Lintec Group CSR Report 2013

Editorial Policy
This report contains primarily non-financial information on theContentssocial responsibility activities of the Lintec Group. With the aim

Company Motto

Sincerity and Creativity
The foundation of the Lintec Group’s CSR is itsof providing easy-to-understand information for all

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Editorial Policy

stakeholders,* the main activities are organized into the02

Overview of the Lintec Group04

Message from the President

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Lintec CSR

categories of Corporate Governance, Social Report, andEnvironmental Report. The Overview and Highlight pages havealso been increased. The Highlight section, CSR through Core
Business Activities, features the development and manufactureof products that reduce environmental impact. While theactivities featured here have been ongoing efforts of the Lintec

company motto, “Sincerity and Creativity.” These

Group, they are presented again this year as examples ofare the ideals that everyone in the group aspires to.

progress made.

“Sincerity” means thinking about what can be

to both the Lintec Group and its stakeholders. For more detailed

Highlight
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Craftsmanship with practicable
improvements to protect theenvironment for the next generation

This publication only includes information that is important

done that will be of benefit and appreciated andtackling every task with all one’s heart. “Creativity”
means to work constantly to innovate and improve,information, visit the company’s CSR website.
* Stakeholders include consumers, employees, shareholders, creditors, suppliers, local
communities, and government agencies.

Main Channels for CSR Information

CSR through Core Business Activities

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CSR Themes, Targets,
and Performance

Corporate Governance
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Practicing Sincerity

seeking greater added value without being
CSR Report (PDF version)

satisfied with the status quo.

Easy-to-understand informationon the CSR activities of
the Lintec GroupShowing integrity to all stakeholders and taking on
new challenges over and over again with aMore detailed informationon the CSR activities of
the Lintec Group
http://www.lintec-global.com/csr/

a manufacturer dedicated to craftsmanship.

Creativity”—this is Lintec’s unchanging
approach and the driving force that
underpins its sustainable growth.

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Providing Value to Customers

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Cooperating with Suppliers

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Together with Employees:

CSR Website

determination to innovate is the starting point for“Start with Sincerity and then apply

Social Report

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This icon indicates that additional information has been disclosed on thecompany’s CSR website. The footnotes at the bottom of the page
summarize the online information.

(Human Rights / Employment)

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Together with Local Communities

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Communicating with
Stakeholders

Environmental Report

Guidelines Referenced

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Environmental Management

Environmental Reporting Guidelines (2012) of the Ministry of theEnvironment of Japan

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Fighting Climate Change

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Reducing Waste andWater Usage

Environmental Reporting Guidelines (2012) of the Ministry of theEnvironment of Japan

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Reduction of Chemicals
with Environmental Impact

ISO 26000 (social responsibility)

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Environmental Activities of 10
Group Companies Outside Japan

Reporting Period

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Relationship between Lintec
and the Environment

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Third-Party Opinion

Sustainability Reporting Guidelines (version 3.1) of the Global
Reporting Initiative (GRI)

This report covers the period from April 1, 2012, to March 31,
2013 (fiscal 2012). It also includes some information up throughJune 30, 2013 concerning specific initiatives.
Environmental performance data for ten group companies
outside Japan covers the period from January 1 to December 31, 2012.

Publication datePrevious publication: August 2012
Current publication: August 2013
Next publication:
August 201401

Overview of the Lintec Group

The Lintec Group is united inits promotion of CSR activities.

Japan
LINTEC CORPORATIONHead Office ■Iidabashi Office

All the employees of the Lintec Group are promoting
a variety of CSR activities to help realize a better society,based on stakeholder feedback.

Branches
Sapporo Branch, Sendai Branch,
Shizuoka Branch, Nagoya Branch,
Osaka Branch, Hiroshima Branch,
Shikoku Branch, Fukuoka Branch
Kumamoto Office

LINTEC COMMERCE, INC.
LINTEC SIGN SYSTEM, INC.
FUJI-LIGHT, INC.
RENRI, INC.
LINTEC SERVICES, INC.
LINTEC CUSTOMER SERVICE, INC.
PRINTEC, INC.
TOKYO LINTEC KAKO, INC. ■OSAKA LINTEC KAKO, INC.

Plants and Research Laboratory
Agatsuma Plant ■ Kumagaya Plant ■ Chiba Plant ■ Tatsuno Plant ■Shingu Plant ■ Shingu Plant, Tatsuno Office ■ Komatsushima Plant ■Mishima Plant ■ Doi Plant ■ Niihama Plant ■ Ina Technology Center ■Research Center ■EuropeLINTEC EUROPE B.V.
Hungary Office
LINTEC ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES (EUROPE) GMBH
Israel Office

United States
Asia
LINTEC CORPORATION Shanghai Office
LINTEC SPECIALITY FILMS (TAIWAN), INC.
LINTEC HI-TECH (TAIWAN), INC.
LINTEC ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES (TAIWAN), INC.
Hsinchu Office
LINTEC KOREA, INC. ■LINTEC SPECIALITY FILMS (KOREA), INC.
LINTEC ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES (KOREA), INC.
PT. LINTEC INDONESIA ■LINTEC SINGAPORE PRIVATE LIMITED ■Hanoi Office

LINTEC ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES (PHILIPPINES), INC.
LINTEC PHILIPPINES (PEZA), INC.
LINTEC (THAILAND) CO., LTD.
LINTEC BKK PTE LIMITED
LINTEC VIETNAM CO., LTD.
LINTEC INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED
LINTEC INDUSTRIES (MALAYSIA) SDN. BHD. ■LINTEC INDUSTRIES (SARAWAK) SDN. BHD. ■LINTEC ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES (MALAYSIA) SDN. BHD.
Kuala Lumpur OfficePenang Office

Overview of the Lintec Group

LINTEC (SUZHOU) TECH CORPORATION ■Beijing Branch
Shanghai Branch
Shenzhen Branch
LINTEC (TIANJIN) INDUSTRY CO., LTD. ■LINTEC ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES (SHANGHAI), INC.
Suzhou Branch
Tianjin Branch
Shenzhen Branch
Chengdu Branch
MADICO, INC. Suzhou Office

LINTEC USA HOLDING, INC.
MADICO, INC. ■Madico Window Films
Madico West
Madico Southwest
Madico Mid-America
Madico South Texas
Madico Southeast
Madico Florida
Madico Northeast
LINTEC OF AMERICA, INC.
Chicago Office
Dallas Office
Boston R&D Center■ Sites certified ISO 14001

Corporate Profile (as of March 31, 2013)
Company nameHead office
WebsiteEstablished
CapitalStock listing
Fiscal year-end
Representative
Number of employees

LINTEC Corporation
23-23, Honcho, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo
173-0001, Japanwww.lintec-global.com/
October 193423.2 billion yen
Tokyo Stock Exchange, First Section
Securities Code: 7966
March 31
Akihiko Ouchi, President and CEO
Consolidated: 4,270
Non-consolidated: 2,552

Sites
Sales offices: Iidabashi (Tokyo), Sapporo, Sendai, Hokuriku (Toyama
Prefecture), Shizuoka, Nagoya, Osaka, Hiroshima, Shikoku (Ehime
Prefecture), Fukuoka, and Kumamoto
Production sites: Agatsuma (Gunma Prefecture), Kumagaya (Saitama
Prefecture), Ina (Saitama Prefecture), Chiba (Chiba Prefecture),
Tatsuno (Hyogo Prefecture), Shingu (Hyogo Prefecture), Komatsushima(Tokushima Prefecture), Mishima (Ehime Prefecture), Doi (Ehime
Prefecture), and Niihama (Ehime Prefecture)
R&D facility: Research Center (Saitama Prefecture)
Overseas office: Shanghai (China)
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Scope and Wording
Business activities
Development, manufacturing, and sales of adhesive products(adhesive papers and films for labels, marking films, window films,
semiconductor-related tapes, optical function film, health-care
products, etc.); specialty papers (color envelope paper, color paper,
special function paper, etc.); processing materials (release paper,
release film, casting paper for synthetic leather, casting paper for
carbon fiber composite material, etc.); and adhesive-related devices(label printing machines, labeling machines, semiconductor-related
equipment, etc.)
Sales (fiscal 2012)
Consolidated: 190.8 billion yen
Non-consolidated: 157.7 billion yen
Operating income
Consolidated: 10.6 billion yen(fiscal 2012)
Non-consolidated: 6.2 billion yen

The scope of this report is arranged as indicated below and follows the same wording. If any information provided diverges from thisscope, this is made clear within the text.
Corporate Governance Social Report
Lintec: Lintec Corporation
Lintec Group: Lintec Corporation plus group companies in and outside Japan
Environment Report
Lintec: Lintec Corporation (head office, Agatsuma Plant, Kumagaya Plant, Chiba Plant, Tatsuno Plant, Shingu Plant, Komatsushima Plant,
Mishima Plant, Doi Plant, Niihama Plant, Ina Technology Center, Research Center) and Tokyo Lintec Kako, Inc.
Lintec Group: The above plus ten group companies outside Japan** Ten group companies outside Japan
Lintec (Suzhou) Tech Corporation, Lintec (Tianjin) Industry Co., Ltd., Lintec Speciality Films (Taiwan), Inc., Lintec Korea, Inc., Lintec
Speciality Films (Korea), Inc., PT. Lintec Indonesia, Lintec Industries (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd., Lintec Industries (Sarawak) Sdn. Bhd., Lintec
Singapore Private Limited, and Madico, Inc.

Entire Lintec Group: Lintec Corporation and its group companies in and outside JapanWEB

For more detailed financial information, see the Investor Relations
section of the Lintec Website at www.lintec-global.com/ir/.

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Message from the President

Our CSR activities represent none other than the applicationof our company motto, “Sincerity and Creativity.”
I will continue to work with employees around the world
to ensure that Lintec remains a company trusted by society.

Akihiko Ouchi
President and CEO
LINTEC Corporation

many local employees as possible, and this has helped me to realizethat cultural values differ greatly around the world. By respecting
these different values, we can create supportive workplaces for all
employees, who represent a treasure trove of ideas for the company.

employees can discuss relevant social issues on a daily basis.
Cross-organizational ideas are also important for CSR activities,

We will continue to promote a global perspective and create
workplace environments that support everyone, while improvingof society, it will not be able to achieve sustainable growth. In
recent years, employee awareness of CSR activities has been
increasing, which makes me feel positive.
Lintec is run based on its company motto, “Sincerity andCreativity.” These two words also describe the company’s
approach to CSR. The “sincerity” to undertake all work in goodand it is essential to cooperate across business and divisionalboundaries. Therefore, Lintec has now introduced CSR Meetings
to provide opportunities for this kind of communication. After
first implementing them in Japan, we would like to also expand
them to overseas companies.

programs to help empower female employees.
We also are globalizing our relations with suppliers. CSR
activities involve more than just Lintec. In order to promote CSR
activities with our business partners, we are planning to hold
CSR briefings and conduct CSR surveys for suppliers.
As a global environmental initiative, we are working tofaith means not only ensuring compliance in business activities,
but also having a good sense of morals and ethics, as well as
continuing to foster this type of consciousness. The “creativity”
to find ingenious ways to improve things means identifying
one’s own CSR issues and using one’s own technology andknowledge to take the lead in solving the issues. Respectively,

Along with the expansion of business outside
Japan, we will globalize our CSR efforts as a basic
management approach.

obtain integrated global ISO 14001 certification. In fiscal 2012,
two more overseas companies were certified, bringing the total
number of sites certified worldwide to 19. Single-year CO2
reduction targets have been disclosed in fiscal 2013. Starting in

the two words of the motto also represent defensive andproactive stances, and promoting a good balance of these is

CSR efforts as a basic management approach. In April 2011,
Lintec joined the UN Global Compact. This was due to its

Lintec’s basic approach to CSR.
In order to promote CSR, Lintec is advancing corporate
activities with a commitment to CSR-driven management. This ispart of efforts to strengthen global management, a key initiative

desire to help address the global issues of human rights, labor
standards, and environmental protection.
Even in the area of human resources and training, global
concepts for respecting diversity are increasingly important.

Since becoming president in 2004, I have promoted corporatesocial responsibility (CSR) as the foundation of management andhave worked to expand this awareness within Lintec. No matter
how times may change, unless a company has the confidence

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Under our medium-term business plan, we have set an overseas
sales ratio target of 40%, and we aim to further expand ourbusiness outside Japan. Therefore, we must also globalize our

When visiting Lintec sites outside Japan, I try to speak with as

fiscal 2014 however, the CO2 reduction targets will be disclosed
as medium-term targets under the medium-term business plan.

Promoting CSR activities through the combined
strength of all employees, and aiming forsustainable growth.

workplaces. For example, I regularly perform top management
patrols to personally inspect safety conditions in our ResearchCenter and plants worldwide, as part of the Lintec Group’s
health and occupational safety management. In fiscal 2012,
I inspected 24 sites in 14 countries. I look forward to doingthese patrols each year and visiting the production sites. The
inspections have greatly increased frontline awareness of safety
and efforts to reduce accidents to zero, as well as the 5S points(sorting, setting in order, systematic cleaning, standardizing,

Message from the President

in our medium-term business plan, LINTEC Innovation Plan III(LIP-III). The company has been putting even more effort into thecreation of a framework to achieve this goal, and CSR Meetings
are a part of this endeavor. In order to apply CSR in daily
business activities, it is important to create an atmosphere where

Defending CSR with sincerity and being proactivewith creativity—these two elements are also
important for CSR activities.

and sustaining discipline). As president, my greatest joy is tomeet with our energetic employees. We will definitely continue
this activity in the future in order to utilize employee feedback
for CSR management.
To maintain the sustainability of the Lintec Group andsociety, it is important for all employees to identify social issues
that pertain to their work and take the necessary actions toaddress them. However, we must first ensure that employees
can carry out their work with confidence and achieve job
satisfaction, while also being able to spend sufficient time with
their families. I will continue to focus on the creation of anenvironment where all employees of the Lintec Group can join
together to undertake CSR activities, based on the company
motto of “Sincerity and Creativity.”

Along with the promotion of global CSR activities, we willfurther enhance basic initiatives such as the promotion of safe

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Lintec CSR

Basic CSR Approaches
The Lintec Group carries out initiatives in line with six basic approaches, based on its company motto, “Sincerity and Creativity.”
Thorough implementation of corporate ethics and compliance

Safety- and health-related activities

Improved customer satisfaction

Social contributions

Environment-friendly operations

Shareholder- and investor-oriented management

President and CEO

Lintec carries out CSR activities in line with six basic CSR
approaches. The CSR Management Office, established as anorganization under the direct control of the president, strives tofoster high ethical standards, disseminate information on CSR, andto support the initiatives of the six CSR committees. The six CSR
committees, which have a cross-organizational membership andeach of which include an officer in charge, lead initiatives withresponsibility from the standpoint of management.

