Tsuchiya Logistics has been considering competitive alternative transportation to secure stable transportation capacity from production factories to inventory bases. We have previously conducted freight rail transport using 12ft containers, but to further improve loading efficiency, we introduced two 31ft private containers. This is expected to facilitate transportation of 840 tons annually (equivalent to 168 units of 31ft containers) across the three transport segments currently planned.
Furthermore, this initiative has received project certification based on the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism's "Logistics Efficiency Act" and is recognized as an eligible project for the "Modal Shift Acceleration Emergency Measures Project."
In the future, our group will continue to promote the efficiency of logistics and work towards proactive measures against the "Logistics 2024 Problem" and reducing environmental impact, thereby ensuring the stability of the supply chain.

・Trucking items
Beverage and food packaging containers (made of paper and plastics) for beverage manufacturers, fast food, CVS, etc. produced at Toyokan Kogyo's Komaki factory, Shizuoka factory, and Fukuoka factory.
・Transportation routes
① Nishihamamatsu Station (departure point - Shizuoka factory) to Fukuoka Freight Terminal (arrival point - Fukuoka warehouse)
② Nagoya Freight Terminal Station (departure point - Komaki factory) to Fukuoka Freight Terminal Station (arrival point - Fukuoka warehouse)
③ Fukuoka Freight Terminal Station (departure point - Fukuoka factory) to Nishihamamatsu Station (arrival point - Daito warehouse)
・Trucking volume
840 tons annually (168 units of 31ft containers)

• Reduction of trucking time.
Reduction from 1,601 hours to 286 hours (labor-saving time: 1,315 hours, labor-saving rate: 82.2%).
• Reduction of trucking volume.
Reduction from 668 thousand ton-kilometers to 55 thousand ton-kilometers (converted volume: 613 thousand ton-kilometers, conversion rate: 91.8%).
• GHG emissions.
Reduction from 112.1 tons to 23.4 tons (reduction amount: 88.7 tons, reduction rate: 79.1%).

Since its establishment in 1943, Toyo Kasei has been producing numerous packaging containers made from paper and plastics. In particular, paper cups have responded to a wide range of customer demands as a leading company in the domestic market, while considering the natural environment and providing products that fit diverse lifestyles. The management philosophy is to "create products and systems in harmony with the needs of society and the natural environment, and contribute to the improvement of living culture," and to achieve this, the individuality and diversity of employees will be utilized to challenge the "transformation" and "creation" of packaging containers, while promoting initiatives toward the realization of a sustainable society.

Toyo Kasei Logistics is a comprehensive logistics company of the Toyo Kasei Group, established in 1993. Among the diverse range of items handled, it particularly deals with packaging containers for beverages and foods, which are closer to consumers, and provides high-quality logistics services, as these items require management at the level of food.
As the logistics 2024 problem comes into focus, it will face future challenges sincerely, while building optimal logistics and continuously providing customers with safe and stable services to support the business of client companies.