Showa Metal Co., Ltd.

Showa Metal was founded in 1985 as a metal recycler specializing in super alloys and rare metals. Over the years we have steadily expanded our facilities to include analysis and processing equipment and warehouse storage in order to meet the needs of domestic and overseas markets.

Company overview

Trading name	Showa Metal Co., Ltd.
Location	Head Office 6-26 Higashi-ogishima, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa 210-0869 Phone: +81-44-277-1431 Fax: +81-44-277-1432 Naoetsu Plant 1706-1 Shimogokanno, Joetsu City, Niigata 942-0255 Phone: +81-25-520-2133 Fax: +81-25-520-2025 Osaka Sales Office 5-6-3-302 Nishi-nakajima, Yodogawa-ku, Osaka City, Osaka 532-0011 Phone: +81-6-6309-1431 Fax: +81-6-6309-1432
Main business	Import-export, sales, processing and cutting of nickel, cobalt, molybdenum, titanium, tungsten and other rare metals in both bare metal and scrap metal forms
Founded	May 10, 1985
Capital	20 million yen
Shareholding ratio	Hanwa Co., Ltd. = 51%, Kazuo Ueno = 49%
Employees	71 (as at October 1, 2010)
Executives	President and Chairman: Kazuo Ueno President and CEO: Ken Yoshioka Director and General Manager of Naoetsu Plant: Kenichi Kiriyama Director and Manager of Sales Division: Yoshio Yamazaki Director: Shinichi Shimamoto
Main trading banks	Resona Bank Limited, The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Mizuho Bank, Ltd., The Shoko Chukin Bank

History

May 10, 1985	Showa Metal Sangyo inaugurated (founded as a company)
July 10, 1995	Showa Metal Processing founded
October 16, 2000	Showa Metal Sangyo changes name to Showa Metal
December 2001	Showa Metal Processing granted ISO 9001 certification
November 2002	Showa Metal granted ISO 9001 certification
September 1, 2006	Head office combines with Kawasaki warehouse facility and relocates to Higashi-ogishima
December 1, 2009	Acquisition of Showa Metal Processing Co., Ltd.
April 1, 2010	Business integrated with Hanwa Co., Ltd.

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