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Environmentally Friendly Products |
| Environmentally Friendly Products Group Products of our affiliates, Kurashiki Textile Mfg. Co., Ltd., TAISHOBOSEKI Industries, Ltd. and Kuraki Co., Ltd. are also introduced in this report. |
| Product name | Description of product | Effect |
| Energy conservation, global warming prevention | ||
| Crecia | Alkali-treated materials with a decreased burden on the environment | CO2 emissions were reduced by about half when compared with the conventional treatment. |
| Green Plan | Material dyed with special ink | Water and CO2 emissions in the dyeing process are reduced. |
| KuralafoamR | Polyurethane foam heat insulating material for housing and construction | |
| Kuranboard | Polyurethane foam heat insulating material for housing and construction | |
| Kuranpanel | Polyurethane foam heat insulating material for housing and construction | |
| Megumi-no-ie | Design and construction system with high insulation and airtight qualities | |
| Kurabo AP System | High insulation and air-tight construction method by external application of urethane board | |
| KIS System | Heat insulation and air-tight construction method by urethane site foaming | |
| Softycell One | Heat insulation and air-tight construction method by non-Freon urethane site foaming | |
| KURANPACK | Vacuum heat insulation panel (corestock made of rigid polyurethane) | |
| VIGLASS | Vacuum heat insulation panel (corestock made of glass wool) | |
| Unisalpet | Vacuum heat insulation panel (corestock made of polyester fiber) | |
| Papervip | Vacuum heat insulation panel (thin type) | |
| Dye concentration control system | A dye concentration control system where use of water and energy can be reduced by controlling dye concentration in the treatment fluid, resulting in effective dyeing process. | |
| Various types of machine tools | Reduces electricity consumption by employment of high-efficiency motor, introduction of inverter into hydraulic pump and oil cooler, switch-off function for backlight and inboard light, etc. At the option, automatic intermittent operation of conveyer and radiation heat shut-off measures are available. | |
| Ozone layer protection | ||
| Softycell One (re-listed) |
Heat insulation and air-tight construction method by non-Freon urethane site foaming | |
| KURANPACK (re-listed) |
Vacuum heat insulation panel (corestock made of rigid polyurethane) | |
| Recycle, effective use of resources | ||
| Shokubutu-rakuen | Cotton blended fabric, made of vegetable fiber (alpinia speciosa, bamboo, Eupatorium fortunei, lavender, lemon grass, etc.) and cotton | |
| Returncotton *1 | Material reusing waste cotton produced in spinning process and unused cotton | Reused to make 200 thousand shirts per year. |
| Afterpet *1 | Material using PET bottle as polyester material | Afterpet and Greenpet together use about 30 million bottles per year. |
| Greenpet | Shokubutu-rakuen + Afterpet material | |
| Rin-take | Material using bamboo rayon manufactured from bamboo | |
| Earth Denim | Denim material using reprocessed wastes produced during spinning, weaving, dyeing, and sewing processes. | |
| Woodyrail | Woody top handrail beam made of complex material consisting of wood flour and resin | |
| Kurancerete | Housing exterior decorative panel made of recycled pulp | |
| KOMPLE | Composting facility | Organic content (about 70%) of waste organic matter is effectively used by composting *2 |
| Waterlyzer | Measuring instrument to measure density of minimal IPA in water, Pure water recycling of drainage water containing minimal IPA |
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| RS-200 | Waste plastic bottle discriminating sensor | |
| KI-108 | Color sorting sensor for waste bottles | |
| Awadachi towel | Towel using regenerated polyester | |
| Rough dust filter | Rough dust filter using regenerated polyester | |
| Wadding | Wadding using regenerated polyester | |
| Raffy series | Ecological material with natural surface roughness mixed with waste cotton produced in spinning process | |
| Canadi acucal | Ecological material, combination of strained lees of Okinawa sugarcane and organic raw cotton | |
| Various types of machining tools (re-listed) | Reduces consumption of lubricants and air by employing grease lubrication method of spindle bearing and labyrinth seal. | |
| Chemical substance control | ||
| Club-O | Reduces environmental burden in manufacturing processes through utilizing enzymes without chemical treatment with high environmental burden | To reduce phosphorous by about 40% when compared with conventional products. Free from caustic soda, chlorine, and formalin. |
| ECO WASH | Wool material with shrink resistant finish using ozone having small environmental load, which replaces the conventional method using chlorine | |
