Materiality 5
Coexistence and Co-Prosperity With Local Communities

October 1, 2024

Ibaraki Community Chest (Red Feather Community Fund)

We donated to support welfare activities in Kitaibaraki City.

September 1, 2024

Japanese Red Cross Society Ibaraki Chapter

We donated to support local service activities in Kitaibaraki City as well as public awareness efforts at the Kitaibaraki Citizens’ Summer Festival.

June 1, 2024

NPO Kodomo Shokudo Ren

We donated to support the activities of a local children’s cafeteria in Kitaibaraki City as part of our social contribution efforts.

May 1, 2024

Hitachi Otsu Ofune Festival

We donated in connection with the May 2024 grand Hitachi Otsu Ofune Festival, held following the festival's designation as a National Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property. The donation was a part of our local development and social contribution activities.

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Suwadai Land Readjustment Project

The land readjustment project took place over roughly ten years beginning in July 2015, including the preparation period. We conducted this project by returning the leased land that had served as company housing to the landowner and combining it with adjacent company-owned land. Our cooperation contributed to urban planning leveraging the prime location near Hitachi City Hall.

June 1, 2024

Installation of a Ball Coaster at the Hitachi Civic Center

We donated a ball coaster to the Hitachi Civic Center Science Museum which illustrated resource recycling from copper mining to recycling. Hitachi City held an appreciation certificate presentation ceremony on April 26, the day before the ball coaster opened to the public on April 27. We received the certificate in connection with our donation of the ball coaster.

May and November 2024

Red Cross Blood Donation Activities

We continued to support Red Cross blood donation activities and welcomed the blood donation bus to Kurami Works twice (May and November) in 2024. About 60 employees donated blood. Kurami Works received recognition through the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare’s FY2024 Award for Organizations Supporting Blood Donation, following a recommendation from Chigasaki City in recognition of our long-standing commitment to blood donation activities.

Monthly Donations

Kurami Children’s Cafeteria

Kurami Works provides frankfurters and French fries to support the Kurami Children’s Cafeteria, which hosts about 70 participants once a month.

January 2025

Oita Prefecture Traffic Accident Orphans Support Fund

The Saganoseki Smelter & Refinery Group Traffic Safety Association donates to the Oita Prefecture Traffic Accident Orphan Support Fund once a year. Saganoseki Smelter & Refinery donates one yen for each beverage purchased at the vending machines installed at the smelter.

Year-Round Donations

Vegetable Donations to Chiiki no Gakko (Children’s Cafeteria)

Uchihara Farms donates vegetables throughout the year to the local children’s cafeteria.

June 1, 2024

Hitachi City Park Association Andon Festival

Kamine Clean Service supported the festival through a sponsorship.

May 9, 2024

NPO Kodomo Shokudo Ren

Kitaibaraki Precision supported the NPO through a sponsorship.

March 9, 2025

Minato Science Festa 2025: Discover! Challengers of the City and Daily Life

JX Advanced Metals collaborated with the Minato Science Museum Minato Science Festa 2025: Discover! Challengers of the City and Daily Life and held a hands-on workshop where participants learned about the properties of copper.
Minato Science Festa is a science festival centered on science in daily life, bringing together people of all ages and backgrounds to gather and interact. On the day of the festival, we organized quizzes on the properties of copper and a thermal conductivity experiment where participants could learn about copper’s high thermal conductivity through hands-on experience. Our workshop explained how the unique characteristics of copper are used in daily life and support our everyday activities, aligning with the 2025 theme, Discover! Challengers of the City and Daily Life.

January 25, 2025

Minato Ward Junior and Senior High School Inquiry-Based Learning Presentation Event

JX Advanced Metals supported the Minato Ward Junior and Senior High School Inquiry-Based Learning Presentation Event. This event, hosted by Minato Ward, aims to elevate student learning by providing opportunities for junior and senior high school students residing or attending school within the ward to present research or ideas on topics of their choosing. JX Advanced Metals signed a cooperation agreement with Minato Ward and the Minato Ward Board of Education. We share the purpose of this event, which began in fiscal 2023, and continued to take part in evaluating and recognizing student work.

