ARE Holdings, Inc. engages in the manufacture, recycling, and sale of precious and rare metals. The company is headquartered in Kobe, Hyogo-Ken and currently employs 979 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2009-04-01. The firm operates two businesses. The Precious Metals segment is engaged in the recycling and sale of precious and rare metals such as gold, silver, palladium, and platinum from scrap metal containing precious metals, and refining and processing of precious metals, mainly gold and silver. The Environmental Conservation segment is mainly engaged in the collection, transportation, and intermediate treatment of industrial waste.