News Release

JX Nippon Mining & Metals Corporation (President: Murayama Seiichi; "the Company") announces the organizational changes outlined below, effective October 1, 2021, aimed at its forward-looking business development.

　

(1) Setting-up of the Crystalline Material Business Promotion Office under the Advanced Technology & Strategy Department, Technology Group

　

The Company has been putting a fairly large amount of business resources into crystalline related business sectors over the years. For example, our quality materials such as compound semiconductor substrates used in optical devices, backed up by advanced technologies accumulated over the decades, have been highly appraised in industry worldwide. The Company has also recently been making other proactive activities such as investing in startups, and by combining the respective technologies in which the Company and its partners specialize, is proactively developing next-generation crystalline materials.

　

It is anticipated that demand for these high-functionality crystalline materials will grow even further in an array of fields, for applications including light receiving and emitting elements, which are essential to enabling a major increase in data communications in the 6G era, and commercialization of advanced sensing technologies.　Furthermore, these materials are also indispensable for power semiconductors, which are critical to achieving a decarbonized society. Moreover, the Company has the advantage of technologies in the crystalline materials field such as high-purity refining, in which it excels.

　

After thorough consideration, the Company is determined to start the new promotion office as the first step for accelerating the crystalline related materials businesses. The new promotion office will comprehensively support the planning and execution of an expansion strategy for existing business, as well as to advance development of next generation materials.

　

Attached Document: JX Nippon Mining & Metals Corporation Old and New Organization Charts

　

Compound semiconductor substrates（Indium phosphide, Cadmium zinc telluride）