Report on "PiecleX Conference 2026" and Announcement of Archive Video Release
PiecleX Co., Ltd. held the "PiecleX Conference 2026" to share concrete initiatives and examples for implementing sustainability, focusing on textile product resource circulation. The company also announced its appointment as a Platinum Partner for the "Vitalization Project" at GREEN×EXPO 2027, contributing to the creation of visitor experience value.
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PiecleX Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Yasushi City, Shiga Prefecture; Representative Director and President: Daiji Tamakura), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd., held the "PiecleX Conference 2026" on Wednesday, March 25, 2026. At this conference, with the theme of resource circulation for textile products, concrete initiatives and examples for "implementing sustainability" were shared with companies, local governments, and partners. The proceedings of the day can be viewed in the archive video.
The company has also been appointed as a Platinum Partner for the "Vitalization Project" at the International Horticultural Expo 2027 (GREEN×EXPO 2027), to be held in Yokohama City in 2027, and will promote initiatives to create visitor experience value.
■ Overview of PiecleX Conference
This conference was held as a venue to present a concrete model of resource circulation starting from textile products, with the theme of "The Full Scope of 'Next-Generation Circular Uniforms' Driven by Team P-FACTS."
Name: PiecleX Conference 2026
Date: Wednesday, March 25, 2026, 12:20-17:00
Venue: Jiji Press Hall (Chuo-ku, Tokyo) / Simultaneously streamed on YouTube Live
Organizer: PiecleX Co., Ltd. (Part 2 co-hosted with GREEN×EXPO Association)
■ Information on Archive Video
The proceedings of the day can be viewed as an archive video from the link below.
Watch Archive Video
A list of archive videos can be viewed on the event report page.
■ Program Content
The lectures were conducted in three parts: Part 1 to Part 3.
[Part 1] Keynote Speech
Mr. Hirokazu Watanabe, Director of the Living Products Division, Manufacturing Industries Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, was invited to give a lecture on "Latest Trends in Resource Circulation Policy for Apparel and Textile Products." The lecture highlighted the increasing sophistication of responses required from companies and the importance of initiatives across the entire supply chain.
[Part 2] GREEN×EXPO 2027 × Team P-FACTS: Presentation of Social Implementation Field (Co-hosted with GREEN×EXPO Association)
Part 2 introduced the design announcement of official uniforms for attendant staff and volunteers provided by "Team P-FACTS" (Team P-FACTS) (representative member: PiecleX Co., Ltd.), which serves as the Platinum Partner for the venue operation project at GREEN×EXPO 2027, as well as a resource circulation scheme designed "on the premise of collection, sorting, and composting."
[Part 3] P-FACTS Social Implementation Report
Part 3 introduced three advanced initiatives as social implementation examples of "P-FACTS" (P-FACTS), a circular infrastructure for apparel, in collaboration with various companies and organizations, and deepened discussions on future developments.
Moriyama City, Shiga Prefecture: Local Government Model
Establishment of Blue Earth Alliance: Industry-Academia-Government Collaboration Model
SDGs Frontline Talk Session Required by Companies (Honda Mobility Land Co., Ltd.)
■ Exhibition and Networking
In the exhibition area at the venue, 22 companies and organizations exhibited, introducing their initiatives and products related to resource circulation through P-FACTS to visitors, and active information exchange and discussions took place among visitors.
■ PiecleX's Initiatives for GREEN×EXPO 2027
Our company has previously announced its participation in the International Horticultural Expo 2027 (GREEN×EXPO 2027) as a representative member of "Team P-FACTS," which serves as the Platinum Partner for the "Venue Operation Project."
This time, it was announced at the "1 Year Before Event Press Conference" held on March 19, 2026, that PiecleX has also been appointed as a Platinum Partner for the "Vitalization Project" independently.
As a result, the company will not only promote a large-scale demonstration of resource circulation starting from the official uniforms for attendant staff and volunteers, which is being advanced as a member of Team P-FACTS, but also work to create visitor experience value as an independent partner.
