TOKUYAMA

Sustainability Data Book

2021

Responsible Care2

Responsible Care Initiatives

3

Quality Management System

Accident Prevention andOccupational Health and Safety

Growing Together with Employees
11

Developing Talent and Promoting Diversity

9

13

Health Management Initiatives

 omprehensive Safety andC
Accident-Prevention Measures

Environmental Initiatives
3

Environmental Management

4

Helping to Fight Global Warming5

 educing Substances withR
Environmental Impact and Waste7 educing Waste and Managing
R
Waste Recycling

8

Detailed Data

Corporate Governance
In Harmony with Society
10 ommunication with Stakeholders
C
Community Initiatives

14

Risk Management15

 usiness Continuity Management (BCM)
B
Compliance

Site Reports
16

Tokuyama Factory

17

Kashima Factory18 un Arrow Kasei Co., Ltd. /STokuyama Polypropylene Co., Ltd.

Sustainability Data Book 2021 reports key data on
Tokuyama’s CSR activities in fiscal 2020.
Details of Tokuyama’s basic philosophy and initiatives
for CSR are introduced at the website below.

｜WEB｜ Tokuyama’s CSR
https://www.tokuyama.co.jp/eng/csr/

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Responsible Care

Environmental Initiatives

Accident Prevention andOccupational Health and Safety

Growing Together
with Employees

In Harmony with Society

Corporate Governance

Site Reports● Responsible Care Initiatives● Quality Management System

Responsible Care

Responsible Care

Priority Tasks and Results of Responsible Care Activities in Fiscal 2020
Category

Tokuyama has put in place a corporate framework for pro-moting Responsible Care,* and is incorporating this initiative

Environmental Conservation

Priority tasks● C omply with legal

Results● S
 trictly complied with legal requirements

requirements and otherregulations

in each of its management systems as it strives to continu-

ously improve its environmental, safety, and quality systems.

● A chieve zero

reducing environmental
impact● No environmental accidentsA● R educed or maintained levels of emissions of substances of concernA● R educed per-unit energy consumption

A(KPI: 3% improvement compared with FY2005 levels)
8.9% improvement compared with FY2005 levels(KPI: Maintain 99.9% reuse/recycling rate)
Zero emissions of industrial waste to landfills: 99.7% reuse/recycling rate

Responsible Care Initiatives

Safety and Accident
Prevention● A chieve zero legal

Tokuyama actively practices Responsible Care as one of the original

Occupational Health and
Safety● N
 o accidents or

accidents requiring workabsence● R educe rate of workabsences

Chemical Product Safety

Build Relations of Trustwith Local Communities
and Society● Ensure product safety● P articipate in community

events● E stablish a good

reputation in society

Promote Responsible Careat Group Companies

https://www.tokuyama.co.jp/eng/csr/responsible_care.html● 1
 recommendation for rectification measures under Japan’s Industrial Safety andviolations

1995 under the Japan Chemical Industry Association (JCIA).

｜WEB｜ Basic Philosophy of Responsible CareB

1 incident exceeding regulatory limits set by Air Pollution Control Act● Z
 ero emissions to landfills＊ Responsible Care is a voluntary management initiative undertaken by chemical
manufacturers to implement measures that conserve the environment andsecure safety and health in all processes from the development of chemical
substances to their manufacturing, distribution, use, final consumption, anddisposal. Companies publish their outcomes and engage in public dialogue.

Degree of target
achievement

environmental accidents● A chieve targets formembers of the Japan Responsible Care Committee established in

Degree of target achievement:
Achieved (A) Not achieved (B)● E
 xpand the scopeof Responsible Care
activities

B

B

Health Act● 2 fire accidents

B● E mployees: 2 accidents requiring work absence

B● Improved safety management levelA● Identified and reduced/eliminated hazards and reduced risks of accidents

A● Promoted risk and hazard management

A● Promoted physical and mental healthA● Conducted inspections of products and labelingA● Upgraded safety data sheet (SDS) management

A● A
 ddressed regulations on chemicals in and outside of JapanA● Participated in community volunteer activitiesA● H
 eld dialogues with the community on Responsible Care＊

● Factory tours

A–＊● Conducted safety, environment, and quality auditsA● S hared Responsible Care information via an online newsletter, etc.

A

● Appropriately addressed regulations on chemicals in countries outside JapanA＊ Unable to evaluate because the tour was not held due to COVID-19.

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Responsible Care

Accident Prevention andOccupational Health and Safety

Environmental Initiatives● Responsible Care Initiatives● Environmental Management● Quality Management System● Helping to Fight Global Warming

Growing Together
with Employees

In Harmony with Society● Reducing Substances with Environmental Impact and Waste

Corporate Governance

Site Reports● Detailed Data

● Reducing Waste and Managing Waste Recycling

Responsible Care

Environmental Initiatives

Quality Management System

Environmental Initiatives

As an internationally competitive company, Tokuyama implements

For Tokuyama, the pursuit of proactive initiatives to protect

in order to provide products and services that accurately meet thethe earth’s environment is an important part of its corporate

Three-Year Policy (FY2021–2023)
Tokuyama actively undertakes global environmentalsocial responsibilities. Accordingly, the Company practices

conservation and strives to help build a sustainable

environmental management that takes into account thesociety based on its Basic Philosophy of Responsible Care

three-year quality management plans based on its Quality Policy
needs and expectations of its customers.

It has been 19 years since a quality management system wasintroduced company-wide, including in sales and development

departments, in fiscal 2002. The system is now well-established

Tokuyama Environmental Management Policy

natural environment in all business activities.

in all departments and is generating continuous improvement. An

Environmental Management

or minor nonconformances.

Tokuyama works to accurately determine the input and outputof the system based on the JISQ 9001:2015 standard, requiring

reducing environmental impact.

external audit by a third party in fiscal 2020 pointed out no major
Internal audits check the progress of action plans and the status

corrective actions for any defects. In addition to complianceand the following policies.

Focus Items in Fiscal 2021
・Strictly comply with legal requirements, etc.
・Continue zero environmental accidents
・Reduce environmental impact

of materials in its operations and regularly sets new targets for

Maintain or reduce emission levels of environmentallyhazardous substances
Promote zero waste emissions
・Combat climate change
Take action to achieve FY2030 greenhouse gas (GHG) target

with the requirements of the standard, audits also verify the

Promote energy-saving and conservation of electricity

effectiveness of the quality management system and whether or・Expand communication with stakeholders and improve

not it is helping to improve customer satisfaction.

information disclosure
・Help conserve biodiversity

Flow of Materials in Business Activities(Unit: 1,000 metric tons)

Waste and by-products

Carbon dioxide (CO2)1,730

Tokuyama Quality Policy
As an internationally competitive company, Tokuyama

Corporation always puts its customers first and toensure their satisfaction, provides products and services

that accurately meet their needs and expectations.

To achieve these goals, the Company complies withlaws and regulations and continuously improves theeffectiveness of its quality management system.

