Metals & Mineral Resources Division
Ensuring a Stable Supply
Message from the COO
- Executive Officer, COO, Metals & Mineral Resources Division
- Shoji Kuwayama
The Metals & Mineral Resources Division seeks to expand earnings through projects and trading throughout the value chain. In upstream sectors, we are involved in areas such as metals and coal mine development and smelting operations, as well as in electronic materials, recycling and other downstream sectors. Our operations also extend to innovative fields such as new energy.
In fiscal 2008, ended March 31, 2009, the division made large investments in copper and coal mining interests. Resource prices today have entered a period of readjustment. Nevertheless, the division will continue in fiscal 2009 to promote and secure business projects where it can leverage Marubeni’s strengths, and strengthen and develop its trading activities, from a medium-to long-term perspective.
Sources of Strength
• Business investments that enable substantial management input
Where businesses in the mine development sector, most notably copper and coal, are concerned, the division has increased interests that grant it significant influence over how projects are managed. Today, the division is working with business partners to devise strategies for delivering stable earnings, and is reinforcing frameworks that help meet users’ supply stability needs.
• Top-class trading activities in many industry sectors
For each product category, the division is generating new added value by identifying and proposing products and schemes that satisfy user needs. The division also boasts one of the best transaction volumes in every product category and region, including PCI coal, aluminum ingots, and copper cathodes.
• Growing environmental, new technology, recycling and downstream sectors
The division has businesses and trading activities that form its business base in each sector related to coalmining CDM projects, underground coal gasification projects, innovative steelmaking methods, metals recycling, and non-ferrous and light metal products. In tandem, the division is developing strategic relationships with technology partners and continues to pursue new business and trading opportunities.
News & Topics
30% Interest in Esperanza and El Tesoro Copper Projects in Chile
Resource Pacific Holdings Pty Limited of Australia Made an Equity-Method Affiliate
Promotion of Coal Gasification Project in Vietnam