| Ecotone | New coloring technique without use of colorant | |
| Nucleic acid separation system | Nucleic acid separation protocol which is made without use of environmental pollutants such as phenol | |
| Organic Series | Organic material based on raw cotton harvested without use of defoliants from farm land where chemical fertilizer has not been used for more than three years | |
| Earth color dyeing | Ecological product made by dyeing organic cotton with pigment from attractive stones from around the world, such as amethyst and tourmaline | |
| Air pollution prevention | ||
| KBCA | Flue gas desulfurization system | Sulfuric oxides in exhaust gas from boilers, etc. can be removed by 95 - 99%. *2 |
| KNORCA | Flue gas desulfurization system | Nitrogen oxides in exhaust gas from boilers, furnaces, etc. can be removed by 70 - 90%. *2 |
| GREATS | Wet type harmful gas removal system | Harmful gas (HCI, SOx, etc.) in exhaust emission from municipal waste incinerators, etc. is removed by 95 - 99% in a wet manner. *2 |
| KISCAM | Dry type harmful gas removal system | Harmful gas (HCL, SOx, etc.) in exhaust emission from municipal waste incinerators, etc. is removed by 70 - 90% in a dry manner. *2 |
| Offensive odor control | ||
| KRANDOR | Deodorization equipment | Offensive odor components (harmful gas components) from various sources are removed by 70~99%. *2 |
| VOC adsorption filter | Cabin filter for deodorizing ammonia odor, etc. | |
| Water pollution prevention | ||
| KURACLEAN | Active sludge COD treatment system | COD and BOD in various kinds of industrial wastewater are removed by 85 - 95%. *2 |
| BIOACTOR | Waste water treatment system of contact oxidation type | COD and BOD in various kinds of industrial wastewater are removed by 70 - 90%. *2 |
| KURARCHAEA | Anaerobic waste water treatment system | COD and BOD in various kinds of industrial waste water are removed by 70 - 90%. *2 In addition, final disposal volume of sludge is reduced. Electric consumption is reduced, contributing to energy conservation. |
| AQUASTATION | UV-ozone advanced oxidation-processing equipment Purpose: The degradation and removal of refractory persistent substance in water and chemical-free cleaning of pre-cut vegetables by the disinfecting effect of treated water. |
Hazardous substances (dioxins, etc.) in wastewater are degraded and removed by 70 - 99%. |
| Waterlyzer (re-listed) | Measurement of color and turbidity of factory effluent, measurement of trace hydrogen peroxide, measurement of trace organic solvent | |
| Direct printing-plate making system | The direct printing-plate making system for silk screen printing using UV light. No disposal of printing-plate making films and ink discharge. | |
| Autofoam | Automatic foam processing machine for coating the surface of textile materials with the minimum amount of chemicals by using them in foams. | |
| Dye concentration control system (re-listed) | A dye concentration control system where use of water and energy can be reduced by controlling dye concentration in the treatment fluid, resulting in the effective dyeing process. | |
| Acrylic Cloth | Human and environmental friendly cloth that removes stains with less detergent. | |
| Waste reduction | ||
| KUINSY | Various incinerators | Industrial waste is reduced in volume by 90 - 95% with the optimized system. *2 Heat energy also is recovered for effective use. |
| Biomass boiler | Fluidized bed boiler using biomass fuel derived from wood such as construction and demolition waste. | Woody biomass fuel is reduced in volume by 90 - 95%. *2 Effective in CO2 reduction in terms of recovery and effective use of thermal energy, and carbon neutralization. |
| Direct printing-plate making system (re-listed) |
The direct printing-plate making system for silk screen printing using UV light. No disposal of printing-plate making films and ink discharge. | |
| Autofoam (re-listed) |
Automatic foam processing machine for coating the surface of textile materials with the minimum amount of chemicals by using them in foams. | |
| Dye solution concentration control system (re-listed) | A dye concentration control system where use of water and energy can be reduced by controlling dye concentration in the treatment fluid, resulting in the effective dyeing process. | |
| Others | ||
| Bionature | Environmentally-friendly material using Biomax a hydrolyzable and biodegradable polyester from DuPont | Degrades into water and carbon anhydride in the ground. |
| Three-dimensional model of normal human skin | Three-dimensional skin model having functions close to the human skin at a sophisticated level | Presents an alternative method to animal testing |
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| Environmental Burden | Environmentally Friendly Products |
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