Disaster Prevention Solutions
About Our Disaster Prevention Solutions
Due to Japan’s natural conditions, including its location, topography, geology, and climate, it is highly prone to disasters such as typhoons, heavy rain, heavy snow, floods, landslides, earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions. Therefore, disaster prevention measures in Japan are essential to protect lives during disasters.
Our Company utilizes its capabilities in research, development, and procurement of materials to offer a wide variety of disaster prevention products. We also participate in the organization “Marugoto Bosai Council”, collaborating with professionals from various industries across the country. By leveraging this comprehensive strength, we provide optimal disaster prevention solutions that address the needs of customers and communities, contributing to a safer and more secure society.
Teijin Frontier’s Strengths
Development & Proposal Capabilities That Respond to Customer Needs
We began focusing on disaster prevention products after the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011, responding to customer feedback to research and develop a wide array of such products.
We would like to introduce two of our products here: “Portable tent” and “Lightweight ceiling material”
Our "Portable tent" was originally developed in response to a request from a shipbuilding company that needed a lightweight, easy-to-set-up tent for use during ship repairs and painting in rainy weather. Starting from this highly specialized need—“a tent that can cover an entire ship hull”—we created a product that, through improvements in wind resistance and usability, has evolved into the "Portable tent" now used in disaster response settings.
As for “Lightweight ceiling material”, it was developed in response to the strong demand for "safe ceilings" following the Great East Japan Earthquake, which caused significant ceiling collapse and fall damage. To meet these demands, we began developing ceiling materials that are highly sound-absorbing, thermally insulating, lightweight, and resistant to cracking. That’s how our "Lightweight ceiling material" was born.
In this way, Our Company's strength lies in its ability to develop products in direct response to customer feedback, and to refine them into versatile solutions that can be applied in many different settings.
Collaboration with Teijin Group and Partner Companies
“Marugoto Bosai” (Total Disaster Prevention) platform—a packaged indoor safety solution combining disaster-related products from multiple partners.
This idea emerged from a disaster prevention study group with participants from manufacturers, construction firms, and researchers. Now, the Marugoto Bosai Council has been established as a general incorporated association, chaired by our own Takahisa Kishimoto.
Main Products
Lightweight ceiling material
It is less likely to fall compared to standard ceiling materials and, even if they do fall, minimize damage to people and property. It offers excellent sound absorption, thermal insulation, design, and is certified as a non-combustible material under Japanese Building Standards Law.
Nonflammable sheet flameproof hanging wall
A smoke curtain wall that hangs more than 50 cm from the ceiling, delaying the spread of smoke during a fire to extend evacuation time. Made with fire-resistant glass fiber and aluminum frames, and certified by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.
Portable Tent
A large temporary tent developed for durability, light weight, and easy setup. Used across a variety of applications due to enhanced wind resistance and usability.
Flood barrier sheet
A flood barrier sheet placed at doorways to prevent indoor flooding during heavy rain. Easy for one person to install in about 5 minutes. Lightweight and compact, making it a practical flood prevention measure for households.
Fibrous media for wastewater treatment
A specific fibrous media made of bundled polyamide fibers. Microorganisms attached to it remove organic matter (e.g., BOD) and suspended solids (SS) in wastewater. Demonstration tests under the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism’s National Institute for Land and Infrastructure Management (B-DASH Project) confirmed that its ease of transport, assembly, and dismantling enables rapid recovery of wastewater treatment functions after accidents or natural disasters. This result has been incorporated into official guidelines.
Oil adsorbent nonwoven material
This polypropylene (PP) oil absorbent sheet is developed by Unisel (a Teijin Group company).
Thanks to a proprietary manufacturing process that forms a porous fiber structure, it offers outstanding oil absorption capabilities.
With proven effectiveness in diverse settings—including kitchen in restaurants, industrial plants, and open-water oil spill incidents—it offers dependable performance for demanding oil recovery tasks.
Flame-retardant curtain material
A curtain material with excellent heat and flame resistance that suppresses fire spread. Certified as a recommended disaster prevention product by the organization "Marugoto Bosai” (Total Disaster Prevention) platform which has been selected for the Cabinet Office's "Preparation for Disaster Prevention" project.
Sandy Aramid Mesh Method Sheet
By affixing this sheet to the inner surface of the formwork before casting concrete, the sheet positions itself near the surface of the concrete, thanks to its sand grain size, which ensures an appropriate cover thickness. Its lightweight, high strength, and durability help prevent concrete delamination and control surface cracking.
