Identifying Materiality to Contribute to Create a Sustainable Society
Long-Term Trends
GX
DX
Green Transformation
Digital Transformation
Medium- and Short-Term Trends
Development of
Development of
Trade friction between
carbon neutrality
a circular economy
the U.S. and China
Post COVID-19
Act on Promotion of Resource
Decline of working population
（ Non-face-to-face/contactless）
Circulation for Plastics
Elements for identifying materiality : impact on business, strength of our group and effects on society
To Identify Materiality
Increasing demand for green materials in the supply chain
Increasing demand for ferrous scrap due to building of additional electric furnaces
Increasing demand for nonferrous metals and minor metals due to electrification
Promotion of advanced resource circulation of waste plastics
To promote GX and DX in all processes of business activities
To promote diverse work styles and accelerate automated operations and the reduction of the labor required
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Decarbonized Society/Increasing Demand for Ferrous Scrap
(100 millionｔ)
Global Steel Production Forecast
Crude Steel Production: Scrap Utilization
30
26.8
25
20
16.2
15.5
15
10
5.6
5
0
20152050
Crude Steel Production
Scrap Utilization
Source: Excerpted from The Japan Iron and Steel Federation's "Long-term vision for climate change mitigation (Forecasts of steel stock accumulation and steel production)" published on November 19, 2018 (graph created based on excerpted figures)
■ Electricity, the energy source of electric furnaces which in the manufacturing process emit only a quarter of the CO2 of blast furnaces, enables carbon neutrality to be achieved when the electricity supply is from renewable resources.
Source: Ministry of the Environment website "Minutes of the Fifth Meeting of the Subcommittee on Mid- to Long-term Roadmap"
■ New installation of large electric furnace facilities by blast furnace manufacturers, increase in steel scrap mixing rate in converters
In a decarbonized society, demand for
ferrous scrap (green materials) is expected to increase.
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Decarbonized Society/Increasing Demand for
Nonferrous Metals and Minor Metals
Supply-demandgap for nonferrous metals and minor metals due to diffusion of clean energy technologies
Supply- demand Gap
Supply- demand Gap
■ Supply is expected to be insufficient for demand, and the value of these nonferrous metals and minor metals is likely to remain high and stable.
Source: IEA World Energy Outlook Special Report, The Role of Critical Minerals in Clean Energy Transitions
The acceleration of decarbonization will further increase demand for secondary raw materials (green materials) for nonferrous metals and minor metals,
from aboveground resources (urban mines).
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ENVIPRO HOLDINGS Inc. is a Japan-based holding company primarily engaged in the recycling of resources. The Company mainly collects metal scrap and industrial wastes discharged from corporations or dismantled properties, and transports them to intermediate treatment plants owned by its subsidiaries. In the intermediate treatment plants, the recycled wastes are treated through various processes, including shearing and cutting, dismantling, crushing and sorting, and solid fuel production to produce various products. The Company's products include iron scrap, non-ferrous (copper, aluminum, and stainless steel) scraps, and plastics. The Company also collects recycled resources from other recyclers. The Company's products are distributed to both domestic and overseas markets. It also conducts disabled welfare services, operation of photovoltaic power stations, recycling of rubbers, manufacturing and sales of rubber products.
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