Use of recycled chips, domestic timber and material recycling
First written in FY2016. 10 of 15 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2026.
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- FY2026RestatedAnnual report
「Increase the use of lauan substitutes, including softwood and plantation-grown timber chips, recycled chips such as construction and demolition waste, and unused biomass such as agricultural residues. Increase the material use of sander dust and offcuts generated during MDF production.」
The expanded use of lauan substitutes, unused biomass, sander dust and offcuts continued to be positioned as raw material and resource recycling initiatives. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「Increase the use of lauan substitutes, including softwood and plantation-grown timber chips, recycled chips such as construction and demolition waste, and OPT pellets. Increase the material use of sander dust and offcuts generated during MDF production.」
As specific climate change measures, the company specified expanding the material use of softwood, plantation-grown timber, recycled chips, OPT pellets, sander dust and offcuts. - FY2023RestatedAnnual report
「Focusing renewed attention on this function, the company will improve MDF's environmentally considerate manufacturing conditions, including the use of domestic timber and plantation-grown timber and a higher material recycling rate, and conduct promotional activities highlighting MDF's environmental benefits.」
The use of domestic timber and plantation-grown timber and a higher material recycling rate continued to be positioned as environmentally considerate manufacturing conditions for MDF. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「The density-based sorting machine that began operating last year increased the use of construction and demolition waste and softwood as materials, while also helping contain factory consumables costs and the increase in manufacturing costs.」
Operation of the density-based sorting machine increased the use of construction and demolition waste and softwood as materials and helped contain factory consumables costs and the increase in manufacturing costs. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「The wood chip foreign-matter removal system, which began operating last year, increased the use of construction and demolition waste and softwood as materials, while also helping contain factory consumables costs, generating an annual benefit of ¥114 million.」
It was stated that increased use of construction and demolition waste and softwood as materials also helped contain costs. - FY2020RestatedAnnual report
「Promoting the use of construction and demolition waste and wood flour as materials, and formulating a plan for thermal utilization.」
The company positioned the use of construction and demolition waste and wood flour as ongoing environmental and raw material initiatives, and also indicated that it would formulate a plan for thermal utilization. - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「To avoid this risk, the company is researching new suppliers of wood chips and working to develop products using recycled chips, such as construction and demolition waste, and domestic softwood chips, as well as production technologies for material recycling.」
The company continued its raw material initiatives involving new suppliers, recycled chips, domestic softwood chips and material recycling. - FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Continued equipment improvements aimed at improving yield and productivity through raw material recycling contained the increase in manufacturing costs.」
It was reconfirmed that continued raw material recycling improved yield and productivity and helped contain the increase in manufacturing costs. - FY2018-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Continued equipment improvements aimed at improving yield and productivity through raw material recycling contained the increase in manufacturing costs.」
It was stated that continued raw material recycling improved yield and productivity and helped contain the increase in manufacturing costs. - FY2018-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Continued equipment improvements aimed at improving yield and productivity through raw material recycling contained the increase in manufacturing costs.」
It was stated that continued raw material recycling improved yield and productivity and helped contain the increase in manufacturing costs. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「To avoid this risk, the company is researching new suppliers of wood chips and working to develop products using recycled chips, such as construction and demolition waste, and domestic softwood chips, as well as production technologies for material recycling.」
The company continued to describe its raw material initiatives involving recycled chips, domestic softwood chips and material recycling. - FY2017-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Lower energy costs due to cheaper crude oil, full production driven by strong sales, and equipment improvements aimed at improving yield and productivity through raw material recycling reduced manufacturing costs.」
The use of raw material recycling and resource recycling and cost reductions through improved yield and productivity were reconfirmed. - FY2017-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Lower energy costs due to cheaper crude oil, full production driven by strong sales, and equipment improvements aimed at improving yield and productivity through raw material recycling reduced manufacturing costs.」
The use of raw material recycling and resource recycling and cost reductions through improved yield were reconfirmed. - FY2017-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Equipment improvements aimed at improving yield and productivity through raw material recycling reduced manufacturing costs.」
It was stated that raw material recycling improved yield, giving concrete form to the effects of resource recycling initiatives. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「To avoid this risk, the company is researching new suppliers of wood chips and working to develop products using recycled chips, such as construction and demolition waste, and domestic softwood chips, as well as production technologies for material recycling.」
Specific research and production technology initiatives aimed at both securing a stable supply of raw materials and promoting resource recycling.