Switching from fossil resource-derived packaging materials to paper packaging materials for A3 MFP

RICOH Company, Ltd.

Until now, expanded polystyrene (EPS), a material derived from fossil fuels, has generally been used as packaging for transporting MFP products. The Ricoh Group is working to switch from EPS to recyclable paper packaging.

Recycling initiative using a Handy plastic sensor

RICOH Company, Ltd.

The B150 is a handy sensor that uses near-infrared spectroscopy to distinguish resins.

Achieving car-to-car recycling from plastic derived from scrapped automobiles

K.K. Planic Toyota Tsusho Corporation Kojima Sangyo Co., Ltd.

Planic not only recycles used plastics from automobiles and home appliances but also recycles product plastics such as used pallets and containers.

Powering Sustainability through Collaborative Design

STMICROELECTRONICS K.K.

STMICROELECTRONICS, ELEPHANTECH Collaboration on reducing the carbon footprint (PCF) of a working solution for industrial sustainability.

Chemical recycling of PMMA for its everlasting beauty

SUMITOMO CHEMICAL Co., Ltd. The Japan Steel Works, LTD. Niihama City, Ehime Prefecture

The Japan Steel Works, Ltd. (JSW)：Provides continuous plastic decomposition technology using twin-screw extruders "TEX" developed in 1997.

Acceleration of recycling waste plastics from small household appliances: Establishing large-scale collection routes and an integrated resource circulation process through advanced sorting technologies

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation Future Ecology Co., Ltd. BIC CAMERA Inc. Veolia Japan GK digglue.Inc

Currently, the recycling of used small electronic devices aims to sort and recover metals with high resource value, such as iron, aluminum, and copper. As a result, the recycling rate of waste plastics from small household appliance is lower compared to the waste plastics recovered from the four items specified by the Household Appliance Recycling Law (refrigerators, air conditioners, washing machines, and televisions). Approximately 80% of these waste plastics are processed through thermal recycling, which reuses the heat generated from combustion as energy.

Efforts to Reduce Plastic Emissions and Promote Recycling in Business Activities

MEIJI YASUDA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

・Introduce office chairs that offset all GHG emissions throughout their lifecycle (from raw material procurement to production, distribution, sales, and disposal after use). ・Contribute to effective resource use and waste reduction by introducing office chairs made of recycled resin legs from collected used products and upholstery made from recycled waste fabric and domestic used fishing nets. ・Switch plastic files used in business activities to LIMEX material or paper files to reduce the use of plastic products.

Synthesizing Methanol from Carbon Dioxide Efficiently to Promote Carbon Circulation

SUMITOMO CHEMICAL Co., Ltd. Shimane University

・Shimane University develops basic research into catalysts and reaction processes to increase reaction yield in the methanol synthesis using carbon dioxide as a raw material.

Collaboration using the world's first new dissolution and separation recycling technology for the complete recycling of polystyrene.

FP Corporation DIC Corporation

In November 2020, DIC and FPCO announced plans to collaborate in the practical implementation of a closed-loop recycling system for polystyrene that maximizes the technologies, as well as the collection and recycling systems, of both companies. In this initiative, colored foamed trays will be recycled into new trays just like conventional white trays using a new dissolution and separation recycling technology, enabling a "tray-to-tray" recycling. Additionally, this effort aims to realize the closed-loop recycling that uses chemical recycling technology to recycle polystyrene to styrene monomer, which is the raw material for polystyrene.

Low-foamed PS containers created by Low-foamed PS sheet and New molding technology.

FP Corporation Sekisui Kasei Co., Ltd.

In response to our customers' needs to further reduce the use of plastic in the market, FPCO has been conducting research on product weight reduction utilizing PSP (polystyrene paper) foaming technology in collaboration with SEKISUI KASEI CO., LTD(SEKISUI KASEI).

