JCIA

Annual report2021

Japan Chemical Industry Association

Top Message

Promote Social Implementationof Innovations to Realize
Sustainable Society
In 2020, international society experienced chaos and economic
stagnation due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, these trying
times have shown the world just how vital the chemical industry’s
various products and technologies are in enabling healthy,
comfortable, and convenient ways of life. Beyond distressowing to the COVID-19 pandemic, international society is making
rapid progress toward sustainable society that pursues Carbon
Neutrality (CN) and Circular Economy. Inspired by these changes
in society, people’s hopes for technological innovations made by
the chemical industry including Chemical Recycling (CR), Carbon
Capture and Utilization (CCU), and Artificial Photosynthesis havebeen increasing.
For the chemical industry to maintain its healthy growth in thelong term and keep providing stable supplies of the products
society depends on, the industry has been taking measures
to make its products safer and greener (more environmentfriendly) on three levels—the manufacturing process, duringuse (the products themselves), and post-consumer (disposal &recycling)—through efforts that earn the trust of the society.

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Caring safety and environment during
the manufacturing process

The existence of the chemical industry hinges on its efforts toensure the safety of chemical manufacturing—keeping production
facilities as safe and secure as possible—and continuing tominimize the environmental impact of its manufacturing operations.
These areas will remain key focal points far into the future.
To help ensure safety and security, we will continue to fortify
frameworks for gleaning and sharing valuable lessons, which arelearned from various accident information, and best practices. We
will also promote initiatives such as smart safety to help companies
deal with the aging of equipment and the decrease of experienced
on-site employees.
To minimize the industry’s impact on the environment, meanwhile,
we will continue striving to reach CO2-reduction targets for 2030,
which is set as "Commitment to a Low Carbon Society", as partof the campaign against climate change—an issue that affects theentire globe. Furthermore, aiming to achieve CN, we will promotemeasures to reduce direct and indirect greenhouse-gas emissions
in business activities by realizing carbon cycle of raw materials,
and improving manufacturing processes to minimize energy
consumption.

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Caring safety and environment during
use of the products themselves

One of the keys to care safety and environment of chemical
products themselves is managing risk with an even stronger
focus on communication with the supply chain, with chemical
management at the center. Another important piece of the effort
will be our continuing commitment to promoting Responsible
Care® through measures to improve occupational safety andhealth, enhance distribution safety, and dialogue with society.
With regard to a variety of challenges the global community isfacing, JCIA will work to forge stronger cross-border ties bytaking an active role in international conferences, such as ICCA,
and engaging with industry groups abroad. The Japanesechemical industry will also continue to emphasize its contribution
to reduction of environmental impact through its value chain,
underlining the effectiveness and social values of chemical
products.

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Caring safety and environment of
post-consumer products throughDisposal & Recycling

Nowadays, society desires to recycle all resources, andrecycling of used plastics is an urgent matter. Aiming for social
implementation of CR of plastics which can utilize waste plastic
without deterioration in quality, JCIA developed "The Chemical
Industry’s Future Vision on the Chemical Recycling of Plastic
Waste" in December 2020. In this Vision, JCIA formulated its
target values for 2030 and 2050 regarding CR of plastic waste,
image of society where the value of CR is visualized, and its longterm strategy to achieve these goals. For social implementationof CR and realize the Future Vision, we must clear many hurdles
including making society to recognize environmental benefit of
CR. Therefore, it is important for the chemical industry to deal
with the plastic waste issue at all stages of the life cycle of plastic
products. To enable Japan as a whole to exercise its capabilities
to the full, JCIA will cooperate closely with the government andadministrative bodies.
The announcement made by the Japanese Government toachieve CN by 2050 is an ambitious target which cannot be
achieved if everything goes on the extension of the status quo.
However, it is the future vision which must be realized if wewant to make this society a sustainable one. The Japanesechemical industry’s effort to realize CN is very important for thepreservation of the industry’s international competitiveness.
In this context, JCIA formulated “The Chemical Industry’s
Stance on Carbon Neutrality” in May 2021, to determine outlineof the chemical industry’s policies in working on CN. As asolution provider, the chemical industry will continue dealing
with the change of the times, and continue providing desired
value in a new age. JCIA will disseminate potentials of thechemical industry, and take the lead in social implementation of
innovations.

Japan Chemical Industry Association (JCIA)
Chairman

CONTENTS
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Chairman’s Message

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About the Japan Chemical Industry Association

05

Toward a Sustainable Society

07

Activities as a Member of the International Community

09

Responsible Care Committee

11

Environment and Safety Committee

13

Chemicals Management Committee

15

Technical Affairs Committee

17International Activities Committee

18

Economy and Tax System Committee

19

Labor Committee

20

Public Relations Committee

21

JCIA’s Human Resource Development

23

Three JCIA Awards

24

Introduction to the Chemical Products
PL Consulting Center
Information Distribution Service

25

Glossary
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The Japan Chemical Industry Association (JCIA) engages
in various activities with the aim of contributing to thesustainable development of human society. It does thisby providing value to its members and the public, whileat the same time monitoring changes in the environment
surrounding the Japanese chemical industry and working
with government bodies, related organizations, academic
associations, and the International Council of Chemical
Associations (ICCA).

About the Japan Chemical
Industry Association

Government
bodiesand relatedorganizations

Academic
associations

Coope

Environment/
Health/Safety

rationJCIA

Cooperation

Providing value

Gathering informationand creating value

rationInternational
Council of
Chemical
Associations(ICCA)

Coope

Communication

Industry(members
and othercompanies)

Citizens

Technology andhuman resources

JCIA at a glance
NameJapan Chemical Industry Association (JCIA)
Established
April 1948 : JCIA formed as a voluntary association
June 1991 : Shifted to an incorporated association as a legal entity
April 2011 : Shifted to a general incorporated association
Mission
JCIA seeks to promote the healthy development of the chemicalindustry through the research and study of the production,
distribution and consumption of materials relating to the chemicalindustry. JCIA also focuses on the research and study of various
issues relating to the technology, labor, environment and chemicalsafety of the industry, and on planning appropriate measures andactions for the economic prosperity of Japan and the betterment of
the national standard of living.

Activities
1.	R esearch and study on the production, distribution andconsumption of chemical products.
2.	Research and study on issues concerning technology, labor,
the environment, chemical safety, etc., as well as planning andpromoting measures and actions.
3.	Commendations for outstanding achievement in new technologies
and safety records.
4.	Collection and dissemination of information, communication andcooperation with related organizations in Japan and overseas.
5.	Public outreach and advocacy activities, workshops and seminars.
6.	Other operations in addition to the above that are necessary toachieve JCIA’s mission.
Fiscal Year
From April 1 to March 31 of the following year

Organizational Chart of JCIA
Board ofDirectors

PolicyCoordinating
Committee

Affiliated Organizations
Chemical Products PL Consulting Center
Dangerous Goods by Air Information OfficeDream Chemistry 21 Committee

Auditors

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General Assembly

The Japan Chemical Industry Association(JCIA) is organized into the General Assembly,
the Board of Directors, Auditors, the Policy
Coordinating Committee, the Board of
Councilors, business-specific committees andthe Secretariat. The General Assembly, which iscomposed of all JCIA member companies andorganizations, is the supreme decision-making
body. The Assembly resolves important issues
related to JCIA management, as well as thebusiness plan, budget and financial statements.
The Board of Directors consists of the Directors
and Executive Directors elected from among themember companies and resolves issues related
to JCIA business and activities.

PolicyCoordinating
Subcommittee
Security Information
Management
Subcommittee

Acetic Acid Liaison Group
Methanol/Formalin Liaison GroupCouncil of Human Resources Fostering
Program in Chemistry

Board ofCouncilors

Board members of the Japan Chemical Industry Association (as of July 1, 2021)
Chairman (Representative Director)

MORIKAWA Kohei

Showa Denko K.K.

Representative Director, President

Vice Chairman (Representative Director)

WAGA Masayuki

Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation President & CEO

Vice Chairman (Representative Director)

IZUMIHARA Masato

Ube Industries, Ltd.

Vice Chairman (Representative Director)

INO Kaoru

DIC Corporation Representative Director, President and CEO

Vice Chairman (Representative Director)

OGAWA Yoshimi

Daicel Corporation

Director

KOBORI Hideki

Director

SHIMAMURA Takuya

Asahi Kasei Corporation President & Representative Director,
Presidential Executive Officer
AGC Inc. Member of the Board, Chairman

Director

SAWADA Michitaka

Kao Corporation

Director

TANAKA Minoru

KANEKA CORPORATION Representative Director, President

Director

KAWAHASHI Nobuo

JSR Corporation Representative Director, President and COO

Director

IWATA Keiichi

Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited

Director

KATO Keita

Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.

Director

TAKAMURA Mikishi

TOAGOSEI CO., LTD.

President and Representative Director

Director

YOKOTA Hiroshi

Tokuyama Corporation

Representative Director, President and Executive Officer

Director

MIYAJI Takeo

NOF CORPORATION

President and Chief Executive Officer

Director

WAKUMOTO Atsuhiro Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd. Representative Director, President

Director

GOTO Yujiro

NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO., LTD. Member of the Board, President

Director

SUKENO Kenji

Director

HASHIMOTO Osamu

FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation Chairman, Representative Director andBoard Chairman
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. President & CEO

Director

FUJII Masashi

MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC. Representative Director, President

Director General

SHINDO Hideo

The Japan Chemical Industry Association

Executive Director

SHIBUYA Masao

The Japan Chemical Industry Association

Executive Director

MAKINO Hideaki

The Japan Chemical Industry Association

Executive Director

SAKATA Shinoi

The Japan Chemical Industry Association

Executive Director

OZAKI Satoshi

The Japan Chemical Industry Association

President & CEO, Representative Director

Representative Director, President & CEO

Director, Chair

Representative Director and President

President and Representative Director

Auditor

YAMAMOTO Manabu Denka Company Limited Chairman and Representative Director

Auditor

YAMAMOTO Toshinori Tosoh Corporation Representative Director, President

Committees

Organizational Chart of JCIA Secretariat
General Affairs Department

Public Relations Committee

Public Relations Department

Labor Committee
Technical Affairs Committee
Environment and Safety Committee
Chemicals Management Committee
Responsible Care Committee

Director General

Economy and Tax System Committee

Executive Directors

International Activities Committee

International Affairs Department
Department of Business/Economic
Information

Labor Department
Technical Affairs Department
Environment and Safety Department
Chemicals Management Department
Responsible Care Department

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Toward a Sustainable Society
The chemical industry has contributed to supporting all industries’ innovations
by providing various functional materials and improving our way of life throughthe products as a result.
At the same time, in response to past environmental problems, the industry
has strived to deliver solutions to a wide range of issues in order to protect
the environment, health, and safety across all stages from development andmanufacture through consumption and disposal of chemical products.
Following and realizing the Japanese government's Carbon Neutral Declaration
by 2050, the chemical industry has worked to accelerate the development ofinnovations to contribute to solutions to challenges on a global scale, by bringing
together the knowledge and technologies that the chemical industry possesses.

Climate change countermeasures: The Chemical Industry's Stance on Carbon Neutrality
In May 2017, JCIA developed and published the “Chemical
Industry’s VISION on Global Warming Countermeasures”.
Follow ing the Ja pa ne se gove r nme nt's Ca r bon N e u tra l
Declaration by 2050, JCIA has studied how the chemicalindustry can contribute to realizing the policy.
Published in May 2021, this stance clarified GHG emission
sources in the chemical industry and established a framework
for the chemical industry's approaches to carbon neutrality by
reducing GHG emission from production processes and bycontributing to GHG emissions reduction throughout the entire
value chain for products and services.

