Reports

Major research and recent activities of MERI/J can be outlined as follows:
(All these reports are in Japanese)

No.275
The Current Status and Prospects of Chinese Electric Wire & Cable Industry (Mar. 2021)
No.274
The impact of COVID-19 damage on the nonferrous metal industry (Mar. 2021)
No.273
Expansion of Usage of Secondary Batteries and Prospects for Battery Materials (Mar. 2021)
No.272
Activities Assuring for Copper Mining and Mineral Interests (and Properties) by China (Mar. 2021)
No.271
Increasing risks associated with metal resource development and challenges for the non-ferrous metal industry (Mar. 2021)
No.270
Quantitative and qualitative changes in E-Waste and challenges in processing (Mar. 2021)
No.269
The Global Trend of Zinc Recycling (Mar. 2021)
No.268
Sustainable Development Goals and the Non-ferrous Metal Industry (Mar. 2021)
No.267
Trends in India's Copper Industry and Copper Market (Mar. 2021)
No.266
Global Market Insight of HVDC Cables(Mar. 2021)
No.265
Critical Metal 2019 (Mar. 2020)
No.264
The Transfiguration & the Current State of European Wrought Copper Industry (Mar. 2020)
No.263
The Long-term Prospects of Copper Resources (Mar. 2020)
No.262
Impact of global environmental regulations on the copper industry (Mar. 2020)
No.261
Basic knowledge of non-ferrous metals Part 2 (Mar. 2020)
No.260
Basic knowledge of non-ferrous metals Part 1 (Mar. 2020)
No.259
Role and prospect of non-ferrous industry in the formation of recycling oriented society (Mar. 2020)
No.258
Strengthening Chinese Environmental Regulations Impact on the Nonferrous Industry( Zinc.Lead ) (Mar. 2020)
No.257
EV Metals Recycling Technology Trends and Prospects (Mar. 2020)
No.256
The Renewable Energy Fields Expansion and the Wlectrical Cable Industry in Japan(Mar. 2020)
No.255
Current Situation and Challenge of the Human Resource Development for Non-ferrous Metals Smelting Industry (Mar. 2019)
No.254
Consideration on Criticality of Metals (Mar. 2019)
No.253
The Transfiguration & the Current State of European Wrought Copper Industry (Mar. 2019)
No.252
World Electric wire & cable industry 2018 - Prysmian & Nexans corporate strategy - (Mar. 2019)
No.251
Current Situation and Outlook of Gold & Silver Mines in the World (Mar. 2019)
No.250
Current Situation and Future Trends of the World's Copper Industry (Mining and Smelting) (Mar. 2019)
No.249
Current Situation and Future Trends of Zinc Industry in India (Mar. 2019)
No.248
Impact of Chinese Environmental Regulations on International Copper Market (Mar. 2019)
No.247
The Real Ability of Chinese Copper Smelter Consideration of its Technical Strength and Competitiveness (Mar. 2019)
No.246
ASEAN Wire and Cable Industry 2018 (Mar. 2019)
No.245
Study on LME and Their Challenges (Mar. 2018)
No.244
Study on Electric Vehicle and Metal Availability Part 2 (Mar. 2018)
No.243
Study on Electric Vehicle and Metal Availability Part 1 (Mar. 2018)
No.242
The Trend of Arsenic in Raw Materials and Technical Approach to deal with this Impurity in Copper Industry (Mar. 2018)
No.241
Trend of Non-Ferrous recycle in China (Mar. 2018)
No.240
Current Status and Problems of Recycling E-scrap (Mar. 2018)
No.239
Renewal of Electric Power Infrastructure in Japan (Mar. 2018)
No.238
Current Situation and Future Trends of Zinc Smelter in China (Mar. 2018)
No.237
Wire and Cable Industry of U.S.A. 2017 (Mar. 2018)
No.236
The changing strategies of major natural resource companies under resource depreciation and its outlook (Mar. 2017)
No.235
Present situation and outlook of zinc mines in China (Mar. 2017)
No.234