Regarding the Use of Recycled Plastic

TOTO. LTD

As part of our initiative to promote the 3Rs (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) in our products, we are actively utilizing recycled plastic. In Japan, we use over 100 tons of recycled plastic each month. The main application is in the tank part of toilets, where over 80% is comprised of recycled plastic. In addition, we are increasing the adoption of recycled plastic in other components such as washlets, system baths, and kitchens.

closed recycling system of label backing release liner" Resource Recycling Project"

Resource Recycling Project NEION Film Coatings Corp． TOYOBO CO., LTD. Shionogi Pharma Co., Ltd.

label backing release liner typically uses composite materials of paper and 　 resin, which　are generally difficult to recycle. As a result, they become a large amount of industrial waste and are incinerated. In this project, we replace these label backing release liner with release liner for recycling made from PET-based synthetic paper. After use, the release paper is collected as valuable materials and subjected to material recycling. By using the recycled material again as a raw material for release liner for recycling, we achieve Film-to-Film recycling. This will enable the social implementation of closed recycling system of label backing release liner.

Eliminate Polystyrene Foam Packaging for Large TVs Using enviromentally concious biodegradable biopolymer

Sony Group Corporation

Sony has been transitioning from plastic packaging to paper packaging for small products. For larger and heavier products like TVs, polystyrene foam has remained the primary cushioning material due to it robust resistance during transportation.

Energy efficient purification of bioethanol

Sulzer Japan Limited

Sulzer’s unique design for distillation and dehydration enables bioethanol production with very low steam consumption. Our design is tailored to maximize the heat integration and minimize the OPEX for a sustainable bioethanol production. Our long-standing experience in bioethanol purification ensures a reliable and proven design for advanced bioethanol. We offer complete process plants solution for 1G-bioethanol from edible feedstocks, 2G-bioethanol from lignocellulosic biomass, Advanced bioethanol from gas fermentation (3G-4G).

Promoting elimination of waste (release paper), improvement of production efficiency at customers’ factories, and resource recycling support after use with the “Heat Labeling System,” which is a thermal bonding method that does not require release paper!

KOTOBUKI SEIHAN PRINTING CO.,LTD

Tack labels, to which a glue agent is applied in advance, are utilized by removing the labels from the label release paper during the process of attaching the labels to the products, and the release paper portion is no longer needed. The amount of release paper used by the entire domestic manufacturing industry is said to amount to 116 million m2 per month, most of which is disposed of or incinerated without being recovered or reused as a resource. We have developed a heat label that uses a heat-sensitive adhesive method that does not require release paper, even though it is pre-applied with a glue, thereby eliminating the need for release paper itself, which accounts for about 40% of the entire label. By proposing solutions to reduce the use of product resources from the design stage and solve the issues faced by stakeholders at each stage, we are working with our customers to reduce waste and costs incurred during the production of release paper, eliminate waste (label release paper) generated after label application, improve work efficiency during production, and support resource recycling after use.

Promoting total solution proposals that accompany customers at each stage with “thermal transfer foil”!

KOTOBUKI SEIHAN PRINTING CO.,LTD

Thermal transfer is a technique in which, by applying heat and pressure to a heat-resistant film with a pattern printed on it, the pattern (ink layer) is instantly applied to the base material (molded product). Normally, in the case of direct printing, the more multicolored the pattern, the greater the increase in base material loss due to printing errors and printing work time, resulting in poor yields and requiring more time for delivery. In the case of hydraulic transfer, not only is a large amount of waste fluid generated after the transfer process, but the process also takes time, resulting in longer time for delivery.

PS Recycle Technology

Sulzer Japan Limited

For pyrolysis of polystyrene, which Sulzer perform with its technology partner VTT, combining the strength of Finland’s strongest research organization with Sulzer’s existing SuRe™ styrene technology. Testing different polystyrene wastes including contaminations of polyethylene and polypropylene has been shown to achieve a 64% yield for styrene monomer. The quality of the monomer is suited to the production of polystyrene in all qualities, including for food packaging applications.

Bio Fuel Technology License

Sulzer Japan Limited

Under the cooperation with BASF, our joint development target is to improve the existing MaxFlux and BioFlux technologies for plastic recycling and biofuels with leading catalyst and adsorbent technology in terms of yields and energy consumption, thereby lowering the carbon footprint of the technology and improving CAPEX and OPEX requirements.

