Mitsubishi Materials : Manufacturing Excellence & DX Briefing

Key Themes

Main Initiatives

Objectives, etc.

Exploration

Black Mass processed

and creation

Creation of rare earths and

FY March 2026

900t per year

of social value

rare metals recycling business

FY March 2028

3,000t per year

FY March 2031

6,000t per year

Execution of basic policy for

strengthening manufacturing

Pursuing issue setting, problem

capabilities (strengthening of

solving and plant capability

Strengthening

manufacturing

evaluation from businesses and

capabilities through PDCA

plants vision based on the FY2031

of

cycles for strengthening our

Strategy; continuation of working

manufacturing

manufacturing constitution;

on innovation to improve

reinforcement of

manufacturing

the manufacturing foundation

capabilities = continuation of

technology development and

specialization

improvement)

Visioning based on

Technology development and improvement

business strategy

Improvement of

Conversion to a

process and process

Evaluating plant

smart factory

technologies

capabilities and

setting issues

Establishment of AI

Data collection and

utilization and automated

infrastructure

Evaluating the capabilities of plants

inspection technologies

development

by ourselves and pursuing solutions to

Enhancement of digital technology and expansion of the

problems

application of utilized technology through a promotion

system in which each department works closely together

capability

Manufacturing foundation

⚫

Plant operation capability

Reform of production

Strengthening field

⚫

Plant improvement capability

capability-Supervisor

preparation process

⚫

Organizational and talent

role reform

development capabilities

Reform toward a special status that is not an

extension of the past

Phase 1

Phase 2

Currently

Phase 3

Detailed Examination

Strengthening Footing

Polishing &

Carefully examine current

Site visualization & initial

Preparation

improvement activities, unify

improvement

Accelerating

activities

・understand production progress

improvement

・understand clear lead times

・improve in-process

・understand status of activities

・understand & improve bottleneck

inventory

・propose new activities

processes, process management loss

evaluate compliance rate

・plan activities in line with capabilities

・understand setup times, improve

for standard operations

procedures

・reform the role of auditors

Phase 2

Currently

Phase 3

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Issue Support

•

Pursue solutions to problems

DX Themes

DX Education

Proposed by

& Training

Programs

Employees

faced by sites with support

from the appropriate experts

at the Strategic Headquarters

◼ DX Education & Training

Programs

•

Grow advanced digital talent

•

Inspire employees to seek to

attempt specific things and

experience specific, relatable

activities and changes

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Environment (Tools)

Create an environment where

to each vision

Practice

•

even people without DX

experience can quickly put it

into practice, including RPA,

data visualization & analysis,

and no-code tools