Promoting Environment-Friendly Products
Promoting Environment-Friendly Products
The DIC Group is committed to effective stewardship of the products it provides. (For more information, please see page 51.) Conscious always of the importance of ensuring
its products are friendly to the environment, DIC promotes the development of products and new technologies that are useful to society and works to increase the weighting
of environment-friendly products in its portfolio, by reducing the volume of hazardous substances it uses, focusing on products that are less hazardous and products that
facilitate recycling, and realizing safer production processes that generate less waste and use less energy. The Group has established internal rules for designating products “environment-friendly” and works to increase the weighting of products that have
earned this designation in its portfolio. In fiscal year 2020, environment-friendly
products accounted for 59% of all products put out by DIC and subsidiary DIC
Graphics. The Group also strives to maintain a solid grasp of laws and regulations
in different countries and territories, and of trends in environmental measures—
thereby ensuring its ability to design products that comply with diverse regulations
governing the use of chemical substances in different markets—and conducts
environmental assessments on a continuous basis.
For printing inks, adhesives and other products used in food packaging, which the
Group supplies to customers around the world, the DIC Group has established a
global product stewardship team. The team shares information on regulations and
relevant topics from different markets, as well as promotes awareness thereof and
provides education. Knowledge thus gained is incorporated into product design
and used to produce compliance certificates across the supply chain, which are
essential for customers worldwide.
Introducing the DIC Sustainability Index
To ensure that stakeholders understand the true worth of DIC Group products and solutions that address social imperatives, in addition to being environment friendly, the Group introduced a proprietary sustainability index. The Group will begin using the DIC Sustainability Index in fiscal year 2022.
Products that Contribute to the Realization of Clean Technologies
The DIC Group develops materials that contribute to the realization of clean technologies designed to help resolve critical global
environmental issues. Product divisions promote the development of clean technology–related products for individual target markets that
leverage distinctive DIC capabilities. Overall annual sales of such products currently amount to approximately ¥146.0 billion.
The DIC Group is conscious of the need to promote the “3Rs” (“Reduce, Reuse, Recycle”) for resources. The Group is working to help
reduce materials used by its customers in such areas as film for bread packaging and making products thinner while maintaining strength.
To enhance the recyclability of plastic packaging, the Group is developing and launching deinking agents and other innovative products. The
Group is also taking active steps to help reduce waste plastic and marine plastics, recognizing these as challenges that, as a manufacturer of
fine chemicals, it has a responsibility to address.
Environment-Friendly Web Offset Ink
Although its Web World SYNERGY web offset inks, which are used widely in the printing of flyers and magazines, satisfy certification requirements for vegetable oil–based inks, DIC Graphics continues working to increase the amount of vegetable oil used to enhance the environmental performance of products in this series.
DIC Graphics is also striving to further advance the use of recycled raw materials in these inks, as well as to expand its product ranges in which petroleum-based solvents have been replaced with vegetable oil–derived ingredients. In February 2016, the Group launched Web World SYNERGY ECORE, a new series of low temperature–drying web offset inks that help reduce CO₂ emissions attributable to use by customers.
The products of the DIC Group Clean Technology (Clean Technology)
Many DIC Group products are used as material in the market, and we continually strive to contribute to the field of Clean Technology (Clean Technology) related to resolve global environmental problems.
In order to efficiently promote, each business segment targets markets to develop products in Clean Technology field using their strength, and the current revenue size is estimated roughly ¥165.4 billion as a whole.
Energy
01Binders for lithium-ion batteries
Clean Tech | Energy Efficiency |
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Explanation of the application from the viewpoint of Clean Tech | Cathode binder for lithium-ion batteries (LIB) |
Business Segments | Polymers |
02Binders for lithium-ion battery separators
Clean Tech | Energy Efficiency |
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Explanation of the application from the viewpoint of Clean Tech | Binders for separators in lithium-ion batteries |
Business Segments | Liquid Compounds |
03Adhesives for solar cell backsheets
Clean Tech | Alternative Energy |
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Explanation of the application from the viewpoint of Clean Tech | Adhesives for solar cell backsheets |
Business Segments | Liquid Compounds |
04Adhesives for lithium-ion battery packs
Clean Tech | Energy Efficiency |
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Explanation of the application from the viewpoint of Clean Tech | Adhesives for lithium-ion battery packs |
Business Segments | Liquid Compounds |
05PPS compounds (fuel cell component materials)
Clean Tech | Alternative Energy |
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Explanation of the application from the viewpoint of Clean Tech | Fuel cell components (Industrial & residential, insulating plate & manifold) Fuel cell peripherals (Industrial & residential, water piping) |
Business Segments | Solid Compounds |
06White masterbatch for photovoltaic backing sheets and encapsulants
Clean Tech | Alternative Energy |
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Explanation of the application from the viewpoint of Clean Tech | Photovoltaic backing sheets and white masterbatches (SPUNDYE, PEONY) |
Business Segments | Solid Compounds |
Electronics
07Pigments for color filters
Clean Tech | Energy Efficiency |
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Explanation of the application from the viewpoint of Clean Tech | LC display materials |
Business Segments | Fine Chemicals |
08Resins for LED substrates
Clean Tech | Green Building |
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Explanation of the application from the viewpoint of Clean Tech | Amidoimide resin for LED white substrates (energy saving) |
Business Segments | Polymers |
09Encapsulant and resin for circuit boards
Clean Tech | Pollution Prevention & Control |
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Explanation of the application from the viewpoint of Clean Tech | Epoxy resins (halogen-free) for encapsulants and circuit boards |
Business Segments | Polymers |
10Nanosilver ink
Clean Tech | Pollution Prevention & Control |
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Explanation of the application from the viewpoint of Clean Tech | Copper plating catalyst (resource saving) |
Business Segments | Liquid Compounds |
11PPS compounds (LED sockets, etc.)