Circular Polymer Technology

Sulzer Japan Limited

Sulzer is a key shareholder in Worn Again Technologies, a company dedicated to textile recycling. In 2022 we announced that the first pilot plant will be built in Winterthur, Switzerland, and that Sulzer has increased its share in Worn Again Technologies. Building on our experience in the process development and licensing of polylactic acid (PLA) polymers and co-polymers, Chemtech is creating a portfolio of process technologies for biobased polymers. In 2022, significant progress was made on establishing pilot plants to test different raw materials, such as lactic acid, and developing formulas to modify properties of PLA polymers. Sulzer’s unique ring-opening technology to produce biopolymers such as PLA is suited to producing other biopolymers and co-polymers. It has been our goal to have a pilot plant platform available to test different synthesis routes and formulas on different scales to accelerate process development – and this was implemented in Switzerland in 2022.

Launched "Wear to Fashion" in collaboration with ITOCHU Corporation to realize a truly circular fashion future.

ECOMMIT Co.,Ltd. ITOCHU Corporation

As part of our efforts to address the issue of fashion loss (clothing disposal), we launched a service called “Wear to Fashion” in 2022 in collaboration with ITOCHU Textile Company, which provides RENU, a polyester made from recycled used fibers.

Bottle-to-Bottle Closed Loop Recycling Projects in 2022

Japan Soft Drink Association

Since 2020, beverage industry has implemented numerous activities to promote bottle-to-bottle recycling (Closed Loop Recycling) of PET Bottles. Our initiatives continue into 2022 where we continued promoting test events and educative activities focused on resource circulation and minimizing marine litter.

Recycling of used backing paper (release paper) for sticker and label products

Japan-Earth Conscious Labeling

The following members of the supply chain in this resource recycling project are the constituent members. (1) Companies using stickers and labels: Proper separation of release paper and proper shipping Intermediate treatment companies: Proper collection and transportation (3) Recyclers: Utilization of release paper as a resource (4) Base material manufacturing companies: Development and manufacture of base materials that are easy to recycle (5) Printing and processing companies: Adopt easy-to-recycle base materials, print, process, sell, and promote recycling.

Upcycling of waste plastic in collaboration with local government

S.lab Inc.

・Members/roles Kamakura City: Collection of used plastic resources from citizens Keio University: Overall project management and raw material development, printing operation and design for 3D printing S.lab Inc.: Joint development and providing pellet type 3D printing equipment ・Points of collaboration We aim to upcycle used plastic materials which is collected from local communities with a high added-value 3D printer. We make it easier to carry out these activities by collaborating with local government. There are also many private companies that cooperate and provide technical assistance in our activities.

Closed-Loop-Recycling of P-Con

OKABE Co., Ltd.

The collection of used P-Con in the Kanto region begun in October 2022, and "EcoP-Con", which is made of materials recycled from collected products, was launched in September 2023.

closed-loop system

FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.

We established our company-wide recycling policy in 1995, under which we have been collecting products used by customers for recycling and reuse.

ApeosPort-VI C RC" series of recycled full-color digital multifunction devices that use reusable parts for 84% of the main unit weight

FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.

Since 1995, FUJIFILM Business Innovation began collecting, reusing, and recycling used products, and launched remanufactured digital multifunction products as the ApeosPort-VI C RC series in September 2022.

Environmentally Friendly, Proprietary Technologies

Elephantech Inc.

We have succeeded in mass production by creating our unique manufacturing method, the Pure Additive™ method (forming circuits by heaping only the necessary number of necessary materials), which combines metal inkjet printing and electroless copper plating processes from the conventional manufacturing method (Subtractive method: layering materials and scraping off unnecessary materials).

Recycling Vinyl Window Dark-Colored Frame Material—Recycling into Raw Material for Resin Frame Material—

YKK AP Inc.

We have already recycled scrap materials (polyvinyl chloride: PVC) generated in-house during vinyl window manufacturing into raw materials for vinyl windows, and started applying a new recycling method to products for shipment in September 2022.

