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VISION

Learning from the past to build a future.

Circular- and Sustainability-oriented innovations

that prolongs for 100 years and beyond.

Let us build the bridge for future generations.

COMPANY

TBM = Times Bridge Management

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TBM Co., Ltd. - Times Bridge ManagementFounded in 2011, Development, Manufacturing, and Sales of LIMEX

Chairman Yuichiro Sumi (Dr.)

Founder & CEO Nobuyoshi Yamasaki

COO Koji Sakamoto

Director Kenji Fukahori

Director Takashi Kobayshi

External Director Kataji Tadato

External Director Minoru Sugimori

Full-time Statutory Auditor Koichi Kato

Part-time Statutory Auditor Masaru MIzuno

Chief Strategy Officer Taichi Yamaguchi

Chief Marketing Officer Takayuki Sasaki

Sales Division Momo Nakatani

Supreme Advisor Kazuo Noda

Technical Advisor Tetsuya Imamura

Advisor Toru Itabashi

Location 2-7-17-6F, Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Members 95 people (as of October 2018)

Capital9.194 billion yen (≒81 million USD)

(as of Oct. 2018, including legal capital surplus）

Subsidiary

Times Bridge Management Global, Inc.

717 Market Street San Francisco, CA, USA

Bioworks Corporation

Laboratory Wing 7F , 1-7, Hikaridai, Seika-cho,

Souraku-gun, Kyoto 619-0237

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AGENDA

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1. What is LIMEX?

2. Decarbonising with LIMEX

3. LIMEX in Life

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1. What is LIMEX?

2. Decarbonising with LIMEX

3. LIMEX in Life

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LIMEX a revolutionary new material

made from limestone

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LIMEX as an alternative to plastics9

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WHY?

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More plastic than fish

in the sea by 2050

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Only 2 % of plastic packages

have been effectively recycled.

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Progressive regulations on single-use plastics

have been introduced worldwide.

Region Trends Examples

AfricaMany countries have banned the production

and use of plastic bags.@Kenya: Imprisonment up to 4 years or fines of $40,000

Asia

Some countries have regulations on the

production and use of plastic bags. A few

placed a ban on plastic bags.

@India: President Modi announced to abolish single-use

plastics by 2022.

EuropeEU aims to reduce the use of light-weight

plastic bags per capita by 2025.

@France: A ban on use of single-use plastics by January

2020

Oceania@Australia: Most states have banned light-

weight plastic bags.

@Papua New Guinea: A ban on non-biodegradable

plastic bags

Central and

South America

Regulations have been developed by national

and local governments to reduce plastic bag

consumption.

@Costa Rica: Foamed plastic products are regulated. It

aims to abolish single-use plastics by 2021.

North America

Regulations are placed at the state/city level.

Montreal, California, and Hawaii ban light-

weight plastic bags.

@NY: Policies were implemented in 2015 and 2017 to

ban single-use Styrofoam.

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HOW?

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LIMEX reduces petroleum-based resin use.

Conven-

tional

plastics

100 % Petrochemicals

20~40% Petrochemicals + 60~80% Limestone

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LIMEX products - as plastic alternative

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LIMEX products - R&D for the Future

Household appliances /

Construction materialAutomobile

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LIMEX as an alternative to paper18

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WHY?

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40% of world population

will experience water stress by 2050

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HOW?

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LIMEX sheets can be produced

with almost no water and no trees.

Highly waterproof and

tear resistant

It can be kept clean outdoors even

under rain shower.

Semi-Permanently

recyclable

LIMEX can be semi-permanently

recycled, as LIMEX is mainly made

of limestone.

LIMEX Characteristics

0.6~0.8tLimestone

0.2~0.4t Resin

1t LIMEX sheet

LIMEX Sheet

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LIMEX products - as paper alternative

- Tag -

- Ads -- Book -

- Booklet - - Maps -

- Menu -

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What’s more?

