Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan, Anker Japan, and Ebina City, Kanagawa Prefecture Sign 'Agreement on the Provision of Portable Power Supplies to Secure Power During Disasters'
Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan, Anker Japan, and Ebina City signed an agreement to deploy portable power supplies to operate disaster-response vending machines at evacuation centers.
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- 📰 Published: April 23, 2026 at 23:25
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Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Inc. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director & CEO: Calin Dragan, hereafter 'the Company') announces that it has signed an 'Agreement on the Provision of Portable Power Supplies to Secure Power During Disasters' with Anker Japan Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director & CEO: Ayumu Endo, hereafter 'Anker Japan') and Ebina City, Kanagawa Prefecture (Mayor: Masaru Uchino, hereafter 'Ebina City') on Thursday, April 23, 2026, aimed at strengthening disaster response in Ebina City.
From left: Mr. Ayumu Endo, Representative Director & CEO of Anker Japan Co., Ltd., Mr. Masaru Uchino, Mayor of Ebina City, and Mr. Kenichi Kubo, Senior Director, Head of Vending Tokyo Metropolitan Area Sales Division, Vending Business Control Division of the Company.
Under this agreement, 33 portable power supplies from Anker Japan, which will be sequentially deployed to about 30 evacuation centers such as the city hall, schools, and community centers in the city, will be utilized as power sources for our disaster-response vending machines installed at the evacuation centers, thereby supporting the provision of beverages to citizens and evacuees. In addition, the portable power supplies are expected to be widely used as emergency power sources, such as for charging smartphones at evacuation centers.
Since the completion of our Ebina Plant in 1971, Ebina City and our Company have collaborated in various areas, including signing a 'Business Collaboration Agreement on PET Bottle Resource Circulation and Recycling (Note 1)'. In recent years, as natural disasters become more severe and frequent, with the desire to contribute to the further improvement of Ebina City's disaster prevention capabilities, we collaborated with Anker Japan, which promotes disaster prevention support efforts utilizing portable power supplies, leading to the conclusion of this agreement.
Under our corporate philosophy 'Paint it RED! Let's repaint the future.', our Company aims to achieve the 'mission' of delivering happy moments to everyone and creating value. To solve the issues faced by local communities through our core business, we engage in Creating Shared Value (CSV) and will continue to collaborate with all our partners.
(Note 1) About the 'Business Collaboration Agreement on PET Bottle Resource Circulation and Recycling':
https://www.ccbji.co.jp/news/detail.php?id=1353
[About Portable Power Supplies]
As portable power supplies, 32 units of Anker Japan's 'Anker Solix C1000 Gen 2 Portable Power Station' will be deployed to 32 evacuation centers in the city, and 1 unit of 'Anker Solix F3000 Portable Power Station' will be deployed to the city hall. The operating time of the disaster-response vending machine is expected to be about 3 hours when using the 'Anker Solix C1000 Gen 2 Portable Power Station', and 7 hours or more when using the 'Anker Solix F3000 Portable Power Station' *.
* Research by Anker Japan (assuming a vending machine selling 30 varieties. Actual operating time will vary depending on the type of vending machine, outside temperature, installation conditions, etc.)
Disaster-response vending machine in operation
* The information contained in the news release is current as of the date of publication. Please note that it may differ from the latest information.
From left: Mr. Ayumu Endo, Representative Director & CEO of Anker Japan Co., Ltd., Mr. Masaru Uchino, Mayor of Ebina City, and Mr. Kenichi Kubo, Senior Director, Head of Vending Tokyo Metropolitan Area Sales Division, Vending Business Control Division of the Company.
Under this agreement, 33 portable power supplies from Anker Japan, which will be sequentially deployed to about 30 evacuation centers such as the city hall, schools, and community centers in the city, will be utilized as power sources for our disaster-response vending machines installed at the evacuation centers, thereby supporting the provision of beverages to citizens and evacuees. In addition, the portable power supplies are expected to be widely used as emergency power sources, such as for charging smartphones at evacuation centers.
Since the completion of our Ebina Plant in 1971, Ebina City and our Company have collaborated in various areas, including signing a 'Business Collaboration Agreement on PET Bottle Resource Circulation and Recycling (Note 1)'. In recent years, as natural disasters become more severe and frequent, with the desire to contribute to the further improvement of Ebina City's disaster prevention capabilities, we collaborated with Anker Japan, which promotes disaster prevention support efforts utilizing portable power supplies, leading to the conclusion of this agreement.
Under our corporate philosophy 'Paint it RED! Let's repaint the future.', our Company aims to achieve the 'mission' of delivering happy moments to everyone and creating value. To solve the issues faced by local communities through our core business, we engage in Creating Shared Value (CSV) and will continue to collaborate with all our partners.
(Note 1) About the 'Business Collaboration Agreement on PET Bottle Resource Circulation and Recycling':
https://www.ccbji.co.jp/news/detail.php?id=1353
[About Portable Power Supplies]
As portable power supplies, 32 units of Anker Japan's 'Anker Solix C1000 Gen 2 Portable Power Station' will be deployed to 32 evacuation centers in the city, and 1 unit of 'Anker Solix F3000 Portable Power Station' will be deployed to the city hall. The operating time of the disaster-response vending machine is expected to be about 3 hours when using the 'Anker Solix C1000 Gen 2 Portable Power Station', and 7 hours or more when using the 'Anker Solix F3000 Portable Power Station' *.
* Research by Anker Japan (assuming a vending machine selling 30 varieties. Actual operating time will vary depending on the type of vending machine, outside temperature, installation conditions, etc.)
Disaster-response vending machine in operation
* The information contained in the news release is current as of the date of publication. Please note that it may differ from the latest information.