Polyester type mono-material labelstocks "MMP50CA BP401 8SK"

LINTEC Corporation

Containers made of various material like PET, PP and PE are used around us, these are attached self-adhesive label reflected the image of the product. For general self-adhesive label, acrylic type or rubber type adhesive that are different material from containers is used.

Recycling Vinyl Window Frame Cutting Scrap - Recycling into Double Glazing Gasket -

YKK AP Inc.

In 2019, we began recycling scrap materials (polyvinyl chloride: PVC) generated in-house during the manufacturing of vinyl windows into raw materials for gaskets.

About resource recycling of used ink cartridges

ecorica.inc

We have realized the first system in Japan to collect and reuse used cartridges of inkjet printers on a nationwide scale.

Bottle-to-Bottle Closed Loop Recycling Projects in 2021

Japan Soft Drink Association

In 2020, we implemented tests and educative activities with various stakeholders in Tokyo to promote bottle-to-bottle recycling, which means Closed Loop Recycling of PET Bottles.

Realization of a recycling-oriented society through solar power generation

Niimi Solar Company

Currently, various technologies are being used to recycle solar panels, but our "Solar Panel Pyrolysis Plant using Sakumoto’s Method" is the only technology in the world that can decompose organic matter without emitting carbon dioxide and extract high-purity materials from solar panels.

Eco-products Database

Green Purchasing Network (GPN)

The Eco-products Database is the largest database that discloses environmental information about products and services along the Green Purchasing Guidelines.

Seven & i Group PET Bottle Circulation Initiatives

Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd.

The Seven & i Group has been installing plastic bottle reverse bending machines in our stores since 2012.

Resource Recycling Project

NEION Film Coatings Corp． TOYOBO CO., LTD. Shionogi Pharma Co., Ltd. TOPPAN INFOMEDIA CO., LTD. Mitsui Bussan Chemicals ., LTD

A material called release paper is used for the label mount. This release paper is an indispensable material in the printing and molding processes, but in many cases it is removed and discarded before reaching the consumer.

Reduction of GHG emissions and fossil fuel consumption through recycling industrial waste

Daiseki Co.,Ltd.

Our main business consists of the collection and transportation of industrial waste (such as waste oil containing waste solvent, waste acid, waste alkali, and sludge), intermediate treatment, and recycling.

Remanufacturing of Multifunction Devices

Canon Inc.

Since 1992, Canon has undertaken remanufacturing of used multifunction devices.We collect used devices and break them down into parts, which are washed and cleaned using optimal techniques.

Toner Cartridge Closed-Loop Recycling

Canon Inc.

In 1990, Canon launched its Toner Cartridge Recycling Program, the first such program in the industry. The program continues to operate today.

Enhanced use of recycled resin

Panasonic Corporation

To efficiently utilize resin recovered from used home appliances in addition to metals such as iron, copper, and aluminum, our recycling factory, Panasonic Eco Technology Center Co., Ltd. (PETEC), and Kato Plastic Recycling Factory of the Appliances Company work together for resin recycling.

Overseas Development of Infrastructure Maintenance Business

MITSUI & CO., LTD. SHO-BOND Holdings Co., Ltd.

SHO-BOND is a domestic leader in comprehensive maintenance support. It is engaged in research and development of construction methods and materials centering on the design and construction of roads, bridges, railways, ports, and buildings.

GUNPLA Recycling Project ～The Future created with GUNPLA funs～

BANDAI SPIRITS CO., LTD. BANDAI NAMCO Holdings Inc. BANDAI NAMCO Amusement Inc. BANDAI LOGIPAL INC. PS Japan Corporation

BANDAI SPIRITS collects plastic runners of GUNPLA (model kits of Gundam Series) from approximately 200 amusement facilities operated by BANDAI NAMCO AMUSEMENT. The collected runners are transported by BANDAI LOIGIPAL, and sorted out for 3 ways of recycling.

