Dow-Mitsui Polychemicals has acquired certification for its Chiba Plant (Ichihara City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan) under the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) PLUS system.

ISCC PLUS system is a certification system that ensures that sustainable raw materials such as biomass are properly managed in the supply chain. The certification mainly covers biomass- and regenerative- derived raw materials and products sold worldwide.

The certification enables Dow-Mitsui Polychemicals to manufacture and sell ISCC PLUS certified products in which biomass and regenerative raw materials are allocated in a mass-balance manner.

The product eligible to use ISCC PLUS certification are Mirason and Evaflex, low-density polyethylene, ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer. The product launch date will be announced at a later date.