# Toyobo and 11 companies launch R Plus Japan to recycle used plastics

Toyobo Co., Ltd. and 11 other companies jointly established R Plus Japan, Ltd. in Tokyo to facilitate the recycling of used plastics. The company started operating in June 2020.

- Type: Partnership
- Announced: 2020-06-30
- Where: Minato Ward, Tokyo, Japan
- Status: completed
- Products: recycled plastics
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Toyobo](https://endata.com/companies/7774.md)
- [Toppan Printing](https://endata.com/companies/1233.md) (partner)
- [Rengo](https://endata.com/companies/1314.md) (partner)
- [Toyo Seikan Group Holdings](https://endata.com/companies/2934.md) (partner)
- [Dai Nippon Printing](https://endata.com/companies/3103.md) (partner)
- [Asahi Group](https://endata.com/companies/5557.md) (partner)
- [Fuji Seal International](https://endata.com/companies/7396.md) (partner)
- [Iwatani](https://endata.com/companies/14581.md) (partner)
- [Suntory MONOZUKURI Expert Ltd.](https://endata.com/companies/48229.md) (partner)
- [J&T Recycling Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/48230.md) (partner)
- [Hokkai Can Co., Ltd.](https://endata.com/companies/48231.md) (partner)
- [Yoshino Kogyosho Co., Ltd.](https://endata.com/companies/48232.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [en.prnasia.com](https://en.prnasia.com/releases/global/toyobo-11-other-companies-jointly-launch-r-plus-japan-ltd-to-recycle-used-plastics-284052.shtml), 2020-06-30: "Toyobo Co., Ltd. and 11 other companies forming a plastic value chain have jointly established a new company called R Plus Japan, Ltd."

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