MOSCOW (MRC) -- Sumitomo Chemical, as an "Eco-First Company" certified by the "Eco-First Program" of the Ministry of the Environment, has updated its "Eco-First Commitments” to reflect its new environmental conservation efforts and presented it as a declaration to Minister of the Environment Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi, said the company.
In the "Eco-First Program," established in 2008, companies make a pledge to the Minister of the Environment to take measures to protect the environment, such as climate action and waste management and recycling, and the Minister certifies the company as an environmentally advanced company in the industry that is engaged in "advanced, unique and industry-leading business activities" in the field of the environment. In November 2008, Sumitomo Chemical became the first diversified chemical company to be certified as an "Eco-First Company." The Company has now made the third renewal of the commitments.
In this updated "Eco-First Commitments," the Company has made a commitment to contribute to the circulation of plastic resources, and further deepened the content of commitments related to the realization of a carbon-neutral society and chemical substance management.
As per MRC, Sumitomo Chemical has successfully conducted the first waste-based polyolefin production at its laboratory in Japan earlier this year, by use of the ethylene produced by Axens ethanol-to-ethylene technology Atol. This process value chain is complemented with the upfront “Waste to Ethanol” technology by Sekisui Chemical.
According to MRC's ScanPlast report, PP shipments to the Russian market were 1,138,510 tonnes in January-September 2021, up by 30% year on year. Supply of propylene homopolymer (homopolymer PP) and block-copolymers of propylene (PP block copolymers) increased, whereas supply of injection moulding statistical copolymers of propylene (PP random copolymers) decreased significantly.
Sumitomo Chemical, a leading Japanese chemical company, was founded with a mission to drive societal impact and solve environmental challenges through technology. They have been exploring new opportunities to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.
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