Otsuka Pharmaceutical Factory switches 300mL PET bottles nba ヤフー Oral Rehydration Solution OS-1 Series to 100% recycled PET bottles

Otsuka Pharmaceutical Factory, Inc. (Head nba ヤフーfice: Naruto, Tokushima, Japan; President and Representative Director: Shuichi Takagi; hereinafter, "Otsuka Pharmaceutical Factory") will gradually switch the 300mL PET bottles nba ヤフー the Oral Rehydration Solution OS-1 series to 100% recycled PET bottles^*1starting from February 2025.

This is expected nba ヤフー reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 34% per bottle^*2(approximately 133 nba ヤフーns annually^*3). In addition, the 500mL PET bottles nba ヤフー the same series will also be switched to 100% recycled PET bottles once preparations are complete.

The Otsuka Group has established the "Otsuka Group Plastic Policy" with the aim nba ヤフー realizing a sustainable society, promoting the use nba ヤフー recycled and plant-based materials in PET bottles, and setting a goal to achieve a 100% usage rate nba ヤフー recycled and plant-based materials by 2030. Our company will also promote these initiatives to reduce the amount nba ヤフー plastic made from petroleum-based materials and greenhouse gas emissions.

Otsuka Pharmaceutical Factory, as a leading company in IV solutions, leveraged its expertise in IV solutions to launch OS-1 in 2001 as a product based on the concept nba ヤフー Oral Rehydration Therapy (ORT) as proposed by the World Health Organization (WHO). In 2004, for the first time in Japan, OS-1 has been approved for labeling as an individually evaluated food for persons with medical conditions, categorized as a food for special dietary use, and has been used as a dietary therapy for mild-to-moderate dehydration. We will continue to provide products and disseminate correct knowledge about dehydration, heatstroke, and oral rehydration therapy, which is one nba ヤフー the options for rehydration nba ヤフー water and electrolytes, with the aim nba ヤフー eliminating accidents and emergency transportation due to dehydration and heatstroke.

Based on the corporate philosophy nba ヤフー "Otsuka-people creating new products for better health worldwide," the Otsuka Group is dedicated to contributing to the health nba ヤフー people around the world.

*1 nba ヤフー made from PET resin reproduced from collected PET nba ヤフー through material recycling.
*2 According nba ヤフー a survey by Dai Nippon Printing (DNP) conducted in December 2024
*3 Estimate based on 2025 production plans

【nba ヤフー Group Plastic Policy】

Fundamental Concept

PET bottles comprise the majority nba ヤフー plastic containers and packaging used for consumer products by our group companies. For this reason, we believe that by promoting PET bottle recycling, we can reduce our reliance on fossil fuel and thereby contribute to environmental conservation. Our plan is to use PET bottles manufactured from recycled and plant-based materials and increase the percentage nba ヤフー such sustainable resource use in our production processes globally to 100% by 2030 and by 2050, we aim to eliminate the use nba ヤフー petroleum-based raw materials in all consumer products.

Our Vision for 2050

For our entire line nba ヤフー consumer products, we will endeavor to use packaging that supports a sustainable society:

• No use nba ヤフー plastics made from petroleum-based materials
• Promote use nba ヤフー recycled, plant-based, and biodegradable materials
• Promote use nba ヤフー reusable packaging

Our Goal for 2030

• Achieve 100% use nba ヤフー recycled and plant-based materials in our PET bottles.
• Adopt new alternative materials (such as paper containers) as beverage containers, and increase the use nba ヤフー existing can containers.
• Promote the reuse model for beverage containers by adoption nba ヤフー reusable containers through a circular sales model as well as the use nba ヤフー personal bottles and squeeze bottles for existing powder-type products.
• Promote the use nba ヤフー alternative material containers in parallel with the recycling nba ヤフー beverage containers.

To advance PET material recycling, it is essential to recycle PET bottles for use as raw material. Together with our various stakeholders, we will advance our global efforts on proper collection and recycling nba ヤフー used PET bottles.