Sumitomo Metal MiningCorporate Profile19The Toyo Smelter & Refinery has actively pursued the recovery of valuable metals from recycled raw materials including copper scrap, copper sludge (secondary materials containing copper), and e-scrap (scrap circuit boards from electronic equipment), and approximately one quarter of electrolytic copper production derives from these raw materials. We aim to achieve a recycled copper volume of 140,000 tons (approximately 30%) by 2030.Since 2017, we have been recovering and reusing the copper and nickel contained in LIBs through a process that combines the pyrometallurgical copper smelting processes of the Toyo Smelter & Refinery and the hydrometallurgical refining processes of the Niihama Nickel Refinery. The recovered nickel is processed into a secondary battery cathode material at the Isoura Plant, which has allowed us to realize “battery to battery” horizontal recycling using materials recovered from used LIBs. By 2026, we plan to complete and begin operation of a recycling plant with a processing capacity of 10,000 tons of LIB cells per year.With the aim of promoting biodiversity preservation initiatives and maintaining our record of zero significant environmental accidents, SMM engages in environmental preservation through initiatives such as global warming countermeasures (expansion of the low-carbon products business, CO2 emissions reduction, and renewable energy use), minimizing the emission of chemical substances, and forestation.We strive to foster a culture of safety by ensuring all employees cultivate a safety-conscious mindset and necessary safety skills, so that they themselves strive to ensure safety and improve the working environment in their respective roles.SMM conducts necessary awareness activities to equally protect the human rights of our employees and stakeholders, while monitoring the situation and taking prompt and appropriate actions. Additionally, aiming to become a company where diverse human resources can flourish, we are developing a human resources strategy linked to our management strategy, building a human resources development system and program that promotes self-driven growth and career development for each employee, and working to create a company environment where diverse human resources can work comfortably.Harmonious co-existence and the pursuit of co-prosperity with local communities are at the heart of sustainable business activities. Throughout our long history, SMM has engaged in wide-ranging social contribution activities, such as development of infrastructure, including for healthcare and education, primarily in the communities where we operate. We will continue to aspire to be an enterprise that seeks to maximize its contribution to the development of local communities and earns their trust through businesses and other activities rooted in those communities.A free annual medical examination for people residing near CBNC in the Philippines ▶Simulation of getting caught in a chain as part of an on-site hazard simulation course ▶SMM Group-wide human rights training ▶Coral planting by CBNC ▶Examples of specific initiatives
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