Strategic Approaches to Strengthening Supply Chains

Описание: The landscape of resource security and international competitiveness is changing rapidly. As strategic export controls on critical minerals tighten, global brands are increasingly requiring the use of recycled materials in their products, introducing unprecedented uncertainty into corporate supply chains.

Nevertheless, these shifts represent not only risks but also new business opportunities. By promoting integrated regional cooperation with ASEAN countries and advancing resource circulation, manufacturer can convert the growing volumes of metal scrap and waste plastics into “valuable resources,” thereby establishing a sustainable supply base and securing a competitive edge.

This webinar will focus on how ASEAN countries can collaborate to transform these waste streams into safe, competitive sources of recycled materials and remanufactured parts. Drawing inspiration from Europe's leading circular economy practices, we will explore the combination of policy innovations, market incentives, and corporate demand commitments needed to establish a cross-border collection and regeneration ecosystem that benefits industries on both sides.

Learn more here: https://www.mri.co.jp/en/news/2025092...

Japanese Ver. :    • サプライチェーン強化の戦略的アプローチ：地域協力と循環経済による競争力強化  

Chapters:
0:00:00 Introduction
0:01:52 Opening address (Ms. TAKEDA Yoko, Executive Officer, Research Fellow, Mitsubishi Research Institute)
0:05:18 Japan–ASEAN Circular Economy: Shaping Demand-Driven Policies and Market Formation (Mr. FURUKI Jiro, Research Director, Center for Policy and the Economy, Mitsubishi Research Institute)
0:16:03 From Packs to Power: The Promise ASEAN-Japan Circular Loops for E-Mobility and Clean Power (Ms. Wen-Yu Weng, Executive Lead for Critical Minerals, Ellen MacArthur Foundation (EMF))
0:30:47 ASEAN’s Circular Economy Efforts (TBD) (Mr. IWASAKI Fusanori, Research Fellow, Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA))
0:46:42 Promoting Circular Economy Design for Sustainable Resource Utilization: Industry Engagement and Transition (Dr. Witchuda Daud, Researcher, Plastic Technology Research Team (PLTT), Advance Polymer Technology Research Group (APTRG), National Metal and Materials Technology Center (MTEC), National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA))
1:01:54 Overview of Circular Economy Policy (Mr. TAKAHASHI Koji, Director for International Resource Circulation, Resource Efficiency and Circular Economy Division, GX Policy Group, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), JAPAN)
1:15:42 Panel Discussion
1:52:35 Closing Address (Mr. FUJII Norimasa, General Manager of Center for Policy and the Economy, Mitsubishi Research Institute)

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