Product Development Centered on Environmental Performance, Energy Efficiency and Advanced Functionality
First written in FY2016. 6 of 8 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2021-Q2. Latest entry: FY2026.
26 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「As a product contributing to carbon neutrality, the Company began test sales in July 2025 of Silver Arrow®, an outdoor radiative-cooling film that contributes to energy savings and uses the Company’s proprietary film-processing technology.」
The Company began test sales of an outdoor radiative cooling film incorporating environmental performance and energy efficiency into its product functions. It also disclosed an environmentally friendly product ratio of 71.8% for fiscal 2024 against a fiscal 2026 target of 50% or more. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「Results; metric; scope; fiscal 2023 results; target; Scope 1 + 2; total emissions reduction rate; Bando Chemical; 10.9% reduction; 38% reduction by 2030 (versus fiscal 2013); carbon neutrality by 2050; percentage of newly launched products that are environmentally friendly; Bando Chemical; 66%; 50% or more in fiscal 2026.」
The Company disclosed its fiscal 2023 Scope 1 and 2 emissions results and an environmentally friendly product ratio of 66%. The ratio exceeds the fiscal 2026 target of 50% or more. - FY2023-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「The Company completed development of the water-repellent and water-permeable sheet “Wiltear™ Sheet” for concrete formwork, using its proprietary water-repellent technology to conserve resources, and began test sales in November 2022.」
Products aimed at conserving resources have progressed from completion of development to test sales, giving concrete form to product development focused on reducing environmental impact. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「Going forward, the Company will continue to develop high-value-added products that address customer needs by market, create unique value that benefits customers and expand sales, while also focusing on product development that contributes to carbon neutrality.」
The Company explicitly linked reduced environmental impact to its future product development policy and added product development that contributes to carbon neutrality. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「The Company was selected as a recipient of a NEDO grant for the project “Development of cellulose nanofiber-related technologies contributing to a carbon recycling society,” aimed at achieving a low-carbon society, and is conducting “Development of low-cost manufacturing technology for CNF-composite chloroprene rubber targeting power transmission belts.”」
The Company has described its selection as a recipient of a NEDO grant and its specific research theme for developing low-cost manufacturing technology for cellulose nanofiber composite materials in support of a low-carbon society. - FY2021-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「We also began selling “Mr. Silky Touch™,” a non-adhesive belt for food applications with excellent release and slip properties on the belt surface, and “TeClear® EGS-T,” a thin polyethylene film for building and interior materials that reduces CO2 emissions and waste over its lifecycle from manufacture through disposal,」
The launch of sales of Teclia® EGS-T, which incorporates reduced environmental impact as a product feature, demonstrates the concrete market introduction of products developed around environmental performance, energy efficiency and advanced functionality. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「The keywords for new products are “environmental performance, energy efficiency and advanced functionality.” The priority markets are optoelectronics, transportation/automotive, and energy/robotics, while the priority fields are power electronics, printed electronics, welfare, and nursing care.」
The Company has reiterated its policy of using environmental performance, energy efficiency and advanced functionality as keywords for new products and defining priority markets and fields. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「The keywords for new products are “environmental performance, energy efficiency and advanced functionality.” The priority markets are optoelectronics, transportation/automotive, and energy/robotics, while the priority fields are power electronics, printed electronics, welfare, and nursing care.」
The Company has specified the keywords for new product development, as well as its priority markets and fields.