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Mitsubishi Materials to double tungsten recycling capacity at Japan New Metals

Mitsubishi Materials CorporationAkita, AkitaPublished
Investment¥8B
PhasePlanned
Start—
CompletionApr 2029
To completion
Today
202720282029

About 30 months to scheduled completion.

Mitsubishi Materials will invest approximately ¥8 billion to upgrade hydrometallurgical and recycling equipment at its subsidiary Japan New Metals' Akita Plant, nearly doubling ammonium paratungstate (APT) production capacity to 2,400 tons per year. The project supports domestic tungsten resource circulation and reduces Japan's import dependence on the critical mineral.

Project facts

Owner
Mitsubishi Materials Corporation
Listing
5711 Tokyo
Facility
Factory/Plant
Sector
Materials & chemicals
Location
Akita, Akita, Japan
Investment
¥8B — total
Scale / capacity
approximately double current capacity to 2,400 tons/year of APT (WO3 equivalent)
Completion
Apr 2029
Announced
Sep 9, 2026

Figures and schedules are as announced by the company or the public body concerned; plans can change. Amounts that were not disclosed are recorded as not disclosed, never estimated.

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