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Research Results

2026

Domestic

Latest Developments in Cellulose Nanofiber (CNF) Blended Rubber Masterbatches Achieving Both Environmental Sustainability and Performance

  • Presenter:  Shoya Hosokawa, Fuji Innovative Material Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference:  The 18th General Introduction Endorsement Meeting

  • Date: February 26, 2026

  • Venue: Nagoya City Small and Medium Enterprise Promotion Center

How to Make Carboxymethylated Cellulose Nanofiber cellenpia™

  • Presenter: Yusuke Tada, Fuji Innovative Material Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. 

  • Academic Conference: Nanotobi (Nano-cellulose Door Research Group)

  • Date: April 16, 2026

  • Venue: Osaka Central Public Hall

2025

Domestic

Development for Commercialization of CNF-Reinforced Resin

  • Presenter: Io Kakuta, Fuji Innovative Material Reseach Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: Nanotech 2025

  • Date: January 30, 2025

  • Venue: Tokyo Big Sight

Technical Development of TEMPO-oxidized CNF Contributing to the Evolution of Rubber Products

  • Presenter: Shoya Hosokawa, Fuji Innovative Material Reseach Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: Nanotech 2025

  • Date: January 30, 2025

  • Venue: Tokyo Big Sight

Features and New Developments of Our Fermentation Products : Supplements for Aquaculture and Livestock Produced by a Paper Company

  • Presenter: Masaru Kohno, Chemical Products Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: The 29th Iwakuni-Otake Area Polymer Young Researchers Forum

  • Date: March 11, 2025

Introduction of Cellignin Sulfonate

  • Presenter: Akira Shibata, Chemical Products Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: The Pesticide Science Society of Japan

  • Date: March 12, 2025

  • Venue: Kitasato University Shirokane Campus

Effect of Hemicellulose Content in Pulp on Cellulose Molecular Weight after Grinding

  • Presenter: Shiho Tsuji, Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. (jointly with Seiko Epson Corporation)

  • Academic Conference: The 75th Annual Meeting of the Japan Wood Research Society

  • Date: March 19, 2025

  • Venue: Sendai International Center

Application of Cellulose Nanofibers in Food

  • Presenter: Yusuke Tada, Fuji Innovative Material Reseach Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: The 36th Food Hydrocolloids Symposium

  • Date: June 21, 2025

  • Venue: Uji Campus, Kyoto University

Efficacy of Sulfite Pulping Wastewater-Derived Yeast Products in Aquatic and Livestock Animals

  • Presenter: Masaru Kohno, Chemical Products Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: The 92nd Japan TAPPI Annual Meeting

  • Date: June 24, 2025

  • Venue: Yayoi Auditorium, The University of Tokyo

Studies Towards Promoting Recycled Paper Utilization of UV Ink Printed Materials

  • Presenter: Haruki Katayama, Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: The 92nd Japan TAPPI Annual Meeting

  • Date: June 24, 2025

  • Venue: Yayoi Auditorium, The University of Tokyo

Development of Breeding Technology for Eucalyptus Plantation Trees

  • Presenter: Kenshiro Miyauchi, Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: The 92nd Japan TAPPI Annual Meeting

  • Date: June 24, 2025

  • Venue: Yayoi Auditorium, The University of Tokyo

Development of CNF for Cosmetic Applications

  • Presenter: Sonoka Masuda, Fuji Innovative Material Reseach Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: The 92nd Japan TAPPI Annual Meeting

  • Date: June 25, 2025

  • Venue: Yayoi Auditorium, The University of Tokyo

Elucidation of the Mechanism of Additive Action on Fibers in CNF-Reinforced Resin

  • Presenter: Io Kakuta, Fuji Innovative Material Reseach Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: The 32nd Annual Meeting of the Cellulose Society of Japan

  • Date: July 10-11, 2025

  • Venue: Kaderu 2.7, Hokkaido Citizens Activities Center

Development of Mold-Free 100% Rice Flour Bread Focusing on Starch Damage Degree of Rice Flour and Addition of Cellulose Nanofiber

  • Presenter: Yusuke Tada, Fuji Innovative Material Reseach Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. (joint presentation)

  • Academic Conference: The 74th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Applied Glycoscience

  • Date: September 3, 2025

  • Venue: Okayama Convention Center

Initiatives for Greening Business Using Lignin

  • Presenter: Akira Shibata, Chemical Products Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.
    Academic Conference: The 65th Erosion Control Research

  • Presentation and the 63rd Erosion Control Symposium

  • Date: September 10, 2025

  • Venue: National Olympics Memorial Youth Center

Optical Properties of (CNF/Ionic Liquid) Composite Films Containing Photon Upconversion Dye Systems

  • Presenter: Kenichiro Sasaki, Fuji Innovative Material Reseach Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. (joint presentation)

  • Academic Conference: The 74th SPSJ Annual Meeting

  • Date: September 16, 2025

  • Venue: Kansai University Senriyama Campus

Study on Ground Improvement Effect of Pulp on Sandy Soil

  • Presenter: Takuto Shakuno, Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. (joint presentation)

  • Academic Conference: The 16th Symposium on Environmental Geotechnical Engineering

  • Date: September 25, 2025

  • Venue: ANA Crowne Plaza Toyama

Effective Utilization of Lignin Sulfonate

  • Presenter: Akihiko Nakamura, Chemical Products Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: The 68th JAPAN TAPPI Annual Meeting 2025

  • Date: October 9, 2025

  • Venue: Granship

Efforts to Reduce Disposable Plastics and Promote Paper Containers : Strawless School Milk Containers

  • Presenter: Ryo Miura, Packaging Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: The 68th JAPAN TAPPI ANNUAL MEETING 2025

  • Date: October 9, 2025

  • Venue: Granship

Efforts in Erosion Control Projects Using Lignin

  • Presenter: Akira Shibata, Chemical Products Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: The 60th Kyushu District Erosion Control and Forest Road Research Presentation Meeting

  • Date: October 30-31, 2025

  • Venue: Medikit Prefectural Cultural Center

Improving the Adhesion of Antifreeze Agents by Applying Plant-Derived Thickeners

  • Presenter: Takeshi Nakatani, Fuji Innovative Material Reseach Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. (Co-presenter)

  • Academic Conference: The 32nd Joint Symposium on Railway Technology (J-RAIL2025)

  • Date: December 17, 2025

  • Venue: Osaka Nanko ATC

Overseas

Development of Eucalyptus Commercial Clones through Genomic Selection

  • Presenter: Tomotaka Shinya, Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON FOREST PLANTATION RESEARCH AND INNOVATION

