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December 3, 2012
Rjs333金沙线路检测o Receives Award from Minister of the Environment for Yashio Mill's FY2012 Global Warming Prevention Activities
Rjs333金沙线路检测o Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Kita-ku, Osaka; president & CEO: Kiyoshi Otsubo) announces that its Yashio Mill (Yashio City, Saitama Prefecture) has received one of the FY2012 awards for global warming prevention activities granted by the Minister of the Environment. The award was granted in the category of global warming countermeasure implementation due to high evaluation of its environmental measures.
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Going forward too, in addition to continued initiatives to further cut greenhouse gas emissions, Rjs333金沙线路检测o will, bearing in mind its commitment to be kind to both people and the environment, strjs333金沙线路检测then its environmental initiatives across all business operations.
Yashio Mill
Location
330 Nishibukuro, Yashio City, Saitama Prefecture Main products Containerboard (linerboard, medium), tube board, chipboard Aerial view of Yashio Mill
Biomass incineration power plant
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