Establishment of the World’s First¹ Global Supply Chain to Introduce the Use of Renewable Plastics in Sony’s High-Performance Products 

Sony Corporation is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation, responsible for the Entertainment, Technology & Services (ET&S) business. With the mission to "create the future of entertainment through the power of technology together with creators", we aim to continue to deliver Kando* to people around the world. Sony is actively promoting initiatives to reduce environmental impact as part of the Sony Group’s "Road to Zero" environmental plan, which aims for zero environmental impact by 2050. In this project, Sony will oversee the entire supply chain and promote the utilization of renewable plastics in our products.
(https://www.sony.co.jp/en/)

Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) is an integrated trading and investment company that develops and operates businesses across multiple industries together with its global network. MC has eight Business Groups that operate across virtually every industry: Environmental Energy, Materials Solution, Mineral Resources, Urban Development & Infrastructure, Mobility, Food Industry, Smart-Life Creation, and Power Solution. Through these eight Business Groups, MC’s activities have expanded far beyond its traditional trading operations to include project development, production, and manufacturing operations, working in collaboration with our trusted partners around the world. In this project, MC plays a comprehensive role in overseeing the supply chain, including credit delivery management, and promoting the introduction of renewable plastics into Sony products.
(https://www.mitsubishicorp.com/jp/en/)

ADEKA CORPORATION is a manufacturer of valuable materials with over 100 years of history. ADEKA aims to realize a sustainable society by globally expanding valuable materials that enrich people's lives, such as polymer additives that enhance plastic functionality, advanced semiconductor materials, environmental materials, food products, and agrochemicals. In this project, we manufacture flame retardants with biomass characteristics assigned using a mass balance approach.
(https://www.adeka.co.jp/en/)

CHIMEI is a leading high-performance materials company that designs and manufactures advanced polymer materials, synthetic rubbers, and specialty chemicals, delivering innovative and sustainable solutions for industries worldwide. With a commitment to circularity, environmental responsibility, and close client collaboration, CHIMEI supports and partners with global companies to elevate product performance while jointly minimizing environmental impact. In this project, CHIMEI produces polycarbonate resin (PC) with assigned biomass characteristics using a mass balance approach.

 (https://www.chimeicorp.com/en-US)

At ENEOS Corporation, our network has grown to about 12,000 ENEOS branded service stations across Japan. ENEOS is expanding business to accommodate energy transitions into sources like hydrogen and Synthetic Fuels in addition to petroleum and petrochemical products produced and manufactured at refineries and factories at various locations in Japan. The ENEOS Group aims to achieve both a stable supply of energy and materials and the realization of a carbon-neutral society, based on its commitment of “Supporting ‘today’s normal,’ taking the lead for ‘tomorrow’s normal.’” In this project, ENEOS manufactures paraxylene (PX) with assigned biomass characteristics using a mass balance approach.
(https://www.hd.eneos.co.jp/english/)

FCFC is a comprehensive chemical company that manufactures petrochemical products, synthetic fibers, and plastics. FCFC implements a circular economy to achieve both environmental protection and industrial development, working on the development of green chemicals and the expansion of reusable materials. In this project, FCFC manufactures polystyrene (PS) with assigned biomass characteristics using a mass balance approach.

 (https://www.fcfc.com.tw/)

Hanwha Impact is a leading petrochemical and investment company, engaged in chemical products and next-generation energy solutions. Hanwha Impact aims to achieve a sustainable society through developing eco-friendly energy solutions and fostering future innovative technologies. In this project, Hanwha Impact produces high-purity terephthalic acid (PTA) with assigned biomass characteristics using a mass balance approach.

(https://www.hanwhaimpact.com/)

The Idemitsu Group is engaged in the development, manufacture, and sales of a wide variety areas of Petroleum, Basic Chemicals, High-Performance Materials, Power/Renewable Energy, and in a variety of fields. Idemitsu Kosan is taking on the challenge of an energy transition to help realize a carbon-neutral and circular society by 2050. In the Basic Chemicals business, we are promoting the use of biomass feedstocks and advancing chemical recycling initiatives. In this project, Idemitsu Kosan produces styrene monomer (SM) using a mass balance approach.

(https://www.idemitsu.com/)

Neste (NESTE, Nasdaq Helsinki) creates solutions for mitigating climate change and accelerating a shift to a circular economy. The company is the world’s leading producer of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), renewable diesel, and renewable and circular solutions for the chemical and plastics industries. In this project, NESTE supplies renewable naphtha made from waste cooking oil and other renewable raw materials.

 (https://www.neste.com/)

Haier is a global home appliance manufacturer originating, offering a wide range of products including refrigerators and washing machines. Haier New Materials, a subsidiary of the Haier Group, reduces carbon emissions and promotes the construction of a sustainable society by recycling regenerated plastic materials from disassembled home appliances. In this project, Haier produces recycled PC/ABS blended with a flame retardant with assigned biomass characteristics.

(https://www.haierdawn-plastics.com/)

SKGC is a leading chemical company, offering petrochemical products such as olefins, aromatics and polymers. SKGC is upgrading our portfolio to provide more sustainable products in consumer’s daily lives. In this project, SKGC manufactures paraxylene (PX) with assigned biomass characteristics using a mass balance approach.

 (https://www.skgeocentric.com/)

Toray Industries, Inc., is a global leader in advanced materials innovation, comprising more than 300 affiliated companies and approximately 48,000 employees worldwide. Since 1926, Toray Industries have continuously expanded our business portfolio—from Fibers & Textiles, to Resins & Chemicals, Films, Electronics & Information Materials, Carbon Fiber Composite Materials, Pharmaceuticals & Medical Products, as well as Water Treatment & Environment. April 2026 marks the 100th anniversary of Toray’s founding. In line with our Corporate Philosophy, “Contributing to society through the creation of new value with innovative ideas, technologies and products,” we will commit to delivering fundamental solutions to global-scale challenges.

(https://www.toray.com/)

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In the manufacturing of audio-visual products, this initiative is regarded as a “world’s first” in that it visualizes the entire supply chain from raw materials to finished products and converts raw materials to biomass-based materials at mass-production scale.

(Based on research conducted by Mitsubishi Corporation. At the time of announcement in Feb. 2026)

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Plastics made from renewable biomass resources instead of fossil resources.

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A method of reusing plastic materials by returning used plastics to their original form through physical processes such as crushing, cleaning, and melting, rather than discarding them.

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This is a method of allocating the characteristics of specific raw materials, such as biomass resources, to a portion of the product based on the input amount of those materials when they are mixed with non-specific raw materials during the distribution and processing stages from raw materials to products.