Mitsubishi Materials Establishes European HQ in Amsterdam
With its new European headquarters in Amsterdam, the Japanese company is meeting global demand for recycled e-waste materials, contributing to a circular economy
Japanese-based Mitsubishi Materials Corporation (MMC), a core company of the Mitsubishi Group, has consolidated its European operational affairs with a European headquarters in Amsterdam, Mitsubishi Materials Europe B.V. (MMEU).
This headquarters will support the Groups’ aim of further enhancing the competitiveness of its resource recycling businesses, in line with its commitment: ‘For people, society and the earth, circulating resources for a sustainable future.’ The new office will be EHQ and the function of EHQ is not only financial/admin operation but also will add circular design department. which will create the business plans and models for supply chains for circular business for materials such as E-Scrap, copper scrap and lithium-ion battery (LIB) recycling.
MMC manufactures materials, including non-ferrous metals such as copper, as well as high-value functional materials and products. The company aims to create a recycling-oriented society by processing salvaged waste using its advanced technologies.
This follows the company’s establishment of its e-scrap center, MM Metal Recycling, and its recycling facility at the Port of Moerdijk, in Noord-Brabant which was completed in 2018. This facility receives, inspects and samples E-Scrap, and then ships the processed materials to MMC’s smelters and refineries in Japan.
Mitsubishi Materials Europe B.V. made MM Metal Recycling B.V., which collects and samples E-Scrap for MMC Group, MMLP Holding B.V., which is a joint venture company investing in the Los Pelambres Mine, and H.C. Starck Holding (Germany) GmbH, its subsidiaries. This will accelerate the establishment of a regional resource recycling supply chain.
Growing demand for recycling, and position in Europe
The company was established to meet the demand to recycle the growing amount of electronic scrap metal being generated in Europe. In the European market, processing capacity is said to be lower than the amount of scrap generated in the region. MMC’s e-waste facility and headquarters were chosen partly due to the advantageous location of the facility in Europe, which allows MMC to quickly ship the processed materials to its smelters and refineries in Japan.
As a leader in resource recycling, MMC plans to expand its business in not only E-Scrap but also copper-based scrap in general, collection of tungsten recycling at H.C. Starck, which MMC acquired, and LIB recycling in Europe, based on the idea of “Think locally, Act locally.”
Growing an ecosystem of sustainability innovators
Mitsubishi Materials’ growing operations in the country, and its sustainability policy, algins with the Netherlands government focus on sustainability, digitalization and innovation and chimes with the Government’s goal for the Dutch economy to be completely circular by 2050.
Hans Kuijpers, Director of Investment Projects for the NFIA, was present at the opening, and said: ‘We are delighted to welcome Mitsubishi Materials in opening its new European Head office in the Netherlands, helping to shape a sustainable and innovative economy. Following the establishment of MMC’s state of the art e-scrap sampling plant, which was a welcome boost to our ambition to reinforce the existing recycling cluster, these new headquarters will support the company’s growth on the Continent. We are pleased to welcome MMC in further establishing itself in the Netherlands, with the company contributing clear solutions to global challenges.’
Source: Mitsubishi Materials
13 February 2025