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2024/12/17
Sumitomo Chemical Receives ISCC PLUS Certification for Chemically Recycled MMA Monomer
Sumitomo Chemical has acquired an ISCC PLUS certification for methyl methacrylate (MMA monomer) produced at its chemical recycling pilot facility at its Ehime Works (Niihama City, Ehime Prefecture, Japan) from the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC), an international certification system for sustainable products. The Company obtained its first ISCC PLUS certification in February 2023 for acrylonitrile produced at the same site.
Newly certified product manufactured at Sumitomo Chemical’s certified processing units*1 (manufacturing and processing sites)
| Certified site name | Product |
|---|---|
| Ehime Works, Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. | Methyl methacrylate (MMA monomer) * Produced at the chemical recycling pilot facility at the Ehime Works |
Sumitomo Chemical has also received an ISCC certification for the Ehime Works as a trader/storage*2 (trading and storage operator). This enables the Company to handle all ISCC PLUS certified products.
ISCC PLUS is an international certification system to ensure that sustainable raw materials, such as recycled materials, are properly managed throughout the supply chain, including during the product manufacturing process. With this certification, Sumitomo Chemical is able to apply the mass balance approach*3 to the sale of these certified products.
The Company will sell its ISCC PLUS certified recycled products under the MeguriTM*4 brand to widely promote their environmental friendliness to customers.
Sumitomo Chemical has identified the mitigation of environmental impact as one of its material issues to be addressed as management priorities. We will continue to work to promote the acquisition of this certification and the provision of certified products, and strive together with various stakeholders to achieve a sustainable society.
[Declaration Regarding ISCC PLUS Requirements]
Sumitomo Chemical commits and declares that we will comply with the ISCC PLUS requirements, in accordance with the latest ISCC regulations, and avoid double counting our environmental contributions.
*1 Under ISCC PLUS certification, a processing unit refers to an organization that physically or chemically converts input materials.
*2 Under ISCC PLUS certification, a trader/storage refers to an operator that trades and stores ISCC PLUS certified products.
*3 In the mass balance approach, when a product is manufactured using a raw material with a certain characteristic (such as a recycled raw material) and a raw material without it, that characteristic can be allocated to a part of the output of the product based on the proportion of the raw material with that characteristic used in the manufacturing process.
*4 Sumitomo Chemical’s brand for its products and products under development obtained using recycling technology. The Company provides the MeguriTM brand products to contribute to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and environmental impact.
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