JCIA Annual Report

2015

Japan Chemical Industry Association

Providing Value to Society through theDevelopment of the Chemical Industry
Outline of Chemical Industry of Japan Source: “2015 Chemical Industry of Japan by Graphs”
Value of Shipment（2013）(¥ billion)

Source:Ministry of Economy, Trade, andIndustry, [Census of Manufactures]¥42

300,000‥‥‥‥‥

58,203(¥ billion)

292,092
trillionTransportation
machinery

Foods

China

U.S.

‥‥‥‥

7,402,984

people

Japan

¥2.5

(¥ billion)

10,0001,000,000

14.9%

0

966,741
13.1%

Foods

860,670

trillion

1,671

0

Total
manufacturing

22.2%

Source: Ministry of Finance,[Financial Statements Statistics ofCorporations by Industry]

22.1%

Transportation
machinery

Chemicalindustry

14.8%
Information
Total
communication manufacturing

including plastic machine andand rubber products equipment

including plastic
and rubber products

Capital Investment（2013）

11,262

1,000

11.6%

Transportation Chemicalmachineryindustry

Germany

2,487

2,497

2,000

2,000,000
1,105,813

244.4

Source:Ministry of Internal Affairs andCommunications, [Survey of Research
R&D Expenditures（FY 2013）and Development]‥‥‥

860,000

0

Total
manufacturing

Source:Ministry of Economy, Trade, andNumber of Employees（2013）Industry, [Census of Manufactures](People)

300.3

200

including plastic
and rubber products

8,000,000

of $300 billion

400

8.5%

Chemicalindustryin the world with shipments

600

24,948
14.3%

811.6

800

30,000

19.9%

No.3

1,400
1,200

41,759Source: ACC “Guide to theBusiness of Chemistry 2014”

1,665.2

1,600

1,000

50,00010,0000Global Chemical Shipments（2013）

Amount of Value Added（FY 2013）

Source:Ministry of Economy, Trade, andIndustry, [Census of Manufactures]

11,157(¥ billion)

‥‥‥
1,902

2,000

1,516

(¥ billion)

100,000
trillion

1,450

20,000

1,000
0

¥15

‥‥‥‥‥‥¥1.5

10,000

16,25915,483
8,645

10,000
17.1%

13.6%

Transportation
machinery01 JCIA Annual Report 2015

Foods

13.0%
Chemicalindustry

Total
manufacturing090,149trillion

18.0%

17.2%

Transportation
machinery

Chemicalindustry

9.6%
Foods

Total
manufacturing

including plastic
and rubber products
Note: Value Added = Production amount—Cost for using raw materials—
Domestic consumption tax—Depreciation cost, etcRole of JCIA
To contribute to the sustainable growth of human society by providing value to, while monitoring changes in theenvironment surrounding the Japanese chemical industry and working with government bodies, relatedorganizations, academic associations, and the International Council of Chemical Associations (ICCA).

Government
bodiesand relatedorganizations

Cooperation

Safety/Environment

Industry
Providing value

Academic
associations

Cooperation

JCIA(members andother companies)

Communication

Gathering information and creating value

International
Councilof Chemical
Associations

Technology /Human resources

Citizens

Cooperation（ICCA）

Report Contents
Responsible Care Committee

09

Security Information Management

Environment and Safety Committee

11

Subcommittee

Technical Affairs Committee

13

Fostering Program of Human

Chemicals Management Committee

1505International Activities Committee

18

07

Economy and Tax System Committee

19

Public Relations Committee

20

Labor Committee

21

Outline of the Chemical Industry,
Role of JCIA, Contents

01

Chairman’s Message

03

The Future of Human Beings andReports on
the Activities
of EachCommittee

the Earth Explored through Chemistry

Organizational Chart of JCIA

21

Resources in Chemistry

22

Topics23

Expectations of JCIA

26

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02

Chairman’s Message

Toward the Realization of a Sustainable Society

Current Situation of Chemical Industry andMain Activities of JCIA
Japan’s chemical industry was sluggish during thefirst half of FY 2014 reflecting the impact of theconsumption tax increase in April. However,conditions significantly improved in the second half.
Led by firm demand for functional materials forautomobiles and electronic devices and assisted by
the tailwinds of lower crude oil prices and the lower
value of the yen, the industry on the whole was able
to register relatively strong results for the year. The
exciting news of Professors Akasaki, Amano, andNakamura receiving the Nobel Prize in Physics fortheir work in developing the efficient blue LED also
remains fresh in our memories. However, optimism
fades as we turn to ongoing developments in the
global economy. Particularly concerning is the
slowdown in the economic growth of China andother emerging economies and continued instability
in the European economy.
The Japan Chemical Industry Association (JCIA)
is committed to tackling the three priorities of“sharing and applying safety best practices,”“creation of innovations that contribute to society,”and “enhancing communication with society.” JCIA

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undertakes a broad range of activities in pursuit ofthese priorities.
Regarding our first priority of safety, JCIA
publishes Safety and Accident Prevention
Guidelines, which is widely used by JCIA members
particularly in Japan. Based on the Guidelines, JCIA
has developed training DVDs available in both
Japanese and English, and we are currently
endeavoring to further expand the use of thismaterial both in Japan and abroad. JCIA is also
involved in educating and training core personnel for
ensuring safety and security in manufacturing sites.
As part of our efforts toward capacity building on thefrontlines of manufacturing, we collaborate withother industry associations in organizing andproviding a course of lectures titled Industry Safety
Theory.
In February 2015, JCIA released its support
system for the control and handling of chemicals byusers. Entitled BIGDr the system is already being
extensively used as a tool for assessing andmanaging the risk of chemical substances.
Furthermore, JCIA is actively engaged in informing
the public and deepening its understanding on thesubject of compliance and risk-based chemicals
management. This program highlights the bestpractices of JCIA member companies in the
management of chemicals and includes lectures
and talks on recent developments in the regulationof chemicals in foreign countries.
In pursuit of our second priority of innovation,
JCIA focuses on nurturing the next generation ofhuman resources who are key to the creative
process. JCIA continues to reinforce its support for
doctoral students through scholarships and by
hosting opportunities for exchange between industry
and the academic community.
Our third priority of communication targets local
communities and society at large. JCIA organizes
local dialog meetings on Responsible Care (RC) in
chemical and other industrial complexes. Thesemeetings aim to foster communication and theexchange of views with local residents on thesubjects of safety and disaster prevention as well as
RC. JCIA also actively reaches out to younger
generations by conducting chemical experimentsshows for children and chemistry classes at highschools and universities during Chemistry Day(October 23) and Chemistry Week.

Building Sustainable Societies
The world today faces the daunting challenges of
the Global Agenda. Climate change, environmental
pollution, and population explosion are leading toserious problems of food and water shortages, thedepletion of fossil resources, and a wide array ofhealth and sanitary problems on a global scale. To
build sustainable societies, it is vitally important toovercome these complex and difficult challenges.
The world looks to the chemical industry to play a
key role in this process as a solutions provider.
With this awareness, chemical industries
throughout the world have come together to create
the International Council of Chemical Associations(ICCA) and are using this organization as a platform
for collaborative action. JCIA is positively involved in
the activities of ICCA and serves as the leader in the
ICCA Leadership Group on Energy and Climate
Change.
JCIA is currently working through ICCA topromote the use of chemical products in reducing
emissions of greenhouse gases. In line with thisinitiative, we are endeavoring to establish andpromulgate carbon life cycle analysis (cLCA)
methodologies for tracking reductions in greenhousegas emissions throughout the lifestyle of a product,reaching from the manufacture of the product all theway to its use and final disposal. JCIA is alsocollaborating with other industries to improve overall
industrial energy efficiency. On the international
stage, JCIA continues to play a global leadershiprole in cooperation with the chemical industry
associations and government agencies of various

countries. As part of this effort, JCIA has issued
recommendations on the role of the chemicalindustry in the implementation of measurescountering climate change in preparation for the 21st
Session of the Conference of the Parties to theUnited Nations Framework Convention on Climate
Change (COP21) scheduled to be held in December
this year.
JCIA is committed to supporting the promotionof RC in Asian countries. Toward this end, we are
actively engaged in education and public information
activities, including organizing workshops on Global
Product Strategy (GPS).

Changing Industrial Structure andContinued Development of the Chemical
Industry
The fusion of the virtual and physical worlds, alongwith rapid advances in information andcommunications technology (ICT), have forced
industries to change the structure of theirbusinesses from being quantity-based to being
quality-based. This trend is represented by suchtechnologies as the “Industrial Internet” in the U.S.
and “Industrie 4.0” in Germany, which make themost of Cyber Physical Systems (CPS) emerging
from the Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence(AI), big data, and other new IT technologies andtools. This newly unfolding domain literallytranscends the boundaries of existing industries,
and there is a rising tide of expectation that essential
innovations will be born in this environment. There is
no doubt that this domain constitutes the primaryarena for the next generation of international
competition.
It is the mission of Japan’s chemical industry to
stand on the cutting edge of these developments,
fully maintain its competitiveness, and tocontinuously supply effective solutions to society.
JCIA is keenly aware of its role and mission incontributing to the sustainable development of thechemical industry. Toward this end, we shallcontinue to provide member companies withbusiness support activities in such areas as safety,
RC, chemicals management, and generating
innovation. Finally, as the representative of Japan’s
chemical industry, JCIA pledges itself to actively
responding to the challenges of the Global Agenda
in cooperation with chemical industry associations
and federations throughout the world.

Yoshimitsu Kobayashi
ChairmanJapan Chemical Industry Association
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The Future of Human Beings andthe Earth Explored through Chemistry
Chemistry has existed throughout the history of mankind.
What value can chemistry provide to contribute to sustainable growth?

Improving food, clothing, and shelter

Contribution to social andeconomic development

During the first half of the 20th century, when the world’s first synthetic
resins, synthetic fertilizers, synthetic fibers, and general-purpose plastics
were developed, chemistry, of which the results of extensive researchbegan to bear fruit, served to improve the quality of food, clothing, andshelter in Japan and the rest of the world.

