- Teijin Lielsort Korea plans to use renewable energy to meet about 30% of the plant’s yearly electricity needs.
- Teijin has set long-term ambitions to achieve net-zero internal emissions by fiscal 2050
Teijin Limited announced that Teijin Lielsort Korea Co, Teijin’s wholly-owned subsidiary in South Korea, manufactures and sells LIELSORT; an innovative separator for lithium-ion secondary batteries (LIBs), will switch to renewable energy-derived electricity in March 2022 and will also use carbon offsets for the gas used in the plant.
TLK plans to use renewable energy to replace about 30% of the plant’s yearly electricity use, then switch completely to renewable energy by 2025. Green Premium renewable energy, a green tariff implemented in South Korea’s K-RE100 renewable-energy system, will be used by TLK. Korea Electric Power Corporation will provide the point. Almost no CO2 is emitted during power manufacturing because it is generated from natural sources such as sun, wind, or water.
In addition, CO2 emissions reduction credits earned by Mitsui & Co., Ltd. in global renewable-energy projects will be purchased to offset CO2 emissions from gas utilized at the facility. One year’s worth of gas emissions will be purchased in the initial year, with additional purchases planned in subsequent years.
Teijin has set long-term ambitions to achieve net-zero internal emissions by fiscal 2050. Internal CO2 emissions will be reduced by 30% by 2030 compared to 2018 levels. Teijin is committed to conducting its long-term aim of being a company that supports the society of the future by further positioning its business to assist in the realization of a sustainable circular society.