CSR Management Office

Audit Office
Corporate Strategic OfficePublic Relations Office

Corporate Ethics Committee
Investor Relations Committee

General Affairs & Personnel
Division

Environmental Preservation Committee
Social Contribution Committee
Safety, Disaster Prevention,and Health Committee

Business Administration Division
Quality Assurance &Environmental Protection Division

Holding In-house CSR Dialogue Sessions

Cost Innovation Division

A shared understanding of CSR rooted in thecompany motto is being promoted at Lintec
Group sites worldwide. Between November
2011 and June 2012, the CSR Management
Office held CSR briefings at 12 group companies in the Asia region, and at five companies“social rules” during corporate activities domestically and overseas.

3. Comply with regulations in all aspects of corporate activities in Japanand overseas, and conduct ourselves based on the highest ethicalstandards.
4. Emphasize the importance of close relations with all the persons
involved in corporate activities, such as shareholders, investors,
business partners, local communities, and employees.
5. Be actively engaged in controlling and reducing environmental
burdens, as global environmental problems are a vitally importantmanagement concern.
6. Proactively engage in activities that contribute to local and regional
communities as good corporate citizens.

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We will meet the expectations of shareholders
and investors by increasing managementtransparency, disclosing information in a timely
and appropriate manner, and striving toincrease corporate value.

We will strive for fair andhighly transparent
transactions, aiming formutual harmony andbenefit with all suppliers.

Local
Communities

Employees
pp.18–22,
p. 24

pp. 23–24

We will endeavor to create workplace environments
where employees can work with peace of mind while
respecting employees’ motivations in life and work,
based on the goal of raising employee satisfaction.

We will communicate with local
communities and pursue harmonious
co-existence, based on the idea thatcompanies are community members.

ISO 26000: Seven Core Subjects for Social Responsibility
Organizational
governance

Human rights

Fair operating
practices

Consumer issues

Labour practices

Environment

Community involvementand development

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Research & Development Division

Compliance is fundamental to corporate activities. The LINTEC Group is committed to observing “relevant regulations” and2. Conduct fair and transparent transactions based on the principle offree competition with all business partners.

Shareholders
and Investors

Production Division

As of April 1, 2013

1. Continuously offer products and services that contribute to society.

Sincerity andCreativity

Administration Division

Customer Satisfaction Committee

Lintec Group Compliance Guidelines

We, the directors and employees of LINTEC, shall:nCompany Motto

Lintec CSR

CSR Promotion System

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Principle 1: Businesses should support and respect the protection ofinternationally proclaimed human rights; andPrinciple 2: make sure that they are not complicit in human rights abuses.
● LabourPrinciple 3: Businesses should uphold the freedom of association and theeffective recognition of the right to collective bargaining;
Principle 4: the elimination of all forms of forced and compulsory labour;
Principle 5: the effective abolition of child labour; andPrinciple 6: the elimination of discrimination in respect of employment
and occupation.
● Environment
Principle 7: Businesses should support a precautionary approach toenvironmental challenges;
Principle 8: undertake initiatives to promote greater environmental
responsibility; andPrinciple 9: encourage the development and diffusion of environmentallyfriendly technologies.
● Anti-Corruption
Principle 10: Businesses should work against corruption in all its forms,
including extortion and bribery.

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The foundation of the Lintec Group’s CSR is its company motto, “Sincerity and Creativity.”
All employees are performing CSR activities based on this motto. Here are the Lintec Group’s
basic CSR approaches and the CSR promotion system.

Customerses

The business of the Lintec Group is supported by many
stakeholders. To ensure the sustainability of both the business andsociety, we must listen sincerely to various stakeholders worldwide
and use this feedback for the group’s CSR activities. Two years
have passed since Lintec joined the UN Global Compact in April
2011. Now the group intends to promote even stronger CSR
management, by also referring to the international ISO 26000
standards for social responsibility.

We will aim for harmony between
corporate activities and the global
environment and will strive to
reduce environmental impact.

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and to improve service in order to meetcustomer expectations and earn trust.

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Lintec CSR and Stakeholders“Sincerity and Creativity”—
The Foundation of Lintec’s CSR

7. Maintain fair and transparent relations with political bodies andgovernments.
8. Prevent any involvement with anti-social organizations.
9. Take part in hospitality activities with modesty and within the rangethat common sense allows when it is necessary as part of businessactivities.
10. Handle corporate information appropriately, and only disclose it atappropriate times and in appropriate ways.
11. Handle intellectual properties securely, respect the intellectual property
rights of other companies and do not violate them.
12. Respect the individual rights and personalities of directors andemployees, treat them fairly and strive to maintain a comfortableenvironment in the workplace.
Established January 2003
Revised April 2011

in North America and Europe. A further step
was taken in fiscal 2012, with the holding ofinter-departmental dialogue sessions. These
enabled managers to investigate “proactive
CSR,” whereby social issues are addressed
through Lintec’s business activities.

Invitees: Division general managers
and equivalent
Held: November 26, 2012 Participants: 10

Comments by Participants● In order to resolve social issues through its
core business activities, the Lintec Group needs
to have a profit-making business model.
Although there are currently several innovativeideas for social benefit, the issue will be how
to make them profitable, and we should takeup the challenge.
● As consumption in Japan remains flat, I now
feel it is worthwhile to investigate the potentialof low-income markets and the BOP business*overseas. Even with our existing products, wemay be able to help resolve social issues indifferent markets. The session made me realizethat in addition to product innovation, we alsoneed to look at new markets.
● If we can improve our standing in the eyes ofsociety through CSR activities, I think it will
invigorate our activities. In order to promote
proactive CSR, various investments are required.
I would be glad if the company recognizes thissituation and supports us.

* Base of the Pyramid (BOP) refers to the segment of the global population with the lowest incomes. BOP business targets
this segment.

Invitees: Research Center general managers
and equivalent
Held: March 21, 2013 Participants: 10

Invitees: Research Center section chiefs
and equivalent
Held: March 21, 2013 Participants: 1007

Highlight: CSR through Core Business Activities

Craftsmanship with practicable
improvements to protect theenvironment for the next generation
Craftsmanship is the starting point and foundation of Lintec’s activities.
Through environmentally friendly manufacturing, the company seeks tofulfill its social responsibilities. This Highlight article will review
Lintec’s environmental initiatives, including solvent-free products.

Core technologies for adhering and removing
materials used in daily life
Labels and stickers that adhere firmly and remove
easily—these represent Lintec’s core technologies and theremoval. Working together, these two materials play animportant role.
Ensuring that the surface base material adheres firmly andthe release material will peel smoothly away are the two
factors that determine the quality of stickers and labels.

Release material(release paper or film)

all. Coming up with a solvent-free manufacturing process is
one of Lintec’s major R&D themes. As a researcher in this area,

surprisingly good and I realized that it could be abreakthrough.” (Tsukida)

I have spent a lot of time on solvent-free products since joining
the company.” (Tsukida)

By steadily advancing R&D into properties such as water
resistance, adhesiveness, uniformity and transparency, Lintec
researchers first managed to realize generic solvent-free paper

Surface base material(paper or film)

There are many possible types of substances for each of the three layers (surface basematerial, adhesive, and release material). A label material is created when the
combination of these substances meets the performance requirements.

By accurately controlling the two functions of adhesion
and release, Lintec can provide a variety of products that meetthe needs of society.

Taking on the challenge of developing
solvent-free products for environmentallyfriendly manufacturing
Tatsuya Tsukida, General Manager of Lintec’s Research Center,
explains how the organic solvents toluene and ethyl acetateplay an important role in the development and production ofadhesives and release paper. As the name implies, organic
solvents are naturally occurring liquids that can dissolve othersubstances. They are very useful for making printing-related
adhesive products, as they make it easy to synthesize andcombine substances on the molecular level in the productdesign process.
As the release agent on the release paper must be applied

Uses for Lintec’s printing-related adhesive products

thinly and evenly at the micron level (one thousandth of amillimeter), and to increase workability in the manufacturing
process, the release agent needs to be diluted with organic solvent.
“However, organic solvents evaporate and escape as gas,
which creates a big impact on the environment. Therefore, since

products. Afterwards, the technology was expanded to realize
high-performance products through constant advancements.

Months of trial and error lead to an
accidental breakthroughIn its quest to realize solvent-free manufacturing, Lintec has
been focusing on emulsification*1 technology. Emulsification
uses water instead of solvents to dilute or synthesize substances.
“Even from the standpoint of environmentally friendly
manufacturing, solvent-free products have been acompany-wide theme. When I was working on my solvent-freeresearch, I would receive calls of encouragement from company
officers on a daily basis. However, a number of hurdles had tobe overcome in order to realize the technology.” (Tsukida)

Composition of Emulsion-based Adhesive

the production department in order to meet this challenge. Koji
Koyama, General Manager of the Production
Division, remembers the situation.
“In addition to R&D,
innovation in the production
process was a major key to thecreation of solvent-free products.
The question was how to improve

Acrylic acid ester
TackifierEmulsifier
Water

workability and lower costs. We
first started by improving theexisting equipment.” (Koyama)
A new process of trial anderror then began.

Tatsuya Tsukida*1 Emulsion is a fine dispersion of minute droplets of one liquid in another, without dissolving.
Examples include milk and mayonnaise.

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However, the development of advanced products ismeaningless unless they are used by customers and adopted bysociety. Therefore, along with the development of newtechnology to make solvent-free products, cost reduction also
became an important goal.
Therefore, the R&D department had to work closely with

CSR through Core Business Activities

adhesive products. These products are made up of three layers:
the surface base material on which printing is performed, theadhesive for making it stick properly, and the release material
to protect the adhesive and enhance its processability. The
adhesive is applied to the back of the surface base material,
and release paper or film is used for the release layer for easy

Adhesive

One particularly large hurdle was the development of film
adhesive, which needs to be both high in adhesion andtransparency. The development breakthrough happened by chance.
“One day when I was testing paper adhesive, I tried it out
on some film that happened to be nearby. The results wereHighlight

foundation of its craftsmanship.
Let’s take a look at Lintec’s mainstay—printing-related

1994, Lintec has been continually strengthening its initiatives
to reduce the atmospheric emissions of solvent gas from its
production processes.
Nevertheless, the best way to reduce environmental impact
is to develop and produce products that do not use solvents at

Label Construction

General Manager, Research Centerand Product Research Department
Research & Development Division09Percentages of solvent-free printing-related adhesive products
and release paper(%) Printing-related adhesive products
80
69

65

65

66

66

40
20

29

37

38

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69

71

68

68

68

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53

51

54

53

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012 (FY)

66

60

40

Release paper

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2002

2003

2004

2005

Note: Percentage of solvent-free printing-related adhesive products = quantity of solvent-free printing-related adhesive products sold /quantity of all printing-related adhesive products sold x 100
Note: Percentage of solvent-free release paper = quantity of solvent-free release paper produced / quantity of all release paper produced x 100

Steady improvement utilizing feedback fromfrontline operators

Various environmental initiatives for the entire
manufacturing process

Lintec’s principle environmental products

and will continue to expand its product range to the fullest
extent of its capabilities. Even for products that require organic
solvents, Lintec is reducing solvent gas emissions in the production process, and it is working to reduce the impact on theenvironment. Specifically, exhaust gas treatment equipment has

Workability is an important condition in order to realize highproduction efficiency and low costs. Therefore, it is also necessary to
improve operation speed and setting ease for the coating machine.
“As the ones with firsthand knowledge of the production
process, the frontline operators were a major resource in thedevelopment of the coating machine necessary to realize
solvent-free products. Thanks to their feedback, we were able
to resolve one problem after another.” (Koyama)

been progressively introduced since 1994. The company is now
treating the organic solvent emissions from all its coatingmachines in Japan.
“Lintec’s environmental manufacturing initiatives are notlimited to solvent-free products. Various other environmental
activities are being implemented in plants. A large of part ofthese efforts involves reducing CO2 emissions. Besides switchingboiler fuel from conventional heavy oil and kerosene to utility gas

WINCOS Architectural Film (transparent) is applied towindows to save energy in buildings. Even with hightransparency, the film cuts solar heat transmission by
35% to 63%, thereby improving cooling efficiency andoffering significant energy savings.
Lintec makes completely disintegrable adhesive
paper with an adhesive that can be broken down in thepaper recycling process. The company also has a wide
range of label materials designed for reusable andrecyclable containers, including the REPOP series, which
adheres firmly and peels off cleanly.

Through this innovation process, a newly developed
coating machine was introduced in 2004. It represents a
culmination of Lintec’s craftsmanship.
“Lintec’s craftsmanship is supported by technology andpeople, a fact that has remained constant over the years. The
development of solvent-free products is aand liquefied natural gas (LNG), which have low CO2 emissions,
we are reusing waste heat generated by the production process.”
This was how Yoshiyuki Yamato, General Manager of the
Quality Assurance & Environmental Protection Division,
described Lintec’s activities to reduce its environmental impact.
Furthermore, these impact reduction activities extend from raw
materials procurement to the disposal and recycling ofproducts, spanning the entire Lintec operations.
“In other words, our environmental activities are based on
product life cycle assessment (LCA).*2 Although we have been
employing LCA for a while, our Environmental Preservation
Committee is now investigating new activities.” (Yamato)

date labels on eggs. The
environmentally friendly products

The objective is to prepare easy-to-understand guidelines
for the implementation of LCA. Lintec is promoting guidelines

the entire company has beenworking to produce are playing anactive part of people’s lives.

that make it easy for staff to determine, for example, what raw
materials need to be chosen in the product design stage toreduce environmental impact.

Measures to reduce environmental impact
Left: Waste heat boiler at the Doi Plant Right: LNG satellite facility at the Mishima plant

Aiming for sustainable growth and providing
environmentally friendly manufacturing forthe next generation
In addition to solvent-free products, Lintec has produced
environmentally friendly products in a variety of areas. For
example, WINCOS window film saves energy, while also
blocking solar radiation and shatterproofing the glass. KINATH
labels feature a plastic surface base material that matches theplastic containers to which they are applied, for easy recycling.
Lintec also makes casting paper for carbon fiber composite
materials, which provides lightweight and energy-saving
properties for the construction of aircraft fuselages. Therefore,
the technologies of Lintec play an unseen,
yet vitally important role. The company
is now also promoting R&D with fiveand ten-year timeframes.
Over the years, the starting
point for Lintec has always beentechnology and people. Bybringing together the ideas ofits people, Lintec aims todevelop the next generation of
manufacturing. Also, the CSRManagement Office maintains a

dialogue with employees in various departments and has
begun holding CSR Meetings in order to generate ideas forsustainable growth.
Hiroyuki Nishio is General Manager of the CSRManagement Office, which is promoting this effort. “Although
CSR Meetings have just begun, the aim is towork towards a resolution of issues in thecore business by identifying social issues
and problems and creating a vision for asustainable society.
We want to use these opportunities to work towards sustainablegrowth for the company and society,and develop next-generation manufacturing.” (Nishio)
Lintec will continue to take on
the challenge of sustainable manufacturing in the future.

