Epson Atmix Launches Operations at New Plant for Recycling Used Metal
Ahmed Bin Abdulqader ـ nabd-alhadath
- Accelerating efforts to achieve closed-loop metal powder production and become underground resource* free by 2050
Epson Atmix Corporation (“Atmix”), a group company of Seiko Epson Corporation (TSE: 6724, “Epson”), has completed construction of a new metal recycling plant at Kita-Inter Plant No. 2. Construction began in October 2023, with a total investment of approximately 5.5 billion yen in buildings and production equipment. The new facility will recycle used metals from the Epson Group’s operations and the local community to produce raw materials for Atmix’s metal powder products. By replacing virgin materials such as blast furnace iron with recycled metals, the plant will help conserve underground resources and reduce CO2 emissions.
Epson seeks to achieve sustainability and enrich communities, and, in Environmental Vision 2050, declares its goal of becoming carbon negative and underground resource* free by 2050. The continued expansion of mass production and mass disposal poses serious risks to the global environment and social systems. To build a sustainable society, it is essential to transition to a circular economy. Epson is committed to developing environmental technologies that support resource circulation and carbon reduction, particularly through materials innovation.
Atmix, which specializes in metal powder production, began reusing silicon wafers from Epson’s semiconductor operations as raw materials in 2020. With the increasing risk of resource depletion and rising costs of virgin materials, the new plant is designed to establish a stable supply of recycled metal powders.
At Kita-Inter Plant No. 2, Atmix will recycle out-of-specification metal powders, metal scraps from its own production processes, and used molds and metal offcuts from Epson Group operations. These materials will be refined into high-quality raw materials, which will then be used at Atmix’s headquarters and Kita-Inter Plant to produce metal powders using proprietary technologies. These powders will also be used in metal injection molding (MIM) components. The new refining process will enable stable production of high-quality products and contribute to the development of next-generation energy-efficient and compact devices.
The plant will also serve as a key site for promoting Epson’s vision of becoming underground resource* free.
* Non-renewable resources such as oil and metals
Kita-Inter Plant No. 2 Overview
Epson Atmix profile
Environmental Vision 2050
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About Epson
Epson is a global technology leader whose philosophy of efficient, compact and precise innovation enriches lives and helps create a better world. The company is focused on solving societal issues through innovations in home and office printing, commercial and industrial printing, manufacturing, visual and lifestyle. Epson’s goal is to become carbon negative and eliminate use of exhaustible underground resources such as oil and metal by 2050.
Led by the Japan-based Seiko Epson Corporation, the worldwide Epson Group generates annual sales of more than JPY 1 trillion.
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About Epson META-CWA
With craft and care at its core, Epson’s regional operation, Epson META-CWA, brings the company’s high quality and eco-conscious solutions in printing, scanning, visual display, manufacturing, and lifestyle categories to more than 80 countries across the Middle East, Türkiye, Africa, and Central & West Asia. Building on its 80-year legacy as an iconic Japanese technology pioneer, the company is reimagining what disruptive innovation can do for consumers, businesses, and the planet with a visionary approach to one of the world’s most dynamic regions.
About Epson Middle East
Epson Middle East oversees Epson’s operations in the Middle East markets. Headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Epson Middle East works closely with a network of resellers and distributors across Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, Qatar, Syria and Yemen, ensuring the availability of its wide, technologically advanced product range to businesses and consumers in the region. www.epson-middleeast.com.
