As a global manufacturer of nonferrous resources and materials, the JX Nippon Mining & Metals Group will drive forward the following activities based on the basic policy that we will contribute to environmental conservation on a global scale through innovations in the productivity of resources and materials:

We will work to raise each employee's awareness of environmental conservation through provision of environmental management education.

1.Promotion of technology development that will improve productivity of resources and materials

We will work to utilize resources effectively by developing technologies that will enable higher yield and extraction percentage, quality improvement, shorter process steps, recycling and energy saving, as well as by developing environmentally-friendly materials and products.

2.Active engagement in environmental conservation

Not to mention compliance with environmental regulations, we will strive to further reduce impact of our operations on the environment. To this end, we will work to develop technologies for environmental conservation and work actively and continuously for environmental conservation.

3.Elimination of waste in operations

We will work to eliminate waste and save resources and energy at every stage of our operations.

4.Enhancement of employees' awareness of environmental conservation

We will work to raise each employee's awareness of environmental conservation through provision of environmental management education.

5.Disclosure of information

We will disclose the state of our environmental conservationrelated operations in an active and fair manner in order to further enhance communication with stakeholders.