Company History
“Past, Present, and Future” Connected by Belief
OriginThe Challenge That Began with Metal Scrap
Hamada Co., Ltd.’s journey began more than 50 years ago with the metal scrap business, which was a division of an electrical construction company. After becoming independent and taking its current form, the next step we took was into the unknown domain of industrial waste. At the time, waste was regarded merely as something to be “disposed of at the lowest possible cost,” but we held fast to our corporate philosophy of sincerity, gratitude, and inspiration, along with a straightforward feeling toward resources.
Symbol of BeliefThe Memory of Fluorescent Lamps Carried All the Way to Hokkaido
Fluorescent lamps containing harmful mercury were, at the time, commonly broken and disposed of as the industry’s “norm.” However, our company looked to the “future,” choosing to collect them so that mercury would not leak and to transport them all the way to a final disposal site in distant Hokkaido for proper treatment. Although the treatment cost was several times higher than that of other companies, we moved forward believing that one day it would surely become the standard in society—a stance that led to the trust of customers who place importance on compliance.
PerspectiveTurning Waste into “Future Value” Rather Than “Settling the Past”
In general, waste treatment is often regarded as “settling the past,” but our perspective is always on the “future.” A representative example is the development of solar panel recycling technology, which we began in 2015. We invested and refined the technology from a time when no one had yet paid attention to it, and today we operate as a top runner in the resource circulation of solar panels.
Outlook“Value Conversion” That Inspires the World
With the times, the products and technologies we handle change. However, our essence of “converting environmental issues into value” has not changed for 50 years. Respecting the past, being sincere in the present, and creating the future, Hamada will continue to find the new value sleeping beyond the “troublesome,” surprise the world, and keep challenging toward a sustainable society.
