ANNUALREPORT
2023

ANNUAL REPORT 2023

ANNUALREPORT
2023

Scope of the report

Editorial Policy

Activities of the Japan Chemical Industry Association

The JCIA Annual Report is released each year to broadly
inform all stakeholders, including members, of JCIA activities.
In editing the report, we have endeavored to provide easy-

Period covered
This report is based on activities and initiatives in FY2022(April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2023).

to-understand reports on the activities of each committee
and JCIA’s various efforts to build a sustainable society.
There are also plans to issue the JCIA Annual Report
Reference Material, a compilation of various data related to

Published

JCIA activities, in fall.

September 2023

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CONTENTS
Chairman’s Message

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About the Japan Chemical Industry Association

5

Toward a Sustainable Society7

Activities as a Member of the International Community

9JCIA’s Human Resource Development

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Responsible Care (RC) Committee

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Environment and Safety Committee

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Chemicals Management Committee

17Technical Affairs Committee

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Public Relations Committee

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Activities of the Dream Chemistry 21 Project in FY2022

22International Activities Committee

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Economy and Tax System Committee

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Labor Committee

25

Three JCIA Awards

26

Introduction to the Chemical Products
PL Consulting Center

27

Information Distribution Services by JCIA

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Glossary 29

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TOP MESSAGE

Enhancing the presence of the chemicalindustry that contributes to building asustainable society

In 2022, as the economy recovered from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, there were concerns that the recovery
would stagnate due to supply restrictions on semiconductor materials and other products and rising prices. Meanwhile,
efforts to achieve carbon neutrality are progressing, and the chemical industry is expected to further accelerateinnovation that will help achieve carbon neutrality.
In order for the chemical industry to continue to develop soundly in the future while providing products and services
that support healthy, comfortable, and convenient lifestyles and solutions to various social issues, we will continue towork toward building a sustainable society by focusing on three key themes: further contributing to carbon neutrality;
strengthening communication with society; and providing peace of mind by enhancing safety in operations and chemical
product management.

1 │ Further contributing to carbon neutrality

2 │ Strengthening communication with societyWith growing expectations for technological development that

In order to spread new solutions created through technologicalcontributes to the transition to a sustainable society, the chemical

innovation to society, JCIA will endeavor to communicate theindustry is required to accelerate the implementation of its

potential and possibilities of the chemical industry to society,innovations in society in order to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.

including how the use of chemical products contributes to reducing

JCIA supports “energy conversion” from fossil fuels to renewableenvironmental impact throughout their lifecycle.

energy, recycling of waste plastics and CCU (CO 2 capture andutilization), and “raw material conversion” through carbon cycle by

Recently, the international chemical industry has made progress in

artificial photosynthesis. In particular, for chemical recycling, we are

restructuring the framework of regulations and voluntary initiatives,

working on standardization of international rule designing aiming toand there is a growing necessity for global communication tocreate a market. Furthermore, it is important to foster a society inconvey the presence and opinions of the chemical industry

which the environmental value of sustainable products made within Japan. JCIA will strengthen international collaboration by

these technologies is understood and recognized. Therefore, we

deepening exchanges with overseas industry organizations throughare working with the government and other industries to promote

the International Council of Chemical Associations (ICCA) and otherthe spread of quantitative evaluation methods such as LCA andorganizations, and will communicate that the chemical industry is

carbon footprint.

beneficial and indispensable to society and that it is important totake into account national and regional circumstances.

33 │ Providing peace of mind by enhancing safety inoperations and chemical product management

Providing peace of mind by enhancing safety in operations and

The environment surrounding the chemical industry is changing

chemical product management remains the most important theme

drastically toward building a sustainable society, as we arefor the chemical industry’s continued existence. To ensure safety

required to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, and negotiations

and security, we will work to strengthen risk assessment basedon an international agreement to end plastic pollution are fully inon past cases, as well as develop and share Accident-Prevention

swing. The chemical industry and plastics play a very important

Guidelines and a collection of best practices. In chemical productrole in supporting comfort and convenience in our daily lives andmanagement, we will establish robust and appropriate risk

solving all kinds of social issues. As JCIA Chairman, I would like tomanagement integrated with the supply chain to provide safe andlead the association to enhance our presence by communicating

secure chemical products at all times.

the innovation and value that it creates in response to the changing

The chemical industry is facing challenges such as high facility

times and environment. I hope for your continued support.

aging and labor shortages due to a declining birthrate and aging
population. To ensure continued safe operations, we will promotesmart safety by supporting the establishment of a system thatmake full use of cutting-edge digital technologies such as IoT and
big data, and the development of human resources to support it.

FUKUDA Nobuo
ChairmanJapan Chemical Industry Association (JCIA)

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Japan Chemical Industry Association

About the Japan Chemical Industry Association
The Japan Chemical Industry Association (JCIA) engages in various activities with the aim of contributing to the sustainable
development of human society. It does this by providing value to its members and the public, while at 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).

Government
bodies andrelatedorganizations

Cooperation
Providing value

Academic
associations

Cooperation

Industry

Communication
Cooperation

International
Council of
Chemical
Associations(ICCA)(members andother companies)

Citizens

Environment/Health/Safety
Gathering information andcreating value
Technology andhuman resources

JCIA at a glance
Name

Activities

Japan Chemical Industry Association (JCIA)

1. Research and study on the production, distribution and consumptionof chemical products.

Established

2. Research and study on issues concerning technology, labor, theenvironment, chemical safety, etc., as well as planning and promoting
measures and actions.

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

3. Commendations for outstanding achievement in new technologies
and safety records.

Mission

4. C ollection and dissemination of information, communication andcooperation with related organizations in Japan and overseas.

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5. Public outreach and advocacy activities, workshops and seminars.
6. O ther 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

Policy Coordinating
Committee

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

Auditor

The Japan Chemical Industry Association (JCIA) is
organized into the General Assembly, the Boardof Directors, Auditors, the Policy Coordinating
Committee, the Board of Councilors, businessspecific committees and the Secretariat. The General
Assembly, which is composed of all JCIA member
companies and organizations, is the supremedecision-making body. The Assembly resolves
important issues related to JCIA management,
as well as the business plan, budget and financial
statements. The Board of Directors consists of
the Directors and Executive Directors elected fromamong the member companies and resolves issues
related to JCIA business and activities.

General Assembly

Organizational Chart of JCIA

Board of Directors

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 chemical industry. JCIA
also focuses on the research and study of various issues relating to
the technology, labor, environment and chemical safety of the industry,and on planning appropriate measures and actions for the economic
prosperity of Japan and the betterment of the national standard of living.

Policy Coordinating
Subcommittee
Security Information
Management
Subcommittee

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

Board members of the Japan Chemical Industry Association (As of July 1, 2023)
Chairman (Representative Director)

FUKUDA Nobuo

Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation Director of the Board and Counselor

Vice Chairman (Representative Director)

IWATA Keiichi

Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited. Representative Director & President

Vice Chairman (Representative Director)

SHIMAMURA Takuya

AGC Inc. Director, Chairman

Vice Chairman (Representative Director)

KUWADA Mamoru

Tosoh Corporation Representative Director, President

Vice Chairman (Representative Director)

TANAKA Minoru

KANEKA CORPORATION President, Representative Director

Director

KUDO Koshiro

Asahi Kasei Corporation President & Representative Director

Director

HASEBE Yoshihiro

Kao Corporation President and Chief Executive Officer

Director

HARA Koichi

JSR Corporation Representative Director and Managing Officer

Director

KATO Keita

SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD. President and Representative Director

Director

OGAWA Yoshimi

Daicel Corporation President and Chief Executive Officer

Director

INO Kaoru

DIC Corporation Representative Director, President and CEO

Director

IMAI Toshio

Denka Company Limited Representative Director, President & CEO

Director

TAKAMURA Mikishi

TOAGOSEI CO., LTD. President and Representative Director

Director

YOKOTA Hiroshi

Tokuyama Corporation Representative Director, President and Executive Officer

Director

SAWAMURA Koji

NOF CORPORATION Representative Director, President and CEO

Director

GOTO Yujiro

NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO., LTD. Senior Advisor

Director

GOTO Teiichi

FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation President and CEO, Representative Director

Director

HASHIMOTO Osamu

Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. President & CEO

Director

IZUMIHARA Masato

UBE Corporation President & CEO

Director

MORIKAWA Kohei

Resonac Holdings Corporation Representative Director, Chairman

Director General

SHINDO Hideo

The Japan Chemical Industry Association Director General

Executive Director

FUKAO Yuji

The Japan Chemical Industry Association Executive Directors

Executive Director

OZAKI Satoshi

The Japan Chemical Industry Association Executive Directors

Executive Director

HANDA Shigeru

The Japan Chemical Industry Association Executive Directors

Executive Director

SUKATA Tokuo

The Japan Chemical Industry Association Executive Directors

AuditorWAKUMOTO Atsuhiro

Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd. Representative Director, President

Auditor

FUJII Masashi

MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC. Representative Director, President

Committees

Organizational Chart of JCIA Secretariat

International Activities Committee

Public Relations Department

Economy and Tax System Committee
Labor Committee
Technical Affairs Committee
Environment and Safety Committee
Chemicals Management Committee
Responsible Care Committee

Executive Directors

General Affairs Department

Director General

Public Relations 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 is tackling various issues to improve people’s
lives through the supply of a wide variety of materials, and to protect theenvironment, health, and safety across all stages from development andmanufacture through consumption and disposal of chemical products.
In collaboration with industry, government, and academia, JCIA supports
the chemical industry’s efforts to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 andcommunicates that chemical products and innovations contribute to thegrowth of a sustainable society.

Realization of a carbon-neutral society: Aiming to build a sustainable society
JCIA believes that carbon neutrality is not necessarily synonymouswith decarbonization in terms of the definition of carbon neutrality inAchievement of carbon neutrality

the chemical industry. In fact, a variety of carbon-containing products
are essential to our daily lives, and a completely decarbonized
lifestyle is not possible. We believe that the carbon neutrality weshould aim for is not to consume any more carbon in the ground,but to make good use of the carbon that is currently on the earth’s
surface by recycling it. On the other hand, because the chemicalindustry uses a large amount of energy during manufacturing, it isnecessary to work on reducing CO2 emissions during manufacturing

Contribution to emission
reduction throughproducts and services

Reduction of emissions by
the chemical industry itself(technological development andpractical application)

Creation of thefoundation for social
implementation

Materials necessary for the creation of green energy, and technologies for their stable utilization

Provision of products that are lighter in weight, longer in life, and more efficient(1) Yield improvement(2) Energy conversion(3) Raw material conversion:
biomass, chemical recycling(carbon cycle), etc.

Large-capacity solar
power generation andstorage batteries

Weight reduction ofcomponents

Formulation of evaluation methods for visualizationof environmental impact through LCI, etc.

at the same time.
Accordingly, as important measures to become carbon neutralin the chemical industry, we believe it is necessary to convert raw
materials from fossil raw materials to circulating carbon sources

understanding the CO 2 emissions of products and serviceson the earth’s surface, and to reduce CO2 emissions by converting

throughout their life cycles, from resource extraction, raw materialenergy used in manufacturing to carbon neutral fuels.

procurement, manufacturing, processing, and distribution to disposal

The JCIA has summarized this idea and published The

and recycling, and is an effective method for understanding theChemical Industry’s Stance on Carbon Neutrality in 2021. This

structure of current CO2 emissions. The chemical industry, which

stance is based on the two principles of reducing GHG emissions

provides products to many industries, is required to work on CFP

by the chemical industry itself and contributing to GHG emission

calculation and disclosure in step with other industries, cross-industry

reductions through products and services. Efforts to reduce GHG

movements, and other trends in order to solve the social issue ofemissions by the chemical industry itself are mainly focused on

reducing CO2 emissions in the entire value chain. For this reason,energy conversion and raw material conversion, including carbon

JCIA prepared the Guidelines for CFP Calculation of Chemical

recycling. In efforts to contribute to GHG emission reductions

Products in the Chemical Industry and released them in March 2023,

through products and services, we aim to reduce GHG emissions

with the aim of providing a document that will serve as a basis forby providing materials and technologies necessary to create green

companies in the chemical industry to calculate CFP for their own

energy, as well as products that are lighter, longer-lasting, and moreproducts. These guidelines are expected to serve as a basis for

efficient, and by ensuring that these products and services are usedorganizing guidelines and calculation rules at each company.

by users.
As the chemical industry, it is our mission to create value forour customers and society through our products and services, andas a solution provider, we can make a significant contribution tohttps://www.nikkakyo.org/upload_files/global_warming/clca/
cLCA-CO2/Jpn_Chem_Industry_CFP_Guideline.pdf

GHG emission reduction throughout the entire value chain. In orderto achieve carbon neutrality, it is necessary for society as a whole

Furthermore, chemical recycling (CR) is important for the

to bear the burden, and it is important to visualize the environmental

chemical industry, which aims to shift to a carbon cycle, because

burden and develop evaluation methods and calculation rules

it can return a wide range of resources, including carbon, to raw

as a foundation for building such a system. The first step towardmaterials for a wide range of products, creating a circulation loop.

becoming carbon neutral is to assess and understand the current

Based on the concept of CR, which involves recycling a wide range

CO2 emission structure in order to consider and implement a path toof chemical products to utilize all carbon sources, JCIA is also

CO2 emission reduction.

working on the development of international standards (ISO) and

The carbon footprint (CFP) is a method for quantitatively

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certification systems related to CR.

