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Company profile

Sustainability Strategy

Resource Circulation Business

Used-cars-related Business

Other Businesses

Environment

SocietyBusiness foundation / Growth foundation

Global Resource
Circulation Business

Global Resource Circulation BusinessToward the establishment of a global recycling system
Ordinary profit (100 million yen)

Sales (100 million yen)
250

228

218

200

158

150

5.0

3.0

50

2.0

2017/6

4.4

4.0

1000

6.0

6.0

201

2018/6

2019/62020/60.0

2.1

2017/6

2.4

2018/6

2019/62020/6

Handling volume (1,000 tons)
600

513

500

595

585

514

400
300
2001000NEWSCON Inc. was established in April 2020, succeeding the global resource circulation business of ECONECOL Inc. To play a role in thecircular economy, we are charged with the responsibility of expanding overseas business of the entire ENVIPRO Group. The NEWSCON
name captures the idea of "the creation of new business on a global scale." We will create unique values in order to become “acompany that brings the world closer to us.”2017/62018/6

2019/62020/6■Products handled
Ferrous raw materials

Ferrous scrap, etc.

NEWS stands forNorth, South,
East, and West,signifying globaloperation.

Nonferrous raw material

Nonferrous scrap (stainlesssteel, aluminum, gold and silver
sediment sludge, mixed metal,etc.)

Biomass fuels

PKS

Wood pellets

Other recycled materials

Waste paper

Used clothes

Waste plastics

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Contents / Editorial policy

Top Message

Company profile

Sustainability Strategy

Resource Circulation Business

Used-cars-related Business

Other Businesses

Environment

SocietyBusiness foundation / Growth foundation

Global Resource Circulation Business

Global Resource Circulation Business Toward the establishment of a global recycling system■ Core business● Ferrous raw materials
We collect ferrous scrap at ports around Japan, control the quality
according to customer requirements, and sell them to steel mills(blast furnaces and electric furnaces) both in Japan and overseas.
Recently, in response to the expansion of demand for steel in
Vietnam and other Southeast and Southwest Asian countries, wehave opened Amagasaki Yard and expanded the Kawasaki Yard toaccommodate the growing size of bulk ships and port cargo handlingequipment. In addition, we are actively using bulk ships andcontainers to serve small lot and geographically distant customers.
● Nonferrous raw material
The nonferrous metals contained in various types of scrap are
shredded and sorted at the recycling plant of our group company
ECONECOL Inc., and we sell them to major nonferrous smelting
and secondary alloy manufacturers both inside and outside of Japanafter classification according to the quality requirements of eachcustomer. In addition, we are actively engaged in the collection andsale of aluminum and stainless-steel scrap using the yard function.
Recently, we started sale of European E-scrap (circuit boards, etc.)to smelters in Japan for the supply of minor metals such ascopper, gold and silver.
● Biomass fuels
We sell PKS (Palm Kernel Shells) to customers in Japan as fuel forbiomass-based power plants. PKS is drawing attention as arenewable energy fuel, and demand is expected to expand,particularly in Japan. We stably supply PKS with quality needed by
the consumers after foreign objects removal and moistureadjustment, at the stockyards we hold in Malaysia and Indonesia. We
plan to increase the number of items that we trade, not only PKS but
also wood pellets, new fuels, and others, as well as increase thenumber of the stockyards.

■ International transactions of resources
NEWSCON Inc. has established trading bases mainly in Asia and other countries all over the world to accelerate the internationaltransaction of resources.
RussiaUK➋

EuropeAnnual Handling volume (1,000 tons)

Number of trading countries

30

countries

Sites

Nonferrous metals

Biomass fuels➊ Vietnam Representative Office➋ Europe Representative Office (UK)➌ MBS MALAYSIA➍ MBS INDONESIA➎ MBS SINGAPORE

5352722Ferrous metals

Plastics

SouthKorea

JapanChinaIndia16

TaiwanBangladesh
Thailand
VietnamPhilippines➊➌

Malaysia➎Singapore➍

Indonesia

Waste paper● Others
We also sell waste paper as raw material for paper mills, used clothes
as reuse products, and various goods including cosmetics andhygiene products. For waste plastics which are currently at issue,
with a view to helping establish an optimal recycling flow, we arealso selling home appliance-derived waste plastics and industrial
waste plastics to partner companies in Japan and in Asia.