It also incorporates chemical industry’s requests to the Japanese
government to complete innovations and their implementation insociety.
To realize carbon neutrality, life-cycle initiatives and assessment
from the perspective of circular society are vital. In cooperation
with value-chain partners, JCIA will contribute to realizing carbon
neutrality by establishing systems for reducing GHG emissions
including those from the stages of product use and disposal
and address issues related to their implementation in society,including establishment of evaluation methods.

https://www.nikkakyo.org/news/page/8894

Resources circulation: The Chemical Industry’s Future Vision on the Chemical Recycling of Plastic Waste
E xpected to establish various
resources circulation as early as
possible, in November 2019, JCIA
established the Working Groupon the Chemical Recycling (CR) of
plastic wastes. With the participationof chemical companies, companies
from related industries, the Ministryof Economy, Trade and Industry,
and the Ministry of the Environment,
this working group inter viewed
stakeholders of entire value chain
related to plastic wastes, fromupstream to downstream, about
issues related to implementation ofchemical recycling in society.
As a result, the working groupmembers could share with eachother the actual situation throughnow, including the fact that, despite
the successful development ofa project utilizing technologies
for conversion to oil and gas andmonomerization technologies, there
have been repeated unavoidable
withdrawals from the businessdue to the inabilit y to se curestable supplies of plastic wastes in

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The Chemical Industry’s Future Visionon the Chemical Recycling of Plastic Waste
It is the urgent challenge to achieve the eﬃcient and circular use of plastic waste in response to world issues, such as resource limitations due toglobal increased population, plastic litter and climate change.
All kinds of plastic waste are important domestic resources, the eﬀective use of which helps mitigate global warming through carbon circulation, etc., andchemical recycling (CR) is a key to achieving this.
The chemical industry plays a central role to foster innovation to solve global issues based on the possibilities provided by chemistry.

volumes large enough to make such a project profitable, as well as
various legal barriers related to collection of plastic wastes that had
contributed to the withdrawals.
Identifying these as important issues, in December 2020, theworking group summarized its findings in the “Chemical Industry’s
Future Vision on the Chemical Recycling of Plastic Waste” andproposed solutions to the issue of plastic wastes.
Thanks to their wider-range benefits to various industries and ourdaily life, including their sanitary performance, it is expected thatplastics will continue to be used widely in the future as well. As
such, circular use of plastic wastes is a urgent issue. Recognizing
chemical recycling to play an important role in building a “TrueCircular Society”, since it enables effective use of plastic wastes
as a valuable domestic resource without degrading the quality ofthe plastics, the working group has formulated a vision of social
implementation of chemical recycling that includes target figuresand visualization of value for 2030 and 2050 and a long-term
strategy to realize this vision, to fully expand social implementationof chemical recycling of plastic wastes.
Based on these developments, JCIA plans to begin the following
initiatives:
1 To get all the collective effort in the chemical industry andto formulate programs to develop chemical recycling-related
technologies by the collaboration through industry-governmentacademia, in order to build and realize a “True Circular Society.”
2 To propose an international certification system for contributing
to a substantial reduction of plastic waste overseas and forthe global deployment of the Japanese chemical industry’s
technologies with economic rationality.
3 To build a collaboration system that transcends conventional
industrial boundaries and to propose reviewing thelegal systems that ensure the stable supply of plastic
waste in order to generate social innovation acrossthe value chain.

https://www.nikkakyo.org/news/page/8613

Responses to the Issue of Marine Plastic Wastes
Follow-up on the Outreach to Asia Training Seminar
The Japan Initiative for Marine Environment (JaIME) is engaging
in follow-up activities related to the Outreach to Asia Training
Seminar held in February 2020. Specifically, it is providing
technical support for a project by member states of the ASEAN
Federation of Plastic Industries (AFPI), centered on Thailand, toprepare plastics material flow charts. It also is moving forwardwith preparations for the second Outreach to Asia Training
Seminar planned to be held in Japan in 2022.

Production of an educational DVD
The educational DVD "Plastic and Our Lives II" was produced
as a teaching material for use in middle school science classes
conforming to Japan's new educational guidelines. The DVD
is based on the concept that plastic is produced from the
Earth's limited resources and has the potential to contribute to asustainable society by creating new value based on its diverse
range of useful functions. Plans call for distributing a two-disc

set consisting of the educational
DVD and a CD-ROM containing
instructional materials, together
with sheets and pellets for use inclassroom experiments, to parties
involved in science education.

Organization and disseminationof information, and responding todomestic developments
A survey was begun, contracted
to an American research firm, on
the plastic-related initiatives offoreign governments, NGOs, and other parties, in North America,
Europe, and elsewhere around the world.
JaIME also is involved in discussions on policies for responding
to domestic issues and offers opinions on behalf of the industry.

SDG initiatives
Overview of Initiatives
In 2018, JCIA established the SDG Subcommittee and began activities to support members' initiatives
toward achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Current activities include
autonomous activities by working groups with the participation of Subcommittee members and launching a
website, as well as publishing case studies on members' SDG initiatives. We are also collaborating with theJapanese government and associations related to chemicals to disseminate information externally.

Progress and Results of Initiatives
While in-person activities were difficult in 2020 due to COVID-19, JCIA conducted online activities including exchange of informationand sharing of case studies among members, exchange of opinions on dissemination of activities to inside the organization, andgroup activities. We also established a network for exchange the SDG information (opinions) in April 2021, in which JCIA members
can participate, based on review of activities over the past three years and revisions to the content of activities.
We launched a website dedicated to the SDGs (https://www.nikkakyo.org/sdgs) in December 2018, featuring our
vision, SDGs case studies, and other information. In October 2020, we published a collection of SDGs case studies on
the activities of member firms (containing 22 case studies), to show stakeholders that the chemical industry is making
considerable contributions toward achievement of the SDGs.
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Activities as a Member of the International Community
JCIA represents the Japanese chemical industry as a member of the International Council of Chemical Associations(ICCA), through which we participate in a wide range of international conferences. On the subject of energy andclimate change in particular, which the ICCA has identified as one of the major themes, we play an important role as
the chair in harmonization of the chemical industry's global message on its contributions to responding to climatechange. We also participate in international specialized chemical industry conferences and other activities, including
programs intended to train human resources and convey expertise on chemicals management to support the
progress of the chemical industry in the East Asia and Southeast Asia regions, as we contribute to activities towardrealizing a sustainable society as a member of the international community.
ICCA Activities
ICCA was established in 1989 by the chemical industry associations of Japan, the United States, Europe, andCanada. Currently, its full members include chemical industry associations in North America, South America,
Europe, Asia, Oceania, and the Persian Gulf States. The total number of member countries and regions isapproximately 50, including Associate Members such as China and India. The organization of ICCA consistsof Leadership Groups addressing individual issues, whose activities include strategic initiatives and policy
recommendations toward solutions in each field. See the ICCA website for more information.

https://www.icca-chem.org/

ICCA Energy and Climate Change Leadership Group (E&CC LG) Activities
The E&CC LG proactively communicates information on the roles and achievements of the chemical industry as a solution
provider in response to global energy and climate-change issues and strives to earn the international community's
understanding.
In 2020, it published the booklet "Climate Resilience: Moving Beyond Climate Change
Mitigation"*1 , held a Webinar to introduce the activities to ICCA members and had a GHG
Calculation Webinar for the Indian Chemical Council and its members.See the materials*2 on the
ICCA website for a summary of other activities.

*1, 2: The documents are linked to the QR codes at right.

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2

ICCA Chemical Policy and Health LG (CP&H LG) Activities
The meetings of the CP&H LG and related task forces (TFs) and other organizations (Joint Capacity Building TF, Advocacy
TF, ICCM5 Planning Team, Persistent Organic Pollutants [POPs] Working Group, Global Regulatory Cooperation TF, andMicroplastics TF) were all held online this year. The ICCM5 planning team participated in four thematic virtual working
groups set up to promote discussions for the post-SAICM due to the postponement of the 5th International Conferenceon Chemicals (ICCM5), where industry submitted its views and discussions. JCIA also provided opinions through the ICCA
and through the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan. The Microplastics TF prepared a white paper on theeffects of microplastics on human health and submitted papers on the environmental impact of microplastics, for use in
future advocacy activities.

ICCA Responsible Care LG (RCLG) Activities
The RCLG is the organization tasked with promotion of Responsible Care (RC) activities in
the ICCA. Normally, it holds regular meetings in person twice a year, in spring and fall, but
due to COVID-19, it held web conferences this year. The RCLG is calling for signatures to the
RC charters of associations in individual countries, to publicize the chemical industry's RC
activities in ICCM5 planned to be held in Germany in 2021. It is also preparing to issue an RC
Status Report, part of a series that it publishes irregularly. Since June 2020, it has dispatcheda secondee to the China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation (CPCIF), which is
striving to promote RC activities as it aims to become a full ICCA member. The secondee
has provided strong support for the CPCIF's activities. In addition, since the regular meetingin the spring, three working groups have been formed within the RCLG on key performanceindicators (KPIs), self-assessment tools, and peer mentoring/expert networks, to reinforce
the RCLG's activities. JCIA participates in all of these working groups and supports theiractivities.

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ICCA Organization Chart

ICCA General Assembly

ICCA Board of
Directors

CEO Group(Global Executive
Strategy Group)

ICCA Steering
Committee

Energy and Climate Change
CEO Sponsor MORIKAWA Kohei (Showa Denko)
Chair YAGISHITA Masamichi (Showa Denko)
Vice-Chair Ignacio Hernandez Bonnett (Shell)

Chemical Policy and Health
CEO Sponsor Jim Fitterling (Dow)
Co-Chair (Europe) Martin Kayser (BASF)
Co-Chair (USA) Chris Wallace (ExxonMobil
Chemical)Responsible Care®
CEO Sponsor Karen McKee (ExxonMobil Chemical)
Chair Baudouin Kelecom (ExxonMobil Chemical)
Vice-Chair YASHIMA Hidehiko (Mitsubishi Chemical)

Communications
CEO Sponsor Chris Jahn (ACC)
Co-Chair (USA) Anne Kolton (ACC)
Co-Chair (Europe) Irene van Luijken (Cefic)

Plastics
CEO Sponsor Bob Patel (LyondellBasell)
Co-Chair Greg Skelton (SABIC)
Co-Chair Mike Witt (Dow)
Co-Chair Jim Seward (LyondellBasell)

Trade policy Network

ICCA ASEAN Regulator y Cooperation Project (ARCP)
Activities
The ASEAN Regulatory Cooperation Project is a project underthe ICCA Global Regulatory Cooperation framework that aims topromote activities under a risk-based chemicals management
approach in member states of the ASEAN Economic Community
and apply the ICCA's global policy on regulatory cooperation
to chemical regulations being developed in the region. JCIA
participates in this project led by the Singapore association asa member of the organization along with the ACC and Cefic.
In September 2020, an online seminar on GHS, chemical
inventories, and the current state of chemical management ineach country was held for participants from governments andindustry in ASEAN member states.
APEC Activities (Chemical Dialogue)
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is an economiccooperation framework in which 21 countries and regions in the
Asia-Pacific region participate. Aiming for the sustainable growthand prosperity of the Asia-Pacific region, it carries out activities
in areas such as liberalization of trade and investment, businessfacilitation, human security, and economic and technologicalcooperation. JCIA participates in the Chemical Dialogue, asub-forum of the APEC Committee on Trade and Investment.
The Chemical Dialogue is a forum for representatives ofregulators and industry that aims to identify solutions to thechallenges faced by the chemical industry in the Asia-Pacificregion. Together with promoting trade and improvementsin the levels of sound management of chemical substances
through supporting expansion of regulatory cooperation andharmonization in the region, it also promotes understanding of
the roles of the chemical industry as a provider of innovative
solutions for sustainable economic, environmental, and social
development. It also serves as a venue for effective cooperation
between industry and government to improve chemical productstewardship and safe use. JCIA actively provided opinions andrecommendations as a representative of the Japanese chemicalindustry in the Chemical Dialogue.
AMEICC Activities
The ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM) and the Minister for
Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) Economic and Industrial
Cooperation Committee (AMEICC) is a subordinate organizationof the AEM-METI that implements practical economic andindustrial cooperation in the ASEAN region. The meeting of theWorking Group on Chemical Industry and Technical Working
Group on The ASEAN-Japan Chemical Safety Database, held
online in August 2020, reported on topics including updated
information on regulations in each countr y, the state ofmanagement of plastic wastes, and ARCP activities.
Participation in OECD Conferences
JCIA participated in various conferences held by the Organisation
for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) (Chemicals
and Biotechnology Committee, Working Party of National
Coordinators of the Test Guidelines Programme, Working Partyon Manufactured Nanomaterials, Working Party on Hazard
Assessment, Working Party on Exposure Assessment, Working
Party on Risk Management, and Extended Advisory Group on
Molecular Screening and Toxicogenomics) as a member of theBusiness and Industry Advisory Committee (BIAC), an advisory
body to the OECD representing the private sector. In doing so,
we gathered and communicated useful information for members
as well as expressing their views.
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Activity Report: Responsible Care (RC) Committee
Responsible Care Department

