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Using Bioplastics in Products
NEC has developed and is now commercializing NeCycle™ (pronounced “new cycle”), a new bioplastic that uses plant resources as its primary raw material. The brand name NeCycle indicates a new style of recycling: a recycling of the material itself as well as a recycling of the CO₂ that is absorbed by the plant component that constitutes the material's main resource.
Environmental Mid-Term Plan
Promoting the use of bioplastics in products is one of the specific goals of NEC’s Mid-Term Environmental Plan.
Bioplastics as defined by NEC
- To be called a bioplastic, the plastic must be listed on the Positive List of the Japan Bioplastics Association (JPBA) as a plastic with a biomass ratio of 25wt% or more.
- The plastic must not include any substances prohibited by the JBPA. (Definition revised in FY 2014/3.)

NEC bioplastics must also satisfy the following requirements:
- They must use materials developed primarily by NEC.
- The flame-retardant polylactic acid component must meet the following specific criteria:
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A biomass (organic component) ratio of more than 50wt%.
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A petroleum ratio of 50wt% or less (compared with petroleum-based plastics made by NEC).
(Definition revised in FY 2014/3.)
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Examples of using bioplastics in NEC products (includes products no longer on the market)







- NEC Personal Computers (Japanese)
- NeCycle used for front mask of Mate ME




- NEC lighting (Japanese)
- NeCycle (kenaf-reinforced bioplastic (Japanese)) used in lighting equipment.


NEC Casio Mobile Communications (Japanese)
NeCycle (kenaf-reinforced bioplastic (Japanese)) used for casing of FOMA mobile phone (N701i ECO).)
- ※N701iECO
No longer manufactured (launched on March 10, 2006)
Orders no longer received by dealers

- NEC Personal Computers (Japanese)
- NeCycle (kenaf-reinforced bioplastic (Japanese)) used for dummy memory card.