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

Zeon Yamaguchi Co., Ltd.
Company Profile
Business Description
Civil engineering materials, water treatment, construction machinery,conservation materials, equipment installation, measurement certifications,working environment measurements, Zeon Corporation product inspections,in-house logistics, product shipments, customs and bond processing forexport goods
Established in 1992 and located on the grounds of Zeon Corporation’s
In front of the Zeon Yamaguchi HeadOfficeTokuyama Plant, Zeon Yamaguchi mainly conducts analysis, logistics, andconstruction work within the plant. We are also engaged in a wide range ofother business activities, including construction projects for government bodies and privatecompanies, port gate construction, and soil, water, and atmospheric environmental
measurements.
No. of Employees
As of March 31, 2018: 72 (52 men, 20 women)
Hiring in FY 2017: 6 (5 men, 1 woman)

Product analysis,
beverageanalysis

Company Policy (Executive Message)
Corporate Philosophy
We contribute to the local community with the awareness and pride of Zeon
Corporation Group employees. Our goal is to be happy to say we work for
Zeon Yamaguchi, and to create friendships.
Quality Policy
In line with our goal of enhancing customer satisfaction, ourprofessionally-minded personnel are constantly making use of our improved
President
quality management system to create “better products, more reliably, andToshiyuki Koumura
more safely.”* “better products” means always taking pride in the products that we manufacture, and meeting thestandard of quality required by our company and by our customers.
“more reliably” means winning customers’ trust by using first-rate technology and skills to deliver products
on schedule.
“more safely” means working constantly to enhance CSR awareness and safety awareness, ensuring thatwork is performed safely and securely.
Enterprise Blueprint for 2020
Through both regional businesses reinforcing their environment-related business and Zeon Groupbusinesses reinforcing their technologies and skills, become a stable corporation rooted in localcommunities.

Safety Initiatives
PolicyEnhance the overall level of employees’ technical capabilities and skills and implement operationalinnovations, to create an enterprise the stability of which is founded on factory-floor excellence.
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2. Traffic violations and accidents in company vehicles target: 0
3. Implement four-round risk prevention activities
Specific Initiatives
1. Occupational accidents: ０ lost-time accidents (0 at a partner company); Traffic violations andaccidents in company vehicles: 0
2. Safety education conducted together with Tokuyama Plant
3. Four teams (five people per team) participated in a contest held over 150 days to have zero accidents
and zero traffic violations, with all teams achieving the targets.
4. Four members of the Hazard Prevention Trainer Committee underwent training at the Environmental &Safety Affairs Department of Zeon Corporation, and then disseminated what they had learned within
Zeon Yamaguchi.

Environmental Impact Reductions
PolicyFY 2017 environmental goals
1. Implement planned reduction of the use of hazardous reagents through environmental analysis(acetonitrile consumption target: 10% year-on-year reduction)
2. Green procurement of office supplies (purchase amount: target ¥100,000 or more)
3. Reduce office power consumption by using a solar photovoltaic power generation system
4. Use eco-cars (environmentally-friendly vehicles) to reduce environmental impacts by increasing fuelefficiency (target: 30% year-on-year improvement in fuel efficiency for the types of vehicle concerned)
Specific Initiatives
1. Planned reduction of hazardous reagents through environmental analysis (acetonitrile consumption
target: 10% year-on-year reduction)
2. Amount spent on green procurement of office supplies: ¥138,000/year (93% of the previous year)
3. Power generation by the solar photovoltaic power generation system: 6,463 kW (103% higher than theprevious year); Amount sold back: 1,293 kW (113% higher than the previous year)
4. Use of eco-cars (environmentally-friendly vehicles) to reduce the environmental impact by increasingfuel efficiency (target: 30% year-on-year improvement in fuel efficiency for the types of vehicleconcerned)
Environmental Data
Our amount of industrial waste and amount sent to landfills have increased since FY 2014, which is due toexcess soil from land work at Zeon Corporation’s Tokuyama Plant to prepare for construction of a carbon
nanotube plant and to bury fire hydrant pipes. We separated soil that could be reused to minimize theamount sent to landfills.
Environmental Data＊”0” indicates less than 0.5 tons, and “0.0” indicates less than 0.05 tons

Zeon Yamaguchi Co., Ltd.
Substances subject toNo. of substances
the PRTR Act
Consumption(tons)
Emissions (tons)
Industrial waste
Amount generated
before compacting(tons)
Amount sent tolandfills (tons)
Water resource consumption (1,000 m 3)
(industrial water + groundwater + waterworks)

FY 201340

FY 201440

FY 201540

FY 201640

FY 201740

0.00.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.00.00.00.0

2254,018

1714821720.8

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.2

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CO2 emissions (tons)
Energy consumption(crude oil equivalent, kL)
Electricity consumption (1,000 kWh)

121112116556５353

2123

21

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Relationship with Employees
PolicyHuman resource development to build interpersonal and leadership skillsSpecific Initiatives
1. Hold internal training for younger employees once a year, and training for managers twice a year
2. Send employees to participate in various seminars; cumulative total of 28 seminars
3. Acquisition of public qualifications by employees; passing rate of 41%
4. Launch and implement the Z Activities, with at least two projects completed per year

Relationship with the Local Community
Foster a corporate culture that prioritizes CSR.
Specific Initiatives
1. Volunteer cleanups
Volunteers from Zeon Yamaguchi join volunteers from Tokuyama Plant and local residents in cleanups ofthe Higashi River, which flows near the plant, and neighboring parks and roads.
・Four cleanups, with a total of 45 participants
As a result of having undertaken water quality surveys of the Nishiki River, Zeon Yamaguchi personnel
have also participated in clean-up activities for other rivers.
・Total number of participants: 2 employees

Members of the team that took
part in the Higashi River clean-up
activity

BeforeAfter

Nishiki River clean-up activity

2. Participation in community events
We operate a customs brokerage business, and as such have strong ties to the Customs Agency andparticipate in customs-related campaigns and other events. Two registered customs specialists
participated in a campaign to eliminate smuggled goods held in front of Tokuyama Station.

Campaign to eliminate smuggled goods-3-

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3. Advertising in publications
To promote our environment-related business activities, we place advertisements in programs for cultural
events in Shunan City, so that more local residents become aware of our water quality analysis services.

Ad placed in the local Koho Shunan publication in Shunan City-4-