G-LIDE Timepiece Great for Extreme Sports

TOKYO, April 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Casio Computer Co., Ltd., announced today the latest addition to the G-LIDE line of watches for extreme sports, which are part of the G-SHOCK brand of shock-resistant watches. The new GBX-H5600 is the first G-LIDE timepiece featuring a heart rate monitor.

Since its debut in 1983, G-SHOCK watches have continued to evolve in functionality, structure, and design, while maintaining outstanding shock resistance. The G-LIDE line, designed for extreme sports, has become popular. It offers features for seaside activities and water sports such as surfing, including a tide graph showing tide levels and moon data indicating lunar phases.

Building on the existing functions for seaside activities, the new GBX-H5600 features a heart rate monitor for the first time in a G-LIDE watch. The watch is designed to support a wide range of activities, from extreme sports such as surfing to everyday workouts.

Equipped with an optical heart rate sensor and an accelerometer, the GBX-H5600 enables real-time monitoring of physical condition during exercise, and it tracks distance, calories burned, and other data. Training functions are available for four activities — running, walking, gym workouts, and interval training — supporting more effective workouts. Data captured by the sensors is transformed into training insights using science-backed algorithms from Polar Electro, a global leader in wearable sports and health technology. Results can be easily viewed in the CASIO WATCHES smartphone app, where detailed data and insights help users manage their health and improve performance.

The display features a high-definition memory-in-pixel (MIP) LCD, providing clear visibility in direct sunlight and other outdoor conditions, no matter what the viewing angle.

The bezel uses translucent resin, creating a see-through design that reveals the internal construction and gives the watch a crisp, refreshing look suited to seaside scenes. Key resin components in the bezel, case, and band are made with bio-based resin, a material expected to help reduce environmental impact, for an environmentally aware design.

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SHANGHAI, April 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — On Earth Day, global travel lifestyle brand NINETYGO, in strategic partnership with Covestro, a world-leading supplier of high-tech polymer materials, unveiled the R-GO Coffee Journey Series prototype at CHINAPLAS 2026. This next-generation luggage concept represents a breakthrough in circular design, with a commercial launch expected to debut first on Amazon.com in Q4 2026.

From Success to Revolution: The R-GO Evolution

Building on the global commercial success of NINETYGO’s first-generation coffee luggage—currently available across North America, Europe, and Southeast Asia—the new R-GO Coffee Journey Series introduces a radical upgrade in material science.

While the original series pioneered the use of recycled coffee grounds mixed with polycarbonate (PC), the R-GO prototype integrates Covestro’s premium post-consumer recycled (PCR) materials to reach a new frontier of environmental performance:

Carbon Footprint: Shells of a standard 20-inch carry-on  are engineered to produce just 1.19 lbs (0.54 kg) of carbon emissions—a 67% reduction from the 3.4 lbs (1.54 kg) generated by traditional models.

Technical Benchmark: According to Covestro’s technical data, this is achieved by utilizing Makrolon®PCR solution, which reduces carbon emissions from 3.4 kg to 1.1 kg per kilogram compared to the virgin Makrolon® material.

Plastic Efficiency: These shells cut virgin plastic usage by 33.3% per unit.

Certified Integrity: All PCR materials used are validated by UL ECV Environmental Claim Validation and the Global Recycled Standard (GRS), the industry’s most respected benchmarks for recycled content.

A Journey of Balance and Innovation The R-GO series is designed to prove that eco-conscious engineering can coexist with premium durability. In rigorous internal laboratory simulations designed to replicate extreme travel conditions, the R-GO series demonstrated durability performance exceeding the key performance benchmarks of mainstream industry standards by 200%. These evaluations covered critical performance areas including structural impact resistance, telescopic handle fatigue, and multi-terrain wheel endurance—ensuring the series meets the brand’s uncompromising quality benchmarks.

“Why NINETYGO? Because 100% is a destination, but 90 is a journey,” stated a NINETYGO spokesperson. “100% implies something finished and static. We adhere to long-termism, focusing on constant innovation that evolves with the traveler. Our collaboration with Covestro allows us to achieve a seamless balance between environmental stewardship and high-performance engineering. We believe true sustainability is only achieved when eco-friendly innovation meets uncompromising durability and functionality.”

Availability The production version of the NINETYGO R-GO Coffee Journey Series is expected to debut first on Amazon.com in Q4 2026, with broader global availability to follow.

