Mitsubishi UBE Cement to Halt Output at Kyushu Kanda No. 2 and Convert Site to Recycling Hub

Mitsubishi Materials ( (JP:5711) ) has shared an announcement.

Mitsubishi Materials has disclosed that its cement subsidiary, Mitsubishi UBE Cement Corporation, will cease cement production at Kyushu Plant Kanda District 2 by around the end of March 2027 and consolidate cement manufacturing at Kanda District 1 to streamline operations and improve asset efficiency amid declining domestic demand and weakening export profitability in the cement sector. The Kanda District 2 site will be converted into a recycling promotion base focused on treating and processing various waste materials—such as plastics, metals, glass, ash, sludge, and other industrial residues—for thermal recycling, a move aimed at boosting MUCC’s thermal energy substitution rate toward a company-wide target of 50% or more, enhancing competitiveness, and supporting its longer-term carbon-neutral and sustainability goals.

The most recent analyst rating on (JP:5711) stock is a Hold with a Yen4296.00 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Mitsubishi Materials stock, see the JP:5711 Stock Forecast page.

More about Mitsubishi Materials

Mitsubishi Materials Corporation is a diversified Japanese industrial group with significant operations in cement and cement-related businesses, while Mitsubishi UBE Cement Corporation (MUCC), its cement subsidiary, operates large-scale production facilities such as the Kyushu Plant in Fukuoka Prefecture. MUCC produces ordinary Portland cement and blast-furnace slag cement and also handles a wide range of industrial and municipal waste for use in thermal recycling, positioning it as a key player in Japan’s cement and resource-recycling markets.

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