Commercialization of Pole Recycling and PAdeCS
First written in FY2016. 10 of 20 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: 2026-10-31.
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- FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「Regarding the manufacture and sale of Eco CS Powder, construction of a pilot plant at the Shiga Plant of NC Nishinippon Pile Manufacturing Co., Ltd., part of the Nichicon Group, has been completed, preparations for full-scale operation are in place, and we have begun working with Idemitsu Kosan Co.,Ltd. toward commercialization.」
For sludge-derived Eco CS Powder, the initiative with Idemitsu Kosan Co.,Ltd. has advanced from the pilot-plant construction and demonstration-testing stage to the stage of preparing for full-scale operation and jointly working toward commercialization. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「As part of efforts to use the product as an asphalt filler, we signed a memorandum of understanding with Idemitsu Kosan Co.,Ltd. concerning its manufacture and sale. In fiscal 2023, we will build a pilot plant and conduct demonstration testing at the Shiga Plant of NC Nishinippon Pile Manufacturing Co., Ltd., part of the Nichicon Group, with the aim of commercializing the product within fiscal 2024.」
For sludge-derived synthetic calcium carbonate, following the signing of the memorandum of understanding with Idemitsu Kosan Co.,Ltd., the project has advanced to the stage of constructing a pilot plant and conducting demonstration testing at the Shiga Plant. The target of commercialization within fiscal 2024 remains unchanged. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「As part of efforts to develop a new application as an asphalt filler, we recently signed a memorandum of understanding with Idemitsu Kosan Co.,Ltd. concerning its manufacture and sale. In fiscal 2023, we will build a pilot plant at the Shiga Plant of NC Nishinippon Pile Manufacturing Co., Ltd., part of the Nichicon Group, with the aim of commercializing the product within fiscal 2024.」
For sludge-derived synthetic calcium carbonate, the company disclosed the signing of a memorandum of understanding with Idemitsu Kosan Co.,Ltd., the construction of a pilot plant in fiscal 2023, and a commercialization target within fiscal 2024. - FY2023-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Expectations continue to grow for concrete products that contribute to disaster prevention and mitigation, the maintenance of social infrastructure, disaster recovery, shorter construction periods, and reduced labor requirements, as well as for the company's environmental technologies for CO2 fixation and utilization, or CCUS, and green products such as low-carbon concrete, while」
The company continues to identify growing expectations for green products, including CCUS environmental technologies and low-carbon concrete, as an opportunity in the business environment. - FY2023-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Expectations continue to grow for concrete products that contribute to disaster prevention and mitigation, the maintenance of social infrastructure, disaster recovery, shorter construction periods, and reduced labor requirements, as well as for the company's environmental technologies for CO2 fixation and utilization, or CCUS, and green products such as low-carbon concrete.」
The company has reaffirmed the growing expectations for green products, including CCUS environmental technologies and low-carbon concrete, as an ongoing business opportunity arising from the operating environment. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「Calcium carbonate, or Eco-Tancal, is attracting increasing attention as an admixture for carbon-negative concrete as demand grows. Its by-product, the phosphorus-removal material PAdeCS, is used mainly to remove phosphorus from food-processing plant wastewater, remove hazardous substances such as arsenic, neutralize wastewater from abandoned mines, and purify river water. More recently, it has been used as an alternative solidifying agent for excavated soil generated by pile-foundation construction and as a livestock-related material, and inquiries have increased in recent years.」
The company reported expanding applications and increasing inquiries for sludge-derived Eco-Tancal and PAdeCS, including for carbon-negative concrete, as a solidifying agent for excavated soil, and as a livestock-related material. - FY2022-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In addition, interest is increasing in the company's environmental technologies for CO2 fixation and utilization, or CCUS, as well as low-carbon concrete products.」
The company continues to identify growing interest in CO2-fixation and utilization, or CCUS, technologies and low-carbon concrete products as an environmental-related theme. - FY2022-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In addition, interest is gradually increasing in the company's environmental technologies for CO2 fixation and related CCUS products.」
The company identifies growing interest in CO2-fixation technologies and CCUS products as an ongoing theme for its environmental-related business. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「In the environmental business and other operations, we are focusing on expanding sales channels for CCUS (carbon capture, utilization and storage) products made by reusing concrete sludge generated at domestic concrete-product manufacturing plants, including phosphorus adsorbents, solidifying agents and Eco-Tancal, while also expanding the concrete sound-absorbing materials business and otherwise contributing to the environment.」