  • Date: November 18, 2025

  • Venue: Sarawak, Malaysia

2024

Domestic

Effect of Cellulose Nanofiber Addition on Gelatinization Properties of Rice Flour Dough

  • Presenter: Yusuke Tada, Fuji Innovative Material Reseach Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. (jointly with Yamagata University)

  • Academic Conference: The Japan Society of Applied Glycoscience, Hokkaido Branch Meeting, FY2023

  • Date: January 30, 2024

  • Venue: Hokkaido University Conference Hall

Development of Low-Cost Manufacturing Process Technology for CNF-Reinforced Resins (PA6, PP)

  • Presenter: Yujiro Fukuda, Fuji Innovative Material Reseach Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: nano tech 2024 (within NEDO booth)

  • Date: January 31 - February 2, 2024

  • Venue: Tokyo Big Sight

TEMPO-oxidized CNF powder TD-02X

  • Presenter: Riichi Muramatsu, Fuji Innovative Material Reseach Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: nano tech 2024, The 23rd International Nanotechnology Exhibition & Conference

  • Date: January 31 - February 2, 2024

  • Venue: Tokyo Big Sight

Possibilities and Future Prospects of CNF

  • Presenter: Toshihiko Hatakeda, Fuji Innovative Material Reseach Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: Nanocellulose Symposium

  • Date: February 27, 2024

  • Venue: Kihada Hall, Uji Campus, Kyoto University

Development of Bioasphalt

  • Presenter: Takuto Shakuno, Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: 2023 Polymer Young Researchers Forum

  • Date: March 11, 2024

  • Venue: Teijin Limited Iwakuni Factory

Control of tea garden weeds by combining microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) and soil treatment agents.

  • Presenter: Naoyuki Tamura, Yusuke Sugimura, Fuji Innovative Material Reseach Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. (jointly with Shizuoka University)

  • Academic Conference: The 63rd Conference of the Weed Science Society of Japan

  • Date: March 28-29, 2024

  • Venue: Mine Campus, Utsunomiya University

Verification of weed control effect by microfibrillated cellulose (MFC)

  • Presenter: Naoyuki Tamura, Yusuke Sugimura, Fuji Innovative Material Reseach Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. (jointly with Shizuoka University)

  • Academic Conference: The 63rd Conference of the Weed Science Society of Japan

  • Date: March 28-29, 2024

  • Venue: Mine Campus, Utsunomiya University

Application Development of Carboxymethylated Cellulose Nanofiber in Food

  • Presenter: Yusuke Tada, Fuji Innovative Material Reseach Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: Tech Design Workshop

  • Date: April 26, 2024

  • Venue: Hibiya Kokaido

Introduction of Compatibilizer for Cellulose/PP Composites

  • Presenter: Isamu Ono, Chemical Products Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: The 4th Sustainable Material Exhibition

  • Date: May 5-10, 2024

  • Venue: Intex Osaka

Investigation of Challenges and Factors in Black Liquor Concentration Process Using Asian Acacia Hybrid

  • Presenter: Shiho Tsuji, Kohei Fujita, Iwao Kitani, Shoichi Miyawaki, Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: Japan TAPPI Annual Meeting

  • Date: June 25-26, 2024

  • Venue: Yayoi Auditorium & Ichijo Hall, The University of Tokyo

Application Development of Microfibrillated Cellulose

  • Presenter: Kei Funatsu, Yusuke Sugimura, Takeshi Nakatani, Haruo Konno, Fuji Innovative Material Reseach Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: Japan TAPPI Annual Meeting

  • Date: June 25-26, 2024

  • Venue: Yayoi Auditorium and Ichijo Hall, The University of Tokyo

Study on water absorption performance of pulp fibers used for high water content sludge treatment

  • Presenter: Shoichi Miyawaki, Yutaka Nuruki, Takuto Shakuno (Kyoto University and Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. Research Laboratory)

  • Academic Conference: Japanese Geotechnical Society

  • Date: July 23-26, 2024

  • Venue: Asahikawa City, Hokkaido

Effect of cellulose nanofiber addition method on the baking properties of gluten-free rice flour bread

  • Presenter: Yusuke Tada, Fuji Innovative Material Reseach Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. (Yamagata University and Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.)

  • Academic Conference: The 71st Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Food Science and Technology 2024

  • Date: August 29-31, 2024

  • Venue: Meijo University Tenpaku Campus

Study on improving the decarbonization effect of "Bioascon," a decarbonized asphalt mixture using plant-derived component lignin

  • Presenter: Shoichi Miyawaki, Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. (Taisei Rotec Corporation and Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.)

  • Academic Conference: JSCE Annual Meeting 2024, The 79th Annual Scientific Lecture Meeting

  • Date: September 5-6, 2024

  • Venue: Tohoku University Kawauchi-Kita Campus

Effect of cellulose nanofiber addition method on the gelatinization properties of 100% rice flour dough

  • Presenter: Yusuke Tada, Fuji Innovative Material Reseach Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. (Yamagata University and Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.)

  • Academic Conference: The 73rd Annual Meeting of the Japan Society of Applied Glycoscience

  • Date: September 25-27, 2024

  • Venue: Kyoto University Clock Tower Centennial Hall

Optical properties of cellulose nanofiber films containing photon upconversion dye systems

  • Presenter: Kenichiro Sasaki, Fuji Innovative Material Reseach Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. (National Institute of Technology, Kitakyushu College and Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.)

  • Academic Conference: The 73rd SPSJ Annual Meeting

  • Date: September 25-27, 2024

  • Venue: Niigata University

Development of cellulose nano fiber in Nippon Paper Industries

  • Presenter: Haruo Konno, Fuji Innovative Material Reseach Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: Fujihara International Symposium on Nanocellulose, 2024

  • Date: September 30 - October 3, 2024

  • Venue: The University of Tokyo

Study on ground improvement effect of pulp fiber on high water content sludge

  • Presenter: Shoichi Miyawaki, Yutaka Nuruki, Takuto Shakuno (Kyoto University and Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. Research Laboratory)

  • Academic Conference: The Japan Society of Materials Science

  • Date: October 3-4, 2024

  • Venue: Kyoto University Clock Tower Centennial Hall

Opening up the future with wood - The potential of CNF

  • Presenter: Toshihiko Hatakeda, Fuji Innovative Material Reseach Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: Fujinokuni Cellulose Circular Economy International Seminar