For more information and updates on the journey from prototype to launch, visit www.ninetygo.com or follow @Ninetygo Luggage on Facebook and @ninetygotravel on Instagram.

About NINETYGO and Korrun

NINETYGO is a global travel lifestyle brand owned by Shanghai Runmi Technology Co., Ltd., a majority-owned subsidiary of Korrun Co., Ltd. (300577.SZ).

Founded in 2005, Korrun is China’s first A-share listed company in the luggage and bag industry. Driven by the vision of becoming a great innovative consumer goods company, Korrun operates across two segments: B2B and B2C. In B2B, Korrun is a global strategic partner to world-class brands including Nike, Adidas, and Decathlon, with advanced manufacturing bases in China, India, and Indonesia. In B2C, the company operates its independent brand, NINETYGO, partnering with top-tier suppliers like Covestro, DuPont, and YKK to deliver cutting-edge innovation and quality to travelers worldwide.

CONTACT: ninetygo.marketing@runmi.me

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HONG KONG, April 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — On April 22, 2026, the 57th World Earth Day, Sino Jet, a leading business aviation company in the Asia-Pacific region, officially released its 2025 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Report. Since China proposed its “dual carbon” goals, Sino Jet has published its annual carbon emissions report for the fifth consecutive year. Through consistent, transparent disclosures as a normal practice, Sino Jet demonstrates its firm commitment to and tangible results in the green and low-carbon transition.

The report shows that, amid steady growth in business scale, Sino Jet’s total carbon emissions in 2025 decreased by 6.96% year over year compared with 2024, and by 26.68% cumulatively compared with the baseline year 2021. After implementing technology-driven emission reductions and management optimization, the company offsets the remaining 996.085 tCO₂e through the purchase of carbon credits—including CCER offshore wind power, VCS landfill gas capture and power generation, and methane emission reductions from livestock and poultry farming under GS—thereby completing the cancellation process. The company has officially achieved its 2025 strategic goal of “carbon neutrality across the company’s own aircraft, ground support, and office operations.” This lays a solid foundation for achieving carbon neutrality across its overall business by 2035.

In 2025, Sino Jet’s total greenhouse gas emissions amounted to 23,176.943 tCO₂e. Scope 1 emissions (direct fuel combustion) accounted for 95.31% of the total, representing a 5.29% reduction compared with 2024, effectively controlling carbon emissions in core aviation operations. Scope 2 emissions (purchased electricity and heat) accounted for 1.72% of the total. Along with business expansion and improvements in service quality, Scope 2 increased by 20.78% compared with 2024—an expected rise under expanding operational scale. Scope 3 emissions (indirect emissions across the value chain) recorded a 45.20% decrease compared with 2024, setting a new industry benchmark for value-chain emissions reduction.

As the first business aviation company in China to announce a carbon-neutral pathway, Sino Jet has consistently made green aviation its core driving force. It has proactively established a “three-step progressive” decarbonization framework: in the short term, achieve carbon neutrality for its own fleet and ground operations in 2025 (successfully completed); in the mid term, plan through 2035 to promote carbon neutrality for the managed fleet in parallel, and reduce the company’s per-capita carbon emissions intensity by 20%; and in the long term, aim to reduce the company’s per-capita carbon emissions intensity by 40% versus the current level by 2050, continuing to lead the low-carbon transition in business aviation.

Digital Enablement: Building a Precise Carbon Management System

Sino Jet treats digital aviation as a core driver for building green aviation. By establishing efficient and precise management processes, the company not only upgrades its operating model, but also leverages a data-driven decision-making mechanism to improve both resource utilization efficiency and capabilities for controlling environmental impacts. Meanwhile, Sino Jet has built an enterprise carbon management system, which can integrate digital management modules across the full aircraft lifecycle—enabling precise control and intelligent analysis of data across all scenarios, including aircraft operations, energy procurement, and employee commuting.

The system can generate personalized emission-reduction plans. While reducing carbon emissions intensity, it also improves the customer flying experience and strengthens the long-term value preservation of aircraft assets.

Green Innovation: Driving Low-Carbon Transition from Multiple Dimensions

Given the industry characteristic that aviation fuel is a major source of emissions, Sino Jet implements refined energy management. To date, the company can provide SAF (Sustainable Aviation Fuel) refueling services for customers at major hub airports, including Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, Zhengzhou, and Ningbo.

