- Also becomes first recipient of verification in Nagano Prefecture -

- Comprehensive efforts throughout the plant’s watershed receives top-class rating among the 258 certified sites in the world -

●Introduces a new logo for all PET bottles used in Japan
●One in two plastic bottles to become 100% recycled PET by end of 2022 in Japan
●Accelerates expanding its technology applied in Japan to other regions

Marks Fifth Consecutive Year of Recognition on Water Security and Fourth Time, Second Consecutive Year on Climate Change

- Double A List ranking for both Climate Change and Water Security -

- Second plant after Suntory Okudaisen Bunanomori Water Plant to get certified -

"Suntory Natural Water Sanctuary Kita-Alps" agreement signed
Suntory "Mizuiku"— Education Program for Nature and Water to begin in advance of plant operation through collaboration with Omachi

― CO2 emissions reduced by approximately 25% ―
― Scheduled for use in soft drink PET bottles from summer 2018 onward ―

— Orangina Suntory France Forms New Partnership with its Community for Water Resource Conservation —

―　Suntory Beverage & Food Limited becomes the first beverage maker in Japan to obtain the FSC(TM)-COC Certification for corrugated paper and paperboard, adopting the boxes for (Mineral Water) Suntory Tennensui brand in the first phase　―

- Joint development with Anellotech Inc.-
- PET raw material to be produced from non-food biomass -

Jointly selected by METI and TSE

A light cap with a diameter of 28 millimeters for aseptic-packaging products