Mitsui to acquire more than 20% stake in India steel recycler MTC

Japanese trading house aims to tap growing market amid decarbonization push

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An MTC facility in India. The company gathers and processes scrap metal, which is sold to steel manufacturers. (Photo obtained by Nikkei)

KEIGO YOSHIDA, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Japanese trading house Mitsui & Co. is set to begin recycling steel for use in automobiles and other industrial products in India, Nikkei has learned.

Mitsui will invest in Indian recycling company MTC Group -- one of the largest such businesses in the South Asian nation -- to obtain a more than 20% share and make MTC an equity-method affiliate.

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