Press release
- LIMEX
TBM, "Bio LIMEX Bag" using limestone and plant-derived resin adopted for handbags in Toyota Mobility Tokyo
-Reducing petroleum-based plastics and CO2, contributing to initiatives to reduce environmental impact-
TBM Co., Ltd., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, CEO: Nobuyoshi Yamasaki, hereinafter referred to as TBM) is Toyota Mobility Tokyo Co., Ltd. (a Toyota dealer wholly owned by Toyota Motor Corporation, Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director and President: Seiichi Sekijima (hereinafter referred to as Toyota Mobility Tokyo) has adopted the eco-friendly bag "Bio LIMEX Bag", which uses limestone and plant-derived resin as the main raw materials, for the carrier bag of the Toyota brand store. We would like to inform you that
By replacing conventional carrier bags that use 10% plant-derived resin with the Bio LIMEX Bag, it is expected that the amount of petroleum-based plastic used will be reduced by approximately 85% and greenhouse gas emissions will be reduced by approximately 29% *1. . The Bio LIMEX Bag won the Good Design Best 100 Good Design Award in 2020, and in 2021 it was selected as one of the top 100 of the Design Intelligence Award 2021, one of China's leading international design awards. It has received high acclaim both at home and abroad.
In the future, TBM can be used for Bio LIMEX Bag, LIMEX Pellet, which can be processed by inflation molding, injection, vacuum molding, catalogs, clear files, etc. in the automobile industry where decarbonization efforts are accelerating. We will proceed with the introduction of the LIMEX Sheet.
*1 From LCA (2020) by TBM Co., Ltd., Ltd. (Raw material procurement to disposal | Weight-based comparison) | May vary depending on manufacturing conditions
LIMEX Bag Details: https://tb-m.com/limex/products/limexbag
2020 GOOD DESIGN BEST 100: https://www.g-mark.org/award/describe/50148
Design Intelligence Award 2021: https://en.di-award.org/collections/detail/1207.html
Background
Companies are required to take action to solve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the plastic problem. The movement to regulate single-use plastics is gaining momentum 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, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has made it mandatory to charge for plastic shopping bags from July 2020.
Some Toyota Mobility Tokyo stores use an energy management system (BEMS) that combines solar power generation, storage batteries, LED lighting, energy-saving air conditioning, etc., to optimally control power storage and discharge to reduce power consumption. . In addition, we are implementing environmentally friendly initiatives such as promoting the placement of charging stations in stores to promote the spread of plug-in hybrids. As part of our efforts to reduce CO2 emissions and conserve resources, we were considering switching the material of the carrier bags used in our stores.
*2 United Nations Environment Program (2018). Legal Limits on Single-Use Plastics and Microplastics: A Global Review of National Laws and Regulations