Development of substitutes fornatural substances
Synthetic
rubberSynthetic
fertilizers

Synthetic
fibersSyntheticdyes

Engineering
plastics

Performancepolymers

Agriculturalchemicals

Generalpurpose
plastics

Contribution to solving problems relating
to resources and the environment

Development ofcharacteristics

Materials
formedicalequipment

Catalysts
for vehicle
exhaustgases

Pharmaceuticals
Waste waterand gastreatment
technology

Development of technology foraddressing the problem of pollution
Tackling pollution
In the second half of the 20th century, there was an increase inindustrial pollution and lifestyle-related pollution such as vehicle
exhaust gases. As a result, air and water pollution was tackled by thechemical industry, which improved manufacturing methods utilizing thepower of chemistry.

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EnergyefficienthousesWith progress being made in the development of smart
cities, artificial intelligence, and so on, technology isadvancing at an accelerating pace, and this is bringing
dramatic changes to people’s lives. The chemicalindustry is becoming an increasingly essential presence.

Development of even moreadvanced materials

Convenient and comfortable living
The energy revolution contributed to thedevelopment of chemical technology, andcorporations particularly in petrochemicals. The
chemical industry has endeavored to harness thepower of chemistry, which is closely related tovarious other fields such as physical science,
medicine, and engineering, to make people’s lives
more convenient and comfortable.

materials with distinctive
and functions

OpticalfibersMaterials for
touchscreen
panelsSustainablegrowthOpticalcatalystsLED
lightsourcesMaterialsforIC cards

Biomaterials

CarbonfibersArtificial
photosynthesis
catalysts
Materials formaking vehicles
lighter weightandhigherperformance

Materials
forsolar cells
Secondarybatteries

Hydrogenstoragematerials

Fuel cells

Development ofenergy-generating materials
Development ofenergy-saving materials
Tackling resource depletion
Society has developed by making use of limited
resources. To ensure that resources do not runout, the chemical industry contributes to progressin the fields of energy conservation and renewableenergy, and is therefore helping to realize asustainable society.

Tackling other environmental problems
The people that live on the earth have a responsibility topreserve, develop, and coexist with nature. Goingforward, the chemical industry will contribute to society byendeavoring to balance the realization of more convenientand affluent lifestyles with consideration for the earth’s
environment.

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Organizational Chart of JCIAThe Japan Chemical Industry Association (JCIA) is organized into the General Assembly, the Board of Directors,
Auditors, the Policy Coordinating Committee, Councilors’ Committee, business-specific committees and theSecretariat. The General Assembly, which is composed of all JCIA member companies and organizations, is thesupreme decision-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 elected fromamong the member companies and resolves issues related to JCIA business and activities.

General Assembly
Auditors

Board of Directors

Committees
Public Relations Committee
International Activities
Committee

Policy Coordinating Committee

Councilors’ Committee

Security Information
Management Subcommittee

Affiliated Organizations

Economy and Tax System
Committee
Labor Committee

Technical Affairs Committee

Chemical Products PL Consulting Center
Dangerous Goods by Air Information OfficeEnvironment and Safety
Committee

Conference on Industrial Verification for CW

Chemicals Management
Committee“Dream Chemistry 21” Committee
Acetic Acid Liaison Group

Responsible Care Committee

Methanol/Formalin Liaison Group

What is Responsible Care?

Council of Human Resources Fostering Programin Chemistry

In the chemical industry, individual companies that
handle chemicals, voluntarily have committed toenvironmental protection, safety, and health protection at
every phase of the product lifecycle–from development
to manufacture, distribution, use, consumption, andfinally, disposal or recycling. These companies also
publish the results of their activities and engage indialogue and communication with society. “Responsible
Care” is the term used to describe this initiative.

Organizational Chart of the JCIA Secretariat
General Affairs Department
Public Relations Department
International Affairs Department
Department of Business/
Economic Information

Director
GeneralExecutive
Directors

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

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JCIA at a glance
Name

Activities

Japan Chemical Industry Association (JCIA)

1. Research and study on the production, distribution andconsumption of chemical products.
2. Research and study on issues concerning technology, labor,
environment, chemical safety, etc., as well as planning andpromoting measures and actions.
3. Commendations for outstanding achievement in newtechnologies and safety records.
4. Collection and dissemination of information, communications
and cooperation with related organizations in Japan andoverseas.
5. Public outreach and advocacy activities, workshops andseminars.
6. Other operations besides the above that are necessary toachieve JCIA’s mission.

Established
April 1948—JCIA formed as a voluntary association
June 1991—Incorporated as a legal entity
April 2011—Shifted to a general incorporated association
Mission
JCIA seeks to promote the healthy development of the chemicalindustry through the research and study of production,
distribution and consumption of materials relating to thechemical industry. JCIA also focuses on the research and studyof various issues relating to technology, labor, environment andchemical safety of the industry, and on planning appropriate
measures and actions to the economic prosperity of Japan andthe betterment of the national standard of living.

Fiscal year
From April 1 to March 31 of the following year

Members of the Japan Chemical Industry Association (as of June 30, 2015)
Chairman /Representative Director
Vice Chairman /Representative Director
Vice Chairman /Representative Director
Vice Chairman /Representative Director
Vice Chairman /Representative Director
Director

Yoshimitsu Kobayashi (Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation, Chairman)
Masakazu Tokura(Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited, Representative Director & President)

Kazuhiko Ishimura(Asahi Glass Co., Ltd., Chairman & Representative Director)

Shigehiro Nakajima(FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation, President & Chief Operating Officer)

Kimikazu Sugawara(KANEKA CORPORATION, Chairman of the Board and Representative Director)

Toshio Asano(Asahi Kasei Corp., President & Representative Director, Presidential Executive Officer)

Director

Yuzuru Yamamoto(Ube Industries, Ltd., President & Representative Director)

Director

Michitaka Sawada(Kao Corporation, President and Chief Executive Officer)

Director

Hideo Ichikawa(Showa Denko K.K., President & CEO)

Director

Naofumi Negishi(SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD., Chairman & Representative Director)

Director

Misao Fudaba(Daicel Corporation, President, Chief Executive Officer)

Director

Yoshiyuki Nakanishi(DIC Corporation, Representative Director, President & CEO)

Director

Shinsuke Yoshitaka(Denka Company Limited, Representative Director, President & CEO)

Director

Kenichi Udagawa(TOSOH CORPORATION, President)

Director

Masanobu Suzuki(Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd., PRESIDENT & CEO)

Director

Masanori Ikeda(NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO., LTD., Member of the Board, President)

Director

Tsutomu Tannowa(Mitsui Chemicals, Inc., President & CEO)

Director General

Tetsuo Nishide(Japan Chemical Industry Association)

Executive Director

Tetsuo Inoue(Japan Chemical Industry Association)

Executive Director

Fumiaki Shono(Japan Chemical Industry Association)

Executive Director

Yutaka Haruyama(Japan Chemical Industry Association)

Executive Director

Yoshihiko Matsumoto (Japan Chemical Industry Association)

AuditorHiroshi Yokota(Tokuyama Corporation, President and Executive Officer)

AuditorToshikiyo Kurai(MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC., President and Chief Executive Officer)

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Activity Report: Responsible Care Committee[Responsible Care Department]

Overview of the committee
The committee harmonizes andinvigorates the safety-oriented
activities of members andpromotes activities aimed atdeepening understanding bysociety. As of April 2015, thecommittee counts 111 companies
as members.

Activities
Dialogue WG

Responsible
Care
Committee

RC Report WG

Steering
Committee

MemberRelations WG
Progress
Management WG
Verification Advisory
Committee

RC Verification
Center

The Responsible Care (RC) Committee conducts
activities with members in five main areas:
environmental protection, process safety and disasterprevention, occupational health and safety, chemicals
and product safety, and distribution safety. It also
publishes the results of these activities in order todeepen communication with society. These activities
are mainly conducted by the RC Committee’s Steering
Committee and the four working groups (WGs):
Dialogue WG, RC Report WG, Member Relations WG,
and Progress Management WG.

Local Dialogue Meetings conducted in
15 districts

Focus

Hyogo District Q&A session

Yokkaichi Local Dialogue Meeting

Local Dialog map
Local Dialogue
Citizens’ Dialogue Northern Niigata
Toyama/Tomioka
Osaka
Hyogo
Iwakuni-Otake
Eastern
Yamaguchi

Tokyo

Chiba

OkayamaWestern
Yamaguchi

Kawasaki
Aichi
Yokkaichi

Oita

Kashima

Northeastern Sakai

When implementing Responsible Care activities,
it is important not only for chemical companies to
conduct activities to protect the environment, health,and safety, but also to make the results of these
activities available to society in order to deepen
mutual understanding. Local Dialogue Meetings
are held in districts in which members’ facilities areconcentrated, i.e. districts with chemical complexes.
The meetings are held once every two years in 15
districts nationwide, and in 2014 they were held in theeight districts of Eastern Yamaguchi, Osaka, Chiba,
Aichi, Yokkaichi, Kashima, Okayama, and Hyogo.
Meetings were resumed in the Yokkaichi district,
where they had been suspended since 2003, and the
Hyogo district, where they had been suspended forthe last two times due to the impact of factors suchas the Great East Japan Earthquake. The numberof local residents attending each meeting differeddepending on the district, but ranged between 40
and 70 people. And not only local residents andrepresentatives of companies and governmentorganizations but university professors and othereducators also participated in the enthusiastic
exchanges of opinions that took place. The company
case-study presentations were designed to be easy
to understand for local residents. The question-andanswer sessions featured facilitators, which ensured
that the local residents asked lots of questions andexpressed various views. As a result, an active
exchange of opinions occurred. The matters of mostinterest to local residents were process safety anddisaster prevention and responses to earthquakes andtsunami, followed by environmental protection andcommunication with the community. Through these
Dialogue Meetings, understanding concerning RC
activities is gradually increasing among local residents.

Voice

Achieving coexistence with communities through dialogue
As companies that handle chemicals, to live together sustainably with the people
in the local community, it is important for us to work to ensure environmental
protection, safety, and health, to make those activities public, and to engage indialogue. At Local Dialogue Meetings, the seriousness of the local residents andtheir appreciation for our dialogue initiatives let us know that we are succeeding,
and we intend to continuously improve them going forward.

