The Nagase Group, of which plastic hose and pipe manufacturer Totaku Industries is a member, has set the resolution of social and environmental issues and globalization as a key issue, and as a specific goal to address climate change, aims to reduce CO2 emissions by 37% from the 2013 level by 2025 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. As part...
Cosmo Energy Group, which includes Cosmo Oil, Maruzen Petrochemical, Keiyo Ethylene, and Chiba Butadiene Industry, has acquired ISCC Plus Certification, an international certification developed by ISCC that realizes and ensures a sustainable and traceable supply chain. It guarantees the traceability of sustainable materials throughout the supply chain and demonstrates that rigorous standards are met. Cosmo Energy Group aims to achieve...
Yokohama Rubber will from the second half of 2023 introduce the proprietary “E+” mark for tires for passenger cars, trucks and buses that are compatible with electric vehicles (EVs). The move comes in response to increasing demand for tires for EVs in recent years, which are required to meet the special needs of such vehicles. These include high load capacity...
Denka signed a statement of support for the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), and was registered as a participating company as of June 8. At the same time, the company joined the Global Compact Network Japan, a local network of the UNGC in Japan. The UNGC is the world’s largest sustainability initiative, which aims to build a healthy global society...
Riken Technos and Waseda University will begin developing an effective method of utilizing chlorine-containing plastics, such as polyvinyl chloride (PVC). In recent years, the development of recycling methods for waste plastics has been actively pursued from the perspective of resource recycling. Chemical recycling methods, which involve decomposition reactions and other processes, basically return plastics to chemical raw materials, allowing them...
Aron Kasei has launched Grinable, a new brand of environmentally friendly elastomers, and will begin selling the T-Bi series of biomass elastomers as a new product. The company plans to start shipping products around mid-July. The product uses renewable plant-derived materials and is expected to prevent global warming and reduce dependence on fossil resources. In addition, although biomass materials have...
