Takigawa Corporation has obtained International Sustainability and Carbon Certification, one of the international certification systems for sustainable products.
This certification is a system that ensures that recycled raw materials and biomass raw materials are appropriately managed in the supply chain, including product manufacturing.
By obtaining certification, we will be able to handle products in which recycled raw materials and biomass raw materials are allocated using a mass balance method.
The mass balance method is a procurement method where sustainable raw materials and petrochemical-derived raw materials are mixed, and the sustainable characteristics of the products produced can be freely determined according to the input amount of sustainable raw materials.
We aim to be an environmentally friendly company. To that end, all Takigawa Group factories have adopted ISO 14001, the international environmental management system standard established to minimize the environmental impact of our daily corporate activities. It is our goal to respond to the constantly changing environment and use various methods to protect it in balance with our societal and economic needs. We take the environmental problems companies face seriously, proactively use equipment and develop products with the goal of reducing our environmental burden, and make continuous improvements to even further reduce that burden and become a more environmentally friendly company.
In recent years, issues such as micro-plastic pollution have become a topic often talked about. In 50 years the amount of plastic garbage in the seas will exceed the amount of marine life. To help do our part to mitigate this material crisis, we offer environmentally friendly packaging that assist brand owners and manufacturers with their sustainability initiatives and are working on recycling and using biodegradable materials.
Recyclable packaging is made of a single type of plastic – most commonly low density polyethylene (LDPE) but also high density polyethylene (HDPE). Being a monomaterial package, allows them to be recycled back into raw materials. This makes it possible to reduce the amount of waste, and, consequently, to reduce the amount of microplastics.
At the end of a product lifecycle, value can be recovered from the plastic material. Food grade plastics can be renewed and recreated in various ways.
Mechanically recycled plastics are first cleaned then physically processed and ground into mionomaterial flakes, ready to be recycled into new film and products.
Advanced recycled plastics are processed chemically to purify and extract only the valuable monomaterial components, allowing them to be recycled into virgin materials again without any change in properties.
Plant-based packaging materials were developed as and alternative to petroleum-based plastic products, allowing raw materials to come close to being carbon neutral.
As plants grow, they absorb and sequester carbon dioxide. The requisite plant matter is processed and transformed into components that can be used in inks and films.
To address the issue of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) generated during the drying process, we have implemented a regenerative thermal oxidizer (RTO) to process and purify these harmful substances, thereby contributing to improved air quality.
A retrofit of our absorption chiller systems and auxiliary equipments, energy-saving control functions have been enhanced and enable us to use less energy.
The condenser unit is driven by a gas engine and uses natural gas to reduce CO2 emissions. Furthermore, the system is highly energy efficient and environmentally friendly by recycling waste heat from the engine during heating.
Solar panels have been installed on the rooves of our plants in Japan and Vietnam to userenewable energy and reduce CO2 emissions. The supply of clean energy from in-house power generation not only gives us a reliable energy source, but also accelerates our sustainable production activities.
Takigawa Corporation Vietnam use select inks made from plant-based materials (Botanical Ink) to help reduce CO2 emissions by 25.8 tons each year.
We added a HONDA-e electric vehicle as a company car at Takigawa Corporation Japan, reducing fuel consumption and CO2 emissions.
We introduced a program in Takigawa Corporation America to recycle solvent from our used and waste inks. Approximately 40% by weight of solvent is recovered and reused as recycled solvent.