Haruo Kadoya, Leader, Dialogue WG[Full-time Director, Chemical Management Environmental Conservation Office,
CSR Promotion Department, Lion Corporation]

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Message

Further promoting independent initiatives, invigorating
dialogue with society, and actively participating ininternational activities

In May 2014, the Board of Directors of the International Council of Chemical Associations(ICCA) revised the RC Global Charter, and most member companies have supported it
and committed to it. To implement the Charter, it will be necessary to strive to enhance
the quality of RC activities through specific actions such as the sharing of best practices.
Another key issue is dissemination and support of RC activities in Asia, which isexperiencing rapid economic growth.
I believe that this should be done effectively based on the needs of each country.

Tokio Matsuo, Committee Chairman[Executive Officer, General Manager of CSR Office, Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.]

Topic 1 Promoting the support of the revised RC Global Charter

Topic 2 Regular interaction and study meetings for members

The revisions to the RC Global Charter wereapproved by the ICCA Board of Directors
in May 2014, and the CEOs of member
companies in each country are being asked
to provide their signatures to indicate theirsupport for the revised RC Global Charter. JCIA
is helping to promote this signing campaign,and has so far secured signatures from 55
companies.

Interaction and study meetings formembers were held in July 2014 in Osaka,
October 2014 in Nagoya, and February
2015 in Tokyo. The theme of the meetings
included responding to earthquakes
and tsunamis and business continuity
planning (BCP). At the Tokyo meeting, thepresentation on RC activities was updated.

Topic 3 Responsible Care activity report meetings

Topic 4 Consumer dialogue meetings

RC activity report meetings were heldin Tokyo (96 participants) on November
28, 2014 and in Osaka (53 participants)
on December 3 of the same year. The
meetings featured a lecture on the issueof marine pollution caused by plastics(from Atsuhiko Isobe, a professor at the
Research Institute for Applied Mechanics,
Kyushu University) and reports from fivemember companies on the activities they
have been engaging in.

Consumer dialogue meetings were held
in Osaka (November 25th, 11th time)and Tokyo (December 4, 18th time). In
response to a request from a consumers’organization, the Japan Crop Protection
Organization discussed the safety andmanagement of agricultural chemicals,
while the Dialog WG described the RC
activities being performed by different
companies.

Topic 5 Support for RC activities in Asian countries

Topic 6In June 2014 we ran a seminar on Phnom
Penh, with a view to launching RC activities
in Cambodia. We are also providing
ongoing support to the Vietnamese RC
association to enable it to join the RCLG.

A task force including JCIA members
engaged in debate in relation to a planunder which RCLG-affiliated associations
will make reports to ICCA based onprocess safety metrics which wasapproved at the RCLG conference in April,2015, then approved by the ICCA Steering
Committee, and finally approved by the
ICCA Board of Directors in June.

Topic 7 Verification activities

Topic 8 Publication of the quarterly Responsible Care NEWS

Verification activities are aimed at improving the quality and reliability of
Responsible Care activities. In FY 2014, we verified 10 reports on thecommon theme of preventing process safety incidents, and have now
examined a total of 174 cases.

The 77th edition of the quarterly Responsible Care NEWS was publishedin May 2015. This quarterly has served to disseminate information for the
more than 20 years since we launched our Responsible Care activities
in April 1995.

Harmonization of process safety metrics to be used all over the world— Awards — The 9th Responsible Care Awards
These awards, which are conferred on individuals or groups that have contributed to spreading and expanding RC activities, are aimed at further
motivating and energizing the people engaged in RC activities.
Awards:Members:
RC Grand Prix
Operation Training Center, Daicel CorporationAward
RC Audit Group, Responsible Care Office, Sumitomo
Chemical Co., Ltd.
RC Jury’s
Special Award
RC & Quality Assurance Div. Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
RC
OutstandingAward

Kao Corporation
Human Resources Development Group, AGC Chemicals,
Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.
Mizushima Plant, Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation

RC Award for
EffortJSR Optech Tsukuba Co., Ltd.
Nanyo Complex, TOSOH CORPORATION
Saitama Plant, Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd.
Sustainability Campaign Team, Du Pont Kabushiki Kaisha
NIPPON KAYAKU FUKUYAMA CO., LTD.

Awarded themes:“Skill Transfer, Education and Training in Process Industry”“The Turnaround in Responsible Care Audit of Sumitomo Chemical”“Development of Responsible Care Activity to Subsidiaries andAffiliated Companies”“Approach to Measures against Earthquake”“Deployment of Safety Culture around Asian Area”“Unified Safety Activity with Construction Partner Companies”“Industrial Waste Reduction Campaign at JSR Optech Tsukuba
Co., Ltd.”“Voluntary RC Activity by Young TOSOH Employees (TRY!)”“Continuation of Local Community Exchange Meeting”“Sustainability Campaign”“Basis for the Safety: Efforts toward Firm Establishment of ‘Pointing
and Calling’”Award winners

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Activity Report: Environment and Safety Committee[Environment & Safety Department]

Overview of the committee

Activities

The committee identifies and analyzes domestic and international
regulatory trends concerning process safety, the environment, andoccupational health and safety, and disseminates the opinions andrequests of the industry.

The Environment and Safety Committee endeavors to address various
issues relating to the environment and safety by ensuring that theposition and opinions of the chemical industry are reflected in policies
and by working closely with relevant groups and organizations.
Specific issues are examined when necessary by holding meetingsof the Process Safety and Disaster Prevention Subcommittee, theEnvironment Subcommittee, and the Occupational Health and Safety
Subcommittee. In particular, the committee is focused on stepping up
action to improve the ability of the chemical industry to ensure safety
and to eliminate work-related accidents, as well as on tackling issues
relating to the environment and occupational health and safety.

Environment and
Safety Committee

Management Board

Response to
Radiation Rumors

Environment
Subcommittee
Safety and Disaster
Prevention Subcommittee

Security Incident
Prevention Study WG

VOC Study SWG

Dangerous Substances
Transportation WG
Safety Award Council

Focus

Occupational Health and
Safety Subcommittee

Providing education and raising awarenesson the manufacturing frontline

Facility Accident Occurrences (Explosion, Fire, Leakage)

120

1.4

80

1.0

40

0.6

0

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

Number of facility accidents
per company

Number of accidents

Number of accidents
Number of explosion/fire accidents
Number of leakage accidents
Number of facility accidents per company

0.0◦Exchanging information and cooperating withvarious other groups in the area of security andsafety activities and the development of frontline
personnel

Investment in Safety, Security, and Disaster-Prevention
Measures

1,000

-0.6

800

-0.5
-0.4
-0.3
-0.2

200

-0.1

0

0.0

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013
(FY)

◦Offering course on “Industry safety theory”◦Responding to requests from the joint liaison
Ratio to sales (%)

Investment amount(¥100 million)

Safety and disaster-prevention investment amount
Ratio to sales

400[Key activities]◦Publishing and distributing Japanese and English
versions of “Safety and Accident Prevention
Guidelines” (omnibus edition / DVD)

(FY)
Note: From FY 2009, the number of facility accidents is divided into
leakage accidents and explosion/fire accidents.

600

The last decade has seen an increase in process
safety incidents, and in recent years in particular,
there have been some serious accidents at
chemical plants. JCIA therefore views “ensuringsafety and security” as the number-one task
for the chemical industry, and we are therefore
implementing a variety of initiatives to “shareand apply safety best practices,” which is one of
Chairman Kobayashi’s stated goals.

council of the following three ministries/agencies:
Fire and Disaster Management Agency of the
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications,
the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, andthe Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry◦Participating in meetings of the Japan Society ofNewer Metals’ Disaster Prevention Strategy and
Safety Committee

Voice

Safety and security takes precedence over every business activity!
With the aim of expanding use of the “Safety and Accident Prevention Guidelines” (firstedition), this subcommittee has produced an omnibus edition / DVD for educating andtraining frontline personnel and promoting the transmission of skills. We are working
to expand the adoption of these guidelines among members and related groups,
and are continuously looking for new ways of utilizing them. In addition, with the aimof preventing accidents relating to the maintenance and inspection of facilities, welaunched the “Study Group to Prevent Process Safety Incidents Similar to the One at
Mitsubishi Materials,” and this group is now working independently on this issue. To
prevent process safety incidents in the future, we will continue working with members
to take the lead in taking action.

Shogo Yoshida, Subcommittee Chairman, Process Safety and Disaster Prevention Subcommittee[General Manager, Environment and Safety Division, Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc. ]11 JCIA Annual Report 2015

Message

Safety and peace of mind are the foundation of the chemicalindustry. We will move forward with “safety first” as the driving
force of our international competitiveness. Stay safe!

This fiscal year we produced an omnibus edition of our guidelines and an educational DVD, andwe have been promoting their use. We have also been offering the “Industrial safety theory”
cource in partnership with the Japan Petrochemical Industry Association and the Petroleum
Association of Japan, and have been exchanging information with other associations, groups,
and academic associations, by utilizing the Guidelines and the Best Practice booklet. As a result,
we have enhanced the process safety capabilities and energized occupational safety activities
not only in the chemical industry, but in Japanese industry as a whole. Going forward, we intend
to continue making safety the source of the chemical industry’s international competitiveness.

Junichi Misumi, Committee Chairman[Managing Executive Officer, Ube Industries, Ltd.]

Topic

1

Activities of each subcommittee in relation to “Process
safety and disaster prevention”, “Environment”, and“Occupational health and safety”

The subcommittees for Process safety and disaster prevention,
Environment, and Occupational health and safety met whenever it was
pertinent to do so. They responded to developments at government
authorities and environment/safety-related study groups both in Japanand overseas, statistical trends, and legal revisions. They quickly
identified what was going on, shared this information, and compiled
opinions and requests from members.

Topic

3

Exchanging information and cooperating with othergroups in the area of security and safety activities

We used the “Safety and Accident
Prevention Guidelines” and the“Best Practices of Safety andDisaster Prevention” to exchange
information with the Japan Iron
and Steel Federation, the Japan
Petroleum Institute, the Japan
Environmental Management
Association for Industry, andthe Japan Society for Safety
Engineering, and other groups.

Topic 5 Responding to regulations relating to water quality, atmosphere, and soil
In response to the studies by the Ministry of the Environment’s specialist
panel on the environment, which represent a first step toward theestablishment of laws and regulations, we exchanged, through theEnvironment Subcommittee, the WET Study Group, etc. opinions withpeople connected with major industry groups and actively presented
proposals to government authorities.

