TOKYO -- Mitsubishi Materials has moved to turn around its struggling copper business with plans to a build smelter in Europe that will handle recycled circuit boards, an effort to shield itself from China-related supply disruptions.
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Mitsubishi Materials bets on recycling copper in Europe to curb China risk
Japanese company's smelting business suffers profit slump
Mitsubishi Materials is cutting back on copper concentrate processing and focusing on recycling at its Onahama facility in Japan's Fukushima prefecture. (Mitsubishi Materials)
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