New arrivals
- 07/26/2024 FREE MRAI Second International Conference in Bangkok
- 07/26/2024 FREE MRAI/IBS Conference Report: Transition and Challenges in China's Steel Industry
- 07/24/2024 FREE Nickel Institute Battery Day online on Wednesday, September 18
- 07/19/2024 Rare Earth Market Update2024 #14 Weak Domestic Demand in China and Worsening Sentiment from Myanmar Landslide
- 07/18/2024 FREE MIRU-MRAI Media Partner Commemoration -- India-Japan Trade in Scrap Metal Distribution
- 07/09/2024 May2024 Lead Scrap Export Statistics Analysis: Significant Increase, Cumulative Total Below Previous Year
- 07/09/2024 May 2024 Crude Lead (Bullion) Export Statistics Analysis: Decline Falls Below 4,000 Tons
- 07/05/2024 Rare Earth Market Update 2024 #13: Sluggish Performance Amidst Chinese Economic Slowdown, Stalemate Also Feels Strong
- 07/04/2024 ILUKA decided to enter into the Japanese rare earths market Interview : Mr. Owen Gray, General Manager at Iluka
- 07/04/2024 FREE ILUKA RESOURCES LTD. (Australia) going forward to full scale sales of magnet RE to Japanese market.
- 07/02/2024 Plastic Recycled Content for Automobiles in Europe: Current situation and Future
- 06/24/2024 FREE REIA, JOGMEC & MIRU International Rare Earth Symposium #2: Investment for Separation and Refining, Dependence on China
- 06/21/2024 FREE REIA, JOGMEC & MIRU International Rare Earth Symposium #1: 300 attendees from Japan and abroad
- 06/21/2024 Rare Earth Market Update 2024 #12: Decline, Chinese Index Temporarily Breaks Key Level, Symposium Starts on the 19th
- 06/19/2024 On-Site Inspection Tour Report: New Phase of Lead Battery Recycling by ACME in Taiwan, Introducing ACE Green’s Technology
- 06/10/2024 Rare Earth Magnets" for EV Drives makes the magnet industry change rapidly
- 06/08/2024 FREE 6/19-20 MIRU Rare earth Symposium in Tokyo with 2024 REIA Annual Conference & JOGMEC
- 06/07/2024 Analysis of Crude Lead (Bullion) Export Statistics, April 2024: Flat but at 4,000 tons for the second month in a row
- 06/06/2024 Analysis of Lead Scrap Export Statistics, April 2024: First Decline in 3 Months, 2nd Consecutive Sharp Decline to India
- 06/06/2024 Rare Earth Market Update 2024 #11: Decline - Returns to April Levels, Chinese Index Hits Ceiling
Copper
- 07/26/2024 FREE MRAI Second International Conference in Bangkok
- 07/18/2024 FREE MIRU-MRAI Media Partner Commemoration -- India-Japan Trade in Scrap Metal Distribution
- 07/02/2024 Plastic Recycled Content for Automobiles in Europe: Current situation and Future
- 05/24/2024 Copper Scrap Import/Export Report #97 Imports 210,000 tons in 2023, the first decline in three years
- 05/24/2024 2024 Copper Scrap Market Update #4: Continuing Strong Performance with Record Highs, Up by ¥245/kg on April Early Prices
- 04/09/2024 FREE The Roadmap to Achieving CE in Japan: Recycling Industry Landscape Changed by Bill for Advancement of Recycling Businesses
- 03/15/2024 FREE The 3rd Circular Economy Symposium in TOKYO on April 4th, Thursday
- 03/13/2024 FREE Hirata Corporation, The leader of CuScrap in West Japanese Market
- 11/29/2023 FREE Review of 2023 and Outlook for 2024 (Copper, Aluminum, Stainless Steel) @ Gakushi Kaikan : Wednesday, December 20
- 10/12/2023 Copper Scrap Market Update 8: Market Trends Downward, Scrap exports are on the rise amid a weak yen
Aluminum
- 07/26/2024 FREE MRAI Second International Conference in Bangkok
- 07/18/2024 FREE MIRU-MRAI Media Partner Commemoration -- India-Japan Trade in Scrap Metal Distribution
- 05/24/2024 Analysis of Aluminum Scrap Export Statistics for the Year 2023: 5th Consecutive Year of Increase, Near 400,000 Tons
- 05/24/2024 Statistical Analysis of 2023 Aluminum Recycled Ingot Imports Volumes Remain Almost Flat for the Year
- 05/24/2024 Aluminum Alloy & Scrap Market Update 2024 #10 Prices Continue to Rise in High Range
- 04/09/2024 FREE The Roadmap to Achieving CE in Japan: Recycling Industry Landscape Changed by Bill for Advancement of Recycling Businesses
