The Recent Activities & Event By Hiroyuki
SWCorp CHAIRMAN & BUKIT BATU YB TUAN ARTHUR CHIONG FACTORY VISIT
We are excited to share highlights from the recent official visit to Hiroyuki Industries (M) Sdn Bhd by YBrs. Tuan Hee Loy Sian, Chairman of SWCorp, and YB Tuan Arthur Chiong Sen Sern, ADUN Bukit Batu! Their visit focused on our innovative initiatives in recycling PET plastic bottles, as we work together to drive sustainability forward.
Date : 29th October 2024 (Tue)
Venue : Hiroyuki Industries (M) Sdn Bhd
We were honored to welcome an esteemed group of guests, including:
- YBrs. Tuan Hee Loy Sian, Chairman of SWCorp Malaysia
- YB Tuan Arthur Chiong Sen Sern, ADUN Bukit Batu
- Yang Berusaha Tuan Subramani A/L Chami, Board Member of SWCorp
- Yang Berusaha Encik Zainal Fitri Bin Hj Ahmad, Director of SWCorp Negeri Johor
- Yang Berusaha Encik Ts. Sahhir Kunju Bin Abdul Karim, Director of 3R Management Division, SWCorp
- SWCorp Officers
Thank you all for your valuable insights and support!
A big thank you to YBrs. Tuan Hee Loy Sian and his team for presenting appreciation certificates and trophy during their visit! We are incredibly thankful for their recognition and support, which motivates us to enhance our sustainability efforts and innovative practices! Thank you very much!
AUDIT CONFERENCE ON FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATION 2024
ORGANIZED BY THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH (KKM) MALAYSIA
We are thrilled to announce that Hiroyuki Industries (M) Sdn Bhd participated in the Audit Conference on Food Safety Certification 2024, organized by the Ministry of Health (KKM) Malaysia.
Date : 30th July 2024 (Tue)
Venue : Hotel Geno Subang Jaya
Theme : Embracing change in food safety
The objectives of the Audit Conference are to facilitate discussions and knowledge exchange between government bodies, industry experts, and stakeholders on current trends, challenges, and innovations in food safety.
We would like to express our appreciation for the insightful certification presentation by En. Ts. Mahamad Sukor bin Senapi, Pengarah Pematuhan dan Pembangunan Industri. His contributions were invaluable in enhancing our understanding of food safety standards.
During the conference, Mr. Lionel Choong participated in a vital discussion focused on “Guidelines for Food-Grade Quality r-PET Manufacturing.“ This engagement represents a significant step forward in our commitment to promoting r-PET resins and advancing sustainability within the circular economy.
We are grateful for the opportunity to contribute to this important dialogue and look forward to working together to create a positive impact on our environment.
Stay tuned for more updates on our initiatives and commitments to sustainability!
ADVANCING TOWARD BETTER ESG – 2024
HIROYUKI has been invited to participate in the MBWA seminar ‘ADVANCING TOWARD BETTER ESG 2024’, which will be held as follows:
Date : 25th July 2024 (Thu)
Venue : Hotel Marriot Putrajaya, IOI Resort City
Topic : rPET – Challenges and potential toward better sustainability
The objective of the seminar is toward better readiness of ESG compliances and contribute and participate in the route toward helping our nation into building a more sustainable society for all.
Mr Lionel Choong – Executive Director of Hiroyuki Industries (M) Sdn Bhd to cover rPET – Challenges and potential toward better sustainability topics which circle around the ESG related matters to assist the industry. Current Usage Trends: While there is a growing adoption of rPET globally, in some countries, governments are encouraging the use of rPET as part of their sustainability efforts. Its usage is becoming increasingly important as environmental awareness grows and recycling technologies improve as well as Challenges and Concerns.
Other than that, Ms Mindy Lim – Sustainability Promoting Assistant Manager of Hiroyuki Industries (M) Sdn Bhd to cover the topics of Hiroyuki’s wonderful School’s Education and CSR recycling programs. To share how much effort that Hiroyuki Industries put into the CSR Recycling Program. Education is the key to providing post-consumer PET bottles with a new life, awareness-raising, and hands-on involvement, we are empowering individuals of all ages to become agents of change in our country.
We recognize the urgent need to address environmental challenges facing our planet and plastic waste recycling cannot wait. As a responsible corporate citizen, we are dedicated to leading by example and implementing sustainable practices that make a meaningful difference.
