Factory/PlantSteel & metals

Sumitomo Metal Mining completes commercial-scale battery recycling plants in Ehime

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.Saijo and Niihama, EhimePublished Sep 15, 2026

InvestmentNot disclosed

PhaseCompleted

Start—

CompletionSep 11, 2026

Sumitomo Metal Mining held a completion ceremony for battery recycling plants at its Toyo and Nickel plants in Ehime. The plants recycle nickel, cobalt, lithium and copper from used automotive batteries and have annual feedstock processing capacity of approximately 10,000 tonnes on a battery-cell-equivalent basis.

Project facts

Owner: Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.
Listing: 5713 Tokyo
Facility: Factory/Plant
Sector: Steel & metals
Location: Saijo and Niihama, Ehime, Japan
Investment: Not disclosed
Scale / capacity: approximately 10,000 tonnes/year of feedstock processing capacity, battery-cell equivalent
Completion: Sep 11, 2026
Announced: Sep 14, 2026
Themes: EV-battery

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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