Returnable Inc. has entered into a joint research agreement with Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. (President & CEO: Toshiro Watanabe, Location: Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo) to verify the potential for development and business application of the company's liquefaction technology. This joint research will utilize the company's liquefaction technology to conduct processing tests on various raw materials, as well as analyze and evaluate the products and consider application development. Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd.'s technological capabilities and reputation...
Our company has developed a next-generation processing technology that combines immobilization and recycling to address the environmental problem of "perpetual chemical substances (PFAS)," and has filed a patent application. This new technology, currently under patent application, employs a processing method that efficiently removes and detoxifies PFAS, enabling reuse and recycling. We believe it is a sustainable and environmentally friendly innovative method that eliminates the need for conventional incineration or costly membrane treatments. We intend to continue research and move forward with development toward practical application. […]
On July 25, 2022, our company and JFE Shoji Corporation (President & CEO: Toshifumi Kobayashi, Location: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo), a core trading company of the JFE Group, agreed to jointly work on business related to refined oil derived from waste tires and signed a memorandum of understanding regarding business alliance. 1. Purpose of the Business Alliance: The purpose is to build a mutually cooperative relationship regarding business related to refined oil derived from waste tires in order to expand the business areas of both companies. 2. Details of the Business Alliance: Refined oil derived from waste tires […]
Returnable Co., Ltd. participated as a presenter at a meeting of the Liberal Democratic Party's Parliamentary League for the Promotion and Expansion of Renewable Energy (Renewable Energy Parliamentary League, Chairman: Masahiko Shibayama, Member of the House of Representatives). At the meeting, we explained the current status and future potential of commercializing "refined oil derived from waste tires" as a biofuel. We were also able to deepen discussions with the relevant ministries regarding efforts to decarbonize airports and consideration of adopting FIT (Feed-in Tariff) as a sustainable renewable energy fuel. [Further explanation follows…]
The bill to amend the Energy Conservation Act has been approved by the Cabinet (March 1, 2022). It is expected to be passed during the current ordinary session of the Diet and come into effect on April 1, 2023. This amendment will require companies with high energy consumption to set targets for the use of non-fossil energy. While certain businesses were already required to calculate and report their greenhouse gas emissions to the government, this amendment will go further, requiring them to formulate and implement reduction targets. […]
The Yomiuri Shimbun reports that the government will mandate that 12,000 domestic companies set targets for renewable energy adoption. The government has decided to require approximately 12,000 domestic companies to set targets for introducing energy sources that do not emit carbon dioxide (CO2), such as solar power. This aims to encourage the use of renewable energy as an alternative to fossil fuels and support companies' efforts toward decarbonization. ... (Yomiuri Shimbun, December 22, 2012) https://www.yomiuri […]
On December 1, 2021, our company entered into a business alliance with Impact Co., Ltd. (Representative Director: Shinji Hasegawa, Location: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, hereinafter referred to as "Impact"), a company engaged in the renewable energy refining business, regarding the development and sales of biomass fuel derived from waste. 1. Reasons for the Business Alliance Based on our founding philosophy of "Contributing to society from a global perspective with the aim of realizing a sustainable society," our company has been cooperating with Impact Co., Ltd. in Chiba […]