Panasonic has become the first electronics manufacturer to use recycled polypropylene in speaker components, setting a new standard for sustainable audio technology. This industry-first aligns with the growing demand for circular economy solutions and plastics recovery innovations. Klean Industries supports this transition through advanced plastic pyrolysis technologies that transform waste plastics into high-quality polymers and fuels.

Panasonic Electronic Devices Co. of Japan has developed a resin speaker frame using polypropylene (recycled PP) extracted from mixed plastics from waste consumer electronics. This is the first practice of its kind in the industry (see Note). In January 2011, the company started selling a new “eco-friendly” speaker unit using a recycled PP resin frame and a mass-produced bamboo-fiber diaphragm.

The Panasonic Group has given great attention to recycled PP extracted from used consumer electronics and has been working to establish the design technology and quality control technology for using recycled PP, which was previously recycled predominantly for fuel, at a mass scale.

The new speaker utilizes recycled PP as a frame material, which, along with the diaphragm, features the requisite high rigidity and lightness in weight. Panasonic also plans to use recycled PP in-car speakers, AV speakers, flat-screen TVs, and other products.

Note. Panasonic investigated the speaker using recycled polypropylene extracted from used home-appliance products as of November 4, 2010.

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As Panasonic leads the charge in sustainable consumer electronics with recycled polypropylene speakers, Klean Industries offers the technology and expertise to supply the recycled feedstocks needed for scalable product innovation.

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