Koji Koyama

Yoshiyuki Yamato

Hiroyuki Nishio

Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer
General Manager, Production Division
In charge of Quality Assurance & Environmental
Protection Division

Managing Executive Officer
General Manager, Quality Assurance &Environmental Protection Division

Director, Managing Executive Officer
General Manager, Corporate Strategic
Office and CSR Management Office
In charge of Cost Innovation Division*2 LCA: A method for comprehensively assessing effects on the environment by calculating items such as the amount ofenergy and water input, the amount of raw materials used, and the amount of CO2 and hazardous chemical substances
emitted throughout a product’s lifecycle.

CSR through Core Business Activities

Lintec is continuing its transition towards solvent-free products,

Highlight

The coating machine is at the heart of the production process
for adhesive products, as it applies adhesives or release agents
to base materials such as paper and film. Adhesive must be
applied at high speed in a uniformly thin layer. If unevenpatches occur or air gets mixed in, defects can occur
undermining product reliability.

natural result of this.” (Koyama)
In fiscal 2012, 68% of printing-related
adhesive products sold by Lintec weresolvent free. Solvent-free products are also
used for stickers attached to beverage
and other cans and for expiration

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CSR Themes, Targets, and Performance
In order for Lintec to achieve sustainable growth together with society, the company must not only ensure
legal compliance, it must also undertake various efforts to meet the demands of society.
Committees composed of cross-organizational members matched to the company’s basic CSR approaches
promote CSR activities.

Fiscal 2012 CSR Themes, Targets, and Performance
Corporate Ethics

Treat corporate ethics andcompliance as priority
management themes andensure that every employee isaware of their importanceand practices them every day

Customer
Satisfaction

Basic Commitment

Provide a stable supply of
products and improve quality
management and service
based on the key concepts ofassuring customers of
reliability and fulfilling
responsibilities

Safety, Disaster
Prevention, and HealthSocial Contributions
Investor Relations

Achieved

Fiscal 2012 Targets● Promote ethics through interactive participation frameworks

with self-awareness● Aspire to be a company trusted by society
by ensuring thorough compliance● Comply with and revise management rules (informationcompany’s role in helping to create a sustainable society.

Director, Managing Executive Officer General Manager, Corporate Strategic Office and CSR Management Office In charge of Cost Innovation Division

Not achieved

StatusMain Activities in Fiscal 2012

security, personal information, business secrets, etc.)● Undertake activities based on employee proposals● Provided ethics training through e-learning

Comment from Officer in Charge
Kenji Kobayashi

Practicing Sincerity● Confirmed compliance with operational regulations on information security

All employees understand how society has changed and thecorporate ethics required today. The Corporate Ethics Committee
will continue to ensure that employees have a solid sense of
ethics that they can apply to their own actions.

pp. 14-15

and held training at each business site
● Created guidelines on the use of social media

Organizational governance *2
Fair operating practices*2

Social Report● Took measures for REACH substances of very high concern● Establish and implement a specific action

plan based on the Lintec Quality Policy
and Action Guidelines● Achieve concrete actions devised along the lines of the eight

Action Guidelines under the concept of the customer
satisfaction slogan, “Lintec Products make everybody happy!”● Promoted the construction of a system for management of chemical

substances in products at the Agatsuma Plant● Provided e-learning (4th Statistical Techniques Course: 66.4% participation,and 4th Design Review Course: 65.4% participation)

human-made disasters● Establish a management system for ensuring

employee health and safety● Establish measures to prevent

communicable disease

Customer Satisfaction Officer

Makoto Iiumi

Providing Value to Customers
Cooperating with Suppliers(Director, Managing Executive Officer)

pp. 16-17

In line with the slogan, “Lintec products make everybody happy,”
we are cooperating internally and with suppliers, while aiming tofurther increase customer satisfaction.

Consumer issues*2

Fair operating practices*2

Human rights*2● Minimize damage from natural disasters● Head office created a manual for responding to a major earthquake in the● Adopt an occupational safety and health management system● Implemented mutual safety audits as part of the occupational safety andKoji Koyama

Together with Employees

health management system● Implemented training concerning guidelines for overseas business trips● Implemented mental health seminars and awareness raising● Vaccinated 2,480 employees against influenza● Surveyed the current status of and promoted the taking of annual paid leave(Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer)

pp. 18-22● Nurture the mental and physical health of employees● Support action plan by each overseas group company● Establish measures against long working hours● Ascertain the current status and causes of long working hours

and encourage the taking of annual paid leave● Consider how to encourage the taking of annual paid leave

Tokyo region and made preparations to expand it to other sites

Safety, Disaster Prevention, and Health Officer

We will create even better workplace environments so that all
Lintec Group employees can carry out their jobs confidently andin good health, while enjoying job satisfaction.

Human rights*2

Labour practices*2● Employees volunteered to help with reconstruction after the Great East

Japan Earthquake● Realistic activities● Sustainable activities● Community-based activities● Interact with local communities● Expand and firmly continue activities● Raise employees’ willingness to participate in activities andsupport their participation

Social Contribution Officer● Performed beautification and cleanup activities

Koji Ichihashi● Supported local festivals(Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer)● Participated in a campaign against local organized crime in Itabashi

While maintaining steady efforts to meet expectations as amember of local communities, the Lintec Group will continue
looking for ways to help solve social issues and take thenecessary action.

● Took initiatives to support persons with disabilities● Made monetary donations for the victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake● Accepted a total of 864 people for plant and facilities tours at 4 business sites

Together with Local
Communities(Community Participation)

p. 23
Community involvementand development*2● Conducted blood donations● Cultivate and strengthen relationships with investors and● Increase valuation in the stock market(appropriate stock pricing) and attempt toimprove corporate and shareholder value

education
As a materials manufacturer,
conduct company-wide
activities in R&D, production,and other areas based on theprinciple of reducing
environmental impact andeffectively using resources

Corporate Governance(Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer)● Held more than 200 IR meetings and accepted interviews with institutional

Conduct management thatemphasizes shareholders andinvestors, and improve thecorporate brandFiscal 2012 Performance

Corporate Ethics Officer● Implemented rank-based training● Promoted intranet access (system construction)● Enhance environment-related PR andEnvironmental Protection

Lintec will continue to create these opportunities for discussing thesociety by identifying and addressing social issues through the

Hiroyuki Nishio● All employees behave as good citizens● Ensure thorough compliancesecurities analysts● Strengthen relationships with shareholders and recruit new

individual investors● Distribute information and strengthen communication● Confirm status through mutual internal audits and make

improvements● Conduct company-wide awareness-building and education on

environmental activities

investors and securities analysts in Japan● Visited 1 city in the U.S. and 2 cities in Europe to meet with institutional

investors at a total of 50 companies● Participated in 3 IR events in Japan for investors from outside Japan andheld IR meetings with a total of 16 companies● Enhanced the provision of information through a shareholder newsletterand IT website

IR Officer

Hitoshi Asai
(Director, Vice President Executive Officer)
We will continue IR activities such as providing accurate
information promptly and fairly, in order to further strengthen
relationships of trust with shareholders and investors.

Communicating with
Stakeholders
p. 24
Organizational governance *2
Community involvementand development*2● Confirmed environmental compliance situation at each site through mutualinternal audits● Distributed 25 issues of Eco News and provided 4 e-learning programs● Conserve biodiversity● Conduct awareness-building and education on biodiversity● Raised awareness with Eco News and conducted surveys at each site

● Develop environmentally friendly products● Develop 8 products according to guidelines● Achieved target by developing 30 products● Reduce energy use● Improve by 2% in per-unit energy use (compared to fiscal 2010)● Achieved target with a 3.2% improvement compared to fiscal 2010

● Reduce CO2 emissions● CO2 emissions reduction target: 180,000 tons/year● Did not achieve target with about 184,000 tons/year*1

Environmental Protection Officer● Reduce disposal costs for industrial waste● Ensure thorough management of chemical

substances● Reduce release of VOCs to the atmosphere● Target for industrial waste disposal costs: ¥181.3 million or less

● Achieved target with ¥166,445,000● Audit five suppliers● Achieved target with 5 audits performed● Target for atmospheric VOC emissions: 990 tons/year or less

● Achieved target with about 850 tons/year*1 CO2 emissions are calculated using emission coefficients provided by the power companies that supply electricity to the facilities concerned.
The emissions figure increased in fiscal 2012 due a change in the coefficients provided by the power companies.

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CSR Meetings that cross employee ranks and divisional boundaries.

tional laws and regulations and proactive CSR that contributes to

CSR Themes, Targets, and Performance

As a good corporate citizenof both the local
communities where we
operate and the international
community, help solve social
challenges and carry out
realistic activities that
contribute to the sustainable
development of societies

company’s core business. In fiscal 2012, the company began holding

balance between defensive CSR through compliance with interna-● Continued the Rinri Kawaraban ethics news column and published the Vol. 6 booklet● Prepare for rapid response to natural andProactively develop
workplace environments
where people can work withsecurity, based on theconcept of improving
employee satisfaction

Achieved substantially

Theme

In order to meet the expectations of society, Lintec must promote a

Yoshiyuki Yamato(Managing Executive Officer)

Environmental Report

Along with continuing efforts to reduce the environmental
impact of our business activities, we are developing new
products that can help solve environmental problems from an
LCA perspective.

pp. 25-32
The environment*2*2 One of the seven core subjects of ISO 26000. This guide is referenced when reporting Lintec’s CSR activities.

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Practicing Sincerity

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As expressed by the Lintec Group’s company motto, “Sincerity and Creativity,” corporate ethics and compliance arethemes of paramount importance in management. At the same time, they are positioned at the foundation of CSR
in the group’s efforts to strengthen its management structure.

Rinri Kawaraban ethics news column

Corporate GovernanceCompliance

The Lintec Group regards the basics of corporate governance to be
the practice of thoroughgoing compliance, maximum managementtransparency, awareness of corporate ethics, rapid decisionmaking, and efficient administration of business operations. The
Lintec Group aims to increase its corporate value by continually
improving its corporate governance.

Corporate Governance Framework

General Meeting of Shareholders

Reporting

Guidance/
promotion

Appointment/dismissal

Board ofDirectors(directors)

President

Account/
operational
auditing

Appointment/dismissal

Audit &
Supervisory
Board

Cooperation

CSR Management
Office● Corporate Ethics Committee● Investor Relations

Committee● Customer Satisfaction

Committee● Environmental
Preservation Committee● Social Contribution
Committee● Safety, Disaster Prevention,and Health Committee

Operational
implementation

Management
meetings(directors andexecutive officers)

Administrative,
marketing,production,and technicaldivisions
Domestic andoverseassubsidiaries

Cooperation

Account
auditing

Audit Office(internal
Internal
control)auditing

Internal
controlauditing

Independent Auditors

Appointment/dismissal

Decision making

Information Security Management

Compliance Self-Assessment Checklist
Six compilations of Rinri Kawaraban havebeen published
PDF compilations of
Rinri Kawaraban areavailable on the Lintec
website in Japanese.

Global Surveys on Human Rights and Labor Standards
From December 2012 to January 2013, the Lintec Group surveyed
all its group companies and sites regarding human rights andlabor standards. In addition to confirming compliance with
relevant laws and regulations, the survey investigated employees’
understanding of the Lintec Group Compliance Guidelines, andthe maintenance of safe and healthy workplace environments
where basic human rights are respected. Regular surveys willcontinue to be performed to ascertain and improve human rights
and labor standard compliance.

Lintec conducts internal audits in each department based on
detailed regulations on information security and an internal
audit checklist. In March 2013, the company established the
Lintec Group Social Media Policies and the Social Media Usage
Rules in order to clarify basic principles and prohibited activities
for the private use of social media by Lintec Group employees. To
ensure thorough employee understanding of the policies andrules, Social Media
Guidelines and Examplesof Social Media Abuse
have been provided on
the company intranet. The
Lintec Group Social Media
Policies are also posted on
the Lintec website.

Practicing Sincerity

Corporate Governance System

Twice a month since June 2006, Lintec has been publishing the Rinri Kawaraban ethics news column on its
intranet. The column features a short haiku-like poem
with an additional explanation to illustrate standards for
ethics and conduct. The aim is to foster even better ethics
and adherence to the Compliance Guidelines. On April 1,
2013, the column reached its 165th installment. The
poems are also compiled and published once a year as abooklet. Volume 6 of the booklet was distributed to Lintec
Group employees in Japan in March 2013.
The poems convey ethics and the Compliance
Guidelines to employees in a more accessible way. The
poem compilations are also shown to suppliers andcustomers as an example of Lintec’s CSR initiatives, andthey are issued to newly hired graduates.

In September 2012, a Head Office Earthquake Response Manualwas created, based on the premise of the occurrence of a major
earthquake in the Tokyo region. Although earthquake preparedness measures were already being promoted, the manual was specially prepared to deal with a major event like the recent Great
East Japan Earthquake. The head office disaster response headquarters and its activities were also revised.
A head office emergency drill was held in September 2012.
The head office disaster response headquarters was activatedaccording to the manual, and the route to the local evacuation
shelter was confirmed.
Materials on earthquake response have beenposted on the intranet for
all employees to see.
Emergency food and othersupplies have also been
distributed and stockpiled
Disaster response headquarters activation drill
in case of an emergency.
at the head office

Corporate Governance

The introduction of one-year terms for directors has helped toclarify their responsibilities. In June 2011, Lintec adopted an
executive officer system, separating directors who perform
management decision-making and executive officers who administer business operations.
The company’s two internal and two external audit andsupervisory board members always attend meetings of the boardof directors and management meetings and listen to the opinions
expressed. They operate with the internal Audit Office andindependent auditors to audit the overall work of the directors.
Through meetings, the members share the results of their audits ofoperations and strengthen the checks on directors’ decisionmaking and the appropriateness and effectiveness of executive
officers’ administration of business operations.

Based on the company motto, “Sincerity and Creativity,” every employee in the Lintec Group strives to practice careful selfmonitoring. In February 2013, a questionnaire survey on matterssuch as harassment was given to 428 officers and managers, and a
response rate of 88.8% was obtained (68.6% in 2012). The results
were reported to the Risk Assessment Committee, which is making
effective use of them in internal
awareness-building campaigns.
With the aim of raising compliance awareness, Lintec hasposted a ComplianceSelf-Assessment Checklist on its
intranet. All employees are able touse this to examine their own compliance actions.

Business Continuity Plan (BCP)*

Lintec Group Social Media Policies
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Compliance with Antimonopoly Law & Prevention of Corruption
Employees carry the Lintec Group Compliance Guidelines withthem, and thoroughly adhere to stipulations on antimonopoly law
compliance, as well as anti-corruption measures. Since May 2012,
the company has issued the bimonthly Legal News for all employees, which explains the basics of corporate law, trends in law
revision, and legal issues relating to social themes. The newsletterhas featured articles on why laws are still necessary today,
corporate agencies, the Subcontract Act, labor law, legal risks
associated with social media, and insider trading prevention.

