Research and Development
Large, Bio-based Plastic Housing for Notebook PCs
Fujitsu's FMV-BIBLO NB80K notebook PC, a new model announced in spring 2005 was the first in the world to use environmentally friendly bio-based plastic for its housing.
The new material was jointly developed by Fujitsu Limited, Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. and Toray Industries, Inc. The bio-based content is about 50% (polylactic acid primarily from corn starch), which reduces the usage of petrochemical resources. When used for the notebook PC housing, it results in 15% less CO2 emissions than conventional petrochemical plastics.
We were also the first to introduce the use of bio-based plastics for some of the embossed tape used in packing materials for LSI devices, and from February 2005, the changeover to bio-based plastics for this application is complete.
