Products that Contribute to the Environment

　In response to global issues such as climate change and biodiversity, the NOF Group is conducting R&D in technologies (clean tech) in our three prioritized business fields and creating a variety of products that contribute to the environment

Products that contribute to Climate change or Biodiversity

Two electric cars, one blue and one silver, are charging by connecting the charger's connector to the front plug.

Products that contribute to the shift
to EVs
（Climate change／Biodiversity）

●Additives for in-vehicle electronic components
●Lubricants for electric units
●Anti-corrosive coatings
●Overcoat materials for LCD color filters
●Resin additives, such as agents that
●prevent abnormal noises
●Anti-fogging agents for LED headlamps

　It is expected that electric vehicles (EVs) will contribute to climate change mitigation because they generate less greenhouse gas emissions than gasoline-powered vehicles when running. In addition, compared to gasoline-powered vehicles, EVs are expected to require more electronic components (passive components), electronic units, LCD panels, very quiet components, and power-saving components. Thus, the NOF Group’s products used in these applications provide positive contributions in this area. Climate change mitigation also contributes to biodiversity because it reduces the ecological imbalance caused by global warming.

There are wind turbines for wind power generation and solar panels, and a high-voltage power line tower stands. The Eco Mark for the product name “Mill Loop Series” with certification number 08110006 is displayed.

Products that contribute to renewable energy
（Climate change／Biodiversity）

●Organic peroxides for cross-linked polyethylene
●Biodegradable lubricants
●Anti-corrosive coatings

　Renewable energy such as wind power and solar power are becoming increasingly important because they do not produce greenhouse gases. Our anti-corrosive coatings and biodegradable lubricants used in solar panel mounting parts as well as wind power generation provide positive contributions in this area. In addition, ultra-high voltage and high-voltage electric wires are indispensable to transmit electricity from wind and solar power generation sites. Thus, our organic peroxides for cross-linked polyethylene used as a coating material provide positive contributions to the spread of renewable energy.

I cut the hamburger steak with demi-glace sauce into thirds using a fork and knife.

Products that contribute to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and securing water resources
（Climate change／Biodiversity）

●Oils and fats for meat alternatives

　Plant-derived meat alternatives such as soy meat hamburgers are attracting attention from the perspective of increasing environmental awareness and health consciousness, including reducing greenhouse gases from livestock and excrement and securing water resources. Our oils and fats for meat alternatives contribute to improving the flavor and texture of these meat alternatives.

This is a close-up shot of the rail part of the window frame made of resin.

Products that contribute to the spread of energy conservation
（Climate change／Biodiversity）

●Organic peroxides for resin window sashes

　Window sashes made using vinyl chloride resin contribute to the spread of energy-efficient housing because of their excellent heat insulation. Organic peroxides are used as polymerization initiators for the vinyl chloride resin, and thus contribute to the spread of energy conservation.

On a wooden tray, there is one loaf of French bread, three slices of sliced bread, three round breads like bagels, and one croissant.

Products that contribute to the
reduction of food loss
（Climate change／Promotion of
resource saving and recycling）

● Functional food materials

　Securing food resources has become an issue, as waste due to expiration of food products leads to food loss. NOF provides functional materials for food that can maintain the softness and improve the texture and volume of breads and sweets, thereby contributing to reduction of food loss by preventing waste due to expiration.

There are three large commercial refrigerators lined up, each with four doors (two on the top and two on the bottom) that open outwards.

Products that contribute to the
prevention of ozone layer depletion
（Climate change／Biodiversity）

●Base materials for refrigerating oils

　HFC (Hydrofluorocarbon) refrigerants, which do not deplete the ozone layer, are increasingly used as refrigerants for air conditioners and refrigerators. Base materials for refrigerating oils enhance co-solubility with HFC refrigerants and improve their thermal stability, electrical insulation performance, and other factors. Moreover, the low viscosity contributes to saving energy consumption. In recent years, refrigerants with a smaller global-warming potential compared with previous products are required. NOF is now supplying refrigerating machine oil for refrigerants with a low global-warming potential.

