1 September 20219 September 2021 Japan to limit business use of select plastic utensils A new law requires business operators to switch to biodegradable plastic alternatives or be prepared to charge customers for the use of single-use plastic items
8 November 20195 November 2019 Concept Cars: The Car Is Made Of Wood In Japan, Ministry of the Environment forcing environmental biocompatible cars - and the result is an unprecedented supercar made of plant-derived material
14 October 201910 October 2019 Mitsui Chemicals Group’s Bio-Polypropylene Adopted for Project Commissioned by Ministry of the Environment Industrial-level-trial set to begin to expand the bio-based plastic market with the first of its kind technology
10 September 20185 September 2018 Japan to subsidize bioplastics development Commodity manufacturers and groups that are making efforts to replace petroleum-based plastic products with plant-based ones will be supported next fiscal year