  • Date: October 4, 2024

  • Venue: Hotel Gran Hills Shizuoka Century Room

Investigation of European paper-based packaging recyclability evaluation methods and our company's initiatives

  • Presenter: Ken Machino, Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: The 67th JAPAN TAPPI ANNUAL MEETING 2024

  • Date: October 9-11, 2024

  • Venue: G Messe Gunma

Effect of cellulose nanofiber addition on the recrystallization acceleration of rice starch

  • Presenter: Yusuke Tada, Fuji Innovative Material Reseach Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. (jointly with Yamagata University)

  • Academic Conference: The 72nd Annual Meeting of the Society of Rheology, Japan

  • Date: October 17-18, 2024

  • Venue: Yamagata Terrsa

Technical Development of CNF Contributing to the Evolution of Rubber Products

  • Presenter: Yoshitake Yamada, Fuji Innovative Material Reseach Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: Sustainable Material Expo

  • Date: October 29-31, 2024

  • Venue: Makuhari Messe

Effect of cellulose nanofiber addition method on the baking properties of mold-free rice flour bread

  • Presenter: Yusuke Tada, Fuji Innovative Material Reseach Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. (jointly with Yamagata University)

  • Academic Conference: SmaSys2024 (The 12th International Conference on Smart Systems Engineering 2024)

  • Date: November 12, 2024

  • Venue: Yamagata University

Intestinal Fermentation Characteristics of Torula Plus in in vitro Test

  • Presenter: Tadafumi Hashimoto, Chemical Products Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd., Shinji Sugiyama (Jointly with Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine)

  • Academic Conference: The 29th Annual Meeting of the Japan Society of Plant Fiber Science

  • Date: November 30 - December 1, 2024

  • Venue: Chiba University

Overseas

Actions of Nippon Paper Industries (NPI) to Promote Paper Recycling

  • Presenter: Hirohiko Koizumi, Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: PolyNat International Industries Forum 2024

  • Date: February 1-2, 2024

  • Venue: Grenoble, France

Relationship between water absorption and fiber properties of pulp used as ground improvement material

  • Presenter: Shoichi Miyawaki, Yutaka Nuruki, Takuto Shakuno, Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. (Jointly with Kyoto University)

  • Academic Conference: 5th International Conference on Transportation Geotechnics

  • Date: November 20-22, 2024

  • Venue: Sydney Masonic Centre, Australia

2023

Domestic

The Basics of Wet-End Chemistry

  • Presenter: Seiki Yoneshige, Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: The 2nd Wet-End Basic Course (organized by JAPAN TAPPI)

  • Date: January 18, 2023

  • Venue: Tower Hall Funabori

The Basics of Papermaking and Recent Recycling Trends

  • Presenter: Masato Takayama, Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: 2023 Japan Society of Printing Science and Technology Winter Seminar

  • Date: January 27, 2023

  • Venue: Printing Cultural Building (WEB)

Agricultural Utilization of Lignosulfonic Acid

  • Presenter: Akihiko Nakamura, Chemical Products Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: Polymer Young Researchers Forum

  • Date: March 3, 2023

  • Venue: Online (Teams)

Masking Effect of Various Materials Using Stevia

  • Presenter: Tadafumi Hashimoto, Chemical Products Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: Development and Application Technology of Noteworthy New Proteins 2023

  • Date: May 18, 2023

  • Venue: Tokyo Big Sight Conference Tower

Development of Cellulose Fiber at Nippon Paper Industries

  • Presenter: Haruo Konno, Fuji Innovative Material Reseach Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: The 72nd Annual Meeting of the Society of Polymer Science, Japan, Special Session "Polymers: Now and Future"

  • Date: May 25, 2023

  • Venue: G Messe Gunma (Takasaki City, Gunma Prefecture)

Development of Woody Biomass (CNF, Cellulose Powder) for Rubber Filler Applications

  • Presenter: Hayato Kato, Fuji Innovative Material Reseach Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: The Society of Rubber Science and Technology, Japan 2023 Annual Meeting

  • Date: May 30, 2023

  • Venue: Hyogo Prefectural Hall (Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture)

Investigation of Vibration Factors in Winders

  • Presenter: Kohei Fujita, Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: The 27th Papermaking Technology Seminar

  • Date: June 8, 2023

  • Venue: Tower Hall Funabori

Odor Analysis in Packaging

  • Presenter: Maki Hoshino, Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: The 90th JAPAN TAPPI Annual Meeting

  • Date: June 20, 2023

  • Venue: Yayoi Auditorium, The University of Tokyo

Development of Cellulose Fiber

  • Presenter: Takashi Date, Fuji Innovative Material Reseach Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: The 153rd Research Meeting of the Precision Engineering Society's Research Committee on Molded Plastic Gears

  • Date: June 23, 2023

  • Venue: Kikai Shinko Kaikan (Shiba-koen, Minato-ku, Tokyo)

Introduction of Nippon Paper Cellenpia Plus

  • Presenter: Yujiro Fukuda, Fuji Innovative Material Reseach Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: The Forefront of Cellulose Nanofiber 2023

  • Date: July 6, 2023

  • Venue: Osaka Sangyo Sozo-kan 3F Market Plaza

Research on the Physical Properties of Pulp Fibers Used in High Water Content Sludge Treatment

  • Presenter: Takuto Shakuno, Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd., Yutaka Nuruki (jointly with Kyoto University)

  • Academic Conference: Japanese Geotechnical Society

  • Date: July 13, 2023

  • Venue: Fukuoka International Congress Center

Improved Formability of 100% Rice Flour Bread by Adding Cellulose Nanofiber

  • Presenter: Yusuke Tada, Fuji Innovative Material Reseach Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. (jointly with Yamagata University)

  • Academic Conference: The Japan Society of Applied Glycoscience 2023 Annual Meeting (72nd)

  • Date: September 13-15, 2023

  • Venue: Okinawa Convention Center, Okinawa Youth Hall

Effect of Cellulose Nanofiber Addition on Retrogradation of Rice Starch

  • Presenter: Yusuke Tada, Fuji Innovative Material Reseach Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. (jointly with Yamagata University)

  • Academic Conference: The Japan Society of Applied Glycoscience 2023 Annual Meeting (72nd)

  • Date: September 13-15, 2023

  • Venue: Okinawa Convention Center, Okinawa Youth Hall

Research on the Mechanical Properties of Pulp Fibers Used in High Water Content Sludge Treatment

  • Presenter: Shoichi Miyawaki, Yutaka Nuruki, Takuto Shakuno, Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. (jointly with Kyoto University)

  • Academic Conference: Japan Society of Civil Engineers

  • Date: September 14-15, 2023

  • Venue: Hiroshima University, Hiroshima Institute of Technology, Hiroshima International Conference Center, etc.