October 22, 2024

Head Office Tour for Meiji University School of Global Japanese Studies Students

JX Advanced Metals hosted a tour of our head office for students enrolled in the practical course at the Meiji University School of Global Japanese Studies.
On the day of the tour, the students visited our SQUARE LAB (showroom) and experienced simulated operations at Saganoseki Smelter & Refinery using virtual reality, which helped the students learn how copper and other non-ferrous metal materials move through various processes before reaching society and supporting its development. Following the lecture, the students led a Q&A session which resulted in lively discussions driven by their own initiative.

August 2024

Too Free Research EXPO

The Too Free Research® EXPO is a contest that invites junior and senior high school students across Japan to submit independent research projects (research outputs). Companies, universities, and other organizations take part as commendation partners and review the submissions from the perspective of their own fields before recognizing outstanding work.
JX Advanced Metals joined as a commendation partner. The contest received 3,857 submissions from across Japan, and our company presented an award named the Coppy’s “I’m So Moved!” Award.

August 9, 2024

Head Office Tour

JX Advanced Metals held a tour of our offices at the head office for students from Yamagata Higashi High School. The tour included simulated experiences of operations at the Saganoseki Smelter & Refinery and the Kurami Works, which helped the students learn how copper and other non-ferrous metal materials move through various processes before reaching society and supporting its development.

August 6, 2024

Unilab Hands-on Science Workshop for Elementary and Junior High School Students

JX Advanced Metals cooperated with Unilab, a hands-on science workshop hosted by Waseda University’s Faculty of Science and Engineering for elementary and junior high school students. Unilab offers opportunities for children to deepen their interest in science and technology through hands-on experiments and craft activities, while also serving as a program that opens the university to the broader community. Our company supported Let’s Make Kiramekkiboshi (Shiny Plated Stars), a science experiment session for third- and fourth-grade students organized by the laboratory of Professor Tokoro Chiharu (Outside Director of the Company) of Waseda University’s Department of Resources and Environmental Engineering , School of Creative Science and Engineering . Our support included providing novelty items for participants, and our PR ambassador Coppy also made an appearance at the event.

May 18 and July 27, 2024

Treasure School Next-Generation Development Event

JX Advanced Metals collaborated with Treasure School, a next-generation development event for elementary school students hosted by the Shiba District General Branch Office of Minato Ward. Our company held a learning program at the offices of our head office that helped students explore copper as a familiar material in daily life.

June 7-8, 2024

Science Workshop for Junior and Senior High School Students

JX Advanced Metals exhibited an interactive booth for elementary, junior, and senior high school students, along with a science workshop for junior and senior high school students, at the open campus event held at the University of Tokyo’s Komaba Research Campus (Komaba II Campus).

May–July 2024, September 2024, February 2025

On-Site Training for Special Education Schools

The Cheerful Support Office accepts second- and third-year students from special education schools for on-site training, as well as first-year students for workplace experience. These programs give students opportunities to apply what they have learned at school and work alongside employees, helping them understand what working entails, what is expected of working adults, what challenges they need to address, and what kind of work they may want to pursue after graduation. These programs are also meaningful learning experiences for employees at the Cheerful Support Office. Teaching and guiding the trainees gives employees opportunities to think about how to explain tasks clearly and to reflect on their own work practices. The office accepted 25 students in fiscal 2024.

June 2024

Workplace Tours for First-Year Students From Eifuku Academy

The Cheerful Support Office of JX Advanced Metals Corporate Service hosted workplace tours for 100 first-year students (10 classes) from the Tokyo Metropolitan Eifuku Academy’s Employment Technology Program at the company head office. The tours took pace over seven sessions from June 18 to June 26, and aimed to enhance employment awareness and motivation for learning among students by allowing them to observe graduates from the academy at work in the Cheerful Support Office. Employees explained how they conduct various tasks, including sorting and sending mail, clipping work, cleaning activities, and replenishing office supplies. The students listened attentively and took notes with great interest.
The discussion session after the workplace visit included presentations from employees who shared what they focused on during their time at special education school and why they decided to join the company. Students asked about moments when employees feel a sense of purpose and what they consider important in their work, and teachers also asked which school experiences have been useful in the employee's current roles. Each employee responded carefully and in their own words.
Eifuku Academy shared feedback after the tours and noted that the experience helped students grasp what working involves and what matters in the workplace. The school also reported that the tours encouraged students to think about what they need to focus on as they move forward. The tours helped students familiarize themselves with the idea of working and motivated the students toward future employment and their daily studies.

