UBE Corporation (President: Yuki Nishida; Head Office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; hereinafter, "UBE") announced today that it has certified its two newly certified the following products as the U-BE-INFINITY environmentally friendly products brand.

• Bio-circular caprolactam manufactured and sold by UBE Corporation Europe S.A.U.
• Recycled composite nylon (DINALON® A2X25-MI H-4109 [polyamide 66], B2E25 G20DI-4115 [polyamide 6]) manufactured and sold by UBE Composites Europe S.L.U. *¹

The U-BE-INFINITY brand is given to products under development, products developed by the UBE Group that demonstrate particularly outstanding positive environmental impacts, thereby enhancing the added value of the relevant products under development, products. UBE seeks to help solve global environmental issues with U-BE-INFINITY brand products.

The newly developed products, products certified this time

1. Bio-circular caprolactam

This caprolactam is produced using biomass and other raw materials through the mass balance method, certified by ISCC PLUS. It is manufactured with consideration for the procurement of raw materials, already has a sales result in the market. Through the supply of this product to the market, UBE Corporation contributes to the promotion of a circular economy and decarbonization.

2. Recycled composite nylon

UBE Composites Europe S.L.U.*¹ manufactures a wide range of engineering plastics. The two products newly certified under U-BE-INFINITY are PIR-based Recycled Composites Nylon. These products use recycled materials and certified by AENOR*² under the UNE-EN15343*³ standard, which verifies the recycled content from raw materials through to the final product.

UBE Group is addressing three major environmental challenges: climate change (carbon neutrality), circular economy, and nature positivity. We are promoting the development and practical application of environmentally friendly products and technologies. By providing these solutions to more customers, we aim to contribute to solving global environmental issues and realize our 2030 vision: "A specialty chemical company that contributes to the global environment, human health, and a prosperous future society."

1. UBE Composites Europe S.L.U. (Former company name: Repol S.L.U.): Subsidiary of UBE Corporation Europe S.A.U.
2. AENOR: A non-profit organization established in 1986, the Spanish Association for Standardization and Certification.
3. UNE-EN 15343: An EU standard managed by the European Committee for Standardization, stipulating the necessary procedures, including the minimum content of recycled plastics used in the processing of plastic products.

Reference

About the environmentally friendly product brand U-BE-INFINITY

Special website for the environmentally friendly product brand U-BE-INFINITY: https://www.ube.com/lp/u-be-infinity/en/

The brand concept of U-BE-INFINITY was formulated in a series of discussions held by the up-and-coming generation of younger UBE Group employees working in and outside Japan. The brand name reflects UBE's aspiration to attain infinite (INFINITY) social development together with its stakeholders.

Also, the multi-colored logo expresses UBE's determination to continuously change and adapt, never settling for the status quo, in order to help solve global environmental issues. UBE's founding principles are "coexistence and mutual prosperity" and "from finite mining to infinite industry," and the company remains committed to continuously developing innovative products and technologies to help resolve global environmental issues. In so doing, UBE aims to help build a truly infinite, sustainable future for all stakeholders.

The company's name, U-BE-INFINITY, as well as its logo, the corporate logo, and the tagline logo, are trademarks or registered trademarks of UBE Corporation in Japan and other countries.

Contact

Public Relations Group, Corporate Communication Department, UBE Corporation
Tel: +81-3-5419-6110; E-mail: contact_pr@ube.com