Responses to plastic pollution issues
Holding the 2nd Outreach to Asia Training Seminar
The Japan Initiative for Marine Environment (JaIME) held the ubtitles in Southeast Asian languages added toS
the English version of the educational DVD

second Outreach to Asia Training Seminar from July 27 to August

In June 2022, we created a video with Indonesian, Thai, and2, 2022, following the Outreach to Asia Training Seminar held in

Vietnamese subtitles for the English version of Plastics and Us,

February 2020 for policy makers from ASEAN countries. A total ofwhich was produced in January 2021 as a video teaching material

36 government, industry, and academia representatives from eightfor junior high school science education. The video was introduced

countries (Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines, Myanmar,

to participants at the second Outreach to Asia Training Seminar andVietnam, India, and China), which are members of the ASEAN

international meetings attended by Southeast Asian countries, andFederation of Plastic Industries (AFPI) and the Asia Plastics Forumwas used for overseas awareness-raising activities.

(APF), participated (11 of them online). The program was similar
to the first training session, but in order to support the preparation

Accumulation of scientific knowledgeof plastic material flow diagrams by the participating countries, a

In order to study the optimal recycling treatment method for waste

presentation was made on the procedures for the Thai method, andplastics in the future, we conducted LCA evaluation on new recycling

issues to be addressed for its introduction in each country were also

technologies such as chemical recycling (monomerization, etc.)

discussed. Through this training program, we were able to widely

using industrial waste plastics as input materials, which were notconvey Japan’s knowledge, experience, and technology related

included in the LCA evaluation conducted in 2019, and evaluated theto waste management to participants from industry, government,

environmental impact reduction effect. The results of the evaluation

and academia in Southeast Asian countries, and to teach them thewere summarized in a research report, LCA Evaluation of Industrial

importance of creating plastic material flow diagrams and the know-

Waste Plastics, which was released in September 2022. Throughhow needed to create them, leading to full-scale efforts to create

the implementation of various LCA assessments, we were able tomaterial flow diagrams in Thailand and Indonesia.

provide useful data for selecting effective plastic utilization methods,
including energy recovery and chemical recycling.

SDG initiatives
and the SDGs Subcommittee was suspended in April 2021.

Overview and progress

The SDG information (opinions) conducts activities in two main

In 2018, JCIA established the SDGs Subcommittee and began

areas: working group activities, which are voluntary study groups

activities to support JCIA members’ initiatives toward achievementof volunteers, and an information exchange and study sessionof the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The

on topics of interest to participating members. Furthermore, in

subcommittee members have been engaged in working groupcooperation with the Japanese government and associations related

activities to think and learn together, holding study sessions, andto chemicals, we are striving to promote SDG activities by JCIA

introducing SDG activities of member companies. In December

members.

2018, we launched a website dedicated to the SDGs, and in October

In FY2022, as a working group activity, we learned about

2020, we published examples of SDG activities (22 examples) fromsuggestions for solving issues related to human rights in corporate

member companies as a collection of SDG case studies to show

activities through study sessions by a lecturer from the Humanstakeholders that the chemical industry is making considerable

Rights and Humanitarian Affairs Division of the Ministry of Foreign

contributions toward achievement of the SDGs.

Affairs and interviews with pioneering companies on understanding

In addition, we shifted to a network for exchange the SDG

human rights due diligence and internal development.

information (opinions), in which any JCIA member can participate,
Websitehttps://www.nikkakyo.org/sdgs/page/overview.html

Case studies
https://www.nikkakyo.org/sdgs/page/case.html

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Activities as a Member of theInternational Community
JCIA’s activities are not limited to Japan. As a member of the International Councilof Chemical Associations (ICCA), representing the Japanese chemical industry,
JCIA participates in international specialized chemical industry conferences andother activities, including programs intended to train human resources and convey
expertise on chemicals management to support the progress of the chemicalindustry in the East Asia and Southeast Asia regions. 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 chemicalindustry’s global message on its contributions to responding to climate change.

ICCA (International Council of Chemical
Associations) Activities

ambition to show the chemical industry’s contribution to the strategic
objectives under discussion for ICCM5. JCIA also participated in the
OEWG meeting onsite and submitted its opinions to the Ministry of

ICCA was established in 1989 by the chemical industry associations

Economy, Trade and Industry and the Ministry of the Environment,of Japan, the United States, Europe, and Canada. Currently, within addition to submitting opinions through ICCA. The Microplastics

the addition of China and India as new members, its full members

Advanced Research and Innovation Initiative (MARII) also held its first

now include chemical industry associations from North America,

workshop. JCIA, along with LRI researchers, participated onsite toSouth America, Europe, Asia, Oceania, and the Persian Gulf States,

present and discuss microplastics research in Japan.

bringing the total membership to approximately 50 countries andregions. The organization structure was modified in November
2022 to simplify the decision-making structure and to manage
the effectiveness of activities across themes involving multiple

Activities of the ICCA Plastics Leadership Group(PLG)

groups. Currently, the organization consists of four core Leadership

At UNEA 5.2 in February 2022, a resolution was passed to establish

Groups and five Cross-Cutting Groups, which are responsible foran Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) to negotiate new

implementing strategic initiatives to solve issues in their respective

global measures on plastic pollution issues. The PLG participated infields, as well as for policy recommendations and other activities.

the first meeting of the INC held in Uruguay at the end of November

See the ICCA website for more information.

2022, where it expressed industry’s views and exchanged views withrepresentatives of national governments and relevant stakeholders.

ICCA Energy and Climate Change LeadershipGroup (E&CC LG) Activities

JCIA also acted as a member of the PLG and submitted its opinionsfrom industry to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and theMinistry of the Environment.

The ICCA 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.

RCLG Semi-annual Meeting
In September 2022, the regular autumn meeting was held in Paris in a

In 2022, we participated in two events at COP27 in Egypt:face-to-face format for the first time in three years. The main agenda

World Climate Summit and Pathways to Sustainable Building

items discussed were the completion of the RC self-assessment tool

Markets through Lifecycle-based Information, and disseminatedby ICCM5, which is scheduled to be held in Germany in September

information on the contribution of the chemical industry.

2023, in order to highlight the importance of RC activities; and a

In addition, the Innovation Task Force within the LG has begun

proposal to improve the reporting method of KPIs, changing to a

to consider revisions to Enabling the Future in order to communicate

format where each member can report anonymously and directly on

more effectively in future activities, including COP28 in 2023. In

the web. JCIA also presented case studies of sustainability initiatives

addition, the Carbon Neutrality Task Force has started to consider

in the Asia-Pacific region,

pathways to achieving carbon neutrality.

including Japan and sevenother APRO countries.

ICCA Chemicals Policy and Health LG (CP&H LG)
Activities
The CP&H LG has formed subgroups on individual issues related to
ICCM5, and is working with the PLG on issues in plastic additives
and microplastics in particular. At the intersessional process

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Holding the 17th Asia Pacific Responsible Care
Conference (APRCC)

meetings IP4.1 and IP4.2 in preparation for ICCM5 and the first

APRO is an organization of 16 chemical industry associations in the

additional meeting of the open-ended working group (OEWG) on

Asia-Pacific region. The APRCC is held every two years with the aim

the establishment of the Science Policy-Panel (SPP), the chemicalof revitalizing RC activities in the region. The conference was held inindustry submitted its views and participated in discussions,a hybrid format for the first time based in Taipei in December, 2022.

summarized the views of the chemical industry, and drafted an

In addition, the participation fee was waived for this year’s event, anda recording was made available for viewers who live in different time

AMEICC Activities

zones. As a result, a total of 587 people registered for the event,including 251 from Taiwan. This number of registrations was almost

The ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM) and the Minister for

double the normal APRCC.

Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) Economic and Industrial

From Japan, four people,

Cooperation Committee (AMEICC) is a subordinate organization ofincluding APRO Chairman

the AEM-METI that implements practical economic and industrial

Yashima, participated ascooperation in the ASEAN region. The Technical Working Group andspeakers and moderators,

the Working Group on Chemical Industry were held online in August

contributing to the success of2022, and reported on topics including carbon neutrality, the circular

the conference.

economy, and ARCP activities.

ICCA ASEAN Regulatory Cooperation Project(ARCP) Activities

Participation in OECD Conferences
JCIA participated in various conferences held by the Organisation

The ASEAN Regulatory Cooperation Project is a project targetingfor Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)—Chemicals

the ASEAN Economic Community. The goal is to promote activities

and Biotechnology Committee, Working Party of National

focused on risk-based chemicals management and to apply ICCA’s

Coordinators of the Test Guidelines Program, Working Party on

global policy on regulatory cooperation to chemicals regulations that

Manufactured Nanomaterials, Working Party on Hazard Assessment,

are being developed in the region. JCIA participates in this projectWorking Party on Exposure Assessment, Working Party on

led by the Singapore association as a member of the organization

Risk Management, and Extended Advisory Group on Molecularalong with the American Chemistry Council (ACC) and the European

Screening and Toxicogenomics—as a member of the Business

Chemical Industry Council (Cefic). In November 2022, an online

and Industry Advisory Committee (BIAC), an advisory body to theseminar on GHS, chemical inventories, and the current state ofOECD representing the private sector. In doing so, we gathered andchemical management in each country was held for participants

communicated useful information for members as well as expressing

from governments and industry in ASEAN member states.

their views.

APEC Activities (Chemical Dialogue)

ICCA LRI International Workshop

JCIA participates in the Chemical Dialogue, a sub-forum of the

The ICCA-LRI international workshop entitled Advancing Chemical

APEC Committee on Trade and Investment. The Chemical Dialogue

Risk Evaluations Through Use of New Approach Methods (NAMs):

is a forum for representatives of regulators and industry that aims to

Challenges and Opportunities was held in Japan in June 2022, in

identify solutions to the challenges faced by the chemical industry incollaboration with the National Institute of Technology and Evaluation

the Asia-Pacific region. Together with promoting trade and improving(NITE). The hybrid format, which also utilized online participation,

the levels of sound management of chemical substances throughattracted 379 registered participants from 26 regions, including

supporting expansion of regulatory cooperation and harmonization

Japan, the US, and Europe, to present and discuss issues related toin the region, it also promotes understanding of the roles of thethe development and utilization of NAMs, a new safety assessment

chemical industry as a provider of innovative solutions for sustainable

method that replaces animal testing. The workshop consisted of fiveeconomic, environmental, and social development. It also serves assessions, where specific issues and solutions were shared for thea venue for effective cooperation between industry and government

future utilization of NAMs in risk assessment of chemicals, including

to improve chemical product stewardship and safe use.

the identification of knowledge gaps.

