On the 6^th and 7^th of September, the fourth edition of the SEKISUI European Football Tournament took place in Herkenbosch, Netherlands. It was a special experience for everyone involved – with exciting matches, fair play and friendship. At the end of the event, the clear winners were Team Mepke and a lot of fun!

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SEKISUI employees from all offices have the possibility to participate in this year’s European Football Tournament by betting on one team for a charitable purpose (for free). The prize money will go to a local non-profit organization of the winner’s choice.

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At the beginning of September, the SEKISUI European Football Tournament 2019 will take place for the fourth time! Again, many different countries from Europe are represented, with new and familiar faces. It’ s about time to introduce the nine participating teams.

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At the beginning of February, the time had come again: The QESH manager of all SEKISUI companies met to talk about current environment activities in Europe and learn about the current environmental plans and how to implement them from Japanese colleagues. This year, the event was hosted by SEKISUI Diagnostics in the UK. Together with the Environmental Management Group the company prepared an interesting and diverse two-day program at their site in Kent.

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Interacting with people from different cultural backgrounds is an important part of everyday working life – especially when being employed in a global company like SEKISUI. Not only language skills but also habits and behavior play a major role when meeting colleagues. Based on different communication styles encounters can often be complicated or cause a clash of different perceptions and expectations. In order to help employees from European companies to improve their intercultural competences, SEKISUI offered an intercultural communication workshop last week.

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With the construction of a new production plant for thermal interface materials for environmentally friendly vehicles SEKISUI is expanding its business in Europe. The plant operations are planned to start in spring of 2020 – the construction was started with a ground-breaking ceremony on February 4^th.

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Innovative projects aiming at the continuous improvement of SEKISUI. This is the focus of KAIZEN. On November 21^st, representatives from different European companies met in Tarragona, Spain, and competed against each other at the 8^th European KAIZEN convention. Successfully hosted by SEKISUI Specialty Chemicals, the event allowed eight European teams to present their improvement activities to reinforce company structure and business performance.

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At SEKISUI Environment Week, employees and families contribute to environmental causes around their plant. Sekisui Specialty Chemicals in Tarragona, Spain, combined the local activity with an environment training for all participants. SEKISUI Chemical GmbH and SEKISUI Europe supported the “World Cleanup Day” and collected litter at the Rhein riverside.

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SEKISUI Europe B.V. (SEBV), European headquarters of the SEKISUI Chemical Group, was formed in April 2017. But what faces are actually behind this name and what is the European headquarters’ aim?  Today, we would like to present to you the six-person team*.

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What a lovely weekend! Nine different teams from all over Europe competed against each other at this year’s SEKISUI European Football Tournament in Salou, Spain. Exciting games, real sportsmanship and great shared experiences: this year’s matches offered it all. Our video shows this year’s highlights and emotional moments.

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From October 5^th to October 7^th, the time had finally come: the third SEKISUI European Football Tournament was held in Salou, Spain. This year’s edition was once again marked by great team spirit but also fierce competition. Nevertheless, the Spanish team managed to defend its title against the Dutch Team Mepke. The players had to wait until the penalty shoot-out to cheer though.

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The Paris Agreement by UNCCC (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) marks a new course in the global climate effort: For the first time ever, all nations were brought into a common cause to undertake ambitious efforts to combat climate change and adapt to its effects. The Science Based Targets (“SBT”) Initiative is a collaborative effort between various environmental organizations to recognize the companies making efforts to counteract climate change.

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