6,300

Production

Fuel

Waste (incinerated and landﬁll)

2,100 (46,800,000 gigajoules)
Raw materials

6,370

OUTPUTINPUTTOKUYAMA

20.6

Substances withenvironmental impact

11.1

Process eﬄuent

Industrial water

22,21041,400

Products

6,100

Coolant water and other types of eﬄuent

Note: All amounts are for Tokuyama Corp. on a non-consolidated
basis in ﬁsical 20203

Accident Prevention andOccupational Health and Safety

Environmental Initiatives

Responsible Care

● Environmental Management● Reducing Substances with Environmental Impact and Waste● Helping to Fight Global Warming

Growing Together
with Employees

In Harmony with Society

Corporate Governance

Site Reports● Detailed Data

● Reducing Waste and Managing Waste Recycling

Environmental Initiatives■ Environmental Accounting
Tokuyama has been carrying out environmental accounting since

fiscal 2000 in order to accurately determine and analyze theinvestment amounts and costs associated with its environmental

Change in Environmental Accounting (Ratio to Sales)
Investments

(%)

4

Costs

Major Activities

AmountInvested

Costs in Business Areas(million yen)

GlobalEnvironmental
Conservation

16

474

Resource
Recycling

Installation of waste disposal
facilities, upgrade of equipmentin waste disposal facilities, PCB
waste disposal costs, etc.

688

1,335

Social Activity Costs

energy conservation measures and use of non-coal energy sources.
As a result, the Company has achieved the annual target of1

reducing its per-unit energy consumption by 3% from fiscal 2005

4,321

levels.
0

14

15

16

17

18

19

Unit Energy Consumption Index ＊■ Biodiversity
Tokuyama endorses Nippon Keidanren’s (Japan Business Federation)

1

Total

Imposition, management of aformer mining site

Per-unit energy consumption

（％）
100

100

and Biodiversity Partnership. The Company studies the impact of

97.0

its business activities on ecosystems, with the aim of conducting its
17

257

0

0

0

82

business sustainably while conserving biodiversity.

0

100

899

6,568

(Target)
95

94.6

93.6
90.5

90

Production of CSR report
Costs forEnvironmental
Damage20（FY）

Declaration on Biodiversity and is a member of the Japan Business0

Greenification and beautification
measuresthe COVID-19 pandemic, thanks to the steady implementation of(million yen)

Remodeling and upgrade ofequipment for reducing CO2,
upgrade of freon removal
equipment, etc.

Research andDevelopment Costs

the previous fiscal year despite lower operating rates caused by

Costs

179

Management Activity
Costs

In fiscal 2020, per-unit energy consumption remained level with

2

Pollution
Control

Installation and upgrade ofequipment for environmental
monitoring and analysis

3 emissions.

■ Promoting Energy Conservation

Installation of electrostatic
precipitators for reducing smokeand dust, upgrade of related
equipment, etc.

Upstream andDownstream Costs

products that help to reduce GHG emissions and managing Scope3

Fiscal 2020 Environmental Conservation Costs
Category

Tokuyama is helping to mitigate global warming by conserving

energy used in its business activities, developing and manufacturingconservation activities, thereby providing a sound basis for making
environmental investments.

Helping to Fight Global Warming｜WEB｜ Business Activities and Biodiversity

05

15

16

17

91.2

91.0

91.1

18

19

20（FY）＊The unit energy consumption index is calculated using a method recommended
by the Japan Chemical Industry Association (JCIA).

https://www.tokuyama.co.jp/eng/csr/pdf/2020csrpdf_4_e.pdf

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Environmental Initiatives

Responsible Care

● Environmental Management● Reducing Substances with Environmental Impact and Waste● Helping to Fight Global Warming

Growing Together
with Employees

In Harmony with Society

Corporate Governance

Site Reports● Detailed Data

● Reducing Waste and Managing Waste Recycling

Environmental Initiatives

Energy Consumption(1,000 of gigajoules/year)

60,00050,0003,500

53,70040,000GHG Emissions by Scope
Tokuyama Corporation

2,500
47,3002,700
49,600Group companies

2,600

2,700

49,10049,2002,500
46,80020,00005

GHG Emissions(1,000 metric tons/year)

6,000

FY2020

655

629

3

4

179

172

Scope 1 (Direct GHG emissions)

Scope 3

10,0009,000

FY2019

Scope 2 (Energy indirect GHG emissions)

30,0000（10,000 metric tons）

250
220
2,110
4,840

16

17

19

18

20 （FY）■ Attributable to fuel■ Attributable to raw materials■ Attributable to waste ■ Group companies

190
250
1,720
4,310

190
250

180
280

190
250

Third-party verification of fiscal 2019 Scope 1 and Scope 2 data was conductedin fiscal 2020.

3％

1,820

1,800

1,850

1,810

4,520

4,450

4,480

4,250

29％

Category 2

1.72

3,000

million metric tons

Category 3

42％water pollutants and implementing environmental conservation
initiatives such as waste recycling.

■ Amounts of Atmospheric Emissions
In order to reduce atmospheric pollution from sulfur oxides (SOx)and nitrogen oxides (NOx), Tokuyama equips boilers, cement kilns,

and other pollutant-generating facilities with flue gas desulfurizers,
dust collectors.

Category 1

GHG Emissions

Tokuyama is continually working to reduce its emissions of air anddenitration equipment, low-NOx burners, and high-performance

Scope 3 GHG Emissions by Category

180
260

Reducing Substances withEnvironmental Impact and Waste

Category 4

Emissions of SOx, NOx, and Soot

12,000

Other

0

25％

05
16
17
18
19
＊Amounts have been revised to reflect the change from CO2 emissions to GHG
emissions.
20（FY）■ Calculating and Managing Supply Chain Emissions
Based on the Scope 3 Standard of the GHG Protocol,* Tokuyama

accounts for supply chain emissions for Category 1 through 7 andCategory 9 emissions under Scope 3. The emissions from thesecategories were calculated at 1.72 million metric tons, a decreaseof 70,000 metric tons from fiscal 2019. The decrease was mainly
due to reducing 30,000 metric tons of Category 1 emissions andSOx emissions(Metric tons)

9,470

10,100NOx emissions

10,100

Soot emissions

10,220(Metric tons)

9,900

9,000

1％

Guidelines: Basic Guidelines on Accounting for Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Throughout the Supply Chain (Ver. 2.3), December 2017, Ministry of the

6,000

3,000

Environment and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Governmentof Japan

GHG Emissions Unit Database: Emissions Unit Value Database for

0

320

240

138

168
122

127

116

750

780

800

810

760

16

17

18

19

20（FY）

160

80

0Calculating Greenhouse Gas Emissions, etc., by Organizations Throughout
the Supply Chain (Ver. 3.1), March 2021; LCI Database IDEA v2.3 (for10,000 metric tons each of Category 2 and Category 4 emissions.

calculating supply chain GHG emissions; for general use), Sustainable＊The Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHG Protocol) was jointly formulated by theWorld Resources Institute (WRI) and World Business Council for Sustainable
Development (WBCSD), and the Scope 3 Standard was issued in November
2011 as a standard for calculating GHG emissions throughout supply chains.

Note: E
 missions were calculated for the top 10 raw materials bypurchase amount.

Management Promotion Organization, December 20195

Responsible Care

Accident Prevention andOccupational Health and Safety

Environmental Initiatives● Environmental Management● Reducing Substances with Environmental Impact and Waste● Helping to Fight Global Warming

Growing Together
with Employees

In Harmony with Society

Corporate Governance

Site Reports● Detailed Data

● Reducing Waste and Managing Waste Recycling

Environmental Initiatives■ Emissions of Pollutant Release and Transfer Register(PRTR)* Substances
The substances handled in fiscal 2020 included 30 substancesthat must be registered under Japan’s PRTR law.

Emissions of PRTR Substances(Metric tons)

Tokuyama generates chloroethylene and three other substances(Millions of metric tons)

50■ Tokuyama Corporation ■ Group companies＊ The PRTR system collects and publishes data on the sources of designatedharmful chemical substances and the amounts of these substancesdischarged in the environment or transported from production sites as part ofwaste matter.

■ Amounts of Hazardous Air Pollutant Emissions

Discharge of Industrial Effluent

37

34
30

34

35

34

37

30

35

30

24.2

24.0

16

17

24.5

22.2

22.2

19

20 （FY）

20

25
25

that are subject to voluntary controls under Japan’s Air Pollution

10

Control Act. The Company has formulated a voluntary action planand is working to reduce emissions of these substances.
■ PCB Waste Disposal

The Company finished disposing of all high-concentration PCB

0

16

17

18

19

20（FY）

018

waste from transformers and condensers. High-concentration PCB
waste from ballasts will be fully disposed of by the end of fiscal
2021. Tokuyama will systematically dispose of low-concentration

PCB waste, while Group companies fully disposed of their lowconcentration PCB waste.

Emissions of Hazardous Air Pollutants■ Dichloromethane (methylene chloride) ■ Chloroform30■ 1,2-Dichloroethane ■ Chloroethylene (vinyl chloride)■ Amounts of Industrial Effluent and Wastewater
The Tokuyama Factory follows a stringent system for monitoring
industrial effluent and purifying wastewater using treatment

equipment in order to comply with regulatory standards andlimits set by the local government, as well as the Company’s
own standards, which are even stricter. The factory also employs

activated sludge treatment facilities for reducing the discharge ofnitrogen and phosphorous and meeting chemical oxygen demand

（トン）

237

250
20
200
10

150

5
2

6

0

16

98

10
2

17
40 41

50
0

6

12

1

6
1

18
35 39

13

FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020

Tap Water
Supply

37

40

64

41

41

Groundwater

0

0

0

0

0

Industrial Water

44,11045,50044,71043,53041,430

13
5

2

2

100

■単体 ■グループ会社

7

8

24

（1,000 of ㎥）

FY2016

7

19

18

15

(COD)* regulations for overall water quality.

＊ C hemical oxygen demand is an indicator used to measure water quality,
and refers to the amount of oxygen required to oxidize organic compounds
in water.

Water Intake(Metric tons)

13
1

1

1

27

36

14

19

37 40

15

Water Pollutant Emissions

3

20（FY）
30 34

16 （年度）(Metric tons)

FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020

COD

116

121

129

103

124

Nitrogen

145

173

159

170

177

Phosphorus

2.1

2.1

2.3

1.5

2.1

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Accident Prevention andOccupational Health and Safety

Environmental Initiatives

Responsible Care

● Environmental Management● Reducing Substances with Environmental Impact and Waste● Helping to Fight Global Warming

Growing Together
with Employees

In Harmony with Society

Corporate Governance

Site Reports● Detailed Data

● Reducing Waste and Managing Waste Recycling

Environmental Initiatives

Flow of Industrial Waste Treatment

Reducing Waste and Managing
Waste Recycling
The effective utilization rate for waste and the “zero emissions” rate

Total waste generated

waste and comprehensive recycling efforts.

Incinerated in-house
Recycled in-house

341.3(Metric tons)

50,00082.4

Landﬁll amount

99.9

99.9

94.2

93.8

93.1

99.8

99.7

93.9

94.7

（％）

30,00060

36,26020,00040

10,000

0

20

380

390

400

680

980

16

17

18

19

20 （FY） 0

90

Landﬁll amount (metric tons)

Eﬀective utilization rate

“Zero emissions” rate

Landﬁlled onsite

1,746
84

1,800

79

(1,000 metric tons)

1,786

1,766

82

81

84
1,644

100

75

0

Waste disposed oﬀsite

1,000

50

500

25

Incinerated externally

25.4

0.7

91

16

17
Material recycling

1.0

23.7

4
0

Landﬁlled oﬀsite

Recycled externallyOutside the Company

18

1920（FY） 0

Thermal recycling

The Nanyo Plant’s Cement Production
Recycling System

Shifts in Units of Waste Matter/
By-Products Used Per Metric Ton of Cement｜WEB｜ The Nanyo Plant’s Cement Production

Recycling System(kg/ｔ-cement)

500

1,550
1,500

100

80

76.9

2,000

18.9

In-house

Eﬀective utilization rate / “zero emissions” rate

40,00099.9

Utilization of Waste Matter at Cement Plants(Material Recycling/Thermal Recycling)(1,000 metric tons)

385.6

remained high in fiscal 2020, due to efforts to reduce the volume ofLandfilled and Recycled Waste

Unit: 1,000 metric tons

https://www.tokuyama.co.jp/eng/csr/pdf/2020csrpdf_6_e.pdf

441

430

425

417

421

16

17

18

19

20

400
Effective utilization rate (%) =Amount of waste recycled (in-house and externally)
Total waste generated

×100

300

227

200
“Zero emissions” rate (%) =1-

Amount of landfilled waste (onsite and offsite)
Total waste generated

×100

100
0

91

（FY）

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Accident Prevention andOccupational Health and Safety

Environmental Initiatives

Responsible Care

● Environmental Management

In Harmony with Society● Reducing Substances with Environmental Impact and Waste● Helping to Fight Global Warming

Growing Together
with Employees

Corporate Governance

Site Reports● Detailed Data

● Reducing Waste and Managing Waste Recycling

Environmental Initiatives

Detailed Data
Flow of Materials in Business Activities
Input (Unit: 1,000 metric tons)
Waste and by-products
Fuel
Raw materials
Industrial water
Output (Unit: 1,000 metric tons)
Carbon dioxide
Waste (incinerated and landfill)
Substances with environmental impact
Process effluent

FY2016
1,830
2,050
6,020
44,100FY20166,000
22
9.9
24,200FY2017
1,880
2,250
6,760
45,500FY2017
6,300
21
10.6
24,200Emissions of Hazardous Air Pollutants
FY2018
1,870
2,150
6,670
44,700FY2018
6,500
23
11.4
24,500FY2019
1,850
2,150
6,720
43,500FY2019
6,600
20
11.4
22,200Comparison withprevious fiscal year (%)

FY2020
1,730
2,100
6,370
41,400
FY2020
63,00
21
11.1
22,210

-6.5%
-2.3%
-5.2%
-4.8%
Comparison withprevious fiscal year (%)