MESSAGE

Committee Chairman, FUKUDA Nobuo(Representative Director of the Board, Managing Executive Officer, Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation)

Contributing to the continuous improvement of RC activities andthe realization of a sustainable society
Based on our goal of “contributing to the realization of a sustainable society,” we will strive to further raiseawareness of RC activities and strengthen the presence of the chemical industry through continuous
improvement of our RC activities and deployment of open activities. In Japan, we will respond to thechanging environment of the chemical industry through proceeding with enhanced activities that reflect
the views of members. Around the world, in addition to supporting the RC activities of member companies'business establishments overseas and supporting the activities of Japan-affiliated firms in Asia, we
also will strive to broaden the base of RC activities through proactive participation in the RC activities ofJapanese firms. To continue RC activities with an emphasis on communication even amid the COVID-19
pandemic, we will focus on holding online events, both in Japan and around the world.

FOCUS
RC Regional Dialogues

RC Activity Report Meeting

Dialogues on the results of RC activities are held regularly withresidents of the areas near plants in 15 regions at present, as partof stakeholder dialogue activities. In FY2020, these were planned
to be held in the nine regions of Yokkaichi, Yamaguchi-Higashi,
Okayama, Chiba, Osaka, Kashima, Hyogo, Aichi, and NiigataKita, but due to COVID-19, the dialogues planned for YamaguchiHigashi, Chiba, Hyogo, and Aichi were held in documentary form
and those in the other areas were postponed.
While this was the f irst time the dialogues were held in
documentary form for each of these regions, efforts were madeto ensure that these dialogues would constitute more than simple
distribution of documents describing the results of RC activities.
For example, together with efforts to prepare readable and easily
understandable materials, the companies provided thoroughanswers and explanations in response to questions from residents
about everyday corporate activities. Through these and othermeans, the documentary format proved capable of ensuring thesame degree of dialogue as an ordinary in-person event.
In addition to the 15 regions noted above, in numerous othercases regular dialogues with residents are conducted on topics
related to RC by individual companies or jointly by small numbersof companies located in the vicinity of each other. In one of thesecases, in the Ube region, the first online regional dialogue washeld while implementing thorough measures to stop the spread of
COVID-19. Residents, companies, government officials, and otherstakeholders participated online in this dialogue, which was based
in a meeting room of the company that organized it. Thanks tothe efforts of the organizing company, the coordinators, and otherparticipants, it proved an opportunity for meaningful dialogue justlike a standard offline dialogue.

JCIA holds annual RC Activity Report Meetings in whichanybody may take part, to let the general public know about
the outstanding RC activities of members. Since it was difficult
to hold these meetings in-person in FY2020 due to COVID-19,
it was held as the RC Award Lecture in hybrid form as a newexperiment on October 19, with only the secretariat and somecommittee members participating in person in a JCIA meetingroom while others participated online. Following a presentationby the Yodogawa Plant of Daikin Industries, Ltd., winner of the
JCIA RC Grand Prix Award in FY2019, on the topic "Promoting
Machinery Safety through the Participation of All Employees,with a Focus on Systems and People," companies that won the
RC Jury’s Special Award and RC Outstanding Awards presented
on outstanding RC activities that can serve as models for othercompanies to refer to, in areas such as security and accident
prevention, occupational health and safety, environmental
protection, and promotion of sustainability. Efforts made in the
management of this event included setting a fixed time limitof 30 minutes for each presenter and proceeding according
to schedule even if a presentation ended early, instead ofmoving up the time of the next presentation. Questions werealso collected in advance to give presenters time to prepare
their answers. As a result, about 170 people participated in thismeeting, a higher number than in the typical year, and resultsof a follow-up survey were generally positive. Many people fromprovincial areas and factories who normally found it difficult totake part in RC Activity Report Meetings were able to join in thismeeting, and numerous requests were received to continue tooffer the meeting in online as well as offline form in future years
as well.

Documents distributed to residents

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A schematic diagram of an online regional dialogue

Activity Outline

Responsible Care Committee

Dialogue WG

Steering Group

Activity Report WG
Member Relations WG

RC Awards Selection Council

RC Verification Center

Note: WG/Working Group

TOPIC 1 RC Consumer Dialogues

2. Support for human resource development in thechemical industry in Japan and ASEAN

Economy and Tax System
Committee

TOPIC 2 Risk Communication Training

1. Overseas support activities in Malaysia
Due to the difficulty of holding these activities on site as a result

RC activities are the basis of the activities of chemicalcompanies. While protecting this foundation, each company
engages in corporate activities by taking elements of the SDGs
and ESG in order to achieve sustainable growth over the longterm, and publishes the results to society through integrated
reports and sustainability reports. JCIA carries out verification
activities from a RC perspective to increase the quality andreliability of these reports. During FY2020, online verification
was adopted as well, and reports were verified for nine member
companies. As a result, the cumulative total number of reviews
completed since the verification activity began has reached 237
reviews.

Public Relations Committee

TOPIC 3 Overseas Support Activities

TOPIC 4 RC Verification Activities

Labor Committee

A n n u a l R i s kCommunication
Tr a i n i n g i s h e l d f o rpractical learning about
dialogue with various
stakeholders, which ishighly important to RC
activities. In F Y2020,
due to COVID-19, a half-day online training session was held
on September 24 instead of the usual overnight group training
program. The 24 participants completed on-demand courses inadvance, and on the day of the training, they listened to a lectureby the instructor and then split into groups for activities such as
discussing assigned themes and presenting their findings, helping
them to improve their own communication abilities.

International Activities
Committee

In response to a request for cooperation from the Ministry of
Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan through the Association
fo r O ve r s e a s Te c h n i c a l C o o p e r a ti o n a n d S u s t a i n a b l ePartnerships (AOTS), based on the FY2019 Plan, the AMEICC
Working Group on Chemical Industry conducted lectures on
the topics of occupational safety and security and accident
prevention for line managers at manufacturing plants in three
ASEAN member countries (Vietnam, Laos, and Malaysia) in
November and December 2020. Due to COVID-19, a two-day
program was held for each country online, with 41 participantsfrom Vietnam, 27 from Laos, and 28 from Malaysia.

Technical Affairs Committee

We hold consumer
dialogues meeting
annually in both theTokyo and Osaka areas,
as opportunities for frankexchange of opinions
between consumer
organizations andchemical companies. In
FY2020, these were held
online in both regions (on November 10 in Tokyo and November
25 in Osaka) in response to COVID-19. The theme chosen forthe dialogue was plastic wastes, a topic in which consumers
are highly interested. Together with introductions provided by
JCIA and Dialogue Working Group member companies to theinitiatives of the chemical industry and individual companies,
exchange of opinions took place following a presentation by Mr.
KUNIOKA Masao of the National Institute of Advanced Industrial
Science and Technology (AIST).

of COVID-19, the first lecture meeting for managers and safety
training for local staff were held online on February 25, 2021.
The online format enabled the participation of more people thaninitially planned: 11 in the lecture meeting and 37 in the safety
training.

Chemicals Management
Committee

TOPICS

Environment and Safety
Committee

Overseas Support WG

Responsible
Responsible Care
Care Committee
Committee

The purposes of the RC Committee are to support member’s RC activities, to help improve further
society’s trust in members and in the chemical industry, and to contribute to the sustainable progressof the chemical industry and of society. Toward this target, the Committee focuses its efforts on
supporting the continuation of RC activities and tackling the important tasks of stimulation andexpansion of the range of these activities.

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Activity Report: Environment and Safety Committee
Environment and Safety Department
Committee Chairman, KAWASE Masatsugu

MESSAGE(Lead Executive Officer, Asahi Kasei Corporation)

Safety and environmental considerations during manufactureof chemical products are the top priority
The activities of the Environment and Safety Committee are based on the Principles of
JCIA regarding the Environment, Health and Safety with the advanced perspective: "Efforts
securing safety and conserving the environment create new value." Specifically, companies
are promoting efforts to raise safety and environmental considerations at three stages : theproducts itself, at the time of manufacture and after use. Furthermore, through ascertaining
related information from domestic and international sources and sharing it with members,
providing opinions to government, collaborating with related organizations, and promoting
autonomous activities by members, we contribute to the development of a sustainable
society through safe and stable manufacturing of chemical products.

FOCUS
Safety and Accident-Prevention Initiatives
Prevention of safety accidents is the most important issue of the JCIA as
well as prevention of occupational accidents. Based on the document“Promotion of Measures for the Prevention of Disasters in Petrochemical
Complexes (Requests),” issued by the Ministry of Economy, Trade andIndustry of Japan, we have added the new document "Safety and
Accident-Prevention Guidelines (Expanded Edition-3)" to the three Safety
and Accident-Prevention Guidelines published through now, to put
into practice the lessons from examples of past accidents at member
companies. We are also working to enhance training activities for safety
and accident prevention, through means such as supplying educationalDVDs that describe examples of accidents in easily understandable ways
for site training programs and other users. Furthermore, we also participate
in the Public-Private Council for Safety Measures in the Manufacturing
Industry and cooperate with other organizations to provide educational
materials to help prevent accidents.

Workplace-Accident Prevention Initiatives
JCIA’s workplace-accident prevention initiatives are based on cooperative
efforts to promote the government measures such as the 13th five-yearindustrial accident prevention plan and sharing timely and important
information among member companies.
JCIA participates in study meetings held by Japan's Ministry of Health,Labour and Welfare to prepare for the next round of amendments
to Japan's Industrial Safety and Health Act. Together with sharing
information on related developments in the Occupational Health and
Safety Subcommittee, we also collect and report on the views of member■Frequency rate (The frequency of occurrence of industrial accidents.)

1.4
1.4

JCIA member companies

Partners of JCIA member companies

Manufacturing

Chemical industry

1.2
1.2
1.0
1.0
0.8
0.8
0.6
0.6
0.4
0.4
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.0
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

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companies, as the opinions of the chemical industry, cooperating withgovernment toward regulation that is effective and reasonable from thestandpoint of industry.We also participate in the Public-Private Council
for Safety Measures in the Manufacturing Industry, in which our recent
activities have included development of methods for identifying thesources of occupational dangers and studying society's assessment ofindustrial safety.

Environmental Protection Initiatives
As initiatives toward thorough compliance with environmental laws andregulations, we collect the latest information concerning matters suchas amendments to laws and regulations and share this information withmembers in monthly Environmental Subcommittee meetings, as well as
collecting the opinions of the chemical industry and reporting them togovernment, related organizations, and others. Environmental protection
initiatives of member companies steadily reflect new tasks required
as a result of amendments to laws and regulations. In addition, as anautonomous effort to reduce the risks posed by chemical substances tothe environment, we are promoting efforts to reduce emissions of volatileorganic compounds (VOCs) identified by JCIA independently in addition to
those for which notification is required under the Act on Confirmation, etc.
of Release Amounts of Specific Chemical Substances in the Environment
and Promotion of Improvements to the Management Thereof (PRTR Act).
We also have set autonomous targets for wastes and are promoting
resource recycling through means such as reducing the volume of landfill
waste disposal and encouraging recycling, as well as disclosing the resultsof these efforts publicly.

