14 named firms · hubs: Kawasaki, Nagoya, Osaka, Tokyo, Yokohama
Copper 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okaya & Co | Nagoya, Japan | Steel & Iron, Copper, Aluminium — Metals trading house, publicly listed | |
| Sumitomo Metal Mining | Tokyo, Japan | Copper — Copper, nickel producer, TSE-listed | |
| Mitsubishi Materials Corporation | Tokyo, Japan | Copper, Aluminium — Copper, aluminium, alloys, TSE-listed | |
| Pan Pacific Copper (JX-Sumitomo) | Tokyo, Japan | Copper — Copper smelter JV | |
| Dowa Holdings | Tokyo, Japan | Copper, Zinc — Non-ferrous, TSE-listed | |
| Furukawa Electric | Tokyo, Japan | Copper — Copper products, TSE-listed | |
| Mitsui Mining & Smelting | Tokyo, Japan | Copper, Zinc — Non-ferrous, TSE-listed | |
| Mitsubishi Shindoh | Tokyo, Japan | Copper — Copper alloy producer | |
| JX Nippon Mining & Metals | Tokyo, Japan | Copper — Copper smelting, refining and recycling | |
| Sumitomo Electric Industries | Osaka, Japan | Copper — Copper wire and cable, 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 | |
| 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 |
Listings are for identification and discovery; confirm details independently. No endorsement, no ranking, no listing fee.