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VISION
Learning from the past to build a future.
Circular- and Sustainability-oriented innovations
that prolongs for 100 years and beyond.
Let us build the bridge for future generations.
COMPANY
TBM = Times Bridge Management
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TBM Co., Ltd. - Times Bridge ManagementFounded in 2011, Development, Manufacturing, and Sales of LIMEX
Chairman Yuichiro Sumi (Dr.)
Founder & CEO Nobuyoshi Yamasaki
COO Koji Sakamoto
Director Kenji Fukahori
Director Takashi Kobayshi
External Director Kataji Tadato
External Director Minoru Sugimori
Full-time Statutory Auditor Koichi Kato
Part-time Statutory Auditor Masaru MIzuno
Chief Strategy Officer Taichi Yamaguchi
Chief Marketing Officer Takayuki Sasaki
Sales Division Momo Nakatani
Supreme Advisor Kazuo Noda
Technical Advisor Tetsuya Imamura
Advisor Toru Itabashi
Location 2-7-17-6F, Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Members 95 people (as of October 2018)
Capital9.194 billion yen (≒81 million USD)
(as of Oct. 2018, including legal capital surplus)
Subsidiary
Times Bridge Management Global, Inc.
717 Market Street San Francisco, CA, USA
Bioworks Corporation
Laboratory Wing 7F , 1-7, Hikaridai, Seika-cho,
Souraku-gun, Kyoto 619-0237
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Progressive regulations on single-use plastics
have been introduced worldwide.
Region Trends Examples
AfricaMany countries have banned the production
and use of plastic bags.@Kenya: Imprisonment up to 4 years or fines of $40,000
Asia
Some countries have regulations on the
production and use of plastic bags. A few
placed a ban on plastic bags.
@India: President Modi announced to abolish single-use
plastics by 2022.
EuropeEU aims to reduce the use of light-weight
plastic bags per capita by 2025.
@France: A ban on use of single-use plastics by January
2020
Oceania@Australia: Most states have banned light-
weight plastic bags.
@Papua New Guinea: A ban on non-biodegradable
plastic bags
Central and
South America
Regulations have been developed by national
and local governments to reduce plastic bag
consumption.
@Costa Rica: Foamed plastic products are regulated. It
aims to abolish single-use plastics by 2021.
North America
Regulations are placed at the state/city level.
Montreal, California, and Hawaii ban light-
weight plastic bags.
@NY: Policies were implemented in 2015 and 2017 to
ban single-use Styrofoam.
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LIMEX reduces petroleum-based resin use.
Conven-
tional
plastics
100 % Petrochemicals
20~40% Petrochemicals + 60~80% Limestone
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LIMEX sheets can be produced
with almost no water and no trees.
Highly waterproof and
tear resistant
It can be kept clean outdoors even
under rain shower.
Semi-Permanently
recyclable
LIMEX can be semi-permanently
recycled, as LIMEX is mainly made
of limestone.
LIMEX Characteristics
0.6~0.8tLimestone
0.2~0.4t Resin
1t LIMEX sheet
LIMEX Sheet
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Upcycling Example - IBSA game
Upcycle
LIMEX banner LIMEXsmartphone case(official goods)
IBSA game in March 2018 IBSA game in July 2018
IBSA fans
Pelletize+mold
Collect
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Open Innovation example
with Sanyo Chemical Industries
×Resin modification technology CaCO3 high filler technology
Higher
yield
Increase
CaCO3%
Improve
physical properties
Less weight
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Sanyo Chemical IndustriesEstablished in 1949, Kyoto, JAPAN
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MISSION - To Contribute to Building a better society through chemistry
Sanyo
Chemical
Waste reduction
Process
Improvement
Saving water
Saving resources
Biodegradable
Saving Energy
Provides Solutions by
Performance Chemicals
Functions to respond to various needs
Sanyo ChemicalManufactures and sales of
approx. 3000 types of performance chemicals
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Collaboration with local communities
Example of Sabae City
<LIMEX printed materials>Booklets, posters, signs
<Collection>
<Pelletize/mold/design>
<Re-produce>E.g. LIMEX dishes with
traditional urushi coating
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Construction of the first full-scale plantTagajo Plant will be the model plant for global expansion
Area 10,510 m2
Building Area 2,884 m2
Capacity 6,000 t/year
Location Otakasawamisawamaewa 55, Shiroishi, Miyagi 989-0213, JAPAN
Supported by the “Subsidy for Advanced Technology Demonstration and Evaluation Facility
Development” from the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) of Japan
Area 27,500 m²
Building Area Appx. 13,000 m²
Capacity 30,000 t / year
Location Sanmirai Tagajo Fukkodanchi, Tagajo, Miyagi 985-0874, JAPAN
Will be supported by the “Subsidy to Business Investment for Employment Creation
in the Tsunami and Nuclear Disaster-affected Areas” from METI of Japan
Tagajo Plant[Launch in 2020]Commercial mother plant for global expansion
Shiroishi Plant [1st plant for TBM] Pilot plant for R&D and production
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Awarded as an innovation with global social impacts
Plug and Play
Social Impact Award in 2016
SME Support, JAPAN
JVA2016
-Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami
Revitalization Award
Japan-US Innovation Awards
“Innovation Showcase” in 2017
Cool Japan Association
COOL JAPAN AWARD 2017
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Locally producedlimestone
LIMEX sheet LIMEX B2C products
Upcycle
Bio-degradation
Localemployment
Single useproducts
LIMEX industrial materials
Circular economy with LIMEX “Upcycle” and “Bio-degradation”
Export
globally
Mindset reformof citizens
Local factory
Exporting Circular Economy
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Why bags?
KCIC (2018), https://kenyacic.org/news/implications-plastic-bags-ban-kenyaUNEP (2018), SINGLE-USE PLASTICS: A Roadmap for Sustainability, p viii
1 to 5
trillionplastic bags
are consumed
worldwide each year.
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Why containers?
Nearly
50% of
the plastic waste
generated globally
in 2015 was
plastic packaging.UNEP (2018), SINGLE-USE PLASTICS: A Roadmap for Sustainability, p2