Toray Industries Inc. (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; President: Mitsu Takeo; hereinafter referred to as "Toray") has entered into a partnership with the "livedoor URBAN SPORTS PARK (official name: Ariake Urban Sports Park, official HP: )", which will fully open on October 12, 2024. They will start collaborating as marketing partners aiming for sports wellness and sustainable facility operation.
The facility aims to turn the site into a sacred place where everyone can play, with a complex sports leisure facility covering approximately 3.1 hectares. It includes urban sports facilities such as a skate park, boulder building, 3x3 basketball court, running stadium, rope athletics, pickleball court, as well as cafes, food malls, and a dog run cafe.

Toray shares the vision of the facility inheriting the excitement and memories of the international sports events held in Tokyo in 2020. They have signed a partnership agreement to implement efforts towards contributing to sports promotion, promoting the nurturing of the next generation familiar with sports, and advancing a sustainable society through urban sports, co-creating a sustainable and better society with children, families, and the next generation.
Through the provision of a wide range of materials and technologies, Toray will contribute to the resource circulation within the facility, creating an environment where customers can enjoy sports with peace of mind, and promoting an understanding of SDGs among all visitors.
Toray has been actively promoting social contribution activities aimed at promoting sports such as the Toray Pan Pacific Open Tennis Tournament, while also globally expanding innovative technologies and cutting-edge materials that contribute to solving environmental issues. They will continue to work towards realizing a sustainable and better society through the power of materials.

About Toray's initiatives at the Ariake Urban Sports Park

(1) "&+ (And Plus)" Recycled PET bottle recycling program
"&+" started selling as PET bottle recycling fiber collected in Japan from January 2020. Since then, "&+" has positioned itself not just as a brand of fiber material, but as an initiative to resonate with and involve consumers who are highly concerned about environmental issues in the recycling story of sorting and collecting resources, producing and selling environmentally friendly products using it as raw material, and further purchasing those products, as the "&+" brand.
We have installed PET bottle collection boxes in this facility, in which PET bottles collected within the facility are recycled into high-quality fibers using Toray's technology, and part of the raw material is utilized for facility staff uniforms, achieving resource circulation within the facility.
The collection boxes are designed to separate PET bottles, labels, caps, and remaining liquids, allowing visitors to separate them themselves, deepen their participation and understanding of the recycling program, and continue to aim for the realization of a sustainable society.
* The staff uniforms at the time of opening use "&+" made from PET bottles collected in Japan as part of the material.

■ ＆＋ Official Website

&+ (And Plus) | TORAY (andplus.toray)

Ariake Urban Sports Park Staff Uniforms

(2) Introduction of tents using SUMMER SHIELD
Tents using TORAY's SUMMER SHIELD fabric, which combines high heat insulation, light shielding, and UV cutting properties, will be installed in various locations in the park. They will protect facility visitors from extreme heat and provide an environment where sports can be enjoyed comfortably. The tents will also be utilized in sports competitions to support athletes in improving their performance.

■ SUMMER SHIELD Official Website

Summer Shield | toray

(3) Collaboration with Xiborg Corporation
TORAY Group and Xiborg Corporation (hereinafter referred to as "Xiborg") are collaborating to develop lightweight and high-performance sports prosthetics. By combining TORAY's carbon fiber technology with Xiborg's prosthetic research and development capabilities, they are providing products tailored for athletes. A new lab space for Xiborg will be established within the Ariake Urban Sports Park, serving as a research hub. This initiative aims to further contribute to the development of parasports and promote a society where everyone can easily enjoy sports by utilizing this facility.

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