DOCOMO is using more and more eco-friendly materials in its mobile phones, including recycled ABS resin
1 and plant-derived plastics.
In March 2011, we launched sales of the TOUCH WOOD SH-08C mobile phone, the body of which is made from the wood of cypress trees that were thinned from domestic forestland. The phone is a joint project with the organization "more trees2," Olympus Corporation and Sharp Corporation. The thinned trees come specifically from the Shimantogawa Basin in Kochi Prefecture, one of the forests maintained by more trees. The wood been processed with 3D compression molding using technology from Olympus, preserving the texture, fragrance and warmth of wood while giving the phone advanced durability, water resistance, insect resistance and mold resistance.
- 1 ABS resin is a synthetic resin made from acrylonitrile, butadiene and styrene.
- 2 A project dedicated to saving the world's forests started by Ryuichi Sakamoto, Haruomi Hosono, Yukihiro Takahashi, Shinichi Nakazawa and Moichi Kuwahara with the support of over 100 people in a range of industries.
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