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Flue gas treatment systems
![[image]Flue gas treatment systems](/csr/csr_images/sustainable_03_img_01.jpg)
Smoke treatment systems to remove sulfur oxides (SOx) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) from gas emissions; a step toward reducing acid rain and other environmental problems caused by air pollution.
Advanced sewage treatment systems
![[image]Advanced sewage treatment systems](/csr/csr_images/sustainable_03_img_02.jpg)
Marshaling the power of microorganisms to efficiently remove nitrogen from sewage in the oxic tank by adding "Bio-NCubes" containing a high concentration of immobilized microorganisms in a polymer gel.
Energy solution service business (ESCO)
![[image]Energy solution service business](/csr/csr_images/sustainable_03_img_03.jpg)
ESCO provides comprehensive energy conservation services to factories, buildings, hospitals, etc., to save total energy expenses through energy saving and reduction of CO2 emission. (Photo shows ESCO equipment supplied by Hitachi at Nihon Canpack Co., ltd's Akagi plant)
Home appliance recycling business
![[image]Home appliance recycling business](/csr/csr_images/sustainable_03_img_04.jpg)
A system for recycling used household appliances to recover usable resources.