Survey on Trends and Verification of European Paper Packaging Recyclability Evaluation Test Methods

  • Presenter: Hirohiko Koizumi, Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: The 66th JAPAN TAPPI ANNUAL MEETING 2023

  • Date: October 4-5, 2023

  • Venue: Acrie Himeji

Development Status of CNF-Reinforced Resin (cellenpia PLAS)

  • Presenter: Yujiro Fukuda, Fuji Innovative Material Reseach Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: The 66th JAPAN TAPPI ANNUAL MEETING 2023

  • Date: October 4-5, 2023

  • Venue: Acrie Himeji

Development of Bio-Asphalt Mixture Utilizing Kraft Lignin

  • Presenter: Takuto Shakuno, Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: The 66th JAPAN TAPPI ANNUAL MEETING 2023

  • Date: October 4-5, 2023

  • Venue: Acrie Himeji

Development status of CNF-reinforced resin (cellenpia PLAS)

  • Presenter: Yujiro Fukuda, Fuji Innovative Material Reseach Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: Sustainable Material Exhibition (within NEDO booth)

  • Date: October 4-6, 2023

  • Venue: Makuhari Messe

Development of product implementation technology by reducing manufacturing process costs for CNF-blended elastomers

  • Presenter: Yoshitake Yamada, Fuji Innovative Material Reseach Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: Sustainable Material Exhibition (within NEDO booth)

  • Date: October 4-6, 2023

  • Venue: Makuhari Messe

Experimental Study on Mechanical Properties of Treated Sludge Improved with Pulp Fiber

  • Presenter: Shoichi Miyawaki, Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. (jointly with Kyoto University)

  • Academic Conference: 2023 Kansai Civil Engineering Exchange Presentation

  • Date: November 2, 2023

  • Venue: Intex Osaka

Development of Commercial Clones by Genomic Selection

  • Presenter: Tomotaka Shinya, Eiji Iwata, Kenshiro Miyauchi, Naoki Negishi, Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. (jointly with AMCEL)

  • Academic Conference: The 12th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Forest Genetics and Breeding

  • Date: November 10, 2023

  • Venue: Yayoi Auditorium Annex, Faculty of Agriculture, The University of Tokyo

Effect of cellulose nanofiber addition on the recrystallization of rice starch

  • Presenter: Yusuke Tada, Fuji Innovative Material Reseach Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. (jointly with Yamagata University)

  • Academic Conference: The 31st Autumn Meeting of the Japan Society of Polymer Processing

  • Date: November 28-29, 2023

  • Venue: Yamagata Terrsa

Overseas

Investigating the practical application of the Asphalt Mixture using Lignin, the Main Components of Trees, to Replace a Portion of the Asphalt Binder

  • Presenter: Shoichi Miyawaki, Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: The 13th International Conference on Road and Airport Pavement Technology

  • Date: July 7, 2023

  • Venue: Beijing University of Technology Beijing, China

Effect of Feeding Wood Kraft Pulp on Rumen Fermentation Characteristics of Milking Cows

  • Presenter: Yasuo Nakata, Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. (jointly with Shinshu University)

  • Academic Conference: The 13th Korea-Japan-China Joint Symposium on Rumen Metabolism and Physiology

  • Date: August 26-26, 2023

  • Venue: Pyeongchang, Korea

Molecular Design of Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) for Enhancing Dispersibility of Small-Sized Electrode Materials

  • Presenter: Daisuke Nishide, Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: Advanced Automotive Battery Conference

  • Date: December 11-14, 2023

  • Venue: Town & Country Resort, San Diego, California, USA

2022

Domestic

Nippon Paper Industries' CNF development status

  • Presenter: Hayato Kato, Fuji Innovative Material Reseach Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: The 25th Iwakuni-Otake Area Polymer Young Researchers Forum

  • Date: February 26, 2022

  • Venue: Online (Teams)

Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.'s CNF Products and Application Examples

  • Presenter: Yujiro Fukuda, Fuji Innovative Material Reseach Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: New Material Utilization Seminar: Cellulose Nanofiber Reinforced Resin and Its Development for Industrial Products

  • Date: January 13, 2022

  • Venue: Online (Zoom)

Agricultural Utilization of Pulp Wastewater (Flash Talk)

  • Presenter: Akira Shibata, Chemical Products Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: Biostimulant Council Technology Research Committee

  • Date: July 21, 2022

  • Venue: Biostimulant Council Research Committee

Comparative Study of Domestic and International Paper Packaging Recycling Evaluation Methods
~CLOMA Key Action Implementation Working Group 5 Activity Report~

  • Presenter: Seiki Yoneshige, Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: The 65th JAPAN TAPPI ANNUAL MEETING 2022

  • Date: October 5-7, 2022

  • Venue: Makuhari Messe

Paper with Antiviral Performance: Application Development of CNF Technology

  • Presenter: Takehiro Yoshimatsu, Fuji Innovative Material Reseach Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: The 65th JAPAN TAPPI ANNUAL MEETING 2022

  • Date: October 5-7, 2022

  • Venue: Makuhari Messe

Introduction to Nippon Paper's CNF Product Portfolio and Application Examples

  • Presenter: Tomohiro Yagi, Fuji Innovative Material Reseach Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: CNF Application Development Seminar, a pre-event for the CNF General Exhibition

  • Date: October 26, 2022

  • Venue: Online

Functional inorganic materials and pulp new hybrid material "Minerpa"

  • Presenter: Koji Ninagawa, Fuji Innovative Material Reseach Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: The 61st Functional Paper Research Presentation and Lecture Meeting

  • Date: November 10, 2022

  • Venue: Mirai Hall, Denki Building (Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture)

Comparative Study of Domestic and International Paper Packaging Recycling Evaluation Methods
~CLOMA Key Action Implementation Working Group 5 Activity Report~

  • Presenter: Seiki Yoneshige, Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: CLOMA Working Group 5 Information Exchange Meeting

  • Date: November 29, 2022

  • Venue: Web Conference

Decarbonized Asphalt Pavement Utilizing Wood-Derived Component "Lignin"

  • Presenter: Shoichi Miyawaki, Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: Petroleum Products Symposium (sponsored by The Japan Petroleum Institute)

