Tomoegawa's High-Cellulose-Fiber Resin 'Green Chip CMF' Demonstrates Performance and Resource Circulation Effectiveness in Ministry of Environment's ETV Program

Tomoegawa Corporation announced that its high-cellulose-fiber resin, 'Green Chip CMF,' has had its various physical properties and effectiveness in resource circulation verified in the Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) project conducted by the Japanese Ministry of the Environment.

The results of this verification are publicly available in the Ministry of the Environment's ETV project database.

In recent years, reducing the use of petroleum-derived resources and cutting greenhouse gas emissions throughout the product lifecycle have become critical issues for plastic products. 'Green Chip CMF' is a composite resin made by highly compounding polypropylene (PP) resin with wood-derived cellulose fiber, a material expected to achieve both a reduction in petroleum-derived resin usage and resource circulation. To objectively confirm its performance as a plastic resin and its material recyclability, it was selected as a target technology for the Ministry of the Environment's ETV project (in the resource circulation technology domain) and underwent verification by a third-party organization.

Technology Overview: - Technology Name: Green Chip CMF - Features: A composite resin with a high 55% concentration of cellulose fiber in PP resin. Reduces petroleum-based resource consumption by utilizing wood-derived biomass. Exhibits superior mechanical properties and heat resistance compared to standard PP resin. - Primary想定用途: Automotive parts, home appliance components, tableware, cutlery, daily goods, furniture, etc.

Summary of Verification Results: In this verification, various physical properties as a plastic resin and material recyclability were evaluated. The results confirmed that the product shows high performance in key properties such as tensile strength, flexural strength, and heat resistance compared to standard PP resin, meeting the established criteria. Furthermore, in material recycling tests involving repeated crushing, re-pelletizing, and molding, the rate of change in physical property values remained within a fixed range for many items, demonstrating its effectiveness as a material from a resource circulation perspective.

Moving forward, the company plans to leverage the insights gained from this verification to further expand applications for 'Green Chip CMF' and promote its use as a resource-circulating material. Tomoegawa aims to contribute to the formation of a sustainable society through the development of materials and technologies that promote the effective use of renewable resources and the realization of a circular economy.