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Upcycling Cellophane Manufacturing Scrap into High-Performance Materials

Dai-ichi Kogyo Seiyaku developed a process to convert Rengo's cellophane manufacturing scrap into high-performance polysaccharide esters. The new manufacturing process is estimated to reduce CO₂ emissions by 68% compared with the conventional process.

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Direction
Improvement
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Scale
68
CO₂ Emissions Reduction Rate (%)
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Announced details

Polysaccharide Esters Made from Cellophane Manufacturing Scrap and Their Manufacturing Process
Applicable field (uses covered by this announcement)

High-performance materials, resource circulation, and decarbonization. Specific application fields: Not disclosed.

What the company reported numerically
Quantitative Effects

The company estimated and compared CO₂ emissions, determining that they could be reduced by 68% compared with the conventional process. It also confirmed that transparent molded products can be produced from polysaccharide esters through heating and compression molding.

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DKS Co.Ltd.4461
Relationship with the Company

The parties are jointly building a resource-circulation model for the effective use of cellophane manufacturing scrap and the polysaccharide esterification process. Capital and personnel relationships: Not disclosed.

CounterpartyRengo Co.,Ltd.

Head office: Kita-ku, Osaka; Representative Director and President: Kawamoto Yosuke (川本洋祐). The company has a cellophane manufacturing process. Other details: Not disclosed.

In this announcement the company addresses none of Contract Value / Offering price / Impact on Business Performance.

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Announced details
ItemDetails
Names of Products / Services CoveredPolysaccharide Esters Made from Cellophane Manufacturing Scrap and Their Manufacturing Process
CounterpartyRengo Co.,Ltd.
Counterparty overviewHead office: Kita-ku, Osaka; Representative Director and President: Kawamoto Yosuke (川本洋祐). The company has a cellophane manufacturing process. Other details: Not disclosed.
Relationship with the CompanyThe parties are jointly building a resource-circulation model for the effective use of cellophane manufacturing scrap and the polysaccharide esterification process. Capital and personnel relationships: Not disclosed.
Applicable areaHigh-performance materials, resource circulation, and decarbonization. Specific application fields: Not disclosed.
Quantitative EffectsThe company estimated and compared CO₂ emissions, determining that they could be reduced by 68% compared with the conventional process. It also confirmed that transparent molded products can be produced from polysaccharide esters through heating and compression molding.
SourceCompany estimate and comparison
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Contract ValueOffering priceContract DateLaunch dateAward/certification nameAwarding / certifying bodyRegistration number and expiry dateLocationLocation scaleUsage historyImpact on Business Performance

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The company developed a new reaction solvent by applying its technologies for handling cellulose materials and chemical modification. The aim is to achieve both resource circulation and decarbonization, while making effective use of cellophane manufacturing scrap.

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