56 named firms across 5 scrap hubs — Kawasaki, Nagoya, Osaka, Tokyo, Yokohama
Japan has an extensive industrial base across steel, copper, aluminium, zinc, and stainless steel. The country generates flows of melting scrap from its manufacturing operations and is also a domestic consumer.
The sector covers integrated non-ferrous smelting and refining, an extensive steel production base, aluminium rolling, and specialty alloy manufacturing. Operations are spread across the main industrial corridors of Tokyo, Osaka, Yokohama, Nagoya, and Kawasaki. Japanese material is widely recognised in international trade for being well-graded, well-documented, and free of contamination.
The exchanges and price services the trade in Japan quotes against. Scrap is priced as a discount to these.
A firm that handles several metals appears under each.
| Company | Where | Metals | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nippon Steel Corporation | Tokyo, Japan | Steel & Iron, Stainless Steel — Largest Japanese steel producer | |
| JFE Steel Corporation | Tokyo, Japan | Steel & Iron — Steel producer, TSE-listed | |
| Kobe Steel (Kobelco) | Kobe, Japan | Steel & Iron, Aluminium — Steel and aluminium, TSE-listed | |
| Tokyo Steel Manufacturing | Tokyo, Japan | Steel & Iron — Electric arc furnace mill | |
| Daido Steel | Nagoya, Japan | Steel & Iron, Stainless Steel — Specialty steel, TSE-listed | |
| Sanyo Special Steel | Himeji, Japan | Steel & Iron, Stainless Steel — Specialty steel | |
| Yodogawa Steel Works | Osaka, Japan | Steel & Iron — Steel sheet | |
| Kyoei Steel | Osaka, Japan | Steel & Iron — EAF rebar producer, publicly listed | |
| Yamato Kogyo | Himeji, Japan | Steel & Iron — EAF steel group, publicly listed | |
| Godo Steel | Osaka, Japan | Steel & Iron — EAF steelmaker | |
| Osaka Steel | Osaka, Japan | Steel & Iron — EAF long products (Nippon Steel group) | |
| Aichi Steel | Tokai, Japan | Steel & Iron — Special steel, publicly listed | |
| Nakayama Steel Works | Osaka, Japan | Steel & Iron — Steel producer, publicly listed | |
| Hanwa Co Ltd | Osaka, Japan | Steel & Iron — Steel and scrap trading house, publicly listed | |
| Toyota Tsusho | Nagoya, Japan | Steel & Iron, Aluminium — Trading house with metal recycling operations, listed | |
| Suzutoku | Tokyo, Japan | Steel & Iron — Ferrous scrap processor and exporter | |
| Tokyo Tekko | Tokyo, Japan | Steel & Iron — EAF rebar producer, publicly listed | |
| Tokyo Kohtetsu | Tokyo, Japan | Steel & Iron — EAF steelmaker, publicly listed | |
| Mitsubishi Steel Manufacturing | Tokyo, Japan | Steel & Iron — Special steel, publicly listed | |
| Topy Industries | Tokyo, Japan | Steel & Iron — EAF steel and wheels, publicly listed | |
| Chubu Steel Plate | Nagoya, Japan | Steel & Iron — EAF plate mill, publicly listed | |
| Metal One | Tokyo, Japan | Steel & Iron — Steel trading house (Mitsubishi / Sojitz) | |
| Okaya & Co | Nagoya, Japan | Steel & Iron, Copper, Aluminium — Metals trading house, publicly listed | |
| JFE Steel Corporation | Kawasaki-ku, Japan | Steel & Iron — Integrated steelworks & EAF recycling | |
| Daido Steel Co., Ltd. | Minato-ku (Hoshizaki), Nagoya, Japan | Steel & Iron — EAF specialty steel mill & recycler | |
| Toyota Tsusho Corporation | Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Japan | Steel & Iron, Copper, Aluminium — Global metal trading & automotive scrap recycling | |
| Kyoei Steel Ltd. | Taisho-ku, Osaka, Japan | Steel & Iron — Electric arc furnace (EAF) mini-mill & scrap rebar producer | |
| Dowa Holdings Co., Ltd. | Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan | Steel & Iron, Copper, Aluminium — Secondary smelting & metal recovery | |
| Tokyo Steel Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Japan | Steel & Iron — Electric arc furnace (EAF) steel plate mill & scrap recycler | |
| Daido Steel Co., Ltd. | Kawasaki, Daishi-kawara, Kawasaki-ku, Japan | Steel & Iron, Stainless Steel — EAF melt shop, scrap consumer | |
| Chubu Steel Plate Co., Ltd. | Nagoya, Nakagawa-ku, Japan | Steel & Iron — electric arc furnace heavy plate mill, major heavy scrap consumer | |
| Kyoei Steel Ltd. | Nagoya, Minato-ku, Japan | Steel & Iron — electric arc furnace bar/section mill, scrap consumer | |
| Osaka Steel Co., Ltd. | Osaka, Chuo-ku (Kitahama) / Nishiyodogawa-ku, Japan | Steel & Iron — EAF section and rebar mill, scrap consumer | |
| Godo Steel, Ltd. | Osaka, Kita-ku (Dojima), Japan | Steel & Iron — electric arc furnace steel mill, heavy melt scrap consumer | |
| 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 | |
| Tokyo Kohtetsu Co., Ltd. | Yokohama, Naka-ku, Japan | Steel & Iron — electric steel rebar mill scrap intake |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Company | Where | Metals | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dowa Holdings | Tokyo, Japan | Copper, Zinc — Non-ferrous, TSE-listed | |
| Mitsui Mining & Smelting | Tokyo, Japan | Copper, Zinc — Non-ferrous, TSE-listed | |
| Toho Zinc | Tokyo, Japan | Zinc — Zinc and lead, TSE-listed |
| Company | Where | Metals | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nippon Steel Corporation | Tokyo, Japan | Steel & Iron, Stainless Steel — Largest Japanese steel producer | |
| Daido Steel | Nagoya, Japan | Steel & Iron, Stainless Steel — Specialty steel, TSE-listed | |
| Sanyo Special Steel | Himeji, Japan | Steel & Iron, Stainless Steel — Specialty steel | |
| Hitachi Metals (Proterial) | Tokyo, Japan | Stainless Steel — Specialty alloys, TSE-listed | |
| Nippon Yakin Kogyo | Tokyo, Japan | Stainless Steel — Stainless and nickel alloys, publicly listed | |
| Nippon Steel Stainless Steel | Tokyo, Japan | Stainless Steel — Stainless flat products | |
| Daido Steel Co., Ltd. | Kawasaki, Daishi-kawara, Kawasaki-ku, Japan | Steel & Iron, Stainless Steel — EAF melt shop, scrap consumer | |
| Hanwa Co., Ltd. | Tokyo, Chuo-ku (Tsukiji), Japan | Steel & Iron, Stainless Steel, Copper, Aluminium — premier metal and scrap trading house |
| Company | Where | Metals | |
|---|---|---|---|
| San-Etsu Metals | Tonami, Japan | Brass — Major brass rod producer | |
| KITZ Corporation | Chino, Japan | Brass — Valve producer with in-house brass melting |
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