Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd. (2024.09.26) Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd. We will introduce specially designed seats that use recycled fibers from beer cups collected at Hanshin Koshien Stadium as cushioning material ~The area name has been decided as “KOKUYO Premium Seats”! ～ Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Fukushima Ward, Osaka City, President: Yusuke Kusu) and Hanshin Tigers Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Nishinomiya City, President: Kazuo Awai) have announced that they will be working on the Hanshin Tigers’ new farm facility, scheduled to open in March 2025. Nippon Steel Steel Sheet SGL, the main stadium of Zero Carbon Baseball Park (Amagasaki City) At Stadium Amagasaki,
approximately 150 specially designed stadium chairs (manufactured by KOKUYO Co., Ltd.) whose cushioning material is made from recycled polyester beer cup fibers collected from Hanshin Koshien Stadium will be installed in the front area behind the back net. In addition, it has been decided that the name of the area will be “KOKUYO Premium Seat.” In addition, stadium chairs manufactured by KOKUYO Corporation will be used in the seats and first and third base dugouts at both Nippon Steel SGL Stadium Amagasaki and Odanami Park Baseball Stadium. Here are the details: 1. Special edition stadium chair using cushioning material containing recycled beer cup recycled fibers [Product name] “Centura” This product is a stadium chair made by KOKUYO Co., Ltd. that has a compact form and a sense of stability and comfort, and the back cushioning material is made by Hanshin Koshien Stadium’s official eco partner Teijin Frontier Co., Ltd. It also contains recycled fibers derived from beer cups collected at the same stadium, which is manufactured by . This is a special specification product that is eco-friendly and comfortable, newly developed for the “Zero Carbon Baseball Park.”
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/5180/3096/5180-3096-32dd457fe249f62a9b1466e2e27d9a10-452×216.jpg 3. Locations where stadium chairs manufactured by KOKUYO Co., Ltd. are scheduled to be adopted ・Nippon Steel Steel Sheet SGL Stadium Amagasaki’s audience seats (approximately 3,600 seats), 1st and 3rd base dugouts ・“Oda Minami Park Baseball Stadium” audience seats (approximately 50 seats), 1st and 3rd base “Dugout” *Seats other than KOKUYO Premium Seats will also use the company’s various stadium chair products. About Hanshin Tigers Farm home base “Zero Carbon Baseball Park” From March 2025, the Hanshin Tigers’ farm facility (currently Naruohama, Nishinomiya City) will be relocated to Odanami Park in Amagasaki City and opened as the “Zero Carbon Baseball Park.” The facility will include the Nippon Steel SGL Stadium Amagasaki, a Tigers practice field, an indoor practice field, and a player dormitory/clubhouse. There will also be a park baseball field, a relaxing plaza, and an excursion course where you can go for a walk or run. Furthermore, we will implement environmentally friendly initiatives such as “decarbonization” through the introduction of solar power generation and storage batteries, the use of waste power generation, and thorough energy conservation, as well as the collection and recycling of plastic bottles and cups, and the use of rainwater and well water. A unique and attractive park that will contribute to a decarbonized and recycling-oriented society will soon be born.
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