It is an honor that Hiroyuki was invited by Sembwaste to join the SembEnviro Closed Loop Partners Network to boost industry partnerships to drive a circular economy in support of Singapore’s goal of zero waste. The Network aims to bridge the supply and demand gap for recycled feedstock in Singapore.
Our aim is to transforming post-consumer Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) bottles waste into high-quality, food-grade recycled PET resins. With advanced processing techniques, ensure the conversion of waste into reusable materials for food packaging and other applications. Our innovative and sustainable approach contributes to a greener future by repurposing plastic waste into valuable resources, while meeting industry standards for safety and quality.
CLEANENVIRO SUMMIT SINGAPORE (CESG) 2024 –
CLOSED-LOOP PARTNERS NETWORK (CLPN) –
ADMINISTRATIVE BRIEF FOR CLPN PIONEERS
-Guest of Honor by Ms Grace Fu, Minister for Sustainability and the Environment (MSE) in Singapore.
-Certificate presentation by Mr Lee Kok Kin, CEO of Sembwaste.
‘Let’s Rescue PET Bottles April 2023 – March 2024’
It is a great pleasure to share our School Awards Ceremony for our CSR School Project ‘Let’s Rescue PET Bottles April 2023 – March 2024’.
On May 15th 2024, Hiroyuki organized and invited 13 schools to participate the School Awards Ceremony and reward the hard work and performance of the students in recycling PET bottles during the competition.
We also invited Mr Zainal, the director of SWCorp Johor (Solid Waste Corporation in Johor), and Puan Wahidah, the Assistant Director of Student Talent Development, Johor State Education Department to present the awards to the schools.
During April 2023 to March 2024, Hiroyuki has collected 9291kg, which is equal to 619,407 pcs of 500ml PET Bottles from 13 schools in Johor Bahru.
In Comparison to year 2021-2022, Hiroyuki has collected 7,478.65kg, which is equal to 500,000 pcs of 500ml PET Bottles from 48 schools in Johor Bahru. The mindsets of students are changing and there has been a significant improvement in their awareness of PET bottle recycling.
We will keep cooperating to enhance better and greener environment continuously.
in Seremban & Port Dickson
Environmental Education Program “Green lifestyle” 2023
Let’s Rescue PET bottle 2023, through this CSR program, A competition is being organized to collect plastic drinking bottles in between primary, secondary & high school across Negeri Sembilan.
The objective is to educate students on the importance of preserving and conserving our environment. Increase student’s awareness towards recycling practices of post-consumer products like plastic drinking bottle which are plenty in their surrounding in school or at home, so that they can see value
in waste. To illustrate to students that they have the ability to describe some of the environmental problem they encounter in their own lives. Students would have the opportunity to know environmental problems and find a solution to solve them. Carry out wide publicity for Recycling starting from home, family, school, teachers and students. Programs like this will open the community‘s eyes to the hidden abilities and creativity of the students at the same time educating the community to participate in recycling practices.in their own lives.
Date: 1st June until 31st December 2023
Number of participants: 17,281 students
Number of Schools: 22 schools
During the competition, Hiroyuki has collected 1,829kg, which is equal to 121,934 pcs of 500ml PET Bottles from 22 schools in Seremban & Port Dickson.
Continuing the success of last year’s Recycling Fantastic Campaign, Hiroyuki Industries is truly an honour to collaborate with our valued partners once again with Coca-Cola Malaysia, AEON Malaysia, and also with a new partner – Trash4Cash, to launch the ‘Recycle Me!’ Campaign – A program that aims to encourage and rewards Malaysians for recycling their PET plastic bottles in five different states.
The event is scheduled to take place from 14th December 2023 to 29th February 2024, the ‘Recycle Me!’ Campaign encourages the public to collect PET bottles and receive cash rewards based on their contributions. Participants will receive a RM0.10 Trash4Cash buy-back incentive for each 10 PET bottles deposited, with the additional exclusive Coca-Cola merchandise.
Through the ‘Recycle Me!’ Campaign, we aim to educate the public that plastic is not a waste; it holds great value if collected and processed appropriately, our company’s vision is to develop products with sustainable solutions, to reduce the environmental burden and promote recycling toward a greener future.
The deposit process has been simplified by allowing participants to scan the QR code on the Smart Recycle Bin to provide their information at any time during the campaign period. The Smart Recycle Bin’s QR code system makes it easy for all participants to have a seamless experience. After returning their used PET bottles, they can check their rewards there.
The ‘Recycle Me!’ campaign is being expanded by Hiroyuki Industries and its partners to 15 AEON malls in five states this year – Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Melaka, and Johor.