■Severity rate (Working days lost due to workmen’s accident.)

0.25
0.25

JCIA member companies

Partners of JCIA member companies

Manufacturing

Chemical industry

0.20
0.20
0.15
0.15
0.10
0.10
0.05
0.05
0.00
0.00
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

Activity Outline

Environment and Safety Committee
Steering Group

Safety Award Council

Responsible Care Committee

The subcommittees of the Environment and Safety Committee meet regularly with members to share andstudy information on matters such as domestic and international trends related to various issues and offer theopinions of the chemical industry to government and relevant organizations. Our health and safety initiatives
include publication of a booklet of lessons learned from accidents to help prevent recurrence, lecture meetings,
awards programs, safety discussions held jointly with related organizations, and revision of our own independent
programs. Our environmental activities promote proper compliance with environmental laws and regulations alongwith voluntary activities by companies to reduce wastes and emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs).

Environment Subcommittee
Security Incident Prevention Study WG

Occupational Health and Safety Subcommittee

Dangerous Substances Transportation
WG
Note: WG/Working Group

TOPIC 4 Lecture on Preventing Tsunami Disasters

Our autonomous reduction target for VOCs in FY2020, which include
substances subject to the PRTR Act and those selected by JCIA, is
50% reduction from the FY2000 level and no deterioration from the
FY2010 level, as well as efforts to reduce individual highly harmful
substances. FY2019 results show that this target has been reached,with a 76% reduction. Based on the results achieved through now, thefuture goal has been approved of maintaining the FY2020 target.

Together with the Petroleum Association of Japan and the Japan
Petrochemical Industry Association, each year we hold a lecture on
preventing tsunami disasters, to mark World Tsunami Awareness Day(November 5). In 2020, due to COVID-19, this lecture was held online. A
guest lecturer from the Fire and Disaster Management Agency lectured
on the theme of "Countermeasures Against Wind and Water Damage
to Facilities Handling Hazardous Materials,” and about 270 people
participated in the lecture.

TOPIC 2 Reducing, Reusing,and Recycling (3R) Industrial Wastes

in Transport of Hazardous Materials

Protective Glove Research Group

When handling chemical substances, it is important to use chemical
protective gloves properly in order to prevent transdermal absorption. It is
not an easy task to choose which gloves to wear, since some substances
can penetrate the materials of some gloves. Through participation in the
nonprofit Chemical Protective Glove Research Group, JCIA continues
activities such as collection of information on proper use of chemical
protective gloves and sharing it with members.

TOPIC 7 Publication of Best Practices (II)Public Relations Committee

Information on 140 activities presented in Safety Symposiums by businesssites and laboratories that won safety awards during the period FY20132019 has been collected in Best
Practices (II), published at theend of March 2021. It is hopedthat this publication will help toprevent accidents, occupational
injuries, and other incidents
through readers putting bestsafety practices to use in safety
activities in their own workplaces.

Labor Committee

Due to COVID-19, this training program normally held in Tokyo andOsaka in November of each year was held online through streaming on
demand over the period of December 1-5, 2020. The program featured
explanations provided by experts in six lectures on "International
Regulations Related to Transport of Hazardous Materials," "Regulations
on Air Transport of Hazardous Materials," "Sea Transport of Hazardous
Materials," Road Transport ofHazardous Materials and Yellow
C a r d s ," " Te s t i n g M e t h o d s
and Categories Based on
UN Recommendations," and"Roles of and Precautions for
Shippers."

TOPIC 6 Support for the activities of the Chemical
Economy and Tax System
Committee

TOPIC 3 Training Program on Safety Management

Each year, we hold the Tokyo Industrial Safety Course in partnership with
the Petroleum Association of Japan and the Japan Petrochemical Industry
Association, to promote safety training at companies in the petroleum andchemical industries. Due to COVID-19, however, the FY2020 course (which
would have been the seventh year of the course) was cancelled. Four
special lectures were held in its place.

International Activities
Committee

We participate in the Japan Business Federation (Keidanren) Voluntary
Action Plan for Establishing a Sound Material-Cycle Society, with an
FY2020 industry target of reducing the percentage of wastes subject
to final landfill disposal by 70% compared to the FY2000 level andachieving a recycling rate of 65%. FY2019 results show that the rate oflandfill disposal was reduced by 64% and the recycling rate was 69%.
In light of considerations such as societal and economic conditions andfuture trends in resource recycling, a target for the future of keeping
the final disposal volume to no more than 170,000 tons and achievinga recycling rate of at least 65% in FY2025 has been approved by theEnvironmental Subcommittee, the Environment and Safety Committee,
and the Board of Directors.

TOPIC 5 Industrial Safety Course

Technical Affairs Committee

TOPIC 1 Autonomous VOC Reductions

Chemicals Management
Committee

TOPICS

Environment
and Safety
SafetyEnvironment andCommittee
Committee

Security and Disaster Prevention Subcommittee

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Activity Report: Chemicals Management Committee
Chemicals Management Department

MESSAGE

Committee Chairman, ITO Takanori(Executive Officer, Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.)

Toward the Firm Establishment of Efficient Chemicals
Management as a Business Strategy
The basic policies are to strengthen support for chemicals management in businessactivities and to further spread and expand voluntary contributions from the industry.
We are doing a variety of activities, such as dispatch of information related to chemical
management and compliance to the revision of related laws and regulations in Japanand overseas. Regarding legal compliance in Japan, JCIA actively participates in various
governmental committees and working groups on behalf of the chemical industry, andoffers opinions to relevant authorities. JCIA also aims to establish and disseminate
more efficient and sophisticated risk assessment technologies. We will strive to support
chemical management that responds to the changing times toward a sustainable society.

FOCUS
Trends in domestic chemicals laws andregulations, and our responses
In addition to swiftly ascertaining trends in domestic regulations
on management of chemicals and communicating related
information to members, JCIA also collects the opinionsof member companies and offers these to regulators. The
evaluation system under the amended Act on the Evaluation ofChemical Substances and Regulation of their Manufacture, etc.
(Chemical Substances Control Law) that took effect in 2017 calls
for checking of new chemical substances produced in small
quantities based on their structural similarities to Class I Specified
Chemical Substances and Chemical Substances Subject toMonitoring and on quantitative structure-activity relationship(QSAR) estimation. In response, JCIA asked regulators to takesteps including clarification of the related judgment criteria andsecured publication of the assessment flow for such checking on
the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry website and related
briefings by the National Institute of Technology and Evaluation(NITE).
We also offered opinions to the authorities on the impact onpractical operations such as those involving seals and postal mailof increased use of working from home in response to COVID-19,
securing measures including deferral of the requirement forseals on documents submitted and extension of deadlines for
submitting notices.
We also continue working with regulators on revision of “Chemical
Substances Control Law Q& A Notification Guidebook for
Personnel in Charge of Law-related Duties,” which is compiled
by JCIA, as well as ef for ts toward ensuring reasonablerisk management in risk assessment for existing chemical
substances and dialogues with authorities regarding future legal
amendments.
We supported efforts by member companies to verify whether or
not the chemical substances they handle are subject to the Act
on Confirmation, etc. of Release Amounts of Specific Chemical
Substances in the Environment and Promotion of Improvements
to the Management Thereof (PRTR Act) by sharing information on
the details of the report of the Chemical Substances Council on
revisions to the subject substances, released in August 2020.
We also collected the views of member companies, provided theauthorities with information concerning the costs of responding torevisions to subject substances, and submitted opinions on future

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amendments to ministerial ordinances, among other activities.
In addition, we swiftly collect and provide information on trends inchemicals regulations to members, including the Industrial Safety
and Health Act, the Poisonous and Deleterious Substances
Control Act, the Act on Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices,and the Narcotics and Psychotropics Control Act.

Trends in international chemicals laws
and regulations, and our responses
We ascertained information on the latest trends in chemical
management regulations around the world and communicatedthe information to members, as well as holding periodic study
meetings on important topics (such as the EU Chemicals Strategy
for Sustainability [CSS]). To respond appropriately to regulatory
trends around the world, we also collected the views of member
companies and offered opinions to regulators as necessary inEurope, China, South Korea, India, Thailand, Vietnam, and othercountries. JCIA does not merely offer opinions on its own. We
also work together with local industry associations to create andsubmit position papers and request local industry associations
to approach their local authorities. In addition, we consult with
the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and ask it to makeinquiries with counterparty governments.

GHS trends, and our responses
In addition to providing basic training, in an annual chemical riskforum course, on JIS Z7252: 2019 (Classification of Chemicals
Based on Globally Harmonized System of Classification andLabelling of Chemicals [GHS]) and JIS Z7253: 2019 (Hazard
Communication of Chemicals Based on GHS-Labelling and
Safety Data Sheet [SDS]), both of which are Japanese GHS
standards based on the Sixth Edition of UN GHS published May
25, 2019, we also support GHS utilization through means suchas responding to inquiries from members. We continue work to
prepare a table of corrections and issue an expanded editionof the JCIA’s GHS Compliance Guidelines (published by theJapanese Standards Association on June 12, 2019), which wererevised in response to the amendments of JIS Z7252 and JIS
Z7253.

Activity Outline

Chemicals Management Committee

Steering GroupLRI Steering Committee
Domestic Laws WG

East Asia Study T

Overseas Laws WG

Southeast Asia Study T

Amendment of the Chemical Substance Control Law WG (Inactive)

The Americas and Others Study T

GHS-WG

Europe Study T

Responsible Care Committee

The Committee have established close relationships with relevant organizations, including administrative
authorities, in order to communicate necessary and useful information to members about domestic and overseas
regulatory trends regarding chemical management, and collects opinions and requests of members to submit themto the administrative authorities. As voluntary activities in the industry, the Committee is promoting GPS/JIPS andtackling new issues, as well as supporting research related to risk-assessment techniques for chemical products.

User Support WG
Administrative Technology SG

GPS/JIPS WG

OECD SG
Note: WG/Working Group SG/Subgroup T/TeamTOPIC 1 FY2020 JIPS Awards

initiatives.

TOPIC 2 LRI Activities

Public Relations Committee

The Long-range Research Initiative (LRI) is an initiative launchedby the International Council of Chemical Associations (ICCA) to
study the effects of chemical substances on human health andthe environment as a global voluntary initiative underway throughcooperation among chemical industry associations in Japan, theUnited States, and Europe.

To promote appropriate control of chemical substances in the
supply chain, JCIA has provided support for development ofan appropriate management infrastructure related to domestic
and international promotion of the chemSHERPA, a scheme
to facilitate sharing of information on chemical substances
contained in products, operated and managed by the Joint Article
Management Promotion-consortium (JAMP). We also responded
to the Global Automotive Declarable Substance List (GADSL)
prepared and maintained by the Global Automotive Stakeholders
Group (GASG), whose membership represents automakers, autoparts makers, and chemical companies in Japan, North America,
and Europe through means including submittal of opinions
on its maintenance and management, from the standpoint of
the chemicals industry. Furthermore, we also cooperated inmaintenance and preparation of international standards throughparticipation in organizations including the Japan committee andworking group for the TC111 international environmental standard
on electric and electronic devices, being advanced by the electricand electronics industry, including the Japan Electronics andInformation Technology Industries Association (JEITA).

