Facility

Akita Rare Metals gallium and germanium operation

DOWA Holdings identifies Akita Rare Metals as an operating producer and recycler of gallium and germanium.

Facts on this page last re-verified Aug 18, 2026 — the oldest verification date among its current claims. How we verify.

Location: Akita, Akita, Japan

Recycling

Gallium recycling line

Operating

Recovery of gallium from secondary material

Gallium-Bearing New Scrap → Crude (Low-Purity) Gallium

No capacity claim. Absence of a figure means no source publishes one.

No qualification claim. Status does not imply qualified output.

Recycling

Operating

Recovery of germanium from secondary material

Germanium-Bearing Scrap → Refined Germanium Metal

No capacity claim. Absence of a figure means no source publishes one.

No qualification claim. Status does not imply qualified output.

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