Rinri Kawaraban Ethics News Column
http://www.lintec-global.com/csr/governance/compliance/

Risk Management
The Lintec Group strives to prevent problems by identifying all
possible risks associated with company management and working
at making improvements throughout the group according to thedegree of urgency and importance. In April 2009, a Risk
Assessment Committee, consisting of the general managers ofeach division, was established with the objective of strengthening
the risk management system. The committee meets once a quarterand reports the outcome of its meetings to the board of directors.

Helpline
Lintec has a helpline (internal reporting system) for employees toobtain consultations on legal violations and other workplace
worries. In April 2008, Lintec added a third-party corporate lawyer
to the helpline system, to facilitate prompt consultations andinvestigations. Efforts have been made to raise internal awarenessof the helpline in order to encourage its use, including mentioning
it in the Compliance Guidelines. The goal is to quickly identify andsolve problems.

* BCP: A plan developed in advance to enable the minimization of damage and the continuation or early resumption ofbusiness in the event that a company encounters an emergency situation such as an accident or disaster.

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Social ReportSocial Report

Providing Value to Customers

Cooperating with Suppliers

The Lintec Group strives to provide a stable supply of products, to ensure thorough quality management,
and to improve its services in order to meet the expectations and secure the trust of customers.

The Lintec Group strives to engage in fair, highly transparent transactions,always pursuing seamless cooperation and mutual benefit with suppliers.

Quality Assurance

Fair Transactions

Improving Customer Satisfaction

Believing that customer-trusted manufacturing depends on efforts
at the factory frontlines, each Lintec Group plant has a manufacturing system based on quality, the environment, and safety. The aim
is to produce reliable quality on a number of fronts, including ISO
9001*1 quality management, manufacturing that protects thesurrounding environment, maintenance of manufacturing
equipment and facilities, and thoroughly safe operations. In fiscal
2012, the group enhanced its chemical substance management
system for purchased raw materials and took measures toeliminate quality incidents in the manufacturing process. Under theslogan “Lintec Products make everybody happy!” the Lintec Groupwill continue to improve the quality of its products and services. WEB

In order to better meet customer requests, the Lintec Group ismaking effective use of ISO 9001 and ISO 14001*2 to ensure
product quality. Lintec is also actively learning about and sharing
information for customer satisfaction improvement measures tocreate products that delight customers.

Preventing Quality Incidents
Quality incidents must be avoided. As part of ISO 9001 measures,
Lintec strives to prevent such incidents through the application ofdesign reviews*3 based on the FMEA*4 and FTA*5 methods.
Internal process management is performed using defect detectors
and other instruments, and systems have been created to prevent
defective products from ever leaving the plant.

Quality Assurance System

Ratio of Quality Accidents to the Number Recorded in Fiscal 2003
(Fiscal 2003 = 100%)
(%)

120

100

60
40

30

27

25

2009

2010

2011

Number of sites certified

Green Procurement200FY2010FY2011FY2012

19

21

22

2003

2012

(FY)

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Plant Initiatives for Customer Satisfaction
The Chiba Plant is introducing frontline reform through its Chiba
Innovation Project (CIP). Each activity period lasts for six months,
and every section has targets to achieve. The entire facility is also
continually promoting 5S
activities (sorting, setting inorder, systematic cleaning,
standardizing, and sustaining
discipline). Through these
efforts the plant is improving
its quality and productivity.

In order to achieve manufacturing that makes customers happy,
the Lintec Group must work with its suppliers as key business partners. As part of efforts to strengthen these partnerships, the company continually reminds suppliers of the Lintec Basic Policy for
Raw Materials Procurement. It also requires suppliers to maintainthorough CSR activities, including measures to ensure humanrights, occupational health and safety, product quality and safety,
information security, and corporate ethics. WEB

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Acquisition of ISO 9001 certification

CSR Procurement

At the Chiba Plant, where I work, we are further improving
quality and productivity by enhancing workplace efficiency
through 5S activities. We began these activities by disposingof unnecessary materials. Now we ensure that only the necessary items are kept in the proper locations, not only on the
manufacturing frontlines but also in the offices of indirect
departments. This has made operations a loteasier. In order to maintain this situation,
the plant general manager leads 5S inspection patrols around the facility each month.

Susumu Kaneko
Production Section, Chiba Plant

Under the Lintec Green Procurement Policy, the group is committed to procurement that also reduces environmental impact, while
ensuring thorough chemical substance management for raw materials, parts, and secondary materials. The requirements for management of chemical substances in products increase every year, andenvironmental regulations such as the RoHS Directive*6 and the
REACH Regulation*7 keep getting more stringent. Whenever a
new controlled substance arises, Lintec works with its suppliers to
conduct a timely survey of the supply chain. Communication with
suppliers is essential for environmental protection and thoroughchemical substance management. Therefore, Lintec will continue toenhance this communication. WEB

In fiscal 2012, we checked progress made on complaint resolution during seven quality audits and presented quality improvement requests directly tosuppliers. In conjunction with the head
office Quality Assurance Department, we
will strive for even greater quality
improvement in fiscal 2013.

Keisuke Aoyama
Quality Assurance Section, Tatsuno Plant

Providing Value to Customers / Cooperating with Suppliers

100

Supplier Quality and Environmental Audits
The Lintec Group is committed to raw material managementthat improves product quality. Since fiscal 2006, the grouphas been conducting planned quality and environmental
audits at its suppliers. Lintec implements regular audits andconfirms defect correction measures at major suppliers,
while performing special audits and follow-up audits at new
suppliers to check improvement progress. As of fiscal 2012,
the company has performed a total of 170 supplier audits.
The original audit objective was to improve the quality of
raw materials and strengthen quality management systems.
In fiscal 2010 however, Lintec began conducting environmental audits to tighten management of chemical substances contained in products. In fiscal 2012, 22 quality
audits and 5 environmental audits were carried out. In orderto provide customers with high-quality products that are
reliable and safe, Lintec will continue to further strengthen
supplier relationships, while enhancing upstream management through quality and environmental audits.

Social Report

The Lintec Group has obtained ISO 9001 certification for its principal manufacturing sites in and outside Japan. Now the group isfurther strengthening its quality management and assurance systems, by expanding the applicable departments and pursuing integrated ISO 9001 acquisition for relevant sites. In order to respond
more quickly and accurately to customer needs, Lintec uses global
conferencing and management systems and actively shares customer information within the group.

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The Lintec Group has a basic policy for fair and transparent
transactions based on the principle of free competition between all
suppliers. The door is open to all companies during the supplierselection process, and suppliers are chosen based on fair andimpartial evaluations of their compliance with relevant laws andregulations. Lintec will continue to build relationships of trust withits key business partners for mutual growth.

BCP with Suppliers
Conflict Minerals
Lintec recognizes that conflict minerals, mined to fund armed conflict, are a serious social problem. The company investigates andensures that no conflict minerals are present in any of its raw
materials. Lintec will continue to conduct procurement management that avoids the use of conflict minerals.

Along with promoting business continuity plan (BCP) creation ineach division, Lintec participates in BCP surveys by customers. The
company also asks its raw material suppliers to assist with the surveys by answering questions about their business continuity capabilities and response measures. The aim is to build a business
continuity management system that includes suppliers in order toearn the confidence of customers and other stakeholders.

5S inspection patrol at the Chiba Plant*1 ISO 9001: the international standard for quality management systems.
*2 ISO 14001: the international standard for environmental management systems.
*3 Design review: a method for checking and evaluating materials under development (specifications, design documents, etc.)from different standpoints such as the manufacturing and sales divisions. Design review is defined in the Japan Industrial
Standard (JIS) and ISO 9000 series standards.

16*4 Failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA): a method for systematically analyzing potential malfunctions*5 Fault tree analysis (FTA): a method for analyzing the causes of malfunctions using a tree diagram*6 RoHS Directive: EU directive that prohibits the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment
sold since 2006.
*7 REACH Regulation: a chemical substance regulation in the EU on the “Registration, Evaluation, Authorization andRestriction of Chemicals.” Registration is required when exporting a chemical substance into EU states in quantities of one

metric ton or more per year. Notification must also be submitted to the authorities when a chemical substance fallingunder the category of “candidate for required authorization” is present in a product at more than 0.1 percent of the massof the object.
WEB

See the CSR website for more information on the following:
Lintec Group Quality and Environmental Policy, Lintec Procurement Policy, Lintec Green Procurement Policy, Lintec Wood
Pulp Procurement Policy and Green Pulp Way

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Together with Employees:

Work-Life Balance

Compliance forms a foundation for the activities of the Lintec
Group, and the company ensures thorough adherence to both social
rules and relevant laws and regulations in and outside Japan. This
also applies to the recruitment and treatment of employees. Labor
management is performed in accordance with relevant laws, andunfair discrimination, child labor, and harassment are prohibited.

Employment of Persons with Disabilities

Program users

Creating a Rewarding Workplace (Human Rights / Employment)
The Lintec Group has been carrying out a variety of initiatives such as the creation of awareness-raising andsupport systems to enable all employees to perform their jobs with energy and inspiration.
Respect for Human Rights in Labor Management

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Respecting Human Rights and Diversity
The employees of the Lintec Group are working together
based on the company motto, “Sincerity and Creativity.”
To ensure that all employees may find their work equally
rewarding, the group respects the diversity*1 of every
employee and prohibits any kind of discrimination,
including that based on race, creed, gender, education,nationality or age. Lintec joined the UN Global
Compact, which seeks to eliminate the use of child andforced labor, in 2011. The group aims to continue its
growth based on mutual understanding and respect
between all employees.

Number of employees by gender
Male

FemaleMale employees:

Female employees:

3,498

622
Total employees:

4,120Managers:
Percentage of total
male employees

15%Managers:

543

50

16%

8%

Percentage of total
female employees* Scope: Lintec Corporation (as of March 31, 2013)
10 group companies outside Japan*2 (as of December 31, 2012)

Employees at group companies outside Japan
Local employees Japanese employees
1,521

47

97%

3%

Total employees:

1,568* Scope: 10 group companies outside Japan (as of December 31, 2012)* Japanese employees hired locally are included in the number of local employees* Japanese employees indicates employees transferred from JapanIn Germany, work and private life are kept separate,
and there is respect for human rights and diversity.
Therefore, the work environment is supportive of bothmale and female employees. Measures to ensure
equal opportunities for men and women are stronger
here than in Japan.

Maki Taniguchi
Senior Manager,
Business, General Affairs & Human Resources
Lintec Advanced Technologies (Europe) GmbH

*1 Respecting diversity: By respecting diverse characteristics that exist among people and groups, it is possible to generate
more original ideas, solve problems using diverse perspectives, and allow people to display their full potential byappointing the best person for each job.

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(persons)

Fiscal 2012 training details and numbers of participants
Training details
Management practice program (group training)Over eight months, participants develop action plans based on anawareness survey, and present the results.

General manager training (group training)Over six months, participants hone their management perspective, andpresent the results.

Programs

FY2010FY2011FY2012

Family care leave program

0

2

0

Family care time off

1

2

2

Accumulated time off

47

55

51

Childbirth leave

16

13

16

Childcare leave

22

22

19

Child nursing care time off program

7

11

10

Participants acquire the management knowledge, skills, and practical
frontline abilities necessary for managers.

8

11

10

New managers training (correspondence course)

Shorter hours / flex time
Paid social contribution time off

24
23
26
(total of 42 days) (total of 41 days) (total of 54 days)

Number ofparticipants(trainee category)Beganin fiscal 2013
(Grade 9 and 10
employees)

14(Grade 8 generalmanagers and assistantgeneral managers)

Next-generation leader development training (group training)

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Over a period of two or three months, participants continually focus on anddiscuss important management issues and make strategy recommendations.

(Selection ofmanagers)

New managers training (group training)

Participants acquire the basic business administration knowledge,
management knowledge, and skills necessary for managers.

28(New managers)

28(New managers)

office building

New section chiefs training (group training)

Job Return Program

Mental Health Measures

In April 2010, Lintec introduced a job return program. Under thisprogram, the company re-hires employees who had retired for personal reasons such as marriage, pregnancy, childbirth, childcare,nursing care of a family member, or other family circumstance suchas the transfer of one’s spouse to a different work location. This
enables the company to regain skilled employees who are familiar
with Lintec’s businesses. WEB

The Lintec Group has introduced a precautionary Employee
Assistance Program (EAP)*4 system that enables employees to getmental health checkups once a year. Using a questionnaire, each
Lintec employee is able to ascertain his or her own stress level,
which is useful for personal mental health management. In fiscal
2012, the questionnaire was made available to 3,397 employees
across the group, and the completion rate was 95.3 percent. The
Lintec Group has also set up a support hotline where employees andtheir families can talk confidentiallywith a specialist about their worries, including physical and mental
health, childcare, nursing care, legal
Mental health seminar at the Tatsuno Plant
issues, or personal finances. WEB

Employment of Older Persons
Lintec continues to offer employment to its retirees. In fiscal 2012, thecompany re-hired 28 of 41 retirees. Following a revision of Japanese
law in April 2013, the company
also revised its rules to basicallyenable all interested retirees to be
re-hired. These professionals areworking vigorously, making use of
the skills and experience they haveRe-hired retiree (left) providing guidancedeveloped over many years. WEB
on the frontlines

Management Labor Relations
At Lintec, the labor union is called Lintec Forest. Labor-management
consultations are conducted with an attitude of respecting eachother’s standpoint and a commitment to resolving issues throughdiscussion. Constructive discussions are also carried out at regularlabor-management consultations to advance the business. WEB*2 10 group companies outside Japan: Lintec (Suzhou) Tech Corporation, Lintec (Tianjin) Industry Co., Ltd., Lintec Speciality
Films (Taiwan), Inc., Lintec Korea, Inc., Lintec Speciality Films (Korea), Inc., PT. Lintec Indonesia, Lintec Industries (Malaysia)
Sdn. Bhd., Lintec Industries (Sarawak) Sdn. Bhd., Lintec Singapore Pte. Ltd., and Madico, Inc.
*3 Accessibility: Enabling older persons and those with disabilities to have easy access to facilities, products, and services.

Measures against Working Long Hours
Lintec strives to make appropriate personnel appointments and toensure equal sharing of workloads in order to prevent the harmful
effects of working too many hours. The company has introduced systems for carrying out work efficiently and systematically, such as noovertime-days in each workplace and flextime programs. Supervisors
also manage overtime hours carefully to help employees avoid excessive strain on the body and mind. The company has also adopted an
attendance system that enables detailed labor management.

*4 Precautionary EAP: an employee program that aims to improve productivity through the creation of comfortableworkplaces and by focusing on precautions for healthy employees in addition to addressing the concerns of employees
who already have a health issue.