■ ICCA Organization Chart (as of July 1, 2023)

ICCA General Assembly

ICCA Board of Directors

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

ICCA Associations Roundtable

Energy and Climate Change
Leadership Group (E&CC LG)

Chemical Policy and Health
Leadership Group (CP&H LG)

CEO Sponsor FUKUDA Nobuo(Mitsubishi Chemical)
Chair MITA Noriyuki (Mitsubishi Chemical)
Vice-Chair Ignacio Hernandez Bonnet (Shell)

CEO Sponsor Jim Fitterling (Dow)
Co-Chair (Europe) Martin Kayser (BASF)
Co-Chair (USA) Chris Wallace(ExxonMobil Chemical)

Responsible Care LeadershipGroup (RCLG)CEO Sponsor Karen McKee(ExxonMobil Chemical)
Chair Jeffrey Kovacs(ExxonMobil Chemical)
Vice-Chair YASHIMA Hidehiko(Mitsubishi Chemical)

Plastics Leadership Group (PLG)
CEO Sponsor Peter Vanacker(LyondellBasell)
Co-Chair Greg Skelton (SABIC)
Co-Chair Jihane Bal (Dow)

Cross-Cutting Groups
Communications

Microplastics

Trade

Global Regulatory
Cooperation

Capacity Building

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JCIA’s Human Resource Development
The chemical industry supports the development of both society and the economy byproviding various materials, and human resource development is important for the industry
to continue to grow. Therefore, JCIA implements various human resource development
measures for the next generation. For elementary, junior high, and high school students, wehold educational events to stimulate interest in chemistry, and for university and graduate
students, we hold exchange events with companies and provide chemical industry
education, as well as scholarships. In addition, for adult members, we also hold seminars
and training courses on numerous topics including safety and disaster prevention,
occupational health and safety, and chemical management to promote the development of
the next generation of human resources who will carry the future of the chemical industry.

Chemistry Personnel Cultivation Program(for undergraduate and graduate students)of the forum is available on the website of the Chemistry Personnel
Cultivation Program.

Summary:

Supporting job search activities:

JCIA promotes the Chemistry Personnel Cultivation Program in order

JCIA held the Student-Company Exchange Meeting 2022 in Tokyo

to train young people, who takes an important role as the foundation

and Osaka in November and December respectively to support

for strengthening the international competitiveness of and promoting

the job search of doctoral students. 47 doctoral students fromJapan’s chemical industry. The program provides information on the

supported majors and 19 member companies participated in thehuman resource needs of the chemical industry to graduate-level

event, which featured presentations bychemistry majors throughout Japan and supports doctoral candidates

students on their research, as well as

in fields that meet those needs. At present, 32 JCIA member

company presentations by participatingcompanies participate in the program, and in FY2022, the following

companies. Participants visited the poster

activities were undertaken.

presentations of students and company
booths of their respective interests anddeepened mutual exchanges.

Offering scholarships:
JCIA scholarships of 200,000 yen/month were provided to each of

Scene of the Student-Company
Exchange Meeting

35 students recommended by the majors, which is under the JCIA

Supporting chemical industry education:

program. The scholarship is available for up to three years, until theWith the cooperation of member companies, we offer the Chemicalend of the doctoral program.

Industry Course to some supported majors in order to deepen
undergraduate and graduate students’ understanding of the chemical

Promoting exchanges program between universities and
JCIA companies:

industry. Employees working on the frontline of chemical companies

The Industry-Academia Exchange Meeting 2022, a venue forchemical industry from a solution provider perspective, and present

exchanges with universities and companies, was held face to face

information on various subjects, including topics companies are

and online in October. At the meeting, 11 scholarship recipients whocurrently focusing on and what they personally find appealing about

are in the second year of their doctoral course, gave presentations

the industry.

on their research and two doctors, who now work at JCIA member
companies, shared their experience at the companies.

serve as instructors, explain the history, present, and future of the

In FY2022, the program continued from the previous year, withlectures held at Osaka Metropolitan University, the University of Tokyo,

The forum was attended by 25 members from member

and Tohoku University. Although some of the classes were online,

companies and 51 faculty members and students from universities,

face-to-face lectures were revived, and students deepened their

who engaged in a lively question-and-answer session on the researchunderstanding of the chemical industry through direct contact withpresentations by the scholarship recipients. In addition, a graduate

corporate lecturers.

of the program gave a presentation on what companies expect from

Participants commented, “I was reminded that our lives are madea doctoral student, their attitude toward work, and what they would

possible and enriched by the development of the chemical industry,”

like the students to work on during their time as a student. A video

and “In R&D, we tend to focus on finding ways to solve problems, but
I learned that discovering problems is also an important process.”

Chemistry Personnel Cultivation Program website
https://www.nikkakyo.org/Jinzai_ikuseiProg/

Calling for applications and screening supported major:
In September, there was a call for the 13th applications for support in■ Overview of the Chemistry Personnel Cultivation Program
Support job searching

Doctoral students

Chemistry personnel cultivation program

reselected majors and two new major).

Industry-academia
exchange
Research presentations Supported majors
Company briefings
Industrial education
Screening

The Chemistry Personnel Cultivation Program has been highly
praised by industry, academia, and the government as an initiative that
educates and makes use of people with advanced science knowledge

Japan Chemical Industry Association

Communication of desired
human resources

Chemistry majors
Universities

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two new majors, and the screening committee met in December
and selected six majors to provide support starting in FY2023 (fourScholarship(recommendation from the department)
Chemical industry

FY2023. Applications were received from eight majors, which included

ahead of other industries. In FY2022, 12 scholarship recipients insupported majors completed their doctoral program, and 11 of themIndustrial Safety Course (for working people)

were employed by companies. Of those, seven were hired by JCIA
member companies.

The Industrial Safety Course is jointly sponsored by JCIA, the Petroleum

In addition, the total number of scholarship recipients in the

Association of Japan, and the Japan Petrochemical Industry

Chemistry Personnel Cultivation Program has reached 108, andAssociation. Dr. Atsumi Miyake (Vice President and Professor of

84 of them are active in industry, including 45 who have been

Yokohama National University) serves as the president of this school,

employed by our member companies. Through the Chemistry

and the purpose of this school is to train future managers and safety

Personnel Cultivation Program, we will work to further strengthen theexperts who have a deep understanding of safety in the petroleum

partnership between industry and academia and move forward withand chemical industries.

more extensive support activities.

In previous years, the course was held on-site, but due to theimpact of the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was unfortunately

Dream Chemistry 21 Project (for elementary andjunior and senior high school students)

cancelled in FY2020, and in FY2021, the course was held in a

Consisting of JCIA, the Chemical Society of Japan, the Society of

total of 13 lectures that were given by invited lecturers who guide theChemical Engineers Japan, and the Japan Association for Chemicalsafety related initiatives of the three co-sponsoring organizations, andInnovation, the Dream Chemistry 21 Committee hold events

managers in charge of relevant ministries and agencies. In principle,

appropriate for children of all ages to convey to them wonder andthe lectures were held online, and students participated almost onceenjoyment of chemistry and to encourage their interest in chemistry. Fora week, except during the year-end and New Year holidays, to learn

elementary school students, there are the “Kids’ Chemistry Experiment

the basics of industrial safety, the background of accidents that haveShow” and “What? Why? Science Experiment Lab,” as hands-on

occurred in the past, advanced safety initiatives in the industry, safety

events in which children conduct experiments and build things, and for

education and awareness raising, and to deepen their knowledge on

junior and senior high school students, there is the annual Chemistry

the ideal approach to safety in the petroleum and chemical industries

Grand Prix, a national competition in which junior and senior highthrough group discussions using the breakout room function of theschool students compete based on their chemistry skills. In addition,

online conference tool.

completely online format. In FY2022, 28 students from 23 member
companies of the three co-sponsoring organizations participated in a

we send students who do exceedingly well in the Chemistry Grand Prix

The group presentations and completion ceremony in Marchas representatives of Japan to the International Chemistry Olympiad,

were held in a hybrid face-to-face and online format. It was the firstwhere high school students from about 80 countries and regions

time in three years that the students were able to interact with eacharound the world compete based on their chemistry skills annually.

other and were provided an opportunity to realize the importance ofPlease refer to page 22 of this report (Activities of the Dream

face-to-face interaction in building a network of people.
Completing the Industrial Safety Course, the students will return

Chemistry 21 Project in FY2022) for details of activities in FY2022.

to their respective workplaces to think about the ideal approach toDream Chemistry 21 Project
official website
https://www.kagaku21.net/

safety in their own workplaces and take action. We hope that theactivities will lead to further fostering a culture of safety and preventing
accidents at each workplace.

List of lectures and seminars
Name of lecture or seminar
Security Export Control Seminar
Training for Chemical Plant
Production Site Leaders
Safety Management Seminar For
Transportation of Dangerous Goods
Chemical Risk Forum
Issues in International Commerce
SeminarIndustrial Safety Course
Human Resources & Labor Affairs
Staff Development Seminar
Lecture on the Importance ofStandardization
Risk Assessment Seminar(using BIGDr.Worker)
Risk Communication Training

Mission
Provide introduction to export of products and manufacturing technologies based on theForeign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act
Learn about the mindset required of production site leaders at chemical plants and theconcept of process safety capabilities to achieve safety at production sites, not only throughlectures but also through case studies and exchange of opinions among participants
Acquisition of knowledge on land, sea, and air transportation of dangerous goods
Training of practitioners in risk-based chemical substance management(annual series of 10 educational seminars)
Explain the anti-dumping system, rules of origin, unfair trade practices report, EPA/FTA, andso onDevelop managers who can understand future safety in the oil and chemical industries, andsafety experts who have a broad purview (13-part lecture series)
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)
Teach and spread the importance of standardization through lectures that have a different
theme every year
Learn about risk assessment methods for workers
Learn how to perform risk assessment including mixtures by utilizing BIGDr.Worker
Improvement of communication skills in community dialogue (ability to understand the otherperson’s position and values and to respond appropriately to unexpected questions)

Frequency
Once a year
Four times a year
Once a year
May to February of thefollowing year (10 times per year)
Once or twice a year
November to March of thefollowing year (13 times per year)
May to December(Eight times/every other year)
Once a year
Twice a year
Once a year

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Responsible Care (RC)Committee

ANNUAL REPORT 2023

Environment and Safety
Committee

Chemicals Management
Committee

Responsible Care Department

Activity Report:
Responsible Care (RC) Committee
Responsible Care Committee

Dialogue WG

Steering Group

Activity Report WG
Member Relations WG

RC Awards Selection Council

Overseas Support WG

Committee Chairman, TAKASE Futoshi

RC Verification Center

Senior Executive Officer UBE Corporation

Note: WG/Working GroupMESSAGE

Contributing to the Continuous Improvement of RC Activities
and the Realization of a Sustainable Society
Based on our goal of contributing to the realization of a sustainable society, we
will strive to further raise awareness of RC activities and strengthen the presenceof the chemical industry through continuous improvement of our RC activities
and deployment of open activities. Amidst the drastically changing environment
surrounding the chemical industry, we are actively developing various activities inJapan to meet the needs of the members.
Overseas, we are actively supporting RC activities of the member companies
in Asian countries to expand the scope of RC activities.

Activity Outline
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 chemicalindustry, and to contribute to the sustainable
progress of 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.

FOCUS
Overseas Support Activities

be continued in future training sessions. Therefore, in FY2022,

Lectures for managers and workshops (WS) for national staff were

we focused on creating e-learning materials translated into local

held in cooperation with the chambers of commerce and industry

languages and completed 18 lectures on chemical plant andin Thailand and Indonesia. Due to the difficulty of holding theseprocess safety management.

events onsite as a result of the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic,
they were held online in FY2022, as in the previous year. In Thailand

RC Member Study Meetings

60 people attended the lectures and 85 people attended the WS,

The purpose of thewhile in Indonesia 34 people attended the lectures and 40 people

study meetings areattended the WS.

for the members of

The ASEAN occupational safety training, an activity of thethe Responsible Care

AMEICC, was also held online for each of the six ASEAN countries,(RC) Committee of

instead of being held locally. The session attracted many participants;

the Japan Chemical

the Philippines had 34 participants, Cambodia 37, Malaysia 40,

Industry Association

Laos 37, Indonesia 48, and Thailand 39. During the exercises held

to gather together,at the local venues, participants were seen actively engaging inlisten to lectures

discussions.

by experts in RC activities, and exchange opinions in small groups

Each lecture

to gain insights into RC activities and to build on these insights forutilized e-learning

future activities.

materials translated

The meeting had been held regularly every year, but wasinto the local language.

cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic. In 2022,

According to a survey

the study meeting was held for the first time in three years, andconducted after theafter a lecture on machine safety initiatives in the chemical industry,training, the e-learninggroup work was conducted on measures to prevent trapped andlectures were wellentangled worker accidents. The lecture included a comparison

received, and manyof chemical plant safety and machine safety, and the group work

participants requested
that the program

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session featured a lively exchange of opinions on the activities of
ASEAN occupational safety training:(top) participants in Laos
(Bottom) Participants in Cambodia

each participating company and the causes of and countermeasures

Technical Affairs
Committee

Public Relations
Committee

International Activities
Committee

Economy and Tax System
Committee

Labor
Committee

against occupational accident cases. Conducting group work

resource development, efforts to improve local disaster prevention

immediately after the lecture is an effective way to fully acquire what

capabilities, and the use of risk management in RC. We plan towas learned. At the end of the study meeting, each group reported

continue to hold study meetings on themes to promote RC activities

the results of their discussions, and the lecturer pointed out thingsin the future.

