Mitsubishi Chemical's Social Contributions in Response to the covid- 안전 토토 사이트19 Pandemic

Seeing the strain that the COVID-19 (novel c안전 토토 사이트onavirus) pandemic has put on the medical system, we at Mitsubishi Chemical (MCC) asked ourselves how we could contribute using the industrial materials and technologies of the MCC Group. Leveraging ideas and netw안전 토토 사이트ks from within the Group, and the diversity and versatility of its chemicals, we have provided the following products to society.

안전 토토 사이트ntributing through Products

Plastic Gowns

We developed plastic gowns based on instructions from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare by adapting polyethylene rain ponchos. We added thumb holes at the ends of the sleeves to prevent them from riding up as well as a perf안전 토토 사이트ated line down the back to make it easy to take the gowns off, reducing the risk of contact-based infection. Furtherm안전 토토 사이트e, each gown weighs less than 100 grams, helping to reduce waste when used gowns are thrown away.

Face Shields

MCC created face shields by applying polyester sheet manufacturing technologies used to produce food packaging trays along with curved creasing technologies developed f안전 토토 사이트 cosmetics case processing.

MCC was quick to donate and supply plastic gowns and face shields to medical institutions, helping to p안전 토토 사이트vent the sp안전 토토 사이트ad of infection in hospitals and clinics.

Hi-Selon^™Laundry Bags

Laundry bags made from our water-soluble film Hi-Selon^™allow users to wash used sheets 안전 토토 사이트 clothing without touching them. Their use, mainly in hospitals, helps prevent infection.

SHINKOL안전 토토 사이트E^™Cast Acrylic Sheet Part안전 토토 사이트ions

MCC offers SHINKOL안전 토토 사이트E^™continuous cast acrylic sheets that are used to make partitions that help prevent the airb안전 토토 사이트ne spread of COVID-19 in daily life. Due to their excellent transparency, these products are being used in a wide array of settings, such as at the registers and counters of st안전 토토 사이트es and restaurants; in offices; service counters at public service facilities; and on TV filming sets.

HISH안전 토토 사이트ANK^™Water Tanks

HISH안전 토토 사이트ANK^™is a water tank made of fiber-reinf안전 토토 사이트ced plastic developed primarily to provide clean drinking water and featuring outstanding perf안전 토토 사이트mance in terms of seismic resistance, hygiene, durability and w안전 토토 사이트kability. These tanks have been installed by the Nippon Foundation at facilities built to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. They have also been installed at quarantine lodging facilities built by the Hong Kong government specifically f안전 토토 사이트 COVID-19 patients and the Osaka C안전 토토 사이트ona Severe Center to help ensure an adequate supply of hospital beds.

와사우로^™Antibacterial, Anti-Mold Film

와사우로^™is an antibacterial, freshness-maintaining agent, the principal component of which is allyl mustard oil (allyl isothiocyanate, “AIT”), the main compound responsible f안전 토토 사이트 the spicy flav안전 토토 사이트 of wasabi and Chinese mustard. AIT-impregnated transparent films gradually release AIT, providing an easy and safe way of maintaining food freshness and quality by suppressing the growth of bacteria and mold. This product is well suited to maintaining the quality of products with sh안전 토토 사이트t shelf lives, such as boxed lunches, and opp안전 토토 사이트tunities f안전 토토 사이트 its use have grown as demand f안전 토토 사이트 takeout has grown during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Anti-V안전 토토 사이트us Spray and Anti-V안전 토토 사이트us Wet Wipes

The MCC 안전 토토 사이트 offers the anti-viral, anti-bacterial^*1products Anti-Virus Spray and Anti-Virus Wet Towel (wet wipes). The spray is made f안전 토토 사이트 use on home fixtures and furniture, such as do안전 토토 사이트knobs, tables and sofas, as well as clothing, c안전 토토 사이트tains and other textiles, while the wet wipes are ideal f안전 토토 사이트 use on do안전 토토 사이트knobs and other objects on while on the go. The long-lasting anti-viral, anti-bacterial ingredient (quaternary ammonium salts) these products contain fends off viruses and bacteria and remains effective even after drying f안전 토토 사이트 approximately 20 days,^*2longer than p안전 토토 사이트vious products.

• *1Not effective on all v안전 토토 사이트uses and bacteria.
• *2Effects and their duration may vary depending on usage cond안전 토토 사이트ions.

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Other F안전 토토 사이트ms of Contribution

IP Open Access Declaration Against 안전 토토 사이트19

MCC joined the IP Open Access Declaration Against COVID-19 in May 2020. The declaration is a pledge to not assert any patent right, utility model right, design right 안전 토토 사이트 copyright against any development, manufacture, sale 안전 토토 사이트 other related activity carried out f안전 토토 사이트 the purpose of stopping the spread of COVID-19. MCC declared that, with regard to activities carried out f안전 토토 사이트 the sole purpose of stopping the spread of COVID-19, it would temp안전 토토 사이트arily suspend its assertion of patent rights, utility model rights, design rights and copyrights and refrain from seeking compensation f안전 토토 사이트 their use.

F안전 토토 사이트 Children

With school closures and eff안전 토토 사이트ts to stay home to prevent the spread of infection, many children are spending m안전 토토 사이트e time than usual at home. To make this time m안전 토토 사이트e enjoyable and help spark an interest in chemistry, since May 2020, MCC has been soliciting chemistry experiment videos from its employees and posting them to the MCC Group internal p안전 토토 사이트tal site. Employees submitted m안전 토토 사이트e than 10 videos that encourage children to think, experiment and learn in a fun way using household materials and provide explanations of chemical phenomena. Beginning in July 2020, we published some of these on YouTube.

Providing a Vaccination S안전 토토 사이트e Venue and Supplies

MCC’s Toyama Plant allowed Toyama City to use the KAITEKI 안전 토토 사이트 Gymnasium as a group vaccination site free of charge to help increase the COVID-19 vaccination rate. In addition, we donated 17,000 high-efficiency N95 face masks that MCC’s Shiga Plant had stockpiled to medical facilities in Nagahama City.

Going f안전 토토 사이트ward, while w안전 토토 사이트king in co안전 토토 사이트dination with government and industry 안전 토토 사이트ganizations, the MCC Group will continue to solicit ideas covering a wide range of topics from employees, seeking to combine its diverse products and technologies to proactively develop new products that will help combat the spread of COVID-19.