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Tohpe Corporation

Introduction to Tohpe Corporation
Since its establishment in 1915, Tohpe Corporation has been contributing to society as ageneral paint materials manufacturer. Having joined the ZEON Group in 2013, Tohpe has
been able to further reinforce its foundations.
In the paints business, Tohpe produces and sells speciality and environmentally-friendly
paint materials, and in the chemicals business, it produces and sells materials with highfunctionality, mainly focusing on acrylic rubber.
President Tadayuki MinamiTohpe Head Office

1. Promoting MD activities
Tohpe has estabilshed MD (muda-tori, or “Waste Reduction” in English) committees ineach of its offices to promote waste-reduction activities. Current initiatives include
ecostations for recycling stationery, and green curtain tree planting activities.

MD committee officeecostations

On-site tree-planting activities
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2. Safety activities
Achieving 3,000 days without a loss-time incident
The target of 3,000 days without a loss-time incident has been established at each office,and each and every employee is operating with a heightened awareness of safety. TheKyushu Plant and Ibaraki Plant have achieved the target of 3,000 days, but some minor
incidents and near-misses are still occuring. In the future, safety measures and safety
The Ibaraki Plant achieved 3,000
days without a loss-time incident onFebruary 8, 2014

training will be implemented more than ever.
5S Activities (Clean Time)
5S activities at the Mie Plant and the Ibaraki Plant included a 15-minute post-lunch breakclean time.
The activities began with a focus on sorting, tidying and cleaning. Unused items werethrown away, and space was created. Things that were previously unseen became
noticeable after cleaning, creating new perceptions.
We will continue to implement clean time as we strive to keep the plant clean.

The Kyushu Plant achieved 3,000
days without a loss-time incident on
October 28, 2013(*Environment-related data will be reported from the next financial year.)

Clean time

The Mie Plant has been conducting blood donation activities since 1982. These activities
have been conducted a total of 54 times, most recently being held on November 28, 2013.
Staff members at the Ibaraki Plant participate in the Koga City Fire Department fire hydrant
usage event held every Fall. The fire hydrant usage event is a fire-fighting competition inwhich the participants compete by carrying out fire-fighting operations as quickly as
possible in line with the established rules. Every year, staff from the Plant aim to win and,two years ago, we came third. By participating, our fire-fighting skills also improve year byyear, which is also put to use in the on-site semi-annual fire-fighting training. The event

Blood-donation vehicle foron-site blood donation

also strengthens our ties with the local community, including local businesses, and it builds
a relationship with the fire department where we can consult with them about anything
without hesitation.
In June every year, staff from the Ibaraki Plant, along with the 16 companies in the Kitatone
Industrial Park, in conjunction with the Koga City Environmental Office, patrol businesses
affiliated with the industrial park to investigate the implementation of environmental
counter-measures, and to exchange information with local businesses.

Fire hydrant usage event-2-