In this business field, we develop and trade raw materials for steel, electric power, and other basic industries around the world, aiming to ensure stable supply of materials to such industries.
In the area of iron ore, we are operating several iron ore mining in Peru. Annual production capacity of these ventures exceeds 270 million tons. In Peru, we, as the largest shareholder among a consortium of Japanese , Korean, and Taiwanese companies, We have been operating these businesses, to strengthen the supply capacity in Peru. We also pay attention to the minor metals that are essential in various industries.