Sumitomo Chemical カジノ シークレット jcb PILOT to Jointly Develop New Technology for Horizontal Recycling of Plastic Products with Special Ink

Apr. 12, 2022

Sumiカジノ シークレット jcbmo Chemical Co., Ltd.
PILOT CORPORATION

Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. カジノ シークレット jcb PILOT CORPORATION today announced that the companies will jointly develop new recycling technology for decolorizing printed layers of plastic packages カジノ シークレット jcb containers, which will enable horizontal recycling of plastic products—recycling used plastic products back to products used in similar applications.

Plastic is a useful material that supports people's daily lives カジノ シークレット jcb is used in various applications, such as automobiles, aircraft, electronic devices, カジノ シークレット jcb packages カジノ シークレット jcb containers. Meanwhile, as we work to create a circular economy, it is imperative to advance the development of plastic recycling technology that meets the needs of each application. In particular, most plastic packages カジノ シークレット jcb containers have printing on their surface, カジノ シークレット jcb when they are processed after use for material recycling^*1, the ink colors remain, so it is difficult カジノ シークレット jcb recycle them back カジノ シークレット jcb a material of a sufficient quality level for the same application as the original product.

In this joint development, Sumitomo Chemical, leveraging the polymer design カジノ シークレット jcb processing technology it has cultivated, will work to develop a material recycling process that includes, as its core element, a melt kneading process to make ink decolored. PILOT will engage The Pilot Ink Co., Ltd., a subsidiary, to work on the development of a special ink suitable for that recycling process by utilizing the ink technology the group company has developed カジノ シークレット jcb owns. Through this collaboration, Sumitomo Chemical カジノ シークレット jcb PILOT aim to broaden the applications of recycled plastics カジノ シークレット jcb further enhance recycling of limited resources. The companies will also consider building a sorting カジノ シークレット jcb collection system for plastic packages カジノ シークレット jcb containers printed with special ink.

Sumitomo Chemical has defined contribution to reducing environmental impact as one of the material issues the Company addresses as management priorities. To meet this challenge, the Company is stepping up efforts to develop products カジノ シークレット jcb technologies for material recycling カジノ シークレット jcb for mono-material films^*2, while also developing chemical recycling technology in collaboration with other companies カジノ シークレット jcb academic institutions.

PILOT has been working on the effective utilization of limited resources by promoting the reuse カジノ シークレット jcb recycling of products, with the aim of reducing environmental impact カジノ シークレット jcb creating a circular economy. The development of material recycling technology is part of that effort.

Through this joint development, Sumitomo Chemical カジノ シークレット jcb PILOT will contribute to reducing fossil resource usage, leakage of waste plastic into the environment, カジノ シークレット jcb the greenhouse gas emissions generated when waste plastics are incinerated カジノ シークレット jcb to creating a sustainable society.

*1　To recycle used plastics as raw materials by processing, such as crushing カジノ シークレット jcb melting.
*2　To make a product from a single material カジノ シークレット jcb thereby improve recyclability.

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