Looking ahead to the period when the effects of upcoming business transformations will manifest in over a decade, we are considering collaborations with various partners to construct a circular value chain.

To acquire capabilities to build a circular value chain, we have established a joint venture, ALTNA Co., Ltd., with Mitsubishi Corporation.

ALTNA not only engages in smart charging and repurposed energy storage businesses but also offers leasing products using Honda EVs. During the lease period, we monitor the battery’s usage and collect batteries that are no longer in use. By continuously monitoring the battery’s condition from vehicle use, we leverage the data obtained to maximize the utility of collected batteries, contributing to long-term and stable operations. The leasing prices are set with the premise of long-term utilization of batteries from vehicle to stationary use, which helps reduce the economic burden for EV owners.

Additionally, batteries that have completed their use in vehicles and stationary applications will be recycled as part of our efforts to achieve a circular value chain.

Honda, together with DENSO CORPORATION, Toray Industries, Inc., Nomura Research Institute, Ltd., MATEC Inc., and REVER CORPORATION, has established the BlueRebirth Council. This council promotes initiatives to expand the use of recycled materials in automotive recycling and to build a manufacturing and recycling integrated value chain. Specifically, the council engages in discussions and research, as well as advances technology development and demonstration tests together with participating companies, research institutions, and other stakeholders, starting with the automated precision dismantling of ELVs. In addition, the council makes recommendations to relevant companies and organizations. Through these initiatives, the council will promote resource circulation toward a Car-to-Car model, contributing to the realization of a circular economy in the automotive industry.

For information on the establishment of ALTNA, please refer to | https://global.honda/en/newsroom/news/2024/c240613aeng.html

Six Companies Establish BlueRebirth Council to Expand Use of Recycled Materials in New Vehicles | https://global.honda/en/topics/2025/c_2025-06-30eng.html

Honda is advancing initiatives with manufacturers handling a wide range of materials and components as part of its efforts to develop businesses, products, and innovative technologies premised on circularity.

Achieving horizontal recycling in the synthetic resin field is extremely challenging due to significant constraints, including ensuring economic viability, securing the quality and stable supply of recovered raw materials, and meeting required product performance standards. To address these challenges, Honda is pursuing initiatives such as the following.

Together with Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd., Honda conducted a demonstration test related to the chemical recycling of plastics derived from end-of-life vehicles. Leveraging the results of this demonstration, the companies developed Japan’s first chemically recycled resin compound material made from 100% end-of-life vehicle–derived plastics in February 2025 (using the mass balance approach), and applied it to the front panel of a platform-type autonomous mobility test vehicle.

In partnership with Toray Industries, Inc., we have successfully developed a technology to return nylon resin to its monomer state. This technology uses subcritical water as a solvent, eliminating the need for traditional acid catalyst waste treatment and allowing for the conversion of recycled materials into products with performance and quality equivalent to virgin materials with high yield in a short time. The reduction in reaction time has enabled continuous processing equipment, which helps lower capital investment costs. A pilot plant with an annual production capacity of 500 tons has been completed at the Nagoya Plant of Toray Industries, Inc. We began joint demonstration testing in April 2026.

In addition, Honda has developed chemical sorting technology that dissolves resin to separate and remove solid contaminants. This technology increases the purity of waste plastics to 99% or higher, improving recycling efficiency, while also helping reduce processing cost burden through process simplification.

Honda is committed to developing advanced recycling technologies that achieve both low energy consumption and economic feasibility.

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  Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
  (Plastics)

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  Toray Industries, Inc.
  (Nylon resins)