The Taniobis Group, a subsidiary of JX Metals Corporation, headquartered in Goslar, Germany, has furthered its sustainability goals with the introduction of a DIN ISO 14021-certified closed-loop range of materials. The company has developed a 100% recycling route for various tantalum-containing synthetic concentrates, metals, oxides, and chemicals.

“Thanks to our recycling process, we are in a position to recover tantalum from almost all waste containing tantalum, to produce high-purity tantalum metals and oxides to meet customer requirements,” stated Guido Klages, Head of HSEQ at Taniobis.

The company is also compliant with all management systems and certified for DIN ISO 9001, DIN ISO 14001, DIN ISO 45001, and DIN ISO 50001. The goal is to demonstrably meet the demands and responsibilities towards customers, employees, and the environment. Requirements are constantly developing and advancing in the areas of the environment, quality assurance, health and safety, and energy and management systems.

“In all cases, certification is not just a one-off process, but rather requires continuity. We look forward to this mission, and we will always continue to develop,” explained Klages.

As the leading supplier of tantalum and niobium powders and alloys, Taniobis states that is working to make progress on issues that are relevant to society through research and development. For example, tantalum and niobium powders are critical for the manufacturing of biocompatible implants, and high-voltage tantalum capacitor powders are ideal for capacitors used in electronic mobility devices.

“We are working intensively on issues that will determine our future. Therefore, it is only logical for us to make sure we don’t take more from the world than we need, and to produce in a resource-efficient manner,” concluded Masafumi Ishii, CEO of the Taniobis Group.