 Fe Scrap Watch 2024 #14: Prices Continue to Fall Amid China’s Ongoing Oversupply
- 09/24/2024 Nickel Institute Battery Day (Part 2): The Rise of Indonesia and Nickel’s Crucial Role in Electric Vehicle Batteries
- 09/18/2024 Former Steelman Attends the 10th Battery Summit (1) The Challenge of Recycling LIBs!
- 09/17/2024 TIC 65th General Assembly Part 5: 3D Printing by Addman and Boston Metal’s Steelmaking Revolution
- 09/10/2024 New Breakthrough: Chinese Scientists Say China’s Hypersonic Missiles Can Be Made of Steel
- 09/06/2024 2024 Rare Metal Scrap Market Update: Price Recovery and Potential Downturn
Minor metal
- 03/14/2025 Tungsten & Molybdenum Scrap Market Trends: Tungsten Scrap Surges Amid China's Export Restrictions
- 11/08/2024 FREE Interview with Egyul Mamoko from CTCPM: Exploring Opportunities for Developing the Steel and Mining Industries in DRC
- 10/24/2024 Nickel Institute President Véronique Engages with Japanese Nickel Users on Regulations, Certification, and Carbon Neutrality
- 10/23/2024 Indonesia Adjusts Nickel Ore Strategy to Balance Supply and Support Prices
- 10/15/2024 Antimony Import Report #3 – 2024: The Lowest Import Volume Since the Lehman Crisis – Significant Impact from China’s Decline
- 10/09/2024 Navigating the Complex Cobalt Supply Chain: Balancing Sustainability, Ethics, and Economic Growth
- 10/02/2024 Cobalt Watch 2024 Autumn: After Peaks and Valleys, Is It Now Just a Matter of Waiting for a Rebound from the Bottom?
- 09/30/2024 Nickel Watch Autumn 2024: Fair Value Estimated at $12,000–13,000
- 09/30/2024 FerroChrome Watch Autumn 2024: Tightening Chrome Ore Supply and Issues in South Africa
- 09/27/2024 SUSscrap MarketWatch 2024 #22: Will Ni-based Scrap Prices Also Decline Following the Drop in Cr-based Scrap?
Rare earth
- 03/26/2025 Rare Earth Market Update 2025 #6: Slight Increase as Raw Material Shortage and Market Revitalization Halt Lanthanum Decline
- 03/06/2025 Rare Earth Market Update 2025 #5: Prices Rise Amid Trade War and Myanmar Turmoil
- 02/23/2025 Rare Earth Market Update 2025 #4: Rising Prices Amid Supply Concerns Due to Chinese Policies, Ukraine and Myanmar Situations
- 02/11/2025 Rare Earth Market Update 2025 3: Modest Increase After Lunar New Year – Neodymium and Terbium Break Key Levels
- 01/24/2025 Rare Earth Market Update 2025 #2: Slight Recovery, Temporary Supply Contraction Due to Chinese New Year
- 01/14/2025 Rare Earth Market Update 2025 #1: Limited Movement, Weak Chinese Demand, Lingering Concerns over Trump
- 11/21/2024 Rare Earth Market Update 2024 #22: Flat Trends, Weak Supply and Demand, Watching Myanmar Developments
- 11/06/2024 Rare Earth Market Update 2024 #21: Returning to Early Oct. Levels, Waning Optimism Over China’s Economic Stimulus
- 10/23/2024 Rare Earth Market Update 2024 #20: Neodymium Rising Due to China’s Rare Earth Regulations and Economic Stimulus
- 10/10/2024 Rare Earth Market Update 2024#19: Little Movement, Limited Activity Due to China's Holidays
Battery
- 02/28/2025 11th Battery Summit Report ②: Lyric, Nickel Indusrties, and CTCPM
- 02/25/2025 11th Battery Summit Report ① Dr. Marc Meads from CBMM and Hirotaka Inagaki from Toshiba
- 12/18/2024 HUAYOU Recycling & OONO Development Launch Battery Recycling Joint Venture
- 11/25/2024 Interview with the Expert from a Major Nickel Producer: Future Trends of the Nickel Market
- 10/31/2024 FREE Chinese Automakers Accelerate Expansion into the Middle Eastern Market
- 10/28/2024 Tsingshan Group’s Sudden Exit from Argentine Lithium Project: Short-Term Profit or Strategic Shift?
