Resonac Pride Products and Services
Contributing to Society and Customers by Fulfilling Our Purpose through Resonac Pride Products and Services
Resonac Pride Products and Services are initiatives to demonstrate our Purpose and Values through our business.
In order to achieve our Purpose “Change society through the power of chemistry,” it is important to visualize how much value our products and services, which we provide in a wide range of areas from upstream to downstream in the value chain, have provided to customers and society. These initiatives are positioned as a KPI and efforts are being made to achieve the material issue “Strengthen co-creativity & competitiveness and create social value through innovation and business.”
Points of screening(as of June 30, 2024)
In terms of certification, we aim to integrate the points of view of third parties in evaluation from the perspectives of value provided to customers and society by changing society based on our Purpose as well as the appropriateness of Resonac’s four Values, risk assessment such as product environmental assessment and reputation, future potential and impact such as sales plans and market share, and relevance to shared global goals (SDGs).
| Main items of confirmation for certification | Points of certification | |
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| Implementation of Purpose and Values | What is the value provided to customers and society? (quantified as much as possible) | Appropriateness |
| What kind of Values are demonstrated? | ||
| Risk assessment | What kind of risks are there when evaluated from various perspectives such as product environmental assessment and reputation? | Risk perspectives from third party points of view |
| Sales plans | Sales plans and market share | Future potential and impact |
| Relevance to SDGs | How does it contribute to the 17 goals and 169 targets, and is it related to the essence of the SDGs? | Relevance to shared global goals (including future potential) |
Steps of screening
Until 2023, product and service certification was carried out in-house, but from 2024, we included third party participation such as government bodies, business partners, investors and experts, customers, and next-generation members to increase objectivity and transparency.
| STEP1 | Application for certification by business units |
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| STEP2 | Initial screening conducted by the secretariat |
| STEP3 | Comments from witnesses and advisors |
| STEP4 | Internal screening |
| STEP5 | Certification as Resonac Pride Products and Services |
| STEP6 |
Report to witnesses and advisors and disclose to stakeholders |
The first certified Resonac Pride Products and Services：Kawasaki Plastic Chemical Recycling Business (KPR)
Kawasaki Plastic Chemical Recycling Business (KPR) was certified as the first Resonac Pride Products and Services.KPR is a gasification chemical recycling plant that started operation in 2003, and it gasifies used plastics at high temperatures and breaks them down to the molecular level to extract hydrogen and CO2
Points of certification (excerpt)
- Since it does not use fossil fuels or fossil-fuel-derived energy even in the manufacturing process, the GHG emissions is approximately 80% less compared to conventional ammonia production methods
- Recycles about 60,000 tons of used plastic per year (equivalent to about 20% of Japan's chemical recycling)
Contribution to the SDGs through businesses
As a Co-creative Chemical Company that seeks to create a recyclingoriented society, we have made contributing to SDGs 12 and 17 the focus of our corporate activities, and positioned goals that we contribute to through businesses and products as well as goals that we contribute to through our business foundation as shown on the right. In addition to the areas we are already working on, we are looking ahead with the aim to contributing to the creation of a future that we seek to realize through the power of chemistry.
SDGs Contribution Products/Services
*Products and services certified under the old selection process ("SDGs Contribution Products") are being re-certified under the new selection process.
| Products/services | Point | Challenge toward 2030 | Main target |
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| Plastic chemical recycling |
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9.4、12.5 |
| Graphite electrode |
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9.4、12.2 |
| High-purity gasses for semiconductor processing | Promotion of sustainable industrialization | Further increase the purity of the gases to help expand the data storage capacity of semiconductor memory for higher energy efficiency, thereby contributing to the spread of tablet terminals | 9.4 |
| Hard disk media | Promotion of sustainable industrialization | Expand the data storage capacity of hard disk drives to contribute to the spread use of data infrastructure | 4.3、9.4 |
| VGCF: conductive additive for cathode/anode of LIB | Increase energy efficiency (with regard to materials used in lithium-ion batteries) | Contribute to higher performance for greater energy efficiency by making combined use of internally available battery materials | 7.3、13.2 |
| SPALF: aluminum laminated film | Increase energy efficiency (with regard to materials used in lithium-ion batteries) | Make combined use of the SPALF aluminum laminate film and heat exchanger technology to supply light and compact battery cooling systems, thereby contributing to the creation of a low-carbon society | 7.3、13.2 |
| Contract development and manufacturing organization for regenerative medical products | Promote regenerative medicine to provide treatment for diseases, such as cancer and hereditary disorders, that are difficult to treat with conventional approaches | As a partner of pharmaceutical companies, provide contract manufacturing services for regenerative medicine from production bases in Japan, the US and Europe, ensuring a high level of quality. In doing so, contribute to the promotion and development of regenerative medicine and work to support the health. | 3.4、3.8 |
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Information and Communication related products for 5G, AI, and autonomous driving:
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Contribute to the development of AI and next-generation communication technologies (5G, etc.) for the provision of new services and industrial processes based on the use of voluminous data as well as to the safety of automobiles, better mobile services and the spread use of communication and traffic infrastructure | Contribute to the development and faster application of practical technologies by making use of Showa Denko’s own materials technologies to promote ICT-based logistics management and smart grid systems for more efficient use of resources, solutions for environmental problems, and higher traffic safety in society | 3.6、9.4 |
| Molded plastic rear door modules | Increase energy efficiency (by reducing the weight of automobiles) | Reduce the weight of automobiles for higher fuel efficiency and lower CO2 emissions in the use stage, thereby contributing to the prevention of global warming | 6.4、7.3、9.4 |
| Copper-free friction materials | Ensure the soundness of people’s lives (by preventing the use of hazardous chemical substances and pollution of the air, water and soil) | Prevent the pollution of rivers, lakes, marshes and oceans by trace amounts of copper dust generated due to abrasion caused by braking, thereby helping to prevent health damage caused by water pollution | 3.9、12.4 |
| Anode materials for xEV | Increase energy efficiency (by providing xEV batteries) | Develop, manufacture and sell battery materials that can contribute to the spread use of xEVs, thereby contributing to higher energy efficiency, curbing air pollution and solving other global social issues | 7.3、9.4 |