Labor Committee

Excellence Award: Tosoh Corporation;
Mr. Yokoyama

in the supply chain

Economy and Tax System
Committee

Grand Prize: Kao Corporation; from left: Mr. Hayashi, Ms. Kameyama, Ms. Koike, andMr. Yamane

International Activities
Committee

TOPIC 3 Control of chemical substances

Technical Affairs Committee

JCIA has established the JIPS Awards program to recognize
achievements in activities related to the Japan Initiative of ProductStewardship (JIPS). The Fifth JIPS Awards presented this year
were reported in a meeting of the Chemicals Management
Committee held on March 2, 2021. The Grand Prize went to
Kao Corporation, while Tosoh Corporation won an ExcellenceAward. Kao Corporation delivered a presentation on its GPS/JIPSIn FY2020, JCIA's LRI program adopted two new research
projects on the themes of development of testing methods forsolutions to emerging issues and research on human exposure.
The findings of LRI research are reported at regular annual
meetings. The meeting for FY2020 was held online on August 21,
2020. In addition to reports on the results of completed research
topics and on progress on ongoing research topics, a symposium
was held at the same time to discuss the theme of "the Forefrontin Risk Communication.”
JCIA has established the JCIA LRI Awards to recognize
researchers who have generated outstanding research results.
Winners of the Sixth Japanese Society of Toxicology LRI Awardand the Fifth Japanese Society for Alternatives to Animal
Experiments LRI Award were Prof. SUMI Daigo of the Faculty of
Pharmaceutical Sciences at Tokushima Bunri University and Mr.
Yamamoto Yusuke of Fujifilm Corporation, respectively.

Chemicals
Chemicals Management
Management
Committee
Committee

TOPICS

Environment and Safety
Committee

New Issues Tackling WG
Risk Assessment Technology WG

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Activity Report: Technical Affairs Committee
Technical Affairs Department

MESSAGE

Committee Chairman, TSUNASHIMA Hiroshi(Managing Executive Officer, Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.)

Efforts to climate change measures and recycling society
Under “the Commitment to a Low Carbon Society” in which many of the JCIA member
companies and associations participate, we set new goals for FY 2030, including thesignificant reduction in GHG emissions. We have also declared our participation in the
Challenge Zero initiative led by Japan Federation of Economic Organizations (Keidanren)to advance our ceaseless efforts. Aiming to realize a recycling society, we not only had
a working group that focuses on chemical recycling, a field that the chemical industry
can contribute, make public what the chemical industry can do in that field, but also
accelerated activities to achieve that society. As the Technical Affairs Committee, wewill strive toward achieving these goals by further deepening communication among
member companies.

FOCUS
The Result of Commitment to a Low Carbon
Society in FY 2019 and the Progress toward
New FY 2030 Target Achievement
In March 2019, FY2030 targets were revised, and it was decided
to “set and achieve two targets—cutting emissions 6.50 million
tons compared to BAU with FY2013 as the base year and 6.79
million tons in absolute terms,” and efforts to do that werelaunched in FY2020.
In FY2019, steady progress was made toward achieving the newtargets as CO2 emissions were cut 3.16 million tons compared
to BAU (progress: 49%) and 5.94 million tons in absolute terms(progress: 88%). In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we
coordinated with Keidanren and the Ministry of Economy, Tradeand Industry (METI) regarding the survey submission deadline forparticipating companies and were able to collect all survey forms
as we normally do. The content of the report was deliberated
on and evaluated by Keidanren’s Third-par ty Evaluation
Committee and the Chemicals and Nonferrous Metals Working
Group of METI’s Industrial Structure Council and received high■ CO2 emission reductions compared to BAU▼ CO₂ emission reductions

700

FY2030 Target: 650

600

400

304

300
200

88

100

Progress: 49%

314

316

2013

2014

(Base year)

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2015

2016

2017

2018

2019
(Fiscal Year)

-79

300

0

594

508

6,141

345

237

6,034

6,000
5,900

5,870

98
0
(Base year)

2014

2015

6,300

6,100

5,978

2013

6,400

6,200

400

400

100

0

Progress: 88%

6,281

200

127

CO₂ emissions ▼（ten-thousand tons CO₂）

FY2030 Target: 679

6,378

500

500

-100

As for actual FY2019 results for three gases (PFCs, SF6, andNF3), emissions of NF3 were reduced dramatically, and the
FY2020 targets for percent decline in emissions compared to
1995, the base year, has already been achieved for all threegases. For the third consecutive year, the FY2030 targets forthe three gases were reached (PFCs: 98% [2030 target of a
90% or greater reduction], SF6: 99% [2030 target of a 90% or
greater reduction), NF3: 99% (2030 target of an 85% or greater
reduction).

（ten-thousand tons CO₂）700

0Achieved FY2030 Targets for Three CFC
Substitutes■ CO2 emission reductions and emissions（ten-thousand tons CO₂）

600

praise. Furthermore, the method for compiling FY2019 results
was revised to create a mechanism that encourages greater
precision of survey data and independent efforts by participatingcompanies. In particular, the survey was conducted by preparing
survey forms for respective participating companies, in which
their energy use and CO2 emissions for previous years wereentered in advance. It had the desired benefits.

2016

2017

2018

5,800

5,784

2019

(Fiscal Year)

5,700

Activity Outline

Technical Affaires Committee

Global Warming Long-Term Strategy Study WG

Steering Group

Keidanren’s Commitment to a Low Carbon Society WG

Waste Plastics CR WG

Global Warming Countermeasures WG2 (CFC substitutes)

Responsible Care Committee

We actively participate in both domestic and overseas activities related to preventing global warming andcreating a recycling society, including the “Commitment to a Low Carbon Society”, and work to tackle
various issues. In addition to taking the lead in responding to the government’s Carbon Neutral Declaration,
spreading the use of cLCA products, and undertaking Energy and Climate Change Leadership Group
activities at ICCA, we communicate the fact that the chemical industry is a solution provider in the field ofglobal warming through science and technology promotion activities, such as JCIA Technology Award.

Energy Measures Task ForceLCA WG

Environment and Safety
Committee

CI Material Field Study WG
Technology Awards Selection Council
Chemical Standardization WG

Note: WG/Working Group■PFCs,SF6, and NF3 emitted during manufacturing process■ PFCs emissions■ SF₆ emissions■ NF₃ emissions

Total

600
500

Chemicals Management
Committee（ten thousand tons CO₂）400
Technical
Committee
TechnicalAffaires
Affairs Committee

300
200
100

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

（Fiscal Year）

TOPICSTOPIC 3 Examining the Global Warming

Long-term Strategy

In response to Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s
Carbon Neutral Declaration in 2020, the Global Warming Longterm Strategy Working Group held numerous discussions,compiled the results of those discussions into Chemical
Industry’s Stance on Carbon Neutrality, and made it public in
May 2021 (see p. 5 for details).

Public Relations Committee

JCIA launched a working group under the Technical Affairs
C ommit te e for exa mining “w hat the che mic al industr yshould do for chemical recycling of waste plastics” (Waste
Plastics CR-WG) in November 2019. Working with relatedindustries, the working group held various discussions

Labor Committee

TOPIC 2 Activities of Waste Plastics
and Chemicals Recycling WG

and made public “Chemical Industry’s Future Vision on theChemical Recycling of Plastic Waste” in December 2020(see p. 5 for details).
Af te r th e pu b li c ati o n, th e WG d e c id e d to c o ntinu e i ts
activities to ensure the stable collection of waste plastics,
to establish chemical recycling business and to socially
implement the business. For the objectives, the WG started
discus sion, how to build a c o op e ration syste m (e qu a lpartnership) throughout the supply chain and how to utilize
standardization as a tool to create recycling market.
The CR Standardization sub-working group was newly
established to develop standards on CR.

Economy and Tax System
Committee

TOPIC 1 LCA WG Activities

Of 21 activities using FY2020 evaluation criteria, which wereintroduced in FY2014, for 12 cLCA activities, the comparable casethat assumptions were based on was revised when the evaluation
criteria were updated to FY2030, and the impact in FY2030 was
calculated.
Fur thermore, in regard to life cycle inventor y (LCI), JCIA
collaborated with the Plastic Waste Management Institute, which
is working to update LCI data for petroleum products; establishedthe LCI sub-working group, which will try to update LCI data forchemicals; and shared calculation rules and selected products towork on.

International Activities
Committee

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Activity Report: International Activities Committee
International Affairs Department

MESSAGE

Committee Chairman, ASADA Koji
(Executive Officer, DIC Corporation)

Gathering Information on Trade Issues and Dealing with
Unfair Trade
While there are hopes for free trade and economic partnership agreements, such as
the TPP11, Japan-EU EPA, US-Japan Trade Agreement, Japan-UK Comprehensive
EPA, and RCEP, there are also various trade-related issues, such as trade friction
between the US and China and WTO reforms. Under these conditions, we collaborate
with the government and make proposals regarding opinions of the chemical industry
related to economic partnership agreements, corrections of unfair trade policies andmeasures, trade remedy measures and requests for tariff reform. We will also work on
realization of a sustainable society and development of the chemical industry through
ICCA activities and interaction with business associations in China, South Korea, etc.

Activity Outline

The committee deals with the association’s international affairs, including
ascertaining trade issues related to the chemical industry, providing information
to member companies, getting authorities to reflect the opinions of the domestic
chemical industry, strengthening its relationships with the chemical industries ofChina, South Korea, and other overseas chemical-related organizations throughdialogue, and participating in the administration of the ICCA.

FOCUS
Chairman’s Video Message Shown at China
Petroleum and Chemical International
Conference
The Japan-China Chemical Industry Conference, which is held
every year by JCIA, JPCA, and the China Petroleum and Chemical
Industry Federation, was postponed in FY2020 because of the
COVID-19 pandemic, but for the China Petroleum and ChemicalInternational Conference held in September in Ningbo, China,
JCIA Chairman Morikawa sent a video message. In the message,
he stated, “I hope that Japan and China’s Responsible Care
activities will improve through close cooperation” and “in regard
to the common issue of building a truly sustainable society,which includes reducing plastic waste pollution and responding
to climate change, I am confident that cooperation between theJapanese and Chinese
chemical industries
will make substantial
contributions tothe sustainable
development of thechemical industry not
only in Asia but also theworld.”TOPICSTOPIC 1

11th Japan-South Korea Annual Meeting Held Online
In February 2021, the 11th Japan-South Korea Annual Meeting
was held online because of the COVID-19 pandemic. This

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International Activities
Committee

Steering Group

meeting between JCIA and the Korea Chemical Industr y
Council (KOCIC) is held annually in order to share informationand opinions regarding the latest trends, such as chemicals
management between the two countries. Both Japan andSouth Korea not only explained their efforts related to measures
for realization of carbon neutrality by 2050 and the chemical
recycling of waste plastics but also exchanged opinions
regarding the future vision of those efforts.
Furthermore, JCIA explained trends in revisions to Japan’s Act
on Confirmation, etc. of Release Amounts of Specific Chemical
Substances in the Environment and Promotion of Improvements
to the Management Thereof and safe operation of offices andplants during the pandemic and exchanged opinions.

TOPIC 2

Trade-Related Seminars Held Online

Every year, JCIA invites instructors from Tokyo Customs to holda seminar on Rules of Origin. For FY2020, the seminar was held
online in January 2021 and about 250 people participated. It is
important to understand Rules of Origin in order to apply thepreferential duties when importing and exporting goods to andfrom EPA partners. On the day of the seminar, in addition to the
explanation of EPAs and Rules of Origin, there were some casestudies using chemical products as examples.
An instructor from the Trade Control Department, Trade andEconomic Cooperation Bureau of METI was invited to give theonline seminar in March 2021. During the seminar, model cases
for examining joint application for anti-dumping measures wereexplained. Mainly for association members, there was also a
detailed explanation of various practical issues based on actual
application, such as coordination costs among Japanesecompanies for joint/group application
for anti-dumping measures andcompliance concerns related tosharing information necessary forthe application. On the day of theseminar, about 40 people mainly fromassociation members participated.

Activity Report: Economy and Tax System Committee
Department of Business/Economic Information

MESSAGE

Committee Chairman, KASUYA Toshiro(Senior Executive Officer, AGC Inc.)

