Social Contributions
Development
Fostering Youth Development
Kaneka Group actively supports youth development in the communities where we operate, and we will continue contributing to local communities.
Exploring Manufacturing and the Wonder of Chemistry
As part of Kaneka’s efforts to support the education of the next generation in the community and society, we teach classes on manufacturing and on-site classes. Retired employees and current employees, including new hires, serve as lecturers.
In partnership with Core-Net, an NPO dedicated to educating the next generation, we hold the Kaneka Manufacturing Class at elementary schools near our Takasago, Osaka, and Shiga manufacturing sites. The aim of the class is to increase children’s interest in and understanding of manufacturing. In FY2024, about 240 sixth graders assembled Scrollers II kits, gaining a sense of the fun and satisfaction of making things themselves.
At elementary schools near the Kaneka Kashima Manufacturing Site, we hold visiting lessons in chemistry aimed at helping students develop an interest in science. In FY2024, we conducted experiments using the properties of polystyrene foam—expansion, cushioning, and insulation—so students could experience the wonders of chemistry firsthand.
We will continue supporting students’ education with an emphasis on lighthearted fun.
Kaneka Manufacturing Class
(Shiga Manufacturing Site)
Visiting lesson
(Kashima Manufacturing)
Efforts of the Kaneka Group
< All parent manufacturing sites, Group companies in Japan and overseas >
- Regularly accepting local students for internships, onsite training, work experience, and workplace visits.
- Organizing plant and facility tours for local schools.
Holding an SDGs-focused company tour for high
school students
(Kaneka Solartech Corporation)
Holding a confectionery workshop for
high school students
(Kaneka Hokkaido Corporation)
Hosting factory tours for nearby
elementary schools
(Osaka Manufacturing Site)
< Kaneka Takasago Manufacturing Site >
- Digging sweet potatoes in the fall in the fields on the grounds of the plant with local kindergarteners, elementary school students, and students from a special needs school.
< Kaneka Belgium N.V. >
- Donated to a local special needs school. The school provides individualized learning support and a safe educational environment for children with autism and other conditions.
< Kaneka (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. >
- Participated in the Industry Academia Collaboration (IAC) workshop held in Pahang and an exchange meeting hosted by Malaysia‘s Ministry of Education.
From the perspectives of manufacturing and the chemical industry, we discussed challenges in industry-academia collaboration and the education system, and exchanged proposals and views on improving educational quality.
IAC workshop in session
< Cemedine Co., Ltd. >
- Presenting woodworking adhesives to new first-year students in cities where we have manufacturing sites.
< Taiyo Yushi Corporation >
- We held our “Thinking About the Global Environment Through a Single Bar of Soap” soap class 58 times during the year for elementary and junior high school students in Yokohama, with approximately 1,000 participants. Introducing initiatives on RSPO for the proper use of palm oil as a soap ingredient, promoting ethical consumption, contributing to the SDGs through corporate activities, and conserving the global environment.
Elementary school students on a school
trip attending a soap-making class
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