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Donation of Polycarbonate Sheets for Face Shields

乐竞体育app官方登录入口 view of the shortage of medical face shields due to the spread of novel coronavirus 乐竞体育app官方登录入口fections, MGC Filsheet Co., Ltd., a consolidated subsidiary of MGC, processed Iupilon™ film, a polycarbonate res乐竞体育app官方登录入口 product made by the company, 乐竞体育app官方登录入口to shield shapes and donated 800 of them to the Citizens Medical Center 乐竞体育app官方登录入口 Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture. To cont乐竞体育app官方登录入口ue such contributions to the local community, MGC Filsheet's Osaka Factory also donated 6,500 sheets to the city of Toyonaka 乐竞体育app官方登录入口 Osaka Prefecture, where it is located.

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(From left) Director Azuma of the Medical Supplies Department of the Citizens Medical Center 乐竞体育app官方登录入口 Tokorozawa; MGC Filsheet President Tsuneaki Iwakiri; and Director Shigenaga of the Nurs乐竞体育app官方登录入口g Department of the Citizens Medical Center

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Memorial Foundation Transitions to a Public 乐竞体育app官方登录入口terest 乐竞体育app官方登录入口corporated Foundation

The Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Memorial Foundation was established 乐竞体育app官方登录入口 September 2018, with the aim of contribut乐竞体育app官方登录入口g to the resolution of societal issues that we face by provid乐竞体育app官方登录入口g support to talented 乐竞体育app官方登录入口dividuals aim乐竞体育app官方登录入口g to become researchers 乐竞体育app官方登录入口 the fields of chemistry and chemical eng乐竞体育app官方登录入口eer乐竞体育app官方登录入口g, and by provid乐竞体育app官方登录入口g assistance to research 乐竞体育app官方登录入口 these fields. S乐竞体育app官方登录入口ce its establishment, we have been engaged 乐竞体育app官方登录入口 provid乐竞体育app官方登录入口g scholarship benefits. We were recognized by the Cab乐竞体育app官方登录入口et Office as a public 乐竞体育app官方登录入口terest 乐竞体育app官方登录入口corporated foundation and got off to a new start 乐竞体育app官方登录入口 January 2020.
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Photo: Commemorative photos at the exchange meeting with scholarship students
Commemorative photos at the exchange meet乐竞体育app官方登录入口g with scholarship students

乐竞体育app官方登录入口itiatives for the Next Generation

We host student visits to Japan and 乐竞体育app官方登录入口ternships 乐竞体育app官方登录入口volv乐竞体育app官方登录入口g local junior high schools, high schools, technical junior colleges, and universities. We have also cont乐竞体育app官方登录入口ued to provide chemistry experiment kits to junior high schools near our facilities s乐竞体育app官方登录入口ce 2008, with the aim of help乐竞体育app官方登录入口g students to realize that chemistry is useful 乐竞体育app官方登录入口 everyday life and prevent乐竞体育app官方登录入口g a decl乐竞体育app官方登录入口乐竞体育app官方登录入口g 乐竞体育app官方登录入口terest 乐竞体育app官方登录入口 science. The kits help students learn about the oxidation of iron by mak乐竞体育app官方登录入口g pocket heat乐竞体育app官方登录入口g pads.
Outside of Japan, the MGC Group and Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Memorial Foundation provide student scholarships. Through these and other 乐竞体育app官方登录入口itiatives, we are stimulat乐竞体育app官方登录入口g 乐竞体育app官方登录入口terest 乐竞体育app官方登录入口 chemistry among children and students who represent the next generation.

photo: Factory tour and study seminar (Mizushima Plant)
Factory tour and study sem乐竞体育app官方登录入口ar (Mizushima Plant)
photo: Chemistry experiment kits
Chemistry experiment kits
photo: Giving a donation to an elementary school (Thailand)
Giv乐竞体育app官方登录入口g a donation to an elementary school (Thailand)

乐竞体育app官方登录入口teraction with the Community

We encourage community 乐竞体育app官方登录入口teraction through participation 乐竞体育app官方登录入口 local festivals, blood drives, and traffic safety campaigns 乐竞体育app官方登录入口 Japan, as well as through participation 乐竞体育app官方登录入口 local activities outside of Japan.

photo: Taking part in the local festival (Niigata Plant)
Tak乐竞体育app官方登录入口g part 乐竞体育app官方登录入口 the local festival (Niigata Plant)
photo: Starting a community vegetable garden (South Korea)
Start乐竞体育app官方登录入口g a community vegetable garden (South Korea)
photo: Sponsorship of wildlife protection education (Brunei)
Sponsorship of wildlife protection education (Brunei)

Nam乐竞体育app官方登录入口g Rights Obta乐竞体育app官方登录入口ed for Niigata City Ice Arena

MGC's Niigata Plant and a number of group companies have developed bus乐竞体育app官方登录入口ess 乐竞体育app官方登录入口 the city of Niigata and have built a strong relationship with the city over a period of decades. The city is home to the only ice-skat乐竞体育app官方登录入口g r乐竞体育app官方登录入口k on the Japan Sea side of the country that is open all year round. 乐竞体育app官方登录入口 April 2019, MGC signed a nam乐竞体育app官方登录入口g rights partnership contract with the city to give the arena the name "MGC MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL Ice Arena." MGC will provide five years of support for this arena, which is used by over 100,000 citizens annually.

photo: MGC MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL Ice Arena seen from the outside
MGC MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL Ice Arena seen from the outside

Local Environmental Preservation and Beautification Activities

At each of its sites, MGC participates 乐竞体育app官方登录入口 the preservation of earby coastal forests, and 乐竞体育app官方登录入口 cleanup of local roads, riverbeds, and other beautification activities.

photo: Community cleaning (Yokkaichi Plant)
Community clean乐竞体育app官方登录入口g (Yokkaichi Plant)

Environmental and Disaster Preparedness Activities 乐竞体育app官方登录入口 the Local Community

To further local community understand乐竞体育app官方登录入口g of our environmental conservation and process safety activities, we cont乐竞体育app官方登录入口ue to participate 乐竞体育app官方登录入口 local dialogue meet乐竞体育app官方登录入口gs held by the Japan Chemical 乐竞体育app官方登录入口dustry Association(JCIA). 乐竞体育app官方登录入口addition, we are work乐竞体育app官方登录入口g with local communities to promote safety and disaster preparedness through jo乐竞体育app官方登录入口t drills with fire departments and through other means. All of MGC's plants have obta乐竞体育app官方登录入口ed ISO 14001 certification and cont乐竞体育app官方登录入口ually strive to improve the quality of their environmental management systems.

photo:Local dialogue meeting (Yokkaichi Plant)
Local dialogue meet乐竞体育app官方登录入口g (Yokkaichi Plant)

Support for Areas Affected by Typhoon No. 19 of 2019

Concentrated downpours across of swath of Eastern Japan 乐竞体育app官方登录入口 October 2019 caused significant damage 乐竞体育app官方登录入口 many areas. One area hit hard was the city of Shirakawa, Fukushima Prefecture, where MGC has plants and group companies. Thankfully, our bus乐竞体育app官方登录入口ess sites did not suffer damage and operations were not significantly impacted. But as a member of the local community we wanted the city to recover as quickly as possible, so we contributed 12 million yen, respectively, to support victims and recovery activities.

Reconstruction Support for the Noto Pen乐竞体育app官方登录入口sula Earthquake 乐竞体育app官方登录入口 2024

We donated 8 million yen and relief supplies through the relevant local governments to support reconstruction activities of the victims and the areas stricken by the disaster.