In response to the growing scale of natural disasters and various social issues in recent years, the Nikko Group offers a broad range of solutions extending beyond asphalt and concrete plants. Here, we introduce Nikko's initiatives aimed at realizing a sustainable society and achieving our vision: "Creating robust, people-friendly cities around the world." Early Recovery from Disasters and Building Resilient Cities Increasingly Severe Natural Disasters: Early Road Restoration is Vital for Rapid On-Site Relief To achieve early recovery from increasingly severe natural disasters such as major typhoons and earthquakes, the rapid restoration of roads to transport relief supplies is an urgent priority. Due to their physical properties, asphalt mixtures and ready-mixed concrete cannot be transported over long distances. Therefore, establishing a rapid supply of materials near disaster-stricken areas is essential. At Nikko, our top priority is to support the swift restoration of damaged plants. Number of Sediment-Related Disasters Over the Past 10 Years (2014–2023) Developing Disaster-Resilient Cities and Disaster Prevention Businesses by Leveraging Technology and Experience Cultivated in Our Long-Standing Plant Operations The Nikko Group provides a variety of products and solutions aimed at building disaster-resilient cities. In addition to deploying mobile batching plants and mobile crushers to support rapid recovery during disasters, we are leveraging our extensive experience in the plant business to expand into disaster prevention-related areas, such as the flood barrier and temporary scaffolding businesses, to realize safe and secure urban development. Initiatives for Achieving Carbon Neutrality Combating Global Warming: The Urgent Need to Reduce CO2 Emissions from Construction Sites In recent years, as the issue of climate change intensifies, reducing CO2 emissions has become a global imperative. In particular, asphalt mixing plants, which are essential for road paving in Japan, emit approximately one million tons of CO2 annually. It is estimated that Nikko-manufactured plants account for about 70% of these emissions. As a plant manufacturer, addressing this critical social issue is a vital mission for the Nikko Group. Together with our customers, Nikko is accelerating proactive initiatives toward the realization of a decarbonized society. Road Map for the Development of Carbon-Neutral AP Products Road Map for the Development of Carbon-Neutral AP Products Empowering Customers' Transition to Carbon Neutrality with Innovative Technologies and Next-Generation Fuels The Nikko Group supports our customers in reducing their CO2 emissions. For asphalt mixing plants, we are developing new technologies that dramatically improve fuel efficiency and burners compatible with next-generation fuels such as hydrogen. This facilitates a smooth fuel transition for our customers and achieves significant CO2 reductions. Furthermore, by contributing to technologies that sequester CO2 within concrete, we are helping to decarbonize construction sites as a whole. We provide comprehensive support for our customers' business activities toward the realization of a sustainable society. Related Information NIKKO TECHNICAL REPORT Transforming Waste into New Resources: Nikko's Recycling Revolution Protecting the Earth's Future: Uncovering the "Value" in Ever-Increasing Waste Our daily lives and industrial activities generate massive amounts of waste every day. The types of waste continue to multiply, ranging from materials generated by building demolition and renovation to construction sludge and a wide variety of waste plastics. How we process and utilize this waste is an unavoidable and critical challenge for the global environment and future generations. Today, there is a strong and urgent need to conserve our limited resources and build a circular economy. Recycling Flow for Precious and Rare Metals Nikko's Advanced Technology Unearths "Hidden Resources" to Create New Value The Nikko Group provides solutions that recycle various types of waste into new resources by integrating our advanced AI technology with our long-cultivated core technologies in mixing, heating, control, and conveying. For sludge recycling, our mobile soil recycling machine "MobixEco," which leverages our proprietary mixing technology, plays a highly active role. Furthermore, our AI vision sorting system, the "AI'll be sorter," enables the high-precision recovery of iron, aluminum, and even rare and precious metals from difficult-to-sort waste such as waste plastics, solar panels, and lithium batteries. Through these advanced technologies, Nikko works alongside our customers to reduce environmental impact and contribute to the realization of a circular economy. Related Information NIKKO TECHNICAL REPORT