Topic

2

Publication and distribution of Japanese and English versionsof “Safety and Accident Prevention Guidelines” (omnibus
edition / DVD)

With the aim of expanding useof the “Safety and Accident
Prevention Guidelines” (firstedition), we produced anomnibus edition / DVD and
an English version DVD. We
explained them to members,
related groups, and individualcompanies, and worked to
expand their adoption.

Topic 4 “Industrial safety theory” course
With the aim of promoting
safety education in the oiland chemical industries,
we have been running the“Industrial safety theory”
course in partnership with
the Japan Petrochemical
Industry Association and thePetroleum Association ofJapan since October, thereby
enhancing the process-safety
capabilities of each of ourmember companies.

Topic 6 Responding to revisions to the Industrial Safety and Health Act

Topic 7 Responding to an urgent request to prevent work-related accidents

Regarding the revisions to the Ordinance on the Prevention of Hazards
due to Specified Chemical Substances and the Guidelines for thePrevention of Damage to Health by Chemical Substances (Carcinogen
Guidelines), JCIA worked to spread understanding and awareness of themamong member companies.

The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare responded to the recent
increase in work-related accidents by issuing an urgent request, and
JCIA responded by stepping up the exchange of opinions between
industry and government and assisting member companies withmeasures to prevent work-related accidents.

— Awards — The 39th Annual Safety Awards
These awards are conferred on chemical facilities that have a strong trackrecord in ensuring safety and are implementing excellent safety initiatives
that can serve as a model for the industry. The facilities that received awards
in FY 2014 have experienced no accidents at all for periods ranging from 7
to 29 years.
Awards:Members:

JCIA Annual Safety AwardGrand Prize

Kashima Plant, KURARAY CO., LTD.

JCIA Annual Safety AwardFirst Prize

Corporate Research & Development (Ube Area),
Ube Industries, Ltd. (Special Prize)
Moka Plant, SABIC Japan Ltd.
Kitakata Plant, Showa Denko K.K.
Tatsuno Plant, Showa Denko K.K.

Each of the facilities earned high marks for their proactive efforts toensure occupational health and safety

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Activity Report: Technical Affairs Committee[Technical Affairs Department]

Overview of the committee
The committee
takes action to halt
global warming anduse energy more
efficiently, makeuse of international
standardization, andprevent the leakage oftechnical information.

Focus

Activities
Energy Measures
Task Force
Special commitment to
low carbon society WG

Technical
Affairs
Committee

Management
Board

Global Warming Countermeasures
WG2 (CFC substitutes)
Technical Awards
Selection Council
Life Cycle Assessment
WG
ChemicalStandardization WG

Chemical industry initiatives to reducegreenhouse-gas emissions

Because of the presence of greenhouse gases such as CO2(carbon dioxide) and methane in the earth’s atmosphere,
temperatures on the planet are comfortable for humans
and other animals. However, due to such factors as
deforestation and growing consumption of oil and coal
due to increasing industrial activity, the atmosphericconcentration of greenhouse gases has been increasing
continuously. This has upset the balance, and global
warming, which is characterized by temperature rises at the
global level, is occurring. If global warming continues at thecurrent rate, a century from now serious effects will probably
be seen in various areas. These will include desertification
and rising sea levels, changes in ecosystems, and so on.

[In the chemical industry]
To respond to this situation, since FY 1997 the chemicalindustry has taken part in the Keidanren Voluntary Action
Plan on the Environment, promoting energy efficiency andtaking action to reduce CO2 emissions. The Voluntary
Action Plan came to an end following the publication of areport of its achievements in FY 2012, and since FY 2013
the chemical industry has participated in Keidanren’s
Commitment to a Low Carbon Society, and will be taking
the following action until 2020 to reduce global warming:

CO2 emissions by companies participating in theCommitment to a Low Carbon Society (2013-2020)❶ Curb CO2 emissions from domestic operations❷ Strengthen ties among entities to curb CO2 emissions
throughout the supply chain by expanding the use of
low-carbon products and technologies❸ Contribute internationally by expanding the use ofJapanese chemical products and processes overseas❹ Develop revolutionary technology over the medium
to long term with a view to producing commercial
versions from 2020 onwards
In addition, with Japan setting an emissions reduction
target ahead of COP21, which is to be held in Paris this year,
the chemical industry has also formulated an action plan forthe period from 2020 onwards (Phase II).
We are also taking part in initiatives to reduce
emissions of PFCs (perfluorinated chemicals) and SF6(sulfur hexafluoride) from manufacturing processes, asthese chemicals have a warming potential that is about 10
thousand times greater than that of a comparable volumeof CO2.

PFCs and SF6 emitted from manufacturing processes

CO2 emissions

8,000
7,000

PFC emissions (million tons - CO2e*)SF6 emissions (million tons - CO2e*)

6,828

6,286

6,000
5,000
4,000
3,000
2,000
1,000
0

2005

2009

(Base year)

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2010

2011

2012

2013

(FY)
(343 companies and two associations)

Emissions (10,000 tons – CO 2 e)

CO 2 emissions (ten-thousands tons per year)

The Technical Affairs Committee gathered information and conducted
research on energy-and power-related issues facing chemical companies,
and took various measures to tackle global warming. We also managed
ISO and JIS standards relating to chemicals, and held lectures to raiseawareness of the importance of having an international standardization
strategy.
In connection with the action being taken by the chemical industry to
prevent the leakage of technical information and protect trade secrets, we
also issued requests for revisions to laws and government guidelines.

5.0
4.5
4.0
3.5
3.0
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
0.5
0 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
(Year)* CO 2e: CO 2 equivalentMessage

The chemical industry is delivering solutions to global
environmental problems

Working with the ICCA, the global chemical industry is speaking with one voice andtaking action based on the cLCA concept (reducing GHG emissions from the use ofchemicals) that is recognized by society as helping to improve the earth’s environment.
It is also participating in Keidanren’s Commitment to a Low Carbon Society, andendeavoring to establish a sustainable society. And on the technical side, the Japanesechemical industry will be strengthening cooperation and working to tackle common
issues facing the industry.

Hideki Matsuo, Committee Chairman[Managing Executive Officer, Mitsui Chemicals]

Topic

1

Won an Excellence Award in 17th Ozone Layer Protection and
Global Warming Prevention Awards

The JCIA received an Excellence Award in the 17th Ozone Layer
Protection and Global Warming Prevention Awards, which are conferredby Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun, Ltd. on groups, companies, etc. with
distinguished achievements in protecting the ozone layer by reducing
emissions of PCFCs and in tackling global warming. At the award
ceremony, which was held on September 9 at the Alumni Hall at Tokai
University, Hideki Matsuo, Chairman of the Technical Affairs Committee,
went up to the stage, where he was presented with an award certificate
and a commemorative shield by CEO Imizu of Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun.

Topic 2 Publication of a supplement to the cLCA global guidelines
To reduce CO2 emissions, which is a global issue, the JCIA is working
to expand the use of, and provide education concerning, the cLCA
(carbon-Life Cycle Analysis) methodology, which assesses thecontribution of a product toreducing CO2 emissions over its
entire lifecycle.
In October 2013, theInternational Council of
Chemical Associations (ICCA)
and the Chemicals Sector of
the World Business Council
for Sustainable Development(WBCSD) jointly published a set
up global guidelines under the title“Enthusiastic Efforts to Contribute
to Reducing GHG Emissions.”
And in FY 2014, a supplement
was published to provide
concrete examples for difficult-tounderstand passages, making theguidelines even easier to apply.

Topic 3 Activities concerning the protection of trade secrets

Topic 4 Standardization-related activities

It is becoming increasingly important to protect trade secrets, which
include information about the technologies that form the source ofcompanies’ competitiveness.
In conjunction with revisions to “the Unfair Competition Prevention
Act” and “Trade Secret Management Guidelines” by the Ministry of
Economy, Trade and Industry, the Technical Affairs Committee launched
a new working group with the aim of ensuring that the requests of thechemical industry are reflected in the revisions. This working group thencompiled requests from the chemical industry concerning the protectionof trade secrets and submitted it to the government.

In recent years, international standardization has been attracting
increasing attention as a business tool, so the Technical Affairs
Committee held lecture meetings twice with the aim of raising awarenessof the importance to business of international standardization.
JCIA manages 118 ISO standards and 43 JIS standards. Thesestandards are reviewed every five years. And JCIA is responding toinquiries from users. For the reviews, JCIA established a network
involving its member companies and organizations.

— Awards — 47th Annual JCIA Technology Awards
JCIA Technology Awards commend companies that have contributed to theprogress of the chemical industry and the economy through the development
and industrialization of outstanding chemical technologies. JCIA calls forapplications from chemical-related companies and awards Grand Prize,
Special Technology Prize, and Environmental Technology Prize for selected
excellent achievements.
Awards:Members:

Awarded themes:

Grand Prize

FUJIFILM Corporation

Negative Tone Development Process Using
Organic Solvent to Produce Semiconductors

SpecialTechnology
Prize

TAIYO NIPPON SANSOCORPORATIONBusiness Expansion through the Establishmentof Technology to Isolate Oxygen-18 Isotope and
Its Commercialization

Environmental
Technology
Prize

Lion Corporation and
FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.

The World’s First Development of Palm Fatty
Acid Ester as Electric Insulating Oil

Members of Fujifilm Corporation, winner of the Grand Prize (May
2015, Tokyo)

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Activity Report: Chemicals Management Committee[Chemicals Management Department]

Overview of the committee
The committee deals withregulations at home andabroad related to chemicals
management, promotes voluntary
activities within the chemicalindustry and provides support
for research/new technology
evaluations concerning risk
management of chemicals.

Focus

Activities
The committee builds close ties with regulatory authorities and otheradministrative bodies to actively and accurately gather, analyze
and communicate information pertaining to regulatory trends forchemicals management that members truly require and find helpful.
In addition, we are proactively advocating based upon opinions frommembers. As a part of its voluntary actions of chemicals management
within the chemical industry, the committee is actively promoting
ICCA GPS/JIPS activities, tackling new issues, and also supporting
research and technology evaluations related to chemical risk
evaluation methods.