Activity Outline

FY2021 Requests for Revisions to theTax System

Compiling a US EAR Explanatory Manual

Security Export Control seminar
In partnership with the responsible division at the Ministry of
Economy, Trade and Industry, the Security Export Control
Investigative Subcommittee holds a seminar on the importanceof security export controls, key points to maintaining a voluntary
export control system, and penal regulations. In FY2020, under
the COVID-19 pandemic, the seminar was held on the Web,
jointly with the Kansai Chemical Industry Association. The
seminar was targeted to a broader audience, including affiliatedcompanies of members, resulting in a vastly larger number ofparticipants, 293. The seminar won high praise.

TOPIC 3

Response to Global Current Affairs
From the perspective of the sound development of the global
chemical industry, we presented JCIA’s opinions to Japanese andforeign administrative authorities regarding stricter extraterritorial
application of regulations based on China’s Export Control
Law and U.S. reexport regulations due to the fiercer trade
war between the those two countries, moves to expand ESG
investment internationally in order to achieve carbon neutrality
by 2050, and introducing carbon pricing, including Border
Adjustment Mechanism.

Public Relations Committee

The Security Export Control Investigative
Subcommittee sets annual action plan todevelop useful operations tools for security
export control staff of member companies.
In F Y2020, it compiled the US E AR
Explanatory Manual, which is in a Q&A
format, and posted it on the JCIA member

TOPIC 2

Labor Committee

TOPIC 1

website. In the future, subcommittee members will compile a
Q&A handbook regarding managing technical information.

Economy andofTax
System
Department
Business/
Committee
Economic
Information

TOPICS

Security Export
Control Investigative
Subcommittee

International
InternationalActivities
Affairs
Committee
Department

In FY2020, in light of the sudden deterioration in corporate
earnings as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have set thefollowing six items as priority issues for policy support to drivea recovery in earning, with the greatest priority being placedon the loss-related proposal: (1) loosening requirements fordeducting loss carried forward, (2) expanding tax measures thatencourage R&D, (3) introducing tax measures to promote capital
investment, (4) reducing the administrative burden of workstylereforms, (5) fundamentally reviewing tax measures related tocombating global warming, and (6) request for permanent tax
exemption from gasoline tax and petroleum and coal tax on raw
materials used in the production of petrochemical products.
As a result of requests, new tax measures to raise the maximum
carryforward of loss, as well as to promote capital investments
undertaken to achieve carbon neutrality and implement DX,
were introduced although certain conditions were attached.
We will continue to request policy support to promote capital
investment and R&D, which are fundamental elements of value
creation.

Tax Administration
Subcommittee

Technical Affairs Committee

FOCUS

Economy and Tax
System Committee

Chemicals Management
Committee

In addition to loosening various regulations and revising the tax system, otherrelated laws and regulation are being introduced to create a vigorous businesscycle and thus further grow Japan’s economy. In order to respond to thesedevelopments and make it possible for the chemical industry to achieve further
growth, we gather and share information on the economy and tax system and we
make recommendations and requests for policies. We also implement necessary
responses to current issues related to the economy and business.

Environment and Safety
Committee

In the chemical industry, corporate earnings have been dramatically impacted
by the COVID-19 pandemic. Lifestyle changes have also resulted in substantialchanges to workstyles. Furthermore, achieving carbon neutrality by 2050 is
an ambitious challenge for the chemical industry. For the new growth, it isnecessary to make reforms to various regulations and tax systems related
to generating innovation, promoting DX, carbon pricing, and equal footing ininternational taxation. We will strive to make proposals on various regulations
and systems, such as the tax system, and disseminate useful information for
operating businesses in order to further expand Japan’s chemical industry.

Responsible Care Committee

Aiming for New Growth in the Chemical Industry in theSociety with Corona/Post Corona

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Activity Report: Labor Committee
Labor Department

MESSAGE

Committee Chairman, MAMIYA Hideki(Executive Officer, Kao Corporation)

Continuing to Promote Support for Human Resource Development at andAppropriate Information Sharing with Member Companies
In FY2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, we held the Human Resources & Labor
Affairs Staff Development Seminar (offered every other year) a total of eight times after
taking all necessary steps to prevent infections, and there were live discussions at theseminar. However, the Training for Chemical Plant Production Site Leaders was provided
online. We also continue to gather and disseminate various types of labor information,such as that on wages, bonuses, etc., and regularly hold information sharing meetings
with labor organizations. We will continue to promote the sharing of meaningful
information and provide human resources development support for member companies.

Activity Outline

We offer support for human resource development that would be difficult
for member companies to provide on their own through Human Resources& Labor Affairs Staff Development Seminars, training for production siteleaders, and HR Issue working group-driven activities as well as provide
opinions to the government regarding labor-related measures and law
revisions through Keidanren. We also regularly exchange information withlabor union organizations to maintain good relationships.

FOCUS
Training for Chemical Plant Production
Site Leaders Held Online
Training for chemical plant production site leaders has beenoffered since FY2016, and in FY2020, the lectures were updated
and offered online and distributed via YouTube for the first time.
The seminar was held twice in March 2021.
Offered to cultivate production site leaders and strengthen theirskills, the training consists of two parts (lecture 1 and lecture 2)
and covers security and disaster prevention, occupational healthand safety, and risk assessments.
Lecture 1 was provided online via Zoom and included both alecture and group discussion, so it was possible for participants
to study lessons learned from actual accidents, process risk
assessments, and best practices related to security and disasterprevention and occupational health and safety.
Lecture 2, which was given by a JCIA instructor, covered
the basic approach and methods related to chemical risk
assessment and was distributed via YouTube, making it possible
for participants to learn at their own pace.
While some participants expressed the opinion that the online
training was easier to participate in, others said that for group
discussions, it was easier to express their opinions when it was

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Labor Committee

Steering GroupHR Issue WG
Note: WG/Working Group

conducted face to face. After the COVID-19 pandemic is brought
under control, the training will be offered in a way that makes
it possible for more production site leaders to participate byhaving both traditional face-to-face training and online training.

TOPIC
8th and Final Human Resources & Labor
Affairs Staff Development Seminar Held
The 8th and final FY2020 Human Resources & Labor Affairs Staff
Development Seminar was held on March 22, 2021.
The seminar was held face to face after taking steps to prevent
novel corona virus infections because the purpose of the seminar is
not only for participants to think and learn about human resources
and labor affairs functions within management and its futurerole but also to create a network among staff involved in humanresources and labor affairs operations within the chemical industry.
Although there was a slight decline in the number of participants forvarious reasons, including the impact of COVID-19 and personnel
transfers, participants from nine companies participated in the final
meeting.
At the final meeting, all participants gave a presentation titled“Human Resource Management Strategy That I Think is
Necessary for My Company” on issues that their company faces
and what could be done to solve the problem from a humanresources perspective. Presentations were followed by a lively
exchange of opinions. It is hoped that participants will make use of
not only the businessand management
perspectives theyacquired through theeight meetings but also
their relationship withcoworkers that makes
a candid expression of
opinion possible.

Activity Report: Public Relations Committee
Public Relation Department

MESSAGE

Committee Chairman, TAMADA Hideo(Senior Managing Executive Officer, Ube Industries, Ltd.)

While the chemical industry contributes significantly to the improvement of
our lives and economic development, it is also important that we take on thechallenge of dealing with new issues and getting a broad swath of society tounderstand its utility in order for the industry to continue to grow.

Activity Outline

Timely Communication

We issue Chemical Industry of Japan in Graphs, which explains
statistics regarding Japan’s chemical industry in an easy-to-

In November 2020, the English website was updated for the firsttime in almost five years. Major revisions were made to the content,
and creative ways
were incorporated
to simplif y menus
and make themeasier to use.
Through this site, wewill communicate
information to theworld.

TOPIC 3

What? Why? Science Experiment Lab

This science experience lab for elementary school students is held
six times a year at the Science Museum in order to instill in children
an interest in science. Even though it was necessary to dramaticallyreduce the number of participating students and hold the lab
only three times in
F Y2020, becauseo f t h e C O V I D -19
pandemic, we
succeeded inoffering the lab to
about 80 elementary
school students.

PublicPublic Relation
RelationsDepartment
Committee

Communicating Information Through Published Works

TOPIC 2Updating English
WebsiteLabor
LaborDepartment
Committee

TOPIC 1

understand manner using graphs, eachyear and distribute it to not only member
companies but also education-related
entities, etc. Additionally, we release the
JCIA Annual Report, a comprehensive
summary of JCIA’s activities, every year tofoster understanding of JCIA’s activities.

Economy and Tax System
Committee

TOPICS

Note: WG/Working GroupInternational Activities
Committee

JCIA holds press conferences and issues press releases
regarding issues that the chemical industry faces and solutions tothose problems.
In FY2020, the chairman held five press conferences in which
he explained business trends in the chemical industry andexplained the main activities of JCIA. Furthermore, we released
press releases on numerous topics, including support for longterm research on chemicals’ impact on people’s health and theenvironment, efforts to spread outstanding safety activities, andactivities for next-generation human resources.
In particular, regarding the long-term strategy “The Chemical
Industry’s Future Vision on the Chemical Recycling of Plastic
Waste,” which the chemical industry is implementing to build
a sustainable society, we have issued press releases and heldpress conferences,which have drawn alot of interest alongwith the Japaneseg ove r nm e nt’s
Carbon Neutral
Declaration.

Chemistry Day Promotion WG

Technical Affairs Committee

FOCUS

Public Relations Committee

Chemicals Management
Committee

We provide information on the various activities conducted by JCIA related
to the environment, health, safety, and human resource development to
the general public through mass media, etc. We also work to further raise
the presence of the chemical industry by communicating the utility andappeal of chemistry to the youth, our future, through the Dream Chemistry
21 project, which includes “Kids’ Chemistry Experiment Show” and “What?
Why? Science Experiment Lab.”

Environment and Safety
Committee

Working with members, academia, and the media, we will provide various
information on the chemical industry and promote understanding of chemistry
and the chemical industry within society and strive to further raise thepresence of chemistry and the chemical industry by holding chemistry related
events for the youth, our future.

Responsible Care Committee

Aiming to Raise the Presence of the Chemical Industry

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JCIA’s Human Resource Development
The chemical industry supports the development of both society and the economy by providing various
materials, and human resource development is extremely important for the industry to continue to grow.
Therefore, JCIA implements various human resource development measures for the next generation. Throughseveral initiatives, including holding educational training events to install an interest in chemistry in elementary,junior high, and senior high school students, and providing courses on the chemical industry and offeringscholarships to undergraduate and graduate students, we cultivate people who will follow the path of chemistry.
For adult members, we also hold seminars and training courses on numerous topics including security anddisaster prevention, occupational health and safety, and chemical management.

Chemistry Personnel Cultivation Program(for college students)

For students who participated in the meeting, it was a good opportunity
to learn what is required as doctors in the industry and how to tackle theirwork.

Summary:
JCIA promotes the Chemistry Personnel Cultivation Program in order totrain young people, who takes an important role as the foundation forstrengthening the international competitiveness of and promoting Japan’s
chemical industry. The program provides information on the humanresource needs of the chemical industry to graduate-level chemistrymajors throughout Japan and supports doctoral candidates in fields thatmeet those needs. At present, 32 JCIA member companies participate in
the program, and in FY2020, the following activities were undertaken.

Supporting Job Search Activities:
JCIA held the online Student-Company Exchange Meeting 2020 in
December to support the job search of doctoral students. Participants
included 57 doctoral candidates from the graduate-level chemistry faculty
JCIA has supported and 21 member companies, and students selected
the companies they were interested in and eagerly listened to explanationsof responsible staff at the recruiting session.

Supporting Chemical Industry Education:
Offering Scholarships:
JCIA scholarships of 200,000 yen/month were provided to each of 31
students recommended by the majors, which is under the JCIA program.
The scholarship is available for three years, until the end of the doctoral
program.

