Chiharu Tokoro

Pan Pacific Copper Co., Ltd. engages in the purchase of copper concentrates. The company products include metals, rear metals, chemical products and others; and also operates as a supplier of nonferrous materials, which is stably providing society with products such as copper, sulfuric acid, precious metals which are indispensable to the development of social infrastructure. It also engages in the production outsourcing and sale of refined copper, sulfuric acid, precious metals and other by-products. The company was founded on October 3, 2000 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

The Shizuoka Bank Ltd. engages in the provision of financial banking services. It operates through the following segments: Banking Operations, Leasing Operations, and Others. The Banking Operations segment consists of deposits, loans, investment securities and exchange transactions. The Leasing Operations segment engages in the business of transactions centered on finance leases. The Others segment includes commissioned computer processing, domestic financial commodity trading and credit guarantee services. The company was founded on March 1, 1943 and is headquartered in Shizuoka, Japan.

JX Metals Deutschland GmbH engages in the acquisition, sale, and management of enterprises and participations in companies. It also acquires and manages its own assets. The company was founded on February 5, 2018 and is headquartered in Dusseldorf, Germany.

LS-Nikko Copper, Inc. manufactures metals and metal products. Its business areas are Smelting and Refining, Metal Recycling, Overseas Resources Development, and New Growth Engine. Its Smelting and Refining area involves in extracting and processing copper ores. Its Metal Recycling area operates metal recycling process facility. Its Overseas Resources Development area invests and manages mines in foreign countries such as Peru and Mexico. Its New Growth Engine area is responsible for the research and development of rare metal products and deep seabed mining. Its products include electrolytic copper cathode, gold, silver, and chemicals. The company was founded in September 1999 and is headquartered in Ulsan, South Korea.