It can be said that Hitachi Metals' acquisition of Sumitomo Special Metals failed as it had been a concern from the beginning. This can be said because I have seen rare earth sintered magnets for 30 years since the Sumitomo Special Metals era. At that time, as a securities analyst, I was looking at Sumitomo Special Metals and Hitachi Metals as follow-up stocks.
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