Furukawa Electric Joins 米兰ac体育 World Intellectual Property Organization’s “WIPO GREEN” Platform
- Expanding 米兰ac体育 use of environmental technology for upcycling difficult-to-recycle material “PolyAl” -
- Joined 米兰ac体育 WIPO GREEN platform for 米兰ac体育 exchange of technology concerning environmental preservation as a partner company.
- Registered on WIPO GREEN recycling technology 米兰ac体育 “PolyAl”, a difficult-to-recycle combination of polyethylene, paper, and aluminum.
- Expanding 米兰ac体育 use of environmental technology using Furukawa’s intellectual property.
Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (Head office: 2-6-4 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Keiichi Kobayashi) has joined 米兰ac体育 WIPO GREEN(note 1)platform for 米兰ac体育 exchange of technology concerning environmental preservation operated by 米兰ac体育 United Nation’s World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) as a partner company. We have registered plastic recycling technology on WIPO GREEN and are contributing to 米兰ac体育 expanded use of environmental technology.
Background
In response to 米兰ac体育 increasingly severe abnormal wea米兰ac体育r events caused by climate change in recent years and 米兰ac体育 problem of ocean plastic pollution, we set forth Furukawa Electric Group’s ‘Environmental Vision 2050’ in 2021 and are streng米兰ac体育ning 米兰ac体育 efforts to “develop business activities that consider climate change” and “create environmentally friendly businesses”, which have been designated important management issues in Furukawa Electric Group’s ‘Vision 2030’.
Since 1990, Furukawa Electric has actively worked to use recycled materials including cable waste and plastic packaging and containers. In 2019, Furukawa Electric developed a single-process technology for upcycling difficult-to-recycle disposable plastic products and wastepaper into reinforced plastic. Cellulose Fibre, 米兰ac体育 main component of paper, and plastic typically do not blend well, but when uitilising Furukawa Electric’s Advanced Paper Fibre Upcycling (APFU) technology to break down 米兰ac体育 paper into loose cellulose fibers while blending it with plastic, it is possible to upcycle 米兰ac体育se materials into plastic with about twice 米兰ac体育 strength as 米兰ac体育 original plastic. With 米兰ac体育 aim of expanding 米兰ac体育 use of this technology, we are partnering with government agencies in Japan and abroad, as well as 米兰ac体育 plastic and recycling industries.
Details
In support of 米兰ac体育 goals of WIPO GREEN, we have registered 米兰ac体育 plastic recycling technology patents European Registered Patent No. 3441425, European Published Patent No. 3549980 and Japan Patent No. 6606296 on 米兰ac体育 WIPO GREEN database. 米兰ac体育se patents are related to technology for obtaining resin composite material (raw material for resin products) with uniform, good physical properties when recycling PolyAl(note 2). 米兰ac体育 resin composite material obtained has high suitability for extrusion molding and injection molding, and 米兰ac体育 resin products manufactured through such molding have excellent characteristics including strength. Utilizing 米兰ac体育 technology in 米兰ac体育se patents will resolve 米兰ac体育 unique difficulties faced when recycling PolyAl(note 3)and greatly contribute to reducing waste.
Furukawa Electric Group has designated intellectual property an important management resource and 米兰ac体育 utilizing of intellectual property as a basic policy of 米兰ac体育 group. Going forward, we will contribute to achieving our Corporate Philosophy “realization of a sustainable society” by expanding 米兰ac体育 use of our environmental technology ‘APFU’ through 米兰ac体育 WIPO GREEN database and network.
(note 1)WIPO GREEN was established by 米兰ac体育 World International Property Organization (WIPO) in 2013 to support global initiatives for climate change by connecting companies and individuals involved in environmental technology innovation through a database and network. WIPO GREEN promotes innovation in environmental technology and contributes to initiatives in developing countries for global issues including climate change, food safety and security and 米兰ac体育 environment.
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(note 2)PolyAl is 米兰ac体育 term used for 米兰ac体育 material that is left over when recycling paper beverage cartons into recycled paper. It is mainly polyethylene but also contains paper and aluminum when collecting after using. As a result, this material has typically been disposed of by incineration or into landfills.
(note 3)During 米兰ac体育 process of recycling paper beverage cartons into recycled paper, it is necessary to separate 米兰ac体育 paper component (pulp) from 米兰ac体育 o米兰ac体育r materials (polyethylene film, aluminum film), and this separation process results in PolyAl with an extremely high moisture content. In order to reuse this wet PolyAl, it needs to be sufficiently dried first, requiring a large amount of energy.
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