リサイクル技術開発・環境配慮設計によるマテリアルリサイクル率向上

Association for Electric Home Appliances Panasonic Corporation TOSHIBA CORPORATION Hitachi Global Life Solutions, Inc. Mitsubishi Electric Corporation SHARP CORPORATION Sony Corporation

A system for the collection and recycling by manufacturers(Panasonic, Toshiba, Hitachi GLS, Mitsubishi, Sharp, Sony, etc.) of four home appliances* handed over from retailers.

Study of Non-food Biomass Plastic Production from Pulp in Japan

Sojitz Corporation Oji Holdings Corporation

Sojitz Pla-net Corporation, a Sojitz subsidiary, will begin development of biomass plastics (polylactic acid and polyethylene) together with Oji Holdings Corporation, a project subsidized by Japan’s Ministry of the Environment to reduce CO2 emissions as part of its efforts to build a system to support recyclable plastics.

Chemical Recycling Business

Sojitz Corporation PET Refine Technology, Co., Ltd. JEPLAN, Inc.

Using its proprietary chemical recycling technology BRING™, JEPLAN and its subsidiary PRT are able to selectively extract the intermediate BHET (Bis(2-Hydroxyethyl) terephthalate) from PET, the material used to make PET bottles and polyester fabric.

Started a demonstration experiment on store management of "100% renewable energy" utilizing electric vehicle batteries, high-performance solar panels, and electricity derived from "Graduate FIT"

Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd. SEVEN-ELEVEN JAPAN CO.,LTD. Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. 4R Energy Corporation

EVEN-ELEVEN JAPAN Co., Ltd. has started a demonstration experiment to procure all electric energy for store operations from renewable energy sources at 10 Seven-Eleven stores in Kanagawa Prefecture since September 26, 2019 (Thursday).

Bottle to Bottle Project

AEON Co., Ltd. Marubeni Corporation Marubeni Forest LinX Co.,Ltd. Marubeni Plax Corporation AEON TOPVALU CO., LTD.

Aeon has set a goal of halving the amount of disposable plastics used by 2030 and converting TOPVALU PET bottles to 100% recycled or plant-derived materials in order to realize a decarbonized and resource-recycling society.

Self-Contained Food Recycling Loop

AEON Co., Ltd. DAIEI KANKYO Co.,Ltd. AEON AGRI CREATE CO.,LTD AEON RETAIL Co.,Ltd. The Daiei Inc.

We have built a food recycling loop and established a regional resource recycling model. It has been done by the following approach. (1) DAIEI KANKYO Co.,Ltd., a waste disposal company, composts food waste generated at stores of group companies such as AEON Retail Co., Ltd., The Daiei Inc.

World's first uses 100% of PET bottles collected at stores achieves complete recycling of PET bottles Premium Seven x 1 (Hajime) "1 (Hajime) Green Tea One Bottle a Day" released at Seven & i Group stores nationwide

Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd. Coca-Cola(Japan)Company, Limited

Coca-Cola(Japan)Company, Limited and Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd. renewed their joint project product "1 (Hajime) Green Tea One Bottle a Day" (Food with Functional Claims), which has been a favorite since its launch in May 2017, using completely circular PET bottles (*1) recycled from collected PET bottles at Seven & i Group stores.

Considering Collaborating with DIC Corporation to Realize Chemical Recycling

FP Corporation DIC Corporation

FP Corporation believes that expansion of recycling activities is one of the most effective measures against climate changes and ocean plastic issue and is steadily executing its "FPCO Method recycling" of "Tray to Tray" and "Bottle to Tray" which have been established by FP Corporation as mono-material recycling systems.

Technological development and spread of a biomass plastic, Pararesin

Euglena Co., Ltd. Seiko Epson Corporation NEC Corporation

Technological development and spread of a biomass plastic, Pararesin

Complete Material Recycling System for Disposable Diapers

TOPPAN INC. TOTAL CARE SYSTEM Co. Sumitomo Heavy Industries Environment Co.,Ltd.

Until now, disposable diapers composed of composite materials, such as plastic and pulp, have been regarded as unsuitable for recycling, and thus, after use, have been positioned as waste plastic and incinerated. Currently, pulp is recycled as a raw material for building materials,

Development and Practical Implementation of Used Plastic Recycling Technology by R Plus Japan, a　Cross-Industry Joint Venture Company

R Plus Japan Suntory Holdings Limited

In accordance with the Suntory Group's Plastic Policy, Suntory MONOZUKURI Expert has been working with Anellotech, a US biochemical venture company, on the joint development of PET bottles made from 100% plant-derived materials.

