12 named firms · hubs: Kawasaki, Nagoya, Osaka, Tokyo, Yokohama
Aluminium melting scrap in Japan: the mills and smelters that consume it, the yards and recyclers that process it, the importers and exporters that move it — with the scrap hubs and their trading areas.
| Company | Where | Metals | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Steel (Kobelco) | Kobe, Japan | Steel & Iron, Aluminium — Steel and aluminium, TSE-listed | |
| Toyota Tsusho | Nagoya, Japan | Steel & Iron, Aluminium — Trading house with metal recycling operations, listed | |
| Okaya & Co | Nagoya, Japan | Steel & Iron, Copper, Aluminium — Metals trading house, publicly listed | |
| Mitsubishi Materials Corporation | Tokyo, Japan | Copper, Aluminium — Copper, aluminium, alloys, TSE-listed | |
| UACJ Corporation | Tokyo, Japan | Aluminium — Aluminium rolling, TSE-listed | |
| Nippon Light Metal | Tokyo, Japan | Aluminium — Aluminium, TSE-listed | |
| Daiki Aluminium Industry | Osaka, Japan | Aluminium — Secondary aluminium alloys, publicly listed | |
| Toyota Tsusho Corporation | Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Japan | Steel & Iron, Copper, Aluminium — Global metal trading & automotive scrap recycling | |
| Dowa Holdings Co., Ltd. | Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan | Steel & Iron, Copper, Aluminium — Secondary smelting & metal recovery | |
| Toyotsu Smelting Technology Co., Ltd. (Toyota Tsusho Group) | Nagoya / Kariya, Japan | Aluminium — secondary aluminium smelter, automotive scrap recycler | |
| JFE Shoji Corporation | Tokyo, Chiyoda-ku (Otemachi), Japan | Steel & Iron, Copper, Aluminium — mega-trader, scrap importer/exporter, yard operator | |
| Hanwa Co., Ltd. | Tokyo, Chuo-ku (Tsukiji), Japan | Steel & Iron, Stainless Steel, Copper, Aluminium — premier metal and scrap trading house |
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