●What is waterless printing?

Water development - no strong alkali developing chemicals are used.
The waterless version is a water-developing system that does not produce any harmful effluent.
Wastewater after the development process can be discharged into the sewage system; PS plates are obliged to be collected as specially controlled industrial waste due to the generation of strongly alkaline development waste liquid with a PH of 12 or more.
Waterless printing - no fountain solution containing IPA is used.
The silicon rubber layer on the surface of the waterless plate corresponds to the dampening water of conventional water-based plates and repels ink. This eliminates the use of fountain solution containing harmful substances such as etchant or IPA.

●What is FSC certified paper?

FSC® certified paper is forest certified paper made from responsibly managed forests and forest products that have been properly sourced to ensure the continued future use of limited forest resources.
The paper with the FSC® mark is managed so that it is not mixed with other paper, and the production of the product leads to more forest conservation than ever before.
FSC® certification allows us to place the FSC® mark (with our licence number FSC®C020841) on our products at the customer's request, showing that we care for the forest.

●What is the Green Printing Certification Scheme?

The plant has achieved the environmental consideration standards (green standards) set by the printing industry for the entire plant and for each process.
Accreditation is based on an application and on-site assessment by GP accreditation assessors, the results of which are reviewed by the GP Factory Accreditation Committee, which is made up of third parties, to make a decision on accreditation. The certification criteria cover 70 items in the offset printing sector, with specific content set from the perspectives of hazardous substance reduction, resource and energy conservation, material recycling and biodiversity conservation (sustainable resource use, 3Rs, biodiversity conservation), and continuity and improvement of initiatives.

●What is the Privacy Mark certification system?

This is a system that assesses businesses, etc. that have established a system to take appropriate protection measures for personal information in conformity with the Japanese Industrial Standard JIS Q 15001 Personal Information Protection Management Systems - Requirements, grants them the Privacy Mark to that effect, and allows them to use the Privacy Mark in connection with their business activities.

●What is vegetable oil ink?

Compared to petroleum-based solvents, they are biodegradable and contribute to a reduction in environmental impact with little or no VOC emissions.

●What is a Clear Sky supporter?

Air quality in Tokyo has improved significantly, but there are still issues to be addressed, such as the annual photochemical smog alerts.
To improve air quality, it is necessary to reduce the number of causative agents.

●What is the "Declaration of Lively and Vibrant Men and Women" business registration system?

The Osaka Prefectural Government registers businesses that are willing to promote initiatives that enable both men and women to work with vitality, such as utilising women's abilities and supporting the balance between work and family, as 'Declaration of Gender Vitality and Vigour' businesses, and supports their initiatives.

●'Osaka City's leading company for women's activities'

Certification of companies, etc. that meet certain standards, such as 'percentage of women in management positions', 'measures to support work-life balance' and 'efforts to encourage men to take childcare leave and other leave', by actively working to create a workplace environment that is easy for women to work in.