Crystal Materials

Materials Business

Sumitomo Metal Mining develops and produces battery materials, such as cathode material for rechargeable batteries for which demand is increasing going forward due to the electrification of automobiles, and advanced materials that are mainly used in the fields of energy and the environment and information communication.

Strengths of SMM's Materials Business

Strength1

Manufacturer of cathode material for rechargeable batteries

Sumitomo Metal Mining is a producer of cathode material for secondary batteries used in products such as electric vehicles, for which demand is increasing. We have a comprehensive supply chain, and a globally unique original business model based on collaboration among our three businesses. We shall continue to leverage the strengths of the collaboration among our three businesses, and aim for further growth in our battery materials business.

Strength2

A suite of advanced materials products that support the development of society

Digitalization is proceeding apace through IoT and increasing need of CASE in automobiles, and technological innovation and energy conversion are required in order to realize a de-carbonized society for environment protection. In the cutting-edge industries that must solve these problems we face as a society, the role played by advanced materials is becoming more and more significant every day. Sumitomo Metal Mining supports technological innovation by providing advanced material that fit with the flow of the times.

Strength3

Metal knowledge and technology built up throughout our history

Our knowledge covers the characteristics of metal. We leverage this knowledge to undertake initiatives that unleash the latent potential of non-ferrous metals through the application of our cutting-edge smelting and refining technology, which we have developed over the generations since the founding of Sumitomo Metal Mining’s, to the development of metal materials. We contribute to the development of society by giving new functions to metal materials.

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Material Products

We leverage the characteristics of metals to supply materials that are used in a range of fields.