November 1, 2024

On-Site Training for Students From Special Education Schools

Isohara Works engages in ongoing exchange with several special education schools in Ibaraki Prefecture. As part of these efforts, the plant accepted second-year students from Mito Special Education School for on-site training from November 25 to December 6, helping students picture what working life after graduation would look like.

August 1, 2024

Program for Junior High School Students: Rikochalle (Science and Engineering Challenge)

Isohara Works has supported Rikochalle (Science and Engineering Challenge), a program jointly implemented by the Cabinet Office and the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology since 2017, that targets local junior high school students regardless of gender. In fiscal 2024, the session took place in August, where employees with science and engineering backgrounds introduced their own career paths and also took part as experiment instructors.

November 2024

Manufacturing Experience Workshop for First-Year Students of Hitachi Daiichi High School Junior Division

Hitachi Works partnered with the College of Engineering at Ibaraki University to conduct an outreach science lesson on extracting copper from liquid for 80 first-year students from the Junior Division of Hitachi Daiichi High School. Technical employees of Hitachi Works led the workshop, which marked the first initiative carried out under our comprehensive partnership agreement with the College of Engineering at Ibaraki University. The workshop introduced a simplified version of a method used to extract copper from liquid based on techniques applied in the recycling of minor metals from lithium-ion batteries.
Students commented that learning about a method used in real-world applications helped them once again realize the importance of their classes. The program also gave the students an opportunity to see the connection between their studies and industry.

August 21, 2024

Program for Junior High School Students: Rikochalle (Science and Engineering Challenge)

Hitachi City hosted the 2024 Hitachi Rikochalle Role Model Seminar at the Hitachi Civic Center. The Ibaraki Office independently conducted this program in previous years at the local office, and cooperated with the city’s event in 2024 to carry out activities as part of the official program. Seven junior high school students from the city participated in the seminar, and in addition to job introductions and a roundtable discussion, the Ibaraki Office conducted the office’s first copper plating experiment.

August 7, 2024

Summer Break Corporate Tour Bus Tour

The College of Engineering at Ibaraki University organized the Summer Break Corporate Tour Bus Tour, a program to support female junior and senior high school students in entering STEM careers, through which sixteen participants from within the prefecture toured Isohara Works and the Ibaraki Office.
The tour was held under the comprehensive partnership agreement JX Advanced Metals signed with the College of Engineering at Ibaraki University, which aims to contribute to regional development through the development of talent who learn, work, and live in Ibaraki. After touring Hitachi Copper Foil Works and the Technology Development Center, the program concluded with an exchange session between the women engineers. Here, Company employees talked about why they chose science and engineering fields and introduced their current work. Participants listened with strong interest and asked questions enthusiastically about how to study science subjects and what daily work looks like.

October-December 2024

Outreach Instruction at Kita-Ibaraki Special Education School

Employees from the JX Advanced Metals Corporate Service Isohara Office visited Kita-Ibaraki Special Education School and provided vocational education on cleaning skills for students with intellectual disabilities. Instruction covered knowledge and practical techniques related to cleaning, including how to wipe tables and use a vacuum cleaner. Isohara Office continues to advance community contribution efforts by strengthening collaboration with the school.

October 2024, January 2025

Factory Tours

Saganoseki Smelter & Refinery held factory tours for students from Sagazeki Elementary School and Nakatsu Higashi High School in October 2024, as well as for students from National Institute of Technology, Oita College in January 2025.

July 2024, August 2024, December 2024

Internship Programs

Saganoseki Smelter & Refinery accepted interns from Oita Prefectural Tsurusaki Technical High School in July and December 2024, as well as from Oita Prefectural Oita Commercial High School in August 2024.

