Kaneka and Kameoka City in Kyoto Prefecture enter into the Kameoka Future Creation Environmental Partnership Agreement

Kaneka Corporation (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President: Minoru Tanaka) and Kameoka City in Kyoto Prefecture (Mayor: Takahiro Katsuragawa) entered into the Kameoka Future Creation Environmental Partnership Agreement on 25th November. Through the promotion of KANEKA Biodegradable Polymer Green Planet™ (referred to below as Green Planet™), the company will contribute to the achievement of the title of World-Class Environmentally Advanced City that Kameoka City aspires to.

 

Based on the vision of promoting unifying initiatives from the three aspects of environment, economy and society for SDGs, Kameoka City is partnering with companies to create sustainable towns through creating new value using local resources. Kaneka will support Kameoka City’s activities, develop agricultural materials using Green Planet™ which is 100% plant-based and has superior biodegradability in a wide range of environments, introduce rubbish bags that are suitable for composting and cooperate with environmental education using Green Planet™.

 

Based on our mission of “Kaneka thinks Wellness First”, Kaneka provides value globally as a solutions provider. Through the market development of Green Planet™, Kaneka will continue to help solve the problem of environmental pollution.