Addressing Reduce, Reuse and Recycle and Biodegradable Plastics in Response to the Plastic Waste Problem
First written in FY2019-Q1. 10 of 20 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2019-Q2. Latest entry: FY2026-H1.
15 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「In particular, our proprietary Zero Cooling System shortens the cycle time for bottle molding while enabling containers to be molded with less resin material, and is attracting high expectations worldwide as a solution to the recent surge in raw-material prices.」
In addition to the previous description of environmental technologies, the Zero Cooling System was presented as a solution that reduces resin usage and addresses soaring raw material prices. - FY2024-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In environmental technologies, we are pursuing research and development under 2 themes: “reducing CO2” and “reducing plastic waste.” These themes have also attracted strong customer interest at the aforementioned in-house exhibition, and as an industry-leading company, we will contribute to the realization of a sustainable society through environmental technologies.」
The policy of pursuing contributions to a sustainable society continued, with reducing CO2 and reducing plastic waste as research and development themes and customer interest gained at the in-house exhibition. - FY2024-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In environmental technologies, we are pursuing research and development under 2 themes: “reducing CO2” and “reducing plastic waste.” These themes have also attracted strong customer interest at the aforementioned in-house exhibition, and as an industry-leading company, we will contribute to the realization of a sustainable society through environmental technologies.」
In addition to the conventional 3R+Renewable initiatives, reducing CO2 and reducing plastic waste were explicitly identified as 2 research and development themes, attracting customer interest at the in-house exhibition. - FY2023-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In environmental technologies, we continue our initiatives under “3R+Renewable” and are strengthening proposals for environmentally considerate technologies worldwide by providing solutions including “reducing material usage,” “proposing PET bottle reuse,” “promoting the use of recycled materials,” and “molding bottles from bioplastics.” The 4 new technologies showcased at “K2022,” the world’s largest plastics and rubber exhibition held in Germany last October, have attracted significant customer interest, and we will continue strengthening technology development to expand into the sustainable plastic container market.」
The policy of continuing to provide the 3R+Renewable solutions and expanding into the sustainable plastic container market, starting with the 4 new technologies showcased at K2022, continued. - FY2023-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In environmental technologies, we continue our initiatives under “3R+Renewable” and are strengthening proposals for environmentally considerate technologies worldwide by providing solutions including “reducing material usage,” “proposing PET bottle reuse,” “promoting the use of recycled materials,” and “molding bottles from bioplastics.” The 4 new technologies showcased at the aforementioned German exhibition, “K2022,” have attracted significant customer interest, and we will continue strengthening technology development to expand into the sustainable plastic container market.」
As the Company continued its 3R+Renewable technology proposals, the 4 new technologies showcased at K2022 attracted customer interest, and the Company advanced to the stage of strengthening technology development toward expansion into the sustainable plastic container market. - FY2023-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「The 4 new technologies exhibited at K2022, the world’s largest plastics and rubber exhibition held in Germany in October 2022, have attracted considerable interest from customers, and we are strengthening our sales activities to secure orders at an early stage.」
The Company showcased 4 new technologies, including environmental technologies, at K2022 and attracted customer interest. The Company reported plans to strengthen sales activities toward early order wins. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「HSB-4N, which proposes PET bottle reuse, can mold the industry’s lightest returnable bottle, capable of being reused 25 times, using our proprietary double-blow heat-set molding technology.」
The 3R+Renewable initiative expanded into specific environmental products and technologies, including HSB-4N for returnable bottles reusable 25 times, the PF36 series, and the double-layer molding method. - FY2022-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In environmental technologies, we continue our initiatives under “3R+Renewable” and are strengthening proposals for environmentally considerate technologies by providing solutions including “reducing material usage,” “proposing PET bottle reuse,” “promoting the use of recycled materials,” and “molding bottles from bioplastics.” We have received many inquiries from Japan and overseas regarding the double-layer molding method using recycled materials and will continue environmental technology initiatives toward the emergence of a market.」
The Company reported continued provision of the 3R+Renewable solutions, inquiries from Japan and overseas regarding the double-layer molding method using recycled materials, and continued environmental technology initiatives toward the emergence of a market. - FY2022-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In environmental technologies, we continue our initiatives under “3R+Renewable” and are strengthening proposals for environmentally considerate technologies by providing solutions including “reducing material usage,” “proposing PET bottle reuse,” “promoting the use of recycled materials,” and “molding bottles from bioplastics.” We have received many inquiries from Japan and overseas regarding the double-layer molding method using recycled materials and will continue technological innovation toward the emergence of a market.」
The Company continued providing the 3R+Renewable solutions and pursuing technological innovation toward the emergence of a market for the double-layer molding method using recycled materials. - FY2021RestatedAnnual report
「In environmental technologies, we also continue our initiatives under “3R+Renewable” and are strengthening proposals for environmentally considerate technologies by providing solutions including “reducing material usage,” “proposing PET bottle reuse,” “promoting the use of recycled materials,” and “molding bottles from bioplastics.”」
The continued provision of the 3R+Renewable solutions and strengthening of proposals for environmentally considerate technologies were reported. - FY2021-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In environmental technologies, we also continue our initiatives under “3R+Renewable” and are strengthening proposals for environmentally considerate technologies by providing solutions including “reducing material usage,” “proposing PET bottle reuse,” “promoting the use of recycled materials,” and “molding bottles from bioplastics.” We have received many inquiries from Japan and overseas regarding the double-layer molding method using recycled materials and will continue technological innovation toward the emergence of a market.」