Steering Group
Chemical Regulation
Section Group
ChemicalsManagement
Committee

Risk Management
Section Group
GPS/JIPS Promoting
Section GroupLRI Steering Committee

Enhancing the functions of JCIA BIGDrand making it partially accessible to the public◦BIGDr is a web portal that offers a onestop solution for chemical substance risk
evaluations.
Since it was first made available to JCIA members in August
2013, we have been enhancing the portal’s functions todesign a user-friendly web portal that assists in the risk
evaluation of chemical substances. The unique feature of
the portal is that it provides a one-stop service carrying
a multitude of functions, such as data gathering, risk
evaluation, and information gain required for GPS/JIPS
activities.

◦As a Key system for practicing chemicals
management based on risks
We plan to continue to make improvements to the portal inaccordance with user needs. We aim to develop a model
system that adapts to the global trend “from hazard-based
to risk-based” assessment in chemicals management.

◦Access: http://www.jcia-bigdr.jp
Solution

Inquiry

Block 1

Help desk(JCIA)

Regulatory
data◦Supporting member business activities(Mizuho Information ＆Research Institute, Inc.)

Block 4

Archives

BIGDr is quite helpful for members’ chemicals management.

Toxicity data

◦Expanding user scope to include member’sgroup companies and supply chains
Starting with version 2.2+ released in February 2015, we
made the portal’s general functions available to the public.
Chemical substance management can now be conductedwithin the member’s group or by using a shared platform
with customers. In this manner, we support our members’
business activities.

Data maintenanceExposure
data

Database link

Introduce experts

Block 2

Risk assessment
Risk management

Evaluation
tool

Send data
Link

Block 3

Report link
(Safety summary report)
Semi-automated toolfor creating reports

Depiction of BIGDr functions

Block 1
(Collect and search data)

This toxicity data database portal is linked to 13 representative databases and contains searchable data on 250,000
different types of substances. Meanwhile, the legal and regulatory information for Japan and other countries canbe searched to find data on laws and regulations. Both search engines use a proprietary comprehensive, lateralplatform. There is also a collection of more than 80 links to facilitate more in-depth data gathering as well as
explanations.

Block 2
(Risk assessment)

We have uploaded a risk assessment tool and support contents available only to members. Using GSSMaker,
the popular ECETOC-TRA risk assessment tool can now be used in Japanese-language environments.

Block 3(GPS/JIPS)

We provide contents related to GPS/JIPS activities.

We have archived three years’ worth of email magazines sent out by Mizuho Information & Research Institute, Inc.
Block 4and the Japan Chemical Industry Ecology-Toxicology & Information Center (JETOC). Users can search by institute or(General information) by topic and examine general trends in this ﬁeld.

Voice

JCIA BIGDr—aiming to achieve the WSSD’s 2020 goal
GSSMaker, a new development tool, has made it possible to gather information, assess
risk, and create a draft of a safety summary all on our web portal.
In addition, we made part of our general functions open to the public. Towards the2020 goal adopted by the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD), we plan
to develop a full-range of functions to instill risk-based management throughout theindustry.

Takanori Hioki, Section Leader, GPS/JIPS Promoting Sec. Gr.
[General Manager of the Safety Evaluation Center, Ecology & Quality Management Division,
CSR Division, FUJIFILM Corporation]

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Message

Establishing chemicals management as a part of businessstrategy

In addition to strengthening our support of chemicals management operations forbusiness activities, we also conducted campaigns, and expanded the functions of ourintegrated web portal for risk assessment, JCIA BIGDr, to further promote member’s
voluntary activities within the chemical industry, mainly for GPS/JIPS. Going forward, weplan to further our initiatives based on the key words “enhancement and expansion of
information communication,” “strengthening support for regional enterprises and SMEs,”and “promotion of efficient and effective operations.”

Osamu Maruyama, Committee Chairman[Executive Officer, Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited]

Topic

1

Activities ahead of revisions tochemicals regulations in Japan

Ahead of the review of the Chemical
Substances Control Law (CSCL), JCIA
moved forward with our considerations ofspecific policies for risk-based chemicals
management and made our recommendations
to the regulatory authorities. In addition,
JCIA has embarked on creating policy
recommendations on behalf of the chemicalindustry, taking into account potential revisions
from FY2015 onward.
In response to the June 2014 revision to theIndustrial Safety and Health Act (ISHA), whichsets to expand legal obligations for labelingand risk assessments entering into force onJune 2016, JCIA examined the development of
a new method for risk assessment of mixtures,and considered recommendations on theideal methods for labeling for companies that
handle chemicals.

Topic

2

Topic

International Advocacy

3

JCIA summarized opinions from member
companies on new regulations for chemical
substances in South Korea and Taiwan, andsubmitted them to regulatory authorities.
Important issues were negotiated at the WTO/ TBT
committee through the Japanese government.
In the case of South Korea in particular, JCIA
proposed to improve the Act on Registrationand Evaluation, etc. of Chemical Substances toregulatory authorities in cooperation with the Seoul
Japan Club, an association of Japanese-affiliatedcompanies. Accordingly, some of JCIA’s opinions
were reflected in the enforcement ordinance andthe enforcement regulation.
Regarding the EU’s Biocidal Products Regulation,
particularly the issue of treated articles, which havebeen subjected to the regulation from September
2013, improvements were made by negotiations
with the EU authority through the Japanese
government.
For the WHO’s recommendation to place highvolume industrial chemicals in the UN Convention
on Psychotropic Substances, JCIA expressed ourcomments on serious impacts to the overall supply
chain, and took action on this issue along with theJapanese government. The industry cooperated
with ACC 1 and Ceﬁc 2, and ICCA expressed its
concerns. The UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs
unanimously agreed to reject the recommendation
as a result.

Results of LRI 1 activities

We implemented 20 themes in thesecond phase of the new LRI, of which
five terminated as of the end of thephase. For the third phase starting fromMarch 2015, we adopted three newthemes. We are actively disclosing ourresearch performance and outcomes.
One example is the release of anenvironment risk assessment tool (AISTMeRAM) which was developed by AIST 2
under subsidization of LRI 2. The tool isalso being released overseas. (Picture:
MeRAM presentation at the Ministry ofIndustry, Thailand in March 2015.)
1 LRI: Long-range Research Initiative
2 AIST: National Institute of Advanced Industrial
Science and Technology Long-range Research
Initiative

1 ACC: American Chemistry Council
2 Ceﬁc: European Chemical Industry Council— Awards — The first JCIA LRI* Award
JCIA is implementing LRI to provide long-term support for research related tothe impact of chemical substances on human health and the environment. JCIA
established the JCIA LRI Award to support and recognize young researchers withexcellent research performance in this field. In setting up this award, JCIA enlisted
the cooperation of the Japanese Society of Toxicology (JSOT), which has a deep
relationship with research fields aimed at by JCIA LRI. We entrust the selection ofaward candidates to JSOT. The application period was from late March to early April.
The winner of this memorable first award was Dr. Satoshi Kitajima, from the National
Institute of Health Sciences (NIHS). The Award’s ceremony was held on June 30 at the
JSOT annual meeting in Kanazawa.
With regard to the “LRI Award,” a precedent had been set by Cefic. However, JCIA
decided to present this award based on its own policy. In addition to the toxicologicalfield, JCIA is considering expanding the scope of the award to include other fields suchas the environment, and is intending to make it a regular event.

Award’s ceremony at the JSOT annual
meeting*LRI: Long-range Research Initiative

Dr. Kitajima, the first winner, andMr. Nishide, Director General, JCIA

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Chemicals Management Department

Activity Report: Chemicals Management Committee

Topic 4 Issued GPS/JIPS brochure (36 pages) for member corporate management

Topic 5 Ongoing GPS workshop in countries in Asia

In January 2015, we issued a brochure entitled“JIPS: Voluntary Chemical Industry Activities
for Minimizing Chemical Risk,” mainly to lead
top executives of the chemical industry tounderstanding of the importance of risk-based
chemicals management and to promote GPS/JIPS
for risk-based chemicals management throughout
the entire supply chain.

Based upon the decision by the
ICCA Board of Directors, weare continuing to run the GPS
Risk Assessment workshops
in Asian countries. In FY 2014,
the workshops were held in
Taiwan, Indonesia, Malaysia,
and Vietnam.

Topic 6 Dealing with risk management issues (QSAR seminar)

Topic 7 Executive Director Geert Dancet, ECHA visits JCIAIn October 2014 (basic
knowledge) and March 2015
(practical applications), we
held a QSAR* seminar for
members to promote thedissemination and use of QSAR
in the regulations and chemicalcompanies, and shared trends
in technology.

In April 2015, Geert Dancet, executive director, and Dr. Petteri Mäkelä,international relations ofﬁcer, of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
visited JCIA and met with representatives from JCIA and associatedindustries. JCIA explained the latest trends in Japan’s chemical industry
and how it is dealing with regulations in Europe. In addition, we also
introduced new information communication schemes on chemical
substances in products. Mr. Dancet highly praised Japan’s chemicalindustry on its compliance with European regulations. He also showed ahigh level of interest in the new information communication scheme. Mr.
Dancet made a presentation on recent ECHA activities and closed themeeting by pledging to strengthen cooperation with Japan.

*QSAR: Quantitative StructureActivity Relationship

Topic 8 Risk-based chemicals management throughout the supply chain
JCIA is developing the following two activities for the risk-based
management of chemicals throughout the supply chain.
(1) B uilding chemSHERPA, an information transfer scheme on chemicals
in products with the electrotechnical industry, while receiving support
from the METI 1.
(2) SCRUM 2 project in cooperation with JAMP 3 to expand GPS/JIPS
activities throughout the entire supply chain and share chemicalrisk data across various industries. We are examining standard risk
assessment methods and discussing the building of an information
communication system.
1 METI: Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
2 SCRUM: Supply chain Chemical Risk management and Useful Mechanism
discussion
3 JAMP: Joint Article Management Promotion-consortium

Column Program on the Introduction of the Chemical Risk Forum
From 2008, JCIA has been implementing the Chemical Risk Forum as a training
course for those carrying out chemicals management. We are providing
an opportunity for people to acquire a broad range of knowledge and skill
to implement risk management. In FY 2014, 18 people from 10 companies(organizations) became new members. Currently the forum’s membershipconsists of 146 people from 60 companies (organizations). The training program
consists of ten lectures and is basically designed to educate people engaged
in chemicals management. It also provides the latest information on regulatory
trends for chemical substances in Japan and abroad. The content leaned more
toward practical applications than before. The number of annual members has
increased approximately 20% year-on-year.
Also, responding to the requests of member companies and organizations,from FY 2014 we began newly implementing the introductory course of the
Chemical Risk Forum. This program was developed to train employees thatcompanies newly assign to handle chemicals management and to provide basic
knowledge on chemicals management to people at companies that are planningto newly undertake chemicals management. In FY 2014, a number of people
participated in this course which we held three times in Tokyo. We plan to holdthis program in the other areas, including regional areas, going forward.

