The Nitto Group places ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) at the core of its management, aiming to simultaneously solve social issues and create economic value. We need to solve climate change, especially global warming, as a common issue for all humankind, to pass on the bountiful planet to future generations.

The new factory at the Tohoku Plant will begin operations to lead the Nitto Group's decarbonization as a CO₂ zero emission factory that does not use fossil fuels. Specifically, the solar panels will be doubled to 1,500 KW, and surplus electricity generated on holidays will be used to produce green hydrogen, which will be stored in hydrogen tanks. Steam boilers fueled by hydrogen gas has been introduced in place of conventional steam boilers using fossil fuels. This is the first initiative in Japan to use a large amount of liquefied hydrogen to produce hydrogen gas and operate steam boilers.

The Nitto Group will accelerate its activities to realize a decarbonized society through the use of environmental technology and green energy that make the best use of energy generated.

• *1 Indirect emissions other than Scope 1 and 2 (emissions of other companies related to the company’s own activities. Emissions during fuel transportation, fuel production, etc.)
• *2 NittoPhase™ is polymer beads for synthesis of nucleic acid medicine, a Global Niche Top™ product that combines the features of high performance, which enables synthesis of a large amount of nucleic acids due to its porous structure, and high quality, which enables high reproducibility with uniform particle size.

Reference:

• Nitto Applied for International Initiative SBT Certification and Joined RE100 to Strengthen Climate Change Efforts - Acceleration of activities has brought the CO₂ emissions target ahead of the schedule -
• Setting a New Goal to Achieve Carbon Neutrality “Nitto Group Carbon Neutral 2050” Nitto Announces Support to Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) Recommendations