For the first time in Shikoku, on the Kochi Prefecture "Otochi Line" operated by JR Shikoku Bus
Euglena biodiesel fuel started to be used

JR Shikoku Bus Co., Ltd.
Euglena Co., Ltd.

　JR Shikoku Bus Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Takamatsu City, Kagawa Prefecture, President: Tsuguo Kira, hereinafter "JR Shikoku Bus") and Euglena Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo, President: Mitsuru Izumo, hereinafter "Euglena") is the next-generation biodiesel fuel "Euglena Our "Otochi Line" (operated between Tosayamada Station and Mirafu (Anpanman Museum)) operated by JR Shikoku Bus in Kochi Prefecture. We are pleased to inform you that we have started using "Biodiesel Fuel" from January 18, 2021 (Monday). Euglena biodiesel fuel has been used in the Shikoku region.

Running on Kochi Prefecture's "Otochi Line" using "Euglena

"Euglena biodiesel fuel" refueling

　Euglena Biodiesel Fuel, which is the fuel, was Our Biojet Diesel Fuel Production Demonstration Plant (hereinafter referred to as the "Biofuel Production Demonstration Plant") and provided to JR Shikoku Bus.
　Euglena Biodiesel fuel is a next-generation bio that can be used without changing the internal combustion engine of the bus itself, using the Euglena (Japanese name: Euglena It is diesel fuel.
　​_{Biofuel emits CO 2} during the combustion stage of fuel, Euglena which is the raw material_{, absorbs CO 2} by photosynthesis during the growth process, the _{amount of CO 2} emitted when using fuel is practically Achieves carbon neutrality that is plus or minus zero.
　JR Shikoku Bus has decided to use Euglena biodiesel fuel for the "Otochi Line" in Kochi Prefecture in support of the "GREEN OIL JAPAN" declaration, which aims to make Japan an advanced biofuel country.
On the other hand, Euglena Co., Ltd. started supplying biofuels produced at the biofuel production demonstration plant last year. The number of companies and local governments that use biofuels is expanding, and they are being used in various vehicles and ships.

　JR Shikoku Bus and Euglena will promote activities that consider the global environment and work toward the realization of a sustainable global society.

● Regarding the “GREEN OIL JAPAN” Declaration
　With the completion of the biofuel production demonstration plant in October 2018, Euglena declared "GREEN OIL JAPAN" aiming to "make Japan a biofuel advanced country". By introducing biofuel produced at Our biofuel production demonstration plant to mobile vehicles on land, sea, and air, and by expanding the number of supporters who produce and use biofuel throughout Japan by 2030, biofuel The goal is to establish the business as an industry. By achieving the goals, we will contribute to the SDGs "GOAL7: Affordable and Clean Energy", "GOAL13: Climate Change", and "GOAL17: Partnerships for the Goals".

Euglena Co., Ltd. supports the "GREEN OIL JAPAN" declaration and is seeking cooperating companies / organizations (transportation-related, food-related, local governments, etc.) to promote the use of biofuels and the supply and dissemination of raw materials.
"GREEN OIL JAPAN" Declaration HP: https://euglena.jp/greenoiljapan/
Inquiries about "GREEN OIL JAPAN": https://www.euglena.jp/contact/b09/

<About JR Shikoku Bus Co., Ltd.>
A group company of JR Shikoku, which became independent from Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku) in 2004. It operates mainly on highway buses, and operates a total of 22 highway bus routes, including routes from Shikoku to Keihanshin, Tokyo, Nagoya, Hiroshima, and Okayama, and routes between the four prefectures of Shikoku. As general routes, it operates the Kochi Prefecture Otochi Line and the Ehime Prefecture Kumakogen Line. https://www.jr-shikokubus.co.jp/

<About Euglena Co., Ltd.>
In 2005, we succeeded in establishing the world's first edible outdoor mass culture technology for microalgae Euglena (Japanese name: Euglena) on Ishigaki Island. In addition to developing and selling functional foods and cosmetics that utilize Euglena and chlorella produced on Ishigaki Island, we are also conducting research toward the production of biofuels. Listed on TSE Mothers in December 2012. TSE First Section market change in December 2014. We define "Sustainability First" as Euglena Philosophy and develop our business. https://euglena.jp

-Contact for inquiries from the press-
JR Shikoku Bus Co., Ltd. Safety Promotion Department
Euglena Co., Ltd. Corporate Communication Division