The Circular Economy Division offers an integrated supply chain from resource development, supply of materials/components, and collection of used resources to recycling, based on the needs of society and customers, with the mission of promoting a recycling-based society (circular economy) to improve the global environment.

In the mobility area, this division will focus on building a global supply chain of local production for local consumption to ensure a stable supply of metal materials and components for batteries and motors, demand for which is increasing in line with mobility electrification. In addition, we are building a car-to-car recycling system that covers not only conventional internal combustion vehicles but also electrified vehicles, from collection and proper disposal of end-of-life vehicles to recycling.

In the Economy of Life (EoL) area, the division will focus on promoting raw material recycling and raw material conversion and product recycling, particularly in the fields of detergent raw materials, sanitary materials, packaging materials, and coatings, where the company possesses a strong sales network. Regarding the production and sales of the important resource iodine, of which the division has the largest share in the global market, the division is strengthening its value chains through activities such as the manufacture and sale of iodine compounds.

By regarding all waste as a recyclable resource, we will help create a recycling-oriented society based on reuse and recycling, and contribute to the realization of a carbon-neutral society.