■ About "P-FACTS"
"P-FACTS" (PIECLEX FAbrics Composting Technology Solution) is a circular infrastructure that consistently handles everything from the collection to composting of apparel and textile products made from PiecleX's plant-derived polylactic acid material, "PiecleX electric fiber." It is already in operation in collaboration with many partner companies, local governments, welfare facilities, and educational institutions.
This circular infrastructure, regional
The company has also been appointed as a Platinum Partner for the "Vitalization Project" at the International Horticultural Expo 2027 (GREEN×EXPO 2027), to be held in Yokohama City in 2027, and will promote initiatives to create visitor experience value.
■ Overview of PiecleX Conference
This conference was held as a venue to present a concrete model of resource circulation starting from textile products, with the theme of "The Full Scope of 'Next-Generation Circular Uniforms' Driven by Team P-FACTS."
Name: PiecleX Conference 2026
Date: Wednesday, March 25, 2026, 12:20-17:00
Venue: Jiji Press Hall (Chuo-ku, Tokyo) / Simultaneously streamed on YouTube Live
Organizer: PiecleX Co., Ltd. (Part 2 co-hosted with GREEN×EXPO Association)
■ Information on Archive Video
The proceedings of the day can be viewed as an archive video from the link below.
Watch Archive Video
A list of archive videos can be viewed on the event report page.
■ Program Content
The lectures were conducted in three parts: Part 1 to Part 3.
[Part 1] Keynote Speech
Mr. Hirokazu Watanabe, Director of the Living Products Division, Manufacturing Industries Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, was invited to give a lecture on "Latest Trends in Resource Circulation Policy for Apparel and Textile Products." The lecture highlighted the increasing sophistication of responses required from companies and the importance of initiatives across the entire supply chain.
[Part 2] GREEN×EXPO 2027 × Team P-FACTS: Presentation of Social Implementation Field (Co-hosted with GREEN×EXPO Association)
Part 2 introduced the design announcement of official uniforms for attendant staff and volunteers provided by "Team P-FACTS" (Team P-FACTS) (representative member: PiecleX Co., Ltd.), which serves as the Platinum Partner for the venue operation project at GREEN×EXPO 2027, as well as a resource circulation scheme designed "on the premise of collection, sorting, and composting."
[Part 3] P-FACTS Social Implementation Report
Part 3 introduced three advanced initiatives as social implementation examples of "P-FACTS" (P-FACTS), a circular infrastructure for apparel, in collaboration with various companies and organizations, and deepened discussions on future developments.
Moriyama City, Shiga Prefecture: Local Government Model
Establishment of Blue Earth Alliance: Industry-Academia-Government Collaboration Model
SDGs Frontline Talk Session Required by Companies (Honda Mobility Land Co., Ltd.)
■ Exhibition and Networking
In the exhibition area at the venue, 22 companies and organizations exhibited, introducing their initiatives and products related to resource circulation through P-FACTS to visitors, and active information exchange and discussions took place among visitors.
■ PiecleX's Initiatives for GREEN×EXPO 2027
Our company has previously announced its participation in the International Horticultural Expo 2027 (GREEN×EXPO 2027) as a representative member of "Team P-FACTS," which serves as the Platinum Partner for the "Venue Operation Project."
This time, it was announced at the "1 Year Before Event Press Conference" held on March 19, 2026, that PiecleX has also been appointed as a Platinum Partner for the "Vitalization Project" independently.
As a result, the company will not only promote a large-scale demonstration of resource circulation starting from the official uniforms for attendant staff and volunteers, which is being advanced as a member of Team P-FACTS, but also work to create visitor experience value as an independent partner.
■ About "P-FACTS"
"P-FACTS" (PIECLEX FAbrics Composting Technology Solution) is a circular infrastructure that consistently handles everything from the collection to composting of apparel and textile products made from PiecleX's plant-derived polylactic acid material, "PiecleX electric fiber." It is already in operation in collaboration with many partner companies, local governments, welfare facilities, and educational institutions.
This circular infrastructure, regional