Clean Tech | Green Building |
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Explanation of the application from the viewpoint of Clean Tech | LED sockets (heat radiation) |
Business Segments | Solid Compounds |
Coating
12Water-based resins for paints
Clean Tech | Pollution Prevention & Control |
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Explanation of the application from the viewpoint of Clean Tech | Water-based polyester resins for paints, acrylic resins, silicone resins, and isocyanate resins |
Business Segments | Polymers |
13UV curable resin for hard coating
Clean Tech | Energy Efficiency |
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Explanation of the application from the viewpoint of Clean Tech | Silica hybrid hardcoat |
Business Segments | Polymers |
14Resins for plant-based paints
Clean Tech | Pollution Prevention & Control |
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Explanation of the application from the viewpoint of Clean Tech | Resins for paints using plant-derived materials |
Business Segments | Polymers |
15Resins for powder coating
Clean Tech | Pollution Prevention & Control |
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Explanation of the application from the viewpoint of Clean Tech | Solid resin. Be free of organic solvents |
Business Segments | Polymers |
16UV curing resin for optical disk surface coating
Clean Tech | Pollution Prevention & Control |
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Explanation of the application from the viewpoint of Clean Tech | UV curing resin material for optical disks (non-VOC) |
Business Segments | Liquid Compounds |
17EB curable coating
Clean Tech | Pollution Prevention & Control |
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Explanation of the application from the viewpoint of Clean Tech | EB curable coating agent. Toxic gasesFor gravure offset printing. |
Business Segments | Printing Inks |
Automotive
18CFRP resins
Clean Tech | Energy Efficiency |
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Explanation of the application from the viewpoint of Clean Tech | Epoxy resins for CFRP (weight reduction of aircraft and automobiles) |
Business Segments | Polymers |
19Aluminum wire harness coating
Clean Tech | Energy Efficiency |
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Explanation of the application from the viewpoint of Clean Tech | Aluminum wire harness coating |
Business Segments | Polymers |
20Water-based surface treatment agent for interior parts of vehicles
Clean Tech | Pollution Prevention & Control |
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Explanation of the application from the viewpoint of Clean Tech | Water-based coatings material (low VOC) |
Business Segments | Liquid Compounds |
21PPS compounds (HV/EV components), Automotive electronic control component materials
Clean Tech | Energy Efficiency |
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Explanation of the application from the viewpoint of Clean Tech | HV/EV parts (motor parts & PCU parts & cooling parts, etc.) Li-ion battery components (gaskets) Electronic control components (various sensors for automotive) |
Business Segments | Solid Compounds |
Living environment
22Synthetic/artificial leather water-based resins
Clean Tech | Pollution Prevention & Control |
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Explanation of the application from the viewpoint of Clean Tech | Synthetic leather and artificial leather (replacement of solvent-based water-based leather) |
Business Segments | Polymers |
23Solvent-free resins for synthetic/artificial leather
Clean Tech | Pollution Prevention & Control |
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Explanation of the application from the viewpoint of Clean Tech | Synthetic leather and artificial leather (replacement of solvent-based leather with solvent-free type) |
Business Segments | Polymers |
24Water-based pigment dispersion
Clean Tech | Pollution Prevention & Control |
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Explanation of the application from the viewpoint of Clean Tech | Colorants for textiles (reduction of wastewater) |
Business Segments | Liquid Compounds |
25PPS compound (material for piping parts)
Clean Tech | Energy Efficiency |
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Explanation of the application from the viewpoint of Clean Tech | Energy-saving hot water heater parts (Eco Cute, Eco Joz, etc., valves, servos, etc.) |
Business Segments | Solid Compounds |
26Master Batch of Colorant for Recycled Resin
Clean Tech | Pollution Prevention & Control |
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Explanation of the application from the viewpoint of Clean Tech | Recycled plastics colorant master batches (SPUNDYE, PEONY, PLAMASTER) |
Business Segments | Solid Compounds |
27Colorant master batch for yarn
Clean Tech | Pollution Prevention & Control |
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Explanation of the application from the viewpoint of Clean Tech | Masterbatch (SPUNDYE) of colorant for yarn (Reduction of environmental impact of wastewater by replacing dyeing) |
Business Segments | Solid Compounds |
28Hollow fiber membrane module for degassing/defoaming
Clean Tech | Pollution Prevention & Control |
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Explanation of the application from the viewpoint of Clean Tech | Deoxygenation module for boiler water supply: PF-030 Modules for defoaming developer: PF-004D Defoaming modules for inkjet printers: EF-G Series |
Business Segments | Application Materials |
29Sheet-form heat storage material
Clean Tech | Energy Efficiency |