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Fumiaki Shono, Executive Director, giving a lecture in
introductory course of the Chemical Risk Forum (February
2015)

Activity Report: International Activities Committee[International Affairs Department]

Overview of the committee

Activities

This committee cooperates with other JCIA committees and implements
activities that target various international issues, including commerce and tradeissues related to the chemical industry.

The committee effectively carries out activities connected with
EPA, FTA, and other trade and commerce issues with countries
and regions such as the US, Europe, and Asia. It also handles
activities related to international conferences to deal withissues such as Responsible Care, chemicals management andclimate change as well as ICCA-related activities with a view tostrengthen support we offer to Japanese companies outsideof Japan.

International Activities Committee

Focus

Management Board

Recommendations for EPA andFTA negotiations

At present Japan is engaging in EPA (Economic Partnership
Agreement) and FTA (Fair Trade Agreement) negotiations
with eight countries and regions. This includes the TransPacific Partnership (TPP), and EPA between Japan and theEU, and FTA between Japan, China, and South Korea. To
the best of our ability, we grasp each of these negotiations
trends and provide information to members through the
JCIA website and lectures. In addition, we gather member
opinions on EPAs and FTAs connected with the chemicalindustry, and offer opinions to the government and otherinstitutions on behalf of Japan’s chemical industry. In FY
2014, there were increased opportunities to promote global
regulatory cooperation. The JCIA also held an investigative
commission to propose recommendations on regulatory
cooperation for the Japan-EU EPA to the planning group of
the Keidanren Europe Committee. We provided opinion on
the direction going forward given current trends and issues
in the chemical industry.

Topic 1 Posing opinions at international conferences and policy dialogue

Topic 2 Regular meetings between Japan and South Korean associations

A brisk exchange of opinions
was held at the APEC1 Chemical
Dialogue and AMEICC WG-CI2(June and August 2014 andJanuary 2015). The opinions ofJapan’s chemical industry werereflected in these forums. Also, in
June 2015, we invited a lecturer
from METI to give a lecture in
Singapore.

We held our fifth regular meetingwith the Korea Chemical Industry
Council (KOCIC) in December
2014. We shared informationon common issues, such as
chemicals management, andsafety and disaster prevention,
and worked to strengthen our
relationship.

1 APEC: Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation
2 AMEICC WG-CI: ASEAN Economic Ministers and METI Economic andIndustrial Cooperation Committee

Topic 3 Presentation on regulations concerning the rules of origin of chemicals

Topic 4 ICCA-related activities

In March 2015, we invited alecturer from Tokyo Customs togive a presentation on regulations
concerning the rules of origin ofchemicals. Around 70 members
participated. The presentation met
the expectations of members andoffered a deeper understanding of
regulations concerning the rules oforigin of chemicals.

Acting as the secretariat office for ICCA, we held various activities
at the steering committee meeting in Mexico in April, the Board of
Directors meeting in Tokyo in May, and then the Board of Directors
and steering committee meetings in Paris in October. The ICCA
Board of Directors meeting, which was conducted in May, washeld for the first time in Japan. As the secretariat office, we handled
preparations and management and successfully carried out themeeting.

Message

Initiatives for tackling international issues in the chemicalindustry, which is undergoing globalization

As the industry continues to undergo globalization, initiatives to tackle international issues, including
trade and commerce issues (tariffs, non-tariffs barriers, the rules of origin of chemicals, and other issues)
are becoming increasingly important for Japan’s chemical industry. We offer timely opinions on behalfof Japan’s chemical industry to the government and other institutions through opportunities such as
international conferences and various government committees, and we are working to realize initiatives totackle global issues.

Toshinori Yamamoto, Committee Chairman[Managing Director, Member of the Board, Tosoh Corporation]

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

Overview of the committee

Activities

The committee collects and shares information on the economy and tax
systems pertaining to the chemical industry. It also summarizes opinions
and expresses the requests and opinions of the industry.

The government is easing up on various regulations, revising the tax
system, and addressing laws and ordinances to achieve a brisk economic
cycle for the development of Japan’s economy.
Amid this environment, with the aim of dealing with changes andensuring further growth of the chemical industry, we collect and share
information related to the economy and tax system and make requests andrecommendations on policies.
In particular, we are cooperating with other industries to strengthen our
activities to promote revisions to the tax system.

Tax administration section meeting
Economy andTax System Committee

Economic strategy meeting
Security trade control investigative committee

Focus

FY 2015 activities to bring about revisions
to the tax system
Key request in FY 2014
❶ Review the effective corporate tax rate
❷ Expand tax programs to promote R&D❸L axer criteria for applying the consolidated tax payment
system❹ Radical review of climate change taxes❺E xemption on the main rules of gasoline tax andpetroleum and coal tax for raw material used in
manufacturing petrochemical products

Edited the handbook on service transactions for

Topic 1 Security Export Control

Committee meeting

In June 2014, the Japan Revitalization Strategy was revised.
Tax revisions in 2015 were substantial given that strategy
revisions included a downward revision to the effective
corporate tax rate. We also summarized the chemicalindustry’s requests for tax revisions and lobbied regulatory
authorities. The effective corporate tax rate is scheduled
to be reduced for several years, while tax programs forpromoting R&D will basically remain the same.
We also issued joint requests* along with other industry
organizations for the revision of the tax system.
*Joint requests for revisions to corporate taxation that would
strengthen the competitive edge of companies (total of 10organizations); Opposed the expansion of uses for climate change
taxes (total of 121 organizations)

Message

The investigative committee on
Security Export Control put together
a handbook that covers issues suchas questions on service transactions
and problems faced by member
companies from the perspective of
the chemical industry. This handbook
on service transactions has been
uploaded to the JCIA website.

Lecture on economy and tax system and briefing on Security

Topic 2 Export Control

This committee collaborates with the department of METI andholds lectures which offer the opportunity to share information andexchange opinions.
In FY 2014, presentations on Security Export Control (Tokyo andOsaka) and on budget requests and tax system revision requests(September 2014, January 2015) were held.

Maintaining the business environment for the chemicalindustry and working for industry development

The domestic business environment, including its tax system, export criteria, and various regulations, must
undergo constant review to ensure that it matches prevailing needs, so that Japan’s chemical industry canachieve further development under the growth strategies of Abenomics. JCIA collects opinions from the
far-reaching chemical industry, provides and shares information, and presents opinions and requests. We
are carrying out activities to gain equal footing with the international business environment.

Masumi Fukuda, Committee Chairman[Director & Senior Managing Executive Officer, Daicel Corporation]

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Activity Report: Public Relations Committee[Public Relations Department]

Overview of the committee

Activities

This committee carries out PR activities to improve the trustworthinessand presence of the chemical industry, and implements activities toenlighten youngsters on chemicals.

To promote understanding of JCIA’s activities, the committee actively
communicates both internally and externally the details of JCIA’s activities
and the initiatives being carried out by Japan’s chemical industry. The
committee also regularly holds chemical-experiment classes as well
as seminars for junior high schools teachers. The goal is to enlighten
youngsters, who are our future on chemistry.

Public Relations Committee

Focus

Chemistry Day Promotion WG

Passing on the dream of chemistry to
future generations

We hold chemical-experiment shows where children canexperience a number of experiments at once and chemicalexperiment classes where small groups of children carry outclassroom experiments. We want to make science (chemistry)
fun, mainly for elementary school students.
The children’s faces beam with smiles and enjoyment as theyseriously tackle the experiments they are given.
At the junior high school level, we offer educational support
to science teachers. We provided educational assistance,
including a seminar for junior and senior high school scienceteachers (Fukushima, June 2014) and factory tours for juniorhigh school science teachers in Tokyo (Kawasaki, July2014). We also displayed a booth at the Nationwide JuniorHigh School Science Education Research Group (Zenkoku
Chugakko Rika-kyoiku Kenkyu-kai) (Matsue, August 2014).
At the high school level, we conducted our annual
activities—the Chemistry Grand Prix and International
Topic

1

Introducing Japan’s chemicalindustry and JCIA activities

Each year “Chemical Industry of Japan”(by graphs) is published. It is an easy tounderstand explanation of the chemicalindustry using figures and graphs. The
publication is popular both in Japan andabroad. In addition, we issue an annual
report that introduces JCIA activities.

MessageTopic

2

Chemistry Olympiad. At
the International Chemistry
Olympiad in 2014, students
representing Japan took
one gold metal, two silver
medals, and one bronze
medal. All the participating
students showed exemplary
skills and performance.

Chemistry Day: children’s chemicalexperiment show (Kyocera Dome,
Osaka)

Date

Event

No. of participating companies/
organizations

Location

No. ofparticipants

Jun.

Tohoku reconstruction aidChildren’s chemicalexperiment class

3 companies

Fukushima

About
1,200 People

Aug.

Summer vacation: chemicalexperiment show for children

14 companies,
2 organizations

Tokyo

About
8,000 People

Oct.

Chemistry Day: chemicalexperiment show for children

7 companies,
2 organizations

Osaka

About
5,000 People

Six
times
a yearChildren’s science experiment
class

Tokyo

Total
384 People

Working group to popularize“Chemistry Day”

Working group members are selectedfrom employees engaging in PR at sevenmember companies. From a wide range ofperspectives, the working group considers
ways to promote and popularize Chemistry
Day and Chemistry Week among thegeneral public. Heated discussions arecarried out at each meeting.

Topic

3

JCIA Online PR email magazine

An email magazine is sent out about
twice a month mainly to employees in
the administrative and PR departmentsof member companies. The magazine
includes announcements of JCIA seminars,
chemical-experiment shows and classes
and other events and activities, as well as
implementation reports.

Aiming to make “Chemistry Day (Oct. 23)” a national event

A key theme of the Public Relations Committee in FY 2014 was the promotion and popularization ofChemistry Day as a general public event. The committee held new events for children and students,
including chemical-experiment shows and special classes. At present, our working group, which consistsof young PR staff from member companies (half of which are female), continues to offer fresh ideas. The
group continues to develop activities that will make the general public more familiar with chemistry.

Masaru Amano, Committee Chairman[Director & Managing Corporate Officer, Showa Denko K.K.]

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Activity Report: Labor Committee[Labor Department]

Overview of the committee

Activities

This committee carries out activities that focus on dealing withhuman resource development, labor related policies, and laws
and regulations in the chemical industry.

The committee implements various seminars and working group activities, including
a seminar on training personnel and labor staff. To deal with labor related policies,
and laws and regulations, the committee collaborates with the Keidanren and otherindustry organizations to offer up opinions. Furthermore, the committee works tosustain proper relationships with labor unions through chemical industry labor andmanagement talks with the IndustriALL Global Union, Japanese Chemical and Energy
Industry Affiliates’ Federation (IndustriALL-JAF).

Labor Committee

Management Board

Topic 1 Seminars for training personnel and labor staff

Topic 2 Labor and management talks in the chemical industry

An important issue is the training of leaders for human resource
departments, which will be responsible for shouldering the next
generation of the chemical industry. As such, we have been
continuously holding seminars since FY 2000. In FY 2014, wewelcomed Mr. Takashi Kamiya, from the Institute of Strategic Human
Resource Development as a lecturer, and held a total of eightseminars. There were 14 participants from 13 companies.
The theme that was covered was personnel management strategies
and the role of the HR department at chemical companies. The
purpose of the seminar was to use discussion to think and learn
about personnel and labor functions in management and the rolesof HR department. Another objective is to create a network among
those engaged in the same personnel and labor duties within thechemical industry.

We held labor and management talks with the IndustriALL Global
Union, Japanese Chemical and Energy Industry Affiliates’ Federation(IndustriALL-JAF) in October 2014 and then again in February 2015.
This is an ongoing gathering that is held annually. The executivesof labor organizations that belong
to the IndustriALL-JAF andgovernors of the labor relations
board committees participate
in the talks. Both parties report
activities and exchange opinions toenrich communications and sustain
proper relations.

Message

Training personnel that are the future of the chemical industry
Yoshihiro Wada, Committee Chairman[Lead Executive Officer, Asahi Kasei Corporation]

In FY 2014, we poured our energy into dealing with human resources training and labor-related
policies, laws and regulations, including the legal system regulating working hours. In FY 2015, weplan to expand our activities for training personnel that will lead the next generation in the chemicalindustry. In specific, for the first time in seven years we plan to dispatch an overseas research team toSoutheast Asia to research labor conditions in the overseas chemical industry. Also, we plan to embark
on planning new corporate personnel training programs.

ofSecurity Information Management Subcommittee Summary
section meeting[General Affairs Department]

Security Information
Management Subcommittee

For matters related to the security information of JCIA members, we
collaborate with the Information-technology Promotion Agency (IPA)
to implement planning and proposals derived from comprehensive
opinions. In addition to carrying on existing national project activities
related to security information, we also engage in a wide range ofactivities, including participating in new projects, submitting opinions torelated ministries and agencies, providing consultation and information
to members, sharing information, carrying out educational activities,
promoting interaction between members and creating human networks.

Voice

Boosting the level of information security
Recently, the threat of cyber-terrorism is increasing and the strengthening of corporate security
information measures is an urgent issue. At present there are no perfect measures. Another very
difficult issue is maintaining the balance between convenience and cost. In fiscal 2015, we plan
to boost the level of security information in the chemical industry by sharing and exchanging
information with other members, through public and private sector ties, and furthermore bypromoting the strengthening of ties with other associations.

Ichiro Terashima, Subcommittee Chairman[General Manager, Headquarters, Information System Group, Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.]

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Security information
liaison meeting

Labor Department

ColumnFostering Program of Human Resourcesin Chemistry

Program details
Fostering Program of Human Resources in Chemistry
Common vision of the high-level human resources
required by the chemical industry
Symposium

Support chemical industry education at universities
Lectures on chemical industry/career education

Council of
Human
Resources
Fostering
Programin Chemistry

Career support
Student-company exchange meeting /research presentations

Majorsthat will
receive support

Scholarships

Students
Chemical personnel network
Support through information exchange with students
who received support and completed their majors>>> Required personnel
Well-versed, specialized knowledge in a designated field and comprehensive basic
scholastic ability
Possesses management capabilities, including being skilled in identifying issues,building hypotheses for solutions, and execution
Superior leadership and communication capabilities
Global awareness♦Selecting majors that will receive support

In FY 2014 we implemented the fifth screening to select whichcourses of study would be given support. In addition to the 24
majors that we have provided aid to thus far, the committee
decided to provide support to the Department of Materials andScience and Engineering at the Graduate School of Engineering,
Yokohama National University. (Currently there are 25 majors at
15 graduate schools that are receiving support.)
Examples of outstanding activities carried out for each major
can be found on the JCIA website.

♦Industry-academia exchange meeting

In FY 2014, we held an exchange meeting between industry andacademia. It was held on October 14 and 15, 2014 at the Tower
Hall Funabori, Tokyo. It was part of a collaboration plan with CSJ
Chemistry Festa 2014, which was sponsored by the Chemical
Society of Japan (CSJ). The key note address was given by Dr.
Tetsuya Tsunekawa, vice president and general manager of the
R&D division of Toray Industries, Inc. The students receiving
support gave research presentations. Also young researchersthat took jobs at the member companies after completing their

In October 2010, the fostering program of humanresources in chemistry was established based ona proposal by the Chemical Vision Study Group,
which was set up by METI in 2009. The purposeof this program is to develop young personnel thatwill contribute to the strengthening of the global
competitiveness of Japan’s chemical industry andindustry promotion. In the program, we express theneeds for human resources with doctoral degrees
required by the chemical industry, and support doctoral
courses that can implement an advanced curriculum
responding to the needs and its students. There are 37
JCIA member companies that endorse and participate
in this program. We established a council for thedeveloping program for students who will be engaged
in the future chemical industry. This group holds
exchanges with the member companies, supports job
hunting activities, and offers scholarships mainly forgraduate students in doctoral programs in chemistry.
Four years has passed since this program wasestablished. In light of the progress being made withcurrent activities, we embarked on rebuilding theframework of this program to further enhance its
effectiveness. We plan to enrich this program, adding
new activities in educational assistance by the chemicalindustry and symposiums.

doctorate degree introduced examples of activities. This was anopportunity to promote interaction between industry and students.

♦Student-company exchange meeting

In February 2015, we held a student-company exchange meetingin Tokyo and Osaka. The purpose was to provide information to
give students a correct understanding of the chemical industry
and companies, and to help
them design a career path.
The students that attended
were those that received
support under our program
to foster human resourcesin chemistry. In Tokyo
31 member companies
participated and in Osaka
21 companies participated.
Student-company exchange
All together, nearly 120
students attended.

♦Scholarships

From amomg the majors subject to receive our support, weselect several ones implementing particularly outstanding
activities of human resource development, and grant ascholarship to their recommended students. A scholarship of
200,000 yen per month for a period of three years is granted toeach student. In FY 2014, 32 students from 12 different majors
at 10 graduate schools were granted scholarships.

♦Initiatives for chemical industry education

Student-industry exchange

In FY 2014, we established the working group for chemicalindustry education. The working group undertakes measures tosupport chemical industry education at universities.

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Topics

Introducing the various activities of JCIA

JCIA’s international initiatives

Activities as part of the International Council of Chemical
Associations (ICCA)
The Board of Directors of ICCA, which is composed of chemicalindustry associations from around the world, met twice a year.
This time, the meeting was held in Tokyo in May, which was
the first time in Asia. The implementation and management of
the meeting was carried out by JCIA. The Board of Directors
meeting was also held in Paris in October 2014, and then in
Colorado Springs (US) in June 2015. Global issues sharedthroughout the chemical industry were discussed. The main
topics of discussion were:❶ ICCA activity plan for the fourth session of the International
Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM 4) to beheld in Geneva, Switzerland from the end of September toearly October 2015.
❷ ICCA activity plan for the United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change (COP21) to be held in lateNovember to December 2015.
❸ Promote the signing of the revised version of the
Responsible Care Global Charter by the CEOs of 150
global chemical companies.
❹ Collaborate with the ICCA, the United Nations Environment
Programme (UNEP), and the Organisation for theProhibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) to conductcapacity building activities that will transfer specialized
knowledge and develop capabilities for implementing risk
assessment and proper management of chemicals inemerging economies and developing nations.
In regard to item ❷, as the leader and chair of the ICCA’senergy and climate change leadership group, Japan is taking
a leading role in activities for COP21, including providing
information on initiatives in the chemical industry to reduce theemission of greenhouse gases.
Also, regarding item ❹, ICCA has highly praised JCIA for
its capacity building activities in Asian countries using its
sustainability package.

■ ICCA (International Council of Chemical Associations)This organization was established by the chemical industry
associations of the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Japan in 1989. The
number of member countries and regions is approximately 50
including the chemical industry associations of North and SouthAmerica, Europe, Asia, Oceania, and the Gulf countries and also
including observer countries such as China, Russia, and India.
ICCA thus contributes to the development of sustainable society
through its engagement in voluntary and other activities of which“Responsible Care” is the most representative one.
The organization is comprised of four main leadership groups
which implement and promote strategic initiatives toward thesolution of challenging issues in the respective fields, and engage incommunication, notably offering opinions to policy decision makers.
For more information, refer to ICCA website.

http://www.icca-chem.org

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ICC Board of Directors meeting in Paris in October 2014

Cefic RC awards
ceremony washeld concurrently
with the Paris
ICCA Board of
Directors meeting.
The key note
address wasgiven by Tsutomu
Tannowa, JCIA
director (Mitsui
Chemicals, Inc.)