The Company reiterated its provision of the 3R+Renewable solutions, the inquiries received from Japan and overseas regarding the double-layer molding method using recycled materials, and the continuation of technological innovation toward the emergence of a market. - FY2021-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In environmental technologies, we continue our initiatives under “3R+Renewable” and are strengthening proposals for environmentally considerate technologies by providing solutions including “reducing material usage,” “proposing PET bottle reuse,” “promoting the use of recycled materials,” and “molding bottles from bioplastics.” We have received many inquiries from Japan and overseas regarding the double-layer molding method using recycled materials and will continue technological innovation toward the emergence of a market.」
The Company continued providing the 3R+Renewable solutions and pursuing technological innovation toward the emergence of a market for the double-layer molding method using recycled materials. - FY2021-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In environmental technologies, we continue our initiatives under “3R+Renewable” and are strengthening proposals for environmentally considerate technologies by providing solutions including “reducing material usage,” “proposing PET bottle reuse,” “promoting the use of recycled materials,” and “molding bottles from bioplastics.” We have received many inquiries from Japan and overseas regarding the double-layer molding method using recycled materials and will continue technological innovation toward the emergence of a market.」
The Company continued providing the 3R+Renewable solutions and advanced to the stage of continuing technological innovation toward the emergence of a market for the double-layer molding method using recycled materials, which has attracted many inquiries from Japan and overseas. - FY2020AdvancedAnnual report
「We are also developing double-layer containers and returnable and refillable containers to cultivate new container markets. These containers are environmentally considerate and can promote the use of recycled materials and the reuse of PET bottles. In addition, we are broadly developing environmentally considerate technologies under the theme of “3R+Renewable” and will actively pursue research and development toward launching the environmental container market of the future.」
The 3R+Renewable initiatives continued and took concrete form through the development of returnable and refillable containers in addition to double-layer containers, the use of recycled materials, and the promotion of PET bottle reuse. - FY2020-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In environmental technologies, we continue our initiatives under “3R+Renewable” and are strengthening proposals for environmentally considerate technologies by providing solutions including “reducing material usage,” “proposing PET bottle reuse,” “promoting the use of recycled materials,” and “molding bottles from bioplastics.” In particular, for the use of recycled materials, the double-layer molding method described above can further promote the molding of environmentally considerate containers by combining recycled materials with virgin materials.」
In addition to continuing 3R+Renewable initiatives, the Company indicated a specific plan to strengthen proposals for environmentally considerate containers by using the double-layer molding method to combine virgin and recycled materials. - FY2020-Q1RaisedAnnual report
「Regarding initiatives addressing environmental issues such as waste plastics, we have worked on developing environmental technologies, including recycling, since the 1980s. In response to the recent global trend toward regulating single-use plastics, we are accelerating our initiatives under “3R+Renewable.” Specifically, with “sustainable container design” as our highest-priority theme, we are developing environmental technologies so that containers produced by our molding machines can use less material, be reusable and recyclable, and be replaced with bioplastics.」
The description was revised from the conventional 3R+α technological response to “3R+Renewable,” with initiatives accelerated against the backdrop of single-use plastic regulations and “sustainable container design” positioned as the highest-priority theme. - FY2019AdvancedAnnual report
「We now provide specific solutions for all of the themes under “3R+α”: “Reduce = reducing material usage (Zero Cooling System),” “Reuse = proposing the molding of reusable containers (high heat-resistance technology),” “Recycle = molding using all types of recycled materials,” and “+α = initiatives involving new materials such as biodegradable plastics.” We also actively participate in industry activities, including agreeing with and signing the Japan Plastics Industry Federation’s “Declaration Toward Solving the Marine Plastics Waste Problem” and registering and showcasing examples of our initiatives in the Ministry of the Environment’s Plastic Smart campaign, thereby actively disseminating information on environmentally considerate technologies.」
Responses to the waste plastics problem were organized as technology solutions under 3R+α, with activities expanding to include signing the industry declaration and registering and showcasing examples in the Ministry of the Environment’s Plastic Smart campaign. - FY2019-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「We view the waste plastics problem as a major business opportunity for the Group and have been pursuing technological responses to all of the 3R+α themes: “Reduce = reducing material usage,” “Reuse = proposing the molding of reusable containers,” “Recycle = molding using all types of recycled materials,” and “+α = initiatives involving biodegradable plastics.”」
The policy of treating the waste plastics problem as a business opportunity and responding technologically to each of the 3R+α themes continued to be stated. - FY2019-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「We also agreed with and signed the “Declaration Toward Solving the Marine Plastics Waste Problem” issued by the Japan Plastics Industry Federation, of which we are a member. To achieve sustained growth while coexisting with the global environment, we will continue research and development on useful container molding by promoting awareness-raising activities and strengthening collaboration with companies in other industries.」
In addition to technological responses to the waste plastics problem, the Company signed an industry declaration on marine plastics waste and indicated its policy of continuing awareness-raising activities, cross-industry collaboration and research and development. - FY2019-Q1First statedAnnual report
「We view the waste plastics problem as a major business opportunity for the Group and have been pursuing technological responses to all of the key themes: “Reduce = reducing material usage,” “Reuse = proposing the molding of reusable containers,” “Recycle = molding using all types of recycled materials,” and “initiatives involving biodegradable plastics.”」
The waste plastics problem was positioned as a business opportunity, with 4 response themes established. Zero Cooling System, high heat-resistance technology, molding using various recycled materials, and joint research on biodegradable plastics were identified, together with cross-industry collaboration and awareness-raising activities.