Ferrous scrap loaded into container
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Company profile

Sustainability Strategy

Resource Circulation Business

Used-cars-related Business

Other Businesses

Environment

SocietyBusiness foundation / Growth foundation

Global ResourceCirculation Business

Global Resource Circulation Business

International network × Diversity × Front-line strength

As a team consisting of diverse members of different backgrounds, we handle a wide range of recycled raw materials generated from various industries.

I am developing suppliers and customers
in Europe for nonferrous metals,
electronic circuit board, and recycledplastics. My current focus is on
developing European suppliers for oursales in Japan, Southeast Asia, andSouthwest Asia. Europe has made worldleading technological investments andhas set up a regulatory regime andpolicies on environmental issues. In
resource circulation business, it isessential to understand and act
accordingly this. As the percentage ofrecycled materials used in products has
been specified by law or as a target,manufacturing and petrochemicalindustries have begun to enter therecycling market seriously. Goingforward, I hope to pursue the possibilityof selling the superb European
environmental technologies andmaterials to non-European countries,
while keeping a focus on recycledmaterials.

Yukina Mochizuki
Business Support
SectionJoined: 2007

Takuya Matsubara
Ferrous Raw
Materials Section
Joined: 2017

Shinobu Tachibana
EuropeRepresentative Office
Joined: 2019
Sapkota Prabin
Nonferrous
Materials Section
Joined: 2020
Although many people may have theimage of the recycling industry being adirty one, it is for me a “school” where I
can learn something new every day. I
work in the Nonferrous Materials
Section, and I learn many things aboutcopper, brass, aluminum, and othermetals. By sorting out and analyzing themix metals collected from the groupcompany, ECONECOL Inc., I have
deepened my understanding of
nonferrous metals. I feel more confident
because, in addition to the on-site work I
just mentioned, I have started learning
other works such as sales with seniorcolleagues and export container booking.
In the future, I would like to be able touse my language skills (Japanese, Hindi,and English) to do business with overseas
customers.

Now I belong to the Ferrous Raw
Materials Section of the Recycling
Materials Department. My main
activities are procurement of domestic
ferrous scrap, yard management, andship loading. We have eight yards acrossthe country, and I am responsible forthree of them: Tagonoura, Shimizu, andAmagasaki. One of our company’s
strengths is its front-line strength. We doeverything from scrap purchases to shiploading by ourselves, so we take greatcare in quality control. Although thequality and volume I deal with differ
from one region to another and I need tobe very careful about it, I am very
excited to be able to know everythingfrom purchase to shipment. I would liketo increase the business volume withnew partners, while deepening ourrelationships with present customers.

Dang Thi Bich Hanh
Vietnam
Representative Office
Joined: 2019
I came across the nonferrous industry
during the final academic year of myuniversity days in Vietnam. I received ahigh evaluation when I worked as anintern at a local trading company, and I
was officially hired by the company.
There I started my career in thenonferrous industry, which I truly love.
Having been involved in the nonferrous
business in Vietnam for years, I have agood understanding about the country's
demand and market conditions. Now I
am in charge of sales at our Vietnam
Representative Office. While I am
engaged in daily negotiations withcustomers in a fiercely competitivemarket, I am also focusing on
developing new suppliers and customers
who would match well with the raw
materials and services of our company.
Based on my work experience, sales
skills, and market knowledge, I would
like to deliver more value to thecompany as a sales professional.

At Sano Maruka Co., Ltd. (nowECONECOL Inc.), I started my careerwith the Foreign Trade Department,
where I became familiar with a range ofinternational trade matters frompurchase to overseas sales. After sometime, I got married and became amother, but I did not want to throw
away my business career so aftermaternity leave I returned to work under
the short-working hour program. After
working in sales and support services
for domestic transactions in otherdepartments, I am now back to theinternational trade matters. Recently,
COVID-19 disaster is changing ourwork style, such as telecommuting,flex-time, and no uniform. For a motherof three children, the new way ofworking gives me more flexibility andmakes it easier to balance my family
time and work. I intend to continue
doing my best on both child rearing andwork.

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