  • Date: December 7, 2022

  • Venue: Nippon Education Center (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo)

Nippon Paper Industries' CNF

  • Presenter: Fuminari Nonomura, Fuji Innovative Material Reseach Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.
    Academic

  • Conference: EcoPro Special Stage

  • Date: December 7, 2022

  • Venue: Tokyo Big Sight

Nippon Paper's CNF: Development History, Current Status, and Future Prospects

  • Presenter: Fuminari Nonomura, Fuji Innovative Material Reseach Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: Nanocellulose Juku

  • Date: December 17, 2022

  • Venue: Online

2021

Domestic

Wet-End Fundamentals

  • Presenter: Seiki Yoneshige, Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: Pulp Technology Seminar

  • Date: May 26, 2021

  • Venue: Tower Hall Funabori

Manufacturing Conditions for Metal-Supported Modified Cellulose

  • Presenter: Shunsuke Yamazaki, CNF Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: The 88th Japan TAPPI Annual Meeting

  • Date: June 23, 2021

  • Venue: Tokyo Stationery Hall

Investigation of Vibration Factors in Winders

  • Presenter: Kohei Fujita, Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: The 88th Japan TAPPI Annual Meeting

  • Date: June 24, 2021

  • Venue: Tokyo Stationery Hall

Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.'s Initiatives for Package Recycling

  • Presenter: Seiki Yoneshige, Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: The 64th Japan TAPPI Annual Meeting

  • Date: November 4, 2021

  • Venue: Webcast

2020

Domestic

The current status and future of mass production technology development

  • Presenter: Takashi Date, CNF Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: The 33rd Symposium on Promotion of New Industrial Technology Examination NEDO "Integrated Manufacturing Process of Cellulose Nanofiber and Materialization Technology Development" Project Results Report - Challenging the Future of Bioeconomy Society -

  • Date: March 12, 2021

  • Venue: WEB Seminar

Manufacturing and property evaluation of carbonate-pulp composites

  • Presenter: Moe Fuchise (Fukuoka), Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: The Society of Fiber Science and Technology, Japan Annual Meeting 2020

  • Date: June 10, 2020

  • Venue: Tower Hall Funabori

Development of an integrated manufacturing process from woody biomass to chemicals

  • Presenter: Ayumu Tanoue, Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: The 63rd Japan Tappi Annual Meeting

  • Date: November 4-30, 2020

  • Venue: WEB Seminar

Minerpa: A New Form Made from Wood

  • Presenter: Hiroto Matsumoto, Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: The 63rd Japan Tappi Annual Meeting

  • Date: November 4-30, 2020

  • Venue: WEB Seminar

Overseas

Size Controlled Carboxymethyl Cellulose Enhance Electrochemical Performance of Graphite/SiOx Composites Lithium Ion Battery

  • Presenter: Takayuki Sakajiri, Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: Advanced Automotive Battery Conference

  • Date: January 12-16, 2020

  • Venue: Wiesbaden, Germany

Causal Factor Analysis of Winder Vibration with the Technique of MSTFT Analysis

  • Presenter: Kohei Fujita, Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: 2020 Pan Pacific Conference

  • Date: October 9, 2020

  • Venue: University of Tsukuba

2019

Domestic

Carboxymethyl CNF: Basic Physical Properties and Application Development

  • Presenter: Shinji Sato, CNF Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: Japan Society of Applied Glycoscience, Chubu Branch

  • Date: May 20, 2019

  • Venue: Aichi Industry & Labor Center

Efforts in CNF Development

  • Presenter: Masayuki Kawasaki, CNF Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: The Society of Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Japan

  • Date: May 20, 2019

  • Venue: Pharmaceutical Society of Japan, Nagai Memorial Hall

Fundamentals of Wet-End Chemistry and Recent Case Studies

  • Presenter: Masaki Yoneshige, Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: The 24th Paper Technology Seminar

  • Date: May 28, 2019

  • Venue: Hokutopia

Analysis of Winder Vibration Factors Utilizing Physical Property Measurement Technology

  • Presenter: Kohei Fujita, Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: Japan Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry

  • Date: June 3, 2019

  • Venue: Yayoi Auditorium, The University of Tokyo

Basic Knowledge and Latest Information on Newsprint

  • Presenter: Takehiro Yoshimatsu, Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.
    Academic

  • Conference: The Japan Society of Printing Science and Technology, Communication Committee

  • Date: June 14, 2019

  • Venue: Japan Printing Hall 2F

Breeding Status in Eucalyptus Plantations in Northern Brazil

  • Presenter: Kazunori Hayashi, Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: The 86th Pulp and Paper Research Presentation

  • Date: June 20, 2019

  • Venue: Yayoi Auditorium, The University of Tokyo

CNF (Cellulose Nanofiber) - Nippon Paper's Initiatives -

  • Presenter: Fuminari Nonomura, CNF Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering Japan Technical Information Exchange Meeting

  • Date: July 22, 2019

  • Venue: The University of Tokyo

Introduction to Woody Feedstock

  • Presenter: Hiroshi Shinkura, Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: Konsen Agricultural Management Association

  • Date: August 1, 2019

  • Venue: Toyo Grand Hotel

Overview of Nippon Paper Industries' Research and Development

  • Presenter: Takashi Ochi, Research and Development Division, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: Mitsui Interbusiness Research Institute

  • Date: August 22, 2019

  • Venue: Nippon Paper Industries Head Office 12F

Current Status and Future Development of CNF (Cellulose Nanofiber)

  • Presenter: Haruo Konno, CNF Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: The 49th Fiber Society Summer Seminar

  • Date: September 2, 2019

  • Venue: Hotel Kurobe

Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.'s initiatives regarding CNF

  • Presenter: Yujiro Fukuda, CNF Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: The 2nd CNF Technology Lecture

  • Date: September 27, 2019

  • Venue: Shizuoka Research Institute of Industrial Technology

The Current Status and Future Developments of CNF

  • Presenter: Fuminari Nonomura, CNF Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: CNF Regional Coordinator Collaboration

  • Date: October 2, 2019

  • Venue: Kyoto Industrial Technology Research Institute

What Should Companies Do in the First Year of SDGs? What is the Role Required of the Printing Industry? Will You Lose Out if You Don't Take Action?

