- Wires (Headquarters: Kawasaki City) introduced the Wire EDM machines use brass line recycling brass fitting business "OB line recycling network." Chong wire will be used by the recovery, brass lines, re-manufactured products. Goal is 08 per month for recycling 20 tons, by 2010 the monthly recycling 60 tons (60% recovery).

The company began recovery from the 1999 Brass line bobbins, to the recovery of Japan's domestic Availability of 60%. However, most of the brass line or together with other metal shavings to the sale of industrial waste to the waste disposal. This time, China's Xiamen-wire Granville more renewable products manufactured with the current "OKIWELL" the same product performance and quality, and therefore decided to launch a new-wiring business.

At this stage, will recall the brass line to export to China, more than in Xiamen Granville-wire factory to make new products. In future, in achieving the stability of brass scrap recycling, also plans to Gu Gang-wire factory (Nagano-city) additional furnace, in the product from raw material to a package of business.

OB-recovery network will be in accordance brass fitting with the recovery of scrap brass lines free of charge to customers of the new brass line. Business early, each 70 kg scrap brass will be returning 20 kg standard brass line. Recycling of packaging bags and wire-delivery charges will be responsible for.

In recent years, the LME (London Metal Exchange) prices have been unstable, and the business susceptible to the impact of copper prices. As a result, the wires-the adoption of the business is expected to achieve a steady supply of the material. The business advantages are: not only is beneficial to the environment, but also to achieve a steady supply of copper.