Development of Flake to Preform (F-to-P) Direct Recycling Technology for PET Bottles

Suntory Holdings Limited Kyoei Industry

Suntory Holdings, which owns the beverage manufacturer Suntory Beverage & Foodl, and Kyoei Industry, a recycled materials manufacturer involved in the recycling, processing and sale of synthetic resins, have been advancing activities to reduce the environmental impact of PET bottle production,

CHP generation business and carbon fixing through soil restoration with rice husk charcoal carbon

Yanmar Holdings Co., LTD. FUKUHARAFARM Ltd.

Some of the rice husks produced in rice farming are treated by mixing them with soil, but most of them were discarded without being effectively utilized.

Dow-Toppan Circular Economy Project for International Sports Competitions

TOPPAN INC. Dow Chemical Japan Limited

The two companies signed an MOU for a long-term strategic partnership for the Tokyo 2020 Games, which increased opportunities for new business development.

Making New Bottles from Used Bottles Collaboration by consumers, local governments, and companies

Unilever Japan Kao Corporation Veolia Japan Group The Procter&Gamble Company of Japan Limited Lion Corporation

In Japan, many used containers of personal and home care products are not being recycled into new containers.

Development and demonstration project of new biomass and biodegradable plastic films for agriculture

Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation

The National Agriculture and Food Research Organization: Evaluation of biodegradability and collection of basic information for stable production of enzymes

Closed Loop Recycling of Waste Newspaper

Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. procures waste newspaper as a raw material to produce and sell newsprint. Newspaper companies purchase newsprint from Nippon Paper Industries and publish newspapers, as well as collecting waste newspaper from newspaper printing factories and subscribers’, in order to sell as a raw material to Nippon Paper Industries.

Chemical Decomposition of Waste Plastics using Catalyst and Manufacturing Olefin (ethylene, propylene, etc)

SUMITOMO CHEMICAL Co., Ltd. MURORAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

・Muroran Institute of Technology develops high performance catalysts for the decomposition of plastic wastes. ・Sumitomo Chemical supports the R&D of Muroran Institute of Technology and develops process technologies to maximize the chemical decomposition efficiency of plastic wastes.

Recycling of Beverage PET Bottle Plastic For Use As Caps on Cosmetics Packaging

Kirin Holdings Company,Limited Kirin Beverage Company,Limited FANCL Corporation Attenir Corporation

Kirin Holdings Company, Limited, is proceeding with various joint development projects with FANCL Corporation (pronounced fahn-kell).

The “Mata Aeru (Let’s meet again) Bottle Project” to Promote Horizontal Recycling of PET Bottles

Suntory Holdings Limited

In 2011, Suntory Group became the first in the Japanese soft drink industry to establish a bottle-to-bottle mechanical recycling system*1 for PET bottles (produce), and the following year, in 2012, to introduce PET bottles made of 100% recycled materials (implement). Since then, we have promoted technological innovation over the years,

Value networks creation between organizations for circular economy

Circular Economy Association

We aim to establish the support system on value network creation for circular economy between organizations in accordance with the following approaches.

Experiments to design better plastic recycling models

ENVIPRO HOLDINGS Inc.

Post consumer recycled material (PCR) is a recycled material made from disposed post consumer goods.

Revalue Project to create new value from factory waste

Panasonic Corporation

We are promoting the Revalue Project to create new value from factory waste in the form of totally new products, through creative design.

Bottle-to-Bottle Tokyo Project in 2020

Japan Soft Drink Association

Time Line: Conducted during November, 2020 to February, 2021

Announcement to achieve 50% Bottle-to-Bottle recycling by 2030

Japan Soft Drink Association

Achieve 50％Bottle-to-Bottle Horizontal Recycling of PET Bottles by 2030. (vs total PET resin usage in sales volume)

Manufacturing Polyolefin using Waste as Raw Material

SUMITOMO CHEMICAL Co., Ltd. SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.

