Sumitomo Chemical has decided to establish a Business Development Office for a Circular System for Plastics as of April 2021 to accelerate the development of businesses based on its efforts towards building a circular system for plastics.

Plastics are a useful material that supports our lives, used in automobiles, aircraft, electronic devices, various forms of packaging and other diverse applications. Plastics help ensure people’s health and safety as they are also used in personal protective equipment and anti-droplet panels amid the coronavirus pandemic. On the other hand, plastics are also part of global environmental problems, such as marine plastic waste, when they are not adequately recycled or properly treated after use. There are now demands for a society that, while using plastics, also recycles them as a resource.