The list of AEON Malls participating in the ‘Recycle Me!’ Campaign are:
| Kuala Lumpur | AEON Taman Maluri AEON Bukit Indah AEON Alpha Angle AEON Ampang Utara 2 AEON Metro Prima |
| Selangor | AEON Bukit Tinggi AEON Bandar Baru Klang AEON Taman Equine AEON Rawang AEON Shah Alam |
| Negeri Sembilan | AEON Seremban 2 AEON Nilai |
| Melaka | AEON Bandaraya Melaka |
| Johor | AEON Permas Jaya AEON Tebrau City AEON Bukit Indah |
For Hiroyuki’s passion and for a better environment and greener future, let’s give the empty Bottle a new life again, every bottle collected, it brings us one step closer to a sustainable and circular future for us all.
“Kewpie Malaysia Go Green with Hiroyuki & Canzo”
MoU Signing Ceremony on Recycled PET initiatives
On 27th June 2023, KEWPIE MALAYSIA, Canzo and Hiroyuki Industries concluded a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the launch of new packaging with recycled PET and recycle program of PET waste to realize the sustainable circular economy in Malaysia.
The ceremony was officiated by YB Datuk Rais bin Datuk Wira Yasin, Senior EXCO who represented YAB Datuk Seri Ab Rauf Bin Yusoh, The Chief Minister of Melaka.
Kewpie uses 100% of Recycled PET Resin made by Hiroyuki for dressing. Hiroyuki collects post-industrial PET bottles from Kewpie Malaysia for recycling, new initiatives circular economy through recycling PET bottles for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) to enhance the better and greener environment continuously.
Collaboration Agreement Signing Ceremony between Hiroyuki Industries (M) Sdn. Bhd. & NSCCCI for Launching of Let’s Rescue PET Bottle 2023
As we all know, the environment that we live in is closely related to our health. From the air we breathe to the water we drink, all are affected by environmental factors. In order to instill environmental awareness among students, we initiated a CSR program, whereby thru a series of environmental education activities, allow students to learn and practice living green lifestyle, and from then on create a better and healthier environment.
Hiroyuki Industries (M) Sdn. Bhd & Negeri Sembilan Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry (NSCCCI) believes that “environmental education begins with lifestyle change”.
In view of this, Hiroyuki Industries (M) Sdn. Bhd. and NSCCCI have signed a collaboration agreement to exercise our corporate social responsibility and achieve the sustainable development goals, by organizing an Environmental Education Program “Green lifestyle”. We hope that thru “environmental education begins with lifestyle change”, we can educate our next generation on the importance of environmental protection.
The anchor sponsors for Let’s Rescue PET bottles 2023 are Spritzer and Starlinger, pilot sponsors includes Dan Qing Pack (M) Sdn. Bhd. and D&F Boutique Hotel.
We belief a better lifestyle starts from environmental education. Let us promote “Green Lifestyle” together.
School Awards Ceremony for “The Rescue PET Bottles school project 2021-2022” in Southern Johor Primary School Competition.
We invited Encik Mohd Faizal bin Sabtu, the Assistant Director of Student Talent Development Unit, From Johor State Education Department for giving the awards and trophy to top 10 primary schools.
Our school project involving 60 primary schools participates with 72,564 students and 4,484 teachers participating across Johor Bahru, Kulai and Pasir Gudang area.
In year 2021 – 2022, we total collected 7.5tons, equal to 500k PET Bottles from primary schools.
As a result, awareness of students about PET Bottle recycling is improving and raise the awareness of the PET Bottle recycling in schools.
This encourages students to implement their recycling tactics in their everyday life, helping to tackle the waste they produce at home.
Education is an investment. We use education as the weapon through which we would steadily change Malaysia and cause it to start focusing on the right priorities such as saving the environment and combating climate change by engaging the younger generation because they will be more affected by these matters than us the older generations.
All of us are playing an important role in respecting and caring for the environment.
There is no better place to start recycling education than at school, as students can then learn about the advantages and benefits of recycling and how to go about doing it. As they grow up, it then becomes a habit. They can bring the good habit home, and educate their parents and other family members.
We hope our project will become a change agent to educate our people on how certain items can be recycled and put the plastic bottle to better use.
Coca-cola malaysia, Aeon malaysia and hiroyuki industries launch recyling campaign
Hiroyuki Industries is working with Coca-Cola Malaysia and AEON Co (M) Bhd to launch a polyethlylene terephthalate (PET) bottle Recycling Fantastic Campaign in six AEON malls in Johor.