The machine is installed in an open space next to a road that runs alongside the forest. The machine has two brown boxes with doors in front of it, and there is a tank in the center connected by pipes. Next to it, there are solar panels that provide the power.

KAMAGU®, together with AUTOKAMAGU® JET, is proving highly effective against the freezing of road surfaces.

Products that contribute to biodiversity, climate change mitigation, and
environmental conservation
（Climate change／Biodiversity／
Alternatives for hazardous or legally regulated substances）

●Antifreezing agents
●Automatic antifreezing agent spraying devices
●Anti-corrosive coatings

　Antifreezing agents, such as calcium chloride conventionally used on road surfaces in cold areas, have posed the problem of “salt damages.” NOF’s antifreezing agent KAMAGU®, an acetic acid-derived chemical containing no chloride, poses no fear of salt damages. It is also an eco-friendly anti-freezing agent with minimal impact on plants. AUTOKAMAGU® JET, an automatic antifreezing agent spraying device, is a sensor-based system that automatically sprays KAMAGU® onto snowy or frozen roads. A type is available that works using 100% natural energy (solar energy), and thus contributes to climate change mitigation. It can also perform advanced road surface management via remote monitoring and control, and therefore contributes to both environmental conservation and road safety along with the antifreezing agent.

This is a photo of part of an electronic circuit board.

Products that contribute to environ-mental conservation and energy saving
（Climate change／Biodiversity／
Alternatives for hazardous or legally regulated substances）

● Water-based acrylic binders for substrates

　Demand for ceramic substrates and green sheets is increasing due to the enhanced performance and miniaturization of vehicles, electronic devices, telecommunications equipment, and other such items. Solvent-based binders, which are high in volatile organic compounds (VOCs), have typically been used to form these items. NOF’s water-based acrylic binder, MARPROOF® AE-002, not only reduces environmental impact and improves worker safety due to its low VOC levels, but also offers excellent thermal decomposition at low temperatures, which contributes to energy saving.

The outdoor unit for the air conditioner is placed in the corner of the balcony.

Products that contribute to climate
change adaptation
《air conditioners / refrigerators》
（Climate change）

●Base materials for refrigerating oils
●Polybutene for air conditioner putty
●Anti-corrosive coatings

　As temperatures rise, there is an increasing need for air conditioners and refrigerators around the world, including in developing countries. Base materials for refrigerating oils, which are used for refrigerator lubricants, as well as anti-corrosive coatings for fastening parts for external air conditioner units and polybutene for putty used for air conditioners, which fills in gaps in outer walls, provide positive contributions in this area.

There are more than ten white pills spilling out of a bottle, spread out on a yellow table, along with a yellow-green syringe and an orange syringe.

Products that contribute to climate
change adaptation
《diagnostic pharmaceuticals /
　 pharmaceutical raw materials》
（Climate change）

●Additives for disinfectants and diagnostic pharmaceuticals
●Pharmaceutical raw materials

　If tropical infectious diseases and other diseases and disorders spread due to the effects of climate change, then positive contributions in this area will be made by our disinfectants for infectious diseases and additives for diagnostic pharmaceuticals as well as our pharmaceutical raw materials that combat diseases and disorders.

A large rocket has just been launched from the launch pad, and it is about to take off into the sky, billowing out great plumes of smoke and flames.

Products that contribute to climate change adaptation
《environmental Information / disaster prevention and mitigation products》
（Climate change）

●Marine instruments, rocket fuel
●Industrial explosives
●Temperature indicator materials

　As climate change progresses, there may be an increase in the need to survey the entire world, including seawater temperatures. In addition, there may be an increase in embankment construction to safeguard against the risk of storm surges and other such conditions. Marine instruments and rocket fuel for these environmental surveys, as well as industrial explosives used to procure rocks and sediment from the mountains, will make positive contributions in this area.