that they had not noticed in the group work.
The theme of this year’s study meeting was machine safety
initiatives, and up until now study meetings have been held ona variety of topics, including fostering a culture of safety, human

topicsTOPIC

1Regional Dialogue

needs to know, gaining the other party’s understanding of factoryFace-to-face regionalrisks and discussing those risks.

dialogue meetings,

TOPIC

RC Verification Activities

which were last held

3

in FY2019 due to the

RC activities are the basis of the activities of chemical companies.

impact of the COVID-19

While protecting this foundation, each company engages inpandemic, were held

corporate activities by taking elements of the SDGs and ESG

for the first time in three

in order to achieve sustainable growth over the long term, andyears in the Yokkaichi

publishes the results to society through annual reports andarea of Mie Prefecture on October 28 and in the Yamaguchi Higashi

sustainability reports. JCIA has been conducting verification

area of Yamaguchi Prefecture on November 18, respectively. We

activities with the aim of improving the quality and reliability of eachwere able to hold these events by taking various measures, including

company’s report, and conducted verification based on the newly

limiting the number of participants at the venue and allowing

revised RC Code in 2022. Six RC member companies were audited

participation via online viewing.

for report verification, including online verification. In addition, two

In addition to these two areas, six other areas (Kashima, Chiba,

companies were audited for activity verification and one company

Toyama/Takaoka, Aichi, Osaka, and Hyogo) held dialogues using a

was audited for GHG verification. As a result, the cumulative total

written format, as a result of discussions that took into consideration

number of reviews completed since the verification activity began in

the opinions of residents in each area, in order to prevent the spread

2002 has reached 258 reviews.

of infection. Efforts were made to realize two-way dialogue as much

TOPIC

as possible through the use of questionnaires.
TOPIC

2

Risk Communication Training4

 ublication of the 100th Anniversary Issue ofP
Responsible Care News

Responsible Care News celebrates its 100th issue with the

In dialogue meetings for RC activities, companies are required tospring issue on May 25, 2022 26 years after the first issue washave the skills to communicate accurately and smoothly based on

published in 1996. For the 100th anniversary issue, we received

an understanding of the other party’s position and values. In order tocongratulatory messages from Keidanren Chairman Mr. Tokura

learn this skill practically, we hold risk communication training onceand other representatives from industry, government, academia,

a year.

and the private sector, as well as a new cover design. The global

In FY2022, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic,outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic that began at the end of 2019

the training was held online on September 26, as in FY2020 andhas forced the JCIA to suspend or scale back its Responsible CareFY2021. As in FY2021, a mock dialogue exercise was conductedactivities, and the Responsible Care News, which introduces theonline, as an effective method for improving communication skills.

contents of these activities, has been affected and saw a reduction

In addition, this year we invited Professor Toshiko Kikkawa

in the number of issues and pages published. Regardless, we willof Keio University to play the role of a stakeholder from outside tocontinue to strive to enhancestrengthen and improve participants’ ability to respond to questions,the c o n t e n t s w i t h t h e a i m o f

including unexpected ones. Participants commented that they

publishing the 200th issue of therecognized the importance of communicating what the other party

JCIA Responsible Care News.

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Responsible Care (RC)Committee

ANNUAL REPORT 2023

Environment and Safety
Committee

Chemicals Management
Committee

Environment and Safety Department

Activity Report:
Environment and Safety Committee
Environment and Safety Committee
Safety Award Council
Steering Group
Environment Subcommittee
Process Safety and Disaster Prevention Subcommittee

Committee Chairman, TOBITO Masami

Occupational Health and Safety Subcommittee

Corporate Officer, Resonac Holdings Corporation

MESSAGE

Activity Outline

Safety and Environmental Considerations During Manufactureof Chemical Products Are the Top Priority

The Environment and Safety Committee promotes
environmental protection, process safety and disasterprevention, occupational health and safety, anddistribution safety, which are the pillars of responsiblecare. The committee supports the autonomous activities
of its member companies by sponsoring various lecturesand safety awards, and it also disseminates and sharesuseful information from administrative authorities andrelated organizations through its three subcommittees,
and collects members’ opinions and requests and submits
them to administrative authorities and other organizations.

We are addressing various issues related to the environment, health, and safety inthe chemical industry under the Principles of JCIA regarding the Environment, Healthand Safety, with environmental protection, process safety and disaster prevention,
occupational health and safety, and distribution safety as important issues. In addition,
we will keep abreast of the latest domestic and international trends and actively
disseminate information to our members in order to keep them informed, as well as tovoice our opinions in consideration of the situation of the chemical industry. Throughthe implementation of voluntary activities, we will produce appropriate results, thereby
continuously enhancing the trust of society in the chemical industry as a whole.

FOCUS
Safety and Accident-Prevention Initiatives

chemical substance management in the workplace is about to undergo

In order to prevent accidents, we are making efforts based on thea major change from conventional legal compliance to autonomous

three pillars of support for voluntary efforts by member companies,

management, we carefully share and disseminate information fromsupport for the introduction of smart industrial safety, and cooperation

the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare to our member companies,

with administrative authorities and related organizations. As part ofand at the same time, we collect the opinions of our members, submit

support for voluntary efforts by member companies, the Process

them to the government to cooperate, and work together to make

Safety and Disaster Prevention Subcommittee shared case studies ofaccidents related to the chemical industry and held accident case study
meetings on individual cases. In addition, the Environment and SafetyFrequency rate (The frequencyof occurrence of industrial accidents.)
1.2

Plant Production Sites Leaders in order to improve industrial safety

1.0

terms of both safety infrastructure and safety culture. As for support for
introduction of smart industrial safety, a working group was established

0.6
0.4

industrial safety, and improvement of cyber security for industrial control

0.2
0.0

organizations, in relation to the ongoing revision of the High Pressure

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

Severity rate (Working days lost

Gas Safety Act, in addition to participating as an observer in the Ministryof Economy, Trade and Industry’s subcommittee, we held several

Manufacturing

0.8

to plan and hold lectures on introduction of smart factories and smart
system. For cooperation with administrative authorities and related

Cooperative companies of
JCIA member companies

Chemical industry

1.4

Department dispatches lecturers to Improvement Training for Chemicalcompetency, thereby supporting human resource development in

JCIA member
parent companies

due to workmen’s accident.)

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

JCIA member
parent companies

Cooperative companies of
JCIA member companies

Chemical industry

Manufacturing

0.25

meetings to exchange opinions between the Ministry and member
companies to reflect the views of the chemical industry.

0.20

Workplace-Accident Prevention Initiatives

0.15

The pillar of JCIA’s workplace accident prevention activities is cooperation

0.10

in the promotion of administrative measures for occupational safety andhealth, including the 14th Occupational Safety & Health Program, which
was newly established in 2023. In particular, as the legal framework for

15

0.05

0.00

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Technical Affairs
Committee

Public Relations
Committee

International Activities
Committee

Economy and Tax System
Committee

Labor
Committee

things better. The Occupational Safety and Health Subcommittee,

so that it can be steadily reflected in the environmental conservation

which is the main arena of activities, has become more active with a

activities of our member companies. In addition, the opinions of thesignificant increase in the number of committee members as revisions

chemical industry are collected and presented to the government andto laws and regulations related to occupational safety reach their climax.

related organizations. Meanwhile, as part of voluntary efforts to reduce

Furthermore, we are actively holding briefing sessions for our members

environmental impact, we are promoting efforts to reduce emissions ofand affiliated organizations to promote understanding. In addition, JCIA

volatile organic compounds (VOCs) identified by JCIA independently

will continue to compile the survey on occupational accidents as ourin addition to those for which notification is required under the Act onvoluntary activity, and will also work to reduce the number of accidents

Confirmation, etc. of Release Amounts of Specific Chemical Substances

involving entanglement and falls in the manufacturing industry in line within the Environment and Promotion of Improvements to the Management

the 14th Occupational Safety & Health Program.

Thereof (PRTR). In addition, JCIA has established a voluntary control plan

Environmental Protection Initiatives

for hazardous air pollutants and is working to further reduce emissions.
We have also set autonomous targets for wastes and are promoting

As part of our efforts to ensure compliance with environmental laws

resource recycling through means such as reducing emissions, reducing

and regulations, we collect the latest information on revisions to laws

the volume of landfill waste disposal, and encouraging recycling, as welland regulations and share it with the Environment Subcommittee, etc.,

as disclosing the results of these efforts publicly.

topicsTOPIC

1 Autonomous VOC Reductions

TOPIC

4 Lecture on Smart Factories and Smart Industrial

SafetyOur autonomous reduction target for VOCs in FY2025, which include
substances subject to the PRTR and those added to the list by JCIA,

While many JCIA members understand the importance of smart

is no deterioration from the FY2010 level, with continuous efforts

industrial safety, many companies find it difficult to pinpoint a starting

made specifically to reduce highly harmful substances. In FY2021, thepoint for implementing smart industrial safety initiatives. The Processtarget was achieved with a 37% reduction from the FY2010 level (andSafety and Disaster Prevention Subcommittee newly established a smart

78% reduction from the FY2000 level). We will continue our voluntaryindustrial safety working group (WG) in FY2022 and planned and held

reduction efforts as our activity volume impacted by the spread of therelated lecture. Lectures were given on six themes that would be useful

COVID-19 pandemic has begun to recover since FY2021.

not only to major members but also to SME members based on the

TOPIC

results of surveys conducted by the WG members such as automatic

2 Reducing, Reusing, and Recycling (3R) Industrial

Wastesplant control using AI, a hazard source search system using linguistic AI,
improvement of worksite environment using IoT, in-house development

We participate in the Japan Business Federation (Keidanren) Voluntaryof a vibration management system using inexpensive acceleration

Action Plan for Establishing a Sound Material-Cycle Society, with ansensors, and utilization of drones. Approximately 400 people attended

FY2025 industry target of maintaining a final disposal volume of 170,000

the lecture, which was followed by a lively Q&A session, demonstrating

tons or less and a recycling rate of 65% or higher. In FY2021, we

the high level of interest in smart factories and smart industrial safety.

achieved the targets with a final disposal volume of 164,000 tons (69%

TOPIC

reduction from FY2000) and a recycling rate of 71%. We will continue to5 Safety Symposium

promote further reduction of waste and resource recycling, taking into

The purpose of the Safetyaccount trends in a decarbonized society and resource recycling.

Symposium is to deepen

TOPIC

understanding of common

3 Lecture on Duties and Responsibilities of Shippers

Involved in the Transportation of Dangerous Goods

occupational safety issues suchas fostering a safety culture

JCIA held a lecture on duties and responsibilities of shippers involved inthrough panel discussions andthe transportation of dangerous goods for the first time in order to raise

introduction of safety activities of the JCIA Safety Award winners. Due toawareness of shippers’ responsibilities in the transportation of hazardous

the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Safety Symposium was heldmaterials and to stimulate distribution safety efforts by member

online again in FY2022, but this time with a record 438 participants. In

companies. An attorney well versed in legal precedents and laws related

the first part of the Safety Symposium, presentations on safety activities

to the transportation of dangerous goods was invited to give a lecture

were made by six plants, including the Tsukuba plant of Japan Fine

on duties and responsibilities of shippers involved in the transportation

Coatings Co., Ltd., which won the top prize of the 46th JCIA Safetyof dangerous goods, with a focus on hazardous materials and relatedAward (2022). The second part, a panel discussion on the theme of how

regulations. Approximately 400 people in charge of corporate operations,

to continue with no accidents, focusing on the role of top management,

logistics, legal affairs, and chemical management participated online on

was moderated by Dr. Suzuki, Chairman of the JCIA Safety Award

the day of the event, and many

Council (Professor Emeritus of Okayama University), during whichquestions were asked after the

representatives from award-winning companies exchanged opinions on

lecture, indicating a high level of

how to continue to achieve disaster-free.

interest in ensuring the safety ofthe transportation of dangerous
goods.