Revised Regulations on Recycling and Waste Management related law and Challenges of Nonferrous Metal Industry (Mar. 2017)
No.233
Current Situation and Future Trends of Copper Industries in China Part2 (Mar. 2017)
No.232
Current Situation and Future Trends of Copper Industries in China Part1 (Mar. 2017)
No.231
Indian Wire and Cable Industry 2016 (Mar. 2017)
No.230
Current Situation and Challenge of the Human Resource Development for Nonferrous Metal Industry (Apr. 2016)
No.229
Comparison of Purchasing Conditions for Various Raw Materials & Minerals (Apr. 2016)
No.228
Main User Market of Wrought Copper (Apr. 2016)
No.227
Present Status and Prospects of small hydroelectric generation (Apr. 2016)
No.226
The Problems of Quality Change in Copper Concentrates (Apr. 2016)
No.225
Critical Metal 2015 (Apr. 2016)
No.224
Company Research "Glencore" (Apr. 2016)
No.223
"Bring crisis?" Possible short supply of Lead and Zinc! (Apr. 2016)
No.222
Current Status of the World Automotive Wiring Harness Market (Apr. 2016)
No.221
The World Cable Market and Cable Industry (Jan. 2016)
No.220
Substitution from copper to aluminum as cable conductor (Jan. 2016)
No.219
Current Situation of Copper and Copper Alloy Recycled Materials and the Challenges to its Stability Ensured and Utilization (Apr.2015)
No.218
Validation and Perspective of Business Restructuring in Japanese Nonferrous Metal & Steel Industries (Apr.2015)
No.217
International Competitiveness of Japanese Copper and Brass Industry (Apr.2015)
No.216
Cable Industry in Latin America (Apr.2015)
No.215
Automobile and Metals Part3 Metal Use Rate in Automobile (Apr.2015)
No.214
Automobile and Metals Part2 Metal Market (Apr.2015)
No.213
Automobile and Metals Part1 Automobile Market (Apr.2015)
No.212
Trends of Technology in Extractive Metallurgy of Copper (Apr.2015)
No.211
Surging Cost of the Copper Mines (Apr.2015)
No.210
Impact of the Zinc Smelting and Refi ning Industry Extinction in Japan (Apr.2015)
No.209
Current Status of the World HV Submarine Cable Market (Mar.2015)
No.208
Chinese Electric Wire & Cable Industry 2014 (Apr.2014)
No.207
Analysis and Outlook for World Demand of Base Metal (Apr.2014)
No.206
Marketing and Distributing Functions of Major Wholesalers and Trading Companies in Japanese Nonferrous Metal Industry (Apr.2014)
No.205
The present and Future of Nuclear Power Generation of the world (Apr.2014)
No.203
Copper Semi-products Industry in the World (General Edition) (Apr.2014)
No.202
Copper Semi-products Industry in the World : Supplementary Edition (Apr.2014)
No.201
Situation and Perspective of Non-ferrous Metals in The International Market Trading (Mar.2014)
No.200
Company Research "Aurubis" and "Umicore" (Mar.2014)
No.199
"To develop or To conserve" Situations of new large mine projects, What is Sustainable Mining? (Mar.2014)
No.198
High Purity Metals (Mar. 2014)
No.197
2013 Current Status of a Superconducting Cable (Jan. 2014)
No.196
The Strategic Growth and Reserve Replacement towards Leading Global Mining Companies (Oct. 2013)
No.195
Asia (except China) Copper Semi-products Industry : The Current and the Challenge (Apr. 2013)
No.194
Gold & Silver Mines and Mining Companies (Apr. 2013)
No.193
Electric Wire & Cable Industry 2013 of the ASEAN Countries (Apr. 2013)
No.192
Small Home Appliance Recycling Act and Role of Non-ferrous Metal Industry (Mar. 2013)
No.191
Foundation of International Competitiveness of Korea and Current Situation of Non-ferrous Metal Industry in Korea (Mar. 2013)
No.190
High-Capacity Secondary Battery (Mar. 2013)
No.189
Critical Metals and By-product Metals (Mar. 2013)
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