For half a century since the foundation in 1952, Asahi Pretec Corporation has been in the business of recycling gold, silver, palladium, platinum and other precious metal resources, as well as indium and other rare metal resources. It also has been engaged in the environmental preservation business of making various industrial wastes pollution-free.
		Our precious metal recycling business encompasses the collection, recovery, refinement and sale back into the market of precious and rare metals, which meets the needs of society where the recycling of those metals is getting more important in view of scarce global resources. Dental Materials Tooth crowns, castings, fillings and other scrap from the dental industry are a valuable source of precious metals. Asahi Pretec efficiently recovers precious metals out of those scraps under its own individual control systems. Double and triple crosschecks using the latest analytical equipment ensure efficient and accurate quality control. It also handles treatment of infectious waste such as used hypodermic needles. All waste is collected by its own vehicles and treated at its own plants so that the clients can place reliance on it to entrust the treatment of the waste. Photosensitized Materials Considerable amount of silver is contained in photosensitized wastes such as fixing chemicals, x-ray films and printing films. Asahi Pretec recovers and refines it into highly pure products. Residual waste is rendered non-toxic and stable for disposal. Meanwhile, as a part of total solution for environmental protection, Asahi Pretec offers its clients the cleaning of automatic developers with a unique mobile system, and recycling of used plastic cases and film cartridges as fuel or plastic raw materials. Electronic Materials and Metal Plating Asahi Pretec's accumulated experiences in the field of surface processing enable it to achieve high-rated efficiency in retrieving precious metals from plating solutions. It also recovers precious and rare metals from semiconductors, electronic components and printed circuit boards scrap from the electronic component manufacturers. Jewelry Processing Jewelry manufacturers and processing workshops used to throw away buffing and ablation powders, polishing solutions, and other scraps. Asahi Pretec extracts precious metals efficiently with its thorough individual control systems out of those scraps, converts extracted metals into high-purity metal alloys, and returns them to the clients.
		The treatment of industrial wastes is a major concern of contemporary society. Asahi Pretec has spent many years of research and development in this field. We handle a wide range of industrial wastes including acids, alkalis, sludge, oils, plastics, inks, photographic waste, chemical reagents and other persistent organic pollutants. As the regulations have become stricter, society demand would be more conscious of proper treatment of such waste. This presents Asahi Pretec with the opportunity to put its proprietary expertise to good use in making total solutions to industrial waste treatment.