FY 2018 CSR website Site Reports > Zeon North Co., Ltd.

Zeon North Co., Ltd.
Company Profile
Business Description
Contracting, design, construction, and management of various facilities;
sales of industrial materials and equipment; purchases and sales ofpetroleum products; environmental measurement certifications, work
environment measurements, various analyses
Established in 1972, Zeon North’s main business is plant engineering tosupport Zeon Group’s business activities. We also leverage our expertise inconstruction projects for other companies.
In July 2003, Zeon North merged with the affiliate Daisan Kosan Co., Ltd. andthe Zeon Corporation subsidiary Zeon Takaoka Analysis Center Co., Ltd. We
opened Kawasaki Plant (Kanagawa Prefecture) in 2008, Mizushima Plant(Okayama Prefecture) in 2011, and Tokuyama Plant (Yamaguchi Prefecture)in 2013, and are focusing on developing our engineering business fromexpansion of these locations.

Zeon North Plant No. 5(Completed Jan. 2016)
Examples of services

Equipment installation

No. of Employees
As of March 31, 2018: 234 (191 men, 43 women)
Hiring in FY 2017: 22 (18 men, 4 women)
Building maintenance

Company Policy (Executive Message)
FY2018 is the second year of implementation of Phase III of the SZ-20
medium-term business plan. In order to ensure the realization of the plan’s
objectives, all Zeon North employees are working together in a unified,concerted manner, working steadily towards the achievement of key goals
with the required combinatoin of carefulness and boldness, following theapproach outlined below.
1. SZ-20 Enterprise Blueprint
Thoroughly implement CSR, ensure safety first, and contribute to society
through the engineering, trading, and environmental analysis businesses
2. FY 2018 policy: Achieve annual targets while enhancing safety andstrengthening the overall quality of operational implementation.
President
3. Priority issues:
Muneki Sawa
(1) Ensure thorough implementation of compliance(2) Strengthen our safety management system(3) Ensure effective implementation of quality assurance activities(4) Put our education and training system on a systematic basis, and implement it effectively
In FY 2017, Zeon North made encouraging employees to reflect on process abnormalities and occupational
accidents a key focus of attention; it was decided to maintain the same theme in FY 2018, while changing
the approach and the methods used. It is very important for all employees to maintain an in-depth
awareness of and concern for these issues. Following on from FY 2016, when we obtained approval as asteel frame manufacturing plant (grade R) and a light metal welded structure manufacturing plant (grade R),
in FY 2017, we obtained approval as a Class 1 aluminum structure manufacturing plant. We will be building
on our achievements in obtaining these certifications by maintaining a focus on both safety and quality, sothat we can live up to the expectations of our customers and of society as a whole.
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that is both trusted and needed most by our community and the wider society. To this end, we will createcompany conditions that allow all employees to work in good health and with a sense of purpose andreward.

Safety Initiatives
PolicyOperating an engineering business, we are particularly focused on building and improving our safety
management system for construction sites and will upgrade this system.
Specific Initiatives
・Prevent recurrences of accidents that occurred in the previous year by investigating and analyzing thecauses
・Reinforce safety patrols
・Activities to reduce near-miss accidents, 4RKY hazard detection activities
Zeon North Safety Conference (held each May)We bring representatives from partner companies together for the purposesof deepening cooperation, increasing safety awareness, spreading safetyknowledge, and sharing information. We conduct activities together with ourpartner companies to build a culture in which all plant workers have a highawareness of safety and safety is always the top priority.
Zeon North Safety Conference

Environmental Impact Reductions
PolicyBuild an environmental management system and reduce energy andresource consumption to reduce our environmental impact.
Specific Initiatives
・Switch plant lighting to LED lights
・Expand sales of products that have reduced environmental impact(Eco-Coat polyurea coating for rooftops)
Polyurea coating for rooftops
Eco-Coat

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

Zeon North Co., Ltd.
SubstancesNo. of substances
subject to theConsumption (tons)
PRTR Act
Emissions (tons)
Industrial waste
Amount generated
before compacting(tons)
Amount sent tolandfills (tons)
Water resource consumption (1,000 m 3)
(industrial water + groundwater + waterworks)

CO2 emissions (tons)
Energy consumption (crude oil
equivalent, kL)

FY 201300.00.0

FY 201400.0
0.0

FY 201500.0
0.0

FY 201600.00.0

FY 2017
00.0
0.0

20

1714

19173.1

4.2

2.5

0.5

0.2

－2.0

1.5

1.6

2.3

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Electricity consumption (1,000 kWh)

－384

366

426

458

Relationship with Employees
PolicyEnhance corporate fundamentals by strengthening and improving theeducation and training system.
Specific Initiatives
We opened the ZN Education Center for younger safety staff with the objectiveof improving their technical skills and professional awareness.
・Experienced safety staff serve as instructors and use a curriculum thatcombines class time with hands-on practical education.
・In FY 2017, the Center conducted education on Machinery (6 trainees) andElectrical Instruments (4 trainees).

ZN Education Center(Electrical instrumentation education）

Relationship with the Local Community
PolicyContribute to revitalizing the regional economy and community
Specific Initiatives
1. Volunteer cleanups
We invite employees and their families to participate in local coastal cleanup campaigns.
・Himi coastal cleanup (33 participants)
2. Fire Drill Competitions
Zeon North participates every year as the Zeon Takaoka Group together
with Zeon Corporation’s Takaoka Plant and Optes Incorporatedin theVolunteer Fire Brigade Firefighting Drill Competition organized by theTakaoka City Fire Prevention Management Council.
・Zeon Takaoka Group won the 2017 Fire Extinguisher and Indoor Fire
Hydrant event for the fourth year in a row
Volunteer Fire Brigade
Firefighting Drill Competition-3-