"Bio LimeAir Bag", which uses limestone and plant-derived resin, has been adopted as a shopping bag for the DCM Group.

-Reducing petroleum-based plastics and _CO2 emissions, contributing to initiatives to reduce environmental impact-

TBM Co., Ltd., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, CEO: Nobuyoshi Yamasaki, hereinafter referred to as TBM), a bag containing about 25% limestone and biomass plastic, "Bio LimeAir Bag", is DCM's stock. Plastic bags used at DCM Group stores (DCM, DCM Kama, DCM Daiki, DCM Homac, DCM Sanwa, DCM Kuroganeya and Keiyo Day Two) of the company (Head office: Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Yasunori Ishiguro; hereinafter referred to as DCM) was adopted by It will be available in stores from August 2022 onwards.

By switching to the Bio LimeAir Bag from a bag containing about 25% biomass plastic that DCM used in the past, we have reduced the amount of petroleum-based plastic used by about 41% annually and reduced greenhouse gas emissions, including CO2, by about 27%. Possible effects ^*1 are expected. In the future, TBM will promote the introduction of the Bio LimeAir Bag in the retail industry, where efforts to rationalize the use of plastics and decarbonize are accelerating.

^*1 Estimated by TBM (procurement of raw materials to incineration). These values are not guaranteed values and may vary depending on manufacturing conditions.

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Background

Movements to regulate single-use plastics are gaining momentum both in Japan and overseas, with more than 127 countries ^*2 already restricting the use of plastic bags, and the European Union (EU) has passed a bill to ban single-use plastics. In Japan, as one of the strategies to comprehensively promote the material circulation, from July 2020, "compulsory payment for plastic shopping bags" has become obligatory. In addition, with the enforcement of the "Act on Promotion of material circulation Related to Plastics" from April 1, 2022, businesses that use plastics are required to use alternative materials and recycled plastics.

At DCM, with the introduction of a charge for plastic shopping bags in July 2020, we have switched from polyethylene plastic shopping bags to plastic shopping bags containing approximately 25% biomass plastic, which has a low environmental impact. % reduced. Furthermore, while considering shopping bags with a low environmental impact, the environmental performance and functionality of the Bio LimeAir Bag were highly evaluated, leading to its adoption.

^*2 United Nations Environment Program (2018). Legal Limits on Single-Use Plastics and Microplastics: A Global Review of National Laws and Regulations

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3 Features of Bio LimeAir Bag

The BioLimeAir Bag is a bag containing 25% limestone and biomass plastic. By utilizing calcium carbonate uniform dispersion technology and void control technology, we were able to create a bag that is lighter and has superior environmental performance compared to a bag containing about 25% biomass plastic.

Feature 1 Reduced use of petroleum-based plastics
Bio LimeAir Bag can reduce the amount of petroleum-based-based plastic used by about 41% compared to bags containing about 25% biomass plastic.

Feature 2 Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions including CO2
The Bio LimeAir Bag can reduce greenhouse gas emissions, including CO2, by approximately 27% from procurement of raw materials to disposal, compared to bags containing approximately 25% biomass plastic.

Feature 3 Achieved weight reduction with air gap control technology
The Bio LimeAir Bag is lighter than a bag containing about 25% biomass plastic.