FY 2020 CSR website Site Reports > RIMTEC Corporation

RIMTECRIMTEC Corporation
Business Description
Sales of RIM (reaction injection molding) compound and molded products
Established in 2003, Rimtec has an integrated production system starting from the raw
material dicyclopentadiene to the final compound. We bring together originalcompounding, molding, and design technologies to produce and sell a wide variety ofmolded products such as homebuilder materials and automotive bumpers.
Our head office is located in Tokyo. We have a research laboratory in Zeon
Corporation’s Mizushima Plant, and the subsidiary Telene S.A.S. (France) with an R&D
function in France. We also have a U.S. sales office, Zeon Chemicals L.P. Rimtec
acquired and merged with Zeon Rim, a manufacturer of molded products, on April 1,2020.
No. of Employees
As of March 31, 2020: 27 (23 men, 4 women)
Hiring in FY 2019: 2 (2 men, 0 woman)

Mizushima Plant

Examples of molded products

Bathtub unit

Truck bumper

Water purification tankCompany Policy (Executive Message)
RIM molding using the raw material dicyclopentadiene is an innovative energy-saving,
resource-saving technology for producing large molded products that are lightweight andfeature excellent shock resistance.
Conventional applications were primarily construction and agricultural machinery body
panels and water purification tanks, but in recent years, use has expanded to truck andbus body panels as well as electrical and electronic applications that take advantage oflow viscosity and good filling properties in an attempt to contribute to improvement of theglobal environment through reduction of CO 2 emissions.
Rimtec seeks to contribute to improvement of the global environment by expanding ourbusiness for environmentally-friendly RIM blended compound for molding while
contributing to employment at production contractors and customers, and revitalize localcommunities.

President
Takashi Nakayama

Safety Initiatives
PolicySafety First! Employees act responsibly and coordinate closely with production contractors and customers to achieve zeroaccidents and disasters.
Specific Initiatives
1. Production quality meetings with production contractors (monthly)・We report on production and quality management, and provide education on chemical substance regulations and accident
case studies.
2. Mutual inspections with production contractors (once/year)
・Rimtec research laboratories, Zeon Rim, and production contractors jointly perform mutual RC activities, 5S and safety
inspections.

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3. Customer safety education (once/year)
・Distribute safety education materials to all customers
・Conduct briefings on the latest versions of laws and regulations
・Visit new customers to give guidance
4. Corporate culture development
・Since FY 2015, we have been conducting mutual 5S safety activities with production contractors.
・Since FY 2017, we have been carrying out monthly productivity improvement activities for production contractors, incollaboration with the NPS Promotion Group at Zeon’s Production Innovation Center.
・Since FY 2018, we have been holding corporate culture reform seminars with guidance from the ZΣ Promotion Division ofthe Zeon Production Innovation Center and undertaking voluntary improvement measures to develop the corporateculture.

Environmental Impact Reductions
Policy・Increase thermal recycling of waste plastic
・Reduce the environmental impact of substances in products based on the regulations in various countries
Specific Initiatives
1. Reducing industrial waste discharge
We have been working to reduce landfill waste since FY 2015 and have made further
reductions by establishing a route for sorting and recovering middle insert components
in waste plastic, recycling metal components, and conducting thermal recycling ofwaste plastic components.
2. Compliance with the laws and regulations of applicable countries
We confirm the laws and regulations of various countries with our global subsidiaries,
and are targeting product development and sales expansion to reduce environmental
impact.

Product reviews at Three-Region
Technology Meetings

3. Environmental Data
* “0” indicates less than 0.5 tons, and “0.0” indicates less than 0.05 tons

Rimtec Corporation

FY 2015

FY 2016

FY 2017

FY 2018

FY 2019

No. of substances

00000Consumption (tons)

000

00

Emissions (tons)

00000

3139

754

61

0.0

0.3

0.0

1.2

2.0

1.5

1.4

1.9

1.4

1.0

CO2 emissions (tons)

103

152

136

149

197

Energy consumption (crude oil equivalent, kL)

89

78

6877

109

Substances subject tothe PRTR Act

Amount generated before
compacting (tons)
Industrial waste
Amount sent to landfills(tons)
Water resource consumption (1,000 m 3)
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Relationship with Employees
PolicyWe strive to be a company that understands and welcomes the diverse values andbackgrounds of employees regardless of gender, age, nationality, or other attribute,and where employees can take pride in working. We are focused on developing worldclass human resources.
Specific Initiatives
1. Development of world-class human resources
・Participate in overseas regulatory seminars
・Participate in international research conferences
・Overseas technical instruction for operations staff (China, Thailand)
2. Sharing our values
・We formulated the Mission Statement of Global RIMTEC Group to establish globalvalues.
・Through the holding of Taimatsu (Torchlight) activities, we are working to strengthen
dialog within the RIMTEC Group, and to enhance the collaborative relationshipbetween Group member companies.
・We are encouraging all RIMTEC Group employees to ambitiously challengethemselves to realize their goals for 2020.

Technical guidance by ouroperations staff for a new customer(People’s Republic of China)

Taimatsu (Torchlight) activities
conducted jointly by three regions

Relationship with the Local Community
Grow together with the community and contribute to community revitalization, leading to the sustained development ofRimtec.
Specific Initiatives
1. Firefighting activities and cherry blossom viewing with a local firefighting
department
This year, we again conducted firefighting training with the Kurashiki City Volunteer
Fire Corps, Honjo Division.
After the training, we strengthened ties by attending cherry blossom viewing withpartner companies, the volunteer fire corps, and local residents from the Honjo
district. We plan to continue these activities in the future.

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2. Participation in Omoshiro Taiken (fun experience), a public event held at
Okayama Research Park
Omoshiro Taiken, which is organized by Okayama Prefectural Government and has
been held every year since 2012.
This event provides children with the opportunity to experience science andtechnology in a fun manner. Children are able to visually experience the processes bywhich the raw materials based on the chemical reactions that we use to produce
resin, and we will continue this program in FY 2020.
Omoshiro Taiken (fun experience)

3. R&D through industry-university collaboration
The Rimtec research laboratory conducts joint research on fundamental technologies with Okayama University andHiroshima University.
4. Industry creation in the Chugoku region
We hold regular seminars with Okayama University, Hiroshima University, and theChugoku Industrial Innovation Center (a public body).

Regular seminar

5. Presentations at international conferences
・We presented our research findings regarding “olefin metathesis ring opening polymerization catalyst” at the Metathesis
Association meeting held in Barcelona, Spain.
・At CEIDP 2019, the Conference on Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena held in Washington in the U.S., wepresented research findings regarding “composite molding resin of hydrocarbon based thermosetting resin and fullerene
C60” jointly with Kyushu Institute of Technology.

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