June 13, 2024

Sumitomo Riko Company Limited
Urban Energy Corporation
J&T Recycling Corporation
Bios Komaki Company Limited

Sumitomo Riko to Use Virtually 100% Renewable
Energy to Power its Technical Research Laboratories～Biogas Power Generation from Recycled Foods for Local Energy
Production and Consumption～
Sumitomo Riko Company Limited (Headquarters: Nakamura-ku, Nagoya; President& CEO: Kazushi Shimizu; hereinafter “Sumitomo Riko”) has switched all the electricity
used at Sumitomo Riko Research Institute “Technopia” (Komaki, Aichi prefecture) tosubstantially renewable energy since June as part of its efforts to achieve carbonneutrality in corporation with Urban Energy Corporation (Headquarters: Tsurumi-ku,Yokohama; President CEO: Atsushi Kobayashi; hereinafter “Urban Energy”), a JFEEngineering Group company, J&T Recycling Corporation (Headquarters: Tsurumi-ku,Yokohama; President & CEO: Hiroyuki Haseba; hereinafter “J&T Recycling”) and J&T
Recycling’s subsidiary Bios Komaki Company Limited (Headquarters: Komaki, Aichi
Prefecture; President & Representative Director: Tomoki Hirobe; hereinafter “BiosKomaki”). This is expected to reduce CO2 emissions by approximately 1,500 tons peryear.
This scheme is based on Urban Energy's electricity plans “Zero Emissions Plans” *1
and “Electricity Creation Returning services” *2 . J&T Recycling will coordinate thewaste from the food waste generated in the cafeteria at the Sumitomo Riko Komaki※1

Zero Emissions Plans: A net-zero CO2 emissions plan that employs non-fossil fuel certificates and otherstrategies to effectively achieve 100% renewable energy.

※2Electricity Creation Returning services: A service implemented by Urban Energy Corporation which offers
reduced electricity charges when power generated from waste is supplied to the facility where the waste wasoriginally collected.

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Head Office and Plant, and methane fermentation and recycled power generation will
be carried out by Bios Komaki. The electricity generated will be purchased by Urban
Energy and used by the Sumitomo Riko Research Institute. The electricity supplied by
Urban Energy will use non-fossil certificates, etc., and will be virtually 100% renewableenergy.
Furthermore, Bios Komaki will utilize the fermentation residue generated in themethane fermentation process by turning it into fertilizer, thereby realizing a recyclingoriented society through an agricultural recycling loop.

Business Scheme
The JFE Engineering Group will continue to contribute to the realization of asustainable society by improving the food recycling rate and promoting local
production for local consumption of renewable energy.
The Sumitomo Riko Group has set “Green and Pleasant Society Connecting theNature, City and People.” as its vision of the future society it wants to realize and is
promoting activities to reduce the environmental burden not only through decarbonization but also through waste reduction and resource recycling, including theuse of sustainable materials. We will continue our efforts to further reduce CO 2
emissions in the future.

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<Company Profile>
Urban Energy Corporation
Location: 2-1 Suehiro-cho, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama-shi
Representative: Atsushi Kobayashi, President CEOBusiness: Electricity trading business (registered as a retail electricity supplier,registration number A0122)
J&T Recycling Corporation
Location: [Yokohama Head Office] 3-1 Benten-cho, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama-shi
Representative: Hiroyuki Haseba, President and CEOBusiness: Comprehensive resource recycling business, comprehensive logistics
business
Bios Komaki Company Limited
Location: 398 Aza-Nomoto, Shimozue, Oaza, Komaki-shi, Aichi Prefecture
Representative: Tomoki Hirobe, President and Representative Director
Business: Waste treatment (biogas production)
Sumitomo Riko Company Limited
Location: JP Tower Nagoya, 1-1-1 Meieki, Nakamura-ku, Nagoya-shi
Representative: Kazushi Shimizu, Representative Director and President & CEO
Business: Development and manufacture of rubber and elastomer products,
including automotive parts

Contact Information

Sumitomo Riko Company Limitedtel +81-52-571-0259

Public Relations and Investor Relations Department
JP Tower Nagoya 1-1-1, Meieki, Nakamura-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi 450-6316, Japane-mail product.info@jp.sumitomoriko.com https://www.sumitomoriko.co.jp/english/

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