In addition, by optimizing energy-use efficiency, prioritizing low-carbon suppliers, promoting energy-saving office practices and paperless operations, and implementing waste sorting and recycling measures, Sino Jet reduces carbon emissions across operational stages in a comprehensive manner. The company has also initiated an innovative high-altitude carbon-sink forest donation program, exploring a sustainable development closed loop of “emissions reduction in the air and carbon sequestration on the ground.”

In terms of building an ecosystem for green mobility, Sino Jet is actively developing a three-dimensional mobility solution of “business aviation + eVTOL.” At the 2025 Asian General Aviation Trade Show, Sino Jet formally signed a procurement order for 50 AE200 eVTOL aircraft with AEROFUGIA. This establishes a solid foundation for subsequent large-scale deliveries and commercial operations, offering customers a high-quality one-stop green mobility solution from origin to destination.

The successful achievement of Sino Jet’s 2025 carbon-neutral goal is an important milestone in the company’s implementation of the dual-carbon strategy and its fulfillment of social responsibility. Going forward, Sino Jet will continue to deepen its “Technology + Green” development strategy, further optimize its carbon emissions management and control system, improve digitalized green operational models, and gradually promote coordinated emissions reductions across the managed-fleet operations and the supply chain—contributing to the realization of China’s dual-carbon goals and the high-quality development of multi-dimensional transportation and mobility.

For queries please contact:
Sino Jet Marketing Department
Telephone: (+852) 2588 7007 / (+86 10) 8416 2637
Email: marketing@sinojet.org / marketing@sinojet.org.cn
Website: http://www.sinojet.org/ 

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• Arçelik today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement with Hitachi Global Life Solutions for the sale of its stake in Arçelik Hitachi Home Appliances (AHHA).
• Transaction consideration consists of USD 205 million in cash to be paid at closing, and additionally, a USD 56 million deferred payment will be paid over three years following closing.
• In addition, as of the closing date, 60% of Arçelik Hitachi’s existing cash exceeding USD 56 million will be added to the total consideration as a closing adjustment.
• This strategic move by Arçelik marks a significant step in the company’s ongoing portfolio optimization and refocus on core markets and long-term value creation.

ISTANBUL, April 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Arçelik announces the signing of a definitive agreement with Hitachi Global Life Solutions for the divestment of its stake in Arçelik Hitachi Home Appliances (AHHA). Established in 2021 as a joint venture, AHHA manufactures, sells and provides after-sales services for Hitachi-branded home appliances across global markets outside Japan. Arçelik holds a 60% stake in the company, while Hitachi Global Life Solutions retains a 40% shareholding.

The total transaction consideration consists of USD 205 million to be received in cash at closing, and deferred payments totaling USD 56 million to be received in instalments over a three-year period following the closing. In addition, as of the closing date, 60% of Arçelik Hitachi’s existing cash exceeding USD 56 million will be added to the total consideration as a closing adjustment.

Emphasizing that this decision is a strategic move that goes beyond short-term gains, supporting financial resilience and long-term value creation, Koç Holding Consumer Durables Group President Polat Şen said, “Championing a global footprint across 57 countries and a manufacturing network of 38 facilities in 13 countries, Arçelik will continue its global growth journey with determination. As a flagship company for our Group on a global scale, we believe this step will enable Arçelik to allocate its resources to priority areas and deliver positive outcomes for all our stakeholders in line with its sustainable growth objectives.” 

Since its inception, AHHA has delivered steady progress across its strategic priorities, including portfolio expansion, geographic growth, brand development and operational performance, and further strengthened Hitachi’s premium brand position across Asia Pacific and MENA.

Can Dinçer, Chief Executive Officer of Arçelik, commented, “Arçelik Hitachi has established a strong position in the Asia-Pacific market over the years with its premium brand and innovative solutions. We are pleased to have provided products that add real value to households through this collaboration”.

“This move reflects our approach as Arçelik to shaping our global operations within a more focused, selective, and strategic framework. This step is specific to the structure of this partnership and does not alter our long-term commitment to Asia. We remain confident in the region’s growth potential and continue to invest in key markets including India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. Arçelik has very strong foundations in Türkiye, and we are working with determination to achieve our goals in our home market, from which we derive our strength. We will continue to reach our consumers with innovative products and services, and to improve their lives through energy efficiency, digitalization, and AI-driven technologies,” Dinçer also stated.

The agreement is subject to customary closing conditions, including applicable regulatory approvals.  Until closing, AHHA will continue its operations in compliance with the provisions of the share purchase and the joint venture agreements. The completion of the transaction is expected to take place within 12 months following the execution of the agreement. 

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