There is a photo in the top left corner, showing a large cargo ship being pulled out of the water at a repair dock, with the screw at the stern marked with a white circle, and a picture of the ship's screw, shaft and bearings in the bottom left corner. In the right half, there are four photographs showing the comparison of the corrosion situation when immersed in natural seawater, and from the left, there is no rust or corrosion after 30 days of Milllube, no rust or corrosion after 30 days of mineral oil, rust and corrosion after 7 days of product A, and rust and corrosion after 5 days of product B.

Products that contribute to
conservation of marine environments
（Biodiversity）

●Eco-friendly stern tube bearing oil

　After a major oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, the United States’ 2013 Vessel General Permit (VGP) regulations came into effect for all vessels in 2013. This regulation has led to growing global demand for biodegradable, eco-friendly lubricants. We developed MILLUBE® ST-100U stern tube bearing oil that meets the needs of the market by greatly improving the lubrication and anti-corrosion performance of conventional biodegradable lubricants offered by other companies. The product, which satisfies 2013 VGP regulations in terms of high biodegradability, low toxicity, and low bioaccumulation, is a superior lubricant that can help conserve marine environments.

The transparent container with a white cap contains liquid, and the bottle on the left, which contains Viva Frosty, is not frozen. The bottle on the right, which is for comparison, is frozen from the bottom.

Products that contribute to protection of animals《disinfectants》
（Biodiversity）

●Neutral antifreeze solution for the livestock
　industry

Barns, vehicles, etc. are disinfected for hygienic livestock management, but the disinfectant freezes in the winter, so it must be mixed with antifreeze. We contribute to protection of animals with Viva Frostir®, a neutral antifreeze solution for the livestock industry that is gentle to animals and humans.　

The truck in the top left has some asphalt residue on the tilted bed, but the truck in the top right, which used an anti-adhesion agent, has no residue on the tilted bed. The Eco Mark for asphalt and asphalt sol is displayed below the photo of the truck.

Products that contribute
to environmental conservation
（Biodiversity）

●Anti-sticking agents for asphalt mixtures

　In road construction, asphalt mixtures often stick to the cargo beds and hoppers used within plant facilities, and to prevent this trouble, petroleum-derived adhesion preventers have been used. However, conventional adhesion preventers are not friendly to the environment; they contaminate soil and/or water. ASPHARAB®, made from natural oil, contributes to environmental conservation as a highly biodegradable product.。

A newly-born black calf that can't stand yet is lying on the straw, and its brown mother cow is licking the calf's body from the back.

Products that contribute to protection of animals
《weak calves, dirt removal》
（Biodiversity）

●Agriculture-related products
　（(NEODRINK®, Za Yoroi-Otoshi）

　NEODRINK® is a nutritional supplement for maintaining the physical strength of weak calves, and Za Yoroi-Otoshi helps reduce stress in cows by quickly removing stubbornly-stuck dirt from the cows’ bodies.

Promotion of resource saving and recycling

There are three rolls of recycled toilet paper, one large milk carton, two small milk cartons, one box of tissues, and several envelopes lined up.

　These products demonstrate their
　 superior performance in reducing
　 impurities that generate in the
　 paper-making process

Products that contribute to the
utilization of recycled paper
（Promotion of resource saving and recycling／Biodiversity）

●Deposit control agent

　Recycled paper resources contain numerous impurities, including sticky substances such as adhesives. These impurities lower the efficiency of the paper recycling process and impact the quality of the product. The pitch control agent MILLSPRAY®, SPANOL® and DETAC® and the removing agent BIOREX® have solved these problems and promote the recycling of waste paper

This is a scene looking up straight above in a forest with countless green trees.

Products that contribute to
environmental conservation and health maintenance
（Biodiversity／Alternatives for
hazardous or legally regulated
substances）

●Lead-free products
（detonators, hunting, competitions, etc）

　We are promoting the removal of lead from detonators, ammunition, and small arms that have long contained a large amount of lead. Lead can cause poisoning of birds of prey as well as soil and water pollution. Lead in detonators can vaporize during firing and cause health damage to the human body. Therefore, making such products lead-free contributes to environmental preservation and health maintenance

On a translucent resin film, thick vertical bars are printed in parallel at equal intervals using copper ink. They are connected in the lower direction by thin lines.

