Hanwa has Japanese sales and import/export business in steel products, steelmaking raw materials, construction materials, housing materials, non-ferrous metals, petroleum, chemicals, food products, lumber, cement, industrial machinery. Hanwa has been handling the raw materials essential for rechargeable battery manufacturing since the 1990s. In addition to nickel and cobalt, Hanwa is also focusing on lithium and investing in the Bacanora Lithium project. Hanwa has 5,123 employees as of March 31, 2022. Yoichi Nakagawa is president. Capital is ¥45.65 billion.