  • Presenter: Masaya Ishisaki, Research and Development Division, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: 2019 Japan Society of Printing Science and Technology Autumn Seminar

  • Date: October 11, 2019

  • Venue: Komori Corporation

Introduction of Agricultural Chemical Additives

  • Presenter: Akihiko Nakamura, Chemical Products Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: The 39th Symposium on Pesticide Formulations and Application Methods

  • Date: October 17-18, 2019

  • Venue: Tsukuba International Congress Center

Development of Paper Straws with Consideration for Quality and Safety

  • Presenter: Junji Yamamoto, Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: JAPAN TAPPI

  • Date: October 23, 2019

  • Venue: Sendai International Center

The Current Status and Future Developments of CNF - Look, CNF is All Around You!

  • Presenter: Fuminari Nonomura, CNF Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: The 62nd - 2019 JAPAN TAPPI Annual Meeting

  • Date: October 23, 2019

  • Venue: Sendai International Center

Development of Eucalyptus Breeding Technology in Northern Brazil

  • Presenter: Eiji Iwata, Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: JAPAN TAPPI

  • Date: October 24, 2019

  • Venue: Sendai International Center

Overseas

Outline of Efforts on paperization by Nippon Paper Industries

  • Presenter: Junji Yamamoto, Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: Polynat International Industries Forum 2019

  • Date: May 15, 2019

  • Venue: France

Genomic selection in commercial Eucalyptus breeding

  • Presenter: Tomotaka Shinya, Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: IUFRO TREE BIOTECHNOLOGY

  • Date: May 29, 2019

  • Venue: Raleigh North Carolina USA

Preparation of CaCO3 Nanoparticle/Pulp Fiber Composites with Ultrafine Bubbles

  • Presenter: Moe Fuchise (Fukuoka), Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: 6th EPNOE International Polysaccharide Conference

  • Date: October 22, 2019

  • Venue: Cultural Congress Center of Aveiro (Portugal)

The application of ATR-IR method for distinguishing easy and poor deinkable UV prints

  • Presenter: Hirohiko Koizumi, Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: 12th Research Forum on Recycling

  • Date: October 29, 2019

  • Venue: St. Louis, Missouri

2018

Domestic

Regarding Stevia Sweetener

  • Presenter: Takuma Ogasawara, Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: The 21st Iwakuni-Otake Area Polymer Young Researchers Forum

  • Date: February 20, 2018

  • Venue: Teijin Limited Iwakuni Development Center

Efforts Related to Production Technology for Plantation Seedlings

  • Presenter: Toshiaki Tanabe, Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: The 42nd Kyushu Pulp and Paper Research Group Lecture Meeting

  • Date: June 1, 2018

  • Venue: Kyushu University

Developments of Cellulose Nanofiber

  • Presenter: Haruo Konno, CNF Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: International Nanofiber Symposium 2018

  • Date: June 7-9, 2018

  • Venue: Tokyo Big Sight

Production of Vanillin by Alkaline Oxygen Delignification

  • Presenter: Yutaka Nuruki, Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: The 85th Pulp and Paper Research Presentation

  • Date: June 20-21, 2018

  • Venue: Yayoi Auditorium, The University of Tokyo

Study on the Recyclability of UV Ink Printed Materials (Part 4) - Investigation of Factors Affecting Recyclability and Their Discrimination

  • Presenter: Hirohiko Koizumi, Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: The 85th Pulp and Paper Research Presentation

  • Date: June 20-21, 2018

  • Venue: Yayoi Auditorium, The University of Tokyo

Development of Wood Biomass Component Separation Technology for Chemical Production

  • Presenter: Shoichi Miyawaki, Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: Monozukuri Nippon Conference / New Industrial Technology Promotion Study Group

  • Date: September 11, 2018

  • Venue: Trust City Conference Marunouchi

Development of Production Technology for Forest Seedlings

  • Presenter: Naoki Negishi, Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: The 61st Japan TAPPI Annual Meeting

  • Date: October 4, 2018

  • Venue: Omiya Sonic City

Development of Wood-Derived Concrete Admixture

  • Presenter: Takuma Nakamura, Chemical Products Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: The 22nd Iwakuni Otake Area Polymer Young Researchers Forum

  • Date: November 30, 2018

  • Venue: Mitsubishi Chemical

Development Status and Future Challenges for CNF Commercialization

  • Presenter: Masayuki Kawasaki, CNF Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: The 9th Shimadzu New Material Seminar

  • Date: November 19, 2018

  • Venue: Ochanomizu

Introduction to Nippon Paper CNF

  • Presenter: Masayuki Kawasaki, CNF Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: The 3rd Nano Cellulose Exhibition Seminar

  • Date: December 7, 2018

  • Venue: Tokyo Big Sight

Verification at a Demonstration Manufacturing Facility Using the Kyoto Process

  • Presenter: Yujiro Fukuda, CNF Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: The 3rd Nano Cellulose Exhibition Seminar

  • Date: December 8, 2018

  • Venue: Tokyo Big Sight

Overseas

Overview and topics of R&D activities of Nippon Paper Industries,from nano-cellulose to cellulose based functional materials

  • Presenter: Shisei Goto, Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: 4th Poly Nat International Industries Forum

  • Date: May 15, 2019

  • Venue: Grenoble, France

Lignin as functional filler in tunicate nanocellulose-starch composite films with emphasis on lignin diversities - film performance interrelation

  • Presenter: Ayumu Tagami, Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: 15th European Workshop on Lignocellulosics and Pulp (EWLP, 2018)

  • Date: June 26-29, 2018

  • Venue: Aveiro, Portugal

2017

Domestic

Development of Hybrid Materials by Compositing Inorganic Substances and Cellulose Fibers

  • Presenter: Shisei Goto, General Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: New Functional Materials Exhibition

  • Date: February 16, 2017

  • Venue: Tokyo Big Sight

Development of Hybrid Materials by Compositing Inorganic Substances and Cellulose Fibers

  • Presenter: Dai Nagahara, General Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)

  • Date: March 6, 2017

  • Venue: JST Tokyo Headquarters Annex 1F Hall (Ichigaya, Tokyo)

Introduction of "ShieldPlus," an Environmentally Friendly Paper-based Barrier Material

  • Presenter: Masashi Okamoto, Packaging Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: The 22nd Barrier Material Research Group "Safety, Environment, and Barrier Materials"

  • Date: March 15, 2017

  • Venue: Hokuptopia

The Current State of Used Paper Recycling

  • Presenter: Takanori Otsuhata, General Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: The 23rd Pulp Technology Seminar

  • Date: May 31, 2017

  • Venue: Tower Hall Funabori

Synthesis of Microparticulate Calcium Carbonate and Pulp Composites Using Cavitation Jet