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Explanation of the application from the viewpoint of Clean Tech | Sheet-form heat storage material |
Business Segments | Application Materials |
30Non-solvent type double-coated adhesive tape
Clean Tech | Pollution Prevention & Control |
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Explanation of the application from the viewpoint of Clean Tech | Non-solvent type double-coated adhesive tape |
Business Segments | Application Materials |
Digital printing
31Resins for casting 3D printers
Clean Tech | Energy Efficiency |
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Explanation of the application from the viewpoint of Clean Tech | Phenolic resin for casting 3D printers (energy saving) |
Business Segments | Polymers |
32Aqueous pigment dispersion for ink jet
Clean Tech | Pollution Prevention & Control |
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Explanation of the application from the viewpoint of Clean Tech | Aqueous digital printing material (low toxicity, low VOC) |
Business Segments | Fine Chemicals |
33UV curable Ink Jet inks
Clean Tech | Pollution Prevention & Control |
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Explanation of the application from the viewpoint of Clean Tech | LED-UV curable digital printing inks (low VOC, low ozone, energy saving) |
Business Segments | Liquid Compounds |
Packaging
34UV curable resin for ink
Clean Tech | Energy Efficiency |
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Explanation of the application from the viewpoint of Clean Tech | UV curing resin for highly sensitive UV ink for LEDs |
Business Segments | Polymers |
35Branched polystyrene for food packaging
Clean Tech | Energy Efficiency |
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Explanation of the application from the viewpoint of Clean Tech | Polystyrene resin for food packaging (multiple branches) |
Business Segments | Polymers |
36Solvent-free adhesives for lamination
Clean Tech | Pollution Prevention & Control |
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Explanation of the application from the viewpoint of Clean Tech | Adhesives for flexible packaging materials that do not use any organic solvents |
Business Segments | Printing Inks |
37Adhesives for lamination (using biomass-derived materials)
Clean Tech | Pollution Prevention & Control |
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Explanation of the application from the viewpoint of Clean Tech | Adhesives for flexible packaging materials containing at least 10% biomass -derived raw materials |
Business Segments | Printing Inks |
38Oxygen gas barrier lamination adhesive
Clean Tech | Pollution Prevention & Control |
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Explanation of the application from the viewpoint of Clean Tech | To reduce food loss by improving the oxygen gas barrier properties of packaging materials |
Business Segments | Printing Inks |
39Gravure ink (using biomass-derived materials)
Clean Tech | Pollution Prevention & Control |
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Explanation of the application from the viewpoint of Clean Tech | Gravure surface printing ink using biomass-derived raw materials such as rice bran and pine resins |
Business Segments | Printing Inks |
40Water-based flexo ink for laminated flexible packaging
Clean Tech | Pollution Prevention & Control |
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Explanation of the application from the viewpoint of Clean Tech | Low VOC water-based flexo ink (VOC in ink: < 5%) |
Business Segments | Printing Inks |
41Vegetable oil leaf ink
Clean Tech | Pollution Prevention & Control |
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Explanation of the application from the viewpoint of Clean Tech | Oily sheet-fed ink, eco-mark products, and vegetable-oil ink products |
Business Segments | Printing Inks |
42Vegetable oil offset ink
Clean Tech | Pollution Prevention & Control |
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Explanation of the application from the viewpoint of Clean Tech | Off-wheel ink, eco-mark products, and vegetable oil ink products |
Business Segments | Printing Inks |
43UV Offset printing ink
Clean Tech | Pollution Prevention & Control |
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Explanation of the application from the viewpoint of Clean Tech | High-sensitivity UV ink, eco-mark compatible products, and high-sensitivity UV (light-reducing printing, H-UV, LED) compatible |
Business Segments | Printing Inks |
44UV curable metal ink
Clean Tech | Pollution Prevention & Control |
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Explanation of the application from the viewpoint of Clean Tech | UV curable metal ink |
Business Segments | Printing Inks |
Life Cycle Assessments: Currently Under Consideration
In recent years, manufacturers have been required to quantify their consumption of nonrenewable resources and their emissions of substances that negatively affect the environment. In response to this and other trends driven by common concerns, DIC is currently considering the introduction of life cycle assessment (LCA) initiatives to ensure it fully grasps the various environmental impacts of all DIC Group products, as well as the adoption of the Greenhouse Gas Protocol’s*1 Scope3*2 standard.
- The Greenhouse Gas Protocol, or GHG Protocol, is a suite of standards for calculating and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions.
- Scope 3 is the GHG Protocol’s standard for calculating indirect greenhouse gas emissions resulting from production, transport, business travel and commuting, among others, across entire supply chains.