is a Japanese non-ferrous metal company partially owned by
ENEOS Holdings
is a Japanese global petroleum and metals conglomerate headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. In 2012 the multinational corporation consisted of 24,691 employees worldwide and, as of March 2013, JX Holdings was the forty-third largest company in the ...
. Its activities include resource development, smelting, refining, and recycling. The firm holds a global market share of approximately 60% in sputtering targets, a key material used in semiconductor manufacturing.
The origins of JX Advanced Metals trace back to the 1905 opening of the Hitachi Mine by
Fusanosuke Kuhara
was an entrepreneur, politician and cabinet minister in the pre-war Empire of Japan.
Biography
Kuhara was born in Hagi, Yamaguchi Prefecture into a family of '' sake'' brewers. His brother was the founder of Nippon Suisan Kaisha and his uncle ...
. In 1929,
Nissan Group's mining division split off to form Japan Mining Co., which later evolved through industry reorganisations to become part of Nippon Mining Holdings (Nippon Mining Holdings, Inc.). In 2010, Nippon Mining Holdings and Nippon Oil merged to create JX Holdings, now known as ENEOS Holdings, bringing what would become JX Advanced Metals under its umbrella.
The company is scheduled to go public with an expected market capitalisation of over 800 billion yen in March 2025. The company previously owned the Caserones Mine in Chile as a primary source of copper but sold 70% of its interest in it to
Lundin Mining
Lundin Mining Corporation, headquartered in Vancouver, owns and operates mines that produce base metals such as gold, silver, copper, and nickel. The company's major properties are the Candelaria mine (copper; Atacama Region, Chile), a 70% inte ...
to focus more on semiconductor-related products. The company owns interests in other copper mines in Chile as well.
Products and services
Source:
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* Electronic materials and chemical processing
* Copper foils
* Sputtering targets
* Compound semiconductors
* High-purity metals (silicon, iron, nickel, copper, etc.)
* Surface treatment agents
* Copper powder
* Copper sulphate
* Copper alloy rolled products
* Precision stamped products
* Precision plated products
See also
Other Japanese non-ferrous metals companies
* Sumitomo Metal Mining
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Toho Zinc
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Dowa Holdings
* Nittetsu Mining
* FURUKAWA
* Mitsui Mining and Smelting
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Mitsubishi Materials
, or MMC, is a Japanese company. It is a manufacturer of cement products, copper and aluminum products, cemented carbide tools, and electronic materials. It is one of the core companies of Mitsubishi Group.
The company is listed on the Tokyo St ...
Key figures
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Yoshisuke Ayukawa
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Fusanosuke Kuhara
was an entrepreneur, politician and cabinet minister in the pre-war Empire of Japan.
Biography
Kuhara was born in Hagi, Yamaguchi Prefecture into a family of '' sake'' brewers. His brother was the founder of Nippon Suisan Kaisha and his uncle ...
Sources
2002 establishments
Metal companies of Japan