Promoting Exchanges Program Between Universities and JCIA
Companies:
The Industry-Academia Exchange Meeting 2020, a venue for exchanges
Program with JCIA companies, was held in October. At the meeting, 10
scholarship recipients who are in the second year of their doctoral course,
gave presentations on their research and three doctors, who now workat JCIA member companies shared their experience at the companies.
Including online participants, 18 member companies and 22 university
professors and students participated in the presentation session and alively Q&A session. All the doctors who spoke at the meeting are former
program scholarship recipients and now are employed by companies.

Chemistry Personnel Cultivation Program
Chemicalindustry

Offer scholarships

Support job searching
Supportchemical industry education
Secretariat Japan Chemical Industry

Association

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Supported majors/
students

Companies participatingin the program

Promote interaction between
universities and companies

Universities

With the cooperation of member companies, we offer the Chemical
Industry Course to some supported majors in order to deepen
undergraduate and graduate students’ understanding of the chemicalindustry. Employees working on the frontline of chemical companies serve
as instructors, explain the history, present, and future of the chemicalindustry from a solution provider perspective, and present information onvarious subjects, including topics companies are currently focusing on andwhat they personally find appealing about the industry.
In FY2020, the courses were offered at not only Osaka City University
and Tohoku University, where the courses were also taught last year,
but also Yokohama National University, where the course was taught for
the first time this year. All the lectures were conducted online becauseof the COVID-19 pandemic, but even more students were able to takethe course and deepen understanding of the chemical industry. Various
comments were received from the students, including “it was an extremely
worthwhile time since I was able to gain an understanding of how
chemistry contributes to society” and “I thought because I am studying
chemistry, I can contribute to Japan’s development by being involved infuture chemical industry.”

Calling for applications and Screening Supported Major:
In September, there was a call for the 11th applications for support in
FY2021. Applications were received from eight majors, which included one
new major, and the screening committee met in November and selected
six majors to provide support starting in FY2021 (five reselected majors
and one new major).
T he Chemistr y Per sonnel
Cultivation Program has beenhighly praised by industr y,
academia, and the government
as a pioneering initiative that
educates and makes use ofpeople with advanced science
Industry-Academia Exchange Meeting 2020

knowledge. In FY2020, seven scholarship recipients in supported majors
completed their doctoral program, and all chose to work in the industry. Of

Students who do exceedingly well in the Chemistry Grand Prix represent
Japan at the International Chemistry Olympiad, a competition that highthose, six were hired by JCIA member companies. A total of 80 students

school students from about 80 countries and regions throughout thehave received scholarships through the program, and 66 of those,including 36 who were hired by the program member companies, areworking in the industry.
Holders of doctorates who meet the human resource needs of theindustry and are hired by companies are expected to play an active role
because of their valuable skills to support the future development of thechemical industry. Through the Chemistry Personnel Cultivation Program,we will work to further strengthen the partnership between industry andacademia and move forward with more extensive support activities.

world compete in.

Dream Chemistry 21 Project(for elementary and junior and senior high school students)
Consisting of JCIA, the Chemical
Society of Japan, the Societyof Chemical Engineers Japan,
and the Japan Association for
Chemical Innovation, the DreamC h e m i s t r y 21 C o m m i t te ehold events appropriate forchildren of all ages every year
to cultivate an interest in andunderstanding of chemistry inthem. For elementary school
students, there are the “What? Why? Science Experiment Lab” and “Kids’
Chemistry Experiment Show,” in which children conduct experiments
and build things, and for junior and senior high school students, thereis the Chemistry Grand Prix, in which students compete based on theirchemistry skills. In FY2020, some of the events were suspended or
reduced in size because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but the Chemistry
Grand Prix was held online, and about 2,000 people participated.

Chemical Risk Forum and Risk Assessment Seminar(for adults)
JCIA has operated the Chemical Risk Forum as a training forum forworkers who conduct risk assessments of chemicals since 2008. In
FY2020, 63 companies participated in the training, which included various
activities, such as lectures on risk assessment fundamentals, training
on tools necessary to conduct risk assessments, and information on
topics such as trends in regulations both in Japan and overseas. Similar
to FY2019, applications were accepted for a set number of face-to-facelectures and online lectures, and the online training was held 10 times. In
FY2020, the forum was conducted in a special way so that participants
who signed up to attend lectures in person could also view them online
in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19, and a system was developed
to handle the larger number of online participants. For FY2021, taking into
consideration the greater demand for online lectures, we not only changed
the course content so that participants could freely select how to attend
lectures but also offered new courses that can be distributed in-house,
which are expected to be widely used for in-house training and similar
activities.
Furthermore, a single basic and single practical Risk Assessment Seminarfor worker risk assessments required by the Industrial Safety and Health
Act were held. It was held jointly with the 5th Chemical Risk Forum,
which covers basic knowledge and risk assessment methods necessary
to manage chemicals, and the 7th Chemical Forum, which covers an
introduction to basic measurement methods and practical risk evaluation
methods for composites (totally of 39 participants). Since FY2020, theseminar was made available online for the convenience of participants.

■ Various lectures and seminars for human resources development of JCIA
Name of lecture or seminar

PurposeSecurity Export Control Seminar

Provide introduction to export of products and manufacturing technologies based on
the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act

Frequency
Once a year

Improvement Training for Chemical
Plant Production Sites Leaders

Develop and improve the skills of front-line supervisors (in particular, security anddisaster prevention, occupational health and safety, and risk assessments)

Three times a year

Issue and Spread Guidelines andBest Practice Guide

Develop leaders and experts involved in security, disaster prevention, and occupational
health and safety

Not set

Safety Management Class For
Transporting Dangerous Goods

Develop experts in divisions involved in transportation of dangerous goods

Twice a year
(Tokyo, Osaka)

Chemical Risk Forum

Cultivate practitioners who manage chemicals based on risk (a series of educationalseminar held 10 times a year)

May to February the following
year (total of 10 times a year)

Issues in International Commerce
Seminar

Explain the anti-dumping system, rules of origin, unfair trade practices report, EPA/
FTA, and so on

Once or twice a year

Industrial Safety Course

Develop managers who can understand future safety in the oil and chemical industries,and safety experts who have a broad purview (16-part lecture series)

October to February the following
year (total of 16 times a year)

Information Security Seminar

Introduce IT security related information

Once or twice a year

Human Resources & Labor Affairs
Staff Development Seminar

Cultivate leaders in the HR and labor affairs divisions who are responsible for the next
generation of workers (a series of 8 seminars held every second year)

May to February the following year
(total of 8 times every other year)

Lecture on the Importance ofStandardization

Teach and spread the importance of standardization through lectures that have a
different theme every year

Once a year

Risk Assessment Seminar(using BIGDr.Worker)

Learn about risk assessment methods for workers and how to perform risk evaluationthat includes compound materials using BIGDr.Worker

Twice a year

Risk Communication Training

Improve communication skills of company lecturers involved in regional dialogue

Once a year

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Three JCIA Awards
The 45th JCIA Safety Award
These awards are conferred on chemical plants that have achieved highlevel safety records through disaster-preventive maintenance and labor
accident prevention activities and are implementing excellent safety
initiatives (best practices), which serve as models for the industry. The
winners’ safety activities are publicized as best practices to be actively
utilized by other member companies. From the perspective of continued
disaster prevention, a safety symposium is held to discuss the key points
in safety activities for sharing the information with member companies.
Award
JCIA Annual Safety
Award Grand Prize

Kaneka Corporation, Shiga Manufacturing Site

Award Winner

JCIA Annual Safety
Award First Prize

Niigata Showa Co., Ltd.

JCIAAnnualSafety AwardGrand Prize
KanekaCorporation,
Shiga
Manufacturing Site

MAKI Haruhiko, Managing Executive Officer General Manager, Shiga
Manufacturing Site, Kaneka Corporation
I would like to express my deep appreciation for the honor of being
awarded the JCIA Annual Safety Award Grand Prize. At our manufacturingsite, under the slogan of “every person strictly adhering to the basics,”
we focus on two factors “fostering a safe climate” and “finding and

JCIA Annual Special
Toagosei Co., Ltd., General Center of Research and
Safety Award First Prize
Development(Research institutes)
JCIA Annual Special
Safety Award First Prize UNION SHOWA K.K., Yokkaichi Plant(SME establishments)

responding to potential risks” and conduct safety activities that involve allsite members, including researchers and members of partner companies.
Although we still have a lot to do until we create a truly safe manufacturingsite, we will use this award as an incentive to persevere with our routine
activities. Go·Anzen·Ni ! (=Let's be safe.)

The 53nd JCIA Technology Award
JCIA Technology Awards recognize companies that have contributed
to the progress of the chemical industry and economic society
through the development and industrialization of excellent chemical
technologies in order to promote chemical technologies. JCIA awards
the Grand Prize, the Special Technology Prize, and the Environmental
Technology Prize, and values their excellent achievement.
AwardGrand Prize
Toray Industries, Inc.,
Advanced
Materials
Research
Laboratories

Award WinnerAwarded Theme

Toray Industries, Inc.

Development and commercialization ofanti-thrombogenic artificial kidney

SUGAYA Hiroyuki, Advanced Materials Research Laboratories Research
Fellow, Toray Industries, Inc.

DIC Corporation andSpecialTechnology Prize Taiyo Ink Mfg. Co. Ltd.

Development of new seed film for fabricating
wiring on high-frequency PWBs

achievements. The first is for developing an anti-thrombogenic polymer

Environmental
Kao Corporation
Technology Prize

Development of ultra-low temperature
fixable toner LUNATONE®

dialysis. The second is for commercializing that polymer by applying it to

Grand Prize

Toray is honored to receive this award, which is in recognition of twothat can limit platelet attachment far better than artificial kidneys employing
artificial kidneys to treat chronic and acute renal failure, improving patients’

The 15th JCIA Responsible Care (RC) Award
These awards, which are conferred on individuals or groups that havecontributed to promoting RC activities, are aimed at further motivatingand energizing the people involved in RC activities.
Award

quality of life and reducing medical professional workloads. We will use thistechnology to embody our corporate philosophy of contributing to society
by creating new value while attaining sustainable growth.

Award WinnerAwarded ThemeGrand PrixAward

Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.,
Plant Operation Technology
Training Center

Experience training initiatives at Mitsui
Chemicals Plant Operation Technology
Training Center

Jury’s SpecialAward

Kao Corporation, SCM Division

Development of efficient evaluation
methods and establishment of systems
for the Chemical risk assessment

Jury’s Special
Award

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.,
Mizushima Plant,
Research and Development Department

Chemical School— hands-on workshops
for plant operator to get chemical
knowledge and develop safety skills

OutstandingAward

Mitsubishi Chemical
Corporation, Mie Plant

Efforts to reduce (chemical) process
accidents and Hiyari-Hatto (near misses)

OutstandingAward

Sumika Agro Manufacturing, Ltd.

Efforts for the environmental load reduction
at SUMIKA AGRO MANUFACTURING, LTD.

OutstandingAward

Ube Industries, Ltd.,Ube Chemical Factory

Continuous Responsible-Care communication
under the influence of COVID-19

educational opportunities that included not only traditional training but

Award forEffortToagosei Co., Ltd., Sakaide
Plant, Women Patrol Team

5S patrol from women's
perspective

order to develop personnel skilled at operations and facilities, particularlyAward forEffortTokyo Ohka Kogyo Co., Ltd.,
Environment, Health and Safety Division

Utilization of Risk Assessment
for Prevention Measure against
Dangerous Chemicals Handlingencouragement, we will continue to develop human resources who can

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RC Grand PrixAward
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.,
Plant Operation
Technology Training
CenterTATSUMI Masahiko, Plant Operation Technology Training Center Director,
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
It is a truly an honor to be awarded the RC Grand Prix Award. I would
like to express my deep appreciation. Since introducing the training in
2006, the Center has worked to continuously provide a wider range ofalso remote training at overseas offices during the COVID-19 pandemic, insafety, through hands-on/experience-based training. With this award asshow strong capabilities on site and respond advanced plant operation.

