Mechema Chemicals International Corp. (4721.TWO) manufactures, imports, exports, and sells cobalt and manganese compounds along with related oxidation catalysts and battery materials primarily in Taiwan, China, Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Japan, Canada, and other international markets. The company offers battery cathode and catalyst materials including sulfate, acetate, and bromide solution molecular cobalt products; nickel molecular and chloride molecular nickel products; cobalt acetate, manganese acetate, cobalt bromide, manganese bromide, cobalt metal, and manganese metal; as well as solid and liquid oxidation catalysts, CTA waste catalyst recovery systems, and PTA mother liquor systems. Founded in 1981 and headquartered in Guanyin District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan, Mechema operates subsidiaries in Thailand, Indonesia, Korea, China (Xiamen and Shangyu), and Malaysia, and engages in catalyst waste recycling and chemical trading within the specialty chemicals sector targeting battery manufacturers and industrial catalyst users. In a significant recent development, Mechema signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in 2023 with Eurasian Resources Group and Marubeni Corporation to explore cobalt hydroxide supply from the Democratic Republic of Congo, refine it into cobalt sulfate, and develop an alternative supply chain for the Japanese battery market, including a feasibility study for a new refining plant.