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Itochu to Target "Japan's Hidden Resources" by Forming a New Company with a Major Us Recycling Company to Excavate Rare Earth Elements and Other Metals.

Itochu is forming a capital and business alliance with a major US recycling company to launch a project to reuse resources from "urban mines" lying dormant in Japan. It appears they are also considering reusing rare metals and rare earth elements found in smartphones.
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Itochu is forming a capital and business alliance with a major US recycling company to launch a project to reuse resources from "urban mines" lying dormant in Japan. It appears they are also considering reusing rare metals and rare earth elements found in smartphones.

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businessinsider.jp broke the news in on Tuesday, March 24, 2026.
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