- 10/24/2024 China’s First Mass Production Line for All-Solid-State Lithium Batteries Officially Launched
- 10/24/2024 Nickel Institute President Véronique Engages with Japanese Nickel Users on Regulations, Certification, and Carbon Neutrality
- 10/23/2024 India Proposes Critical Mineral Partnership Agreement to the U.S. to Boost Sectors Like Electric Vehicles
- 10/22/2024 Chery Unveils Kunpeng Battery: Promises 1,200 km Range, Aiming for Mass Production of Solid-State Batteries by 2027
Transport / Machine
- 03/19/2025 Toyota Tsusho Acquires U.S.-based Radius Recycling to Strengthen North American Recycling Business
- 10/31/2024 FREE Chinese Automakers Accelerate Expansion into the Middle Eastern Market
- 10/28/2024 Tsingshan Group’s Sudden Exit from Argentine Lithium Project: Short-Term Profit or Strategic Shift?
- 10/24/2024 China’s First Mass Production Line for All-Solid-State Lithium Batteries Officially Launched
- 10/24/2024 Nickel Institute President Véronique Engages with Japanese Nickel Users on Regulations, Certification, and Carbon Neutrality
- 10/23/2024 India Proposes Critical Mineral Partnership Agreement to the U.S. to Boost Sectors Like Electric Vehicles
- 10/22/2024 Chery Unveils Kunpeng Battery: Promises 1,200 km Range, Aiming for Mass Production of Solid-State Batteries by 2027
- 10/15/2024 FREE 1.09 Billion RMB! Shangtai Technology Plans to Build a 50,000-Ton Lithium Battery Anode Material Project in Malaysia
- 10/11/2024 FREE February 18, 2025 (Tuesday) 11th Battery Summit in TOKYO
- 10/09/2024 Navigating the Complex Cobalt Supply Chain: Balancing Sustainability, Ethics, and Economic Growth
SCD / Electronic materials
- 10/30/2024 Liquid Semiconductors? Hydrogel-Based Semiconductor Material for Bio-Integrated Circuits Unveiled
- 10/29/2024 Intel Expands Chengdu Packaging and Testing Facility, Injecting $300 Million in Capital
- 10/28/2024 TSMC Reports U.S. Chip Factory Achieves Higher Yield Than Taiwan Counterparts
- 10/21/2024 Samsung Announces Complete Withdrawal from LED Business
- 10/16/2024 FREE 5N Plus Inc. Surpasses 2024 Production Target and Announces Further Capacity Expansion
- 10/02/2024 China’s Semiconductor Industry Self-Sufficiency Rate Continues to Rise, Expected to Reach 26.6% by 2027
- 09/26/2024 China Initiates Anti-Discrimination Investigation into Canada’s Restrictive Measures
- 09/06/2024 TSMC Expands Advanced Packaging Capacity by Fourfold, Taiwanese Companies Unite to Develop Ecosystem
- 08/30/2024 Japan’s Proud Electrolytic Copper Foil Technology: Insights from the Industry Leader Nippon Denkai
- 07/27/2023 FREE September 1 (Friday) 1st SEMICON (Semiconductor) Summit in TOKYO
Resin / Chemistry
- 08/22/2024 Going to Bangkok! Part 5: The Passionate Recycler - Hidaka Yoko Enterprise Co., Ltd.
- 08/12/2024 Metalysis Partners with Sheffield to Shape Future Materials Scientists
- 09/26/2022 FREE A Closer Look at Taiwan's Battery Materials Industry's Tariff Issues with Japan - Interview with Mechema (美琪瑪)
- 06/22/2022 Asaka Riken President YUKITA to concentrate on 'LiB to LiB' for management resources
- 10/21/2021 Movement of Oil Majors to Embark on Plastic Recycling Business
- 06/24/2021 Sojitz Invests in Singapore’s 2D Materials to Enter the Graphene Industry
- 06/29/2020 IRRSG2nd Web Meeting “Soared iron ore market and Present condition in China and Asia”
- 04/21/2020 Recycled plastics industry / Crisis may exceed the Lehman collapse! Interview with Mr. Ishizuka
- 03/23/2020 Shopping bags and single-use plastics
- 03/02/2020 Dow Thailand, a material science company for global sustainability
Recycling
- 03/21/2025 FREE ReMA 2025: The Premier Event for the Recycling Industry in San Diego!
- 03/05/2025 Do Not Discard, Do Not Burn: Kurita's Diaper Recycling System
- 02/28/2025 11th Battery Summit Report ②: Lyric, Nickel Indusrties, and CTCPM
- 10/10/2024 Memorandum of the Panel Discussion at the 4th Circular Economy Symposium Hosted by IRuniverse
- 09/27/2024 SUSscrap MarketWatch 2024 #22: Will Ni-based Scrap Prices Also Decline Following the Drop in Cr-based Scrap?