- 03/15/2024 FREE The 3rd Circular Economy Symposium in TOKYO on April 4th, Thursday
- 03/13/2024 FREE Hirata Corporation, The leader of CuScrap in West Japanese Market
- 11/29/2023 FREE Review of 2023 and Outlook for 2024 (Copper, Aluminum, Stainless Steel) @ Gakushi Kaikan : Wednesday, December 20
- 10/18/2023 Aluminum Alloys & Scrap Market Update 2023 #20 Alloy Holding Scrap Prices Noticeably Higher
Lead / Zinc / Tin
- 07/26/2024 FREE MRAI Second International Conference in Bangkok
- 07/09/2024 May2024 Lead Scrap Export Statistics Analysis: Significant Increase, Cumulative Total Below Previous Year
- 07/09/2024 May 2024 Crude Lead (Bullion) Export Statistics Analysis: Decline Falls Below 4,000 Tons
- 07/02/2024 Plastic Recycled Content for Automobiles in Europe: Current situation and Future
- 06/19/2024 On-Site Inspection Tour Report: New Phase of Lead Battery Recycling by ACME in Taiwan, Introducing ACE Green’s Technology
- 06/07/2024 Analysis of Crude Lead (Bullion) Export Statistics, April 2024: Flat but at 4,000 tons for the second month in a row
- 06/06/2024 Analysis of Lead Scrap Export Statistics, April 2024: First Decline in 3 Months, 2nd Consecutive Sharp Decline to India
- 05/24/2024 Lead battery scrap market update 2024 #6: Continued Rise with an Increase of 4-6 Yen Range
- 05/08/2024 March 2024 Analysis of Lead Scrap Export Statistics: Significant Y/Y of the cumulative total significantly sluggish
- 05/06/2024 Mar2024 Bullion Export Statistics Analysis Revival of shipments to India, reaching 4,000 tons for the first time since last Dec.
SUS, Ferrous Alloy
- 07/26/2024 FREE MRAI Second International Conference in Bangkok
- 07/18/2024 FREE MIRU-MRAI Media Partner Commemoration -- India-Japan Trade in Scrap Metal Distribution
- 05/24/2024 Analysis of SUS Scrap Import/Export Statistics for 2023 Annual Export Volume Exceeds 300,000 Tons for the First Time in History
- 05/22/2024 SUSscrap MarketWatch 2024#8 Ni market is high, which is causing Ni series to rise; Consideration of Cr series
- 01/12/2024 FREE The 65th General Assembly of tTIC will be held in Tokyo in September 2024.
- 10/23/2023 Fe Scrap Watch2023#12 A season with a turning point...
- 10/20/2023 SUS scrap market watch2023 #14 East-West Gap in Japan
- 09/21/2023 July2023 Crude Lead Export Statistics Analysis: 4th Consecutive Monthly Increase, Sustained High Levels for Exports to India
- 09/21/2023 64th TIC Annual Meeting Held in Rio de Janeiro - Rise in Columbite
- 04/12/2023 SUSscrap MarketWatch 2023#7 Recession Enters Ahead , Price Decline Continues
E-Waste
- 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
- 05/01/2021 Kindness and Strength Ask Mr. MAGO with his thoughts on E-waste Culture, economy and environment all move
- 04/28/2021 Bringing love to the world Art with E-WASTE Development of Sustainable Capitalism held at Isetan Shinjuku MAGO Exhibition
Precious metal / PGM
- 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
- 06/23/2021 JM―New UK Collaboration ICE-Batt to Optimise Battery Technology
- 06/22/2021 Nornickel Commences Production of Carbon-Neutral Nickel
- 06/21/2021 Johnson Matthey Announces New Sustainability Goals and Targets
Iron
- 07/26/2024 FREE MRAI Second International Conference in Bangkok
- 07/26/2024 FREE MRAI/IBS Conference Report: Transition and Challenges in China's Steel Industry
- 07/02/2024 Plastic Recycled Content for Automobiles in Europe: Current situation and Future
- 05/22/2024 Fe Scrap Watch2024#4 Iron ore to scrap will not drop significantly during the year
- 03/15/2024 FREE The 3rd Circular Economy Symposium in TOKYO on April 4th, Thursday
- 01/04/2024 FREE Direct Zinc Extraction from EAF Dust, JV between Tokyo Univ & New Techno-Venture Company, Kinotec Inc.
- 10/23/2023 Fe Scrap Watch2023#12 A season with a turning point...
- 10/11/2023 FREE October 30 (Mon) 2nd Circular Economy Symposium in TOKYO
- 02/27/2023 Amount of car output and anticipated rise of ELV for the FY 2022 It will switch to rise in the coming months.
