Research & Development

Our strong heritage in continuous research and development is the basis for providing customers with "products that unobtrusively contribute to a reduction in environmental impact while in use". It also allows us to simultaneously realise both a reduction in environmental impact and the ongoing, efficient creation of economic value, staying true to our original environmental philosophy.

Drawing on the Group’s Extra-Long-Term Environmental Vision, we have established medium and long-term plans in four fields:

• Resource conservation and recycling
• Energy conservation
• Pollution prevention (environmental comfort)
• Reduction in paper use in printing/copying