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Recycling Rare Metals Efficiently to Contribute to a Sustainable Society

“Since the 1980s, when the term ‘recycling’ was born, YOKOSHIRO has been the pioneer in collecting used rare metals and building an efficient recycling system.

Rare metals are called the “vitamins of industry” and are essential for supporting and developing modern industries, including IT equipment, home appliances, automobiles, power generation, medical, and aerospace fields. However, due to the rapid development of BRICs countries, the supply and demand of rare metals have become strained, significantly affecting Japanese industries. Moreover, mining rare metals from natural mines imposes a tremendous burden, including environmental destruction and energy consumption during refining. Therefore, securing resources through recycling is an urgent task.

Based on our extensive 30 years of experience and achievements, we accurately inspect and analyze rare metal scraps collected from our customers and strive to make effective use of these valuable resources. With factories in Japan and Thailand, we collect scrap from overseas, particularly focusing on the ASEAN region, and expand our recycling scale. In recent years, we’ve introduced carbonization furnace facilities at our domestic plant, allowing us to process metal sludge through carbonization and incineration before shipping it to refining manufacturers. We prioritize environmental protection and energy efficiency and strive to improve the analysis techniques.

In pursuit of achieving the SDGs for a sustainable society, we breathe new life into the precious and limited resources of rare metals and continuously explore the new possibilities of recycling.