TBM announces close to launching LIMEX and Plax bags on the market as alternatives to single-use plastic bags.
Furthermore, TBM is honored to participate in COP24 as a delegation of Japan. On 12th December 2018 (Local Time 13:15-14:30), TBM will host an event, ‘LIMEX – Limestone paves the road to a de-carbonised circular economy’, in Japan Pavilion. Here, TBM will introduce the concept model of alternatives to single-use plastic bags made of LIMEX and Plax.
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TBM now holds shares of Bioworks Corporation (Bioworks), the company that develops a highly functional modifier, and acquired the company as its subsidiary.
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TBM has conducted third-party share allocations to ITOCHU Corporation, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Shinsei Corporate Investment, Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd., DIP Corporation, Toppan Printing Co., Ltd., FRANCE BED HOLDINGS Co., Ltd. and MITSUBISHI PENCIL Co., Ltd.
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TBM has been selected for the Acceleration Program under Japan Railways East Startup Program 2018. TBM will conduct a test marketing for umbrella sharing service based in train stations with prototypes made of LIMEX. The sharing service of LIMEX umbrellas will contribute to eliminating the current cycle of mass production and mass wasted plastic umbrellas, starting with train stations of JR East.
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TBM has conducted rights offering to DIP Corporation and ITOCHU Corporation.
This capital raising accelerates sales and licensing of LIMEX overseas.
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Sakamoto (former CEO of YJAmerica, Inc.) as COO and Mizuno (former ASEAN account manager at 3M) as R&D leader will accelerate global business expansion and R&D for LIMEX products.
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TBM is now planning to release a biodegradable LIMEX at home and abroad. By 2030 EU aims to achieve the society where single-use plastic packages will no longer be used in EU and people reuse and recycle all of the plastic materials. This movements led by EU Commission had great impact on the world demands for biodegradable materials and plastic alternatives.
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TBM is now planning to release a biodegradable LIMEX at home and abroad. By 2030 EU aims to achieve the society where single-use plastic packages will no longer be used in EU and people reuse and recycle all of the plastic materials. This movements led by EU Commission had great impact on the world demands for biodegradable materials and plastic alternatives.
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TBM is now planning to launch a furniture laminate sheet at home and abroad to meet the growing demands for ecological materials.

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LIMEX received the “Red Dot Award: product design 2018” ( Sponsored by North Rhine Westphalia Design Center, Germany)

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TBM has won “COOL JAPAN AWARD”(held by: COOLJAPAN Association) at COOL JAPAN AWARD 2017 Awards ceremony. 26 products out of 104 have been nominated to COOL JAPAN 2017, selected by 100 foreign jury members.

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TBM and Ricoh have collaborated in the distribution of LIMEX sheets for POD (Print On Demand) market.

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Following “Good Design Award 2017 Good Design Best 100”. We would like to announce that LIMEX business card received a special award “Production”

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Based on this service partnership, The Japanese version of CDP report of this year (Climate Change/Water) are made using a new material LIMEX. These reports have been distributed at 2017 CDP Japan report conference held at U Thant International Hall.

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LIMEX Business Card Received “Good Design Award for 2017 Good Design Best 100”
TBM’s LIMEX business card has been awarded “Good Design Best 100” (Sponsored by Japan Institute of Design Promotion). LIMEX business card has been highly evaluated as a result of pursing innovative environmental performance and its design.

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TBM has been selected as one of the five top companies to participate in the Innovation Showcase of Japan US Innovation Awards Program in 2017.
The event will be held at Stanford University on the 28th of July. Japan US-Innovation Awards are aiming for revitalization of innovation activities by selecting the innovational pioneering venture companies in Japan and US.
Successful and growing startup companies such as Tesla Motors Inc., Mercari, Inc. and LINE Corporation won the awards or was selected as Innovation Showcase companies previously. TBM will continue to strengthen our business by increasing business cases internally and internationally, receiving such honorable recognition.

TBM/LIMEX is to be featured in the “Evening Express” section of NIKKEI express program, scheduled for broadcast as a series on Economy cannel on the 28th of April from 21:00 ~.

TBM is to be featured in the “The king of Saudi Arabia, Salmon” section of World Business satellite program, will be broadcasted about a cooperation agreement manufacturing with JGC Corporation and NICDP (Saudi Arabia), schedule for broadcast on TV Tokyo on the 14th of March.

An article about our company has been featured on Japan’s Nikkei newspaper (morning edition) under the title of “New discovery! Japanese Unicorn TBM Creates a New Material from Limestone—No Need for Paper, Plastic Substitute, or Water”

The article covers the development of our new material LIMEX, including our future plans for factory development and overseas expansion. Please feel free to read the article!
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LIMEX was featured on Machikado Johoshitsu of the Ohayo Nippon program on NHK News, on October 21st (Fri).
Based on the title of “Is this paper?” the program showcased our company’s business cards made of limestone, rather than paper, presenting applications for this new material and broadcasting footage of our factories in Shiroishi.

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