- TOKYO, Japan, June 6, 2025 -

Epson Atmix Corporation ("Atmix"), a group company of Seiko Epson Corporation (TSE: 6724, "Epson"), has completed construction of a new metal recycling plant at Kita-Inter Plant No. 2. Construction began in October 2023, with a total investment of approximately 5.5 billion yen in buildings and production equipment. The new facility will recycle used metals from the Epson Group's operations and the local community to produce raw materials for Atmix's metal powder products. By replacing virgin materials such as blast furnace iron with recycled metals, the plant will help conserve underground resources and reduce CO2 emissions.

Epson seeks to achieve sustainability and enrich communities, and, in Environmental Vision 2050, declares its goal of becoming carbon negative and underground resource* free by 2050. The continued expansion of mass production and mass disposal poses serious risks to the global environment and social systems. To build a sustainable society, it is essential to transition to a circular economy. Epson is committed to developing environmental technologies that support resource circulation and carbon reduction, particularly through materials innovation.

Atmix, which specializes in metal powder production, began reusing silicon wafers from Epson's semiconductor operations as raw materials in 2020. With the increasing risk of resource depletion and rising costs of virgin materials, the new plant is designed to establish a stable supply of recycled metal powders.

At Kita-Inter Plant No. 2, Atmix will recycle out-of-specification metal powders, metal scraps from its own production processes, and used molds and metal offcuts from Epson Group operations. These materials will be refined into high-quality raw materials, which will then be used at Atmix's headquarters and Kita-Inter Plant to produce metal powders using proprietary technologies. These powders will also be used in metal injection molding (MIM) components. The new refining process will enable stable production of high-quality products and contribute to the development of next-generation energy-efficient and compact devices.

The plant will also serve as a key site for promoting Epson's vision of becoming underground resource* free.

• * Non-renewable resources such as oil and metals

Name	Epson Atmix Corporation, Kita-Inter Plant No. 2
Location	4-3-28 Kita-Inter Industrial Park, Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan
Building area	Refining plant: 3,538 m² Substation building: 345 m² Office: 298 m²
Total floor area	Refining plant: 4,543 m² Substation building: 345 m² Office: 298 m²
Start of operations	June 2025
Key features of the plant	Use of renewable energy Utilization of renewable electricity and LNG Labor-saving automation Automated raw material input, slag removal robots, and automated temperature measurement and sampling

Name	Epson Atmix Corporation
Established	October 1, 1999
Address	Headquarters 4-44 Kaigan Kawaragi Hachinohe Aomori 039-1161 Japan Kita-Inter Plant 2-1-60 Kita Inter Kogyo Danchi Hachinohe Aomori 039-2245 Japan
President	Ryo Numasawa
Capital	450,000,000 yen (Epson Atmix is a wholly owned subsidiary of Seiko Epson Corporation)
Employees	432 (as of April 2025)
Business	Development, manufacture, and sales of metal alloy powders, metal injection molded parts, and synthetic quartz crystals

Environmental Vision 2050

corporate.epson/en/sustainability/environment/vision/

About Atmix

https://www.atmix.co.jp/en/index.html

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