- What is SIP？
- Development of Circular Economy System
- Project outline
Project outline
Develop a circular economy for plastics while considering environmental sustainability at every stage of materials, manufacturing, collection, sorting and recycling.
Research and Development (FY2026)
The themes are divided into sub-project A to C to develop circular economy system in cooperation with one another.
Sub-project A, B, C
Sub-project A:
Data Infrastructure Systems and Rule-Making
- A1 Build a digital infrastructure for circular market expansion (Development of PLA-NETJ system)
- NEC Corporation (Principal organization) TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC. (Collaborating organization)
- A2 Organize and standardize the information rules required for digital infrastructure development (Establish data standards for information to be circulated within PLA‑NETJ)
- Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. (Principal organization)
- A3 Develop a platform for enhancing circularity and improving visualization
- Tohoku University (Principal organization) National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (Principal organization)
Sub-project B:
Recycled Raw Material Supply Systems
- B1 Develop a system for separating and supplying high-grade recycled materials from used plastics (advanced separating and data visualization of recycled materials)
- Tohoku University (Principal organization) Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (Principal organization)
- B2 Develop a site-based collection system to secure sufficient volume of high-quality recycled materials
- AMITA Holdings Co., LTD. (Principal organization) Ryohin Keikaku Co., Ltd. (Collaborating organization) Menicon Co., Ltd. (Collaborating organization) Aita Shokai Co., Ltd. (Principal organization) Research institute for Humanity and Nature (Principal organization)
Sub-project C:
Development of Recycled Material Utilization Technology
- C1 Improve the quality of recycled materials to expand their use, and develop quality evaluation equipment.
- National Institute for Materials Science (Principal organization) Mitsui Chemical Group (Collaborating organization) Mitsubishi Chemical Group (Collaborating organization) ISHIZUKA CHEMICAL SANGYO CO.,LTD (Collaborating organization) Isono Co.，Ltd. (Collaborating organization) SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION (Collaborating organization) TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC. (Collaborating organization) Yamagata University (Collaborating organization) Hitachi, Ltd. (Collaborating organization) Teijin Limited (Collaborating organization)
- C2 Develop manufacturing technologies for vehicle & home appliance parts using recycled materials.
- Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. (Principal organization) DaikyoNishikawa Corporation (Principal organization) Sakae Riken Kogyo Co., Ltd. (Principal organization) UNIPRES Corporation (Principal organization) Moriroku Co., Ltd. (Principal organization) Panasonic Holdings Corporation (Principal organization)