Dow Chemical Japan Ltd. has worked with BirdLife International Tokyo to run an environmental education program focused on the issue of ocean plastic waste. Dow Chemical Japan and BirdLife have been working together since 2019 to provide environmental education programs at primary schools. Conducting face-to-face lessons proved difficult this year due to COVID-19; but despite this, the pair kept on...
Mitsui Chemicals Inc. (TYO:4183) has joined with three other companies to launch a joint pilot project funded by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO). This follows the companies having applied for Green Innovation Fund support under the “Development of Technology for Producing Raw Materials for Plastics Using CO2 and Other Sources” initiative, with a particular focus here...
Toyota Group company Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd. (TYO:7282) has received an award as part of the fiscal 2021 Energy Conservation Grand Prize, which is organized by the Energy Conservation Center, Japan (ECCJ). Recognized here for its efforts to reach medium-term carbon neutrality targets, Toyoda Gosei has received the Prize of Director General of Agency for Natural Resources and Energy, part...
Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108) has joined with oil refinery and petroleum product seller Eneos Corp. for a new project. The agreement here will see these companies target social implementation for chemical recycling technologies that enable the precise pyrolysis of used tires, which would then contribute to the sustainability visions of both companies. Specifically, Bridgestone’s vision is to continue providing social value...
Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101) has seen its Hiratsuka Factory receive an annual award made to recognize business operators that display excellent energy management. The award here was given on Feb. 3 by the Kanto Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry, which is part of Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). It is the first time that the...
Japan’s major tire manufacturers have now all released their business results for calendar 2021 – showing a significant recovery compared to 2020, when COVID-related production restrictions and other such factors caused business to slump significantly. For 2022, however, these companies are expecting a rough year, with projections that the surging costs of raw materials and marine freight will make for...
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