NEWS RELEASE

Teijin Frontier Joins “Fashion For Good” Platform
for Sustainable Innovation in Apparel Industry
Tokyo, Japan, December 13, 2021 --- Teijin Frontier Co., Ltd., the Teijin Group's fibers
and products converting company, announced today that it has become East Asia’s firstenterprise to join Fashion For Good (FFG), a global platform aimed at enhancing sustainable
innovation in the apparel industry.
The FFG was established in 2017 to address pressing issues such as the pollution generated
by producing and transporting clothes and their raw materials, the disposal of used items, thecreation of a recycling system, and the need to develop technologies and mechanism toresolve such issues. FFG membership includes apparel and retail enterprises mainly inEurope, start-up companies and research institutes in industries engaged such as raw
materials, textile, processing, sewing and logistics.
Teijin Frontier will now evaluate the quality of chemically recycled polyester pellets madefrom textile wastes manufactured by selected FFG innovators, and also manufacture andevaluate the quality of sustainable filament yarns. Teijin Frontier, utilizing its well-establishedtechnology and expertise, aims to create more efficient fiber-to-fiber recycling mechanisms aswell as contribute to solve other serious issues in the apparel industry that FFG defines.
Teijin Frontier, guided by its THINK ECO® environmental strategy, is striving to improve its
environmental value, including by developing environmentally friendly materials and products
for applications ranging from clothing to industrial materials. In addition, to contribute to more
responsible consumption and production in keeping with the Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs), Teijin Frontier is working to enhance systems in society for more effective resource
conservation, such as waste reduction and recycling. Going forward, Teijin Frontier willcontinue to actively pursue these and other initiatives to help protect the global environment.

About the Teijin Group
Teijin (TSE: 3401) is a technology-driven global group offering advanced solutions in the fields
of environmental value; safety, security and disaster mitigation; and demographic change andincreased health consciousness. Originally established as Japan's first rayon manufacturer in
1918, Teijin has evolved into a unique enterprise encompassing three core business domains:high-performance materials including aramid, carbon fibers and composites, and also resinand plastic processing, films, polyester fibers and products converting; healthcare including
pharmaceuticals

andhomehealthcare

equipment

forbone/joint,

respiratory

andcardiovascular/metabolic diseases, nursing care and pre-symptomatic healthcare; and IT
including B2B solutions for medical, corporate and public systems as well as packaged
software and B2C online services for digital entertainment. Deeply committed to its
stakeholders, as expressed in the brand statement “Human Chemistry, Human Solutions,”
Teijin aims to be a company that supports the society of the future. The group comprises morethan 170 companies and employs some 20,000 people across 20 countries worldwide. Teijin
posted consolidated sales of JPY 836.5 billion (USD 7.7 billion) and total assets of JPY
1,036.4 billion (USD 9.5 billion) in the fiscal year that ended on March 31, 2021.

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