Light Metals
We procure and supply aluminum alloys and their raw materials, including primary ingots and scrap materials, as well as other raw materials like silicon metal and zinc.
By harmonizing aluminum alloy recycling with global procurement, we prioritize resource circulation and provide solutions tailored to our customers’ needs.
Products and Services
We procure and supply primary ingots, recycled ingots, raw materials for alloys, and other non-ferrous metals from various countries and regions around the world.
Our customers include not only the automotive industry but also manufacturers of industrial equipment, agricultural machinery, and aluminum alloy producers with more than half of our customers outside the Honda Group. We support procurement across a wide range of industries by offering optimal material proposals, technical advice, environmental surveys, and other solutions.
Products and Services Offered
- Aluminum Alloys: Molten Aluminum / Secondary Alloys / Primary Alloys
- Non-Ferrous Materials: Silicon Metal / Aluminum Ingot (Low-Carbon Aluminum) / Non-Ferrous Scrap / Zinc, Magnesium, etc.
- Recycling: Returning production scrap to customers in the form of ingot or molten form
Strengths and Features
Our light metals business, integrating both trading and manufacturing functions, leverages a global supply system for aluminum raw materials to source the most optimal materials with a focus on QCD (Quality, Cost, Delivery). Leveraging our proposal capabilities, we effectively fulfill our customers’ needs.
We operate aluminum alloy manufacturing plants in Japan (Gunma, Saitama, Kumamoto), Indonesia, and China. We actively promote recycling businesses by remelting scrap generated at customer’s factories and returning it as recycled materials.
Additionally, we are equipped with testing facilities that support quality tests, such as verifying impurities in aluminum ingots, metal structures, and melting yields, as well as enabling quality checks and process comparisons for new suppliers.
Solutions
Examples of Overseas Material Proposals for Japanese Customers
In some cases, Honda Trading provides technical advice to overseas material manufacturers. We propose materials to customers after verifying not only price competitiveness but also the reliability of quality.
In addition to providing material samples, we can also conduct QAV (Quality Assurance Visits) with customers to confirm the production processes and management methods of overseas manufacturers. By leveraging the price performance and extensive track record of overseas materials, we contribute to reducing customer costs.
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