  • Presenter: Moe Fukuoka, General Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: Japan TAPPI Annual Meeting

  • Date: June 21-22, 2017

  • Venue: Yayoi Auditorium, The University of Tokyo

Measurement Technology for Biomass Volume Using UAV

  • Presenter: Kenichiro Suyama, Agri-Bio Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: Japan TAPPI Annual Meeting

  • Date: June 21-22, 2017

  • Venue: Yayoi Auditorium, The University of Tokyo

Recycling of UV Ink Printed Materials

  • Presenter: Hirohiko Koizumi, General Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: The 137th Research Presentation of the Japan Society of Printing Science and Technology (2017 Spring Research Presentation)

  • Date: June 22-23, 2017

  • Venue: Hitotsubashi Hall, Hitotsubashi University

Development of Precision Forestry Technology Utilizing Chemical Biology and Big Data Analysis

  • Presenter: Akiyoshi Kawaoka, Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: Akita Society of Science and Technology

  • Date: July 21, 2017

  • Venue: Akita University (Akita City, Akita Prefecture)

Research and Development on Biomass Mass Production through Genomic Breeding and High-Efficiency Forestry

  • Presenter: Kazuya Nanto, Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: NEDO Research Evaluation Committee "Biofuel Production Useful Element Technology Development Project" Subcommittee

  • Date: July 27, 2017

  • Venue: WTC Conference Center (Minato-ku, Tokyo / World Trade Center Building 3F)

Research and development on biomass mass production through genome breeding and highly efficient forestry

  • Presenter: Eiji Iwata, Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: FY2017 NEDO New Energy Results Report Meeting

  • Date: September 22, 2017

  • Venue: Pacifico Yokohama Annex Hall (Yokohama, Kanagawa)

Development of precision forestry technology to increase biomass volume

  • Presenter: Eiji Iwata, Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: The 60th Japan TAPPI Annual Meeting

  • Date: October 5-6, 2017

  • Venue: Sonic City (Saitama City, Saitama)

Study on the Recyclability of UV Ink Printed Materials (Part 2)

  • Presenter: Masato Takayama, Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: The 60th Japan TAPPI Annual Meeting

  • Date: October 5-6, 2017

  • Venue: Sonic City (Saitama City, Saitama)

Prediction accuracy of genomic selection due to differences in sample populations

  • Presenter: Tomotaka Shinya, Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: The 6th Conference of the Japanese Society of Forest Genetics and Breeding

  • Date: November 10, 2017

  • Venue: Yayoi Auditorium Annex, Seihoku Gallery, Faculty of Agriculture Campus, The University of Tokyo

Efforts to promote the use of elite Sugi mother trees by the Nippon Paper Group

  • Presenter: Naoki Negishi, Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: FY2017 Kyushu Region Elite Mother Tree etc. Promotion Meeting

  • Date: November 15, 2017

  • Venue: Oita Prefecture Kusu Civil Engineering Office, Main Conference Room

Overseas

The impact of the fractionation method on the chemical structure and reactivity of industrial kraft lignins

  • Presenter: Ayumu Tagami, Development Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: 7th Nordic Wood Biorefinery Conference 2017 (NWBC, 2017)

  • Date: March 28-30, 2017

  • Venue: Stockholm, Sweden

Comparing the predictive ability of genomic selection about half-sib and full-sib families of Eucalyptus hybrid

  • Presenter: Tomotaka Shinya, Agri-Bio Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: IUFRO TREE BIOTECHNOLOGY

  • Date: June 4-9, 2017

  • Venue: CONCEPCION-CHILE

Metalic silver/ starch nanocrystal hybrids on coated paper

  • Presenter: Takayuki Sakajiri, Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: International conference & exhibition on advanced & nano materials 2017

  • Date: August 7-9, 2017

  • Venue: Toronto

FRACTIONATION OF TECHNICAL LIGNINS FOR MORE EFFICIENT USES IN BIOFUELS AND BIO-BASED MATERIALS

  • Presenter: Ayumu Tagami, Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: 19th International Symposium on Wood, Fiber and Pulping Chemistry (19th ISWFPC)

  • Date: August 30 - September 1, 2017

  • Venue: Porto Seguro, Brazil

Developments of manufacturing techniques and applications of cellulose nanofibre

  • Presenter: Haruo Konno, CNF Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: 16th Fundamental Research Symposium

  • Date: September 3-8, 2017

  • Venue: Pembroke College, Oxford

The impact of the fractionation method on the chemical structure and reactivity of industrial Kraft lignins

  • Presenter: Ayumu Tagami, Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Academic Conference: Cellulose Materials Doctoral Students Conference 2017

  • Date: October 23-25, 2017

  • Venue: Graz, Austria

2026

2025

Report on the Revision of JIS P8215 Pulp - Method for Determination of Intrinsic Viscosity - Copper Ethylenediamine Method

  • Nobuo Nakanishi, Research Planning Office, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • JAPAN TAPPI JOURNAL, February Issue

Development status of CNF (cellenpia™)

  • Riichi Muramatsu, Fuji Innovative Material Reseach Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • JAPAN TAPPI JOURNAL, February Issue

Development of cosmetics using cellulose nanofiber

  • Yusuke Tada, Fuji Innovative Material Reseach Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • How to Use Gelling and Thickening Agents and Examples of New Gel Applications

The 34th ISO/TC6 Plenary Meeting Report

  • Seiki Yoneshige, Research Planning Office, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • JAPAN TAPPI JOURNAL, April Issue

Application of Cellulose Nanofiber to Powder Bed Fusion 3D Printers

  • Ryota Inoue, Fuji Innovative Material Reseach Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Journal of the Nanofiber Society, Vol. 16

Cooking in the kitchen

  • Shiho Tsuji, Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • JAPAN TAPPI JOURNAL

Development of CNF for cosmetic applications

  • Sonoka Masuda, Fuji Innovative Material Reseach Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • JAPAN TAPPI JOURNAL

2024

Papyrus: The World of Daphnia

  • Shiho Tsuji, Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • JAPAN TAPPI JOURNAL, February issue

Development Status of CNF-Reinforced Resin (cellenpiaPlas)

  • Yujiro Fukuda, Fuji Innovative Material Reseach Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • JAPAN TAPPI JOURNAL, February issue

Properties of CNF-Reinforced PA6 Resin for PBF 3D Printers

  • Ryota Inoue, Takashi Date, Fuji Innovative Material Reseach Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • JAPAN TAPPI JOURNAL, March issue