August 2024

Program for Junior High School Students: Rikochalle (Science and Engineering Challenge)

Saganoseki Smelter & Refinery held Rikochalle (Science and Engineering Challenge), a science and engineering program for elementary and junior high school students. Eight employees participated.

July 2024

O-Like Bus Tour

Saganoseki Smelter & Refinery collaborated with the O-Like bus tour, which tours companies and universities within the prefecture.

June 2024

Workplace Experience

Saganoseki Smelter & Refinery hosted workplace experience sessions for students from Sagazeki Junior High School.

November 14, 2024

Factory Tours

TATSUTA Electric Wire and Cable Co., Ltd. hosted a factory tour for twenty-five third-grade students from Junmei Elementary School in Fukuchiyama City. The tour began with an overview of the Osadano Industrial Park , company business operations, and a typical workday at the factory. Students then split into two groups to observe the production process for electromagnetic shielding films at SE Plant No. 1 and to join in hands-on demonstrations and explanations of TATSUTA products, including leak detection devices and PDT probes. The students asked a wide range of questions, including what kinds of jobs exist, what challenges employees face, why the factory was built in the Osadano Industrial Park, and how the name TATSUTA Electric Wire and Cable came about. The tour provided a valuable opportunity for students to develop interest not only in manufacturing work but also in the company.

March 12, 2025

Tours for Special Education School Students

JX Advanced Metals Corporate Service Uchihara Farms held a tour from Mito High School for Special Education. Three students participated.

October 29, 2024

Sweet Potato Harvesting Activity for Preschool Children

JX Advanced Metals Corporate Service Uchihara Farms collaborated in a project to host a sweet potato harvesting activity for preschool children in Mito City. The project welcomed 11 participants.

March 2025

Mini Exhibition at the 12^th HITNET, Sponsored by the National Museum of Nature and Science

The Nippon Mining Museum provided cooperation for the exhibition, Maximizing the Chara cteristics of Metal—the Industrial Technology of Japan. The National Museum of Nature and Science has constructed a common database (HITNET) for searching the archives of Japan’s industrial museums. We conducted a mini exhibition of four museums resulting from a search on the keyword metals from among the 171 museums registered with HITNET. In addition to an exhibition booth introducing the Nippon Mining Museum, we exhibited copper ore, copper ingot, and copper sputtering targets for semiconductor applications. The exhibit served to highlight the history of the Hitachi Mine and the potential of copper.

November 2, 2024

Participation in the Kogaku Festival, an International School Festival at the Ibaraki University College of Engineering

JX Advanced Metals participated in the Kogaku Festival, and international school festival held at the Ibaraki University College of Engineering. In addition to preparing an experiment workshop to encourage an interest in learning about metals, JX Advanced Metals employees who graduated from the same college gave a presentation on career support at JX Advanced Metals.

August 27, 2024

Overview of Initiatives for Hiring Persons With Disabilities

The Minato Health & Welfare Center for the Disabled (Tokyo) sponsored a training for individuals supporting children and adults with disabilities. During the training, two representatives from Cheerful Support Office gave a presentation on the activities of disabled persons in our organization and how we strive to create a corporate environment encouraging long-term service by these individuals. The presenters explained how creating an environment for individuals with disabilities to lead fulfilling social lives and work with a sense of purpose is important both for the individual and for fostering a more open atmosphere throughout a company. To this end, it is crucial that companies cultivate environments that develop and use the strengths of individuals with disabilities. Through these activities, we aim to create societies in which diverse individuals work with vitality, sharing JX Advanced Metals Group initiatives for employing individuals with disabilities and sharing feedback to the community from diverse individuals who are thriving within our group.

November 1, 2024

Cleanup Activity in and Around the Hitachinaka Grounds

This cleaning activity is part of the JX Advanced Metals social contribution activities. A total of 21 employees from the Hitachinaka Works and other cooperative companies joined in the activity.

February 23, 2025

Project Co-Sponsorship: 100 Years of the Giant Stack and Cherry Blossoms

We sponsored the 3rd Hitachi Giant Stack Festival in Hitachi City. On the day of the festival, children reading picture books aloud to convey the local history. The event also featured food trucks and stalls, recreating the lively atmosphere of days gone by.

