TokyoA Malaysia plant will recover gold from chip-factory scrap.
Semiconductor makers would draw gold and other precious metals from recycled material.
Japan’s Tanaka Precious Metal Group and Malaysian recycler MEP will process scrap from semiconductor and electronic-component production.
The plant, announced this month, targets an April 2029 start of operations.
How each outlet framed it
- Nikkei Asia
- names the April 2029 start date and the aim to supply gold to semiconductor makers from scrap, not mining
Sources: Nikkei Asia