Earthtechnica wins order for 30,000-tonne plastics recycling plant in Japan

Furukawa's subsidiary Earthtechnica has secured an order from Japanese recycler M.M. Plastic to supply an integrated system for sorting and processing household plastic containers and packaging at a new factory, targeting annual intake of about 30,000 metric tons. The factory, in Futtsu, Chiba prefecture, is scheduled to start up around spring 2028. The order extends a supplier relationship dating back to a 27,000-tonne system Earthtechnica delivered to M.M. Plastic in 2009.

Why this mattersA new 30,000-tonne sorting plant adds Japanese capacity for household plastic packaging waste under the Containers and Packaging Recycling Law, with start-up around spring 2028.

• Earthtechnica, a consolidated subsidiary of Furukawa Co., won the order, announced 20 October 2026.
• The system targets annual intake of about 30,000 metric tons of household plastic containers and packaging.
• Customer M.M. Plastic is based in Futtsu, Chiba prefecture, Japan.
• The new factory is scheduled to start operating around spring 2028.
• Earthtechnica previously supplied M.M. Plastic with a 27,000-tonne-capacity recycling system in 2009.
• M.M. Plastic operates under Japan's Containers and Packaging Recycling Law.

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