The Recycling Fantastic Campaign is the first collaboration campaign between the three companies. The bottles will be sent to Hiroyuki Industries to be recycled and transform to Food Grade Recycled PET Resin.
For every 1kg of PET bottles, Aeon members will be receiving 300 AEON points deposited to their AEON membership as well as Coca-Cola products.
From Dec 10, 2022 to Feb 26, 2023, Every Saturday and Sunday, 1pm – 5pm
The six Aeon malls in Johor participating in the Recycling Fantastic campaign are:
1-AEON Mall Bandar Dato’ Onn
2-AEON Mall Bukit Indah
3-AEON Permas Jaya
4-AEON Taman Universiti
5-AEON Mall Tebrau City
6-AEON Mall Kulaijaya
“Recycling Fantastic PET Bottle Recyling Project”
It is a pleasure to inform that we Hiroyuki will launch “Recycling Fantastic” project collaboration with Coca Cola Malaysia and Aeon Malaysia from 10th December 2022 at 6 Aeon branches in Johor to raise recycling rate for used PET drinking bottles for greener and healthier environment in Malaysia!! To achieve our goals and expand the knowledge of the recycling, you can enjoy the program with rewards.
Launching Details:
Date & Time ：10th December 2022 ( Sat ) ~ 26th February 2023, 3 MONTHS PERIOD （Every Saturday and Sunday 13:00~17:00）
Location：AEON Mall Bandar Dato’ Onn, AEON Mall Bukit Indah, AEON Permas Jaya, AEON Taman Universiti, AEON Mall Tebrau City, AEON Mall Kulaijaya
Rewards：Used Beverage PET bottles 1 kg＝Aeon point 300 points＋Coca Cola Zero 1.25L 1 bottle
Looking forward to see you there!
CIRCULAR PLASTICS PACKAGING ASIA
It is an honour that our Managing Director – Mr Nakata Hiroyuki to be invited as a guest speaker to the Event: Circular Plastics Packaging ASIA – Bangkok
Location: DoubleTree by Hilton Sukhumvit Bangkok
Date: 24th Nov 2022
Time: 11:45am
Topic: First bottle-to-bottle food grade recycling plant in Asean by Nakata Hiroyuki
In this seminar, Mr Nakata will present about the challenge and the difficulty of being the First Bottle-to-Bottle Food Grade Recycling plant in Asean.
Looking forward to delivering a meaningful speech to the audience.
See you all there.
PARTNERSHIP COLLABORATION BETWEEN
HIROYUKI & ALBIREX NIIGATA FC SINGAPORE
On 24th February 2022, Hiroyuki Industries (M) Sdn Bhd signed the Partnership Contract with Albirex Singapore PTE LTD (Albirex Niigata Football Club Singapore), for the sponsor of Albirex Singapore football school.
Thank you for Albirex Niigata FC Singapore being a partner of corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs with Hiroyuki Industries (M) Sdn Bhd for collecting the Post-Consumer PET Bottles to enhance PET bottle recycling rate for future generation for greener and healthier environment in Singapore.
SIGNING CEREMONY BETWEEN HIROYUKI & STARLINGER FOR EXPANSION CAPACITY OF FOOD-GRADE rPET RESINS ON 14th NOVEMBER 2021
Hiroyuki Industries (M) Sdn Bhd today announced the expansion of rPET resin capacity to new milestone of 20,000 tonnes by 2023. This facility will become ASEAN’s largest post-consumer PET bottle recycling plant converting locally post-consumer bottles into high quality food grade rPET resin. Hiroyuki sorting process facility include Halal compliances of washing procedure (SERTU).
Hiroyuki collaborates with solid waste collectors and most of the international brand owners & local brand owners to reprocess post-consumer bottles in our facility. Many brand owners have committed to reduce their reliance on virgin plastic by 2025. The study by the PET Recycling Team GmbH in Wöllersdorf has a carbon footprint of 0.45 kg CO2-equivalent per kilogram of rPET. So called virgin PET (new material) produces 2.15 kg CO2-equivalent per kilogram PET. rPET therefore reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 1.7 kg CO2-equivalent or by 79% when compared to virgin PET. With the savings produced by only 1 kg rPET it would be possible to light a 13 Watt lightbulb for 20 days.
Recent report showed that Malaysia is one of the lowest recycle rates among ASEAN countries and Hiroyuki launched the CSR Program to collect post-consumer PET bottle from primary school in Johor Bahru since Apr 2021.