ICCA Board of Directors meeting in Colorado Springs in June 2015

ICCA Organizational Chart

CEO Group（Global Executive
Strategy Group）

ICCA
General Assembly
ICCA
Board of Directors
ICCA
Steering Committee

Energy and Climate Change
Leader: Yoshimitsu Kobayashi(Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation)
Chair: Shigenori Otsuka(Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation)
Co-chair: Russel Mills (Dow Chemical)
Chemical Policy and Health
Leader: Andrew Liveris (Dow Chemical)
Co-chair(Europe) : Martin Kayser（BASF）
Co-chair(US) : Michael E.Witt（Dow Chemical）
Responsible Care®
Leader: Jean-Pierre Clamadieu（Solvay）
Chair: Hans-Jürgen Korte（Solvay）
Vice-chair: Kyosuke Okano (Showa Denko K.K.)
Communications
Chair: Anne Womack Kolton（ACC）
Trade Policy Network

JCIA’s international initiatives

Promotion of RC Integrated Program for
Sustainable Development throughout Asia
One important theme being undertaken by JCIA is thepromotion of RC Integrated Program for Sustainable
Development throughout Asia. JCIA packaged its knowhow on
educational assistance related to Responsible Care, chemicals
management, and process safety and disaster prevention(see Figure 1). We are carrying out educational support
activities and capacity building in countries in Asia, whichhave undergone rapid economic growth and are becoming
more independent. At the same time, we created a roadmap
to build reliable relationship with local companies and local
Japanese companies, chemical industry associations, and thegovernment (see Figure 2). Through these activities, JCIA iscontributing to the improvement of safety and environmental
conditions in Asian countries by exerting the leadership role ofJapan’s chemical industry in countries in the region. JCIA aims

to become a reliable association through its support of local deeprooted capacity building and other activities.
In FY 2014, we implemented capacity building in Indonesia,
Myanmar, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Taiwan. Our actions were wellreceived in each country.
In FY 2015, we aim to optimize our sustainability package
to further expand our activities. We plan to continue to gain
information and identify needs by talking with local governments,
associations, and companies, and add support items that are inline with these needs to our sustainability package.
We also plan to expand the contents of our training (enrich
our library of DVDs, visit local companies, etc.) by obtaining thecooperation of domestic associations and member companies.
We are pouring energies into educating local trainers to build anenvironmental safety training system locally.

Figure 1: Support using RC Integrated Program
2014

2016

2020

Training

Chemical substance risk assessment(chemicals management)
Process safety and disaster prevention/
occupational safety(environment and safety)

Appropriately grasp needs

ASEAN support activities

Chemicals management
ICCA GPS-WS

JCIA

Responsible Care
APRO, JETRO
Environment and safety
Best practices

New initiatives
Basic package ofmaterials(The sustainability
package)

Support for local
Japanesecompanies

Local companies
and local
Japanesecompanies
will rely on JCIA

Continued support
Support for
local companies
ICCA GPS-WS
RCLG

(

)

Personnel training
Building relationships
with local government,
associations,prominent universities
Improve businessenvironment

Implementing a workshop

Figure 2: Roadmap of RC Integrated Program for Sustainable Development

Visiting local companies

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Member services that the entire association engages in＞＞＞ JCIA seminars
have a high level of interest, including global issues,
different industries, chemicals management, safety,
the global environment, and innovation. In FY 2014,
a total of six seminars were conducted and a totalof around 1,000 members participated. Our latestschedule for FY 2015 can be found on the JCIA
seminars website (http://www.jcia-seminars.org/).
Details of seminars in FY 2014

JCIA has been holding bi-monthly JCIA seminars withthe goal of providing members with more beneficial
information since the second half of FY 2013. Lecture
themes are selected from areas in which members＞＞＞ JCIA explanatory meetings for members

We have been holding “JCIA explanatory meetings” formembers since FY 2012. These are an opportunity for
the Director General and other Executive Directors incharge to directly explain JCIA’s activities to its members.
In FY 2014, the meetings were held in Osaka (November18), Nagoya (November 26), and Tokyo (February 20,2015). Nearly 200 members attended the meetings.
After the meetings were completed, discussion sessions
were held so that members could exchange views on a
deeper, face-to-face basis.
Agenda for JCIA explanatory meeting(Tokyo; February 20, 2015)❶ JCIA organization and activities (Director General)❷ Chemicals management and international activities (Executive
Director in charge)❸ Environmental safety and Responsible Care (same as above)❹ Recent trends concerning climate change and energy (sameas above)

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No. 1

Industry and government initiatives for gender equality

No. 2

Business environment and issues faced by Japanese chemicalcompanies in US and Europe

No. 3

Recent trends in trade secret protection

No. 4

Reality of chemicals management—Examples from individual companies—

No. 5

Chemical industry issues from the perspective of users

No. 6

Business environment and issues in India, which is experiencing
pronounced growth＞＞＞ JCIA Symposium 2015

Moderator Kayoko Yamamoto,Left: Takeshi Otsu, Vice President, Chemicals &Editorial Writer & Senior Staff Writer, Crop Protection, BASF Japan Ltd.
Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun
Right: Masahiro Asami, Director & Corporate Vice
President, General Manager, R&D Management
Headquarters, Fujifilm Holdings Corporation

Since FY 2013, we have been holding the JCIA Symposiumin line with JCIA’s annual General Assembly. In FY 2015,
the symposium was divided into two parts. The first partwas for lectures by those who won one of the three JCIA
awards in the categories of “Annual Safety,” “Responsible
Care,” and “Technology.” This offers an opportunity to share
best practices with other members. The second part of thesymposium consists of a panel session on how people think
about and perceive innovation. After special lectures by
BASF Japan Ltd. and Fujifilm Holdings Corporation, a panel
discussion was held on ideal innovation in the chemicalindustry. Ms. Yamamoto, an editorial writer & senior staff
writer at Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun, an industrial newspaper,
acted as moderator.

＞＞＞ Expectations of JCIA

Chemical industry coming together as one tostrengthen industrial safety and build a social
safety environment
Masamitsu Tamura,
Professor Emeritus of the University of Tokyo

He has held prominent positions in various academic societies and other organizations,such as the Science Council of Japan, and also membership of governmental committees.
He has won many awards including the Prime Minister’s award for achievements in safety
in 2005, and is the author of numerous publications on safety.
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Graduated from Faculty of Engineering, the University of Tokyo
Obtained master’s degree from School of Engineering, the University of Tokyo
Completed doctorate at School of Engineering, the University of Tokyo
Worked at Toyobo Co., Ltd.
Lecturer at Faculty of Engineering, the University of Tokyo
Assistant professor at Faculty of Engineering, the University of Tokyo
Visiting professor at the University of Louisiana
Professor at Department of Reaction Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering,
the University of Tokyo; after serving as a professor at the Department ofChemical System Engineering, School of Engineering, the University of Tokyo,
became a professor in the Department of Environmental Studies, Graduate
School of Frontier Science, University of Tokyo in 1999
After retirement, became Professor Emeritus of the University of Tokyo
Visiting professor at the Center for Risk Management and Safety Sciences at
Yokohama National University
Full-time professor at the center
Visiting professor at the center

The chemical industry plays a crucial roleof delivering value to society through its
development and Japan is expected tocontribute to the creation of world leading
technologies as well as safe, environmental
friendly and quality-oriented manufacturing.
However, recent safety issues in chemicalindustries may uproot the foundation of
the Japanese chemical industry, therefore,
JCIA chairman Kobayashi clearly stressedin his message in this annual report theimportance of safety by stating that a
priority should be placed on “sharing andapplying safety best practices.”
The first point toward safety
reinforcement in the chemical industry is topromote risk assessment implementation,in order to recognize the existence of risks
and to reduce them to below permissiblelevels. It is essential that such a campaign
should involve small- and medium-scale
enterprises in collaboration with the Japan
Industrial Safety & Health Association(JISHA).
The second point is the developmentof human resources. Working with theJapan Petrochemical Industry Association(JPCA) and the Petroleum Association ofJapan, JCIA holds the “industrial safety
theory” course supported by lecturers fromthe government, academia, and industry.
The course provides the participants withbasic knowledge on industrial safety andinformation on safety measures being
carried out by chemical companies.
In addition, this course also offers an
opportunity for cross-company discussions
on safety among the participants. Suchsafety training programs should be more
broadly shared and include hands-on
experience training.
The third point is that each company
and factory assesses the safety levels of its
own safety infrastructure and safety culture
to acknowledge their weaknesses andovercome them. In JCIA, companies thathave received the JCIA annual safety award
present their advanced safety measures at

the Safety Symposium, and these are thensystematically categorized and shared in
the Best Practice booklet*. This could bea helpful reference for reinforcing the levelof safety.
The fourth point is to respond to
globalization. It is common issue that theJapanese chemical industry should be
definitely armed for the future, accumulatetechnologies and conduct human resource
training. We look forward to contributions
from JCIA in this regard.
Turning to the issue of building a social
safety environment, it is necessary tofoster engineers and researchers whoestablish and implement future industrial
safety systems as well as citizens who
have basic knowledge about safety andunderstand industrial safety. In doing so,an integrated systematic safety training
program should be established to provide
appropriate safety education at eachlevel—from home education, elementaryand secondary education, and higher
education through corporate training orsocial education. To this end, the chemicalindustry should promote not only corporate
training, but also support primary andsecondary education, contributions tosocial education and cooperation andsharing roles with universities and othereducational institutions.
I believe that the chemical industry
should work together toward establishmentof close cooperation between industry,
government, and academia to reinforce
Japan’s industrial safety and build a social
safety environment. I encourage JCIA toplay a central role in this regard.

Editorial policy“JCIA Annual Report” is issued to
inform a wide range of stakeholders
about what kind of organization JCIA
is and what activities it engages in.
The 2015 issue is the third JCIA annual
report. In this edition we reported
on our activities by committee in aneffort to simplify the introduction of
our activities and make them easier tobe understood. The “Focus” section
introduces key themes and the “Topic”
section covers our various activities.
In addition, JCIA Annual Report
Reference Materials provides various
data and introduce initiatives related to
JCIA activities. JCIA Annual Report ispublished in the autumn of each year.

Targeted organizations

Targeted organizations are the Japan
Chemical Industry Association andmember companies and organizations.

Languages

This report is issued in two languages,
Japanese and English.

Reporting period

April 2014–March 2015
(Some information from outside thisperiod is included.)

Publication date
September 2015

Scheduled date of next
publication
September 2016

Inquiries

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1-4-1 Shinkawa, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0033
TEL 03-3297-2555 FAX 03-3297-2615[JCIA URL]
http://www.nikkakyo.org/
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