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Yokohama Rubber Introduces E+ Mark for EV Tires

Yokohama Rubber will from the second half of 2023 introduce the proprietary “E+” mark for tires for passenger cars, trucks and buses that are compatible with electric vehicles (EVs). The move comes in response to increasing demand for tires for EVs in recent years, which are required to meet the special needs of such vehicles. These include high load capacity...

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Denka Signs United Nations Global Compact

Denka signed a statement of support for the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), and was registered as a participating company as of June 8. At the same time, the company joined the Global Compact Network Japan, a local network of the UNGC in Japan. The UNGC is the world’s largest sustainability initiative, which aims to build a healthy global society...

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Riken Technos and Waseda University Join Forces to Utilize Chlorine-Containing Plastics

Riken Technos and Waseda University will begin developing an effective method of utilizing chlorine-containing plastics, such as polyvinyl chloride (PVC). In recent years, the development of recycling methods for waste plastics has been actively pursued from the perspective of resource recycling. Chemical recycling methods, which involve decomposition reactions and other processes, basically return plastics to chemical raw materials, allowing them...

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Aron Kasei Launches Grinable Biomass Elastomers

Aron Kasei has launched Grinable, a new brand of environmentally friendly elastomers, and will begin selling the T-Bi series of biomass elastomers as a new product. The company plans to start shipping products around mid-July. The product uses renewable plant-derived materials and is expected to prevent global warming and reduce dependence on fossil resources. In addition, although biomass materials have...

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NOK Sets up New Sustainability Promotion Office

Oil seal manufacturer NOK has on June 28 integrated the Environmental Management Office, the ESG Promotion Office, and the Safety and Health Promotion Department of the Operations Division and reorganized them into the Sustainability Promotion Office. NOK established “Our Purpose” and “Our Values” in May, and in the same month formulated the “Medium-Term Management Plan” and “NOK Group Sustainability Basic...

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Toyo Tires to Open Call for Grant Aid Organizations for Fiscal 2024

Toyo Tires has begun accepting applications from July 3 through the Japan Philanthropic Association for the Toyo Tire Group Environmental Protection Fund for fiscal 2024, which supports organizations and projects that work for environmental protection and conservation and their activities. The Toyo Tire Group Environmental Protection Fund was established in 1992 to give form to the desire of employees to...

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