REMARE Inc., together with Kokuyo Co., Ltd. and Kaunet Co., Ltd., will co-host the “REMARE Plastic SUMMIT 2026 Exhibition,” a showcase of recycled plastic materials, over three days from October 14 to 16, 2026, at Kokuyo’s Tokyo Shinagawa office, “THE CAMPUS.”
Based in Toba City, Mie Prefecture, REMARE has been engaged in material recovery of waste plastic originating from marine plastic. Beyond single-material plastics, the company has succeeded in developing proprietary technology to recover value from composite plastics—materials that were previously often incinerated or landfilled—and now manufactures recycled plastic products centered on panel materials. Under the mission of “storing plastic in society, without burning or burying it,” REMARE provides end-to-end support spanning material development, product design, and implementation in spaces and fixtures.
Launched in 2025, “REMARE Plastic SUMMIT” is a project through which REMARE has explored new applications for materials in collaboration with companies and creators, and this marks its second edition. This year, seven companies representing key sectors of Japanese manufacturing—food, automotive, electrical equipment, and stationery—joined forces with rising designers, working from each company’s waste materials to create concrete product prototypes together with the designers. The participating companies are Kanro Co., Ltd., Kokuyo Co., Ltd., DENSO Corporation, Nitto Kogyo Corporation, Fuji Seal International, Inc., Misaka Light Industry Co., Ltd., and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation.
The exhibition, with industrial designer NAO IWAMATSU serving as creative director, presents a process in which the background and story behind each company’s waste materials are transformed into new value through dialogue with the designers. Rather than simply creating one-off products from waste materials, the project deliberately pursues designs premised on mass production, aiming to present a system through which waste materials themselves can be circulated. By bringing together companies from different industries with different types of waste materials under one roof, the exhibition seeks to demonstrate the possibilities of recycled plastic from multiple angles and establish it as a material of choice in architecture and product design.
The venue will feature the finished products alongside samples of the waste materials and the stories tracing their journey from raw material to finished product. Talk events will also be held concurrently during the exhibition period, including an opening talk and designer talks. In addition, a market corner will sell some of the exhibited products, and an official archive book (catalogue) will also be available for purchase.
Event Overview
Event name: REMARE Plastic SUMMIT 2026 Exhibition
Dates: October 14 (Wed) – 16 (Fri), 2026
Hours: 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. (final day only until 5:00 p.m.)
Venue: Kokuyo Co., Ltd. Tokyo Shinagawa Office “THE CAMPUS,” 1F “BOXX” (1-8-35 Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8710)
Participating companies: Kanro Co., Ltd., Kokuyo Co., Ltd., DENSO Corporation, Nitto Kogyo Corporation, Fuji Seal International, Inc., Misaka Light Industry Co., Ltd., Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
Participating designers: AATISMO, Kenji Abe, M&T, Atsushi Shindo, Hiroto Yoshizoe (space design)
Creative director: NAO IWAMATSU
Organizer: REMARE Inc.
Co-organizers: Kokuyo Co., Ltd., Kaunet Co., Ltd.
Sponsors: Obata Chosha Glass Co., Ltd., Kaunet Co., Ltd., Karimoku Furniture Inc., Hamee Corp., CL Holdings Inc., Sangetsu Corporation, Semba Corporation, Tokyu Corporation, Nexresin Co., Ltd., Lion Corporation, Recycle Tech Japan Co., Ltd.
Cooperation: Article Inc. (formerly Hutch Inc.), Shima Seiki Mfg., Ltd., Kowa Kogyo Co., Ltd. Shimizu Plant, Nishihira Shuzo Co., Ltd., yolk and companie
Reservations: Advance reservation required via Peatix (admission tickets for October 14–16)
Official site: Available here
Concurrent Program | Talk Events
October 14 (Wed), Morning Session
- 10:00–10:40 1A Opening Talk
Speakers: Masasuke Mase (REMARE), Yuji Inoue (Kokuyo)
Facilitator: Naoaki Iwamatsu (Director) - 10:50–11:30 1B ESG Strategy Thinking in the Construction Industry
Speakers: Akihiro Ishikawa (Nitto Kogyo), Soichi Obata (Obata Chosha Glass), Yosuke Honda (Semba)
Facilitator: Yu Kato (Article) - 11:40–12:20 1C How BtoC and BtoB Companies Approach the Sustainability Market
Speakers: Yuriko Isobe (Kanro), Takuya Miyaguchi (Hamee), Naohiro Sakaguchi (Misaka Light Industry), Tomonori Sato (Fuji Seal)
Facilitator: Yu Kato (Article)
October 14 (Wed), Afternoon Session
- 14:10–14:50 2A Designer Talk (In-House Design Perspectives)
Speakers: Kazuki Oki (Kokuyo), Hiroki Jonen (DENSO), Naoya Tsukamoto (Mitsubishi Electric)
Facilitator: Naoaki Iwamatsu (Director) - 15:00–15:45 2B Designer Talk (External Designer Perspectives)
Speakers: Kenji Abe, Miyu Ikeda (M&T), Daiki Nakamori (AATISMO), Atsushi Shindo, Hiroto Yoshizoe
Facilitator: Naoaki Iwamatsu (Director) - 16:00–16:45 2C Closing Talk
Speakers: Yuko Nagayama (Yuko Nagayama & Associates), Jin Kuramoto (JIN KURAMOTO STUDIO), Masasuke Mase (REMARE)
Facilitator: Naoaki Iwamatsu (Director)
[Press release] Recycled Plastic Moves “From Experiment to Implementation”: Seven Companies × Rising Designers Take On the “REMARE Plastic SUMMIT 2026 Exhibition,” to Be Held October 14–16 at Kokuyo’s Tokyo Shinagawa Office
*Images cited from the press release