-4.5%
5.0%
-2.6%
0.0%

Base year (FY2005)
100.0

FY201790.5

FY201891.2

FY201991.0

FY2020
91.1

Target (FY2020)
97.0

Base year (FY2005)
53,7003,500

FY201647,3002,500

FY201749,6002,700

FY201849,1002,600

FY201949,2002,700

FY202046,8002,500

Base year (FY2005)
4,840
2,110
220
250

FY2016
4,310
1,720
250
190

FY2017
4,520
1,820
250
190

FY2018
4,450
1,800
280
180

FY2019
4,480
1,850
250
190

FY2020
4,250
1,810
260
180

Emissions of GHG
Unit: 1,000 metric tons
Originating from fuelOriginating from raw materials
Originating from waste matter
Group companies

Emissions of SOx, NOx, and Soot
Unit: Metric tons
SOx
NOx
Soot

FY2016
750
9,470
138

(%)
FY2017780
10,100168

FY2018800
10,100122

FY2019810
10,220127

FY2020
760
9,900
116

Comparison withprevious fiscal year

FY201630
34

FY2019
1.4
1.2
6.2
5.2

FY2020
0.9
2.5
13.0
6.9

Comparison withprevious fiscal year(%)

-35.7%
108.3%
109.7%
32.7%

FY201624.2

FY201724.0

FY201824.5

FY201922.2

FY202022.2

Comparison withprevious fiscal year (%)

FY2017121
173
2.1

FY2018129
159
2.3

FY2019103
170
1.5

FY2020124
177
2.1

Comparison withprevious fiscal year (%)

0.0

FY201730
37FY20183434

FY201925
35

FY202037
35Comparison withprevious fiscal year

FY2016
116
145
2.1

20.4
4.1
40.0

Landfilled and Recycled Waste
Landfilled waste (metric tons)
Effective utilization rate (%)“Zero emissions” rate (%)

Base year (FY1990)
36,26076.9
82.4

FY2016
380
94.2
99.9

FY2017
390
93.8
99.9

FY2018
400
93.1
99.9

FY2019
680
93.9
99.8

FY2020
980
94.7
99.7

Breakdown of Waste Treatment Methods
Unit: 1,000 metric tons
Waste recycled in-house
Waste recycled externally
Incinerated waste
Waste sent to landfills
Total waste generated

Unit: Kg per metric ton of cement
Amount used

(%)
48%
0.0%

Unit: Metric tons
COD
NitrogenPhosphorous

FY2016
332
23.1
21.5
0.4
377

(%)

FY2017
317
26.7
22.5
0.4
367

FY2018
286
30.2
23.0
0.4
339

FY2019
288
26.6
19.7
0.7
335

FY2020
341
23.7
19.6
1.0
386

Comparison withprevious fiscal year (%)

18.4
-10.9
-0.5
42.9
15.2

Amount of Waste Matter and By-Products Used to Produce Cement

-6.2%
-3.1%
-8.7%

Emissions of PRTR Substances
Unit: Metric tons
Tokuyama Corporation
Group companies

FY2018
1.4
1.2
10.0
6.8

Water Pollutant Emissions

Energy Consumption
Unit: 1,000 gigajoules
Tokuyama Corporation
Group companies

FY2017
1.8
1.6
6.3
7.6

Discharge of Industrial Effluent
Unit: million metric tons
Industrial effluent

Energy Consumed on a Per-Unit Basis at the Tokuyama Factory
Unit: %
Per-unit energy consumption

FY2016
2.3
1.7
6.4
5.4

Unit: Metric tons
Dichloromethane (methylene chloride)
Chloroform
1,2-Dichloroethane
Chloroethylene (vinyl chloride)

Base year (FY1991)
227

FY2016441

FY2017430

FY2018425

FY2019417

FY2020421

FY20191,766
81

FY20201,644
84Material and Thermal Recycling Amounts in Cement Production
Unit: 1,000 metric tons
Material recycling
Thermal recycling

Base year (FY1991)
1,550
4

FY20161,746
84FY20171,800
79

FY20181,786
82

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Environmental Initiatives

Accident Prevention andOccupational Health and Safety

Growing Together
with Employees

In Harmony with Society

Corporate Governance

Site Reports

Accident Prevention and Occupational Health and Safety

Accident Prevention andOccupational Health and Safety

Fiscal 2021 Tokuyama Safety Management Policy

Fiscal 2021 Tokuyama Safety Management Objectives and Key Action Items
In order to achieve the policy objectives, each worksite will reflect the key

Tokuyama operates a safety management policy
and actively implements safety initiatives as a good

Recognizing that safety is the basis for its business activities,

action items listed below to its safety management activities and actively

corporate citizen.

Tokuyama practices safety as the first step to maintaining

good relations with the communities in which it operates.

conduct them.

Policy Objectives

・Implement safety initiatives involving all employees,■ No compliance violations■ No accidents or accidents requiring work absence

under the leadership of upper management.

Based on this approach, the Company carries out stringent
accident prevention measures and occupational health and■ Reduce the rate of work absences

・Comply with laws, regulations, and internal rules.

safety initiatives in its efforts to create a positive and safe work
environment that is free of accidents.

・Foster and enhance a culture of safety, for thesafety of people, facilities, and the public.

Comprehensive Safety and AccidentPrevention Measures

・Create comfortable workplaces to ensure themental and physical health of the people whowork there.

Key Action Items
Improve process safety management
Identify sources of risks and resolve
Make progress in risk management andhazard management
Promote facilities management

Tokuyama conducts safety and accident-prevention initiatives• Improve hazard awareness• Adopt smart industrial safety systems• Improve risk assessment• Respond to risk assessments for chemical substances• Conduct business activities while minimizing
COVID-19 infection• Prepare and respond to natural disasters• Enhance management of older facilities

Promote physical and mental healthunder its three principles for ensuring safety. Based on the safety
management system of the Tokuyama Factory, the Company

works to identify and eliminate hazards by assessing risks in work,
facilities and processes.

Comparison of Accident Frequency Rates*1

Expenditures for Accident Prevention andOccupational Health and Safety

2.0

Accident prevention
measures
Measures foraging facilities,other

176（42％）52（13％）
Total amount in
FY2020(Millions of yen)Occupational healthand safety measures
Note: Figures do not add precisely
to total due to rounding.

188（45％）

2.144

1.80

1.95

0.90

1.0

0.94

0.93

0.85

0.28
13

14

All industries in Japan
Tokuyama Corporation

15

16

17

18

0.12

0.12

0.10

0.10

0.12
0.09

0.09

0.10
0.07

0.06

0.5
12

0.17

0.18
0.15

1.5

0.0

416

1.83

Comparison of Accident Severity Rates*2

19

Chemical industry in Japan

0.49

0.03

20

0.00

(FY)

＊1. A s an indicator of the frequency of industrial accidents, the accident
frequency rate is calculated as the number of workers forced to miss work
due to an industrial accident per one million cumulative working hours.

0.000

0.000

12

13

0.006
14

All industries in Japan
Tokuyama Corporation

0.04
15

0.09

0.09

0.09

0.06

0.03
0.001
16

0.000
17

0.022
18

0.09

0.02
0.004
19

Chemical industry in Japan

0.09

0.03
0.005
20

(FY)

＊2. As an indicator of the magnitude of industrial accidents that have occurred,
the accident severity rate is calculated as the number of lost work days due
to industrial accidents per 1,000 cumulative working hours.

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Growing Together
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In Harmony with Society

Corporate Governance

Site Reports

In Harmony with Society

In Harmony with Society
To continue earning trust as an essential member of society,Tokuyama will work in harmony with society to build a

Stakeholders

Main Avenues for Communication● ISO9001

Customers

better future.

Communication with Stakeholders● Responsible Care

● Factory tours● Environmental management● Reduction of CO2 emissions, energy conservation

Global Environment● Waste disposal● ISO14001● Biodiversity initiatives● Development and provision of environmentally friendly products

Tokuyama emphasizes communication with diverse stakeholders,
working in harmony with society to build a sustainable future.

Community Initiatives● TV commercials● Accident prevention● Responsible Care Community Dialogue program● Sponsorship of and participation in summer festivals

Local Communities andSociety● Community volunteers● Grants to promote science and technology● Grants for raising the next generation, and safety and disaster prevention activities

As a company with an essential social role, Tokuyama also

carries out various activities to maintain good relations with

its neighbors. Interaction with local communities is being

Shareholders and Investors● Briefing session for individual investors● Briefing session on financial results● Brief statement of accounts, Annual Securities Report● General Meeting of Shareholders

promoted not just by the Company, but also by employees on theirown initiative.

Despite the limitations imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic,

Tokuyama conducted the following initiatives in fiscal 2020.

Business Partners● Purchasing management

Employees● Workplace patrols● CSR purchasing● In-house newsletters● Joint Occupational Health and Safety Conference● Education and training● Health and Safety Committee・Conducted workshops at local elementary schools(two sessions)・Held science class for local elementary school students(one session)

promote science and technology for the next generation.

・Donated bookstore gift certificates under the Mikage Bunko
book program to 40 elementary and junior high schools
・Received visitors as part of local industry promotion・Signed agreement with Shunan City government on emergency
shelters in case of disaster

The Tokuyama Science Foundation Grant (thousand yen)

FY2017FY2018FY2019FY202029,55030,04536,86536,350・Exhibited at a chemistry fair (event was canceled due to
COVID-19)
・Tokuyama Factory Responsible Care Community Dialogue
Program (written exchange)

The Tokuyama Science Foundation provided the following grant to｜WEB｜ CSR Procurement Guidlines｜WEB｜ Society

https://www.tokuyama.co.jp/eng/company/purchase_policy.html

https://www.tokuyama.co.jp/eng/csr/society.html

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Growing Together with Employees

Growing Together
with Employees

FY2018FY2019FY2020

Men

20.9

19.6

18.7

Women

17.6

15.3

12.4

Average

20.6

19.1

17.9

82.1

97.6

90.9

Men

0.77

0.66

0.91

Women

1.84

1.21

1.03

Average

0.87

0.72

0.92

2.00

1.87

2.02

7

14

15

Average annual training cost per
employee (yen)32,00022,0009,000

Number of labor union members(Labor union membership rate, %)1,415(73.5)

1,512(73.3)

1,734(76.9)

Average years of service

Tokuyama endeavors to help each employee reach theirutmost potential and fully leverage these capabilities as anorganization, in building a corporate culture that facilitates
personal growth alongside corporate growth.

3-year retention rate (%)

Turnover rate＊1(%)

Employment rate of people withdisabilities (%)

Developing Talent andPromoting Diversity

Number of non-Japanese employees

While pursuing the four values stated in the Tokuyama Vision, theCompany is working hard to develop talent and promote diversity.
Tokuyama wants all employees to make the most of their uniquegifts and abilities.

employees
Number of new hires
Number of midcareer hires
Number of rehiredby reforming the workplace culture.

The Company creates action plans based on the Female

Participation and Career Advancement Act, and works to achievegoals such as opening up more positions to women. The Company
is also working to improve workplace environments in order tocomply with the legal requirement for persons with disabilities tomake up at least 2.2% of the entire workforce.

For end-of-career workers, the Company offers re-employment

contracts up to the age of 65. Currently, 140 employees(approximately 6% of the workforce) are on these contracts.

｜WEB｜ Developing Talent and Promoting Diversity
https://www.tokuyama.co.jp/eng/csr/employee.html■ Promoting Diversity
can work with energy and succeed. Tokuyama values diversity of

Men
Women
Total
Men
Women
Total
Men
Women
Total
Single year

(Tokuyama Corporation)
FY2018FY2019FY2020

1,750
174
1,924
48
7
55
10
1
11
26

1,849
214
2,063
60
9
69
60
7
67
24

1,982
274
2,256
61
16
77
57
8
65
35

individuals

Total

172

142

132

Average age

Men
Women
Average

42.6
41.0
42.5

42.0
41.3
42.0

41.8
39.8
41.5

325,495

328,656

327,471＊1

are pleasant and motivating, while aiming to improve productivity,

Tokuyama is promoting diversity to ensure that all employees

Tokuyama Employees
Number ofknowledge and intelligence and seeks to create workplaces that

Average wage of 30 year-old
employees in management track
position＊2 (yen)Tokuyama Targets to Promote Opportunities for Women
Performance(April 2019)

23%

20%

19%

21%

No less than 6%

6.0%

6.1%

6.1%

6.8%

No less than 2%

1.5%

1.6%

1.8%

2.0%

Sales positions:
7 mployees

Sales positions:
9 mployees

Sales positions:
12 mployees

Sales positions:
13 mployees

All production divisions:＊3
20 employees

All production
divisions:14
employees

All production
divisions:15
employees

All production
divisions:19
employees

All production
divisions:28
employees

No less than 75%

―

―

72.4%

75.2%

Target Value

Percentage of women among university graduates whoare hired(3-year moving average)

Percentage of women among all assistant managers
Percentage of women among all managers＊1

Expand women's areas of responsibility

Average usage rate of annual paid leave (since 2020)

Duration: April 1, 2020–March 31, 2022
Performance
Performance(April 2020)(April 2021)

Performance(April 2018)

TargetNo less than 20%

Sales positions:＊2
10 employees＊1. Includes workers assigned to group/affiliate companies.

＊1. Including positions equivalent to managerial positions＊2. Monthly wage (including base salary, pay for job grade, and allowances)＊2. Sales positions include persons externally engaged in direct client services, such as technical sales, quality assurance, etc.

＊3. Excluding supervisors11

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Growing Together with Employees■ Promoting Work-Life Balance
At Tokuyama, employees in workplaces eligible for flextime

can choose their workday schedules with no core work-periodrequirement. The Company is also striving to optimize working
hours by tracking and presenting aggregate data based on the

Support Programs for Childbirth, Childcare and Family Care
Childbirth and Childcare Programs
Pregnancy
determined

10 weeks(after application) before birth

6 weeks
before birthcomputer log details of employees, enabling actual working
Under a program to help employees balance work and childcare

Birth(due date)

8 weeks
after delivery

Examination leave

Prenatal Postnatal
leave
leave

elementary school,

and can also use flextime from the time thatChildcare leave is also available until the infant reaches age two, ＊2

employee reinstatement system has been established to allow
employees who resigned for childcare or family care reasons to be
rehired.

＊1. Legal requirement is the age of three.
＊2. Legal requirement is the age of one. In certain cases, leave can be taken
until the child reaches age two.

2 years

Family care time off
Limits on non-scheduled work, overtime work, and late-night work

Legalrequirement

Unique toTokuyama

Program available to women
Program available to men

Annual Paid Leave Usage andNon-scheduled Working Hours

number of care recipients, it is possible to take off two days a week

information is shared with them on the intranet. In addition, an

93 days

Family care leave

Child nursing leave

employee.

them eventually make a smooth transition back to work, internal

Application

Expanded application of flextime (no core work period)

Exemption from non-scheduled workand 23 employees took the leave in fiscal 2020, including one male

To support those on childcare and family care leave and help

Grade 7

Limits on overtime hours and late-night workwith paid parental leave information to facilitate the use of leave.

(legal requirement: five days a year).

Grade 4

Childcare leaveone. Tokuyama provides eligible employees and their managers

requiring care. With family care time off (unpaid), regardless of theStarting
schoolParental leave

parental leave is available from birth until the infant reaches age

Employees can also take family care leave for up to two years

Age 3

Childcare time

pregnancy is determined until the child reaches sixth grade. Paid(legal requirement: 93 days in total) for each family member

Age 2

Shortened working hours

hours from 10 weeks before childbirth until the child starts
＊1

Age 1

Expanded application of flextime (no core work period)

conditions to be managed.

responsibilities, eligible employees can use shortened working

Family Care Programs

FY2017FY2018

Usage of Childcare and Family Care Leave, Etc.
FY2019FY2020

Annual paid
leave, averagedays used15.2 days

15.7 days

15.0 days

15.3 days

Annual paid
leave, average
usage rate

73.2%

75.6%

72.4%

75.2%

Total working
hours per year
Non-scheduledworking hours,
average permonth

Program available to both men
and women

FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020

11

12

12

23

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

Number of employees taking
parental leave

25

33

65

100

Number of employees taking
family care leave

2

2

1

1

Number of employees taking
family care time off

0

1

1

1

Number of flextime users

54

50

52

48

Number of employees taking
childcare leave
Return to work rate

1,880.4 hours 1,884.4 hours 1,858.7 hours 1,879.0 hours

8.3 hours

9.8 hours

10.3 hours

10.3 hours｜WEB｜ Work-Life Balance Support Programs
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Growing Together with Employees

Health Management Initiatives

FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020Percentage of employees receiving regular health checkup

100

100

100

100

Declaration which outlines the corporate commitment to create

Percentage of abnormal medical exam results

45.2

44.1

47.9

45.3

work and to endeavor to support and foster the mental and phys-

Percentage of employees who were retested or received a detailed
examination

84.6

85.3

88.1

69.0

Percentage of employees given specific health guidance

78.4

80.2

79.0

84.3

No. of employees given specific health guidance

268

253

252

210

Percentage of employees at ideal weight ＊1

74.0

73.8

72.5

72.6

goals of raising individual health awareness, keeping the rate ofPercentage of smokers

24.9

23.5

22.6

20.3

leave taken due to health problems. The Company is taking various

Percentage of employees receiving stress checkup

94.1

95.1

96.1

96.9

Percentage of employees receiving specific health checkup

100

100

100

100

Percentage of employees who regularly exercise

28.8

28.3

29.4

30.5

0.47 (0.25)

0.48 (0.27)

0.58 (0.34)

0.64 (0.35)

79

51

118

101

On October 1, 2020, Tokuyama issued a Health Management

a workplace environment where employees find it comfortable toical health of employees and their families. These are of utmost
importance in realizing the Tokuyama’s Mission and goals.

Accordingly, Tokuyama has a company-wide health management

plan designed to develop employees’ mental and physical healthand promote measures against lifestyle diseases. The plan has thefindings on health checkups at 44% or less, and reducing the rate ofactions including those described below.

■ Implementing the Smart Life Program
The Smart Life Program is tackling lifestyle diseases byencouraging employees to keep records of their weight, numberof steps walked, and blood pressure on the personal health portalsite My Health Web. It also offers anti-smoking help such as

Category

Sickness/injury absence rate ＊2(Absence rate due to mental health issue)
No. of Family Health Counseling sessions conductedraising awareness of the harmfulness of smoking, reducing indoor

No. of mental health workshops conducted (No. of participants)

11 (463)

12 (239)

19 (508)

8 (633)hours on the 22nd of every month.

Investment per employee in mental and physical wellbeing initiatives(yen)

29,00030,00028,00025,000smoking areas, and encouraging “no smoking day” during working■ Offering Health Guidance and Fighting Lifestyle Diseases
Working with the Health Insurance Association, Tokuyama

conducts regular and specific health checkups and ensures that

＊1. Employees with BMI between 18.5 and 24.9.
＊2. A
 bsence rate = No. of extended absence days/(Prescribed working days × No. of employees) × 100
Number of extended absence days refers to the total number of days an employee has been absent from work due toillness/injury for four or more consecutive days.

proper health guidance is provided by industrial health staff. The
Company also holds workplace health education meetings.
■ Promoting Mental Health Care

■ Recognized for Health and Productivity Management

Tokuyama aims for early detection and response to mental

In March 2021, Tokuyama was recognized under the large

interviewing people with high levels of stress, and offering

Management Organization Recognition Program for the second

health issues by giving occupational stress tests to all employees,
enhanced consultation services.

enterprise category in the 2021 Certified Health and Productivity
consecutive year.

｜WEB｜ Creating a Health-Conscious Workplace
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with Employees

Corporate Governance● Risk Management

Site Reports● Compliance● Business Continuity Management (BCM)

Corporate GovernanceCorporate GovernanceRisk Management Framework

Risk Management

Tokuyama sees internal control as the basis for CSR andworks to strengthen corporate governance in order tobusiness is sound and sustainable, Tokuyama carries out various

initiatives to strengthen risk management and ensure thoroughfurther increase the confidence of stakeholders and enhancecompliance.

implementing risk management and compliance group-wide,

Compliance Committee, which operates under the CSR Promotion

corporate value. In addition, the Company is thoroughly
as the core elements of internal control.

Tokuyama manages risk through the Risk Management andCouncil. It also has expert committees focused on risk management
and compliance in seven critical and specialized areas to ensure｜WEB｜ Corporate Governancehttps://www.tokuyama.co.jp/eng/csr/risk_management.html

Board of Directors

In order to deliver on its social responsibilities and ensure its

management through the deliberation of key issues. The Company

has designated a unit responsible for regulations concerning
management of the risk of loss and conducts activities based on
the management regulations.