- 02/16/2023 FREE Copper-based scrap for Malaysia declining year on year. Future outlook.
Minor metal
- 06/10/2024 Rare Earth Magnets" for EV Drives makes the magnet industry change rapidly
- 04/16/2024 Interview with Freyr Battery's CSO Kawaguchi about the Global EV & Battery Market
- 03/12/2024 FREE Tantalum Market Update March 2024 Is the upward trend nearing a stall due to lack of real demand?
- 01/12/2024 FREE The 65th General Assembly of tTIC will be held in Tokyo in September 2024.
- 10/08/2023 Gallium from China will no longer come to Japan!? A senior executive of a mid-sized trading company gives his outlook
- 09/21/2023 64th TIC Annual Meeting Held in Rio de Janeiro - Rise in Columbite
- 03/19/2023 Where does lithium stop after a sharp crash?
- 03/10/2023 Rare metal scrap news 2023#3 sagging market and bullish trend for molybdenum and tantalum
- 02/27/2023 Tungsten, rare earth market trends and EV currents in China
- 02/24/2023 Key minerals trade trends in the US, China and Japan
Rare earth
- 07/19/2024 Rare Earth Market Update2024 #14 Weak Domestic Demand in China and Worsening Sentiment from Myanmar Landslide
- 07/05/2024 Rare Earth Market Update 2024 #13: Sluggish Performance Amidst Chinese Economic Slowdown, Stalemate Also Feels Strong
- 07/04/2024 ILUKA decided to enter into the Japanese rare earths market Interview : Mr. Owen Gray, General Manager at Iluka
- 07/04/2024 FREE ILUKA RESOURCES LTD. (Australia) going forward to full scale sales of magnet RE to Japanese market.
- 06/24/2024 FREE REIA, JOGMEC & MIRU International Rare Earth Symposium #2: Investment for Separation and Refining, Dependence on China
- 06/21/2024 FREE REIA, JOGMEC & MIRU International Rare Earth Symposium #1: 300 attendees from Japan and abroad
- 06/21/2024 Rare Earth Market Update 2024 #12: Decline, Chinese Index Temporarily Breaks Key Level, Symposium Starts on the 19th
- 06/10/2024 Rare Earth Magnets" for EV Drives makes the magnet industry change rapidly
- 06/08/2024 FREE 6/19-20 MIRU Rare earth Symposium in Tokyo with 2024 REIA Annual Conference & JOGMEC
- 06/06/2024 Rare Earth Market Update 2024 #11: Decline - Returns to April Levels, Chinese Index Hits Ceiling
Battery
- 07/26/2024 FREE MRAI Second International Conference in Bangkok
- 07/24/2024 FREE Nickel Institute Battery Day online on Wednesday, September 18
- 07/02/2024 Plastic Recycled Content for Automobiles in Europe: Current situation and Future
- 06/19/2024 On-Site Inspection Tour Report: New Phase of Lead Battery Recycling by ACME in Taiwan, Introducing ACE Green’s Technology
- 04/16/2024 Interview with Freyr Battery's CSO Kawaguchi about the Global EV & Battery Market
- 03/15/2024 Memorandum of “9th Battery Summit in TOKYO” sponsored by IRUNIVERSE Part 2
- 03/15/2024 Memorandum of “9th Battery Summit in TOKYO” sponsored by IRUNIVERSE Part 1
- 02/19/2024 FREE Green Li-ion: Pioneering Sustainable Battery Materials from Waste - A Revolution in Recycling
- 02/07/2024 FREE ERAMET INTERNATIONAL The 9th Battery Summit Speaker
- 01/22/2024 FREE B3 Co., Ltd The 9th Battery Summit Speaker
Transport / Machine
- 09/26/2023 FREE Exclusive Interview Series at 20ABC #3: Mr. Debi Prasad Dash from IESA – Indian battery market in transfiguration
- 09/21/2023 MIRU partners with the Polish Car Recycling Association (FORS) and participates its International Conference
- 09/20/2023 FREE Exclusive Interview Series at 20ABC #2: Mr. Dong Li from Leoch International
- 07/18/2023 FREE International Automobile Recycling Conference (IARC) 2023 held in Geneva, Switzerland
- 05/15/2023 FREE 【Schedule of lectures】8.2.BatterySummitGlobalSummer 9.1Semiconductor Summit to be held
- 02/27/2023 Amount of car output and anticipated rise of ELV for the FY 2022 It will switch to rise in the coming months.