September 1, 2024

Cleanup Activity in and Around the Works

A total of 90 JX Advanced Metals employees participated in cleanup activities around the works as part of an environmental beautification movement.

July 1, 2024

Cleanup Activity at the Isohara Coast

In conjunction with the reopening of Isohara Beach in Kitaibaraki City after a five-year closure, JX Advanced Metals employees and their families participated in a beach cleanup organized by the city.

November 29, 2024

Works Tour in Conjunction With the Shirogane Town Environmental Liaison Council

We held a regularly scheduled meeting with the Shirogane Town Environmental Liaison Council, including the participation of 27 local residents. The council convenes annually to address various issues with local residents in connection with our operations in the area. The meeting also helps maintain and improve friendly relations. During the meeting, we provided an explanation of our current status and conducted a tour of the rolling mill completed in 2024. Following the tour, we held a social gathering at the Kamine Club (employee club).

November 23-24, 2024

Exhibit at the 46^th Hitachi City Industry Fair

JX Advanced Metals participated in the 46th Hitachi City Industry Fair, held at Ikenokawa Sakura Arena. In a collaboration between Headquarters and the Uchihara Farms, we sold agricultural products from Uchihara Farms and carried out corporate PR activities.

October 20, 2024

Exhibit at the 24^th Youth Science Fair

The Hitachi Works sponsored a booth featuring an experiment called “Making a Single-Pole Motor” at an event at the Hitachi Civic Center. The booth attracted more than 100 visitors, ranging from preschoolers to adults. In the experiments, participants created various shapes like hearts and stars using copper wire, observing how the copper wire rotated when powered by a battery and a magnet. The experiment taught about the properties of copper and the relationship between electric current and magnetic force. The copper wire used in the experiment was also given to the participants as a souvenir, which was very popular with the children.

July 26, 2024

Sanjin Festival Garden Party

The Koshinozuka Grounds located in front of the Hitachi Works served as the site of the Sanjin Festival Garden Party. This annual summer festival, attended by approximately 2,500 people, welcomes not only company employees, but also members of the local community. A traditional main event follows various other events during the festival. This year’s main event included an impersonator, Antoki no Inoki, comedy duo Itsumo Koko Kara, and anime song singer Hironobu Kageyama. The venue overflowed with excitement and cheers of the large crowd.

June 1, 2024

Spring Cleaning at Miyatagawa River

A regular Miyatagawa River cleanup is organized by the Miyatagawa River Cleanup Association. A total of 102 people from the Hitachi Works participated in this community contribution activity, which is conducted twice a year. Participants divided into three areas (Daioin, Shirogane, and Shibauchi) to pick up litter and cut grass.

April 27, 2024

Celebration of the 500,000^th Visitor to the Nippon Mining Museum

The Nippon Mining Museum celebrated 500,000 cumulative visitors since first opening in April 1986 by holding a commemorative event. The event featured commemorative gifts, including Copper Kun merchandise and a copper tumbler, were presented to Mr. Orikasa , a resident of Hitachi City, and his family, who were recognized as the 500,000th visitor to the museum.

April 6-7, 2024

Exhibit at the 59^th Hitachi Sakura Festival

JX Advanced Metals sponsored a booth at the 59th Hitachi Sakura Festival, held along Heiwa-dori avenue, which extends in front of Hitachi Station. On the first day, we collaborated with Mito HollyHock (J.League soccer) on a mini footgolf booth. On the second day, we operated a shooting gallery booth on our own. Both days were a huge success.

October 4 and 24, 2024

Beautification in and around the Sekimoto Works

JX Advanced Metals conducted trash pickup and weed removal as part of beautification activities around the works site. A total of 23 employees and 28 employees participated across the two separate dates.

