Showa Denko K.K. (SDK) Recycles 7.57 Million Aluminum Cans in FY2005.Tokyo, Japan, May 31, 2006 - (JCN JCN Japan Corporate News JCN Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience JCN Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing JCN Journal of Christian Nursing JCN Job Control Number JCN Journal of Child Neurology JCN joint communications network (US DoD) Newswire) - Showa Denko Showa Denko K. K. (昭和電工株式会社 K.K. (SDK (Software Developer's Kit) See developer's toolkit and Windows SDK. SDK - Software Developers Kit (or "Software Development Kit"). ) and its Group companies stepped up their aluminum can recycling activities in fiscal year 2005 (April 2005 - March 2006) as part of their corporate social responsibility (CSR (1) (Customer Service Representative) A person who handles a customer's request regarding a bill, account changes or service or merchandise ordered. Agents in call centers are known as CSRs. See call center. ) initiative, collecting approximately 7,570,000 cans - equivalent to around 123 tons of aluminum when converted at the rate of 16.2 grams of aluminum per can. The aluminum can recycling activities by the SDK Group started in 2001 when SDK merged with Showa Aluminum Corporation, which had already performed the activities for years. More than 75% of SDK Group employees participated in the activities as of the end of March 2006. The collected cans are purchased by SDK and used to produce recycled aluminum cans. Using the money resulting from the recycling, SDK made donations to regional social welfare organizations and groups of people with special needs. SDK aims to fulfill its social responsibility, conducting business in a fair and faithful manner and contributing to sustainable development Sustainable development is a socio-ecological process characterized by the fulfilment of human needs while maintaining the quality of the natural environment indefinitely. The linkage between environment and development was globally recognized in 1980, when the International Union of society. The Company is also committed to protecting the global environment by reducing the discharge of chemical substances and industrial waste. SDK will further promote its aluminum can recycling activities to conserve resources and contribute to the goods of local communities in which it operates. About Showa Denko K.K. Showa Denko ('SDK'/TSE: 4004/OTC: SHWDF) is a major manufacturer and marketer of chemical products serving a wide range of fields ranging from heavy industry to the electronic and computer industries. SDK makes petrochemicals (ethylene, propylene propylene /pro·pyl·ene/ (pro´pi-len) a gaseous hydrocarbon, CH3CHdbondCH2. propylene glycol a colorless viscous liquid used as a humectant and solvent in pharmaceutical preparations. ), aluminum products (ingots, rods) electronic equipment (hard disks for computers), and inorganic materials (ceramics, carbons). The company has overseas operations and a joint venture with Netherlands-based Montell and Nippon Petrochemicals to make and market polypropylenes. In March 2001, SDK merged with Showa Denko Aluminum Corporation to strengthen the high-value-added fabricated fab·ri·cate tr.v. fab·ri·cat·ed, fab·ri·cat·ing, fab·ri·cates 1. To make; create. 2. To construct by combining or assembling diverse, typically standardized parts: aluminum products operations, and is today developing next-generation optical communications-use wafers. For more information, please visit www.sdk.co.jp. Source: Showa Denko K.K. Contact: IR & PR Group Phone: 81-3-5470-3235 Copyright [c] 2006 JCN Newswire. All rights reserved. A division of Japan Corporate News Network K.K. |
|
||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion