Sumitomo Heavy Industries Group

Environmental
Sustainability Report

2010

Environmental Sustainability ReportMessage from the President

Holding fast to the “Sumitomo Business Spirit,”
Sumitomo Heavy Industries Group is helping
to build a sustainable society
A member of the Sumitomo Group, the Sumitomo
Heavy Industries Group is carrying on the “Sumitomo
Business Spirit” nurtured over more than 400 years.
“Conformity of self-interest and altruism of public andprivate affairs” is a part of that spirit. It is the idea that togain beneﬁts for yourself, you must act in a way that is
beneﬁcial to other people and that you will beneﬁt fromdevoting yourself to society.
Our Group’s action on environmental protection
contributes to implementing the sustainable developmentof society and is consistent with the “Sumitomo
Business Spirit.”
Above all, to contribute to the prevention of global
warming, one of the most serious environmental
problems, the Group is taking action tot 3FEVDF$02 emissionst 3FEVDFQBQFSVTBHF
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associated with transportation)
For these activities, the Group has adopted initiatives
that involve “participation by everyone” and a framework
to “visualize” the activities. We are also devising way to
improve a range of processes in order to further improvethe efﬁciency of energy usage.

We ﬁnd ourselves in a severe economic environment,
but the Group will not allow the activities to prevent
global warming to grow stagnant. Regardless of
ﬂuctuations in production volume, we will continue toreduce CO2 emissions and promote activities to prevent
global warming.
I believe that communication is the most important
method of discovering precise solutions to achieve thisgoal.
I also head out to the Group’s manufacturing sites to
see the factory ﬂoor for myself and to discuss
environmental problems on site.
The Group is promoting activities to prevent global
warming all over the world on the basis of the results wehave had with activities to prevent global warming inJapan.
The Group also aims to be a corporation that
contributes to environmental protection through its
products and production activities. We strive for
eco-friendly products (green products) that consumeless energy, products that are smaller and lighter whileproviding world-class products and world-classservices in a range of ﬁelds worldwide. On the
manufacturing ﬂoor as well as in the ofﬁce departments,
we are devising improvements by reducing andeliminating harmful substances, minimizing waste,
promoting recycling (zero emissions) and conserving
energy.
The Group will continue to exist in harmony with local
communities, to fulﬁll its social responsibility ofenvironmental protection as a member of thecommunity, and to contribute to the implementation ofsustainable development in society.
We appreciate your opinions and advice, which will
help us with our ongoing efforts.

President and CEO

Yoshinobu Nakamura

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CONTENTS
Message from the President

1

Outline of
Sumitomo Heavy Industries Group3

Relationship between
Sumitomo Heavy Industries Groupand Society

5

HIGHLIGHT

7

CLOSE UP

9

Environmental Report
Environmental Management System

11

Environmental Objectives (Medium-Term Plan)
and Results

13

Global Warming Prevention Activities

15

Activities Directed Toward Creatinga Society Based on Recycling

17

Activities for Managing Chemical Substances

19

Contributing to Environmental Protection
through Products

21

Environmental Impact Data

25

Social Activities Report
Editorial Policy
The Sumitomo Heavy Industries Group issued its ﬁrst
Environmental Report in 2001. In 2005, we expanded thescope of the report to include social aspects and changed
its name to Environmental Sustainability Report. Every
year, we widen the scope of social contribution activities
and environmental activities, which form the social
responsibilities of the Group. In addition to promoting
environmental management including activities to prevent
global warming, the 2010 Report also introduces ourengagement with biodiversity as a form of social
contribution. We have also expanded the scope of data on
the environmental burden overseas. To convey to a wide
audience our engagement with environmental and social
activities, we have sought to make the report accessible byusing plain and concise language and by making frequent
use of graphs, illustrations and photographs.
Further, when issuing this Report, we consulted theEnvironmental Reporting Guidelines (2007) and theEnvironmental Accounting Guidelines (2005) from the
Ministry of the Environment.

Social Contribution Activities

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Scope of the report
Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. and its group companies
Period covered by this report
April 1, 2009 – March 31, 2010
Previous issue: October 2009
Current issue: September 2010
Next issue: August 2011
Disclaimer
This report contains not only facts relating to the past and present of
Sumitomo Heavy Industries Group but also plans, forecasts, and projections
based on management plans and management policy at the date of
publication. These plans, forecasts and projections are assumptions andjudgments based on available information at the time of writing, and results ormatters pertaining to future business activities could differ materially from thedescriptions due to changing conditions.

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Outline of Sumitomo Heavy Industries GroupThe Sumitomo Heavy Industries Group
contributes to building an affluent society
with “manufacturing” technology
Since its foundation as a repair shop for the Besshi Copper Mine in 1888, theSumitomo Heavy Industries Group has moved in step with social and industrial
development. With a manufacturing technology nurtured by a tradition
spanning more than 100 years, we make use of proven technologies that
“actuate and control” devices from the world of nanotechnology to gigantic
structures to realize original ideas and dreams.

EuropeCompany Profile (as of March 31, 2010)
Company Name:

Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd.

Founded:November 20, 1888

Incorporated:

November 1, 1934

Head Ofﬁce:

1-1, Osaki 2-chome, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo

Capital:JPY 30,871,650,000

Employees:

15,463 (Consolidated), 2,748 (Non-consolidated)

Net Sales:

JPY 516,165 million (Consolidated)
JPY 196,735 million (Non-consolidated)

EuropeNet SalesAfﬁliates
Employees

23.7billion
9companies
1,090 persons¥

Business Outline

Mass-produced Machinery
Main Products
Power Transmission Equipment, Plastic
Injection Molding Machines, Cyclotrons for
Medical Use, Ion Accelerators, Plasma Coating
Systems, Laser Processing Systems,
Cryogenic Equipment, XY Stages, Transfer
Molding Press Machines, Precision Forgings

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Environmental Protection Facilities,
Plants & Others
Main Products
Power Generation Systems, Industrial
Wastewater Treatment Systems, Water and
Sewage Treatment Systems, Landﬁll Leachate
Treatment Systems, Air Pollution Control
Plants, Chemical Process Equipment for
Chemical Plants, Food Processing Machines,
Software

Net sales ratio by segment (FY2009)

Net sales ratio by region (FY2009)

Employee Ratio by Region (FY2009)

Other
Mass-produced machinery

Construction machinery

34%

20%
Industrial machinery

EuropeEnvironment protection
facilities, plants & others

Ships, steel structures andother specialized equipment

15%

15%

OverseasJapan

Net SalesAfﬁliates

Asia
Employees

15,463¥ 516.2 billion

persons

5%

Japan

67%

Asia

18%

North
America

Japan
Japan

33%

53%

North America

11%¥ 516.2 billion

17%

14%

272.7billion
45companies
10,373 persons¥

North America
Net Sales

Asia
Net SalesAfﬁliates
Employees

92.7billion
17companies
2,791persons

Afﬁliates¥

Ship, Steel Structure, andOther Specialized Equipment
Main Products
Steel Structures,Pressure Vessels, Mixing
Reactors, Ships, Marine
Structures, Marine
Equipment, Coke Ovens
Machines

Employees

Other
Net Sales¥

56.9 billion
16companies
1,209 persons¥

70.2 billion

Industrial Machinery
Main Products
Logistics & Handling
Systems, Parking
Systems, Forging
Presses, Material
Handling Systems,
Turbines, Pumps

Construction Machinery

Main Products
Hydraulic Excavators, Mobile Cranes,
Road Machinery

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Relationship between
Sumitomo Heavy Industries Groupand Society

14 At Automobile Factories

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Supports accuracy of robot movements.

Oil refineries, shipbuilding yards, automobile factories, semiconductor industry and otherindustrial settings as well as the settings of daily life such as households, hospitals, elevatorsand escalators: the products of the Sumitomo Heavy Industries Group are involved with allthese areas. Here, we use numbers to demonstrate the special features of our products.
1

Sewage Treatment Plants

Reduces air content by

500 ℃

30%
2

15 At Oil Refineries

Withstands temperatures ofapprox.

compared to average
diffusion plates

Precision speed
reducers

to extract light oil from heavy oil

Diffusion equipment

Coke drums

In Harbors

Improves fuel consumption by

60%

15

Recipient of the Chairman’s
Award for Excellence inEnergy-Saving Machines(FY2008)
Hybrid crane
1
3

At Power Generating Facilities

Facilitates combustion
with

6

100%
biomass fuel2

Biomass boiler

Supplied to3

80countries

approx.

worldwide
to deliver electric power

Steam turbine

4

5

Removes SOx, NOx and otherharmful emissions with0
water volume
Dry-type desulphurizationdenitrification system
4

At Shipbuilding Yards

Suspends the heaviest loadin the world at

At SeaTransports

100,000

1,200

tons of oil

Contributes to improved
efficiency on site.

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At Semiconductor Factories

Compatible with

65nm

ultrafine LSI. Implants
ion in wafers.

tons.

Oil tanker

55Large crane

Ion implantation system

13 At Underground Parking Lots

12 At Construction Sites

170 vehicles per unit. 20 %Largest in the world at

Capacity of

16,000 tons.
Forges engine parts.

improvement in fuel consumption.
First construction machinery
receiving Energy Conservation
Grand Prize (FY2007).

Efficient useof space.

Hydraulic excavator
Mechanicalparking garage

Forging press

11 For Televisions and PCs

Positioning accuracy of

1μm

for manufacturing ofglass substrates

14

Semiconductor andliquid production equipment
10 Elevators and Escalators

The compact
design trims theweight by

13

30 %.

12

Speed reducers
9

At Hospitals

Discovers cancers ofless than

11

1cm

in the early stages
Cyclotron for PET

10

The core of MRI equipment,cooling to the ultralow temperature of

7

-269℃
9

Cryocooler for MRI systems
88

At the Warehouse

We have an abundant lineup from

0.9to 48
tons.

7

For Mobile Phones, DVDs and CDs

Controls temperatures within

Molds concavities and convexities reliably even at

±1℃

0.1μm

Streamlines tasks with completely automatedmanagement of

190,000
packingcases

at low running cost

Air conditioning equipment

Forklift

Plastic injection molding machine

Automated warehouse system

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HIGHLIGHT

Highlighting FY2009
Activities
itiatives by
CO2 emissions reduced by
29% compared to FY2004

In FY2009, as part of our activities tocontribute to the prevention of global
warming, we curtailed CO2 emissions by 37%
over FY1990 and by 29% over the FY2004
benchmark year for the Group.

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Reduced CO2
emissions (basic
i units)it )for logistics by 11% over FY2006

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global warmin

We are committed to efficient transportation and amodal shift. Focused on long-distance cargotransportation, we are actively switching from truck
transportation to transport by rail and sea with
reduced CO2 emissions.

P16

12% reduction in waste
volume over FY2007
Recycling rate of 99.1%
We took steps to reduce metal scraps bystreamlining production activities,
eliminating waste and improving yields,
reducing waste volumes by 12% over theGroup’s benchmark year of FY2007. We
also promoted thorough separation ofwaste to achieve a recycling rate of
99.1%, exceeding the target of 98%.

P17

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ce waste

Activities to reduAs part of its corporate mission, the Sumitomo Heavy Industries Group contributes toprotecting the environment and reducing the burden on the environment through productdevelopment and production activities. We also continue to contribute to the creation of asustainable society. In FY2009, each facility communicated actively with the local community
while voluntarily taking part in initiatives to stop global warming and protect the environment.

Recipient of the Director’sPrize, Environmental
Management Bureau,
Ministry of Environment
The activities to protect air quality at the
Yokosuka Works were recognized with the
Director’s Prize by the Environmental
Management Bureau, Ministry ofEnvironment.

P10

Activities toprotect air quality

A
Awardedd d ththe Di
Director’st ’Prize, METI Chugoku

Activities toconserve energy

As Excellence in Energy Management
Plant for FY 2009, the Okayama Works
were awarded the Director’s Prize by the
Chugoku Bureau of Economy, Trade andIndustry, METI.

P16

Biodiversity Initiatives
At the Tanashi Works, 30% of the
43,000 m2 site is forest. Named the“Forest of Inspiration,” part of the forest
has been open to the public since 1995.
The Group is actively engaged inplanting and growing trees
in the area.

P27

Biodiversity initiatives

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Contributing to Highly Effective andStable Biomass Power Generation
Steam Turbines for Biomass
Today when initiatives to take action to prevent global warming are regarded as essential, there is increasing
interest in eco-friendly power generation. Since biomass power generation is capable of drastically reducing theuse of oil, coal and other fossil fuels by using bagasse (dry residue after extracting juice from sugar cane) or
woodchips for fuel, it is clean power generation that contributes to reducing CO2 emissions with the aim ofpreventing global warming.
Biomass power generation making use of bagasse haslong been introduced at sugar factories in Asia andCentral-South America. In recent years, the power
generation facilities have grown in size with sugar factories
entering the business of selling power due to theliberalization of the electric power market in many
countries.
Shin Nippon Machinery started to focus on biomass

3,840 megawatt

power generation at an early stage, delivering the firstmachinery to a sugar factory in Thailand in 1970. Since
then, the company has supplied 385 units and holds animpressive share of the world market.
The total power output of the biomass generators
supplied so far is 3,840 megawatts, which in numericalvalue corresponds to providing power to approximately 8
million standard Japanese households.

8

Equivalent to approx. million
standard Japanese households

Total power output
from biomass power
generators suppliedin the past

Product Features
The typical system used in the turbines for sugar
factories is called the extraction pressure
method. Steam is extracted from the turbine itself
as a source of heat for the sugar-making process
and to dry the bagasse fuel.
Since the so-called internal extraction pressure
method, in particular, is capable of regulating theamount of steam extracted from the interior of
the turbine to suit all types of control, it ispossible to reduce power generation loss and tohave a stable supply of a source of heatthroughout the year.

Blades by
Sumiju Precision Forging Co., Ltd.

The power generators make effective use of thetechnological synergy of the Group with blades
from Sumiju Precision Forging and speed
reducers from Seisa Gear.

TOPICS

Speed reducers
by Seisa Gear, Ltd.

Supplying India with the world’s largest steam turbines for biomass

In 2009, Shin Nippon Machinery delivered the world’s largest steam turbine for biomass to India. The facility generates 44
megawatts of power, the diameter of the turbine rotor axis is approximately 2m with a length of 5.6m, and it weighs 8.3 tons. Evenso, axis vibration values during operation are kept below 10 microns. The technology is the product of a system of integrated quality
control from the parts manufacturing to assembly.

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Recipient of the Director’s Prize,
Environmental Management Bureau,
Ministry of Environment
Yokosuka WorksIn December 2009, the activities to protect air quality at the Yokosuka Works were recognized with the Director’sPrize, Environmental Management Bureau, Ministry of Environment. The Works also received a Special
Meritorious Award for Countering Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC).

Expanding the Painting Facility
At the shipbuilding yards 100% of on-shore painting has
been transferred to an indoor facility. The ratio of indoor
painting at the yards has risen from 50% to 71%. As aresult, it is now easier to control the VOC contained in thevolatile ingredients in paint.

Exterior view of the painting facility

Installation of VOC Removal Equipment andPaint Collecting Equipment
In step with the development of indoor painting, we haveinstalled VOC removal equipment (95% removal rate) andpaint collection equipment at the paint factory. Balancing
the series of investment costs
against the benefit of theprocess no longer being
controlled by the weather, there
is generally hesitation when
judging the effectiveness of theinvestment, but our initiative is aforerunner for the industry andrecognized as a valuable model
Exterior view offor the future.
the VOC removal facility

Expanding Use of Low or Solventless Paint

Training to Improve Painting Techniques

In the past, the yards have used paints with low solvent
content wherever possible, but with the understanding of
our customers, we have expanded the range of use toaccount for approximately 65% of total volume. The use ofsolventless paint is still limited, but we are continuing to findsolutions to the technical problems and to study the
expansion of its application.

We have been reducing the volume of paint by designingskills training for workers and improving the processes.

As a result of these initiatives –We have reduced atmospheric emissions of VOC
contained in paint from 82% to 75%. Despite anincrease in paint volume due to a growing production
volume at the shipyards, we have reduced CO2
emissions by approximately 15%.

CO2 emissions

21,728 t
18,387 t

CO2 emissions
reduced by

VOC emissions in the atmosphereapprox.

Completion ofindoor paint facility
Operating VOC
removal equipment

82%
FY2007

VOC emission
reduced by

9

approx. %15%75%
FY2009FY2004

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Environmental Report

Environmental Management System
At Sumitomo Heavy Industries Group, we have been promoting environmental management with awareness thatbusiness corporations have social responsibilities for protecting the global environment, for preserving the local
environment, and for engaging in economic activities that are oriented toward recycling.

Sumitomo Heavy Industries Group Environmental Philosophy
The Sumitomo Heavy Industries Group contributes to implementing sustainable development of society
by holding fast to the “Sumitomo Business Spirit.”
The Sumitomo Heavy Industries Group is taking action across the Group to protect the global environment.

Environmental Policy

Environmental Management

In order to implement the sustainable development ofsociety, we must respond to global environment issues
and reduce the burden on the environment posed byvarious aspects of corporate activity. To do so, the Groupis promoting autonomous and proactive initiatives toprotect the environment.
In 1992, we established the Environmental Committee topromote environmental protection and compliance in local
communities. In September 1997, we established theSumitomo Heavy Industries Environmental Policy in orderto drive home the message of environmental management.
In addition, in order to clarify the basic policy of activities
across the Group, we established the Sumitomo Heavy
Industries Group Environmental Policy in November 1999,
expanding environmental management across the Group
as a whole including overseas facilities.

We have established an Environmental Management
Division in the General Affairs Group, which draws up the
medium-term environmental plan (the current second
medium-term environmental plan runs from FY2008 to
FY2010), environmental goals on an annual basis, anddevelops environmental management across the Group
including personnel training.
The medium-term environmental plan and the annual
environmental goals are rolled out across the Group after
approval by the President and CEO.

Sumitomo Heavy Industries Group Environmental Policy
Consideration of the impact on the environment
Established November 1, 1999
around the facilities
Prevention of environmental pollution
Waste reduction
Saving energy / Saving resources / Promoting recycling

Consideration of
the impact on
the environment
around thefacilities

Saving energy
Saving resources
Promotingrecycling

Prevention ofenvironmental
pollution

Waste reduction

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Environmental Management Audit
Japan
Once a year, the Environmental Management Division
conducts an audit of each works and Group company. The
audit covers environmental management as a whole andits principal emphasis is on activities to prevent global
warming. In order to improve performance and to
implement continued improvements, the emphasis isplaced on validating and verifying the systems. We also
undertake extraordinary audits as the need arises.
In the audits, we stress discussion and mutualawareness-raising.

Overseas
The Environmental Management Division undertakes
documentation checks and on-site internal audits of eachoverseas corporation with the principal objective being
activities to prevent global warming and environmental risk
reduction.
In FY2009, we audited three factories in China and two
factories in Vietnam.

ISO14001 Certification
President and CEO

Associate
Executive Director

Evaluation by the President (One to two times per year)
Report by the Executive Board (Four times per year)
Internal environmental audit (Once per year)
Sumitomo Heavy Industries Group Environmental
Management Committee (Twice per year)
Environment and Energy Conservation Conference forPrevention of Global Warming (Four to six times per year)
Special Patrol for Energy Conservation (According to level ofgoal attainment)

Environmental
Management
DivisionJapan
Twenty-one of the main manufacturing works and plants
have acquired ISO14001. In this ﬁscal year, two companies
acquired the certiﬁcation: Seisa Gear, Ltd. and Sumitomo
Heavy Industries Modern, Ltd. As a result, all principal
manufacturing divisions in Japan now have thecertiﬁcation.

Environmental
Audit Team

Overseas

Works

DivisionsGroup Companies
within Japan

Group Companies
outside Japan

Environmental
Committee
members

Environmental
Committee
members

Environmental
Committee
members

Environmental
Committee
members

At present four companies have received the certiﬁcation.
Sumitomo (SHI) Cyclo Drive China Ltd., which
manufactures speed reducers in China, and Link-Belt
Construction Equipment Company, which manufactures
construction equipment in the United States, are planningto acquire the certiﬁcation in FY2010.

Works and divisions that have received ISO14001 certification andgroup companies within the scope of certification
Works / Divisions

Group Companies within the Scope of Certiﬁcation

Tanashi Works

Sumiju Plant Engineering Co., Ltd.
Sumiju Business, Ltd.
Sumiju Tokki Service Co., Ltd.

Chiba Works

Yokosuka Works

Sumitomo (S.H.I.) Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
Kenki Engineering Chiba Co., Ltd.
Hitachi Sumitomo Heavy Industries Construction
Crane Co., Ltd.
Sumitomo (S.H.I.) Construction Machinery Sales Co.,
Ltd.
Sumitomo Heavy Industries Marine & Engineering Co.,Ltd.
Sumiju Precision Forging Co., Ltd.
Sumiju Yokosuka Kogyo Co., Ltd.
Environmental Engineering Center of Sumitomo Heavy
Industries Environment Co., Ltd.

Group companies in Japan that have
independently received the ISO14001 certification

Date ofCertiﬁcation

August 1998

April 1999

February 1999

Nagoya Works

Hitachi Sumitomo Heavy Industries Construction Crane
Co., Ltd.
January 1999
Sumiju Tomida Machinery Co., Ltd.
Sumiju Technos Co., Ltd.

Okayama Works

Sumitomo Heavy Industries Finetech, Ltd.

March 2000

Ehime Works(Niihama Factory)

Sumitomo Heavy Industries Techno-Fort Co., Ltd.
Sumitomo Heavy Industries Engineering & Services
Co., Ltd.
Sumitomo Heavy Industries Himatex Co., Ltd.
Sumiju Plant Engineering Co., Ltd.
Sumiju Techno Craft Co., Ltd.

November 1999

Ehime Works(Saijo Factory)

Sumitomo Heavy Industries Process Equipment Co., Ltd
SHI Examination & Inspection, Ltd.

February 1999

Energy &Environment Group

Sumiju Environmental Technology Co., Ltd.

Group Company

Date ofCertiﬁcation

Sumitomo NACCO Materials HandlingCo., Ltd.

March 2000

Shin Nippon Machinery. Co., Ltd.

February 2002

Izumi Food Machinery Co., Ltd.

June 2002

SEN Corporation

October 2002

Sumiju Environmental Engineering Inc.

October 2002

Sumitomo Heavy Industries Environment
Co., Ltd.

November 2002

Lightwell Co., Ltd.

February 2005

Nihon Spindle Mfg. Co., Ltd.

March 2006

Japan Electron Beam Irradiation Service
Co., Ltd.

January 2007

Sumitomo Heavy Industries PTC Sales
Company

September 2007

SFK Co., Ltd.

August 2008

Seisa Gear, Ltd.

August 2009

Sumitomo Heavy Industries Modern, Ltd.

December 2009

Group companies outside Japan that have
independently received the ISO14001 certification
Overseas Group Company

Date ofCertiﬁcation

Sumitomo (SHI) Demag Plastics
Machinery GmbH

April 1998

Sumitomo (SHI) Cyclo Drive Germany
GmbH

March 2006

Sumitomo (SHI) Cryogenics of Europe, Ltd. June 2008
October 2002

Ningbo Sumiju Machinery, Ltd.

September 2008

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Environmental Report

Environmental Objectives(Medium-Term Plan) and Results
The Sumitomo Heavy Industries Group has drafted the second medium-term plan that specifies the targets tobe achieved by the end of FY2010 and has been continuing with its efforts to reduce the burden on theenvironment.

Entire View of the Burden on the Environment (Sumitomo Heavy Industries Group)

INPUT

OUTPUT

Energy66,900t

CO2 Emissions

Crude oil equivalent

Water Resource

43,357kℓ

1,439,000m

3Amount of Chemical Substances
PRTR*1 Substances
993t

Sumitomo
Heavy
Industries
Group

Emission of Air Pollutants Waste
VOC*2
767t
Waste
Total Amount

48,610,000 sheets

Paper

29,761t
99.1%

Recycling Rate

(A4 paper equivalent)*1 PRTR: Pollutant Release and Transfer Register*2 VOC: Volatile Organic Compounds

Environmental Accounting for FY2009
As a yardstick for measuring the investment, expenditure and effect of environmental protection, we haveconducted environmental accounting in accordance with the Environmental Accounting Guidelines, 2005, issued
by the Ministry of the Environment.
Cost of Environmental Protection (Accounting Base: Sumitomo Heavy Industries Group)

Unit: million yen

Investment
amountCosts

Economic
effectHandling or processing water, air, noise, vibration, chemical substances, and waste materials;
reducing energy and resource consumption; and recycling materials

401

353

331

(1) Costs forPreventing
Pollution

Renovation of wastewater treatment facilities; implementing measures to collect dust, for handling substances
containing volatile organic compounds (VOC), and for removing asbestos; inspections for detecting extremely small
PCB content; operation control of water treatment facilities; measuring and analyzing water quality, exhaust gas, noiseand vibration; and ensuring compliance with the values stipulated in regulations.

208

163

85

Reducing cost ofwastewater treatment(2) Costs for
GlobalEnvironment
Protection

Power monitoring, equipment to conserve energy, updated lighting, energy conservation investment, temperature
control

182

44

235

Cost reduction withintroduction of energy
conservation, naturalenergy(3) Resource
Recycling
Costs

Recycling waste products, including wood, plastic, used paper, oil waste and raw garbage; creating waste yards;
regenerating thinner; collection, transportation, processing, and disposal of waste; and implementing steps to reducethe volumes of waste

11

146

11

Reducing landﬁll by
separating rubbish,
cost reduction by
cutting back on waste

2. Upstream andDownstream Costs

Cost of cutting A4 paper use by using reverse side

0

0.4

3. Management
Activity Costs

Administering and maintaining ISO14001 standards; providing training (general, specialized, screening panel, forinternal auditing); monitoring the implementation of action plans; receiving regular screening; expansion andmaintenance of green areas; conﬁrmation of PRTR; and measurement of VOC

619

4. Research andDevelopment Costs

Veriﬁcation testing of compact CFB boiler; commercial development of pretreatment facility for tropical biomass boiler;development of high-performance, low-cost, energy-saving water treatment unit; high-efﬁciency cyclo-reducers;developing other environmental responses and energy-saving products

49

517

Total

456

889

Details of the main activities and the effects

Category

Breakdown

1. Costs within
Business Areas (Sites)

Main content

331
Unit: million yen

Item

Description

AmountTotal amount of investment made in the period

Renovations of wastewater treatment facilities; Maintaining sewage systems; Installing oil-water separating tank; Cycling heat-processing
coolant; Improving exhaust heat for gear grinding rooms; Upgrading transformers (high-performance); Lighting INV and scaling back onlighting
Investing in energy conservation measures; Upgrading lighting; Introducing IH kitchen equipment; Upgrading compressors

456

Total cost assumed in the period

Recycling, collecting, transporting, processing and disposing of waste; Inspections to detect extremely small amounts of PCBs; Operational
control of waste water treatment facilities; Measuring water quality, exhaust gas, noise and vibration; Administering and maintaining
ISO14001; Providing training; Monitoring implementation of action plans; Receiving regular screening

889

Developing technologies to improve durability of CFB boiler; Veriﬁcation testing of compact CFB boiler; Developing energy-saving ships;
Developing high-efﬁciency, energy-saving motors; Downsizing and commercial development of wastewater treatment equipment;
Developing next-generation electric forklifts; Developing other environmental responses and energy-saving products

517

Total inclusive cost of researchand development in the period

Total cost of environmental protection activities during the period

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Activities in FY2009 – General Overview
We have established the second medium-term plan, whichruns from FY2008 and sets the targets to be achieved by
FY2010, to facilitate our activities to reduce ourenvironmental footprint. In particular, to contribute to theprevention of global warming, we have set a policy of
reducing total CO2 emissions by 16% from FY2004 levels.
Index

Prevention of
Global Warming

Promotion of
Resource
Conservation
and Recycling

Promotion ofPreventionof Environmental
Pollution

Expansion ofLine-up ofEnvironmentally
Friendly
Products

Environmental
Management

Item

Second Medium-Term PlanIn FY2009, however, we achieved a reduction of 29%
against a target of a 13%. The table below outlines ourachievement.
This fiscal year is the final year of the medium-term planand to achieve the targets, we are revitalizing the initiatives
based on the PDCA cycle.
Plans for FY2009

Achievements in FY2009 Evaluation

Plans for FY2010(1) Reduction in CO 2
emissions at works andofﬁcesReduction by 16% from the FY2004
level by FY2010 (23% reduction over
FY1990 levels)

Reduction by 13% from the Reduction by 29% from the
FY2004 level
FY2004 level

Reduce CO 2 emissions by 16% from
FY2004 level(25% reduction over FY1990 levels)* Target exceeds medium-term plan(2) Reduction in paper usage

Reduction by 40% from FY2005 level by Reduction by 35% from the Reduction by 52% from the
FY2005 level
FY2005 level
2010

Reduction by 40% or more from the
FY2005 level as the benchmark(3) Promotion of green
logistics Reduction in CO 2
emissions intransportation

Target for FY2010: Reduction by 11%
per basic unit of transportationcompared with the ﬁgure for FY2006 as
the benchmark.

11% reduction per basic unit oftransportation against FY2006
benchmark* Target exceeds 1% reduction speciﬁedin the Amended Energy Conservation
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generated)* Target exceeds medium-term plan(2) Achievement of zero
emissions

Attain recycling rate of 95% or more forall divisions by FY2010. Then, aim forzero emissions

Recycling rate of 99.1%.
98% or more at 8 bases(95% or more at 9 bases inprevious FY)Group average recycling rate of 99% ormore(target exceeds medium-term plan)(3) Reduction in water
usage

Reduction by 20% from FY2005 level by Reduction by 17% from the Reduction by 25% from the
FY2005 level
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abolition ofcompletely abolished,
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substance HCFC-141b by 50% or more,
complete abolition of HCFC-225
continues* Target exceeds medium-term plan(2) Emission control ofsubstances designatedas VOC (Air Pollution
Control Law)

Controlled emission of painting solvents,
Reduction in emissions of 3
mainly toluene, xylene, and ethylbenzen.
Reduced by 22% from thesubstances by 15% from
Reduction by at least 30% from the
FY2006 level
the FY2006 level
FY2006 level to be achieved by FY2010

Reduction in emissions of 3 substancesby 15% or more from the FY2006 level(3) Total abolition ofequipment that uses
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Special Measures
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concentration of PCBs, investigation
will continue in accordance with theplan.

Total prohibition of use

Reduction by 10% from the Reduction by 11% from the
FY2006 level
FY2006 level

Recycling rate of 98% ormore (SHI Group average)

Continue in accordancewith the Green
Procurement Guidelines

Continue in accordancewith the Green
Procurement Guidelines

Review Green Procurement Guidelines(1) Zero environmental
accidents (legal violations)

Respond to customers’ requests by
guaranteeing that shipped products do
not contain prohibited substances. Havethe suppliers guarantee that the
products they deliver do not containprohibited substances.
Zero environmental accidents (legal
violations)

Zero environmental
accidents (legal violations)Two environmental
accidents (legal violations)

Zero environmental accidents (legal
violations)(2) Increase in the numberof ISO14001 certiﬁcations

Plan and push for obtainment by Group
companies including overseas

Plan and promotecertiﬁcation for two
afﬁliates in Japan

Two companies in Japanobtained certiﬁcation

Expand certiﬁcation at overseas Group
companies

Audits at 6 principal
overseas manufacturingbases (including China)

Audits at 6 principal
overseas manufacturingbases (including China)

Conduct audits at key overseas locations
including China, avoid risk by conducting
risk assessments, promote
environmental initiatives

Produce biodiversity
guidelines

Produce biodiversity
guidelines

Expand tree-planting and growing
programs at factory premises

Promotion of measures
for green procurement(purchase of raw
materials and components)(3) Expansion of the scopeof the Consolidated
Environmental
Management(4) Contribute to biodiversity

Conduct audits and research into therisk associated with the principal
overseas manufacturing bases to avoid
risks and to promote measures forenvironmental activities.
Expand tree-planting and growing
programs at factory premises

Evaluation:

Achieved

Achieved by 70% or more

Achieved by less than 70%

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Global Warming Prevention Activities
In its business activities, including procurement, manufacturing and logistics, Sumitomo Heavy Industries Grouphas been taking measures to reduce CO2 emissions by positioning it as the most important issue.

CO2
emissions(10,000 t-CO2)29%

CO2 emissions
through theconsumptionof fuel and power

reduction(from FY2004)(10,000 t-CO2)

Target

12

16%

10

reductionfrom FY2004

4
0

10.67

9.36

9.48

9.30

9.18

8.32

6.69

7.86

1990
Estimate

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

10

16% reduction

4

(FY)

Target amount of CO2 emissions by the GroupLine indicating 25% reduction from 1990 levels for the Group(from FY2004)

Targetfrom FY2004

1.84

1.83

1.94

2.18

2.10
1.58

6

6

reduction

12

8

8

29%

0

7.52

7.65

7.36

7.00

6.22

5.11

7.86

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

(FY)

Total amount of CO2 emissions from power consumption
Total amount of CO2 emissions from fuel consumption

Promoting Environmental Management
In the Sumitomo Heavy Industries Group, activities toprevent global warming are positioned as a part ofenvironmental management with discussions conducted atevaluations by the President on visits to the manufacturing
ﬂoor. The results from each business division are fed backfor monthly processing at the Environmental Management
Division. The results are also announced at the quarterly
meetings of the Executive Board.
Each division in the Group promotes activities to prevent
global warming and is engaged in activities to improve a
range of processes in order to further enhance the efﬁcientuse of energy and to “visualize” activities and initiatives
through “the participation of all employees.”

Reducing CO2 Emissions
The Sumitomo Heavy Industries Group started to takeaction in FY2005 with the “Sumitomo Heavy Industries
Group 1st Global Warming Prevention Activities” to reduce
CO2 emissions by 10% from FY2004 levels by FY2007. Asof FY2008, we launched the “Sumitomo Heavy Industries
Group 2nd Global Warming Prevention Activities” aiming tofurther reduce CO 2 emissions by 16% from the FY2004
level by FY2010. Compared to the benchmark year of
FY1990 for the Kyoto Protocol, the target is to achieve a
25% reduction.
In FY2009 we were able to control emissions to far
exceed the target with a 29% reduction over FY2004
levels and a 37% reduction over FY1990 levels.

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Fuel and PowerAt the time of launching the “Sumitomo Heavy Industries
Group 1st Global Warming Prevention Activities” in
FY2005, we ﬁrst focused on reducing power consumption,
which accounted for approximately 80% of energy
consumption. In the “Sumitomo Heavy Industries Group
2nd Global Warming Prevention Activities” starting in
FY2008, we added activities to reduce CO2 emissions bycurtailing the amount of fuel used.
In FY2009 we reduced CO2 emissions from fuel by 14%
compared to the benchmark year of FY2004. However,when compared to the 22% reduction in CO2 emissions
from the use of electric power, this reduction is stillinsufﬁcient. Since the outlook is for production volumes toincrease in the future, we are planning visualization andthorough improvements to operational procedures,
including paint drying furnaces and heat-treating furnaces,
in an effort to reduce the use of fuel.
To achieve the targets, we are also working to eliminate
waste in power consumption by making improvements to
air-conditioning and reducing standby power at night andon holidays.

11% reduction

CO2 emission throughlogistics (basic units)(t-CO 2/t)

(from FY2006)

Paper usage(A4 paper
equivalent)(million sheets)

Target0.03

11%

reductionfrom FY2006

0.02

52%

reduction(from FY2005)

120

Target

100

40% reduction
from FY2005

80
60

0.01

40
0.02190.02040.02040.01950.0195

101

96

83

68

49

60

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

20
0

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

(FY)

0

(FY)

Promoting Green Logistics

Activities to Reduce Paper Usage

In transportation, we have been making efforts to reduce
CO2 emissions by eliminating waste and by improving
efﬁciency. With FY2006 as the benchmark year, we aimed
to achieve a 10% reduction in the basic unit of transportation(t-CO2/t) in FY2009. Through measures such as modal
shifts, efﬁcient transportation planning and by making
improvements to loading
ratios, we exceeded thetarget with an 11%
reduction in FY2009. We
will be pushing activities
toward the goal of an
11% reduction in FY2010
compared to FY2006
Loading a railway container
levels.

Reducing paper use is part of activities to save resources
and at the same time, it is linked to activities to prevent
global warming such as reducing CO2 emissions in thepapermaking process. In FY2010, the Sumitomo Heavy
Industries Group aims for a 40% reduction compared to
FY2005 levels.
In FY2009 we exceeded the target of a 35% reduction
over FY2005 levels with a reduction of 52%.

Initiatives for Eco-friendly Products
The Sumitomo Heavy Industries Group has createdsystematic and voluntary standards across the Group suchas carrying out Lifecycle Assessments*, improving recycling
rates at the time of disposal, reducing the volume of
packaging, curtailing harmful substances contained in
products, and developing products that consume lessenergy, weigh less, are more compact and last longer. We
have started evaluations based on these standards as wellas initiatives to make improvements.

TOPICS

Okayama Works Awarded the Prize
for Outstanding Energy Management

At the Chugoku Energy Conservation awards ceremony,
the Okayama Works received the METI Chugoku Prize as“Excellence in Energy Management Plant for FY2009.” With
participation by everyone as the watchword, the Okayama
Works have steadily tackled activities to conserve energy
for the prevention of global warming. The prize wasawarded in recognition of improvements in the basic unit ofenergy use by more than 5% every year from FY2005 to
FY2008, and for contributing greatly to the prevention of
global warming by reducing CO2 not only through energy
conservation with a focus on equipment investment, but byadding up small and straightforward day-to-day activities.
Taking advantage of thispublic commendation,
the Works are planning
greater strides as afactory with outstanding
energy management.

*Lifecycle Assessment: A method of objective and quantitative evaluation ofenvironmental impact throughout the lifecycle (all stages from extracting the resources
to manufacturing, use, disposal and transportation) of products and services

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Activities Directed Toward Creatinga Society Based on Recycling
To establish a society based on recycling, the staff at Sumitomo Heavy Industries Group recycle and makeeffective use of waste generated through the Group’s business activities and control the volume created. We also
take action to reduce the burden on the environment through our business activities.

(t)

(t)

50,00050,00040,00040,00029,761

30,00018,96220,0000

10,000Volume ofwaste
recycled Y

Volume ofwaste
W (X+Y)

Valuableresources Z

Volume ofwaste
generated
S (X+Y+Z)

Measures for reducing
the environmental burden
Establishing a society based on recycling is essential for
ensuring the sustainable development of society. We
manage our waste by classiﬁcation into the three categories
shown below. We aim to reduce the volume of waste
generated through our business activities and put moreemphasis on improving the recycling of waste. We also takeaction to reduce the burden on the environment by setting
speciﬁc goals.

Waste for Disposal

Discarded as landfill or incinerated as
unusable waste

Valuable Resources Recycled for reuse. Metal scraps
account for the main part.

Waste for Recycling Discarded as waste, but recycled andlater reused

TOPICS

Target

10% reduction
from FY2007

27,53830,96333,88034,01429,761

0

4,477

3,239

2005

2006

2,652
2007

Waste disposal
Waste generated

808

271

2008

2009

2010

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(FY)

Target line for waste generation

Results of our initiatives in FY2009
Control of waste generated and reduction in thevolume of waste discarded
In FY2010, we aim to reduce the volume of waste discarded
by 10% compared to FY2007 levels. In FY2009, we worked
to control the volume of waste including metal scraps, toeliminate wastefulness and to streamline production
activities. Additionally, there was also a decline inproduction volume and we achieved the target for FY2010,
keeping the volume of waste at 29,761 tons, which is areduction of 12% compared to FY2007 levels. The target for
waste disposal is less than 1% of the volume of waste. In
FY2009, we achieved the target with a disposal volume of
271 tons, or 0.9%.
FY2010 prospects are for an expansion in production
volume, but we will be working toward further reduction tomaintain our accomplishment.

Ash collection, sludge recycling and weight reduction at the Yokosuka WorksAt the Yokosuka Works, we collected both sludge and ash
from the collection equipment installed at the ship painting
facility. The mixture of ash and sludge was transported to aprocessor for incineration and fusion before ﬁnal reuse aspaving material. Since we added water to the mixture stored at
the manufacturing site with the aim of preventing scattering,treating the added weight involved wasteful processes.
Since the collected ash is dust from the shot blast, it
contains metal powder. By working with a new processor on
this occasion, we were able to recycle the dust as raw material

17(from FY2007)

20,000271
Volume ofwaste
disposedof X

30,000reduction

10,77910,52810,00012%

Trends in volume
of waste, etc.

Volume of waste generated in FY2009

for steelworks after passing it through several processes
including enrichment.
The Yokosuka Works collects the ash in dedicatedcontainers for storage in a dry state and has changed theprocess of treating ash to recycling as a value-added raw
material for steel manufacturing. Eliminating the ash that was
mixed in with the sludge is linked to weight reduction since wehave reduced the amount of water to prevent scattering. We
will continue to investigate new methods of recycling to devise
optimal recycling.

Trends in therecycling rates

99.1%(FY2009)(%)

Target99%

recycling rate

Water use
(1,000 m3)

100

2,500

80

2,000

60

1,500

40
20
0

25%

reduction(from FY2005)

Target

20% reduction
from FY2005

1,000
83.8

89.6

93

96.6

99.1

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

500

2010

(FY)

0

1,907

1,669

1,631

1,574

1,489
1,439

1,525

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

(FY)

Reducing water consumption
Improving recycling efficiency
The initial goal for recycling rates in the second
medium-term plan was to achieve a recycling rate of 95%
across all departments by FY2010. Since we met thistarget in FY2008, we raised the goal to a recycling rate of
98% or more for FY2009. As a result, there were advancesin separation and collection of waste to achieve the target
with a recycling rate of 99.1%.
The target for FY2010 is to achieve a recycling rate of
99% or higher. We are taking action to achieve the target
by thorough separation, while advancing the recycling of
the metal waste contained in sludge.

Achieving zero emissions
The deﬁnition of a zero emissions factory at Sumitomo
Heavy Industries Group is a factory where the volume ofwaste for landﬁll is less than 0.5% of the volume of waste.
In FY2009, nine factories achieved zero emission status.
In FY2010, we will take action to increase the number ofzero emission factories with initiatives to reduce thevolume of landﬁll in addition to improving recycling rates.

Reducing water consumption is linked to protecting
resources and reducing discharge into public water
systems. The Sumitomo Heavy Industries Group has set atarget of reducing water consumption in FY2010 by 20%
compared to FY2005 levels. In FY2009, we made solid
progress with the elimination of leaks that wasted water
through the visual installation (aboveground installation) of
water pipes. As a result, we achieved the goal a year
ahead of time with a 25% reduction from FY2005 levels.
We aim for further reductions in FY2010.

TOPICS

Okayama Works Recycle ParkAt the Okayama Works, the waste collection station has
been named the Recycle Park. At every factory within theWorks, waste is divided into 11 categories for recycling
and ultimately collected at the Recycle Park.
When the waste is transferred into dedicated containers
at the Recycle Park, it iscarefully checked to verify
that it contains no foreign
substances. Naming thewaste collection station
the Recycle Park helped
build awareness among
employees that waste
must be recycled.

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Activities for Managing
Chemical Substances
To prevent environmental pollution, we focus on the following four issues for the effective management ofchemical substances.

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Emissions of substancesthat are subject to theSoil Contamination
Countermeasures Law(from FY2005)(kg/year)

10,000

1,250

8,000

1,000

Target6,000

Completeabolition

4,000

2,000

82%

Emissions ofozone-depletingchemicals

Amount handled

Amount handled(kg/year)% reduction

by FY2010
9,388

3,251

5,178

3,430

4,247

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

reduction(from FY2006)

Target

50% reduction
from FY2006

750

500

250

1,095

926

550

2006

2007

2008

548
201

0

2010

(FY)

Emission control oforganic chlorine compounds

0

2009

2010

(FY)

Emission control of ozone-depleting chemicals

Emission control of substances subject to theSoil Contamination Countermeasures Law
We have set a goal of completely eliminating by FY2010
the use of dichloromethane, tetrachloroethylene andtrichloroethylene, which are organochemical substances
subject to the Soil Contamination Countermeasures Law.
In FY2009, the total reduction for these three substances
was 55% compared to the level in FY2005. By substance,
the achievement breaks down as follows: dichloromethane
was reduced by 99% from FY2005 level, surpassing the
66% reduction from FY2005 level in FY2008.
Trichloroethylene increased by 2% from FY2005 levels but
will be completely abolished in FY2010 with theintroduction of a substitute. Use of tetrachloroethylene wascompletely abolished as of FY2009.

We have set a goal of reducing our emissions of theozone-depleting chemicals, HCFC-141b and HCFC-225,
by 50% by FY2010 compared to the level in FY2006 as thebenchmark. As of FY2008, HCFC-225 was completely
abolished and HCFC-141b was reduced by 81% comparedto FY2006 levels. For the whole of FY2009, there was a
reduction of 82% over FY2006 levels and with theintroduction of a substitute, we are targeting further
reductions.

Management of PCB and total abolition of equipment containing PCB
We have completed registration of all equipment withhigh PCB concentrations with the processing
company, Japan Environmental Safety Corporation.
We will complete investigations of equipment with low
PCB concentration in FY2010 and we are taking
systematic measures to be able to process them assoon as possible thereafter. We plan to abolish the useof stabilizers and transformers containing PCB forlighting equipment by FY2010.

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Exterior view of the warehouse forstorage of equipment containing PCB
Storing transformers containing minuteamount of PCB

(t/year)22%

reduction(from FY2006)(t/year)

Target1,000

30% reduction

Emissions

1,250

from FY2006

750

500

250

0

984

946

915

767

689

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

25%

reduction(from FY2006)

2,000

(FY)

Emissions + transferred amount

VOC emissions

PRTR substanceemissions andthe amounttransferred

1,600

1,200

800

400

0

1,316

1,187

1,228

993

2006

2007

2008

2009

(FY)

Emission control of VOC(volatile organic compounds)

Emissions and transfer of
PRTR substances

Toluene, xylene and ethylbenzene in paint solvents
account for close to 90% of the VOC we use. Our goal is to
reduce emissions of these chemicals by at least 30% by
FY2010 compared with the level in FY2006.
We have made progress with the reductions thanks to
the introduction of solvent collection and removal
equipment at our large-scale paint facilities, which are
subject to legal controls. As a result, we saw reductions ofapproximately 22% compared to the level in FY2006.
Measures to control VOC emissions in FY2010 continue on
from FY2009 with the operation of solvent collection andremoval equipment, expansion of powder paint, and theadoption of low-solvent paints to control emissions.

About 90% of the PRTR substances we use are paint(epoxy resin) and its solvents (toluene, xylene andethylbenzene). In FY2009, we reduced these substancesby 25% of the level in FY2006. We will continue to expand
the use of low-solvent paint while ensuring that we
maintain the quality of our products. We will also install andexpand solvent collection and removal equipment to
reduce the emission and transfer of PRTR substances.

TOPICS

Controlling the volume of VOC generated
by installing VOC removal equipment

We have installed VOC removal equipment in the drying furnace
for the parts painting line at Sumitomo (S.H.I.) Construction
Machinery Co., Ltd. where we manufacture hydraulicexcavators. By properly drying the painted parts for the hydraulicexcavator in the drying furnace, the parts retain the coating ﬁlmthat allows immediate use and the strength they were designed
for. When drying the parts in the drying furnace, the paint emits
VOC. We remove the VOC with VOC removal
equipment (removal rate 99%).
To reduce VOC generation without relying
only on VOC removal equipment, we use
low-solvent paint for some of the parts. We
are also investigating the use of non-solvent
paints and powdered paints.

Total amount reported in FY2009
Enforcement
order No.

Name of substance(kg/year)

Emissions +transferred amount30

Bisphenol-A liquid epoxy resin

58,72640Ethylbenzene

217,68643

Ethylene glycol

17,344

63

Xylene448,393

68

Chrome and trivalent chrome compound

191

132

1,1-Dichloro-1-ﬂuoroethane

201

145

Dichloromethane

802

177

Styrene

1,286

211

Trichloroethylene

11,356

227

Toluene177,187

230

Lead and its compounds

738

231

Nickel87

304

Boron and its compounds

311

Manganese and its compounds

15,756346

Molybdenum and its compounds

26

764

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Contributing to Environmental Protection through Products

Clearing the International
Norm for Efficiency Standards

EnergyConservation

Environmentally
FriendlyPower Transmission and Controls GroupPower Transmission and Controls GroupWe have done a thoroughreview of energy loss in the
motor to achieve an average
reduction of 10%. Clearing
the IE2 international
standard for efﬁciency, themotor contributes to energy
conservation.

These compact motors equipped with reduction gears
and used to drive conveyors, food processing
machines, packaging machines and assistive productswith a capacity in the range of 2.5W to 15kW arecompatible with standard speciﬁcations in the RoHS
directive, made to be environmentally friendly and safe.

Speed reducer withhigh-efﬁciency motor

Contributing toBiomass Power Generation

EnergyConservation

An important component forbiomass power facilities.
Rotating at high speeds, thedynamic force of thelarge-scale turbines istransmitted to the power
generator securely andwithout waste.

Speed reducer for
generating wind power

Helps Reduce Waste

Environmentally
Friendly

Sumitomo Heavy Industries Modern, Ltd.

This system re-pelletizes
the mill ends generated
in plastic ﬁlm production
and other processes torecycle them into raw
materials, reducing
waste by reusing millends and defective
products.

Compact Gear Motors(Hyponic Gear Motor, Altax ® NEO, Prest ® NEO, Astero ® )EnergyReduced Power Consumption Conservation
Plastics Machinery Division

Seisa Gear, Ltd.

In this machine that
produces plastic
products by pouringmolten plastic into a moldand shaping it, theelectric drive system
replacing the hydraulicdrive realizes substantial
reductions in power
consumption.

Contributing to
QOL (Quality of Life)

Electrically Powered Plastic
Injection Molding Machine

Environmentally
Friendly

Quantum Equipment Division

Pelletizing Recycling System

Downsizing Equipment

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Adopting Environmentally
Friendly Parts

EnergyConservation

This is one of a range ofradiation therapy devices.
Compared to regular x-rays,
it is capable of pinpointing
and picking off cancerous
cells for outstanding
therapeutic value that isgentle on the body of thepatient.

Reduced Power Consumption Environmentally
Friendly

Quantum Equipment Division

Precision Equipment GroupThe device produces thepharmacological agent (labeled
compound) for PET (Positron
Emission Tomography)
examinations, one type ofcancer diagnosis. Being about
half the size of conventional
units, it helps reduce the power
consumption and thegeneration of waste at
hospitals.

Ultrahigh vacuum pump usedin semiconductor production
processes and otherapplications that reduces
power consumption by
separately optimizing andoperating multiple cryopumps
and the minimum number ofcompressors.
Ultra-Compact
Cyclotron (HM-7)
for PET Diagnosis

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Proton beam cancer
therapy equipment

SICERA ®
Cryopump

Environmentally
Friendly

Applicable to a Wider
Range of Products

Environmentally
High-Performance Roll That
Friendly
Conserves Resources and Energy

Mechatronics Division

Sumitomo Heavy Industries HIMATEX Co., Ltd.

This device encapsulates
semiconductor IC chips
using resin, preventing theresin from entering culls andrunners, reducing waste
generated at molding.

A mill roll used in iron-making. The use of different
materials for the outer shell layer and inner coreensures wear resistance and economic efﬁciency at
the same time.

Semiconductor Encapsulating
SystemLonger Operating Life forConsumables

Environmentally
FriendlyCentrifugally Cast High-Speed Roll

Improving Efficiency ofPower Generation

Sumitomo Heavy Industries Finetech, Ltd.

Sumiju Precision Forging Co., Ltd.

Puriﬁes grinding lubricant andcutting ﬂuid to extend thelifecycle of the ﬂuid. In
addition to minimizing top-ups
and cutting down liquidcontained in recovered waste,
the frequency of changing
ﬁlters is reduced due to thehigh-efﬁciency magnetic
separator.

Our advanced, integrated
blade manufacturing
technology is applied tothese blades, which require
more complexity and moreexacting precision to
improve power generation
efﬁciency.

Magnetic separator

EnergyAdopting Energy-Conserving Conservation
Equipment
SEN Corporation

Used in the semiconductor
manufacturing process andelsewhere, the system
implants ion in silicon wafers.
Tracking the rapid evolution insemiconductor technology,
the system implements lower
voltage and lower power
consumption.

EnergyConservation

Blades for gas turbines

Also Adapted to Waste Fuel

Environmentally
Friendly

Energy & Environment GroupIn addition to using biomass
fuel for power generation andcontributing to reduced CO2
emissions, the facility canalso be adapted to waste fuelsuch as tires.

Ion implantation system
Circulating ﬂuidized bed
boilerRecovering Valuable Metals
from Industrial Waste

EnergyConservation

Contributes to Processing SOx, Environmentally
Friendly
NOx and Dioxin in Exhaust Gas

Energy and Environment Group

Energy & Environment Group

These facilities forrecycling industrial waste
through high-temperatureprocessing (to collectmetals and turn them into
pellets) contribute to
reducing the burden on
the environment byrecycling industrial waste.

The exhaust gas processing facility uses a moving
bed of activated charcoal toprocess SOx, NOx, dioxin, dust
and mercury. Since it is possible
to use one device fordesulphurization, denitriﬁcationand to remove dioxins, energy
consumption can be reduced
over conventional facilities.

Sumitomo W+E Rotary Kilns

Dry-type desulphurizationdenitriﬁcation system

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EnergySuperior Diffusion Performance Conservation
Enables Energy Conservation

Compact Facility with
High-Speed Separation

Sumitomo Heavy Industries Environment Co., Ltd.

Sumitomo Heavy Industries Environment Co., Ltd.

This equipment diffuses ultraﬁne air bubbles into factory
efﬂuent and sewage to provide efﬁcient puriﬁcation ofwastewater. There are an
energy-conserving effectof a superior diffusion
performance and a cost
reduction effect due tosimple maintenance.

Coagulates suspended
particles contained in waste
water by high-speed
separation. Highly efﬁcientand compact facility making
effective use of space andcontributing to lower runningcosts.

Micrus® Superﬁne-bubble
membrane tube

EnergyConservation

Coagulation sedimentation
system Sumi-Thickener®

Lower Running Cost

EnergyConservation

Nihon Spindle Mfg. Co., Ltd.

20% Reduction inPower Consumption

Energy Environmentally
Conservation
Friendly

Nihon Spindle Mfg. Co., Ltd.

An air-conditioning control systemthat is able to keep thetemperature within ±1°C and thehumidity within ±5% of the set
values. With a superior control
system, this system reduces
power consumption by 60%
compared to conventional
systems.

Removes dust by ﬁlteringsoot and smoke fromsteelworks. Improves theﬂow of air and reduces
power consumption by
20% compared toconventional facilities.
Pulse dust collector

Air-conditioning control system,
Kurieko II

Energy Environmentally
Contributes to High
Conservation
Friendly
Energy-Conservation
Effect and Zero Emissions

Treating Several Distillation
Processes in One

Sumiju Plant Engineering Co., Ltd.

A single unit capable of handling several distillation
processes in one facility. More than a distillation column,
it also allows for the reduction of peripheral equipment tocurtail initial investment and running costs.

We have developed a compact
unit for the high-performancefalling ﬁlm plate evaporator. As wellas implementing a highenergy-saving effect, the unit
collects water and valuable
resources from waste water andcontributes to zero emissions.

EnergyConservation

Sumiju Plant Engineering Co., Ltd.

Vapor (ingredient A)
Reflux (ingredient A)
EnrichingsectionDistributor (fractional type)

Liquid distributor developed for
exclusive use in the fractional
columnSecond column

Mini-evaporator

Recovery section (fractional type)
Enriching section(fractional type)

Energy40% or More Reduction
Conservationin the Sludge Output
Dires® Sludge Reduction System
Sumiju Environmental Engineering Inc.

A system that controls excess sludge discharged from
efﬂuent treatment facilities through the use of
microorganisms. This system signiﬁcantly reduces initialcosts and running costs compared to conventional
mechanical systems or systems that use chemicals.

Sumitomo SFLOW®
Packing (fractional type)
Capable of a combination of
11 types of packing material
with long track records over
several years

First column
Feed(A.B.C ingredients)

Product (ingredient B)(Side view)

Recovery section(fractional type)

Enriching section(fractional type)

Third column
Recovery section

Partition
The partition dividing the internal
column is a special feature ofColumn-in-Column®

Vapor (ingredient C)
Extraction from column bottom (ingredient C)

Column-in-Column ® (CIC) distillation column(Dividing-wall distillation column (DWC) from Sumitomo)

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Extending Adaptable
Applications for Streamlining

EnergyConservation

Environmentally
Friendly

Effective Use ofPetroleum Resources

Izumi Food Machinery Co., Ltd.

Sumitomo Heavy Industries Process Equipment Co., Ltd.

Heat exchanger for use infood production.
Contributing to streamlined
production, this productgroup is adaptable to arange of liquid shapes from
low to high ﬂow properties.

This equipment is used in theoil reﬁning process. It
pyrolyzes heavy oil to collectvaluable light oil such as
gasoline. This unit converts
heavy oil, now limited in use,
into light oil.

NT-type plate heat exchanger

Conserving Energy on Ships

Coke Drum

EnergyConservation

Sumitomo Heavy Industries
Marine & Engineering Co., Ltd.

Achieves energy
conservation performance atinternational top levels by
combining the optimum ship
design with energy-saving
additions and high-efﬁciency
propellers of our own
development.

Energy Environmentally
60% Reduction ofConservation
Friendly
Fuel Consumption
with Hybrid Power Supply
Sumitomo Heavy Industries Engineering & Services Co., Ltd.

Mounted on container
cranes, energy generated
during lowering is stored andused to support hoistingwork.
Oil tanker
Sybrid System™

Low-Noise, Cuts
Maintenance Costs

Energy Environmentally
Conservation
Friendly

Sumitomo Heavy Industries
Techno-Fort Co., Ltd.

Reduce CO2 by Generating
Renewable Energy

Environmentally
Friendly

Shin Nippon Machinery Co., Ltd.

Used to generate
renewable energy (power
generation fueled byrenewable energy) withthe aim of reducing CO2.

This clutch and brake unit for
activating and stopping therotary shaft reduces noiselevels by 10% compared toair-powered and dry units. The
airless operation also reduces
running costs.
Wet clutch and brake forforging presses

Energy Environmentally
CO2 Reduction,
Conservation
Friendly
Reduced Running Cost
Sumitomo (S.H.I.) Construction
Machinery Co., Ltd.

Steam turbine for private power
generation

Contributing to CO2
Reduction with
Electric Forklifts

Energy Environmentally
Conservation
Friendly

Sumitomo NACCO Materials
Handling Co., Ltd.

The magnet speciﬁcation
machine is primarily used for
scrap work where frequentswiveling action recovers energy,
making the model suitable forhybrid development.
Hybrid hydraulic excavator

Quick operation using an AC
motor. The side-extracted battery
can be adapted to long runningtimes. Contributes to CO2
reduction, energy conservationand noise reduction compared tothe internal combustion engine.

Counter-balanced
electric forklift

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Environmental Report

Environmental Impact Data
Environmental impact data for SHI works (including Group companies within the works), Group companies inJapan (away from SHI works) as well as the main overseas Group companies

Environmental impact data for each works
Tanashi Works

Chiba Works

Established in 1939
ISO14001 (obtained in August 1998)
Building Area: 14,368m 2
Site Area: 43,218m 2
Main Products: Cryogenic Equipment, Defense Equipment

CO2 Emissions(t - CO2)
6,000

Waste
(t/year)
1,600

4,500

1,200

Amount Disposed ofAmount Discharged
Recycling Rate

Established in 1965
ISO14001 (obtained in April 1999)
Building Area: 61,630m 2
Site Area: 294,600m 2
Main Products: Plastic Injection Molding Machines, Metallic Molds,
Construction Machines

(%)
100
80

CO2 Emissions(t - CO2)
16,000Waste(t/year)
4,000

12,000

3,000

8,000

2,000

4,000

1,000

0

0

Amount Disposed ofAmount Discharged
Recycling Rate

80

60
3,000

800

1,500

400

0

0

60

40

2006 2007 2008 2009 (FY)

20
2001

0
2006 2007 2008 2009 (FY)40

2006 2007 2008 2009 (FY)

20
2001

2006 2007

02008 2009 (FY)

Nagoya Works

Yokosuka Works
Established in 1971
ISO14001 (obtained in March 1999)
Building Area: 170,572m 2
Site Area: 523,000m 2
Main Products: Ships, Laser Processing Systems, Semiconductor
Manufacturing Equipment, Precision Forgings,
Stage Systems, System Controller
CO2 Emissions(t - CO2)
24,000Waste(t/year)12,00018,0009,000

1,2000

6,000

6,000

3,000

0

0

Amount Disposed ofAmount Discharged
Recycling Rate

(%)
100
80
60

Established in 1961
ISO14001 (obtained in January 1999)
Building Area: 90,000m 2
Site Area: 293,000m 2
Main Products: Power Transmission and Controls, Geared Motors,
Inverters, Construction Machines
CO2 Emissions(t - CO2)
10,000Waste(t/year)
6,000

7,500

4,500

5,000

3,000

2,500

1,500

0

0

Amount Disposed ofAmount Discharged
Recycling Rate

90
85
80

20
2001

0
2006 2007 2008 2009 (FY)Okayama Works

2006 2007 2008 2009 (FY)2001

2006 2007

CO2 Emissions(t - CO2)
6,000

Waste
(t/year)
2,000

4,500

1,500

Amount Disposed ofAmount Discharged
Recycling Rate

Established in 1888
ISO14001 (obtained in November 1999)
Building Area: 200,000m 2
Site Area: 418,000m 2
Main Products: Ion Accelerators, Coating Equipment, Parking System,
Forge Rolling Machines, Transporting Machines

(%)
100
80

CO2 Emissions(t - CO2)
20,000Waste(t/year)8,000

15,000

6,000

10,000

4,000

5,000

2,000

Amount Disposed ofAmount Discharged
Recycling Rate

1,000

0

2006 2007 2008 2009 (FY)

0

20
2001

0
2006 2007 2008 2009 (FY)

Ehime Works (Saijo Factory)
Established in 1973
ISO14001 (obtained in February 1999)
Building Area: 58,341 m 2
Site Area: 535,000m 2
Main Products: Pressure Vessels, Stirring and Mixing Equipment,
Coke Oven Machines
CO2 Emissions(t - CO2)
8,000

Waste
(t/year)
4,000

6,000

3,000

4,000

2,000

2,000

1,000

0

0

Amount Disposed ofAmount Discharged
Recycling Rate

(%)
100
80
60
40

25

2006 2007 2008 2009 (FY)

60

40

500

20
2001

0
2006 2007 2008 2009 (FY)

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(%)
100
80

60

1,500

0
2008 2009 (FY)

Ehime Works (Niihama Factory)

Established in 1948
ISO14001 (obtained in March 2000)
Building Area: 94,000m 2
Site Area: 425,000m 2
Main Products: Small Gear Motors, Gearboxes, Stage Systems,
Machine Tools

3,000

(%)
100
95

40

2006 2007 2008 2009 (FY)

(%)
100

0

2006 2007 2008 2009 (FY)

0

40
20
2001

2006 2007

02008 2009 (FY)

Environmental impact data for Group companies in Japan (away from the works)
SEN Corporation

Shin Nippon Machinery Co., Ltd.

Main Products: Ion Implantation Systems
CO2 Emissions(t - CO2)
8,000

Waste
(t/year)
200

6,000

150

Main Products: Turbines, Pumps
Amount Disposed ofAmount Discharged
Recycling Rate

(%)
100
80

CO2 Emissions(t - CO2)
4,000

Amount Disposed ofAmount Discharged
Recycling RateWaste(t/year)
1,200

3,000

900

2,000

600

1,000

300

0

0

80
60

60
100

4,000

40

40
2,000

50

0

0

2006 2007 2008 2009 (FY)202001 2006

2007

2008

0
2009 (FY)

Nihon Spindle Mfg. Co., Ltd.
Waste
(t/year)
1,200

1,200

900

800

600

2006 2007 2008 2009 (FY)202001 2006

2007

2008

Amount Disposed ofAmount Discharged
Recycling Rate

Main Products: Forklifts

(%)
100
80

CO2 Emissions(t - CO2)
4,000

Waste
(t/year)
2,000

3,000

1,500

2,000

1,000

1,000

500

0

0

Amount Disposed ofAmount Discharged
Recycling Rate

60
40

40
300

0

0

2006 2007 2008 2009 (FY)202001 2006

2007

2008

(%)
100
80

60

400

0
2009(FY)

Sumitomo NACCO Materials Handling Co., Ltd.

Main Products: Industrial Instruments, Environmental Equipment,
Building Materials
CO2 Emissions(t - CO2)
1,600

(%)
100

0
2009 (FY)2006 2007 2008 2009 (FY)202001 2006

2007

2008

0
2009 (FY)

Environmental impact data for main overseas Group companies
Sumitomo (SHI) Cyclo Drive
China, Ltd.

Sumitomo (SHI) Cyclo Drive
Logistics, Ltd.

Ningbo Sumiju Machinery, Ltd.

Sumitomo Heavy Industries(Tangshan), Ltd.

Country:
China
Main Products: Power Transmission
Equipment

Country:
China
Main Products: Power Transmission
Equipment

Country:
China
Main Products: Components for Plastic
Molding Machines

Country:
China
Main Products: Power Transmission
Equipment

CO2 Emissions(t - CO2)6,000

CO2 Emissions(t - CO2)1,000

CO2 Emissions(t - CO2)6,000

CO2 Emissions(t - CO2)
4,000

4,500

800

4,500

3,000

3,000

600

3,000

2,000

1,500

400

1,500

1,000

0

0

0

2006 2007 2008 2009 (FY)2006 2007 2008 2009 (FY)2006 2007 2008 2009 (FY)02006 2007 2008 2009 (FY)

Sumitomo (S.H.I.) Construction
Machinery (Tangshan) Co., Ltd.

SHI Manufacturing & Services(Philippines) Inc.

Sumitomo Heavy Industries(Vietnam) Co., Ltd.

Sumitomo (SHI) Cyclo Drive
Germany GmbHCountry:
China
Main Products: Construction Machinery

Country:
The Philippines
Main Products: Precision Components

Country:
VietnamMain Products: Motors for Power
Transmission Equipment

Country:
Germany
Main Products: Power Transmission
Equipment

CO2 Emissions(t - CO2)4,000

CO2 Emissions(t - CO2)1,000

CO2 Emissions(t - CO2)

CO2 Emissions(t - CO2)

3,000

2,000

2,000

800

1,500

1,500

2,000

600

1,000

1,000

1,000

400

500

500

0

0

0

2006 2007 2008 2009 (FY)2006 2007 2008 2009 (FY)2006 2007 2008 2009 (FY)02006 2007 2008 2009 (FY)

Sumitomo (SHI) Demag
Plastics Machinery

Sumitomo Machinery
Corporation of America

Link-Belt Construction
Equipment Company

SM-Cyclo of Canada, Ltd.

Country:
Germany
Main Products: Plastic Molding
Machines

Country:
United States
Main Products: Power Transmission
Equipment

Country:
United States
Main Products: Construction Machinery

Country:
CanadaMain Products: Power Transmission
Equipment

CO2 Emissions(t - CO2)8,000

CO2 Emissions(t - CO2)4,000

CO2 Emissions(t - CO2)
20,000CO2 Emissions(t - CO2)
400

6,000

3,000

15,000

300

4,000

2,000

10,000

200

2,000

1,000

5,000

100

0

0

0

2006 2007 2008 2009 (FY)2006 2007 2008 2009 (FY)2006 2007 2008 2009 (FY)02006 2007 2008 2009 (FY)

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Social Activities ReportSocial Contribution Activities
Each division and company in the Sumitomo Heavy Industries Group aims to establish itself in the local
community. Each employee takes the initiative in planning and implementing activities for contributing to thecommunity.

Social Contribution Activities
Biodiversity Measures
The Sumitomo Heavy Industries Group works hard to plantand grow trees to contribute to biodiversity conservation.
Endorsing the Declaration of Biodiversity by the Japan
Business Federation (Nippon Keidanren), we are also
among the participating partners.
At the Tanashi Works, we are protecting the Musashino
forest, which occupies about 30% of the 43,000 m2 sitearea. There are more than 4,500 trees of more than 40
different species and Nishi-Tokyo City has designated 164of these trees protected trees. From the viewpoint of
academic research, the area is a valuable natural treasure
trove with a past survey of the habitat conﬁrming introduced
species such as rare butterﬂies with no habitat in the Kanto
region, and butterﬂies that only inhabit the warm areas ofWestern Japan.
The Tanashi Works have named a part of the area the“Forest of Inspiration” and opened it to the general public.
We have installed benches and wheelchair accessible
walking trails, creating a place where local residents cancome to relax. In the fall, leaves on the ground are collected
for composting as part of the agricultural courses
sponsored by community centers in Nishi-Tokyo City, andnursery school children collect acorns. Chestnuts collected
within the grounds are provided to the locally organized
Jomon no Mori Autumn Festival as an ingredient for baking
cookies.
At the Yokosuka Works, we collaborated with the local
Association for Creating a 1000 Year Forest by planting
2,200 seedlings of trees native to the city in the grounds
during the Yokosuka Works Family Day. The seedlings aretagged with the name of the family that planted each one sothat they can verify the growth of the trees at future familydays. We also plant one tree at every launch of a ship built
at the Yokosuka Works.
Shin-Nippon Machinery has planted trees and camellia
trees in the grounds of its factory at Kure City. Camellia is
the tree of Kure city. Since the plantings can be seenoutside the premises, we expect that people in theneighborhood and those passing by on the train will enjoy
the sight when the trees are in blossom.
Other Works and Group companies are also making
efforts to improve the ratio of trees planted. Aiming for anabundance of greenery around our factories, we will plant
acorns from the Tanashi Works in all areas as of the fall of
2010.