September 2024

Participation in the Kurami Shrine Shinko Festival

The annual Kurami Shrine Festival, Shinko Festival, was held on September 8, 2024. The festival is held on the second Sunday of September to pray for the peace and prosperity of the local community. On the day of the festival, locals gather for the Kurami Shrine mikoshi (portable shrine) parades through the Kurami district, which extends throughout the day. The Kurami Works serves as a temporary resting place for participants to put down the mikoshi for a short break. Last year’s festival was held under clear skies and temperatures exceeding 30°C, with mikoshi arriving at the works accompanied by local mikoshi bearers and musicians.
Following the offering of sacred tree branches by Works Manager Muraoka and Committee Chairman Okimoto, more than 70 employees joined in as mikoshi bearers. Chanting in unison, the team carried the mikoshi to the next temporary resting place.
The Kurami Works prepared oden stew and rice balls to serve to all participants, making the festival a huge success. The wonderful festival helped everyone feel local traditions and ties, enjoying the event together as one. The Kurami Works will continue to participate in local festivals and engage in activities contributing to the local community.

June 2024

Cleanup Activity in and Around the Works

Once a year, JX Advanced Metals conducts a works site-wide cleanup as part of our environmental contribution activities.

August 3, 2024

Noryo Festival at the Saganoseki Smelter & Refinery

Employees from the Saganoseki Smelter & Refinery, affiliates, and partner companies participate in the Noryo summer festival to give back to the community. This year’s festival was held at Fureai Plaza of the Saganoseki Civic Center.

August 2024

Oshizome Race

JX Advanced Metals provided support for the event through sponsorship funds, while employees took part in the traditional Japanese boat race event.

August 2024

Taitsuri Dance Event

In addition to providing sponsorship funds for the event, JX Advanced Metals employees participated in the dance.

August 2024

Hayasuhime Shrine Summer Festival

Hayasuhime Shrine, located in the heart of Saganoseki, has long been revered by many as a deity of maritime safety, a guardian against misfortune, and a proponent of good fortune. JX Advanced Metals provided support for the festival through a sponsorship contribution, and company employees participated in the festival as mikoshi bearers.

August 2024

Shiinetsuhiko Shrine Spring Festival Mikoshi Carrying

Shiinetsuhiko Shrine enshrines Uzu no Hikono Mikoto, who was said to be the guide during Emperor Jimmu's eastward migration. Employees participated as bearers of the mikoshi (portable shrine) during the event.

January 2025

Saganoseki New Year Morning Market

The Saganoseki New Year Morning Market is held every January, in and around the Oita Prefecture Fisheries Cooperative Saganoseki Branch. The market features the year’s first sale of Saganoseki's specialty, black seaweed, along with fresh fish, fruits, and vegetables. Employees from the Saganoseki Smelter & Refinery participated in the market as stall vendors.

July 30, 2024

Saganoseki Summer Fireworks Festival

JX Advanced Metals participated in the Saganoseki Summer Fireworks Festival hosted by the Saganoseki Branch of the Oita Chamber of Commerce and Industry. We assisted with parking lot management and set up food stalls for this local summer tradition.

July 24, 2024

Participation in Night Market

JX Advanced Metals participated in the night market organized by the Junior Chamber of Commerce, adding to the lively local atmosphere in Saganoseki.

May 26, 2024

Beach Cleanup Campaign

JX Advanced Metals participated in a coastal cleanup activity organized by the Saganoseki Beach Cleanup Campaign Executive Committee.

January 30, 2025

Interchange at the Fureai Vegetable Garden, Managed by the Hitachi City Social Welfare Council

JX Advanced Metals participated in the Fureai Vegetable Garden managed by the Hitachi City Social Welfare Council. Activities included interaction with local residents, vegetable harvesting, and tilling garden plots in preparation for spring.

January 1, 2025

Volunteer Activities to Pick Up and Remove Fallen Leaves

Eleven members of Uchihara Farms participated in the activity.

December 21, 2024

Participation in Free Food Distribution Activity

JX Advanced Metals participated in the Winter Free Food Distribution Event organized by the Hitachi City Council of Social Welfare and distributed vegetables harvested at the Uchihara Farms.

September-November, 2024

Event Booth

JX Advanced Metals sponsored booths at the Minato City Marche on September 28, the Nofuku Marche (Hitachiota) on October 12, and the Nofuku Marche (Kasama) and Human Plaza Festival on November 23.

September 1, 2024

Works Tour

JX Advanced Metals hosted a tour of the works for social welfare administrators in Shirosato Town.