President

CSR Promotion Council

Risk Management and Compliance Committee
Seven Committees
Financial Reporting Committee
Fair Trade and Competition Committee
Security Trade Committee
Information Security Committee
Environmental Committee
Safety Committee

https://www.tokuyama.co.jp/eng/company/governance/index.html

Product Safety and Quality Assurance Committee

Seven Committees
Corporate Governance Structure

Financial Reporting
Committee

This committee controls the process of preparing financial reports
through accounting to ensure the reliability of financial disclosures.
Members are appointed from the business management groupengaged in accounting as well as from relevant departments.

Eight sessions

Fair Trade and Competition
Committee

This committee has established a company-wide system to reducecompliance risks related to fair trade, with a focus on compliance with
the Antimonopoly Act. It is working to improve and raise the level of thesystem while monitoring its operational status.

One session

Security Trade Committee

This committee properly implements security export controls to help
maintain international peace and security. It also prevents violations oflaws and regulations related to exports and other transactions.

One session

Information Security
Committee

This committee decides basic policies on, and raises awareness about,information security in general in order to promote active use andsafeguarding of the Group’s information assets. It also promotes theprotection of personal information.

Two sessions

Environmental Committee

This committee deliberates and decides on environmental policies aswell as plans and measures for environmental management.

One session

Safety Committee

This committee deliberates and determines safety policies as well as
safety management plans and their performance.

One session

Product Safety and Quality
Assurance Committee

This committee deliberates and determines product safety and quality
policies as well as product safety and quality management action plans
and their performance.

One session

Shareholders’ Meeting
Appoint/dismiss

ReportAppoint/dismiss

Board of Directors

Accounting Auditors
Audit/
Audit and Supervisory
Committee
supervise
AssistHuman Resources Committee

Decide/supervise

Audit

Audit and Supervisory
Committee OfficeBusiness Operations
Executive Committee
Strategy Committee

Appoint/dismiss

Whistle-blowing
SystemAudit
Collaborate

Helpline

Helpline Committee
President

Departments Responsible
for Internal Auditing

CSR Promotion Council
Risk Management and Compliance Committee

Auditing Dept.
RC Management Dept.
Internal audit

Seven Committees
Instruct/support/request

Business Divisions, Back-Office Divisions, Research Laboratories, Factories and Group Companies

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Corporate GovernanceBusiness Continuity Management (BCM)

Compliance

In order to keep important businesses and operations going

Tokuyama Group understands “compliance” to have a broad

continuity management in normal times. This includes formulating

rules but also behaving sensibly in a manner that conforms witheven in unforeseen circumstances, Tokuyama practices businessand revising the BCP, securing budgets and resources for business

continuity, and taking proactive steps to improve businessmeaning, including not only compliance with laws and internal
corporate ethics and meets social expectations.

To communicate and spread awareness of compliance

continuity capabilities.

throughout the Group, Tokuyama provides training on legal

Headquarters to address the novel coronavirus and has taken

a variety of compliance training programs for employees. In 2020,

In February 2020, Tokuyama established a Crisis Response

measures to ensure the safety of employees worldwide andbusiness continuity.

To prevent the further spread of COVID-19 in Japan, Tokuyama

supported telecommuting by providing temporary work-fromhome provisions in addition to the conventional telecommuting

program, setting a goal of reducing workplace attendance by 70%
or more.

obligations for new directors and auditors of Group companies andthese training programs were held on 45 occasions.

The Company also implemented a variety of e-learning

programs focused on anti-harassment, information security, credit
management, and prohibiting any relationship with anti-social
forces.

■ Whistle-Blowing System
An internal helpline has been established to enable safe,

anonymous reporting and consultation regarding compliance

Conditions of
temporarywork-from-homeprovisions

Regiondeclaredunder state of
emergency

Work from home if it is feasible intheir position or workplace

Region notdeclaredunder state of
emergency

Recommend work from home
if it is feasible in their position or
workplace

No. of employees using temporary
work-from-home provisions

violations involving the Tokuyama Group (including potential
violations) without fear of unfavorable treatment. Reporting andconsultation can be carried out by post, email, or phone.

The helpline is operated with due consideration for theprotection of whistleblowers. Employees can use the helpline

without disclosing their name or department to the Company, anda female attorney is also available for consultation.

1,026 (FY2020)

Number of reports＊

FY2018FY2019FY202036

29

24＊Includes reports on workplace harassment and reports from Group companies
in Japan.

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Site Reports

Corporate Governance● Tokuyama Factory● Kashima Factory● Sun Arrow Kasei Co., Ltd. /Tokuyama Polypropylene Co., Ltd.

Tokuyama
Factory

Tokuyama Factory General Manager：
Location:
1-1, Mikage-cho, Shunan-shi, Yamaguchi, Japan
Hiroshi Nomura
Number of employees:
1,822 (As of March 31, 2021)
Total site area:
1.91 million ㎡
Main products:	Cement, inorganic chemical products, organic chemical products, High-purity polycrystalline silicon, fumed
silica, High-purity Aluminum Nitride (AlN), polyvinyl chloride, and other products

Performance Data

Emissions and Transfer of Specific PRTR-Designated Substances in Fiscal 2020

Unit: metric tons (mg-TEQ equivalency for dioxins)

Unit

FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020SOx emissions

Metric tons

750

780

800

810

760

NOx emissions

Metric tons

9,500

10,10010,100

10,2209,900

Substance nameRegulatory
numberAtmospheric

0.0

0.0

13.0

0.7

6.9

0.0

0.0

6.9

0.0

4.1

0.0

0.0

4.1

0.0

138

168

122

127

116

44.1

44.5

44.7

43.5

41.4

Chloromethane (methyl chloride)

128

Effluent discharged

Million metric tons

24

24

24

22

22

119

127

101

122

Total nitrogen discharged

Metric tons

145

173

159

170

177

Total phosphorous discharged

Metric tons

2.1

2.1

2.3

1.5

2.1

PRTR-designated substance emissions

Amounttransferred

13.0

Metric tons

114

Subtotal

94

Million metric tons

Metric tons

Soil

157

Industrial water consumption

COD level

Water

1,2-Dichloroethane
Chloroethylene (vinyl chloride)

Soot emissions

Amount of emissions

Chlorodifluoromethane

104

2.7

0.0

0.0

2.7

0.0

Cresol

86

0.0

2.3

0.0

2.3

0.0

Toluene

300

1.7

0.0

0.0

1.7

0.2

Dichloromethane (methylene chloride)

186

0.9

0.0

0.0

0.9

0.0

Chloroform

127

0.9

0.0

0.0

0.9

0.0

1

0.0

0.8

0.0

0.8

0.0

Metric tons

29

29

33

24

35

Thousand metric tons

376

366

339

335

385

Waste sent to landfills

Metric tons

368

382

397

631

922

Energy consumption

Thousand gigajoules

47,10049,50049,00049,00046,600

Hydrazine

333

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

CO2 emissions (originating from fossil fuel)＊

Thousand metric tons

4,290

4,500

4,430

4,460

4,230

1,2,4-trimethylbenzene

296

0.2

0.0

0.0

0.2

0.0

0

0

3

0

1

Waste generated

Complaints

Cases＊Calorific values were recalculated for 1990 and forward, in accordance with therevision of Japan’s Act on Rationalizing Energy Use.

