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Mitsubishi Electric to Start Plastics Recycling Plant

source: Bloomberg News | Oct 04, 08 | submitted by Pat Coate

Chiba, Japan - Mitsubishi Electric Corp. will start operations at a plastic-recycling factory next year to reduce costs and profit from selling salvaged material.

Mitsubishi Electric, based in Tokyo, aims to recover roughly 80 percent of the plastics used in household appliances, Sato said.


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"We want to reuse the plastic in our products, as well as resell them to other companies to tap strong demand."
- Yukihiro Sato, company vice-president

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