November 1, 2024

Cleanup Activity in and Around the Hitachinaka Grounds

JX Advanced Metals conducted this cleanup activity as part of our community contribution activities. A total of 21 participants joined, including staff from the Hitachinaka Works and employees from partner companies.

July 21, 2024

Ocean Day Cleanup

The Kasuga Mine provides sponsorship and support for the Satsuma Kuroshio Kibarankai Makurazaki Port Festival, held every August. Visitors at the festival enjoy free servings of Makurazaki specialties, including bonito and shochu, as well as events that include group dances and the Big Catch mikoshi (portable shrine). The festival also featured a fireworks display of 10,000 rounds, said to be among the top three shows in Kagoshima. Each year, the event draws around 80,000 visitors from inside and outside the prefecture. To handle the large crowd, JX Advanced Metals opens our shipping port as a temporary parking area.

July (Annually)

Grass Cutting Activity

Every July, JX Advanced Metals cuts the grass along the road leading to the Iwato Mine (an area we use daily for commuting and transporting products) as well as other surrounding roads. The total length of the roads mowed extends 2.8 kilometers, and nine employees working at the Iwato Mine divide the sections among themselves to cut the grass. Given the large area and the fact that ordinary brush cutters alone are not powerful enough, the volunteers install grass-cutting attachments to heavy machinery to work more efficiently. The large volume of cut grass is then collected using the heavy machinery. The skills learned in operating heavy-equipment at the mine come in handy for other activities as well!

June 2024

Kehi no Matsubara Cleanup Activity

Eighteen JX Advanced Metals employees participated in the Kehi no Matsubara cleanup activity.

November 11, 2024

JX Advanced Metals Prize 2024 Award Ceremony

In fiscal 2024, the award was presented to Kie Imai, a second-year doctoral student at the Graduate School of Fine Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts. JX Advanced Metals continues to spread the message of the importance, appeal, and potential of metals. To this end, we promote culture and the arts through support for the activities of artists active in the field of metal hammering^*.

• What is Metal Hammering?

October 13, 2024

Minato City Chibikko Kendo Experience

The JX Advanced Metals kendo club participated in the Chibikko Kendo Experience hosted by the Minato City Kendo Federation at the martial arts arena of the Minato City Sports Center. More than 160 children attended the event, which provided a valuable opportunity for kids to learn the fun of kendo through etiquette and basic techniques.

Annually

Metal Hammering Arts Calendar

Since 2020, we have worked with the Tokyo University of the Arts, Department of Crafts to produce an annual wall calendar titled Metal Hammering Works—Artisans Who Breathe Life Into Metal. The calendar highlights the works of metal hammering artists who are active in Japan and abroad.

• Popularizing Metal Hammering Art

FY2025

Signing a Top Partner Agreement With Mito HollyHock

We signed a 2025 season top partner agreement with Mito HollyHock, a professional J.LEAGUE soccer team. As a sponsor since 2022, we fully support Mito HollyHock's activities to revitalize their local community through sports. We have signed top partner agreements beginning with the 2023 season, and we intend to maintain the same category of sponsorship for the 2025 season to fully support the further development of the club.

February 16, 2025

Hosting the 2nd JX Advanced Metals Kendo Festival

We held the 2nd JX Advanced Metals Kendo Festival at the Ikenokawa Sakura Arena (Hitachi City, Ibaraki Prefecture). A total of 250 teams and approximately 1,000 elementary, junior high, and high school players from all over Ibaraki Prefecture participated in the event. JX Advanced Metals has been involved in the promotion and development of kendo for quite some time. Beginning in fiscal 2022, we designated kendo as a corporate sport and strengthened our support structure, while focusing even more on fostering the next generation of players and contributing to the community through kendo. On the day of the event, players from all over Ibaraki Prefecture came together with enthusiasm and in the spirit of the sport, performing with friends and families cheering them on.

November 17, 2024

Sponsorship of the Hitachi Seaside Marathon

JX Advanced Metals participated as a sponsor for the 1st Hitachi Seaside Marathon. A section of the course was set along the Hitachi Seaside Road, which extends out into the Pacific Ocean, and the magnificent ocean view was a major attraction for the race. The event was popular, with runners entering from all across Japan.