Substances are listed in descending order ofemission levels; substances with no emissions
are listed in order of the regulatory number.

Water-soluble compounds of zinc
1,2-Epoxypropane (propylene oxide)

68

0.6

0.0

0.0

0.6

1.8

1,2-Dichloropropane

178

0.4

0.0

0.0

0.4

143.2

Xylene

80

0.2

0.0

0.0

0.2

0.0

Carbon tetrachloride

149

0.2

0.0

0.0

0.2

0.0

1-Bromopropane

384

0.2

0.0

0.0

0.2

0.6

2,2-Azobisisobutyronitrile

16

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Water-soluble copper salt

272

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Hydrogen fluoride and its water-soluble form

374

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Benzene

400

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Water refers to public waters.

Boron compounds

405

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.9

Amount transferred indicates the sum of thequantity transferred to sewage systems andthe quantity subject to intermediate treatment

Methylnaphthalene

438

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Dioxins

243

2.5

3.2

0.0

5.7

0.0

31.9

3.1

0.0

35.0

147.3

Total figures have been rounded to the firstdecimal place.

Total (excluding dioxins)

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Site Reports

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Kashima
Factory

Kashima Factory General Manager:
Location:
26 Sunayama, Kamisu-shi, Ibaraki, Japan
Kazumasa Itonaga
Number of employees:
124 (As of March 31, 2021)
Total site area:
101,000㎡
Main products:	Produced by Tokuyama Corporation
	Bulk pharmaceuticals for diabetes drugs, anti-hypertensive agents, eye drops, allergy medicines,treatments to improvedigestive functions, antipsychotics; optical materials (hard coating solutions for plastic lenses, photochromic dye materials)
Produced by Tokuyama Dental Corporation	Dental materials (composite resins, cement and adhesives, rebasing and relining materials, impression materials,
and investment materials)

Performance Data

Emissions and Transfer of Specific PRTR-Designated Substances in Fiscal 2020
Unit

FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020Industrial water consumption

Thousand metric tons

36

39

25

27

26

Effluent discharged

Substance nameAmount of emissions

Unit: metric tons

Regulatory
numberAtmospheric

Water

Soil

Subtotal

Amounttransferred

1.5

0.0

0.0

1.5

74.8

Thousand metric tons

50

54

39

42

43

Chloroform127

COD level

Metric tons

2

2

2

2

2

Dichloromethane

186

0.5

0.0

0.0

0.5

1.8

PRTR-designated substance emissions

Metric tons

2

2

1

1

2

Acetonitrile

13

0.2

0.0

0.0

0.2

2.6

Waste generated

Metric tons

775

761

831

896

1,101

Toluene

300

0.2

0.0

0.0

0.2

24.8

Waste sent to landfills

Metric tons

9

9

8

11

6

1,4-dioxane

150

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Energy consumption＊

Thousand gigajoules

37

39

36

36

34

N,N-Dimethylacetamide

213

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

1.2

Metric tons

2,670

2,697

2,594

2,659

2,767

Cases

0

0

0

0

0

CO2 emissions (originating from fossil fuel)＊
Complaints＊Calorific values were recalculated for 1990 and forward, in accordance with therevision of Japan’s Act on Rationalizing Energy Use.

N,N-Dimethylformamide

232

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

3.5

Water-soluble salts of bromic acid

235

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

2-Vinylpyridine

338

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.8

Boron compounds

405

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.1

Methyl methacrylate

420

Total
All figures are numerical sums for Tokuyama Corporation
and Tokuyama Dental Corporation.
Substances are listed in descending order of emission
levels; substances with no emissions are listed in order ofthe regulatory number.

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

2.4

0.0

0.0

2.4

109.6

Water refers to public waters.
Amount transferred indicates the sum of the quantity
transferred to sewage systems and the quantity subject tointermediate treatment.
Total figures have been rounded to the first decimal place.

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8 Group Companies with ISO 9001 and/or ISO 14001 Certification

Tokuyama recognizes that its group companies must be fully engaged with the issues
addressed by its Responsible Care activities. The Company has concluded a CSRGroup Company

Management Agreement with its manufacturing subsidiaries in and outside of Japanand is providing them with assistance to carry out these activities. The Company collects

data from group companies on their environmental impact, safety management, andother indicators, and conducts safety, environmental, and quality audits at several

subsidiaries each year. In this way, Tokuyama is closely following the Responsible Care

ISO9001

ISO14001

ISO9001

ISO14001

Excel Shanon Corporation●—

Sun Arrow Kasei Co., Ltd.

●●

Tohoku Shanon Corporation●—＊1

ASTOM Corporation●●

A&T Corporation—＊2●

Shin Dai-ichi Vinyl Corporation—●

Tokuyama Dental Corporation—＊2●

Tokuyama Polypropylene Co., Ltd.

●●

activities at each company and ensuring that they are complete. Tokuyama also sharesGroup Company•=Acquired certification•=Certification acquired by a worksite of the group company*1=Acquired EcoAction21 certification*2=Acquired ISO 13485 certification

news on regulatory trends and other relevant information with its group companies, andhelps them acquire ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certification.

Sun Arrow Kasei Co., Ltd.

Tokuyama Polypropylene
Co., Ltd.

Established:

February 1st, 1999

Established:

April 2, 2001

Head office:

1-1 Harumi-cho, Shunan-shi, Yamaguchi, Japan

Head office:

1-1 Harumi-cho, Shunan-shi, Yamaguchi, Japan

Shareholders:

Tokuyama Corporation 100%)

Shareholders:Business activities: 	Manufacture and sale of polypropylene resin and flexible

Business activities: 	Manufacture and sale of polypropylene resin and flexible

polypropylene resin

polypropylene resin

Plant Manager：
Yasuto Yasuzawa
Location:
1-2 Harumi-cho, Shunan-shi, Yamaguchi, Japan
Number of employees: 28
Total site area:
3,280㎡

Plant Manager：
Shuichi Masuda
Location: 	
1-1 Harumi-cho, Shunan-shi, Yamaguchi, Japan
Number of employees: 63
Total site area:
70,997㎡

Performance Data

Performance Data
Unit

FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020Thousand kilowatt hours

2,490

2,533

2,631

2,633

2,512

Waste plastic produced

Metric tons

135

128

171

152

142

Waste generated

Waste plastic effectively used

Metric tons

135

128

171

152

142

Waste sent to landfills

Waste sent to landfills offsite for disposal

Metric tons

0

0

0

0

0

Steam usage

Metric tons

240

240

240

240

240

Thousand metric tons

65

65

65

65

65

Power consumption

Industrial water consumption

Tokuyama Corporation (50%), Prime Polymer Co., Ltd. (50%)

Industrial water consumption

Unit energy consumption index(fiscal 2002=100)

Unit

FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020Thousand metric tons

333

378

343

352

302

Metric tons

77

35

66

40

43

Metric tons

1.8*

0

1.6*

0

2.0*

%

73

69

70

78

73

＊Year with periodic maintenance18