- 02/24/2023 Key minerals trade trends in the US, China and Japan
- 02/15/2023 Ship Recycling - Steel Advantage
- 02/10/2023 Lithium Special 2: The lithium battle is moving into the era of direct investment by OEMs (Part 2)
- 02/10/2023 Lithium Special 1: The lithium battle enters the era of direct investment by OEMs (Part 1)
SCD / Electronic materials
- 07/27/2023 FREE September 1 (Friday) 1st SEMICON (Semiconductor) Summit in TOKYO
- 05/15/2023 FREE 【Schedule of lectures】8.2.BatterySummitGlobalSummer 9.1Semiconductor Summit to be held
- 10/25/2021 FREE Taiwan Report: RiTdisplay, the World's First Fully Automated Mass Production Line OLED Manufacturer, Part Ⅱ
- 10/21/2021 FREE Taiwan Report: RiTdisplay, the World's First Fully Automated Mass Production Line OLED Manufacturer, Part I
- 04/14/2021 2020 Rare Earth Demand Results: New Metals Association Neodymium Down Almost 10% from the Previous Year
- 11/18/2020 Comparison of the competitiveness of the three domestic magnet families
- 10/14/2020 Tantalum Capacitor Import/Export Report#14 Exports to Korea fading?
- 05/20/2020 Outlook of the rare earth industry (Part 1)
- 08/20/2019 Tantalum Capacitors Import & Export Report 2019 #4 The number of
- 07/19/2019 Capacitor Domestic Production Report 2019#6 MLCC Going Well
Resin / Chemistry
- 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
- 02/18/2020 Arbiz, on a Barbizonial zeal
- 01/31/2020 The Battery Summit 2020,New-year’s commemorative forum
Recycling
- 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
- 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
- 09/21/2023 MIRU partners with the Polish Car Recycling Association (FORS) and participates its International Conference
- 09/19/2023 The Battery Industry meets at the ICBR in Valencia to discuss the impact of the EU Battery Regulation
- 05/15/2023 FREE 【Schedule of lectures】8.2.BatterySummitGlobalSummer 9.1Semiconductor Summit to be held
- 03/08/2023 Shinwa Steel takes a new step by installing an electromagnetic induction heater at the Kitakyushu Wakamatsu
- 02/27/2023 Amount of car output and anticipated rise of ELV for the FY 2022 It will switch to rise in the coming months.
- 02/15/2023 Ship Recycling - Steel Advantage
Energy
- 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
- 10/25/2021 Cabinet Decision on the 6th Strategic Energy Plan-Nuclear Power Plant Discussion that was not Deeply Dug
- 10/20/2021 The Soaring Price of Natural Gas is An Opportunity-Azerbaijan to Increase Exports to Europe
- 09/02/2021 The UK’s Gas Imports Hit a Record High in Winter 2021-the Annual Economic Report from OGUK
- 09/01/2021 Kistos Announces Successful Vlieland Flow Test and Potential Renewable Energy Acquisition
- 09/01/2021 US Biofuels-USDA Invests in 23 States, ADM and Marathon Produce Raw Materials
Stocks / foreign exchange
- 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
- 06/30/2021 Chuck Kawakami’s Eye (#10) -The Long-term Trend of the Dollar and the Dollar-based Currency System
- 06/04/2021 FAO-Global Food Prices Rise at Rapid Pace in May
- 06/04/2021 Baker Hughes and LUKOIL Announce Agreement for Collaboration on Energy Efficient Technologies for the Oil & Gas Sector
- 05/18/2021 Chuck Kawakami’s Eye (#8) -The Current "Inflationary Frenzy" will Eventually Subside
Special
- 06/08/2024 FREE 6/19-20 MIRU Rare earth Symposium in Tokyo with 2024 REIA Annual Conference & JOGMEC
- 03/20/2024 FREE 2024 REIA Annual Conference, Tokyo with JOGMEC&MIRU
- 03/15/2024 FREE The 3rd Circular Economy Symposium in TOKYO on April 4th, Thursday
- 12/04/2023 FREE The 9th Battery Summit in TOKYO to be held on Tuesday, February 27, 2024
- 12/04/2023 FREE MIRU English website User Guide
- 11/29/2023 FREE Review of 2023 and Outlook for 2024 (Copper, Aluminum, Stainless Steel) @ Gakushi Kaikan : Wednesday, December 20
- 10/11/2023 FREE October 30 (Mon) 2nd Circular Economy Symposium in TOKYO
- 07/27/2023 FREE September 1 (Friday) 1st SEMICON (Semiconductor) Summit in TOKYO
- 06/27/2023 FREE 8th Battery Summit 2023 Summer session to be held on August 2
- 05/15/2023 FREE 【Schedule of lectures】8.2.BatterySummitGlobalSummer 9.1Semiconductor Summit to be held