Circular Economy Division
Mission
Delivering a better environment and new affluence to future generations, by designing a new style of resources recycling
Business Model Based on Mission
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) domain, the division will focus on promoting raw material recycling and raw material conversion, as well as product recycling, particularly regarding the sale of raw materials and products for detergents, sanitary products, packaging, and coatings, for which the company possesses a strong sales network, and manufacturing business operations related to such. Regarding the production of the important resource of iodine, of which the company 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.
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| Resources Development SBU |
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| E-Mobility Supply Chain SBU |
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| Resources Recycling SBU |
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| Sustainable Materials SBU |
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| Market Environment |
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| With efforts toward realization of a decarbonized society becoming an essential requirement for business continuity, customers have high expectations for the global expansion of integrated “arterial” and “venous” businesses that are our division’s strengths. At the same time, there are needs for business continuity plans (BCPs) that anticipate natural disasters and geopolitical risks, and for responses to mobility reforms and other business changes. The need for building functions optimized to each region is also expected to increase. |
Data
| 2025/3 | 2026/3(forecast) | |
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| Gross Profit | 111.9 billion yen | 114.0 billion yen |
| Profit for the Year Attributable to Owners of the Parent | 46.9 billion yen | 46.0 billion yen |
Business Examples
Resources Recycling SBU
Operation of businesses that collect, sort, and recycle end-of-life vehicles and a variety of other waste and that manufacture and sell recycled materials
Manufactures recycled molten aluminum and ingots from scrap aluminum generated from waste
Resources Development SBU
Develops lithium, one of the main raw materials for batteries, and produces intermediate products
Develops iodine, a chemical that is indispensable for daily life as a disinfectant and raw material, for X-ray contrast media and produces intermediate products
Sustainable Materials SBU
Manufactures recycled pellets for PET bottles from used PET bottles collected in cooperation with municipalities and businesses
Manufactures and sells detergents, soaps, toiletries, cosmetics, and quasi-drugs essential for daily life
E-Mobility Supply Chain SBU
Participates in an automotive battery manufacturing business to meet the growing demand for electrified vehicles in North America
Processes and distributes the various materials constituting batteries and manufactures and sells battery parts
