Takateru Akada

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.