Fuwa Metal Co., Ltd.

We handle integrated raw material collection, processing and distribution for steel materials
We can provide users home and abroad with a stable supply at a cost and quality suitable for the market needs.

We carry out collection, sorting, and processing of iron scrap generated from shipyards, automobile manufacturers, and more. We also process iron scrap generated from dismantled buildings and such into steelmaking raw material.
Iron scrap is an important resource in Japan, a country where natural resources are scarce. It is supplied to steel manufacturers that use it to make new steel products that are delivered to the market. Our Company is committed to contribute to the realization of a recycling-based society through iron recycling.

Features of major domestic factory

Kansai area

• Osaka branch
  We are the first processing plant in the Company. Thanks to our advantageous location, we can receive rapidly dismantled property and generated materials from the city and neighboring locations.
  Also, taking advantage of our superior processing ability of 1250t New Guillo, we can respond to a variety of user needs.
• Higashi-Osaka Branch
  Located in the Kano industrial park, the factory can operate 24-hours a day. The second plant is also located nearby, which enables us to carry out proactive sales promotion of non-ferrous scrap.
  In recent years, we have carried out significant renovation of the yard layout to achieve labor-saving and production system efficiency.
• Yao Branch
  Our primary role is as a dedicated factory of malleable scrap for professional manufacturers. However, we have another face, which is to function as a stock yard in the Kansai area and put our large grounds to effective use. We play a central role among all Kansai area branches. We also own emission analysis equipment, and can respond to the strict quality requirements from shipment to receipt of goods.
• Nanko Branch
  Located in Osaka Nanko, we can ship 3000t to exports from our own quay.
  We handle mainly exports to China of non-ferrous scrap, motors, switchboards and industrial machinery scrap.

Kanto area

• Ichikawa Branch
  With a total lot area of approximately 2500 square meters, our optimal location allows us to supply not only to Kanto area manufacturers, but also globally across the world.
  Our 24-hours operation open yard realizes heavy machinery mobility.
• Saitama Branch
  Located in the heart of the Kanto area, we can supply to inland and gulf area manufacturers. We cover the entire Kanto area in terms of collection acting as a satellite yard of the Ichikawa and Tokyo branches.
  We handle non-ferrous scrap and a variety of recyclable and renewable resources.
• North Kanto Branch
  As the collecting and processing base in the northern Kanto area, we handls supply to inland manufacturers, and acts similarly to the Saitama Branch as a satellite yard to complement the Ichikawa and Tokyo branches. We make positive efforts to acquire dismantled property from the inland and further enhance our business. We also own a press, and a production system that can handle the supply to casting manufacturers.
• West Tokyo Branch
  Located in the Western Kanto area, it can supply to both inland and coastal manufacturers. The satellite yard function enables our Saitama and Ichikawa branches to handle demolitions and factory-generated products promptly in the area. Pick-up from Yamanashi and Shizuoka prefectures is also covered.
• Utsunomiya Branch
  Located in the North Eastern Kanto area, it has good access to the Tohoku Expressway and Kita-Kanto Expressway, and can cover most of the Tochigi, Ibaraki and Gunma areas. As a result, it can further expand its network with other branches, and can develop its logistics business in the entire Kanto area.