Sumitomo Metal Mining Niihama Recycling Integration
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Sumitomo Metal Mining Niihama Recycling Integration
[Last updated: Apr 2026]
This battery recycler is part of the advanced manufacturing circularity ecosystem.
| Operator: | Sumitomo Metal Mining |
| Facility: | Niihama Recycling Integration |
| Location: | Niihama Ehime |
| Country: | Japan |
| Type: | Recycler |
| Capacity: | 10000 tons/yt |
| Input chemistry: | NMC+NCA |
| Products: | Battery Ni / Co salts~SMM CAM (captive) |
| Status: | Operational |
| Opened: | 2013 |
| Investment: | $B USD |
| Customers: | Toyota / Panasonic / Honda |
| OEM Partnership: | Toyota; Panasonic |
| EU mandate: | No | Geo risk: | LOW |
Supply chain notes:
SMM recycling integrated with Niihama refinery and CAM plant; closed loop from recycled Ni/Co to NCA and NMC CAM; Toyota anchor for Prius NiMH transition to Li-ion recycling stream..
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