Press release
- TBM
On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of its founding, TBM formulates "TBM Pledge 2030" to realize a Sustainability Revolution, and launches a project for one of the largest recycling plants in Japan to recycle plastic with LIMEX.
TBM Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, CEO: Nobuyoshi Yamasaki, hereinafter referred to as TBM) formulated "TBM Pledge 2030" as an ambitious goal of TBM on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of its founding and used LIMEX We are pleased to inform you that we will start a project of one of the largest recycling plants in Japan that automatically sorts and recycles waste plastics. "TBM Pledge 2030" aims to realize TBM's mission of "Bridging today and the future we want.". designed to strengthen the
Formulation of TBM's ambitious goal "TBM Pledge2030"
Go Carbon Negative | Achieve carbon negative by 2030
CO 2 We will contribute to reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across society by eliminating direct (Scope 1) and indirect (Scope 2) emissions of these gases, and by reducing GHG emissions in the value chain (Scope 3) and implementing GHG removal initiatives*.
<Main Approach> Energy conservation / Use of renewable energy at our own facilities and by business partners and customers / Procurement of products and services with a small carbon footprint / Low-carbon use and disposal methods for TBM products / Minimization of GHG emissions throughout the life cycle of products and services / Promotion of GHG removal technology development and projects
Go Circular | Circulate 1 million tons of LIMEX and plastic in 50 countries by 2030
By collecting and recycling 1 million tons of LIMEX and plastic, which is equivalent to the amount of plastic mechanical recycling in Japan in fiscal year 2019*, we will contribute to promoting material circulation throughout society. *Excluding fibers derived from waste PET bottles.
<Main Approach> Transforming the value of waste into one that sees it as a resource / Increasing the added value of products using recycled material / Creating a value chain that maximizes the lifetime value of resources while achieving economic rationality / Promoting an inclusive and clean material circulation industry / Developing and spreading advanced sorting and recycling technologies and technologies that connect stakeholders
*Scope 1: GHG emissions directly from a company (GHG emissions from boilers in the company's own factories, etc.) | Scope 2: Indirect emissions from energy sources (GHG emissions associated with energy supplied by other companies, such as electricity, and consumed by the company) | Scope 3: GHG emissions during the life cycle of a product, including raw material procurement, distribution, customer use, disposal, and recycling.
Started a project for one of the largest recycling plants in Japan to recycle used LIMEX and waste plastics
Yokosuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture, which has declared itself a “Yokosuka City Zero Carbon City,” is a project to build one of the largest recycling plants in Japan (capacity: approximately 40,000 tons per year) that collects used LIMEX and waste plastics and automatically sorts and recycles them. to start. In Japan, most waste plastics are incinerated as a means of effective utilization to recover energy, but at this plant, instead of being incinerated, material mechanical recycling that reuses them as raw materials reduces CO2 emissions and reduces the use of natural resources. We aim to curb consumption. TBM is already working on mechanical recycling in collaboration with business operators, consumers, and local governments in the LIMEX and CircleX businesses. We will work on building a pioneering material circulation model for the realization of a circular economy related to plastics.
Relocated head office to Hibiya
TBM will move its headquarters to a new office in Hibiya from August 30th. The new office has enhanced functions as a communication hub with a post-COVID-19 perspective, such as web conference rooms and seminar rooms. The new office will serve as a hub for innovative ideas and technologies to promote diverse work styles.
[Overview of Hibiya Office]
Location: 15th floor, Toho Hibiya Building, 1-2-2 Yurakucho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0006
TEL: 03-6268-8915
*The corporate philosophy system is Mission, Vision, and Values, collectively named "TBM Compass." It serves as a "compass" that each of us can naturally take out so that we do not get lost in the direction we should go.
Inner action that encourages sustainable behavior
On the occasion of the 10th anniversary, we will distribute a potted plant set using LIMEX R Pellet made from scraps from TBM's Shiroishi factory and a 10th anniversary commemorative tumbler to reduce the amount of disposable beverage containers used.
Message from TBM CEO Nobuyoshi Yamasaki
I am very happy that we were able to reach a major milestone, the 10th anniversary of our founding, thanks to the tremendous support of our many stakeholders. Our company's mission is to Bridging today and the future we want. With this in mind, we develop LIMEX, a new material made mainly from limestone that is both ecological and economical, both domestically and internationally, and collect used LIMEX and waste plastics. We are actively working to build a recycling model that regenerates, and we are promoting not only the spread of materials but also material circulation business. We have received great expectations from all of you, and we are taking on challenges on a global scale, but we have not yet achieved anything. Over the past ten years, the environment surrounding us has changed dramatically, with global population growth and economic development in developing countries resulting in mass consumption of resources, an increase in the amount of waste generated, and environmental issues such as climate change and resource depletion being rapidly aggravated. increase. In order to solve these global social issues, there is a need for a shift to a circular economy that seeks to use resources efficiently and cyclically. In order to realize a sustainable society with the tailwind of this global trend, our mission is to globally deploy Japanese technologies, mechanisms, and values, and to realize a "Sustainability Revolution." I think it is. In order to embody "Times Bridge Management," which is included in the company name and build a bridge to the next era, we promise to continue to take on the challenge of building a bridge to the next 10 years and 100 years from now.