SEKISUI CHEMICAL converts wastes into ethanol. Sumitomo Chemical produces polyolefins from the waste-derived ethanol.

Japan Beverage Industry "Reduce" initaitives and results

Japan Soft Drink Association

Working together with Liaison Committee of Associations Promoting 3R and The Council for PET Bottle Recycling, the industry has reduced weight of each PET Bottle by 27.6％ in 2022 compared to 2004.

Reuse Products Business

RICOH Company, Ltd.

Since the introduction of our first recycled copier in 1997, Ricoh has continuously expanded the lineup of recycled models.

Cloud services: Environmental effects of services based on low-carbon and resource-recycling systems utilizing our own data centers

FUJITSU LIMITED

Fujitsu provides a cloud service which using own data centers as a cloud service provides users with the following advantage: Resource optimization, Strengthening of　business continuity, Realizing stable operation of systems, and Reduction in maintenance burden.

Bio-PP / PE dissemination activities

Iwatani Corporation

Production will start at Lyondell basell from 2019 Our handling started in 2021

Lithium Supply Chain in the Next Mobility Strategy of Toyota Tsusho

Toyota Tsusho Corporation

With an eye towards acquiring lithium resources, Toyota Tsusho began to conduct studies on global mining reserves in 2008, just as the popularity of lithium-ion batteries began to surge.

Anaerobic digestion technology to recover energy from kitchen refuse and industrial food waste

Kajima Corporation

Various initiatives are underway to effectively utilize organic waste, such as kitchen refuse and industrial food waste, which are discharged during daily life.

Concrete with Recycled Cement using Waste Fresh Ready-Mixed Concrete Sludge. 「Eco-Crete R3」

Kajima Corporation

Concrete work involves unavoidable waste of about 1% to 2% of the ordered concrete and there may be surplus. When surplus concrete is returned to the ready-mixed concrete plant, the aggregates are removed and the remaining cement content(sludge) is discarded as industrial waste.

Renewable Energy Strategy of Toyota Tsusho

Toyota Tsusho Corporation

Renewable energy business of Toyota Tsusho started in the US wind power generation business in 1987m and since then, it has expanded mainly in Europe and the US, and started the business in Japan in 1999, and now has the largest power generation capacity of 3.4GW(gross) in Japan.

Seven Premium Lifestyle Body Cooler, which uses recycled yarn made from PET bottles collected by the group, will be released sequentially from 129 Ito-Yokado stores nationwide.

Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd.

Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd. will release the functional underwear "Seven Premium Lifestyle Body Cooler" at Ito-Yokado, York-Benimaru, Sogo & Seibu stores nationwide from February 12, 2020 (Wednesday).

FPCO Method Circular Recycling

FP Corporation

The reason why we started recycling food trays is that in the 1980s, there was a non-buying movement in the United States for the negative impact on the environment of plastic food containers of restaurant chains.

Renewable plastics from 100% bio-based hydrocarbons

Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.

Replacement a part of the fossil feedstock in the production of a variety of plastics and chemicals at Mitsui Chemicals's crackers within Osaka Works during 2021

Development and use of new sustainable material: cellulose fiber composition material

Panasonic Corporation

Cellulose fiber can be derived from various natural resources, such as wood residues from forest thinning, and other organic wastes, and it is now drawing attention as a resource with low environmental impact.

Development and use of new sustainable material: an eco-conscious flooring substrate

Panasonic Corporation

In the area of housing materials, we exclusively developed an eco-conscious wood-based flooring substrate that utilizes 100% recycled wooden materials (excluding glue) made from construction waste.

Commercialize Acrylic Resin Molecular Recycling Operations

Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation

Regarding the polymer decomposition technology, it is being considered to develop new technology including joint development with the outside as well as existing technology, and especially to verify new one with pilot scale facilities.

Life cycle assesment of steel product

Nippon Steel Corporation

We took the lead in developing a methodology to calculate the recycling effect of steel scrap into an international standard (ISO 20915) in cooperation with worldsteel,

Recycled polyester fiber products "ECOPET"

TEIJIN FRONTIER CO.,LTD.

