Komori
Sumitomo Seika Chemicals Company,Limited. (4008) · InitiativeAdvanced

Recycling Used Superabsorbent Polymer and Technology for Separating and Recovering Low-Concentration CO2

First written in FY2023. 2 of 3 entries say "Advanced", first in 2026-06-04. Latest entry: FY2026.

3entries
4years
1from disclosures
Share on X
How it moved
ProgressHeldSoftenedWorseFirst statedFY20232023: 120232024: 020242025: 020252026: 22026
Same theme, other companies
Commercialization of a Recycling and Circular Model for Used Disposable DiapersA theme 5 companies write about · 0 as a headwind · 5 as a tailwind

3 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".

Ridges = years it wrote progress, valleys = years it wrote worse. Most hopeful companies at the back. Drag to turn, scroll to zoom, right-drag to pan. On a phone, two fingers turn and pinch to zoom; one finger scrolls the page.
Full recordFilings, disclosures and news, newest first
  1. FY2026AdvancedAnnual report

    「The Company has completed technology verification at the laboratory level and is currently proceeding with the installation of pilot facilities.」

    Horizontal chemical recycling of superabsorbent polymer derived from used disposable diapers has completed laboratory-level technology verification and progressed to the pilot facility installation stage.
  2. 2026-06-04AdvancedGeneral Meetings of Shareholders

    「We are working to develop horizontal chemical recycling technology for superabsorbent polymers separated from used paper diapers. To industrialize this technology, we are constructing pilot facilities in the Himeji area.」

    The recycling of used superabsorbent polymers progressed from being described as a research and development theme to the construction phase for pilot facilities.
  3. FY2023First statedAnnual report

    「The Company is developing technology to recycle superabsorbent polymer recovered from used disposable diapers. The technology aims to achieve horizontal recycling, reusing the material as superabsorbent polymer for disposable diapers. The Company is also working on the development of technology to separate and capture CO2 from exhaust gas using its PSA technology.」

    The Company identified horizontal recycling of SAP derived from used disposable diapers and low-concentration CO2 separation and capture using PSA technology as R&D themes toward carbon neutrality.
Moved together

"Expansion of consolidated performance with higher revenue and operating income" moved the same way as this thread, in the same document, in 2 of its 3 moves.

222★123
  1. ★This thread
  2. 1Expansion of consolidated performance with higher revenue and operating income2×
  3. 2Strengthening CSR, Group Management, Human Resources and Technological Capabilities2×
  4. 3Construction Plan for Absorbent Resin Production Facilities in Asia2×

★ is this thread; numbers match the list above. The number on a line is how many documents both moved the same way in; lines between the other threads count the documents they moved together in too. Threads that move together often sit closer.

When this could move next
No upcoming earnings preview for Sumitomo Seika Chemicals Company,Limited. yet. It last moved in the General Meetings of Shareholders of 2026-06-04: "Advanced".
News
No news is linked to this thread yet. When an article touches it, it will appear here by date.
Recycling Used Superabsorbent Polymer and Technology for Separating and Recovering Low-Concentration CO2 | Sumitomo Seika Chemicals Company,Limited. (4008) | Komori