NTT and Mitsubishi Materials Launch Recycling Venture for IT Equipment

Published: Jun 9, 2026 09:28
NTT and Mitsubishi Materials have established a new joint venture, NTT Circurust, focused on recovering and recycling materials from telecom and IT equipment. The business will target valuable metals including copper, gold and silver. Growing replacement cycles for data-center and communications infrastructure are creating new opportunities in urban mining and metal recovery.

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