Kazuhiro Hori

JX Nippon Mining & Metals Corp. engages in the development and mining of non-ferrous metal resources. Its products include copper foil, sputtering targets, compound semiconductors, surface treatment agents, metallic powder, precision rolled products, cathode materials and precision fabricated products. The company was founded in December 1905 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Pan Pacific Copper Co., Ltd. engages in the purchase of copper concentrates. The company products include metals, rear metals, chemical products and others; and also operates as a supplier of nonferrous materials, which is stably providing society with products such as copper, sulfuric acid, precious metals which are indispensable to the development of social infrastructure. It also engages in the production outsourcing and sale of refined copper, sulfuric acid, precious metals and other by-products. The company was founded on October 3, 2000 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

LS-Nikko Copper, Inc. manufactures metals and metal products. Its business areas are Smelting and Refining, Metal Recycling, Overseas Resources Development, and New Growth Engine. Its Smelting and Refining area involves in extracting and processing copper ores. Its Metal Recycling area operates metal recycling process facility. Its Overseas Resources Development area invests and manages mines in foreign countries such as Peru and Mexico. Its New Growth Engine area is responsible for the research and development of rare metal products and deep seabed mining. Its products include electrolytic copper cathode, gold, silver, and chemicals. The company was founded in September 1999 and is headquartered in Ulsan, South Korea.