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Responsible Care (RC)Committee

ANNUAL REPORT 2023

Environment and Safety
Committee

Chemicals Management
Committee

Chemicals Management Department

Activity Report:
Chemicals Management Committee
Chemicals Management Committee

Steering GroupLRI Steering Committee
Domestic Laws WG

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

Overseas Laws WG

East Asia Study T

Amendment of the Chemical Substance Control Law WG

Southeast Asia Study T

GHS-WGThe Americas and Others Study T

User Support WG

Europe Study T

New Issues Tackling WG
Risk Assessment Technology WG

Administrative Technology SG

GPS/JIPS WG

OECD SGMESSAGE

Toward the Firm Establishment of Efficient Chemicals Management
The basic policies are to strengthen support for chemicals management inbusiness activities and to further spread and expand voluntary contributions fromthe industry. We are doing a variety of activities, such as dispatch of information
related to chemical management to member companies and compliance to therevision of related laws and regulations in Japan and overseas. Regarding legal
compliance in Japan, JCIA participates in various governmental committees andworking groups on behalf of the chemical industry, and offers opinions to relevant
authorities. JCIA also aims to strengthen our support activities with the aim ofestablishing and disseminating more efficient and sophisticated risk assessment
technologies.

Note: WG/Working Group
SG/Subgroup
T/TeamActivity Outline
The Committee have established close relationships
with relevant organizations, including administrative
authorities, in order to communicate useful
information to members about domestic and overseas
regulatory trends regarding chemical management,
and collects opinions and requests of members to
submit them to the administrative authorities. As
voluntary activities in the industry, the Committee ispromoting GPS/JIPS and tackling new issues, as wellas supporting research related to risk-assessment
techniques for chemical products.

FOCUS
Trends in Domestic Chemicals Laws andRegulations, and Our Responses

to the revision of the government ordinance. In collaboration with

In addition to swiftly ascertaining trends in domestic regulations on

expert panel on chemical substance management, gathered the

management of chemicals and communicating related information

opinions of business operators regarding the setting of concentration

to members, JCIA also collects the opinions of member companies

standard values, and submitted them to the authorities.

and offers these to regulators.

In addition, we swiftly collect and provide information on trends

In accordance with the Act on the Regulation of Manufacturein chemicals regulations to members, including the Poisonous andand Evaluation of Chemical Substances, JCIA confirms the validity ofDeleterious Substances Control Act, the Act on Pharmaceuticals andthe risk assessment of the listed chemical substances in cooperation

Medical Devices, and the Narcotics and Psychotropics Control Act.

and collaboration with related organizations and member companies
authorities, and disseminates information about the results ofTrends in International Chemicals Laws andRegulations, and Our Responses

deliberations. In addition, Amendment of the Chemical Substance

We keep abreast of the latest trends in chemicals management

Control Law WG was re-launched and a task force was formed

regulations in each country and provide information to our members,

to study the revision of the law. The Amendment of the Chemical

while at the same time, we strive to understand the status of

Substance Control Law WG gathered opinions on the contents of

responses and concerns of member companies. To respondthe desired revision, and based on the results, the TF discussed andappropriately to regulatory trends around the world, we also

shared the conclusions of the study in FY2022 with the authorities.

collected the views of member companies and offered opinions

that handle the substances concerned, submits opinions to the17

the Environment and Safety Department, we also responded to theWith regard to the Act on Confirmation, etc. of Release

to regulators as necessary in Europe, South Korea, Vietnam,

Amounts of Specific Chemical Substances in the Environment andIndonesia, and other countries. In particular, JCIA has submitted

Promotion of Improvements to the Management Thereof (PRTR),

8 letters of opinion to the authorities in relation to REACH/CLP in

we continued with our efforts to raise awareness about the revision

Europe. In submitting our opinions, we exchanged information withof the Cabinet Order on the revision of the applicable substances

domestic and foreign industry associations, and in addition to JCIA’s

promulgated in October 2021, which will come into effect on April 1,

independent submission of opinions, we prepared and submitted

2023, and to ensure that the modification of SDS (safety data sheet)position papers jointly with industrial associations in each region. In

and other measures be implemented.

addition, JCIA provides information to the Japanese authorities on

In response to the revision of the Industrial Safety and Healthregulatory trends in Europe and the efforts of its members, while

Act, we prepared and published examples of SDSs as a response

cooperating with them by exchanging information in advance ofTechnical Affairs
Committee

Public Relations
Committee

International Activities
Committee

submitting opinions.

Economy and Tax System
Committee

Labor
Committee[SDS]), both of which are Japanese GHS standards based on the

GHS Trends, and Our Responses

Sixth Edition of UN GHS, we also support GHS utilization throughmeans such as responding to inquiries from members. In addition,

In addition to providing basic training, in an annual chemical risk

as both JIS will be five years old in 2024, at which time the Industrial

forum course, on JIS Z7252: 2019 (Classification of Chemicals BasedStandardization Act requires consideration of revision, the GHSWG

on Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling ofheld discussions and decided to revise both JIS based on the revised

Chemicals [GHS]) and JIS Z7253: 2019 (Hazard Communication

9th edition of the UN GHS document, and drew up a plan (planof Chemicals Based on GHS-Labelling and Safety Data Sheet

starting from FY2023) to proceed with the revision work.

topics
TOPIC

TOPIC

1 LRI Activities

3 Chemical Risk Forum and

Risk Assessment Seminar (for adults)

The Long-range Research Initiative (LRI) is an initiative launched by
the ICCA to study the effects of chemical substances on human

JCIA has operated the Chemical Risk Forum as a training forum for

health and the environment as a global voluntary initiative underway

workers who conduct risk assessments of chemicals since 2008. In

through cooperation among chemical industry associations in

FY2022, a total of 10 sessions were delivered online, which included

Japan, the United States, and Europe.

various activities, such as lectures on risk assessment fundamentals,

The JCIA LRI has adopted five new research projects intraining on tools necessary to conduct risk assessments, andFY2022 from the following research themes: development of

information on topics such as trends in regulations both in Japan

alternative methods to animal testing; research on human exposure;and overseas. The general course, which participants could freely

safety assessment of chemical substances with new properties; andchoose to attend at the venue or online, and the in-house online

development of evaluation methods to promote safety assessment

course, which could be widely used for in-house training, were

under chemical substance related laws and regulations.

offered to a total of approximately 4,000 participants from a wide

The findings of LRI research are reported at regular annual

range of business fields.

meetings. The meeting for FY2022 was held online on August 26,

Furthermore, the Risk Assessment Seminar was held jointly

2022. In addition to reports on the results of completed researchwith the Chemical Risk Forum, with a total of 72 people attending

topics and on progress on ongoing research topics, a symposium

the elementary course and the practical course, which correspond

was held at the same time to discuss the theme of further

to the worker risk assessments required by the Industrial Safety

promotion of the development of alternative test methods for animaland Health Act. The elementary course covered knowledge and risk

experiments and their practical application.

assessment methods necessary for chemicals management, while

JCIA has established the JCIA LRI Awards to recognize

the practical course introduced simplified measurement methods

researchers who have generated outstanding research results. In

and explained the key points of the revision of the Industrial Safety

FY2022, winners of the Eighth Japanese Society of Toxicology LRI

and Health Act and how to respond to the revised law.

Award and the Seventh Japanese Society for Alternatives to Animal

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Experiments LRI Award were Professor Gi-Wook Hwang (Faculty

4 Chemical management in the Supply Chainof Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical

To promote appropriate chemical management in the supply chain,

University), and Lecturer Masaki Nishikawa (Graduate School of

JCIA has provided support for development of an appropriate

Engineering, Tokyo University), respectively.

management infrastructure related to domestic and international

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promotion of the chemSHERPA, a scheme to facilitate sharing

2 FY2022 JIPS Awards

of information on chemical substances contained in products,

JCIA presents the JIPS Award

operated and managed by the Joint Article Management Promotion-

to member companies that haveconsortium (JAMP). We also responded to the Global Automotive

made outstanding efforts in

Declarable Substance List (GADSL) prepared and maintained by thevoluntary activities related to risk

Global Automotive Stakeholders Group (GASG), whose membershipassessment and risk management

represents automakers, auto parts makers, and chemical companiesof chemicals in consideration of

in Japan, North America, and Europe through means including
submittal of opinions on its maintenance and management,

the supply chain (JIPS activities).
The JIPS Awards for FY2022
were reported at a meeting ofGrand Prize: Resonac Corporation
From left: Ikeda, Ogawa, Yoneda, Nishioka, Satofrom the standpoint of the chemicals industry. Furthermore, we
also cooperated in maintenance and preparation of international

the Chemicals Management

standards through participation in organizations including theCommittee held on March 2,

Japan committee and working group for the TC111 international

2023, with Resonac Corporation

environmental standard on electric and electronic devices, being

winning the Grand Prize and Kao

advanced by the electric and electronics industry, including the

Corporation winning an Excellence

Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association

Award. In addition, Resonac(JEITA). We have begun development of a new information

Corporation gave a special lecturecommunication system, Chemicals Management Platform (CMP), inon the theme of sustainability
initiatives at Resonac.

Excellence Award: Kao Corporation
From left: Mizooku, Kameyama, Koike, Yamane

cooperation with the automotive and electrical/electronic industries.

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ANNUAL REPORT 2023

Environment and Safety
Committee

Chemicals Management
Committee

Technical Affairs Department

Activity Report:
Technical Affairs Committee
Global Warming Long-Term Strategy Study WG

Technical Affairs Committee

Chemical Recycling WG
Steering Group

Carbon Neutral Action Plan WG
Global Warming Countermeasures WG2 (CFC substitutes)
Energy Measures Task ForceLCA WGCI Material Field Study WG

Committee Chairman, HOSOMI Yasuhiro

Technology Awards Selection Council

Managing Executive Officer, Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.

Chemical Standardization WG
Note: WG/Working GroupMESSAGE

Activity Outline

Efforts to Carbon Neutral and Recycling Society
In the Keidanren Carbon Neutrality (CN) Action Plan, the CO2 emission reduction
target for FY2030 was revised to a higher target. We will continue to make various
efforts to realize CN by 2050 under the new target. In addition, we will continue
to fulfill the role of the chemical industry as a solution provider that contributes tothe reduction of CO2 emissions in a wide range of areas through its products andtechnologies toward the realization of a carbon-recycling society. As the TechnicalAffairs Committee, we will strive to achieve these goals by further deepening
cooperation among our members.

We actively participate in activities related topreventing global warming and creating a recycling
society, and work to tackle various issues. In
addition, we promote the chemical industry as asolution provider for global warming by responding
to the government’s policy for the realization of GX,
strategic standardization of chemical recycling,support for the improvement of LCA response
capabilities, and activities in the E&CC LG at ICCA.

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Carbon Neutral Action Plan
FY2021 Results and New Targets for FY2030

to FY2020, production is still not fully back to the situation before

The FY2030 target in the Carbon Neutrality Action Plan is a reduction

conduct a survey with a 100% collection rate of questionnaire forms,of 6.5 million t-CO2 compared to BAU based on the FY2013 level

thanks to the cooperation of participating companies. The survey

and a reduction of 6.79 million t-CO2 in the absolute amount. In

report was submitted to the Japan Business Federation and thecontrast, the results for FY2021 were an increase of 1.1 million

Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, and was duly assessed

t-CO2 (progress rate -17%) compared to BAU, and an absoluteby the Chemicals and Nonferrous Metals Working Group of METI’s

reduction of 5.93 million t-CO2 (progress rate 87%). This is mainly

Industrial Structure Council.

because, although the impact of the production volume reduction

In March 2023, we reviewed the FY2030 CO 2 emission

due to the COVID-19 pandemic is on a recovery track compared

reduction target of the Keidanren Carbon Neutrality Action Plan,

CO2 emission reductions compared to BAU

CO2 emission reductions and emissions(electricity emission factor: fixed)(electricity emission factor: adjusted)(ten-thousand tons CO2)

Absolute CO2 emission reductions

900

500

6,400
6,269

6,300
807

6,171

800

270

300

272

200
100

65

-17%

-119

-110

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

5,949

379

400

2020

2021

(Fiscal Year)

0

593

558

320

5,790

5,676

6,000

5,700
5,600

5,462

98

5,500

0
2014

6,100

5,800

5,711

214

2013

6,200

5,900

200
100

-100

87%

478

300

0
2014

5,889

500
Progress:

104

-78

2013

6,054

600

238

Progress:

FY2030 Target: 679

700

400

-200

(ten-thousand tons CO2)

1,000

FY2030 Target: 650

600

0Absolute CO2 emissions(ten-thousand tons CO2)

700

19

the pandemic. In addition, as in previous years, we were able to

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

5,400

(Fiscal Year)

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International Activities
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Economy and Tax System
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Labor
Committee

tons-CO2 reduction) from the FY 2013 level. The new target uses

Achieved FY2030 Targets for
Three CFC Substitutes

only absolute emissions amount as an indicator to clearly show the

Efforts to reduce emissions of three gases (PFCs, SF6, and NF3)

chemical industry’s commitment to the target.

by 2021 compared to the base year of 1995 achieved the 2030

and decided on a new target of 32% absolute reduction (20 million

JCIA’s activities will be based on this new target from FY2023.

target for all three gases (PFCs: 97% against 90% reduction by
2030; SF6: 98% against 90% reduction by 2030; NF3: 99% against

Base year

Absolute amountBAU comparison

Newtarget

FY2013(in accordance withthe global warming
prevention plan)

32% reduction(20 million t
CO2 reduction)

Not setPrevioustarget

FY2013(in accordance withthe global warming
prevention plan)

10.7% reduction(6.79 million t
CO2 reduction)

6.79 million t
CO2 reduction

85% reduction by 2030.) The efforts to reduce emissions during
the production of 3 gases were reported as an example of targetachieving industry by the Working Group on measures to deal with
Fluorocarbons of the Chemical Policy Subcommittee under METI’s
Industrial Structure Council.

PFCs, SF6, and NF3 emitted during manufacturing process(ten-thousand tons CO2e)

PFCs emissions

SF6 emissions

NF3 emissions

Total

600
500
400
300
200
2021 total 140,000 tons CO2e10001995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

topicsTOPIC

1Activities Related to LCA

At the 5th General Assembly of the Diet members caucus

The avoided emissions of CO2 achieved by converting detached

for strengthening measures in decarbonization of steel and heavy

houses to ZEH (net zero energy house) was calculated andchemical industries (held on June 8), we explained that carbon cycle

published on the JCIA website. According to this study, if 300,000

of raw materials is also very important in the chemical industry and

ZEH energy-saving standard houses are built in 2030, the GHG

deepened their understanding (see page 7 for details).

avoided emissions based on the 30-year flow base is calculated

At the 6th Joint Meeting of the Hydrogen Policy Subcommittee

to be 7.26 million t-CO2eq compared to the conventional averageand the Subcommittee on Ammonia and Other Decarbonized Fuelhouse, which reflects the housing composition in 2020 (https://

Policies (held on November 16) hosted by the Ministry of Economy,

www.nikkakyo.org/node/1047).

Trade and Industry, we explained the applications of hydrogen and

In addition, in order to enable companies in the chemicalammonia in the chemical industry, demand scale, issues and policy

industry to accurately calculate and disclose their carbon footprints,

requests toward GX seen in the chemical industry.

we prepared the Guidelines for Calculation of Carbon Footprint of

TOPIC

Chemical Recycling

Products in the Chemical Industry as the chemical industry’s own

3standards and rules based on the knowledge of each company in the

It is important to build a sustainable society by utilizing all carbon

industry and in accordance with international rules and the Ministrysources and recycling them into a wide range of chemical products,of Economy, Trade and Industry’s CFP calculation guidelines, andnot just plastics. Based on this concept, we believe it is importantreleased them in March 2023 (see page 7 for details).

to design strategic international rules and ensure consistency

TOPIC

in the efforts of each company, and we have reorganized the2Long-term Strategy for Global Warming

existing Waste Plastics CR WG into the Chemical Recycling WG to

In order to achieve carbon neutrality in the chemical industry by 2050,

accelerate discussions on how strategic standardization should be

we have calculated and announced that the cumulative amount ofwith market creation and social implementation in mind, to further

carbon neutrality-related investment in the chemical industry by 2050

promote chemical recycling.

is approximately 7.4 to 9.7 trillion yen (approximate estimate).

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ANNUAL REPORT 2023

Environment and Safety
Committee

Chemicals Management
Committee

Public Relations Department

Activity Report:
Public Relations Committee
Public Relations Committee

Committee Chairman, KOGA MeikoChemistry Day Promotion WG

Executive Officer, SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.

Note: WG/Working GroupMESSAGE

Activity Outline

For Raising the Presence of the Chemical Industry

The Public Relations Committee communicates
information to society at large through the media on
the chemical industry’s initiatives and JCIA’s activities
related to the environment, health, safety, andhuman resource development. The committee also
communicates the usefulness and attractiveness ofchemistry to young people through chemistry-relatedparticipatory events and video distribution.

The chemical industry, which supplies products with a wide variety of functions,is expected to contribute to the realization of carbon neutrality by 2050 as asolution provider for various issues. The Public Relations Committee will widely
disseminate information on the activities of JCIA and the Dream Chemistry 21
Project, and conduct communication activities with society to contribute toenhancing the presence of the chemical industry, which is working toward thecreation of a sustainable society.

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JCIA’s Communication

In addition, we introduced the chemical industry’s and JCIA’s

JCIA communicates information in a timely manner on the chemical

activities to our members and a wide range of stakeholders throughindustry’s efforts to realize a sustainable society and JCIA’s

our annual report and the Chemical Industry of Japan in Graphs,

major activities through the chairman’s press conference, press

which are published annually, and our monthly e-mail newsletter,releases, press coverage, and the JCIA website. In FY2022, we

PR Net.

communicated as appropriate and emphasized the importanceof the estimated amount of investment in the chemical industry
to achieve carbon neutrality (CN), the review of the CO2 emission
reduction targets in the CN Action Plan, the creation of guidelines
for calculating the carbon footprint of chemical products, as well
as responsible care activities, LRI activities of JCIA, activities of theJapan Initiative for Marine Environment (JaIME), and human resource
development measures.

topicsTOPIC

1Promoting Awareness of Chemistry Day

Week* as a priority theme for enhancing the presence of the chemical* In 2013, the Chemical Society of Japan, the Japan Society of Chemical Engineers, the Japan Association
for Chemical Innovation, and the Japan Chemical Industry Association designated October 23 as
Chemistry Day and the Monday through Sunday including October 23 as Chemistry Week in order topromote the importance of chemistry and the chemical industry, which contribute greatly to our lives andeconomy, and the appeal of chemistry that supports our daily lives.

industry. In FY2022, we planned and placed special advertisements

TOPIC

JCIA is working to promote awareness of Chemistry Day and Chemistry2

Chemistry Day. “JCIA News Letter: October 23 is Chemistry Day!” was

In March 2023, the JCIA website (for the general public) was

also produced and distributed to media reporters, and posted on the

renewed and released to the public. In addition to summarizing

JCIA website. In addition to the origin of Chemistry Day and information

our efforts to address issues facing the chemical industry and theon related events, the news letter introduced the chemical industry’s

activities of JCIA, we have created a website with a responsive

contribution to achieving carbon neutrality and the Kid’s Chemistry

design that can be viewed from smartphones and tablet devices,

Channel to raise awareness of Chemistry Day and the chemical

aiming to make it easier to understand and use. We hope you will

industry.

find it useful.

News Letter

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Renewal of the JCIA Website

in general newspapers and specialized newspapers for October 23,

Technical Affairs
Committee

Public Relations
Committee

International Activities
Committee

Economy and Tax System
Committee

Labor
Committee

Activities of the Dream Chemistry 21 Project in FY2022
The Dream Chemistry 21 Committee, consisting of JCIA, the Chemical Societyof Japan, the Society of Chemical Engineers Japan, and the Japan Association
for Chemical Innovation, has designated October 23 as Chemistry Day and theweek including that day as Chemistry Week to implement and support related
events. The committee also organizes various events to convey the wonder andfascination of chemistry to children and to encourage their interest in the field.

Chemistry Day campaign banner

Event
What? Why? Science Experiment Lab

Kids’ Chemistry Experiment Show

This is a participatory event (6 times a year) for 1st to 4th graders
to experience the wonders of chemistry and think about why andhow things happen. Experiments, crafts, and observations are
conducted with junior/senior high school teachers and university
faculty members as instructors in order to deepen interest in andunderstanding of chemistry and chemical products. Due to theimpact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the event was held threetimes in FY2020 and once
in FY2021. In FY2022 wetook thorough measures toprevent infection and held atotal of six sessions, allowing
a total of approximately 200
elementary school students
to experience the fun ofchemistry experiments.

This is a participatory event for elementary school students in which
companies and organizations conduct elaborate experiments,
allowing them to touch, create, and think about chemistry. The
event was suspended after 2020 due to the spread of the COVID-19
pandemic, but is scheduled to be held in Tokyo in the summer of2023 for the first time in four years.

Chemistry Grand Prix 2022
We hold the Chemistry Grand Prix every year, in which juniorand senior high school students from all over Japan compete inchemistry (jointly sponsored with the Chemical Society of Japan).
The Chemistry Grand Prix 2022 had 3,215 applicants, and the firstround of the competition (online examination) was held on July 18,
2022, and the second round was held from August 23 to 25, 2022.
In the second round, 70 applicants took a written test involving
experiments, and the five applicants with the highest overall scores
were awarded the GrandPrix Award. In addition,
the top-scoring winners of
the Grand Prix were sent
to represent Japan at theInternational Chemistry
Olympiad.

Dispatch of Students to Represent Japan
at the International Chemistry Olympiad
The International Chemistry Olympiad is a chemistry festival wherehigh school students from around the world compete in chemistry
and deepen their friendship. The 54th Olympiad was held in China
online from July 10 to 18, 2022, with 326 participants from 84
countries and regions, and all of the four students representing
Japan won gold medals, making an unprecedented achievement(only about 10% of theparticipants win gold
medals).
After the competition,
the four representatives
paid a courtesy visit to
the Ministry of Education,
Culture, Sports, Scienceand Technology, where
they received an award
from Minister Keiko
Nagaoka, followed bya meeting with State
Minister Fusae Ota of
the Ministry of Economy,
Trade and Industry.

Kid’s Chemistry Channel distribution begins
In July 2022, we launched the Kid’s Chemistry Channel
on YouTube in place of the Kids’ Chemistry ExperimentShow, which has been suspended since 2020, andbegan distributing videos of chemistry experiments
conducted by chemical companies andorganizations. Through video distribution,
the channel introduces children to the fun,enjoyment, and role of chemistry.

The Dream Chemistry 21
Project official website is here.

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ANNUAL REPORT 2023

Environment and Safety
Committee

Chemicals Management
Committee

International Affairs Department

Activity Report:
International Activities Committee
International Activities
Committee

Committee Chairman, ASADA Koji
Managing Executive Officer, DIC Corporation

Steering GroupMESSAGE

Activity Outline

Gathering Information on Trade Issues and Dealing with Unfair Trade

The committee strives to ascertain trade issues related tothe chemical industry and provide information to member
companies. In addition, it gets authorities to reflect theopinions of the domestic chemical industry, strengthens
its relationships with the chemical industries of China,
South Korea, and other overseas chemical-relatedorganizations through dialogue, and participates in theadministration of the ICCA. By doing so, the committee
deals with the association’s international affairs.

While the use of free trade agreements and economic partnership agreements (EPAs)
such as TPP11 (CPTPP) and RCEP is expected, the environment for international trade ischanging, including the promotion of WTO reform, market-distorting industrial subsidies,and business and human rights. In this context, we will work with the government toadvocate the wishes of chemical companies with regard to EPAs, remediation of unfair
trade, trade remedies, and requests for tariff revisions. We will also work on realization ofa sustainable society and development of the chemical industry through ICCA activities
and interaction with business associations in China, South Korea, etc.

