Brother Industries, Ltd. has officially expanded its European green initiatives. The company’s Slovakia facility (BISK) began remanufacturing used drum units for laser and all-in-one printers in July 2026.
The Brother Group has been carrying out initiatives to reuse and remanufacture post-consumer products and consumables. Since 2004, the group has been collecting used laser and all-in-one printer toner cartridges, remanufacturing them to new-product quality standards, before redistributing them to customers. As of 31 March 2026, Brother has remanufactured more than 45 million toner cartridges. This milestone has earned significant external recognition, including certification under Germany’s prestigious Blue Angel ecolabel. In 2024, the company further expanded these efforts to include remanufacturing ink cartridges for inkjet and all-in-one printers.
Building on the technologies and expertise the Brother Group has developed in toner cartridge recycling, BISK has now begun remanufacturing drum units used in laser and all-in-one printers. As a critical component responsible for transferring text and images onto paper, drum units directly impact print quality. Under the new programme, used drum units collected from customers are cleaned, fitted with replacement parts, and subjected to rigorous quality inspections to ensure that the remanufactured units are of the same quality as new units. By handling the collection, remanufacturing, and redistribution of drum units entirely in-house, as it already does for toner cartridges, Brother aims to accelerate waste reduction and advance its long-term sustainability goals.
Under the Brother Group Environmental Vision 2050, the company strives to maximise resource circulation toward 2050 to ensure the sustainable use of resources and minimise the environmental impact of wastes. The group also aims to reduce the amount of virgin materials used in products by 25% by FY2030 compared to the FY2022 level. Going forward, Brother will continue to actively advance initiatives that take the global environment into account.