This facility will enable food and beverage manufacturers to include locally processed recycled content in their packaging providing a major benefit to the environment. It will mean more plastic material will be given a second life as new food grade packaging such as turning a bottle back into a new drinking bottle.
This new recycling facility highlights the progress we are making in expanding our recycling capability, a core component of our growth strategy. We are committed to leading the way in creating a strong, local circular economy that diverts waste materials from landfill and uses them to deliver sustainably manufactured products, including recycled packaging solutions that are increasingly in demand. With this in mind, we are delighted to be able to lead the development of this new industry in Malaysia which will also create hundreds of new jobs and support the national manufacturing industry.
This 20,000-tonne Bottle to Bottle facility is a huge win for the environment by creating a high value, recycled raw material from plastic waste which we collect and sort through our network.
We are very proud to have YB Dato’ Sri Dr. Adham Bin Baba, Malaysia Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation presence to witness this grand signing ceremony. Not to forget also, thanks for the continuous commitment from Coca-Cola, Etika (PepsiCo), MBWA members Life Water & Malee and etc to include recycled content in their packaging.
Our missions are to be a company friendly to the earth and people. We would like to deliver the best products and aim to contribute to the world widely by challenging the development of products with reduced environmental burden and promotion of recycling. Last but not least, we determine to create a sustainable environment where we see waste as a resource and aim to assist Malaysians to improve current recycling rates from 22% to 90% like Japan.
SAFETY ASSESSMENT OF THE PROCESS HIROYUKI INDUSTRIES, BASED ON STARLINGER IV+ TECHNOLOGY, USED TO RECYCLE POST‐CONSUMER PET INTO FOOD CONTACT MATERIALS
The EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes and Processing Aids (CEP) assessed the safety of the recycling process HIROYUKI INDUSTRIES (EU register number RECYC198), which uses the Starlinger iV+ technology. The input is hot caustic washed and dried poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) flakes mainly originating from collected post‐consumer PET containers, with no more than 5% PET from non‐food consumer applications. The flakes are dried and crystallised in a first reactor, then extruded into pellets. These pellets are crystallised, preheated and treated in a solid‐state polycondensation (SSP) reactor. Having examined the challenge test provided, the Panel concluded that the drying and crystallisation (step 2), extrusion and crystallisation (step 3) and SSP (step 4) are critical in determining the decontamination efficiency of the process. The operating parameters to control the performance of these critical steps are temperature, air flow and residence time for the drying and crystallisation step, and temperature, pressure and residence time for the extrusion and crystallisation step, as well as the SSP step. It was demonstrated that this recycling process is able to ensure that the level of migration of potential unknown contaminants into food is below the conservatively modelled migration of 0.1 μg/kg food. Therefore, the Panel concluded that the recycled PET obtained from this process is not of safety concern, when used at up to 100% for the manufacture of materials and articles for contact with all types of foodstuffs for long‐term storage at room temperature, with or without hotfill. The final articles made of this recycled PET are not intended to be used in microwave and conventional ovens and such uses are not covered by this evaluation.
Memorandum of Understanding Between Hiroyuki & MBWA
Hiroyuki Industries (M) Sdn Bhd is the First ASEAN producer of Food Grade rPET resin located in Johor Bahru, Malaysia and the first producer who obtained the Pioneer Status from MIDA in January year 2019. We are pleased to announce that Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between Hiroyuki Industries (M) Sdn Bhd and Malaysia Bottled Water Manufacturers Association (New) on 22nd of March 2021.
RECYCLING SCHOOL PROJECT “THE RESCUE PET BOTTLE PROJECT 2021-2022”
Hiroyuki has obtained the approval from Ministry of Education of Malaysia (MOE) in Johor State, Malaysia on 14th March 2021 for launching the Recycling School Project “THE RESCUE PET BOTTLE PROJECT 2021-2022”. All the primary school in Johor state are encourage to participate this project which will run a span from April 2021 to November 2022.
This project involving 60 primary schools with 72,564 students and 4,484 teachers participating across Johor state. Every school is invited to submit digital-posters and e-books with the topics “PET Bottles Recycle” and “Why do we need to take care of the environment“ as a competition to motivate and engage the students to lead local recycling efforts and become a champion in their communities. At the same time, we also reward prize, trophy, certificates and the opportunity to visit HIROYUKI factory.
There is no better time to educate young generation for such good habit as students are the future generation of the world. Through this School activity with the objective of educating school students on recycling knowledge and increase the awareness on waste management and encourage the preservation of the environment by adopting the recycling habit into their everyday lives.