Participants acquire the management knowledge and skills necessary
for frontline leaders.

Grade 5 employee training (correspondence course)
Participants systematically acquire skills on solving workplace problems
as a group leader, guiding and developing subordinates, and creatingenergetic workplaces.

Grade 4 employee training (correspondence course)
Participants acquire general business skills by selecting courses tomatch their goals.

New salesperson training (group training; held every two years)
With the aim of enhancing communication skills for sales, participantslearn how to improve their interpersonal skills, while becoming morecustomer oriented and self-aware.

Second-year follow-up training (group training)
Participants look back on their own growth over the year and clarify
initiatives through self-study and group learning.

27(New section chiefs)

249(Employees promoted
to Grade 5)

66(Employees promoted
to Grade 4)

Together with Employees

85%

Lintec strives to provide employment to persons with disabilities.
The full-year employment rate at Lintec for persons with disabilities
in fiscal 2012 was 1.72 percent, which was below the legally mandated rate of 1.8 percent. In
fiscal 2013, the mandated rate
was increased to 2.0 percent,making Lintec all the more determined to increase companywide employment of persons
Improved accessibility*3 in a new headwith disabilities. WEB

With the aim of developing human resources that contribute to thecompany and society, Lintec has introduced company-wide rankbased training programs to develop its human resources. These programs enable all employees with diverse values to achieve personal
growth and a sense of accomplishment. They help boost employees’skills and support each person’s self-motivated career planning. WEB

Social Report

Employment

Company-wide Rank-based Training Programs

Lintec is working to promote a balance between professional andpersonal life by creating supportive workplace environments.
Consequently, employees are able to perform their jobs withconfidence and display their full abilities. Lintec offers an accumulated time-off program that can be used either for long-term
treatment of an employee’s own illness or injury or for caring for afamily member. There is also a paid social contribution time-off
program that allows employees to participate in local volunteer
activities. In April 2013, Lintec extended the period for a programthat allows employees performing childcare or family care toreceive shortened working hours. Accordingly, the company isstriving to create systems that allow employees to work withpeace of mind. WEB

22(Third and fourth-year
employees)

42(Second-year
employees)

New hires training (group training)
Participants acquire business skills and work-related knowledge, alongwith basic skills specific to their own companies. They get anunderstanding of basic knowledge and occupational theory as
members of society and professionals.

Prospective employee training (group training)
Participants learn about becoming working members of society and thenecessary preparation before starting work at Lintec.

New language training (volunteers with division recommendation)
As part of corporate globalization, the purpose of this training is tobroaden the perspectives of candidates for postings outside Japan andto enhance their abilities to work overseas.

WEB

49(New hires)

38(Prospective
employees)

11(Selected
from volunteers)

See the CSR website for more information on the following:
Employment rate for Persons with Disabilities, Number of Job Return Program Users, Employment of Older Persons,Status of the Lintec Forest, Employee Assistance Programs, Overview of Precautionary EAP system, and Fiscal 2012
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Individual Education Programs
Lintec Environmental & Safety Information Site
In December 2012, the Lintec Econews, published on thecompany’s intranet as part of environmental education
activities, was re-launched as the Lintec Environmental& Safety Information site. In additional to environmental
news, the site now features more details on ISO 14001
and chemical substance management, as well as healthand safety information. The new site is also quicker toupdate and maintain, as all the work is now doneinternally. There were over 2,000 visits in the threemonths since it was re-launched in December 2012. The
site will continue to be updated regularly, and the aim is
to provide easy-to-understand information to employees,
including photos of outstanding activities and corrective
measures for environmental protection and safety.

Environmental Education
Lintec is working to improve the environmental awareness of its
employees. In fiscal 2012, four e-learning courses were provided,teaching employees about environmental laws and regulations,environmental management systems, and chemical substance management. Employees were able to deepen their understanding ofenvironmental issues and Lintec’s environmental protection activities. The company also provided ISO 14001 self-awareness training
at its head office, Research Center, plants, and at Tokyo Lintec Kako.
Training specific to each department was given covering chemical
substance management and biodiversity protection. WEB
Number of environmental education participants
Date
April toDecember
2012

Numberof sessions

Invitees

Content

Total
participants

31

Head Office,Research Center,
plants, and Tokyo
Lintec Kako, Inc.

Chemical substance management
training, ISO14001 self-awarenesstraining, industrial waste separation
methods, and on-the-job hazardous
materials training at warehouses

3,391

3

ISO 14001 self-awareness training
Ina Technology
Center, and plants and activities related to biodiversity
protection

147

January
to March
2013

Since fiscal 2010, I have been in charge of managing
Lintec’s environmental information. We place importanceon conveying easy-to-understand information to all
employees working in a variety of departments, fromdevelopment to manufacturing
and sales. It is very encouraging
to hear from employees who findthe information useful.

Noriko Kijima

Self-development correspondence training course participants
FY

Number of participants Completion rate (%)

2010

357

58

2011

337

61

2012

276

59

Section Chief, Environmental Safety Group
Environmental and Safety Department

Language Training
Quality Education
In addition to maintaining quality management systems based on
ISO 9001, the Lintec Group is committed to educating employees
and improving their quality awareness. This is achieved throughexternal seminars, as well as internal learning opportunities suchas e-learning and correspondence courses. Since e-learning
enables employees at workplaces with different working hours tolearn at their own convenience, a total of 3,774 employees participated in two e-learning courses on quality in fiscal 2012. WEB

In order to develop employees that can excel on a global stage,
Lintec has introduced a language-training program as a support
system for self-motivated study. Participants apply voluntarily forthe program and are then approved by a selection committee
based on recommendations by the participant’s immediate superior and division general manager. Although the training time varies based on each employee’s language level, the aim is forparticipants to reach their target level with about 100 to 150
hours of instruction.

The employees of the Lintec Group are engaged in a variety of initiatives, including the raising andimproving of safety awareness, enabling everyone to work in safety and with peace of mind.
Occupational Safety
Occupational Safety and Health Policy
In 2010, the Lintec Group established the Lintec Occupational
Safety and Health Policy. Since then it has been carrying out ongoing activities based on an occupational safety and health management system (OSHMS).*1
Plan-do-check-act (PDCA) cycles are carried out for thesegroup-wide activities, based on the OSHMS. An annual safety andhealth plan have been prepared, including plans for mutual safety
audits and fire prevention patrols at the plants. A Safety
Consideration Committee, consisting of members engaged insafety initiatives in plants and members of the group-wide Safety
Secretariat, has been established to consider group-wide safety
rules. In fiscal 2012, Lintec was able to eliminate boxcutter accidents, and in addition, it standardized displays including placards
that outline Lintec’s Four Safety Principles,*2 signs to indicate door
opening range, and route passage signs. WEB

Annual Safety and Health Plan
The Lintec Group has established an annual safety and health plan,and it is managing health and safety through the implementation of
PDCA cycles. The plan includes matters such as a patrol program,safety education, a training program, an inspection and measurement
schedule, health checkups, internal audits, and management reviews.
In fiscal 2012, Lintec carried out mutual safety audits, fire prevention patrols, and top management patrols. Individual plants also
carried out patrols by members of the plant’s top management, managers, and the union, as well as
employee volunteer patrols. The
company is also promoting safety
though the use of mailing lists todistribute the minutes of the Safety
and Health Committees to all busiSafety patrol at the Mishima Plant
ness sites and executive officers.

Safety and Health Committee meetingat Lintec (Tianjin) Industry

Accidents Resulting in Absence from WorkIn fiscal 2012, six occupational accidents occurred at Lintec Group
companies in Japan, resulting in 361 days of absence from work.
Due to the occurrence of rotator accidents, the number of days ofabsence increased compared to the previous year. The Safety
Secretariat visited the plants concerned and conducted safety
audits. To prevent reoccurrence, safety barriers and operation standards were revised and ongoing risk assessment was implemented. In the future, the safety rules will be clarified and thegroup will work towards reducing accidents to zero.
Occurrence of accidents resulting in absence from work
FY2010FY2011

Number of accidents resulting
in absence from work

FY

5

2

6

Number of days of absence from work

41

31

361

Lintec andpartner companies

Partnercompanies

Lintec andpartner companies

Accident sites

FY2012

Note: The fiscal 2012 report mistakenly indicated three accidents resulting in absence fromwork in fiscal 2010. The actual number was five.

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Safety Management at Lintec Korea
Lintec Korea performs thorough safety management
activities for hazardous materials, and it has maintained azero accident record in this area since its establishment. In
November 2012, Jang Dae-Jung, the hazardous materials
safety manager, received an award from the East
Cheongju Fire Department for excellence in hazardous
materials safety management. The company willcontinue to undertakehazardous materials
management with a strong
awareness of safety and a
Receiving an award for excellence in hazardous
sense of responsibility.
materials safety management

Safety and Health Committees & Health Committees
The Lintec Group holds monthly committee meetings to discusssafety and health in the workplace. At plants and the ResearchCenter, a safety and health committee gathers reports on plan
implementation, accident occurrence, safety education provision,equipment inspection results, and the status of patrol findings andcorresponding improvements. At the head office and business sites
with a sales department, a health committee discusses issues pertaining to health, safe driving, and disaster prevention activities.

*1 OSHMS: a company’s voluntary independent management system for increasing the level of safety and health at abusiness site.
*2 Four Safety Principles: Safety rules established by Lintec: 1) Point to and call out hazards; 2) Never reach towards rotatingparts; 3) Use signals when working with others; 4) Stop machinery when there is an irregularity

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The meeting minutes are distributed to all business sites andexecutive officers through a mailing list, as part of an
information-sharing system. WEB

Together with Employees

Lintec Environmental & Safety Information site

Twice a year, Lintec offers self-development correspondence training courses to interested employees. The company subsidizes apart of the cost for those who complete a course within a given
timeframe. There is a wide variety of course content available, suchas management, business skills, computer skills, foreign languages,
liberal arts, and qualifications acquisition. The company will continue offering these courses to encourage employees to keep
learning and growing.

Safe Workplace Environments (Safety and Disaster Prevention)

Social Report

Self-motivated Education System
Self-development Correspondence Training Courses

Together with Employees:WEB

See the CSR website for more information on the following:Technology Familiarity Workshops, CSR Briefing and Information Security Education, Voices of Madico and Lintec
Industries (Malaysia) Employees, Lintec Occupational Health and Safety Policy, and Overview of the Lintec Occupational
Health and Safety Manual21Social Report

Crisis Management during a Disaster

Striving to Be Accident Free
The Lintec Group has established a system for recognizing plants
in Japan with a continuous record of no occupational accidents,*1
including accidents not resulting in absence from work. Awards are
given for the achievement of 500,000, 750,000, 1 million, and1.25 million accident-free hours. A One Year Accident Free award
system has been also established for plants that remain completely
accident free for one year, even if they do not accumulate 500,000
hours of continuous accident-free operation. This year, the Chiba
Plant, Shingu Plant,
Komatsushima Plant, Ina
Technology Center, and Tokyo
Lintec Kako received thisaward. Using these commendations, Lintec will continue
to raise safety awareness in
its facilities in Japan. WEB

Distribution of Disaster Response Guidelines
Lintec has issued Disaster Response Guidelines, based on earthquake risk. To ensure their effective use, the guidelines were sent
to all Lintec Group sites by the Lintec Safety, Disaster Prevention,and Health Committee in fiscal 2012. Each site has begun preparing its own disaster response manual.

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Emergency Drills

Shingu Plant managers with their award

Continuous accident-free hours achievements
Business site

Continuous
accident-free hours

Date
achieved

0.5 million

June 2012

Kumagaya Plant

0.75 million

July 2012

Agatsuma Plant

0.5 million

July 2012

Chiba Plant

0.5 million

August 2012

Ina Technology Center

0.75 million

September 2012

Shingu Plant

0.75 million

October 2012

Research Center

0.75 million

November 2012

Agatsuma Plant

0.75 million

November 2012

Mishima Plant

0.5 million

February 2013

Tatsuno Plant

0.5 million

March 2013

One-year accident free achievement
Business site
Chiba Plant, Shingu Plant, Ina Technology Center

The Lintec Group is supported by society and local communities. In recognition of this support,
the group is engaged in various social contribution activities to fulfill its role as a corporate citizen.
Ongoing Disaster Support

Community Safety Activities

The Lintec Group has been making relief donations as an ongoing
activity to support recovery after the Great East Japan Earthquake.
In fiscal 2012, the company began participating in the Watari
Green Belt Project to regenerate tidewater control forests on
affected coastlines, sponsored by the Global Compact Japan
Network. Lintec employees volunteered to help with the project activities. The company willcontinue various forms ofreconstruction support activities in the future.
Participating in the Watari Green Belt Project

Lintec serves as the presiding company on the Itabashi Coordinating
Committee Against Local Organized Crime. Together with the
Itabashi Police Station’s Organized Crime Division, the committee
held a seminar to address issues related to local organized criminalgroups at the Itabashi Police Station in May 2012. A total of 100
people participated in the seminar, including Itabashi Ward Mayor
Takeshi Sakamoto, police personnel, and member company representatives. In November 2012, a street campaign was held to deterorganized crime groups. The company will continue to strengthen its
cooperation with the committee and the Itabashi Police Station andwork to help eliminate organized crime activity in the area.

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Support for Persons with Disabilities

Activities by Lintec Korea to Support the Local
Community

In June 2012, Lintec invited 130 people with disabilities and theirhelpers living in Tokyo’s Itabashi Ward to a professional baseballgame at Tokyo Dome—Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters vs. Tohoku
Rakuten Golden Eagles. This marked the sixth such event arranged
by Lintec. The company received smiles and many words of thanksfrom participants who expressed their enjoyment of the game and astrong desire to participate again next year. Lintec will continue thiskind of social contribution activity that brings joy to local residents.

Lintec Korea is engaged in various CSR activities. For
example, the company provides partial financial support
for disadvantaged university students raised by their
grandparents, through an in-house volunteer group.
Other activities include monthly cleanups in theneighborhood around the plant and providing donationsof coal briquettes to help provide warmth for those onsocial assistance. Volunteers from Lintec Korea and local
companies also visit
nearby elderly residents
on New Year’s Day andMid-autumn Festival
Day,*2 and bring themgifts such as fruit.

Date achievedApril 2012

Welcoming participants at Tokyo Dome

President Ouchi meeting participants

Top Management Patrols at Production Bases
The Lintec Group conducts top management patrols in which thepresident inspects plants worldwide, as well as the Research Centerin Japan. In fiscal 2012, the president visited 24 sites in 14 countries.
For patrols in Japan, the president is also accompanied by the general manager of the Production Division, the general manager of theEnvironmental Safety Department, and the president of Lintec
Service, Inc., to ensure thorough safety management. By having thepresident check general safety,
the 5S points, and workplaceenvironments in person, Lintec
is working to raise employee
awareness of workplace safety
and environments.

