--- title: "To address the feedstock problem, Sumitomo Metal Mining together with its parent organization… — rustorgpred — DecisionGateway" description: "statement by rustorgpred, recorded 2026-10-21 — verbatim quote and source citation." canonical_url: "https://dgw.tmarket.io/claims/01a1b68b-ce90-774a-91d4-e76a911b983f" meta: "og:description": "statement by rustorgpred, recorded 2026-10-21 — verbatim quote and source citation." "og:image": "https://dgw.tmarket.io/og.jpg" "og:image:alt": "White network of connected nodes crossed by a timeline on black" "og:image:height": "1024" "og:image:width": "1024" "og:title": "To address the feedstock problem, Sumitomo Metal Mining together with its parent organization… — rustorgpred — DecisionGateway" "twitter:image": "https://dgw.tmarket.io/og.jpg" --- > Index of every page on this site: [llms.txt](https://dgw.tmarket.io/llms.txt) statementSaid on 2026-10-21 # **To address the feedstock problem, Sumitomo Metal Mining together with its parent organization Sumitomo Corporation organized purchases of so-called black mass in Oceania countries.** A statement by [**rustorgpred**](https://dgw.tmarket.io/actors/01a1cbda-2fd7-7b7a-bf23-0525d78064a9), said on 2026-10-21. Statements are as reported by the cited publishers — not verified by DecisionGateway. > *Для решения этой проблемы Sumitomo Metal Mining совместно с материнской организацией Sumitomo Corporation организовала закупки так называемой черной массы* rustorgpredPublished 2026-10-21 [ Read source](https://t.me/rustorgpred/15369) [**rustorgpred dossier **](https://dgw.tmarket.io/actors/01a1cbda-2fd7-7b7a-bf23-0525d78064a9) ## **Related claims** [**According to Sumitomo Metal Mining, about 800-900 thousand tonnes of black mass are generated worldwide annually, while total processing capacity is roughly twice the available volume; a significant part of this capacity is concentrated in China.**Sumitomo Metal Mining · statement](https://dgw.tmarket.io/claims/01a1b68b-ce99-7243-abc7-a247783252d2) [**Sumitomo Metal Mining opened Japan's first specialized lithium-ion battery recycling complex in Ehime Prefecture in September of this year.**rustorgpred · statement](https://dgw.tmarket.io/claims/01a1b68b-ce75-720d-a2e9-7b5aea2782bf) [**The main obstacle to the new facility's development remains a shortage of feedstock; due to the relatively slow spread of electric vehicles in Japan, the volume of used batteries is still limited.**rustorgpred · statement](https://dgw.tmarket.io/claims/01a1b68b-ce88-791e-88b5-b7365b6314be) [**Under these conditions, the sole exporter of rail shipments of MTBE, Shymkent Chemical Company (SHKhK), sent the released component to external markets.**argus\_price\_agency · statement](https://dgw.tmarket.io/claims/01a1cc10-ac0b-788c-a7b9-876aab18ebc0) [**Buying also involves Rheinmetall, Safran and ArcelorMittal.**post author · statement](https://dgw.tmarket.io/claims/01a1d7a2-46d8-735a-accd-73e0af7632e6) [**A company linked to Trump's sons asked for $400 million to develop tungsten deposits in Kazakhstan.**kursivm · statement](https://dgw.tmarket.io/claims/01a1cd59-bcb8-77f3-97b1-b85ece9d39ad) ## **More claims by rustorgpred** [**A further 400 new buses and about 100 gas-powered trucks are planned for delivery in the near future.**commitment](https://dgw.tmarket.io/claims/01a1bf8a-6006-7af0-920e-b06b6d25968c) [**Converting transport to gas is expected to cut operating costs by 50% and halve the fare for residents.**prediction](https://dgw.tmarket.io/claims/01a1bf8a-6001-730d-b692-2f60ab0da0cc) [**The project runs on Ethiopia's own natural gas from fields in Ogaden (Somali region).**statement](https://dgw.tmarket.io/claims/01a1bf8a-5ffa-7511-83b6-4f818a9627eb) [**The conversion of vehicles of the enterprises Anbessa and Sheger was carried out by Ethiopian specialists using technologies of the Chinese company Weichai.**statement](https://dgw.tmarket.io/claims/01a1bf8a-5ff5-7999-b1c5-3fde2a769186) [**In Addis Ababa, the first 26 municipal buses converted from diesel to compressed natural gas (CNG) have entered service.**statement](https://dgw.tmarket.io/claims/01a1bf8a-5fef-7844-9b5f-45db378a8407) [All claims by rustorgpred](https://dgw.tmarket.io/claims?claimant_id=01a1cbda-2fd7-7b7a-bf23-0525d78064a9) [All claims](https://dgw.tmarket.io/claims) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@id":"https://dgw.tmarket.io/#website","@type":"WebSite","description":"Decisions, events and falsifiable forecasts from 3,800+ Telegram channels — every claim cited. 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