Metals & Minerals Division

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We support critical lifelines of electric power and power generation, in addition to developing mines for coking coal for ironworks, and trading in coal. It develops coal and uranium mines and trades on a global scale. The Division also develops and trades in new fuels for power generation, including biomass.

Coal

We are steadily supplying coal mainly to steel and electric power industries. We are collaborating with the leading resources company Glencore to operate coal-producing and marketing joint ventures in Queensland and New South Wales in Australia. Moreover, we are carrying out coal-producing and marketing joint ventures with local partners in Indonesia. And we are handling Cokes import/export business. In addition, focusing in the business area of “Carbon Neutral”, we are intensively developing projects related to Carbon Credit, CCUS etc.

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 ・Coking Coal
 ・Thermal Coal
 ・Cokes
 ・Nickel
 ・Alminium

Biomass

We develop the sales channels for wood pellet and PKS(Palm Kernel Shell). To keep pace with domestic increasing demand, we secure a supply chain with a variety of suppliers from China, Southeast Asia and others.


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 ・Wood Pellet
 ・PKS(Palm Kernel Shell)


Nuclear fuels

In nuclear fuels, we undertake uranium trading, uranium mine exploration and uranium enrichment services. We take pride in handling the second highest trade volume among companies trading in nuclear fuel worldwide with an aim at a solution provider.

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 ・U3O8
 ・UF6
 ・Conversion Services