The Mitsubishi Rayon Group contributes to the development of local communities by proactively promoting activities anchored in each community.
Communication with Other Companies of Local Communities
Exchange with Local Residents
Mitsubishi Rayon participates in dialogue meetings for exchanging views with local communities and for gathering information. It holds summer festivals and similar events at different locations to communicate with local residents.
Summer Festival (Otake Production Center)
Organization of Sporting Events and Facility Openings for the Public
Mitsubishi Rayon organizes soccer and baseball tournaments centered in the areas around its production centers to enable sports-based exchange with local communities and youth development. The company's gymnasiums and athletic fields are opened to the local public.
Mitsubishi Rayon's Cup Boys' Soccer Tournament (jointly organized by the company and the Otake Production Center union)
Clean-up activities
To keep local communities clean, Mitsubishi Rayon carries out cleanup activities in neighboring areas on a regular basis, with the participation of employees and their families. Efforts are not limited to internal activities as Mitsubishi Rayon joins clean-ups organized by local governments and non-profit organizations.
Cleaning Operation by the Association of 12 Companies in Daikoku-cho (Yokohama Production Center)
Clean Up Toyohashi (Toyohashi Production Center)
Vocational Experience Programs for Junior High and High School Students
Mitsubishi Rayon organizes factory tours and vocational experience programs at different locations to provide junior high and high school students with an opportunity to learn about careers. Each year Mitsubishi Rayon takes part in career education programs run by local governments.
Vocational experience program for junior high and high school students (Otake Production Center)
Activities for Nurturing and Educating the Next Generation
Waku Waku! (Exciting) science classroom
The simple questions "Why?" and "How?" that children ask are the origins of manufacturing. Wishing to convey the wonders and delights of science using its products and everyday items, the Mitsubishi Rayon Group sends its employees to elementary and junior high schools to teach lessons. Originated by a researcher at the Otake Production Center, the Light Experiment Program has spread to other production centers and the head office. The program stimulates children's interest in light.
A science experiment demonstration was given at the Toyama Production Center during the yearly factory tour open to the local public. The demonstration entertained a wide range of generations and was well received by parents and children alike.
In summer of 2008, Mitsubishi Rayon participated in the Summer Vacation Chemistry Experiment Show at the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation. Its entry was staffed not just by researchers but also by office workers from the Group.
For children, who will act as a driving force of Japan's future, the Mitsubishi Rayon Group will further expand the sorts of activities that can only be offered by a manufacturing company.
Summer Vacation Chemistry Experiment Show
A class visit to an elementary school was organized
by the Otake Production Center.
A factory tour and science experiment demonstration
were held concurrently at the Toyama Production Center.
Supporting the Soalon Design Contest
Mitsubishi Rayon Textile Co., Ltd. supports a design contest for Bunka Gakuen students, who are expected to move on to play an active role in the fashion industry. Mitsubishi Rayon Textile supplied the Soalon, a rare triacetate fiber that is environmentally friendly, for the textiles used in the contest.
Supplying carbon fiber to schools competing in Student Formula SAE Competition of Japan
Lightweight and strong, carbon fiber has gained attention as a material that enables massive weight reduction. In Student Formula SAE Competition of Japan, teams of students compete in a test of their overall manufacturing capabilities as they plan, design and produce car bodies. Mitsubishi Rayon supplies carbon fiber as a material for the car body and parts to Toyohashi University of Technology's Car Society, one of the competitors.
