プラステコ Company Profile

On February 21, 2025 (Friday), Plasteco will participate in the "2025 Osaka Bioplastics Exhibition and Business Meeting" held at MyDome Osaka, continuing from last year. This exhibition and business meeting serves as a platform for business matching among companies dealing with bioplastic products, raw materials, molding processing technologies, and equipment, allowing attendees to see the latest technologies and products in the industry all in one place. In addition to the exhibition and business meetings, seminars and roundtable discussions will also be held, providing an excellent opportunity for information exchange. Plasteco will showcase high-performance foamed plastic products that are environmentally friendly under the theme of "Inert Gas Foaming × Plant-Based Resins for Eco-Realization." Our representative, Ryotaro Hayashi, is scheduled to participate in a mini-seminar in the mini-seminar area within the venue. If you are interested in bioplastics, we invite you to visit us at this opportunity. We sincerely look forward to your attendance.

Plastic is an indispensable material in modern society, yet its use is being regulated due to environmental issues and the depletion of raw materials. Since its establishment, Plastico Co., Ltd. has consistently focused on developing environmentally friendly plastic products and their manufacturing technologies and equipment. Our unique technology, the Supercritical Inert Gas Foaming System, developed through years of research and development, utilizes inert gases such as CO2 and N2 as foaming agents. Conventional foaming agents such as freons, alternative freons, hydrocarbon gases, and chemical foaming agents have issues including ozone layer depletion, the emission of potent greenhouse gases, and concerns related to explosion, flammability, and toxicity, leading to the beginning of regulations on their use as foaming agents. In contrast, the foaming agents used in our foaming system are inert gases like CO2 and N2, which have a lower global warming potential compared to the aforementioned foaming agents, are safe as they are non-explosive and non-flammable, and are also inexpensive as they are produced as by-products of industrial processes. We also manufacture products made from biodegradable resins that are foamed with inert gases, and these products have consistently low environmental impact in both materials and manufacturing methods. For more details, please refer to our catalog and other materials.

Plasteco Co., Ltd.'s 【Supercritical Inert Gas Foaming Molding System】 is a new extrusion foaming molding system that uses inert gases such as supercritical CO2 and N2. Recently, inert gases are being looked at as alternatives to traditional foaming agents in response to environmental issues! Attractions of Inert Gas Foaming: - Low global warming potential → Contributes to addressing environmental issues - No explosion or flammability → Eliminates the need for explosion-proof equipment, allowing for cost reduction - CO2 and N2 are produced as byproducts of industry, making them inexpensive → Possible reduction in foaming agent costs On the other hand, there have been challenges such as the difficulty of bubble control and instability in foaming. As a result, these issues have been a hindrance to the adoption of inert gas foaming. However, by using our 【Supercritical Inert Gas Quantitative Supply Device】 developed by our company, which specializes in inert gas foaming, stable high-magnification and ultra-fine foaming can be achieved even with inert gases. If you are interested in or concerned about inert gas foaming, please give it a try! Our company provides comprehensive support from raw materials to molding equipment and the development of molding processes. Please feel free to contact us.