Application of Stevia Sweeteners in Sports Materials

  • Takuma Ogasawara, Chemical Products Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Monthly FoodStyle21, June 2024 issue

Biomass Ash Fertilizer

  • Hiroshi Ono, Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • JA Packaging and Horticultural Materials Newsletter, August issue

2023

Functional coating resin "Auroren" for difficult-to-adhere olefin materials

  • Isamu Ono, Chemical Products Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Convertech February 2023 issue

New hybrid material "Minerpa™" of functional inorganic material and pulp

  • Koji Ninagawa, Fuji Innovative Material Reseach Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Journal of Functional Paper Society No. 61

Effect of enzyme-treated stevia on improving the taste of protein-containing products

  • Tadafumi Hashimoto, Chemical Products Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Monthly Food Chemical March issue

Development of PEG-grafted-lignosulfonate/cationic-polyelectrolyte/poly(acrylic acid) complex and evaluation of its toughness, self-healing property, and internal physical structure

  • Shoto Fukuoka, Chemical Products Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. (jointly with AIST)

  • Polymer

Development and application examples of decarbonized asphalt mixture "Bioascon" using plant-derived component lignin

  • Shoichi Miyawaki, Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. (jointly with Taisei Rotec Corporation)

  • Journal "Asphalt Mixture" (148)

Nippon Paper Group's initiatives for the spread of elite trees

  • Naoki Negishi, Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Packaging and Horticultural Materials Newsletter, December issue

Nippon Paper Group's initiatives for the spread of elite trees

  • Naoki Negishi, Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Wood Information, November issue

2022

Regarding models of infectious diseases

Academic Conference: Journal of the Imaging Society of Japan, Foreword "The Library and I"

  • Kei Matsumoto, Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • JAPAN TAPPI JOURNAL Vol. 59, No. 1

Adhesion promoter for polypropylene (PP) substrates

  • Yasutaka Watanabe, Chemical Products Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • "Yamaguchi Automotive Industry Technology and Product Introduction Special Website"

Lignin in biostimulants

  • Akira Shibata, Chemical Products Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Biostimulant Council "2nd Edition Biostimulant Guidebook"

2021

Amorphous Cellulose Nanofiber Supercapacitors

Lignosulfonate Rapidly Inactivates Human Immunodeficiency and Herpes Simplex Viruses

Tissue Culture and Transformation of Eucalyptus

  • Etsuko Matsunaga, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Introduction to Plant Biotechnology for Beginners: From Tissue Culture to Genome Editing

2020

Preparation of CaCO3 nanoparticle/pulp fiber composites using ultrafine bubbles

  • Moe Fuchise (Fukuoka), Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Nord Pulp Pap. Res. J., in press (DOI: 10.1515/npprj-2019-0078)

Utilization Technology of Lignosulfonates

  • Hikaru Aimi, Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • CMC Publishing, Latest Technology Trends for Lignin Utilization

Development of an Integrated Production Process from Woody Biomass to Chemicals

  • Ayumu Tagami, Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • JAPAN TAPPI JOURNAL Vol. 75, No. 5, pp. 8-11, 2020

Development of Paper Straws with Consideration for Quality and Safety

  • Junji Yamamoto, Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • JAPAN TAPPI JOURNAL Vol. 74, No. 7, pp. 723-726, 2020

Development of a Novel Discrimination Method for Difficult-to-Recycle Printed Materials and Its Operation

  • Hirohiko Koizumi, Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • JAPAN TAPPI JOURNAL Vol. 75, No. 5, pp. 8-11, 2020

Cellulose Fiber (Cellulose Nanofiber)

  • Takashi Date, CNF Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Seikei-Kako Vol. 33, No. 4, pp. 125-128, 2021

2019

A Glimpse into the Future: Young Researchers Share Their Insights

  • Moe Fuchise, Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Sen-i Gakkaishi (Journal of the Fiber Society), January 2019

Characterization of lignin at pre-pyrolysis temperature to investigate its melting problem

  • Ayumu Tagami, Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Fuel 235 (2019) 1061-1069

Solvent fractionation of softwood and hardwood kraft lignins for more efficient uses: Compositional, structural, thermal, antioxidant and adsorption properties

  • Ayumu Tagami, Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Industrial Crops & Products 129 (2019) 123-134

The Impact of Lignin Structural Diversity on Performance of Cellulose Nanofiber (CNF)-Starch Composite Films

  • Ayumu Tagami, Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Polymers 2019, 11(3), 538

Physiological Functions and Applications of Tea Polyphenols

  • Masashi Wasai, Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • CMC Publishing, Physiological Functions and Applications of Tea Polyphenols

Nippon Paper Group's Seedling Production Technology

  • Naoki Negishi, Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Japan Forest Owners' Association, Journal of Afforestation No. 205

Application of Carboxymethyl CNF in Cosmetics

  • Shinji Sato, CNF Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Fragrance Journal, Vol. 47, No. 11, pp. 39-45, 2019

Development of Composite of Fine Particle Calcium Carbonate and Pulp Using Cavitation Jet

  • Moe Fukuoka, Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • JAPAN TAPPI JOURNAL, Vol. 73, No. 11, pp. 1103-1109, 2019

2018

Carving a sustainable future

  • Ayumu Tagami, Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Chemical Today, web-based interviews (academics)

Development of Precision Forestry Technology to Increase Biomass Volume

  • Eiji Iwata, Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Clean Energy, Japan Industrial Publishing

Basic Knowledge Course on Newspaper Printing Technology for New Employees and Beginners in 2018

  • Koji Nakayama, Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Journal of the Imaging Society of Japan, Vol. 55, No. 4

Printing Paper

  • Masaya Ishisaki, Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Journal of the Imaging Society of Japan, Vol. 55, No. 5

2017

Proposal of Paper Adapted to Short Delivery Times in the Sheet-fed Printing Market - Quick-drying A2 Matte "U-LIGHT DRY" -

  • Takehiro Yoshimatsu, Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • JAPAN TAPPI JOURNAL / Vol. 24, No. 1 / Evolution of Printing Materials

RNA-seq analysis of hybrid Eucalyptus with contrasting wood basic density reveals the contribution of lignocellulose-related genes to high wood basic density.

  • Katsuhiko Nakahama, Agri-Bio Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Plant Biotechnology

Selection Breeding of Eucalyptus by Genomic Selection

  • Tomotaka Shinya, Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

  • Forest Genetics and Breeding Vol. 6 No. 3

New Functional Materials Composited with Inorganic Particles and Cellulose Fibers

  • Masanobu Oishi, Research Laboratory, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

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