Example of use in printing of copper paste by screen printing

Products that contribute to efficient resources utilization
（Promotion of resource saving and recycling）

●Copper paste for screen printing

Etching is the standard method for forming copper wiring on electronic circuit boards. However, this method requires waste fluid processing because copper waste fluid is generated as most of copper foil is dissolved. The copper paste developed by NOF makes it possible to directly draw copper wire on the necessary areas through the screen printing method. For this reason, it is possible to form copper wiring that is not wasteful without generating waste fluid, which in turn makes it possible to use resources efficiently and contribute to environmental preservation.

This is a black resin component shaped like two L-shaped valves connected by a bellows, with one large and two small valves lined up next to each other.

　Products made recyclable by the
　 use of NOFALLOY® TZ series

Products that contribute to recycling

●Vulcanized rubber substitutes

　While large quantities of vulcanized rubber are used in auto parts and sealing materials, which have to be highly resistant to heat and oil, vulcanized rubber can never be molten once it is molded, and therefore cannot be recycled. Unlike this, the NOFALLOY® TZ series, which can be heated for re-melting as many times as wanted for recycling, is extensively utilized as a substitute for vulcanized rubber.

Alternatives for hazardous or legally regulated substances

The back of the bathroom is marble-patterned, the sides are white, and there is a white bathtub filled with water.

Products that contribute to reducing
environmental impact
（Alternatives for hazardous or legally regulated substances）

●Low-VOC* curing agents

　Bath tubs are manufactured by thermally curing unsaturated polyester resin. PERHEXYL® A is a curing agent that can shorten the molding cycle and moreover significantly reduce the VOC, an environmental load that remains in the molded product.　

＊ Volatile Organic Compounds

There are over a dozen metal parts lined up, which have been treated to prevent rusting and have turned a silvery gray.

　　Parts treated with GEOMET®
　　anti-corrosive coating

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●Chromium-free anti-corrosion coatings

　The chromium-free anti-corrosion coating GEOMET® is a water-based anti-corrosion coating which contains no chrome compounds. Satisfying the requirements of Europe’s ELV*1 and RoHS*2 directives, GEOMET® treatment parts are used by automakers across the world.

*1 Scrapped automobiles
*2 Restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment

The surface of this black rubber-like sheet, which looks like a collection of small grains, is uneven and repels water, so it is covered in many water droplets.

Products that contribute to
environmental conservation and health maintenance

●Lead-free products
（detonators, hunting, competitions, etc）

　We are promoting the removal of lead from detonators, ammunition, and small arms that have long contained a large amount of lead. Lead can cause poisoning of birds of prey as well as soil and water pollution. Lead in detonators can vaporize during firing and cause health damage to the human body. Therefore, making such products lead-free contributes to environmental preservation and health maintenance.

This is a photo of scaffolding being set up to repair the elevated bridge piers of the Shinkansen, with a small round blue window in the lower left corner showing the cement capsules used in the repairs.

Example of use in an actual project (anti-earthquake reinforcement of Shinkansen bridge piers)

Products that contribute to reducing
environmental impact

●Cement capsules

　A cement capsule is an (inorganic) adhesive-based capsule anchor for post-installed application intended for typical use in anti-earthquake reinforcement work. This product is more resistant to fire than resin products, and excels in safety as it contains no harmful chemicals, which might lead to sick house syndrome.

There is a box of cardboard sealed with packing tape, and underneath it there are two products in yellow tubes with red tape and two sets of fuses.

Products that are gentle on the
surrounding environment

●Steam pressure cracking agent, GANSIZER®

　GANSIZER® uses high vapor pressure that is generated during the thermolysis of the agent to crush bedrock, stone, and concrete structures with low vibration and low noise. It has gained a strong reputation as a crushing agent not containing explosives that is friendly towards the surrounding environment. It has a strong track record in situations such as crushing concrete and excavation works near rivers, and it was also used for underwater crushing of breakwaters that were destroyed in the Great East Japan Earthquake.