- 09/27/2024 Fe Scrap Watch 2024 #14: Prices Continue to Fall Amid China’s Ongoing Oversupply
- 09/25/2024 Nickel Institute Battery Day (Part 6): North America and GM Partner to Enhance EV Supply Chain Sustainability
- 09/25/2024 Nickel Institute Battery Day (Part 5): Challenges and Opportunities in Battery Recycling and Future Sustainability
- 09/24/2024 Nickel Institute Battery Day (Part 4): Delineating the Surface and Bulk Instabilities of High-Nickel Cathodes
- 09/24/2024 Nickel Institute Battery Day (Part 3): From Dry Process Technology to Breakthroughs in High-Nickel Cathode Materials
Energy
- 08/02/2024 FREE October 9 (Wednesday), 4th Circular Economy Symposium in TOKYO
- 03/15/2024 FREE The 3rd Circular Economy Symposium in TOKYO on April 4th, Thursday
- 10/11/2023 FREE October 30 (Mon) 2nd Circular Economy Symposium in TOKYO
- 06/23/2022 Fe Scrap Watch 2022#10 The overseas market is still declining with no sign of bottoming out likely to be softer through
- 04/26/2022 Chick Kawakami’s Eye #15： Turning Point of “Inflation Rhapsody”
- 03/24/2022 FREE UPDATE MIRU ONLINE LIVE : WHAT IS LME? & Global Steel Product Supply and Demand Status by TOKYO STEEL + SteelMint
- 10/28/2021 FREE Pakistan Accuses US-India "Collusion" -Intertwined US-China & Indo-Pakistani Confrontation
- 10/25/2021 FREE Chuck Kawakami’s Eye (#12) －Better to Look a Little Carefully as to Whether the Low Yen will Continue for a Long Time
- 10/25/2021 Cabinet Decision on the 6th Strategic Energy Plan－Nuclear Power Plant Discussion that was not Deeply Dug
- 10/23/2021 FREE Imminent COP26－All Making a Rush Declaration of Carbon Neutral
Stocks / foreign exchange
- 11/11/2024 September 2024 Lead Scrap Export Statistics Analysis Flat, Continuing at the Lowest Level Since January
- 11/11/2024 September 2024 Analysis of Crude Lead (Bullion) Export Statistics: Rebound to a Three-Month High
- 10/04/2024 FREE Continuous Inflow of Mainland China Funds Drives Hong Kong Stocks to New Highs
- 07/30/2024 SUSscrap Market 2024#15 Strong yen and falling LME nickel prices cause further decline
- 10/23/2023 Chinese employee at Japanese trading company detained in China, involved in rare metals
- 07/26/2022 Report meeting: Research Results of the Metal Economics Research
- 04/26/2022 Chick Kawakami’s Eye #15： Turning Point of “Inflation Rhapsody”
- 03/24/2022 FREE UPDATE MIRU ONLINE LIVE : WHAT IS LME? & Global Steel Product Supply and Demand Status by TOKYO STEEL + SteelMint
- 10/06/2021 Atsushi Kawakami, A Financial Expert－ "The Chinese Economy is Likely to Go Down."
- 08/30/2021 Tension Afghan Situation-National Fortress “Panjshir” Raises Resistance Forces, including Masoud Sons
Special
- 03/21/2025 FREE ReMA 2025: The Premier Event for the Recycling Industry in San Diego!
- 02/28/2025 11th Battery Summit Report ②: Lyric, Nickel Indusrties, and CTCPM
- 02/25/2025 11th Battery Summit Report ① Dr. Marc Meads from CBMM and Hirotaka Inagaki from Toshiba
- 02/20/2025 FREE The 11th Battery Summit Successfully Held in Tokyo
- 02/13/2025 FREE 5th Circular Economy Symposium in NAGOYA, April 24~25
- 10/11/2024 FREE February 18, 2025 (Tuesday) 11th Battery Summit in TOKYO
- 10/10/2024 FREE The 4th Circular Economy Symposium Heats Up! Breaking News
- 09/18/2024 FREE October 9 (Wednesday) 4th Circular Economy Symposium in Tokyo
- 08/15/2024 FREE Bangkok tour 2024 Archive
- 08/13/2024 FREE 10th Tokyo Battery Summit September 12th 2024