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Upcycling

- Sheets upcycled into more valuable products

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Upcycling Example - IBSA game

Upcycle

LIMEX banner LIMEXsmartphone case(official goods)

IBSA game in March 2018 IBSA game in July 2018

IBSA fans

Pelletize+mold

Collect

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Biodegradable LIMEX (Under development)

- LIMEX returning to the Earth

Plastics

Bio

LIMEX

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Plax – A new material made by Bioworks

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How we accelerate the change

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Open Innovation for breakthroughs

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Open Innovation example

with Sanyo Chemical Industries

×Resin modification technology CaCO3 high filler technology

Higher

yield

Increase

CaCO3%

Improve

physical properties

Less weight

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Sanyo Chemical IndustriesEstablished in 1949, Kyoto, JAPAN

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MISSION - To Contribute to Building a better society through chemistry

Sanyo

Chemical

Waste reduction

Process

Improvement

Saving water

Saving resources

Biodegradable

Saving Energy

Provides Solutions by

Performance Chemicals

Functions to respond to various needs

Sanyo ChemicalManufactures and sales of

approx. 3000 types of performance chemicals

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Collaboration with local communities

Example of Sabae City

<LIMEX printed materials>Booklets, posters, signs

<Collection>

<Pelletize/mold/design>

<Re-produce>E.g. LIMEX dishes with

traditional urushi coating

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Construction of the first full-scale plantTagajo Plant will be the model plant for global expansion

Area 10,510 m2

Building Area 2,884 m2

Capacity 6,000 t/year

Location Otakasawamisawamaewa 55, Shiroishi, Miyagi 989-0213, JAPAN

Supported by the “Subsidy for Advanced Technology Demonstration and Evaluation Facility

Development” from the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) of Japan

Area 27,500 m²

Building Area Appx. 13,000 m²

Capacity 30,000 t / year

Location Sanmirai Tagajo Fukkodanchi, Tagajo, Miyagi 985-0874, JAPAN

Will be supported by the “Subsidy to Business Investment for Employment Creation

in the Tsunami and Nuclear Disaster-affected Areas” from METI of Japan

Tagajo Plant［Launch in 2020］Commercial mother plant for global expansion

Shiroishi Plant [1st plant for TBM] Pilot plant for R&D and production

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Partnership with a Japanese Major Trading Company,

ITOCHU Corporation

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Awarded as an innovation with global social impacts

Plug and Play

Social Impact Award in 2016

SME Support, JAPAN

JVA2016

-Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami

Revitalization Award

Japan-US Innovation Awards

“Innovation Showcase” in 2017

Cool Japan Association

COOL JAPAN AWARD 2017

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1. What is LIMEX?

2. Decarbonising with LIMEX

3. LIMEX in Life

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Local production&

Local consumption

Biomass

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Local production&

Local consumption

Biomass

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Local production&

Local consumption

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Local production&

Local consumption

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Biomass

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Local production&

Local consumption

Biomass

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Locally producedlimestone

LIMEX sheet LIMEX B2C products

Upcycle

Bio-degradation

Localemployment

Single useproducts

LIMEX industrial materials

Circular economy with LIMEX “Upcycle” and “Bio-degradation”

Export

globally

Mindset reformof citizens

Local factory

Exporting Circular Economy

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1. What is LIMEX?

2. Decarbonising with LIMEX

3. LIMEX in Life

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Bags

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Why bags?

KCIC (2018), https://kenyacic.org/news/implications-plastic-bags-ban-kenyaUNEP (2018), SINGLE-USE PLASTICS: A Roadmap for Sustainability, p viii

1 to 5

trillionplastic bags

are consumed

worldwide each year.

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Where you will see LIMEX bags

Photo by Zoe Chen on Unsplash

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Container

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Why containers?

Nearly

50% of

the plastic waste

generated globally

in 2015 was

plastic packaging.UNEP (2018), SINGLE-USE PLASTICS: A Roadmap for Sustainability, p2

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Where you will see LIMEX containers

@ The Largest City Marche in Tokyo

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