This Japanese company is recycling gold with the help of urban mining

Fri, 03/17/2023 - 07:41

A businessman stands in an office space — Noriaki Hara, Ph.D, general manager at TANAKA Kikinzoku Kogyo Business Development, Global Sales Administration Department
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TANAKA Precious Metals is one of only five companies in the world to be appointed as a Good Delivery Referee by the London Bullion Market Association, the registration and accreditation organization of the London Bullion Market, the global authority in the gold and silver market.

Industrial precious metal products used in products such as home appliances, information technology, and automobiles account for 70% of the foundation of the company's activities. The company boasts the world's largest market share for the fine gold bonding wires that are indispensable in the manufacturing of semiconductors, rivet contacts used in telecommunications and power equipment, and catalysts used in automotive sensors, exhaust gas purification, fuel cells, and other products.