Evacuation drill at the Iidabashi office

The Tatsuno Plant holds emergency drills regularly. We
won the indoor fire hydrant category of the 7th Fire
Defense Conference competition, sponsored by the
Tatsuno Fire Protection Association, and we also
received an award in the fire extinguisher category of
the event. We will continue toprepare for disasters throughdrills and utilize the skills fordaily safety as well.

Takashi Yamada
Plant Engineering Section
Tatsuno Plant

President Ouchi visiting the Kumagaya Plant*1 Continuous accident-free hours: total number of working hours with no occupational accidents (accidents not resulting in
absence from work, accidents resulting in absence from work, and accidents during commuting) involving Lintec or partnercompany employees working full time at a business site.

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Beautification Projects and Cleanups

New Year’s gifts for the elderly

The Lintec Group carries out neighborhood beautification projects
and cleanups around all its factories. The Chiba Plant holds a Zero
Litter Campaign around the Midori Daira Industrial Park where theplant is located, while the Kumagaya Plant conducts an Arakawa
Riverside Cleanup along a nearby river. The Komatsushima Plant
removes litter from the Yokosu shoreline as part of its Seto Inland
Sea Restoration effort. Elsewhere, Lintec Industries (Malaysia) carriedout water purification activities
on its local coastline (see page31). The group will actively continue its local cleanup and environmental beautification efforts
in the future. WEB

Lintec Korea conducts a cleanup in a local shopping
street every month. Not only has the neighborhood
become cleaner, but recently people walking by havealso complimented us on our efforts. By also
increasing our interaction with locals on the shopping
street, the cleanups have become a meaningfulactivity. We will continue tosupport the community in this way.

Together with Employees / Together with Local Communities

Research Center

Community Participation

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Various drills are carried out at Lintec Group businesssites in order to prepare for fires and natural disasters
such as earthquakes. The group is striving to reduce risk
by updating crisis management rules based on greatearthquake scenarios and preparing disaster supplies.
In June 2012 for example, an evacuation drill washeld at the seven-story Iidabashi Office building where
over 300 people work. The drill was based on the
scenario of the building being partially damaged in an
earthquake, resulting in orders to evacuate outside.
Based on the instructions of evacuation leaders, 195
employees made their way to the assembly point, a local
playground. An evacuation report was made to thedisaster response headquarters. At the end of the drill,
feedback was provided by the local fire department,
which had observed the evacuation. Drills will be continued in the future to ensure that everyone is able to respondcalmly in the eventof a disaster. WEB

Together with Local Communities:

Sang-Hyeon SongManager, Manufacturing Technology Section,
Manufacturing Department
Lintec Korea, Inc.

Zero Litter Campaign by the Chiba Plant

WEB

See the CSR website for more information on the following:
Regular Safety Conferences at the Kumagaya Plant, Joint Drills with the Fire Department to Deal with Hazardous
Chemicals Leaks, and Fiscal 2012 Emergency Drills*2 Korean holiday on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar. People visit graves and perform rituals for theirancestors.

WEB

See the CSR website for more information on the following:
Social Contribution Activities by the Lintec Group, School Visits by Lintec Science Instructors, Blood Donation, Tree
Planting, Sponsoring and Participating in Local Festivals, Saving Electricity with “Green Curtains” of Bitter Melon
Vines, and Fiscal 2012 Beautification Projects and Cleanups

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Environmental ReportSocial Report

Communicating with Stakeholders

Environmental Management

In order to better understand the expectations of society, it is essential to have continual
communication with stakeholders. Therefore, in addition to providing information,
the Lintec Group works to maintain a dialogue with its stakeholders.

The Lintec Group has built an environmental management system based on the ISO 14001 international standard.
It is carrying out a variety of environmental protection initiatives under the slogan, “We have to broaden our scope
when working to support the environment. There is only one earth.”WEB

Customers

Employees

Exhibiting at Exhibitions in and Outside Japan

In order to communicate with even more customers, Lintec actively
participates in exhibitions held in and outside Japan. In fiscal
2012, Lintec took part in a total of 32 exhibitions and received
valuable feedback on its products and technologies. WEB

Publication of the Community Magazine

The Lintec Group publishes a quarterly magazine, LINTEC, as a toolfor communicating with its stakeholders. An English version and two
Chinese versions (simplified and traditional characters) of the magazine are also available. The magazine is distributed to all group
employees as well as customers, suppliers, retirees, the media, andgovernment offices. Group companies Madico and Lintec Korea eachissue their own monthly newsletters in PDF format, which are also
useful for promoting good communication in the workplace. WEB

CSR Communication

Local Communities

Offering Plant and Facility Tours

Every year the Lintec Group accepts numerous students, local authorities, NPOs, and community residents for tours of its plants and facilities in Japan. In addition to social studies and environmental learningfor elementary school students,
career opportunity presentations are given to high school
and university students. In
fiscal 2012, a total of 864 tour
participants were welcomed atfour Lintec sites. WEB
Tour at the Kumagaya Plant

Social ReportMedia

The Lintec Group issues translated PDF versions of its CSR Report inseveral languages for group companies outside Japan. In fiscal 2012,
employee CSR briefings were held at five group companies in Europe
and North America, an initiative started in fiscal 2011.
These meetings enabled thegroup to share an awarenessof its CSR initiatives worldwide.
CSR briefing at Lintec of America

Shareholders and Other Investors Active Promotion of IR Activities
Lintec carries out various IR initiatives with the aim of achieving
appropriate share pricing and increasing corporate value. For institutional investors and securities analysts in Japan, the company
holds IR meetings and accepts media interviews each quarter. For
institutional investors outside Japan, Lintec offers telephone conferences and participates in IR events arranged by securities companies, while making regular overseas visits. In order to provide
information to individual investors and shareholders, Lintec continually enhances its IR website, while also publishing a quarterlyshareholder magazine. Once a year, a reader survey is included in
the magazine, and the feedback received is used to improve themagazine’s content and Lintec’s IR initiatives.

News Releases and Media Interviews

In addition to distributing news releases to various media outlets
concerning new products and events, the company welcomesrequests for interviews as well as articles written by Lintec representatives. In fiscal 2012, the company issued about 30 news
releases and granted about 70 interview and writing requests. WEB

In October 2008, the Lintec Group obtained integrated
certification for the head office, ten plants in Japan, theResearch Center, and Tokyo Lintec Kako. The group isalso working towards inclusion of its companies outside
Japan in its integrated certification.*2 In January 2013,
integrated certification was completed for seven groupcompanies, including Lintec Singapore and Madico. With
the aim of constructing a global environmental management system, the Lintec Group will continue to pursue
integrated global certification for its companies outside
Japan, and it will actively promote group-wide environmental protection activities.
Obtaining Integrated Certification through theAssistance of Group Sites
In January 2013, Lintec Singapore obtained integrated
global ISO14001 certification. Although there weredifficulties due to the different legal systems in the
countries and regions where the applicable organizations
are located, each group site provided the necessary
assistance. We will continue topromote environmental
protection activities in the future.
Assistant Administrative Manager,
Adhesive Products Group
Lintec Singapore Private Limited

WEB

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Internal audit at the Tatsuno Plant

Environmental Management System: Efforts to
Obtain Integrated Certification

May Lee

http://www.lintec-global.com/ir/

Ensuring the proper operation of the environmental management
systems and improving operation levels at each site have become
very important elements in the promotion of global management.
To enhance system operation, Lintec conducts internal and mutualsite audits. The group is working to develop more lead
auditors*3 that can conductmutual site audits, and trained
21 new lead auditors in fiscal
2012, bringing the total to 148.

Environmental Compliance
The Lintec Group’s business operations are subject to numerous
environmental laws and regulations. The group's environmental
management departments at sites in and outside Japan surveyedchanges in relevant laws and municipal regulations, and conductedinternal legal audits to check compliance. Legal compliance has
been incorporated into the group's environmental management
system and compliance is monitored regularly. There have been no
major legal violations in the three years from fiscal 2010 to 2012.

Biodiversity Conservation Initiatives
Due to the destruction of the natural environment and the loss of
ecosystems in recent years, the world is now faced with a biodiversity
conservation crisis. Lintec has incorporated biodiversity conservation
into its Environmental Policy based on ISO 14001, and it is continuing
to raise awareness among employees. The company has implemented
a concrete action plan, including internal education at sites in Japanand the provision of information on biodiversity conservation throughthe Environmental & Safety Information intranet site. At the Ina
Technology Center, 26 employees and their family members
participated in a nature experience in March 2013. Lintec willcontinue these activities, andstrive to increase awareness of
biodiversity conservation.
Nature experience provided in the Kitamoto
Nature Observation Park of the Saitama
Nature Study Center

Visiting investors in North America

See the CSR website for more information on the following:
Main Activity Awards, Major Events Where Lintec Exhibited in Fiscal 2012, Plant and Facility Tours in Fiscal 2012,
TV Station Interview Given by the Kumagaya Plant, and CSR Reports in Six Languages, in Addition to JapaneseEnvironmental Management

As part of its communication with suppliers, the Ina Technology
Center holds annual meetings with all of its suppliers in an effort toimprove mutual understanding. In November 2012, 55 people from32 companies participated, with the center explaining Lintec’s
financial performance, and giving status reports from the development, manufacturing, quality assurance, and business management
departments. The company's initiative policies for the second half ofthe year and the CSR initiative progress were also presented.

on the Lintec Group Quality and Environmental Policy, in order tomeet stakeholder expectations for quality and environmental protection. This policy has also become an important shared foundation for all Lintec employees, as a global effort that combines
quality and environmental protection activities. WEB

Internal Environmental Auditing

Environmental Report

Communicating with Stakeholders

ITC Suppliers’ Day

The entire Lintec Group*1 is promoting a range of activities based

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Exhibiting at the 4th Film Tech Japan

Suppliers

Lintec Group Quality and Environmental Policy*1 Entire Lintec Group: Lintec Corporation and its group companies in and outside Japan. The reporting scope in theEnvironmental Report differs from that in the Corporate Governance and Social Report sections. See page 3 for details.
*2 Integrated global ISO 14001 certification: ISO 14001 certification covering multiple business sites worldwide as a single
organization.

*3 Lead auditor: an auditor certified to perform mutual site auditsWEB

See the CSR website for more information on the following:
Lintec Group Quality and Environmental Policy

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Solar PowerFighting Climate Change

Lintec has begun full-scale use of photovoltaic technology. An
approximate 1,000 kW system was installed on all the rooftops at
the Doi Plant and began operation in January 2013. In March, anapproximate 500 kW system was installed and began operation at
the Agatsuma Plant. The two systems will reduce CO2 emissions by
about 500 tons per year. WEB

The Lintec Group is carrying out initiatives to save energy and reduce CO2 emissions. As a manufacturer,
Lintec is also dedicating itself to the development of products with less environmental impact.

Efforts in Manufacturing

Total Energy Use and CO2 Emissions

Status of Compliance with Japan’s Energy Conservation Law
Energy use by the entire Lintec Group in Japan*1 exceeds 1,500 kLof crude oil equivalent each year. As a result, the group was designated a “Specified Business Operator,” pursuant to the provisionsof Japan’s Act on the Rational Use of Energy (Energy Conservation
Law), and required to improve its energy use per production unitby 1 percent per year.
In fiscal 2012, the Lintec Group in Japan implemented a variety of energy-saving measures. These ranged from lowering electrical consumption for air conditioning and expanding installation of
LED lighting, to capturing and utilizing waste heat, as well as halting production equipment when it is not needed.

In fiscal 2012, total energy use (crude oil equivalent) for the Lintec
Group in Japan decreased by 3.9 percent, compared to fiscal 2011,
to 92,000 kL. This was a result of reducing peak power consumption
during the summer based on production plan adjustment and otherenergy-saving activities such as waste heat recovery and utilization.
Consequently, energy use per unit of production fell 0.02 kL per ton
over fiscal 2011 to 0.35 kL per ton. With 184,000 tons of CO2 emissions in fiscal 2012, the Lintec Group in Japan was short of its target
for the year of no more than 180,000 tons. However, this was due toa change in the CO2 emission coefficient. In fiscal 2013, Lintec aims
to reduce its CO2 emissions by 1.6 percent and its energy usage by
0.2 percent over fiscal 2012, on a per-unit of production basis.

■ Purchased electricity ■ Fuel

Energy Savings Promotion Committee

Committee at the Shingu Plant(kL/tons)

140

0.70
0.37

0.36

120
99

100

91

99

0.35
96

0.60
92

80

0.40
61

60

55

40

61

58

54

38

36

38

38

38

0.10

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

(FY)

CO2 emissions*1 Lintec Group in Japan: Lintec Corporation and its sales offices; Tokyo Lintec Kako; Osaka Lintec Kako, Inc.; Printec, Inc.;
Lintec Service, Inc.; Lintec Commerce, Inc.; and Renri, Inc.

26

200

182

190

182

183

169

Efforts in Distribution

CO2 emissions and transportation volume■ CO2 emissions

20.0

50
2010

2011

2012

● Transportation volume(1 million ton-kilometers)

12.0

10.2
8.8

9.1

8.1

8.1

12.8

11.0

11.8

10.9

10.9

3.0

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

(FY)

15.0
2009

Lintec manufactures and sells UV curable tape and UV
irradiation systems for use in semiconductor wafer dicing.*3
The RAD-2100m/12 LED UV irradiation system offers anapproximate 70 percent reduction in power consumption
compared to a conventional Lintec model equipped with ahigh-pressure mercury UV lamp. Due to its long lifespan,the LED light source minimizes waste by reducing replacement frequency. It also contains no mercury, making the
product more environmentally friendly.
After the arrival of an LED UV lamp on the market,
the technology was applied to a conventional UV irradiation system to provide better
energy efficiency. The resulting
new product was launched inAugust 2012. Lintec strives toprovide customers withproducts offering moreconvenience while reducing
RAD-2100m/12
environmental impact.

184(1,000 ton-CO2)

2008

RAD-2100m/12 LED UV Irradiation System

Initiative at the Mishima Plant to reducetransportation frequency

100

1990

The Lintec Group has positioned environmental andenergy businesses as an important focus. Some of themain products are window films that contribute toenergy conservation through superior sunlight filteringand backsheets that increase the durability of photovoltaic cells. The group will continue focusing on thedevelopment of products that help reduce environmental impact and save energy, including environmentallyfriendly products and new materials for next-generation
photovoltaic cells.