FOCUS
Video Message Shown at China Petroleum
and Chemical International Conference

strengthen international cooperation and communicate internationally

The Japan-China Chemical Industry Conference, which has been

and we would like to contribute to the sound development of theheld alternately in Japan and China since 2015, was postponed

chemical industry in Japan and China while further deepening

for the third consecutive year in FY2022 due to the spread of thecooperation with the CPCIF.”

that the chemical industry is a solution provider for social issues,

COVID-19 pandemic. However, JCIA Chairman Fukuda, Director

Director General Shindo introduced specific initiatives by JCIA

General Shindo, and Japan Petrochemical Industry Associationand said, “China and Japan are working actively together to realize

Chairman Iwata sent video messages respectively to the China

the development of a sustainable and resilient society. We hope

Petroleum and Chemical International Conference (CPCIC) held into overcome the COVID-19 pandemic and further strengthen the

Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, China, in November.

partnership between the two countries through the Japan-China

Chairman Fukuda said, “The chemical industry is in a position
to create new value and lead other industries toward the realization

Chemical Industry Conference, along with the continuous exchange
of information and opinions.”of a sustainable society and carbon neutrality. It is important to

topicsTOPIC

1

 3th Japan-South
1
Korea Annual Meeting
Held Online2H olding a Hybrid Seminar on Rules of Origin

Every year, JCIA invites instructors from Tokyo Customs tohold a seminar on Rules of Origin. In FY2022, the meeting was

In December 2022, the 13th

held in a hybrid format in December, co-hosted with the Kansai

Japan-South Korea Annual Meeting

Chemical Industry Association, with approximately 90 participants.

was held. This meeting has been held annually since 2010 by JCIA

Understanding the rule of origin is important to obtain lower tariff

and the Korea Chemical Industry Council (KOCIC) with the aim ofrates (EPA preferential rates) on imports and exports with economic

developing the chemical industries of both countries and maintaining

partnership agreement (EPA) partner countries. In the meeting, an

and strengthening relations between them. Due to the impact of theoverview of EPAs, how to check preferential tariff rates, and rule

COVID-19 pandemic, the meetings were held online this year asof origin were explained, as well as a case study using chemicalwell. At the meeting, JCIA and KOCIC explained their specific efforts

products as an example. In addition, the requirements for authorizedon the themes of goals and plans for achieving carbon neutrality

operators under the authorized

by 2050 and the status of efforts for chemicals management

economic operator (AEO)

regulations in Europe, and actively exchanged opinions. In addition,system and case studies

JCIA introduced the revision of the ministerial ordinance on theof the system were also

Industrial Safety and Health Act promulgated in May 2022, especiallyexplained.

the contents of the revision regarding SDS (safety data sheets).

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Technical Affairs
Committee

Public Relations
Committee

International Activities
Committee

Economy and Tax System
Committee

Labor
Committee

Department of Business/Economic Information

Activity Report:
Economy and Tax System Committee
Economy and Tax System Committee

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

Tax Administration
Subcommittee

Security Export Control
Investigative Subcommittee

MESSAGE

Activity Outline

Aiming for New Growth of the Chemical Industry in a Rapidly
Changing Social Environment

As various deregulation and tax system revisions are
made for the development of the Japanese economy,in order to respond to these developments andmake it possible for the chemical industry to achieve
further growth, we gather and share informationon the economy and tax system and makerecommendations and requests for policies. We also
implement responses to current issues related to theeconomy and business as appropriate.

The economic environment surrounding the chemical industry is becoming increasingly
uncertain amid the recent international situation, with concerns of a global economic
recession due to high energy and raw material prices and monetary tightening in various
countries. Meanwhile, in order to promote GX and achieve further growth, it is necessary topromptly address various issues such as innovation creation under any circumstances. In
response to these challenges, we will strive to make proposals on regulations and systems,
such as the tax system, and disseminate useful information for operating businesses.

FOCUS
FY2023 Requests for Revisions to the Tax
System
1. Expansion of the tax system to promote innovation such as
research and development
・Expansion of the tax system to promote open innovation
・Expansion of R&D tax credits and relaxation of requirements
2. Establishment of a tax system to promote capital investment
・Addition of intermediate materials production facilities with significant
decarbonization effects to the tax system for promoting investment
related to carbon neutrality, etc.
3. Development of tax system related to international taxation
4. Review of global warming tax in the context of overall policies
conducive to growth
5. Exemption of gasoline tax and petroleum and coal tax on raw
materials for manufacturing petrochemical products from the main
taxation system

In FY2022, we have identified the five priority request issues on theleft to promote capital investment for the creation of breakthroughinnovation and decarbonization that will contribute to growth towardachieving carbon neutrality.
We also made joint requests in cooperation with other industry
associations, and in particular, we worked closely with the Ministryof Economy, Trade and Industry on the R&D tax system, which
resulted in the extension of the deadline and the expansion of thesystem. Going forward, we will continue to request further expansionof the tax system to accelerate innovation, and we will also
request expansion of the system for capital investment to promote
investment in the chemical industry to achieve carbon neutrality.

topicsTOPIC

1 Compilation of an Export Control Manual for

Technical Information

The Security Export Control Investigative Subcommittee sets an action
plan to develop useful operations tools for security export control staff
of member companies. In FY2022, the committee compiled a Q&Astyle guide on export control of technical information, a topic that is

becoming increasingly important in light of the recent internationalsituation but also a difficult one to understand, and posted it on the
JCIA member website.
TOPIC

2 Responding to Current Global Issues

As countries continue to work toward carbon neutrality, we shared
information on the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism,focusing on the progress of institutionalization and its impact on Japan,
and proposed opinions in conjunction with the International Affairs
Department.
In Japan, the Cabinet approved a basic policy for the realizationof GX and a bill was submitted to the Diet. In light of this, we worked with
the General Affairs Department and the Engineering Department of the
JCIA to share information with members, including holding a briefing by
the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. In particular, informationfrom the perspective of how carbon pricing would affect the tax system
was utilized by the Tax Administration Subcommittee to set the directionof requests for tax system reform.

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Environment and Safety
Committee

Chemicals Management
Committee

Labor Department

Activity Report:
Labor Committee
Labor Committee

Committee Chairman, TAKEDA Makoto

Steering GroupHR Issue WG

Senior Executive Officer, Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd.

Note: WG/Working GroupMESSAGEContinuing to Promote Support for Human Resource Development
and Appropriate Information Sharing with Member Companies
In FY2022, all 8 sessions of the Human Resources & Labor Affairs Staff
Development Seminar (held every other year) were held in person for active
discussions. On the other hand, a training program for production site leaders
at chemical plants used an online system. We also continue to gather anddisseminate 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 humanresources development support for member companies.

Activity Outline
We offer support for human resource development
through Human Resources & Labor Affairs Staff
Development Seminars, training for production
site leaders, and HR Issue working group-driven
activities as well as provide opinions to thegovernment regarding labor-related measures andlaw revisions through Keidanren. We also regularly
exchange information with labor union organizations
to maintain good relationships.

FOCUS
Human Resources & Labor Affairs Staff
Development Seminar

could be done to solve the problem from a human resources

We held a total of eight biennial Human Resources & Labor Affairs

opinions. It is hoped that participants will make use of not only the

Staff Development Seminar from May to December 2022.

business and management perspectives they acquired through the

In addition to thinking and learning about human resources
and labor affairs functions within management, this seminar aims toperspective. Presentations were followed by a lively exchange ofeight meetings but also their relationship with coworkers that makes
a candid expression of opinion possible.

create a network of personnel involved in the same human resources
and labor affairs duties within the chemical industry, and is intended
for participants in the mid-level HR manager level.
The seminar was conducted with thorough measures against
the COVID-19 pandemic infection in place, and none of the 10
trainees from 10 companies missed a single class and engaged inheated discussions each time in response to questions posed by thelecturers.
At the final meeting, all participants gave a presentation titled“Human Resource Management Strategy That I Think is Necessaryfor My Company” on issues that their company faces and what

topic

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Renewal of Training for Chemical Plant Production
Site Leaderssite leaders was created in cooperation with the Environment and

The Training for Chemical Plant Production Site Leaders started in

new section on learning how to be a field leader.

Safety Department, for a renewed training. The revised text includes a

FY2016 for member companies as well as companies that have

In addition, the concept of process safety capability is moredifficulty holding training sessions independently. The training iscarefully explained, and participants are encouraged to deepen theira package of lectures on process safety and disaster prevention,

understanding of the relationship between the causes of accidents andoccupational health and safety, and risk assessment. Before thesafety infrastructure by watching accident case studies on DVD andspread of the COVID-19 pandemic, the training was conducted in

discussing what was the root cause of these accidents. Furthermore,

person, but switched to web-based training in FY2020, and was

the content of the training is designed to clarify how the training should

conducted in June, August, and October of FY2022 and March ofwork on participants’ awareness, as well as what the participants

2023. A total of 804 participants have participated so far.

should specifically implement after returning to their workplaces.

The textbook has been revised twice to cover more accident

The renewed training was conducted in person in March 2023,

cases, but in light of the fact that it was much too focused on detailed

with thorough measures taken to prevent the COVID-19 pandemic.

technical content, a new textbook that is easier to understand for on-

We will continue to implement the program in FY2023.

Technical Affairs
Committee

Public Relations
Committee

International Activities
Committee

Economy and Tax System
Committee

Labor
Committee

Three JCIA Awards
The 47th JCIA Safety Award
These awards are conferred on chemical plants that have achieved
high-level safety records through occupational health and safety andprocess safety and disaster prevention activities and are implementing
extremely excellent safety initiatives, which serve as models forthe industry. We hold the safety symposium which consists ofpresentations by representatives of the award-winning sites as bestpractices regarding their safety activities, and a panel discussion
among the representatives of the sites to discuss the major themeof “how to maintain disaster-free.” Many member businesses get
inspired these as reference-models for their own safety activities.
AwardAward Winner

JCIA Annual Safety Award Grand Prize Denka Company Limited Shibukawa Plant
JCIA Annual Safety Award First Prize Toray Industries, Inc. Nasu Plant
JCIA Annual Safety Award First Prize DIC PLASTICS Inc. Saitama Plant
JCIA Annual Special Safety AwardFirst Prize (SME establishments)

JCIA Annual Safety Award Grand Prize
Denka Company Limited Shibukawa Plant

I would like to express
our deep appreciation
for the honor of being
awarded the JCIA
Annual Safety AwardGrand Prize.
Our company
places the highest
priority on safety, andin light of past disasters, we are aware that functional safety
is not sufficient, and we are actively investing in equipment
for fundamental safety. In addition, all employees at ourplant, including those of our subcontractors, maintain close
communication, share their knowledge, and develop distinctive
safety activities. We are very honored to have received this award
in recognition of these efforts.
Tetsuo Noguchi

Shibukawa Plant, Denka Company Limited

Asahi Kasei Corporation Wakayama
Plant

The 55th 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.
AwardAward Winner Awarded ThemeGrand Prize

Resonac
Holdings
Corporation

MCL-E-705G/MCL-E-795G that achieves
mass production of low thermal expansion
copper clad laminates in organic substrates
for logic semiconductors and base materials
in industry

SpecialTechnology
Prize

Tokuyama
DentalCorporation

Development and launch of OMNICHROMA,
the world’s first dental restorative material
based on structural color

Environmental
Technology
Prize

Denka
Company
LimitedDevelopment and commercialization ofcarbonating admixture LEAF that contributes
to realization of CO2 absorption and fixation
concrete

The 17th JCIA Responsible Care (RC) AwardGrand Prize

Resonac Corporation Electronics Business Headquarters

We are very honored
to receive the JCIA
Te c h n o l o g y G r a n dPrize. The copper cladlaminates with low
thermal expansion,is related to thedevelopment of highfunctional products.
We were able to make technological progress by using a groupof materials that are close to the origin among Japan’s highperformance chemical materials. We are also very happy to havecontributed to the development of the information communicationsociety and industrial development through our substrates forlogic semiconductors. We will continue to contribute to the further
development of the advanced information and telecommunications
society through our daily technological development andaccumulation.
Masahisa Oze
Laminated Materials Development Department, Department Manager
Resonac Corporation Electronics Business Headquarters, R&D Center

RC Grand Prix Award

Sumitomo Chemical Company Limited, Responsible Care Department

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.
AwardAward WinnerGrand PrixAward

Sumitomo Chemical Company
Our Contribution to theLimited, Responsible Care
Achievement of Carbon
Department (Energy & Climate
Neutrality for Society at Large
Change)Jury’sSpecialAward

Kao Corporation, SCM
Fostering leaders who support
Division, Global SCM Strategy production divisions of Kao (KaoCenter, Human Capital Strategy Techno School)

Sanyo Chemical Industries,
Outstanding Ltd., Kyoto Factory,Award
Environment and Safety
Management Department
Award forEffortPolyplastics Co., Ltd., Fuji
Plant, General Affairs/Safety &Environment Department

Awarded Theme

Activities that listen to the voicesof cooperating companies
Maintaining reliability withmembers of local areas- Continuous communicative
activities under the COVID-19
Situation -We would like toexpress our sincere
appreciation forreceiving the RC
Grand Prix Award.
We are very
honored that our
Scope 3 andproduct c a r b o nfootprint (CFP) initiatives have been highly regarded. It is
important to grasp and reduce GHG emissions throughout theentire supply chain and product life cycle in order to realize acarbon neutral society. We will continue to work together withvarious stakeholders toward the same goal.

