Kurita Water Industries and Hitachi Launch a Co-creation to Implement Solution in Society and Build an Ecosystem for a Sustainable Society with "Zero Environmental Impact"

Tokyo, January 26, 2023 – Kurita Water Industries Ltd. (Head office: Nakano-ku, Tokyo; President: Michiya Kadota; "Kurita" below) and Hitachi, Ltd. (Head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President & CEO: Keiji Kojima; "Hitachi" below) recently concluded a memorandum of understanding (MOU) after reaching an agreement on launching a co-creation to implement solution in society and build an ecosystem with a focus on manufacturing industry and with a view to a sustainable society. The two companies will accelerate efforts to implement solutions in society for realizing "zero environmental impact" in the supply chain by combining solutions and technologies and partnering other companies and organizations that sympathize with the vision.