We have been selling recycled polyester "ECOPET" since 1995 and have a sales record of more than 25 years. We sell “ECOPET” with two recycling technologies.

鉄鋼スラグの有効活用

Nippon Steel Corporation

In the iron and steel-making process, over 600 kg of by-products, such as steel slag, dust, sludge, and used refractory bricks are generated for each ton of crude steel produced.

ペットボトルリサイクル繊維「＆+」™（アンドプラス）

Toray Industries, Inc.

Toray has positioned “&+” as the symbol of a growing public desire for PET bottle recycling activity while doing the marketing to consumers through retailers not Japan but worldwide. It was also targeting to expand the use of high-value-added fibers from PET waste globally.

Recycling of silicon wafers in metal powder products

Seiko Epson Corporation

Epson has declared a commitment to a vision of developing environmental technology, promoting resource recycling, and eliminating the use of underground resources by 2050.

Japan’s First High-Rise Hybrid Wood-Built Hotel Using Hokkaido-Grown Pine

MITSUBISHI ESTATE CO., LTD.

Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd. ("Mitsubishi Estate") will open The Royal Park Canvas – Sapporo Odori Park in Sapporo, Hokkaido on October 1, 2021. This will be Japan's first high-rise hybrid wood-built hotel.

Regeneration of carbon black from used tires and its use for tire production

Bridgestone Corporation

Bridgestone Group has been searching for technologies to convert tires back into raw materials. In partnership with Delta-Energy Group LLC, Bridgestone Americas, Inc.

Komatsu's Global Component Recycling Initiatives (Global Reman Business)

Komatsu Ltd.

To provide customers worldwide with Reman (* 1) components, Komatsu has established two global bases, one in Indonesia and one in Chile.

Adhesive technology

TEIJIN FRONTIER CO.,LTD.

We have been selling the products which is used solvent-free water-based adhesives since 2019. RF-free adhesives are currently under development.

Significant improvement in productivity of industrial afforestation in tropical regions

Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

In tropical regions, the development of good quality eucalyptus trees by selective breeding and mass proliferation using cuttings has greatly improved the productivity of biomass from industrial afforestation.

Upgraded Recycling That Increases the Value of Materials (Application of Recycled Materials)

KONICA MINOLTA, INC.

Konica Minolta views plastic as one of the high-risk materials due to the fact that its raw material, petroleum,

Design, development, manufacturing and sales of bio-engineering plastic "DURABIO" which is bio-based polycarbonate resin derived mainly from plant-based raw materials

Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation

DURABIO™ is a bio-based polycarbonate resin whose main raw material is plant-derived isosorbide. It features excellent performance, offering higher resistance to impact, heat, and weather than conventional engineering plastics.

Material recycling of waste wood and circulation logistics

Tokyo Board Industries CO.,LTD

Our business model is to collect waste wood and turn it into a product (particle board) in which fixed carbon in wood has been recycled and contributes to mitigate global warming.

Building a recycling scheme for scrap iron

Panasonic Corporation

Jointly with Tokyo Steel Co., Ltd., we started a recycling scheme for scrap iron in July 2013. In this scheme, we recover the scrap iron from used home appliances and Tokyo Steel makes it into steel sheets. We then purchase the sheets back as a material for our products.

Lamina® heat sealable paper that enables packaging to be made from paper alone

Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

In recent years, it has been growing interest in paper materials as an alternative to plastics. Lamina® is a packaging material that enables the creation of packaging using only paper, without the use of plastic.

New Material: Paper-based Barrier Material SHIELDPLUS®

Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

In 2016, we began ramping up our development of applications for our paper-based barrier packaging material SHIELDPLUS®.

Development of new markets that contribute to resource recycling by licensing Triporous™, a new material made from rice husks

Sony Group Corporation and group companies

Sony has independently developed Triporous, a plant-derived porous carbon material with excellent adsorption properties and has been offering it for licensing since 2019 after obtaining a wide range of patents from basic to applied.