2024/06/24Yamato Steel’s eco-friendly steel brand “+Green™” adopted for the first time in Logistics Facility – Accelerating the Decarbonization of Real Estate Industry –
Yamato Steel Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: 380 Kibi, Otsu-ku, Himeji City, Hyogo Prefecture; President: Yasuhiko Yamauchi; hereinafter “Yamato Steel”) has started sales of +Green™ in April this year, and it has been adopted as a building material in MFLP AMAGASAKI I developed by Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. This is the first case “+Green™” has been adopted since the launch of this brand.
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About +Green™
For more than half a century, Yamato Steel has been manufacturing steel using the Electric Arc Furnace with low environmental impact. We have been accumulating efforts such as energy saving and rationalization, and our GHG emissions per product is one of the lowest levels in Japan today.
+Green™ was created to further promote decarbonization from this point. This eco-friendly steel brand leverages environmental value derived from natural and forest resources to offset a residual GHG emission, as well as to switch to using electricity generated from renewable resources. All of our steel products can be offered as +Green™.
Toward the decarbonization of the Real Estate Industry
The Real Estate Industry is said to account for approximately 40% of global GHG emissions, and is accelerating efforts to reduce emissions toward achieving a carbon-neutral society by 2050. In recent years, there is a lot of attention to “Upfront carbon,” which consists of CO2 emitted during material production and building construction, in the context of building LCA (Life Cycle Assessment).
Also in Japan, the calculation mechanism of Upfront carbon emissions is being developed, and the emissions by construction activities and materials is being visualized. As a one of construction material manufacturer, Yamato Steel aims to contribute to the reduction of Upfront carbon emissions, and we will continue to further enhance the environmental advantages of Electric Arc Furnace steel. +Green™ is one of the ways to achieve this goal.
Realizing a sustainable society through “Steel for Your Future“
Forests, which cover 2/3 of Japan’s land area, are a resource closely related to the both of Real Estate and Steel industries. Forests not only supply wood as building material but also provide essential water resources for manufacturing. Furthermore, in recent years, forests have been attracting attention for their functions such as CO2 absorption and fixation as well as biodiversity conservation. As such, forests play a very important role in realizing a sustainable society.
Yamato Steel and Yamato Kogyo Group are committed to the mission of “Our Steel, Your Future”. Through the supply of +Green™, we aim to support the sustainable development of forest resources by circulating funds to those who work for forest conservation. As a partner in the Real Estate Industry’s decarbonization shift, we are committed to providing “Steel for Your Future“.