CommoditiesNTT and Mitsubishi Materials tie-up to recover the metal from discarded equipmentOnly 23% of discarded electronic equipment containing copper or precious metals is recycled in Japan. (Source photos by Nikkei and Mitsubishi Materials)KOSUKE SHIMIZU and ARATA SHIGENOJune 4, 2026 02:12 JSTTOKYO -- Telecom NTT and Mitsubishi Materials will start a business to recover and reuse copper in information technology equipment, the companies announced on Wednesday, part of an effort to reduce Japan's reliance on overseas procurement of the metal.
Joint venture to recover Japan's copper scrap to cut foreign dependence
NTT and Mitsubishi Materials tie-up to recover the metal from discarded equipment
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