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Update:June 1, 2017
A Project for Promoting Environmental Industry in the Chubu Region of Japan (Network-type) that commissioned by Chubu Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry was completed as follows.
Duration
June 1, 2016 to March 31, 2017
This event arranged an opportunity to suggest innovations to Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.
Environmental Business Alliance Matching Seminars was implemented.
This event promoted cooperation between companies in the Chubu region and those of other regions of Japan.
Environmental Business Alliance Matching Seminars took place in the Kanto, Kinki, and Kyushu regions of Japan. Chubu-based companies that wished to attend the Kyushu seminar were supported for their participation by ICETT.
Environmental Business Alliance Matching Seminar was carried out in the Chubu region. The event was also attended by six companies from the Kanto, Kinki, and Kyushu regions.
A seminar to encourage research and development cooperation between industries and universities was organized. Researchers from the Chubu region delivered lectures on ceramics technology, a valuable regional asset because of its usefulness in the field of environmental technology.
Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastics (CFRP) is heavily used in automobiles and aircraft, the key industries for the Chubu region. A resource recycling business promotion seminar on CFRP was conducted to provide information on how to reduce and effectively use CFRP waste. CFRP suppliers, users, and recyclers were invited as lecturers.
The Socialist Republic of Vietnam enjoys friendly ties with Japan but is suffering from serious environmental problems, caused by its remarkable industrial growth. The Southeast Asian country has potential for business expansion by Japanese companies in the environmental industry. Together with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), Chubu Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry(Chubu METI) hosted workshops on business expansion in Vietnam and dispatched a mission to the country.
Workshops on business expansion in Vietnam were implemented to provide information about the local market and explain local business customs, how to make presentations, and other related matters.
An environmental business mission was sent to Vietnam ( Ba Ria Vung Tau and Long An Provinces and Ho Chi Minh City). The Japanese mission carried out policy dialogues for business expansion there with local Vietnamese governments, a seminar on environmental technology, and a business negotiation event, while touring drainage and other facilities in an industrial park.
The Republic of Indonesia enjoys a friendly relationship with Japan but is suffering from serious environmental issues, caused by its remarkable industrial growth. The country has potential for business expansion by Japanese companies in the environmental industry. ICETT organized a seminar and workshops on business expansion in Indonesia and dispatched a mission to the country in cooperation with the Consulate-General of the Republic of Indonesia in Osaka, the Environmental Protection Agency of West Java, and the Employers' Association of Indonesia (APINDO).
A seminar and workshops on business expansion in Indonesia took place to provide information about the local market while explaining the local business customs, needs for environmental improvement, and other related matters
An environmental business mission was sent to Indonesia (Bandung in the Province of West Java and the Special Capital Region of Jakarta)and this support was carried out by ICETT. In this mission, we conducted a policy dialogue on environmental measures with central and local Indonesian government. In addition, we held an environmental technology seminar and business meeting for Indonesian companies, and a convivial meeting with Japanese companies which are already engaged in business in Indonesia.
At the environmental business workshops for market cultivation and technology, the member companies presented their own technology and projects. This event promoted cooperation between these companies and this support was carried out by ICETT.
In fiscal 2016, ICETT updated and added more enterprises mainly to the English-version databases of the Enterprises Working in the Environmental Business in the Chubu Central Region of Japan and the Chubu Region Environmental Technology Series. ICETT also updated and upgraded the Japanese-version databases of the Enterprises Working in the Environmental Business in the Chubu Central Region of Japan and the Chubu Region Environmental Tecnology Series.