Introduction to the Chemical Products PL Consulting Center
When the Product Liability (PL) Act waspromulgated in 1994, the Chemical
Products PL Consulting Center
was established as an independent
organization within JCIA because of
the need to create an out-of-cour t
dispute settlement system that draws
on specialized knowledge of eachproduct field. The Center consults
on a wide range of issues related tochemical products sought from not only
consumers but also businesses andConsumer Affairs Centers nationwide
from a professional perspective. The
Center also emphasizes providing
information that can help prevent
chemical product accidents as wella s e d u c ati o n a l ac ti v i ti e s s u c h a s
publishing booklets and holding
on-demand lectures. In addition
to of fering on-demand lectures forgeneral consumers and businesses,
the Center adjusts the content of thelectures to meet the needs of clients asmuch as possible. Information on theCenter’s activities can be found in themonthly report Activity Note, which isavailable on its website. In addition tocarrying information on all inquiries andresponses, the report includes related
information such as Chemical Product
PL Report, Special Notes, and Topics.

New information is provided through news email.
Register your email address at PL@jcia-net.or.jp
Chemical Products PL Consulting Center
Phone consultations:Weekday 9:30 - 16:00
Number of inquiries received: 432(FY 2020)

Activity Note(Monthly report)

Consultation Chemical Productinfo
PL Reports Special Notes

Newsletter
distribution
Columnhttps://www.nikkakyo.org/plcenter/

Information Distribution@ Services by JCIA
JCIA distributes the following email magazines to members.
If you would like to receive an email magazine, pleasecontact the relevant office.

Ankan-Net(Safe Environment Network)
We deliver information that people need to know, such as
notifications and communications from each ministry andagency, guidelines regarding environmental safety, andregulatory information to member companies and associations
registered for the Ankan-Net (up to two addresses percompany/association).
Contact: Environment and Safety Department

Chemical Standardization
Information Net
We provide national and global information on standardization
related to chemical industry and notices on seminars by relevantorganizations and JCIA. The email magazine is issued twice amonth, and the current number of subscribers is approximately
100.
Contact: Technical Affairs Department

Chemical Management Net
We provide the latest information on trends in Japanese andoverseas regulations and laws related to chemical management
and on seminars provided by JCIA.
Contact: Chemicals Management Department

RC netPR NetThis mail magazine is for member companies of the
Responsible Care Committee. It provides information on
RC-related events, such as Responsible Care activity reportmeetings; sponsored events, including informal member gettogethers, and member seminars; and calls for event sign-ups.
Contact: Responsible Care Department

We distribute information on JCIA sponsored events, such as
seminars and Chemistry Experiment Shows, and subsequent
event reports. The email magazine is issued once or twice amonth, and the current number of subscribers is approximately
330.
Contact: Public Relations Department

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Glossary
Term/abbreviation

Official name

ACC

American Chemistry Council

AFPI

ASEAN Federation of Plastic Industries

AMEICCAOTSASEAN Economic Ministers and METI
Economic and Industrial Cooperation
Committee
The Association for Overseas TechnicalCooperation and Sustainable Partnerships

Explanation

Subordinate organization of the ASEAN Economic Minister (AEM) - METI Consultation.
A general incorporated foundation for overseas industrial human resources
development.

APEC

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

ARCP

ASEAN Regulatory Cooperation Project

ASEAN

Association of South-East Asian Nations

BAU

Business as usual

Natural case for which no special countermeasures were taken.

Business at OECD (The Business andIndustry Advisory Committee to the OECD)
The Base of Information Gathering, sharing& Dissemination for risk management ofchemical products
The Base of Information Gathering, sharing& Dissemination for risk management ofchemical products.Worker

Business and Industry Advisory Committee. Private Economic advisory committee to
the OECD. It consists of private economic organizations in affiliate countries of OECD.

BIAC
BIGDr
BIGDr.Worker

Framework for economic cooperation by 21 economies in the Asia-Pacific region.

A regional cooperative organization comprising ten countries in Southeast Asia for
economy, society, politics, security, and culture. The headquarters is located in Jakarta,
Indonesia.

Total information system that comprehensively supports and promotes GPS/JIPS
activities.
Evaluation software tool that JCIA developed to support chemical risk evaluations. It
is possible to easily calculate the exposure concentration in the work environment andmake evaluations.

Cefic

European Chemical Industry Council

Chemical Inventory―

Inventory of Chemical Substances

chem SHERPA

Chemical information Sharing andExchange under Reporting Partnership in
supply chain

Information transmission scheme of chemicals in products

cLCA

carbon -Life Cycle Analysis

CN

Carbon Neutral

CPCIF

China Petroleum and Chemical Industry
Federation

DX

Digital Transformation

EAR

Export Administration Regulations

EPA

Economic Partnership Agreement

ESG

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FTA

Free Trade Agreement

GADSL

Global Automotive Declarable Substance
List

GASG

Global Automotive Stakeholders Group

GHG

Green House Gas

GHS

Globally Harmonized System of classification and labelling of chemicals

GPS

Global Product Strategy

ICCM

Carbon footprint and life cycle assessment. The CO2 emissions during the life cycle (material sampling,
manufacturing, distribution, use, and disposal) of final product using chemical products and that of final productusing comparative products are compared, and that difference is considered as emissions that increase whenthose chemical products were not used and calculated as net contribution to avoided emissions.
When the volume of CO2 emissions accompanying people's daily activities and CO2
absorption are in balance. The aim is to achieve effective zero emissions of CO2, thecause of global warming.

Increasing the quality of life and business through information technology (IT), such as
high-speed Internet access, cloud service, and artificial intelligence (AI).

ESG refers to Environment, Social, and Corporate Governance. These are three corefactors in measuring whether a company can sustainably develop.

List of substances already restricted or planned to be restricted worldwide by countries andpublished by the GASG with the possibility of being contained in automotive products.
Organization constructed and established by representatives of automotive, automotive parts,and chemicals manufacturers in Japan, Europe, and United States for the purpose of continuously
exchanging and sharing information through the supply chain of the global automotive industry inorder to achieve reductions in the environmental load through the life cycle of automotive.

Globally harmonized system concerning classification and labeling of chemicals. System for classifying
chemicals by type and degree of hazard according to globally unified rules with labeling to make theinformation understandable at a glance and provide a safety data sheet. Issued from UN in 2003.
Voluntary approaches for performing risk evaluations of chemical products by eachcompany in order that each company minimizes the risk of chemicals through thewhole supply chain by implementing appropriate management based on the risk anddisclosing the information on safety and risk to general society including customers.
International conference on the management of chemical substances.

JaIME

Japan Initiative for Marine Environment

Conference for marine plastic problems

JAMP

Joint Article Management Promotion-consortium

A consortium for promoting article management that appropriately manage information
on chemical substances contained in an article (parts and finished products) andpromotes a system for conveying the information throughout the supply chain.

JEITA

Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association

JIPS

Japan Initiative of Product Stewardship

KOCIC

Korea Chemical Industry Council

KPI

Key Performance Indicator

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Risk evaluation considering the supply chain and voluntary approaches by the industrial
field on the basis of risk management.

Indicators set to monitor actual operation processes for achieving corporate targets
and implementing business strategy.

Term/abbreviation

Official name

Explanation
Method for objectively and quantitatively evaluating the environmental impact of all
stages, from acquisition of materials for the product through production, use, disposal,
transportation, etc.
Indicates resource and energy input and emissions for products and services at allstages by looking at the whole life cycle from material purchasing to production,
distribution, use, disposal, and recycling.
Voluntary long-term research (Activities that support studies on the impact of chemical
substances on human health and environment over a long period of time based on funds
invested by LRI member companies). The initiative is driven by the cooperation of three chemical
associations from Japan, the U.S., and European countries (JCIA, ACC, and Cefic).

LCA

Life Cycle Assessment

LCI

Life Cycle Inventory

LRI

Long-range Research Initiative

NF3

Nitrogen trifluoride

Nitrogen trifluoride is a type of greenhouse gas.

NGO

Non-Governmental Organizations

Non-government organization created by private citizens and citizen organizations.

NITE
OECD

National Institute of Technology and Evaluation
Organization for Economic Co-operation
and Development

PFCs

Perfluorocarbons

QSAR

Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationship

RC

Responsible Care

RCEP

Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership

SAICM

Strategic Approach to International
Chemicals Management

SDGs

Sustainable Development Goals

SF6

Sulfur hexafluoride

Sulfur hexafluoride is a type of greenhouse gas.

TPP

Trans-Pacific Partnership or Trans-PacificStrategic Economic Partnership Agreement

Indicates the economic cooperation agreement that promotes not only customs duties
for articles but also liberalization of services and investments and establishes 21st
century type rules for intellectual property, financial services, electronic commerce, andthe discipline of national enterprises in the Asia-Pacific region.

TF

Task Force

Special team established to tackle particular urgent issues.

VOC

Volatile Organic Compounds

This is a general name for volatile organic compounds that evaporate into the air. It
includes various substances such as toluene, xylene, and ethyl acetate.

WTO

World Trade Organization

An organization that handles global trade rules between countries.

WG

Working Group

Perfluorocarbons such as CF4 and C2F6.
Quantitative relationship between chemical substance structure and biological(pharmaceutical and toxicological) activity. The purpose is to predict the efficacy ofchemical substances with similar structures.
Activities wherein each company handling chemical substances voluntarily securesthe environment, safety, and health in all processes of development of chemical
substances, manufacturing, distribution, use, final consumption, disposal, and recycling
and then discloses the outcome of activities and communicates with society.
A regional free trade agreement consisting of 15 countries (Indonesia, Singapore,
Thailand, Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei, Vietnam, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, Japan,
China, Korea, Australia, and New Zealand), primarily Association of Southeast Asian
Nations (ASEAN) members. Signed November 2020.
Compiled by the 2006 International Conference on Chemicals Management, this is a
strategic approach toward international chemical management with 2020 as the target year.
Seventeen goals until 2030 concerning poverty, starvation, energy, climate SDGs
change, industry and innovation as agendas of 2030 for sustainable development wereadopted by the UN in November 2015. Successor of Millennium Development Goals.

Equal Footing―

Working group organized for promoting investigations and planning of particular
problems.
Equalizing the various terms when competing. For example, eliminating preferential
treatment for only a particular company in an industry.

Equal Partnership―

Collaboration and partnership of equal relationship.

Carbon Pricing―

General term for efforts to encourage reductions in emissions by attaching a price tocarbon emitted by companies, households, etc. and placing a burden proportional tothe volume emitted.

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EPA between Japan and EU that came into effect February 1, 2019.

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EPA newly concluded between Japan and UK because the Japan-EU Economic
Partnership Agreement is no longer applicable as the UK left the EU. Came into effectJanuary 1, 2021.

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Agreement between Japan and U.S.A. to reduce/eliminate restrictive measures, suchas customs and import quotas that Came into effect January 1, 2020.

Product Stewardship―

Position Paper―

White Paper―

Activities to ensure the health and safety of people and minimize the impact on theenvironment through the whole product life cycle.
Document in which a government, organization, individual, etc., states their own
position and understanding regarding important issues, concerns, etc.
Report on current conditions that include analysis of current conditions and future
outlook.

Japan・EU Ecconomic
Partnership Agreement
Japan-UK Comprehensive
Economic Partnership
Agreement
Trade Agreement between
Japan and the United Statesof America

Editor’s Policy
The JCIA Annual Report is released each year to broadly inform all stakeholders, including members, of JCIA activities. In addition
to activity reports for each committee, it concisely summarizes JCIA’s various efforts to create a sustainable society. There arealso plans to issue the JCIA Annual Report Reference Material, a compilation of various data related to JCIA activities, in fall.

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