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Zeon launches the SDGs Contribution Product Certification programto achieve the fiscal 2030 target of a 50% sales ratio of products that contribute to SDGs
Zeon Corporation (Zeon; head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Tetsuya Toyoshima) has begun operating theSDGs Contribution Product Certification program.
Zeon’s program certifies selected, widely used Zeon products that significantly address social issues related to achieving SDGs andthereby reinforce the company’s sustainability management by focusing on the development, manufacturing, and sales of theseproducts as part of its responsibility to advance society and secure sustainable corporate growth.
One of Zeon’s targets for fiscal 2030 under its Medium-Term Business Plan: STAGE30 is to have 50% of overall sales generated by its
products that contribute to SDGs. As a key step toward meeting that target, the company has determined certification criteria forthese products and certified 39 of them that accounted for 34.8% of sales in fiscal 2023.
The certification process incorporates internal reviews of the degree and scope of a product’s contribution to resolving social issues
and ensuring the sustainability of the business, with decisions ultimately made by the Sustainability Conference, Zeon’s highest
decision-making body for sustainability. The company will annually review this process to expand the number of certified products.
Zeon is committed to resolving global and social issues by providing original technologies, products, and services to achieve its
corporate philosophy of “Contributing to the preservation of the Earth and the prosperity of the human race.”

Reference: Major products that contribute to SDGs

Product nameApplications and advantages(Images for illustration purposes only)

Solution Polymerization StyreneButadiene Rubber (S-SBR)

Main applications:
Fuel-efficient tires
Advantages:• Improved wet grip, rolling resistance,
and wear resistance due to control
over molecular structure during
manufacture• Reduced greenhouse gas emissions
from improved fuel efficiency• Prevents air pollution as result of
improved wear resistance thatgenerates less dust

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Product nameApplications and advantages(Image for illustration purposes only)Cyclo Olefin Polymer (COP)

Main applications:
Medical detection devices, containers
for pharmaceutical manufacturing,
medical packaging
Advantages:•Improved quality and accessibility of
medical services associated withinspection and analysis,
pharmaceutical manufacturing, anddrug transportation and storage basedon properties such as high moisturebarrier, chemical resistance, highpurity, and sterilization compatibility

Li-ion Battery Binders

Application:
Lithium-ion batteries
Advantages:• Lengthens operating life of lithium-ion
batteries through excellent resistanceto electrode expansion andcontraction during charge-discharge
cycles and achieves high power
output by activating chemical
reactions• Reduces greenhouse gas emissions
and prevents driving-related airpollution when used as power sourcefor EVs• Facilitates industrial development andeconomic growth by reducing the sizeand boosting the performance ofmobile devices, electronic devices,and other products

For more information, contact:
Department of Corporate Communications, Corporate Sustainability Division, Zeon Corporation
Phone: +81-3-3216-2747

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