Dr. Mayumi Hayashi

Sumitomo Chemical Company Limited, Responsible Care Department, Manager

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Introduction to the Chemical Products
PL Consulting Center
Background of Establishment
When the Product Liability (PL) Act was promulgated in 1994, theChemical Products PL Consulting Center was established as anindependent organization within JCIA because of the need to create
an out-of-court dispute settlement system that draws on specialized
knowledge of each product field.

on our website. In addition, Special Notes, Topics, and otherrelated information are also posted monthly in the Activity Note todisseminate chemistry-related information. The annual activity reportis also released on the website.
The Center also emphasizes on providing information that
can help prevent chemical product accidents as well as providing
information to consumers through lectures and publishing anddistributing educational booklets. In addition to offering on-demand
lectures for general consumers and businesses, the Center conducts

https://www2.nikkakyo.org/plcenter

lectures that meet the needs of clients as much as possible.
As for educational booklets, we edit the contents of the monthly

Activities

Activity Note to create reader-friendly booklets that are easy to pick

The Center consults on a wide range of issues related to chemical
products sought from not only consumers but also businesses
and Consumer Affairs Centers nationwide from a professional
perspective. In FY2022, the Center responded to a total of 234
consultations.
The content and responses to all consultations received by
the Center are compiled into a monthly report, the Activity Note,

up and read. Currently, seven booklets are available, and in FY2022,
we newly published Be Careful of Accidents in Your Life III and IV.
These activity reports and educational booklets can be viewed on
the Center’s website. The updates on the website is also announced
by news mail.
(Register your email address at pl@jcia-net.or.jp)

which is reported to the relevant departments and made public

Phone consultation to
the Chemical Products
PL Consulting Center

Provision of educational materials
Activity Note (Monthly report)
Consultation
Special Notes
info

ColumnWeekdays: 9:30–16:00
Number of consultations:234 cases (results for FY2022)

Newsletter distribution
New information is provided through news email.
Register your email address at pl@jcia-net.or.jp

All consultations received by the Center and the answers to them are stated here.
It also includes Special Notes and Column introducing topics related to chemistry.

Publishing booklets
Be Careful of Accidents in Your Life III and IV (issued March 2023)

Activity Report meetings
Venues: Tokyo and Osaka
FY2022 activity report meeting

On-demand lecture dispatching

Reorganized the contents of the
Activity Note for enhanced readability.

・For consumers
・For businesses

On-demand lectures in FY2022
Date of implementation

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Subject

ClientForm

September 8, 2022

Activities of the Chemical Products PL Consulting Center

Kao Corporation Consumer
Communication Center

Consumer seminar

September 14 and 30,
2022

Product Labeling is an Important Request from Manufacturers for Proper
Use of Detergents, Cleaners, Hair Coloring Products, and Plastic Products

Consumers’ Center of the Tokyo
Metropolitan Government

Consumer seminar

October 21, 2022

Cosmetics

Consumers’ Center of the Tokyo
Metropolitan Government

Counselor training

November 15, 2022

How to Use Chemical Products Around You—Paying Attention to
Product Labeling

Yokohama City Environmental Planning
Bureau, Environmental Conservation
Department

Consumer seminar

December 2, 2022

Danger of Mixing Products

Consumers’ Center of the Tokyo
Metropolitan Government

Tokyo Metropolitan Government
consumer educator training

Information Distribution Services by JCIA
JCIA distributes the following email magazines to members. If
you would like to receive an email magazine, please contact therelevant office.

Chemical Standardization Information Net
The Chemical Standardization Information Net provides information
on seminars of related organizations and domestic and international

Ankan-Net (Safe Environment Network)
In addition to information on revisions to laws and regulations

trends in the field of chemical standardization. The email magazine
is issued twice a month, and the current number of subscribers isapproximately 100.

concerning environmental preservation, process safety and disasterContact: Technical Affairs Department

prevention, occupational health and safety, distribution safety,
and chemical safety, as well as notices and notifications fromadministrative authorities and calls for public comments, JCIA also
provides information on various related lectures and seminars in atimely manner.
Contact: Environment and Safety Department

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

RC netThis mail magazine is for member companies of the Responsible

PR NetCare (RC) Committee. It provides information on RC-related events,

We distribute information on JCIA sponsored events, such as

such as RC activity report meetings; sponsored events, including

seminars and Chemistry Experiment Shows, and subsequent event

informal member get-togethers, and member seminars; and calls forreports. The email magazine is issued once or twice a month, andevent sign-ups.

the current number of subscribers is approximately 330.
Contact: Responsible Care Department

Contact: Public Relations Department

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Glossary
Term/abbreviation

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Official name

Explanation

ACC

American Chemistry Council

AEC

ASEAN Economic Community

The ASEAN Economic Community is one of the three pillars of the ASEAN Community, together with
the ASEAN Political Security Community (APSC) and the ASEAN Socio Cultural Community (ASCC).
The 10 member states of ASEAN (Indonesia, Cambodia, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines, Brunei,
Vietnam, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Laos) to become a single economic bloc.

AMEICCASEAN Economic Ministers and METI Economic
and Industrial Cooperation Committee

AEM-METI (ASEAN-Japan) Economic and Industrial Cooperation Committee.
A sub-organization of the ASEAN-Japan Economic Ministers’ Meeting.

APEC

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (a framework for economic cooperation involving 21
countries and regions in the Asia-Pacific region).

APRCC

Asia Pacific Responsible Care Conference

Asia Pacific Responsible Care Conference. An international conference held for the purposeof disseminating and sharing information on RC activities in each country for the sustainable
development of the chemical industry in the Asia-Pacific region. Conference organized by APRO.

ARCP

ASEAN Regulatory Cooperation Project

Regulatory cooperation project for ASEAN.

APRO

Asia Pacific Responsible Care Organization

Asia Pacific Responsible Care Organization (established in 2003 as an APRCC-supported
organization). Currently chaired by Japan.

ASEAN

Association of South‐East Asian Nations

Association of South-East Asian Nations. It is a regional cooperation organization for economic,
social, political, security, and cultural affairs among 10 Southeast Asian countries. Its headquarters
is located in Jakarta, Indonesia.

BAU

Business as usual

Natural case for which no special countermeasures were taken.

BIGDr.Worker

The Base of Information Gathering,
sharing & Dissemination for risk management ofchemical products.Worker

Evaluation software tool that JCIA developed to support chemical risk evaluations.
It is possible to easily calculate the exposure concentration in the work environment and makeevaluations.

CCU

Carbon Capture and Utilization

A technology that captures CO2 and uses it as a resource to make industrially useful substancessuch as olefins.

Cefic

European Chemical Industry Council

CFP

Carbon Footprint of Products

Product carbon footprint.
A method of quantitatively grasping the amount of greenhouse gas emissions throughout theentire life cycle of a product or service, from resource extraction, procurement of raw materials,
manufacturing, processing, and distribution, to disposal and recycling.

chemSHERPA

Chemical information Sharing and Exchange
under Reporting Partnership in supply chain

Information transmission scheme of chemicals in products

cLCA

carbon- Life Cycle Analysis

Carbon footprint and life cycle assessment.
The CO2 emissions during the life cycle (material sampling, manufacturing, distribution, use, anddisposal) of final product using chemical products and that of final product using comparative
products are compared, and that difference is considered as emissions that increase when thosechemical products were not used and calculated as net contribution to avoided emissions.

CLPClassification, Labelling and Packaging of
substances and mixtures

A regulation on the classification, labeling and packaging of substances and mixtures in the EU
based on the GHS.

CN

Carbon Neutrality

Carbon Neutral.
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, the cause of global warming.

COP

Conference of the Parties“COP” itself means “Conference of the Parties.”
Usually, COP refers to the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention
on Climate Change.

CPCIF

China Petroleum and Chemical Industry
Federation

E&CC LG

Energy and Climate Change Leadership Group

EPA

Economic Partnership Agreement

GADSL

Global Automotive Declarable Substance List

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.

GASG

Global Automotive Stakeholders Group

Organization constructed and established by representatives of automotive, automotive parts, andchemicals 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.

GHG

Greenhouse Gas

GHS

Globally Harmonized System of classification andlabelling of chemicals

ICCA

International Council of Chemical Associations

ICCM

International Conference on Chemicals
Management

Energy and Climate Change Leadership Group, An organization within ICCA.

Globally harmonized system concerning classification and labeling of chemicals.
System for classifying chemicals by type and degree of hazard according to globally unified ruleswith labeling to make the information understandable at a glance and provide a safety data sheet.
Issued from UN in 2003.

International conference on the management of chemical substances.

Term/abbreviation

Official name

Explanation

JaCVAM

Japanese Center for the Validation of Alternative
Methods

Japanese Center for the Validation of Alternative Methods.
An organization established at the National Institute of Health Sciences, Center for Biological
Safety and Research, with the objective of contributing to the introduction of new alternative
methods for animal testing as administrative testing methods that contribute to the promotion of
the 3Rs (reduction, refinement, and replacement) regarding animal testing, while ensuring public
safety in the safety assessment of work-related substances such as chemical substances, to theextent possible.

JaIME

Japan Initiative for Marine Environment

Japan Initiative for Marine Environment.

JIPS

Japan Initiative of Product Stewardship

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

KOCIC

Korea Chemical Industry Council

LCA

Life Cycle Assessment

Method for objectively and quantitatively evaluating the environmental impact of all stages, fromacquisition of materials for the product through production, use, disposal, transportation, etc.

LCI

Life Cycle Inventory

Indicates resource and energy input and emissions for products and services at all stages by looking at
the whole life cycle from material purchasing to production, distribution, use, disposal, and recycling.

LRI

Long-range Research Initiative

Voluntary long-term research (activities that support studies on the impact of chemical substances onhuman 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, theU.S., and European countries (JCIA, ACC, and Cefic).

NAMs

New Approach Methods

A term used to describe a broad range of new methods, such as in silico approaches, inchemico and in vitro test methods, and exposure information in hazard assessment. Highthroughput screening includes high-content methods as well as various omics technologies.

NF3

Nitrogen trifluoride

Nitrogen trifluoride is a type of greenhouse gas.

NITE

National Institute of Technology and Evaluation

OECD

Organization for Economic Co-operation andDevelopment

RC

Responsible Care

Activities wherein each company handling chemical substances voluntarily secures theenvironment, safety, and health in all processes of development of chemical substances,manufacturing, distribution, use, final consumption, disposal, and recycling and then discloses theoutcome of activities and communicates with society.

RCEP

Regional Comprehensive Economic PartnershipA 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.

RCLG

Responsible Care Leadership GroupAn organization within ICCA.

REACH

Registration, Evaluation,
Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals

Regulation on registration, evaluation, authorization and restriction of chemicals.

SAICM

Strategic Approach to International Chemicals
Management

Compiled by the 2006 International Conference on Chemicals Management,
this is a strategic approach toward international chemical management with 2020 as the target year.

SDGs

Sustainable Development Goals

Seventeen goals until 2030 concerning poverty, starvation, energy, climate change, industry andinnovation as agendas of 2030 for sustainable development were adopted by the UN in September
2015. Successor of Millennium Development Goals.

SDS

Safety Data Sheet

Safety data sheet for chemical substances, containing information describing the safety of chemical
substances. Formerly called MSDS in Japan.

SF6

Sulfur hexafluoride

Sulfur hexafluoride is a type of greenhouse gas.

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.

WS

WorkshopWorkshop. A participatory, interactive group learning experience in which participants do not only listen
to the instructor’s talk in a one-way manner, but rather participate in the discussion or experience itthemselves.

WG

Working Group

Working group organized for promoting investigations and planning of particular problems.

Carbon Pricing

Carbon Pricing

General term for efforts to encourage reductions in emissions by attaching a price to carbon emitted bycompanies, households, etc. and placing a burden proportional to the volume emitted.

Japan-EU
EconomicPartnership
Agreement

Japan-EU Economic Partnership Agreement

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

Japan-UK
Comprehensive
EconomicPartnership
Agreement

Japan-UK Comprehensive Economic Partnership
Agreement

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 effect January 1, 2021.

Trade Agreement
between Japanand the UnitedStates of America

Trade Agreement between Japan and the UnitedStates of America

Agreement between Japan and U.S.A. to reduce/eliminate restrictive measures, such as customs andimport quotas that came into effect January 1, 2020.

Product
Stewardship

Product Stewardship

Activities to ensure the health and safety of people and minimize the impact on the environment
through the whole product life cycle.

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Japan Chemical Industry Association
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October 23 is

Chemistry Day
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Nikka-chan
JCIA’s official character

Published September 2023