Paper Chemicals for Environmental Sustainability

Akita Shuhei, Sodeyama Takuji, Hayashi Syunsuke

doi:10.2524/jtappij.77.928

Global warming and climate change have become primary concerns for all countries and industries. Reducing greenhouse gas emission is critical to address the issues, but the paper industry is known as an “energy-intensive industry”, consuming large amounts of energy in the Kraft pulp and paper making processes.<br>In Japan, the paper industry has taken various approaches to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 which is a long-term target for environmental sustainability announced by Japan Paper Association.<br>Under these circumstances, Harima Chemicals Group has been providing various solutions with its philosophy in mind. “Live a better life with what nature provides”. Harima is a pine chemicals company providing products based on pine-derived raw materials, that are natural and renewable resources grown by sunlight and water. Harima produces pine chemicals such as tall oil rosin and tall oil fatty acid by distilling crude tall oil （CTO） extracted from the Kraft pulping process. Harima also generates green power using biomass fuel from by-products of the CTO distillation process.<br>In this presentation, Harima would like to introduce its sustainable business model, and eco-friendly paper chemicals as solutions for the achievement of sustainability in the paper industry. The paper chemicals include enzymes for better runnability and environmental response, and water-based barrier coating chemicals for plastic replacement and utilization of paper materials.

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