October 27, 2024

Sponsorship of the Mito Komon Manyu Marathon

The Mito Komon Manyu Marathon takes place at a venue replete with historic scenery. Runners passed through Kairakuen Garden, one of Japan's three most famous gardens and a famous ume plum blossom viewing spot. Other locations included Senba Lake, a place of relaxation for local citizens, before the finish line at the Ibaraki Prefectural San-no-Maru Government Building, famous for its Western-style brick architecture. JX Advanced Metals hosted a booth at the finish line for commemorative photos with our mascot, Coppy , free wet wipes, and interactions with runners who participated in the event.

April 13, 2024 and October 6, 2024

JX Advanced Metals holds the Mito HollyHock JX Advanced Metals Thank-You Matches

JX Advanced Metals sponsored two Mito HollyHock home games in 2024: 2024 Meiji Yasuda J2 League, Section 10: Mito HollyHock vs. Tochigi SC and 2024 Meiji Yasuda J2 League, Section 34: Mito HollyHock vs. Shimizu S-Pulse. These sponsored matches were publicized as JX Advanced Metals Thank-You Matches.

January 25, 2025

Sponsorship of the Katsuta Marathon

We sponsored the Katsuta Marathon as part of our support for community-based sports activities. JX Advanced Metals employees also participated in the race.

FY2025

Sponsorship of Skating Classes

JX Advanced Metals sponsored skating classes organized by the Ibaraki Prefectural Skating Federation.

April 13, 2024 and October 6, 2024

JX Advanced Metals Thank You Match Booth

JX Advanced Metals managed a booth at the Mito HollyHock JX Advanced Metals Thank-You Matches played on April 13 against Tochigi SC and October 6 against Shimizu S-Pulse. The Ibaraki Works also participated in the event as event staff, encouraging recognition, understanding, and positive feelings in the northern and central areas of Ibaraki Prefecture. Our participation also helped revitalize the area and increase a sense of unity among the businesses in the vicinity.

July 2024

Sponsorship of the JX Advanced Metals Cup Contest: Samukawa Invitational U-12 Boys Soccer Tournament

JX Advanced Metals sponsored the 45th JX Advanced Metals Cup Contest: Samukawa Invitational U-12 Boys Soccer Tournament. Our sponsorship included various forms of support for the event, including a championship cup (trophy plate), award plaques, novelties for each team, and AED rentals during the tournament.

April 2024

Medal and Trophy Donation

JX Advanced Metals donated medals and trophies to the Samukawa Town Spring Boys' Baseball Tournament and the Samukawa Town Boys' Sports Exchange Tournament (baseball division), also contributing to the local community through the JX Advanced Metals Cup.

July 2024

Participation in the Sekiaji Triathlon Festa

The Sekiaji Triathlon Festa is held annually around Shiraki Beach in the Saganoseki area. The course is half that of the official Olympic distance, making the race ideal for beginners. Race divisions included a kids/junior division for elementary and junior high school students. The Saganoseki Smelter & Refinery participated with banners around the venue and employee volunteers on the day of the event.

March 20, 2025

Cooperation in Shite Miru, a Sports Experience for Beginners

Players from the JX Advanced Metals basketball club served as coaches at an experience sports event for beginners called Shite Miru. The event was held by Higashiosaka City at the Higashiosaka Arena (Higashiosaka Municipal Gymnasium). Under the Comprehensive Collaboration Agreement with Higashiosaka City signed in February 2021, we have agreed to send lecturers from our company to various events, including events such as this one. At the event, 80 participants in grades one through three experienced the fun of playing basketball, including basics in catching, dribbling and shooting.

June 9, 2024

Cooperation in Kids Ball Park & Dream Catch Baseball Experience

Under the Comprehensive Collaboration Agreement signed with Higashiosaka City, we held the Kids Ball Park & Dream Catch baseball experience event at our gymnasium. The event featured former professional baseball players Tsutomu Kameyama and Atsushi Nohmi. The event gave preschool-aged children the chance to experience the fun of baseball for the first time.