ACTIVITIES OF THE JSTP COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL-ISSUES

In 1990, the Japanese Society for the Technology of Plasticity (JSTP) launched the Committee on Enironmental Issues. About forty Committee m embers reviewed global environmental issues and looked at possible con tributions by metal-forming technologies. The main areas of activity a re resource conservation, energy conservation, vibration and noise, en vironmental pollutants, and recycling of resources. Methods for enviro nmental impact assessment should be developed soon, and international cooperation for the development is proposed.