Creating the Future with High-Quality Recycling
Teijin’s Mechanical Recycling Grade is a polycarbonate resin made from high-quality post-consumer recycled materials. Despite its high recycled content, it ensures product safety and reliability, providing peace of mind in use. This series contributes to reducing GHG (greenhouse gas) emissions and supports the realization of a sustainable society. It expands possibilities for environmentally conscious product development.

Teijin’s Mechanical Recycling grade achieves up to 70% recycled content for non-reinforced grades and up to 50% for reinforced grades. In terms of GHG (greenhouse gas) emission reduction, up to 70% reduction is possible for non-reinforced grades and up to 60% for reinforced grades.

• Rigorous Quality Control
  • Inspection of RoHS-regulated substances (e.g., Br, Cd, Pb) for each lot Regular audits of recycling
  • suppliers to strengthen raw material and contamination management
• Stable Supply System
  • Recycled sources procured from multiple suppliers across different countries.
  • Utilization of transparent PC recovered from high-volume products such as water bottles, headlamps, and optical discs.

＜Calculation Conditions＞

• Applicable Standards: ISO 14040 / ISO 14044
• System Boundary: Cradle-to-gate
  (From crude oil extraction to domestic polymerization and shipment from domestic compounding plant)

＜Data Basis＞

• PC: Primary data (third-party verified)
• Other materials: Secondary data
  Note: CO₂ emissions from additives are not considered.

＜Caution＞

• Please refrain from secondary use of these figures in isolation.
• Calculation results are subject to change without prior notice.

Teijin’s Strategy Based on the Proposed ELV Regulation

• Teijin’s ELV-compliant grades are polycarbonate resins designed for open-loop recycling, utilizing high-quality recovered headlamp materials from end-of-life vehicles. These grades maintain virgin-equivalent quality even at high ELV content ratios.
• Looking ahead, Teijin aims to promote not only open-loop recycling but also closed-loop mechanical recycling. Furthermore, for waste that is difficult to recycle mechanically, Teijin will implement solvent-based recycling to regenerate resources.

• ※Discover more details in the document below