Lintec has no distribution or transportation department, but it is a
Designated Shipper under Japan’s Revised Energy Conservation
Law, because it consigns the transport of more than 30 million
ton-kilometers annually. This law requires designated shippers to
improve their transport-related energy efficiency. It also requires
the submission of an annual transport-related energy conservation
plan. In fiscal 2012, CO2 emissions from transportation were
10,900 tons, unchanged from the previous year. Energy use was
4,096 kL (crude oil equivalent), a rise of about 0.3 percent fromfiscal 2011. Energy use per unit of sales was 0.0263 kL per million
yen, an increase of about 4.4 percent over the previous year. This
increase was due to an
approximate 4 percent decline
in sales over the same period.
Lintec will continue to improve
its transportation efficiency aspart of its efforts to fightclimate change. WEB

150

0

Close-Up
Developing Products That Help Reduce
Environmental Impact

FY 2012target: 180

250

As of March 2013, Lintec has complied with the Saitama Prefecture
Ordinance on the Promotion of Global Warming Countermeasures
for three years. The Kumagaya Plant continued its initiatives for CO2
emissions reduction. A new building was completed at the
Kumagaya Plant in fiscal 2012, and the entire facility is a cleanroom. The plant is saving energy by using outside air and groundwater to reduce pre-heating and pre-cooling needs for the air conditioning system. In fiscal 2012, measures were taken to makeenergy usage more visible, such as installing monitors to display
power consumption on the paper production floor. This is helping tostimulate energy-saving activities in the workplace.

0

Note: Fuel means kerosene, Bunker-A oil, liquid natural gas (LNG), liquid petroleumgas (LPG), and utility gas.

(1,000 tons CO2)

Complying with the Saitama Prefecture Ordinance on the
Promotion of Global Warming Countermeasures

0.30
0.20

.0

20
0

0.50

Solar panels at the Agatsuma Plant(about 5,000 m2)

Solar panels at the Doi Plant(about 10,000 m2)

9.0

(FY)

Notes: 1. The amount of CO2 emissions is calculated by applying a CO2 emission
coefficient to the amounts of electricity and fuel used.
2. The CO2 emission coefficient is established by the enforcement order forJapan’s Act on Promotion of Global Warming Countermeasures. The
coefficients were revised in December 2002 (used until fiscal 2005), March
2006 (used fiscal 2006 to 2008), and March 2010 (used fiscal 2009 to2012). For the purchased electricity coefficients however, Lintec uses theemission coefficients provided by the power companies that supply electricity
to the facilities concerned.
3. The emissions shown above are CO2 emissions from fossil fuels.

6.0

10.0
5.0
0.0

0.0

*2 LCA: see page 10*3 Semiconductor wafer dicing: a process whereby an ingot (wafer) of silicon or other material is sliced into chips

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Fighting Climate Change

In July 2012, members from the plant general manager (andequivalent) level joined the Energy Savings Promotion Committee,
an activity-focused organization of the Lintec Group in Japan. This
created a system that can promote energy management activities
with oversight right across the manufacturing frontlines. In fiscal
2012, the committee discussed
energy conservation measures
such as summertime power use
and cutback of fuel. It also promoted improvements toenergy-saving activities at eachbusiness site.
Patrol by the Energy Savings Promotion● Basic unit (energy usage/production)(1,000 kL)

In February 2010, Lintec established guidelines for the development of new environmentally friendly products. Environmental
impact is assessed at the design stage for a product’s entire life
cycle (LCA*2), from the procurement of raw materials throughproduct manufacturing to disposal. In fiscal 2012, the company
developed 30 products based on the guidelines, exceeding thetarget of 8 products. Lintec will continue to follow these guidelines
to develop products with lower environmental impact. WEB

Environmental Report

Total energy use (crude oil equivalent)

Product Development Initiatives
Guidelines for Environmentally Friendly Products

See the CSR website for more information on the following:
Lintec Group Quality and Environmental Policy, Solar Power at the Agatsuma Plant, Efforts to Reduce CO2 Emissions:
Fuel Shift to LNG / Doi Plant, Energy Usage for Distribution, and Products for Lowering Environmental Impact

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Environmental Report

Reducing Waste and Water Usage

Reduction of Chemicals withEnvironmental Impact

In order to help realize a recycling-oriented society, the Lintec Group is working to make effective use of resources
and reduce waste. It is also striving to save water, while improving the quality of effluent generated.

The Lintec Group complies with relevant laws and regulations in and outside Japan and strives to reduce its use ofchemical substances that have an impact on the environment.
Amounts of Waste Generated and Effectively Used

Fiscal 2012 waste flow

Water Usage and Water Conservation Measures
In fiscal 2012, Lintec used 7.143 million tons of water. Of thisamount, about 92 percent was used by the Kumagaya andMishima plants, which are Lintec’s papermaking facilities. Together,
these two plants used 6.560 million tons of water, which was adecrease of about two percent from the previous year. Thisdecrease was the result of decreased production, plus efforts to
reduce water usage. In fiscal 2012, the two plants’ water usage
per unit of paper production was 58.4 tons per ton, a decrease of
2.7 tons per ton compared to fiscal 2011.
As a water conservation measure, the papermaking division is
reducing water usage in each process. It has also implemented measures to prevent water leaks in an effort to lower water usage. Further,
it is attempting to reduce water use and effluent by reusing recovered
water. In fiscal 2013, the division aims to reduce its water usage perunit of paper production by 1.7 percent compared to fiscal 2012.

Waste
generated:
29,180 tons

Valuable waste sold: 7,730 tons
Actualwaste
disposed:
11,210 tons

Waste effectively used externally: 10,330 tons

Total waste
recycled:
28,300 tons

Total waste processed
externally: 880 tons

■ Waste paper ■ Waste plastic ■ Waste oil ■ Sludge ■ Other(1,000 tons)

35
30

30.2
4.8

29.3
3.4

6.2

6.3

1.7
5.1

1.5
4.4

12.4

13.7

25
20
15

31.2
4.3
5.7
1.6
5.9

29.3
4.2

29.2
3.7

5.2

5.4

1.7
5.1

1.6
5.3

5
0

2008

2009

13.7

13.1

13.2

2010

2011

2012

(FY)

3R Efforts
The Lintec Group strives to reduce, reuse and recycle (3R). Each
plant worked to increase productivity in order to reduce waste.
Some product roll cores and plastic shipping pallets were collected
and reused. The group also continued to perform material

Quantity
eliminated:
6,510 tons

Exhaust processing
equipment(93% elimination
rate)

Manufacturing processes
for release paper andadhesive products(tons/tons)

Toluene flow

Quantitytransferred

75.0

15,00011,883

54.3

58.6

57.7

55.7

58.4

6,479

6,953

6,664

6,560

50.0
6,964

Note: Elimination rate =eliminated amount / (handling amount - transferred amount) ×100

(treated as waste):

803 tons

25.0

5,000

0.0
2000

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

Proper Storage and Management of PCB(FY)

Reducing Effluent and Improving Effluent Quality

10

Lintec plant

100.0

0

Waste generated

Emissions
into the air:
483 tons● Water usage amount/paper production tonnage

95.3

10,000Waste incinerated: 860 tons
Final landfill disposal: 20 tons

Fiscal 2012 emission and transfer of toluene

The entire amount of effluent produced by Lintec in fiscal 2012 was
6.857 million tons. About 93 percent of this (6.369 million tons)
was released from the Kumagaya and Mishima plants. In order tomaintain and improve effluent quality in the papermaking process,efforts are being made to reduce SS*4 by changing the retention
aid and to reduce raw material runoff through control of rejects
from pulp cleaners. In the
management of water quality,
such as with COD*5 andnitrogen, the company strictly
adheres to internal standards,
which are set even stricter thanenvironmental standard values. Effluent processing equipment at the

Lintec securely stores and manages waste containing PCBs,*7 inaccordance with the law. Among the 38 PCB-containing units ofwaste being stored, five units contain low-concentration PCBs, andfive more are fluorescent light ballasts. WEB

printing-related adhesive products (sales basis) was 68 percent.
The company has carried out measures to reduce atmospheric VOCemissions from two angles: product design and use of equipment
to treat exhaust gases. The switchover to solvent-free agents has
been completed for the main products, and the installation of
exhaust gas treatment equipment has also been completed.
Numerical values will continue to be monitored, and the company
will continue reducing its environmental impact.

Complying with EU Regulations Concerning Chemical
Substance Management
Lintec surveys substances with environmental impact in its raw
materials and conveys the necessary information to customers. In
March 2012, the company updated its List of Substances Subject toInvestigation for Inclusion as a Substance That Has an Impact on theEnvironment, following an increase in the chemical substances subject
to regulation, and is carrying out the appropriate management.
Based on Japan’s Industrial Safety and Health Act, Lintec is
preparing to adopt the GHS,*8 using SDS*9 for applicable products.
The company is also preparing for future compliance with increasingly strict regulations in Europe. Under the REACH Regulation,*10
companies are required to provide information about using
substances of very high concern (SVHC). In June 2013, thecandidate list for required authorization of SVHCs was increased bysix substances, for a total of 144. There are also banned andrestricted-use substances under the RoHS Directive*11 and theorganotin compounds regulations.*12 In November 2012, a phthalates regulation was introduced in Denmark, which will apply tosome of Lintec's products starting December 1, 2015. In order tocomply with these environmental regulations, Lintec will further
strengthen its management of chemical substances in products.
Product information flow

(The PCB waste at the Tatsuno Plant reported in the CSR Report 2012 wasinvestigated and revealed to be five fluorescent light ballasts.)

Suppliers
Raw material information and SDS
Lintec Group

Reducing Atmospheric VOC Emissions

Compliance with relevant laws/regulations and customer requests
CSR and green procurement

Transitioning to Solvent-free Release Agent

Design review

Lintec is working on switching to a solvent-free release agent for
its release paper and solvent-free adhesive for printing-related
adhesive products to reduce the amount of organic solvents it
uses. In fiscal 2012, the percentage of solvent-free release paper(production basis) was 53 percent. The percentage of solvent-free

Proper chemical substance management
Database of chemical substances contained in raw materials
Product information, environmental information, and SDS

Reducing Waste and Water Usage / Reduction of Chemicals with Environmental Impact■ Water usage(1,000 tons)
20,000In fiscal 2012, Lintec used eight substances that are subject to
PRTR*6 reporting. The total quantity of PRTR chemicals was 7,888
tons. Toluene accounted for the largest portion of this amount, at
7,796 tons, down 789 tons from the previous year (8,585 tons).
Emissions of toluene into the atmosphere were 483 tons, down 28
tons from the previous year (511 tons), and the transferred amountwas 803 tons, up 217 tons from the year before (586 tons).

Toluenehandled:7,796 tons

Water usage (Kumagaya and Mishima Plants)

Waste effectively used internally: 10,240 tons

PRTR Compliance

Environmental Report

In fiscal 2012, the amount of waste generated, including
manufacturing loss, was 29,180 tons. This was down about 100
tons from the previous year as a result of decreased production
and higher yield rates. The amount of waste output (amount ofwaste generated minus the amount effectively used internally andthe amount sold as valuable resources) was 11,210 tons, adecrease of about 4.1 percent from fiscal 2011. From the waste
output, 10,330 tons were effectively used externally. The remaining
880 tons were consigned to waste treatment companies andcombusted (860 tons) or buried (20 tons), as appropriate. The
target of 0.2 percent or less for the final landfill disposal rate*1
was achieved in fiscal 2012, with a rate of about 0.07 percent.
Zero emissions were therefore achieved (Lintec’s standard is a final
landfill disposal rate of no more than one percent), as has been
done since fiscal 2007. In the future, Lintec will continue tomaintain zero emissions and also further reduce the final landfill
disposal of waste. In fiscal 2013, Lintec is aiming for a 0.1 percent
reduction in the waste generated, compared to fiscal 2012.

recycling,*2 such as reusing paper, and thermal recycling,*3 including the use of paper waste as solid fuel. WEB

Customers and governments

Mishima Plant

28*1 The final landfill disposal rate is a value found using the following formula: Final landfill disposal rate = Final landfill
disposal amount / Amount of waste generated × 100.
*2 Material recycling: the recycling of waste as a raw material, such as using recovered paper as a raw material for recycled
paper or turning empty cans into metal and PET bottles into synthetic fiber material; does not include thermal recycling.
*3 Thermal recycling: the recycling of waste as a source of energy, recovering heat and electricity from it and turning it into afuel, instead of simply incinerating it.
*4 SS (suspended solid): material suspended in water, making it murky.

*5 COD (chemical oxygen demand): amount of oxygen needed to oxidize oxidation reactants in water.
*6 PRTR (Pollutant Release and Transfer Register): a system for ascertaining, aggregating, and publishing data on theamounts of chemical substances released and transferred. The system is based on Japan’s Act on Confirmation, etc. of
Release Amounts of Specific Chemical Substances in the Environment and Promotion of Improvements to theManagement Thereof.
*7 PCB (polychlorinated biphenyl): The Act on Special Measures concerning Promotion of Proper Treatment of PCB Wastes(PCB Special Measures Law) mandates the proper storage, management, and disposal of wastes containing PCBs.

*8 GHS (Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals): a system for labeling and providing safety
data sheets with chemical substances categorized according to the type and degree of danger and toxicity following
global rules.
*9 SDS (Safety Data Sheet): a document detailing the components, properties, toxicity, and handling for individual chemical
substances*10 REACH Regulation: see page 17*11 RoHS Directive: see page 17*12 Organotin compounds regulations: The EU had already been regulating organotin compounds for a long time when it
strengthened its regulations of organotin compounds contained in products in June 2009. Various regulations havebecome effective since June 2010.
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See the CSR website for more information on the following:
3R Efforts (Examples of Reduce, Reuse and Recycle), Process from Water Intake to Effluent, Effluent Water Quality at the Kumagaya andMishima Plants, Status of Proper Storage and Management of PCB in Fiscal 2012, and Drills for Disasters and Chemical Substance Leaks

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Environmental Report

Environmental Activities of
10 Group Companies Outside Japan
Environment Performance Data
in Fiscal 2012

Electricity Usage(tons/year)
13,000(MWh/year)
10,000LINTEC CORPORATION (Head Office)Amount handled
Emissions into the air(kL/year)
2,000

6,000

Singapore

1,814

7,605

8,000

7,197

1,379

1,500

5,000

LINTEC SPECIALITY FILMS (TAIWAN), INC.

3,000

LINTEC SPECIALITY FILMS (KOREA), INC.

PT. LINTEC INDONESIA
Lintec Indonesia began recycling its waste paper in April
2012. Waste paper is taken to a paper recycler, and file boxes
and other products made from the recycled paper are
returned to the office of Lintec Indonesia. The environmental
awareness of employees is being raised through this kind offamiliar activity.

1,000

3,853

4,000 3,707

758
2,522

2,000
876

18 0 0

12

429
3.7

Suzhou Tianjin

LSFT

Korea

766742 558
234
31 2.6 1

2,000
0 0

413

3.8

LSFK Indonesia Malaysia SarawakSingapore Madico

1,406

569

278

403 2680Suzhou Tianjin

LSFT

Korea

LSFK Indonesia Malaysia SarawakSingapore Madico0● Company Overview
Location: Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province,
Korea
No. of employees: 119 (as of December
31, 2012)
Main business activities: manufacture andsale of electronic- and optical-related
products

472

500
4
Suzhou Tianjin

115
0
LSFT

Korea

PT. LINTEC INDONESIA

In January 2012, the company began sorting and recycling its
office waste in addition to its manufacturing waste. The aim is
to increase the company’s recycling rate, as part of its
corporate social responsibilities.

6,000

4,000

Indonesia

LINTEC SINGAPORE PRIVATE LIMITED

Fuel (Light Oil and Natural Gas) Usage(Crude Oil Conversion)
9,340

TaiwanLINTEC INDUSTRIES (MALAYSIA) SDN. BHD.
LINTEC INDUSTRIES (SARAWAK) SDN. BHD.

8,620

0

MADICO, INC.

Malaysia

Below is the 2012 environmental performance data for the 10 Lintec Group companies outside Japan.
The data cover January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2012.

Amount of VOCs Handled and Emitted

1,000 506

United StatesJapan

The Lintec Group puts effort into environmental protection activities at group companies outside Japanto fulfill its responsibility as a global company.

12,810LINTEC KOREA, INC.
LINTEC SPECIALITY FILMS (KOREA), INC.

LINTEC (SUZHOU) TECH CORPORATION
LINTEC (TIANJIN) INDUSTRY CO., LTD.

0

LSFK Indonesia Malaysia SarawakSingapore Madico

Notes: 1. VOCs = toluene and methyl ethyl ketone 2. Figures stipulated in Article 4 of the enforcement regulations for Japan’s Energy Conservation Act were used for the calorificvalue of each fuel used in order to calculate the crude oil equivalent of consumed fuel. 3. LSFT = Lintec Speciality Films (Taiwan); LSFK = Lintec Speciality Films (Korea)

File box made from recycled paper● Company Overview
Location: Bogor, West Java, Indonesia
No. of employees: 346 (as ofDecember 31, 2012)
Main business activities: manufactureand sale of products relating toprinting materials and industrial
materials

Garbage sorting for recycling

LINTEC INDUSTRIES (MALAYSIA) SDN. BHD.

LINTEC INDUSTRIES (SARAWAK) SDN. BHD.

In April 2012, the company created water-purifying balls andtossed them into the sea in order to clean the seawater. Theballs contain effective microorganisms* that can break down
sludge in the ocean. The company will continue to deepen its
understanding of the need to protect water quality, as it seeks
to continue prospering with the local community.

Lintec Industries (Sarawak) achieved independent ISO 14001
certification in November 2012, under the strong leadershipof those concerned. With the aim of getting integrated global
certification in 2013, the company is promoting even moreenvironmental initiatives.

CSR study session in April 2012

● Company Overview
Location: Bukit Mertajam, Pulau Pinang,
Malaysia
No. of employees: 88 (as of December 31,
2012)
Main business activities: manufacture andsale of electronic- and optical-related
products
Improving water quality with water purification balls

Training as part of ISO 14001 acquisition

LINTEC SPECIALITY FILMS (TAIWAN), INC.

LINTEC KOREA, INC.

LINTEC SINGAPORE PRIVATE LIMITEDMADICO, INC.

In fiscal 2010, the company installed an automatic monitoring and measurement device for VOCs and has been reporting the results to theEnvironmental Protection Administration once a year. It is also reducing
the generation of waste by improving yield rate in production processes
and recycling resources through separation. In fiscal 2012, it began making the switch over to LED lighting, while striving to reduce electricity use.

In May 2012, the company reduced its use of electricity andsteam by installing high-efficiency inverters for four air
conditioning units that use a lot of energy, and adjusting thevolume of air circulation. Inverters were also installed for 13
air conditioning units in 2013, and further energy-saving
measures will be carried out in the future.

In January 2013, the company obtained integrated global ISO
14001 certification, the first such achievement by a Lintec
Group sales company. The company will continue to raise theenvironmental awareness of its employees, while reducing
power consumption and the amount of waste generated
during material processing.

Madico obtained integrated global ISO 14001 certification in
January 2013. The company also provided all its employeeswith training on the concepts of the new environmental
management system. This initiative has improved the environmental awareness of employees.

● Company Overview
Location: Shanhua District, Tainan
City, Taiwan
No. of employees: 92 (as of December
31, 2012)
Main business activities: manufactureand sale of electronic- andoptical-related products● Company Overview
Location: Cheongwon-Gun,
Chungcheongbuk-Do, Korea
No. of employees: 71 (as of December
31, 2012)
Main business activities: manufactureand sale of electronic- andoptical-related products
Air conditioner with added high-efficiency inverter● Company Overview
Location: Cyberhub, Singapore
No. of employees: 85 (as of December 31,
2012)
Main business activities: manufacture andsale of products relating to printing
materials and industrial materials andelectronic- and optical-related products
Members of the ISO 14001 acquisition team

Field testing of thermal coating

Changing office lighting to LED● Company Overview
Location: Suzhou New District, Jiangsu
Province, China
No. of employees: 221 (as of December 31,
2012)
Main business activities: manufacture andsale of printing materials, industrial
materials, and products related to paper
and processing material● Company Overview
Location: Nankai District, Tianjin, China
No. of employees: 224 (as of December
31, 2012)
Main business activities: manufacture andsale of products relating to printing
materials and industrial materials● Company Overview
Location: Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
No. of employees: 27 (as of December 31,
2012)
Main business activities: manufacture andsale of electronic- and optical-related
products

Environmental Activities of 10 Group Companies Outside Japan

LINTEC (TIANJIN) INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
The company held study sessions for all its employees topromote the understanding of CSR management in the Lintec
Group. In fiscal 2012, study sessions entitled, “What is CSR?”
were held, and employees learned that environmental
measures are important CSR initiatives. These learning
activities will continue in the future.

Environmental Report

LINTEC (SUZHOU) TECH CORPORATION
Currently, the company is conducting field-testing on several
thermal barrier coatings to prevent temperature rise inside thebuilding, reduce the cooling load, and protect the building.
The company also plans to begin thermal coating of the first
factory building in fiscal 2013. This is expected to have significant energy-saving benefits and also reduce CO2 emissions.

● Company Overview
Location: Woburn, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
No. of employees: 295 (as of December
31, 2012)
Main business activities: Manufactureand sale of printing materials andindustrial materials
Audit team for ISO 14001 certification* Effective microorganisms: Microbes developed for soil improvement. A symbiotic mix of lactic acid bacteria, yeast,
photosynthetic bacteria and other microbes.

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Relationship between Lintec and the Environment
Lintec develops and manufactures various products, including adhesive products, specialty papers, processing materials
such as release papers, and adhesive-related equipment. The company is working to improve its manufacturing methods
and production efficiency in order to reduce the environmental impact caused by waste, CO2, toluene, and other PRTR
substances, and effluent released into the environment through these business activities.
Fiscal 2012 Material Flow (Japan only)

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Input
EnergyPurchased power .... 151,000 MWh

Raw materials
Pulp ................... 103,200 tons
Paper ................... 35,900 tons
Film ...................... 27,300 tons
Adhesive ............. 19,900 tons
Release agents .... 1,800 tons
Organic solvents ... 8,800 tons
Other chemicals ... 37,000 tons
Mechanical parts ...... 500 tons

(Crude oil equivalent: 38,000 kl)

Fuel (crude oil conversion) ... 54,000 kl
Water
Industrial-use water ... 7,143,000 tons

Self-generated electricity ................................. 46,000 MWh

Output*2

Business
Activities ofLintec*1

Products
Specialty papers ................................................................................... 67,900 tons
Processing materials (release paper, etc.) ..................................... 55,800 tons
Adhesive products .............................................................................. 73,600 tons
Adhesive-related equipment .................................................................. 500 tons

Manufacture and sales ofadhesive products, specialty
papers, processing
materials, and adhesiverelated equipment
R&D
Head office administration,
etc.

Waste
Waste generated ......... 29,180 tons
● Waste emitted ......... 11,210 tons
Effective external utilization ... 10,330 tons
Incineration .................... 860 tons
Final landfill disposal ... 20 tons
● Effective internal utilization .... 10,240 tons
● Sale of valuable materials ... 7,730 tons

Environmental Accounting
Calculation Basis
1. The scope of data collection covers Lintec Corporation and Tokyo Lintec Kako.
Other affiliates are not included.
2. The data is for the period from April 1, 2012, to March 31, 2013.
3. The Environmental Accounting Guidelines (2005) from the Japanese Ministry of
the Environment were used as a reference.

Lintec uses environmental accounting to ascertain the costs andbenefits of environmental protection, and will continue to carryout environmental protection initiatives as effectively and efficiently as possible. WEB
Fiscal 2012 Environmental Conservation Costs(Unit: ¥1 million)

Equipment to be subjected

Investments

Details of main initiatives

Expensesa. Preventing air pollution

Exhaust processing equipment installation

121

Management and maintenance of equipment toprevent air pollution

592

b. Preventing water pollution

Effluent processing equipment installation

32

Management and maintenance of equipment toprevent water pollution

91

c. Preventing overall pollution--

Sludge treatment

19

Category

1 Pollution prevention cost

2 Global environmental conservation cost
1. Business area costa. Preventing global warming

Fuel conversion equipment installation

12

Fuel conversion

192

b. Energy conservation

Installation of cogeneration equipment
and photovoltaic system

1,319Management and maintenance of in-house power
generation equipment543

a. Efficient utilization of resources

Wastepaper processing equipment installation

81

Management and maintenance of wastepaper
processing equipment296

b. Treating, reducing, and recycling waste

Paper sludge drying equipment installation

24

Management and maintenance of incinerator andboiler equipment; waste processing

399

-

-

Collecting, recycling, and reusing pallets and roll cores

19

-

-

Purchasing environmentally friendly office supplies

4

1 Environmental education--

Participating in seminars and courses

1

Monitoring and measuring
2 environmental impact

Equipment for monitoring and measuring
air and water0

Analysis of product, air, and water quality

27

-

-

ISO 14001 and forest certification investigation

4

-

-

Environmental preservation management312
22

3 Resource circulation cost

2. Upstream/downstream 1 Collecting, recycling, and reusing byproductscost
2 Green procurement and purchasing

Constructing environmental management

3. Administration cost

3 systems and obtaining certification
Organizational management for

4 environmental conservation measures--

Preparation of the CSR Report; participation in the
Eco-Products fair

4. R&D cost--

R&D relating to environmental protection

791

5. Environmental improvement cost-2

On-site beautification

29

6. Environmental remediation cost--

Payment of pollution load levy

-

1,591

5 Environmental information disclosure

Total

-

19
3,360

Note: Investment in exhaust processing equipment installation includes spare parts and miscellaneous work.

*1 “Input” and “Output” figures are calculated including sales offices.
*2 Inside sales are not included in “Output” figures.

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See the CSR website for more information on the following:
Details of Fiscal 2012 Material Flow, and Environmental Conservation Effects

After reading the Lintec Group CSR Report 2013 and carefullycomparing it to past issues, I was able to confirm that thecompany has been steadily promoting its CSR initiatives over theyears. I also got a sense of the steady improvement in Lintec’s
corporate culture.
Commitment that begins at the top of the company is essential
for CSR management. This is because CSR activities can only bemeaningful and optimized through the unified efforts of the whole
company, not just individual departments. In his message, Lintec’spresident referenced the two words in the company motto, with“sincerity” representing defensive CSR activities, and “creativity” asproactive CSR activities. I like how he has described the company’s
approach in plain terms for the stakeholders.
The launching of CSR Meetings to discuss proactive CSR
initiatives, based on my recommendation last year, was a positive
step. By expanding it globally in the future, it can be a conduit forbottom-up creativity. I hope Lintec will further deepen its CSR
discussion to determine what kind of sustainable society should bepromoted through “Sincerity and Creativity,” and then work
towards that vision.
The CSR Report shows the faces of employees working in eachfield, is written objectively, and has a good tone overall. Since it isessential to continually implement PDCA cycles, there needs to be

Hiroyuki Tada
Japan for Sustainability
Chief director of the non-profit organization
Japan for Sustainability, visiting professor at
Hosei University, professor at the Tohoku
University Graduate School of Environmental
Studies, and committee member in various
government agencies

an evaluation yardstick for the company’s planning, execution andresults. On pages 12 and 13, targets are listed for each activity
theme, but there is not much target quantification. Lintec should
promote internal discussion, and refine its evaluation indicators inorder to get a deeper sense of PDCA evaluation.
With the frequent occurrence of torrential rains in Japan inrecent years, the effects of climate change have already become
apparent in many parts of the world. This makes it a pressing
global issue. Therefore, Lintec should make CO2 emission reduction
a high priority, and set definite targets for total emissions
reduction over the short and medium terms. Also, since there is no
explanation of the results for the material flow and environmental
accounting on page 32, it will be difficult for external stakeholders
to understand the significance of the numbers. Although this is justone example, for subsequent reports it will be important to adopt
a more reader-oriented presentation style.

Response to Third-Party Opinion
Hiroyuki Tada has provided us with his third-party opinion
for the 2012 and 2013 issues. We appreciate his favorable
acknowledgement of our down-to-earth initiatives, which
also match our corporate culture. We will continue toactively promote CSR management based on serious consideration of his comments. The entire Lintec Group is working
together on CSR initiatives to help realize a sustainable
society. At the same time, we will investigate the creation ofeasy-to-understand indicators in order for employees andothers to get a real sense of progress being made.
As for the environmental targets pointed out by Mr.
Tada, although we disclosed single-year targets for 2014 inthis 2013 report, in the 2014 report we will present threeyear medium-term targets and promote initiatives towards
their achievement. Furthermore, by coordinating the printed
and website versions of the report, we will try to present the
information from the stakeholders’ perspective and avoid
any explanation oversights.
Lintec’s company motto of “Sincerity and Creativity”
forms the foundation for the group’s business. All of ouremployees will continue to share this approach as we further
our CSR activities.

Editor’s postscript
In his message, the president explained how the company motto of “Sincerity andCreativity” forms Lintec’s CSR approach, with “sincerity” representing defensive CSR
and “creativity” representing proactive CSR. In the Highlight section, we profiled our
CSR efforts through core business activities and craftsmanship, focused on constantefforts to effect environmental impact reductions. This theme was examined from thestandpoints of development, manufacturing, quality assurance, and management.
Lintec will continue to fulfill its social responsibilities by promoting manufacturingthat considers the sustainability of both the environment and society.

Third-Party Opinion

Relationship between Lintec and the Environment

Environmental Report(crude oil conversion: 12,000 kl)

Atmospheric emissions
CO2 ............................... 184,000 tons
SOx ............................................. 5 tons
NOx ....................................... 124 tons
Soot and dust .......................... 3 tons
Substances subject to the PRTR .... 500 tons
Release into water bodies
Effluent .................... 6,857,000 tons

Third-Party Opinion

Akihiko Ouchi
President and CEO

CSR Report 2013 production project members

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