Brussels, Belgium/Tokyo, Japan – June 16, 2026 – Asahi Photoproducts, a pioneer in sustainable flexographic plate development, today announced that its flexographic plate-manufacturing site in Japan has been awarded an EcoVadis Silver Medal following the company’s first EcoVadis sustainability assessment, completed in April 2026. The EcoVadis Silver Medal reflects Asahi Photoproducts’ broader sustainability approach, including initiatives focused on reducing environmental impact, improving operational efficiency and advancing more sustainable flexographic manufacturing technologies. The company has also continued to strengthen sustainability coordination and governance activities across its operations as part of broader group-wide initiatives.
EcoVadis is a globally recognized sustainability-assessment platform that evaluates companies across a range of criteria including environment, labour and human rights, ethics and sustainable procurement.
Commenting on the achievement, Masaki Matsumoto, Managing Director of Asahi Photoproducts, emphasized the importance of continuous improvement throughout the organization: “Achieving an EcoVadis Silver Medal in our first participation is an important milestone for our organization. It reflects the strong efforts of our teams to further strengthen responsible manufacturing practices across our operations and supports our long-term vision of Leading the Way to Solvent ZERO. We see this result not as an endpoint, but as part of an ongoing journey of continuous improvement.” The company’s long-term sustainability direction includes reducing solvent use, improving resource efficiency and supporting the transition toward water-wash flexographic plate-making technologies.
Asahi Photoproducts plans to further build on this progress through future EcoVadis submissions and broader operational and environmental initiatives across the organization.
More information regarding the EcoVadis recognition methodology and validity is available via Asahi Photoproducts’ EcoVadis Recognition Page:
Ecovadis Silver Medal | ASAHI KASEI CORP（PHOTOPRODUCTS PLANT SITE
For further information about Asahi Photoproducts and its sustainable flexographic solutions, please contact hello@asahi-photoproducts.com or visit www.asahi-photoproducts.com.
About Asahi Photoproducts
Founded in 1973, Asahi Photoproducts is a subsidiary of the Asahi Kasei Corporation, established in Japan in 1922. Asahi Photoproducts is a pioneer in the development of photopolymer flexo printing plates, committed to advancing flexographic printing through high-quality solutions and cutting-edge technologies.
Our flexo plates are engineered to deliver outstanding print quality, while reducing waste in production and enabling faster press speeds for higher overall efficiency. These advancements are driven by our long-term sustainability strategy, focused on reducing solvent use and promoting a complete switch to water-wash technology.
We believe that sustainable innovation is key to the future of print – and we support our customers in being trailblazers in achieving both environmental and production goals.
More information is available at www.asahi-photoproducts.com.
