Demand for lithium, nickel, and cobalt, is expected to grow significantly as major raw materials for Lithium-ion Batteries used in electric vehicles and ESS. Battery Materials Department supplies lithium, nickel, and cobalt to our global customers to strengthen global supply chain for battery materials. The department is also working to develop businesses and supply various recycled raw materials in order to build a recycling-oriented supply chain.

Rare metals and rare earths are the raw materials for permanent magnets indispensable for electric vehicles, SAW filters essential for smartphones, abrasives for semiconductor manufacturing and other components that are crucial for achieving a carbon-neutral society and the further development of digital society. The Rare Metals Department works to provide a stable supply of these rare metals and rare earths to our customers.