On August 17, Lenovo officially held an innovation Open Day with the theme of "Opening New Imagination" at its global headquarters in Beijing. In this innovation Open Day, in addition to focusing on the display of more than 180 technological innovation results, Lenovo also demonstrated its specific application and practice of green design innovation. At present, the more common post-consumer recycling (PCR) plastics in the market, the proportion of recycled plastics used in the processing process is generally 30% to 50%, and most of the rest are newly produced plastics and additives, and if you want to further improve the proportion of recycled plastics, the performance of the material will become worse. In order to better contribute to environmental protection, Lenovo has set its sights on increasing the proportion of plastic recycling. Since 2017, Lenovo and SONY have spent three and a half years of development, done 250 sets of formula experiments, nearly 40 formula verification, and 12 batch tests, and finally applied SORPLAS™ environmentally friendly materials, which are more than 95% of raw materials are recycled plastics (PCR), to Lenovo's products. At the beginning of 2021, the 95% recycled ThinkPad 45W/65W power adapter has been successfully mass-produced, covering about 85% of ThinkPad products, and it has also been introduced in speakers and notebook structures. The Lenovo team is determined to continue to explore the possibility of applying a high proportion of recycled materials on ThinkPad batteries, and boldly challenge higher problems! After dozens of formula adjustments, more than 100 tests and verification, adjust the molding process, while meeting the extremely high requirements, and solve the problems of short shot, trapped gas, and insufficient filling, successfully opened a new era of 97% battery recovery ratio. In April 2022, Lenovo successfully mass-produced the industry's first 97%PCC battery on the ThinkPad, further driving the process of accelerating the application of high recycling ratio plastics in the laptop industry. Compared to the 25% to 30%PCC batteries commonly used in the industry, this eco-friendly and cutting-edge PCC 97% battery makes a significant contribution to Lenovo's ESG strategy - applied in 10 ThinkPad products, it can reduce the use of 80 tons of virgin plastic and 171 tons of CO₂ emissions in a year. It is understood that in the next few years, Lenovo will continue to promote the high proportion of PCR materials in ThinkPad products, key caps, high-power power adapters and housings more widely used.
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