The company has expanded its existing PAdeCS and sludge-recycling initiatives to include the expansion of sales channels for CCUS products, phosphorus adsorbents, solidifying agents and Eco-Tancal. - FY2021-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In our environmental initiatives, we are working to expand applications for recycled products made from concrete sludge, an industrial waste product generated by the company, including PAdeCS, which contributes to CO2 reduction and the removal of hazardous substances, expand sales of Poacel concrete sound-absorbing materials, and strengthen our efforts in the waste concrete pole recycling business.」
The company continues its environmental initiatives by expanding applications for PAdeCS and related products, increasing sales of Poacel, and recycling waste concrete poles. - FY2019AdvancedAnnual report
「In particular, inquiries have recently increased for use as a livestock-related material, including for disinfecting and humidity control in cattle barns.」
For PAdeCS, the company reported an increase in inquiries for livestock-related applications in addition to its conventional applications, such as water purification. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「Six years have passed since the PAdeCS Study Group was established to promote the commercialization of calcium carbonate production from sludge water, as well as the manufacture of the phosphorus-removal material PAdeCS and phosphorus-recovery technology, and the manufacturing equipment is now ready for operation. We are developing applications for PAdeCS, including the removal of hazardous substances such as arsenic, neutralization of wastewater from abandoned mines, phosphorus removal from food-processing plant wastewater, river-water purification, and use as an arsenic-immobilizing agent for contaminated soil, including arsenic-containing excavated construction soil.」
PAdeCS's manufacturing equipment is ready for operation, and the development of multiple applications and commercialization efforts are continuing. - FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「We will strengthen our environmental energy and overseas businesses, using the technologies and know-how cultivated over many years and making effective use of our management resources, with the aim of promoting the commercialization of concrete pole recycling and PAdeCS, expanding the Poacel business, realizing “Environmental Nichicon” through the effective use of company-owned land, including for solar power generation, and promoting globalization through the success of the Myanmar project. We will develop these businesses into sources of earnings on par with the core businesses described above.」
The policy of making the environmental energy field, including concrete pole recycling, PAdeCS and Poacel, a core source of earnings has been reaffirmed. - FY2018-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「We will strengthen our environmental energy and overseas businesses, using the technologies and know-how cultivated over many years and making effective use of our management resources, with the aim of promoting the commercialization of concrete pole recycling and PAdeCS, expanding the Poacel business, realizing “Environmental Nichicon” through the effective use of company-owned land, including for solar power generation, and promoting globalization through the success of the Myanmar project. We will develop these businesses into sources of earnings on par with the core businesses described above.」
The policy of commercializing the environmental energy field, including concrete pole recycling, PAdeCS and Poacel, has been reaffirmed. - FY2017AdvancedAnnual report
「PAdeCS, a phosphorus- and arsenic-removal material that had been at the research stage, is moving toward commercialization, and sales are scheduled to begin going forward.」
PAdeCS has progressed from the research and application-development stage toward commercialization and is now at the stage preceding the start of sales. The company has also obtained broad-area certification for industrial waste and is proceeding with the development of the concrete pole recycling business. - FY2017-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Promotion of the commercialization of concrete pole recycling and PAdeCS, expansion of the Poacel business, and realization of “Environmental Nichicon” through the effective use of company-owned land, including for solar power generation」
The policy of developing the environmental energy field, including concrete pole recycling, PAdeCS and Poacel, has been reiterated. - FY2017-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Promotion of the commercialization of concrete pole recycling and PAdeCS, and expansion of the Poacel business」
The policy for commercializing PAdeCS and concrete pole recycling has been reiterated, but no new milestone has been reported. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「Four years have passed since the PAdeCS Study Group was established to promote the commercialization of calcium carbonate production from sludge water, as well as the manufacture of the phosphorus-removal material PAdeCS and phosphorus-recovery technology, and the manufacturing equipment is now ready for operation. We are developing applications for PAdeCS, including the removal of hazardous substances such as arsenic, neutralization of wastewater from abandoned mines, and purification of wastewater from food production. As part of our efforts to build a circular society, we are also promoting the development of the concrete pole recycling business.」
PAdeCS has reached the stage at which its manufacturing equipment is ready for operation, and the development of applications and commercialization are under way.