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Tanashi Works

Forest of Inspiration

Planting trees at the
Yokosuka Works
Family Day

Growing trees

Camellias planted along a road in the grounds ofShin-Nippon MachineryLocal Traffic Safety Measures

Disaster Prevention Drills

As a member of the local trafﬁc safety association, theSumitomo Heavy Industries Group participates in trafﬁc
safety campaigns. We also organize lectures in all areas toraise awareness of trafﬁc safety among company
employees. We also request the cooperation of forwarding
companies entering and leaving the factory.
The Nagoya Works and Sumitomo NACCO Materials
Handling Co., Ltd. proactively cooperate with local trafﬁc
safety campaigns by periodically undertaking trafﬁcmonitoring duties.
At the Yokosuka Works, the Taura Trafﬁc Safety
Association in Yokosuka appealed for trafﬁc safety bypresenting visitors to the Works arriving by car with a radish
root, the symbol of the “Root Out Trafﬁc Accidents” slogan
for the movement to prevent end-of-year trafﬁc accidents.

As a member of the local community, the Sumitomo Heavy
Industries Group is involved in action to prepare for anatural disaster. The Niihama Factory, the Niihama ﬁredepartment and Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. jointly
organize a large-scale ﬁre and disaster prevention drill.
Each workplace also conducts monthly ﬁre drills using ﬁreextinguishers, indoor and outdoor ﬁre hydrants in an effort
to raise awareness and improve the skills of on-site
ﬁre-ﬁghting
teams.

Disaster prevention drill (Niihama Factory)

Rescue Drills

Handing out radishes(Yokosuka Works)

Trafﬁc patrol (Nagoya Works,
Sumitomo NACCO Materials
Handling Co., Ltd.)The Sumitomo Heavy Industries Group conducts rescue
drills under the guidance of the ﬁre department. The
Yokosuka Works offered a course in advanced life-saving
skills at the large meeting room in the main building. Lasting
six and a half hours, the course focused on CPR and AED
in addition to lectures and training for hypothetical situations(involving infants and small children, for example). We willcontinue with the classes to be able to contribute to the
local community in a disaster or other emergency situation.
In addition, the Nagoya Works, the Okayama Works andSumitomo NACCO Materials Handling are registered withthe ﬁre department as companies loaning out AED
equipment.

Crime Prevention Patrol
The Yokosuka Works is one of 62 manufacturing
companies in the Oppama district of Yokosuka City who
are members of the Oppama Industry Association. The
Works proposed a crime prevention patrol as acontribution by the Association to the local community.
The proposal was adopted and on the fourth Thursday of
every month (based on past data, this is the day with themost frequent occurrences of purse snatching andgroping), six persons from six companies in the
Association, staff at the Community Safety Section of theTaura Police Department and duty ofﬁcers from the police
box at Taura Station mainly patrol the vicinity of Oppama
Station.

Cooperation with Blood Donation Drives
The Sumitomo Heavy Industries Group has collaborated
with blood donation drives for many years and for theemployees, this has become a ﬁxture as the most familiar
contribution activity. In
FY2009, a total of 1,078
individuals donated blood.
In the future, the Groupwill continue its blood
donation activities in orderto save precious lives.
Giving blood (Chiba Works)

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Social Activities ReportSocial Contribution Activities

Communication with the Local Community
Introducing Activities to Prevent Global Warmingat the Summer Evening Festival
Each Works organizes
a summer evening
festival to mix withpeople from the local
community.
At the Tanashi Workssummerevening
festival, we introduced
The summer evening festival
activities to prevent
global warming at the Works and, with the cooperation ofTokyo Electric Power Company, electric vehicles, with theaim of raising awareness of energy conservation among
visitors to the venue. We showed visitors the power
surveillance system installed at the Works, which monitors
power usage and “visualizes” power consumption at each
workplace. We also set up an information board about theactivities and facilities for conserving energy at the Works.
We had both comments and praise from a lot of people
who normally do not have the opportunity to witness
energy conservation activities at factories.
To raise interest in preventing global warming amongchildren, we also set up an area where they could makefans, a traditional eco product. Many children set about thetask in all seriousness and went home cooling their faces
with the completed fans.

Display for visualizing power
consumption

Supplies to Welfare Facilities
The Tanashi Works supplies used cardboard to Work
Center Yume no Ki, a social welfare facility in Kodaira City.
The Chiba Works donates soapboxes made at training
courses for users of the plastic injection molding machines
produced at the Works to the Chichi no Ki-kai volunteer
organization run by the PTA at a care facility for children.
The Yokosuka Works provides electric cable ends frommanufacturing and empty cans from its ofﬁces anddormitories to Kagamida-en, a support facility for
intellectually disabled people in Yokosuka City.
At the facility, the cable covering is removed and the wireat the core extracted, the aluminum cans are ﬂattened in apress and both materials are sold as valuable resources
with proceeds going toward operating the facility.
We also endorse the “Love the Earth, Love the Children:
Let’s Collect PET Bottle Caps and Deliver Vaccines for theWorld’s Children” campaign of the Ecocap Movement, andwe collect caps to donate.
In FY2009, we were able to deliver 23,400 caps (70 kg,
vaccines for 30 children) to the Tomo ni Ayumu facility forthe disabled, which is backed by the Ecocap Movement.
As well as buying vaccines, we are also able to cooperateand support the facility for the disabled that does theintermediate processing of the caps. We will continue
these activities in the future.

Making fansCollected caps

Workplace Experience
The Sumitomo Heavy Industries Group accepts factory
visits and workplace experience as a way of supporting
young people in the local community. For students,
experiencing the manufacturing workplace, something theycannot do at home or at school, is a particularly valuable
experience. It is also an opportunity for high school anduniversity students to familiarize themselves with theCompany. In FY2009, we accepted 89 schools and 688
persons for workplace experience and visits. We will continue
to accept visits while paying careful attention to safety.

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Unloading aluminum cans from a truck at Kagamida-enEfforts at Overseas Group Companies
Providing Open Spaces

Tree-Planting at Overseas Factories

Since there are no open spaces in the vicinity of the old
Uraga Shipyards in Yokosuka City, the Yokosuka Works
has leveled a 3,000 m2 area at the south side of the factory
docks for use as a public space for local festivals anddisaster prevention drills, and as a communication venue.
Since the prefectural road that passes by the spacecurves and visibility ispoor, we also replaced
the concrete wall with awire fence. As a result,visibility has improved
and we are helping toprevent trafﬁc accidents.

We also make efforts to plant and grow trees to contributeto biodiversity and to improve awareness of theenvironment among employees at overseas factories.
In Tangshan in China’s Hebei Province, Sumitomo
Heavy Industries (Tangshan), Ltd. and Sumitomo (S.H.I.)
Construction Machinery (Tangshan) Co., Ltd. have plantedcherry trees with many hopes of expanding together with
us in the area.
In the Philippines, SHI Manufacturing & Services(Philippines) Inc. has planted trees jointly with otherJapanese corporations in the same industrial park. With
friendship as the goal, all the participants completed theactivities with enjoyment and laughter.

The space after leveling

Participating in Cleanup Activities
in the Local Community
The Sumitomo Heavy Industries Group regularly conducts
cleanup activities in the surrounding area and we work
hard to keep the environment beautiful. We also participate
in cleanup activities organized by local authorities andvolunteer groups.
In FY2009, the Saijo Factory and SEN Corporation also
participated in the “Refresh Setouchi” cleanup activities of
Takasu Beach in Saijo City in Ehime Prefecture, in addition
to cleanup activities in the vicinity of the Works. Takasu
Beach is the only remaining natural sand beach in Saijo
City so it is desirable to protect the environment there. The
cleanup is conducted once a year with 3.5 tons of trashcollected this year.
The Nagoya Works and Sumitomo NACCO Materials
Handling also participate in the Adapt Program*supervised by Obu City in Aichi Prefecture and undertake
cleanup activities in the environs.

Cleanup activity (Sumitomo
NACCO Materials HandlingCo., Ltd.)

Cleanup activity at Takasu
Beach (Saijo Factory and SEN
Corporation)* Adapt Program: Volunteers may designate a public facility in Obu City, forexample a park or a footpath, and register with the city. To be able to enjoy
using the designated facility, volunteers pick up trash, water trees and weed.

Cherry tree plantings(Sumitomo Heavy
Industries (Tangshan), Ltd.
and Sumitomo (S.H.I.)
Construction Machinery(Tangshan) Co., Ltd.)

Tree planting activity(SHI Manufacturing &Services (Philippines) Inc.)

Receiving Visits to Factories Overseas
Sumitomo Heavy Industries (Tangshan), Ltd. in Tangshan,
Hebei Province, China, has been accepting visits frommany ordinary people as well as the provincial
government, the municipal and county governments andschools. In addition to information boards introducing the
products, we have also installed information boards withsimple explanations of the history of the Sumitomo Groupand the overall business of the Sumitomo Heavy Industries
Group.
Through the factory visits,
we facilitate communication
and act as a new member ofthe local community.
Factory tour (Sumitomo Heavy
Industries (Tangshan), Ltd.)

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Environmental Management Division
ThinkPark Tower, 1-1, Osaki 2-chome, Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo, Japan 141-6025
Phone: +81-3-6737-2325
http://www.shi.co.jp

Mixed Sources
Product group from well-managed
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