FY 2017 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 ofindustrial materials and equipment; purchases and sales of petroleum products;
environmental measurement certifications, work environment measurements,
various analyses
Established in 1972, Zeon North’s main business is plant engineering to support
Zeon Group’s business activities. We also leverage our expertise in construction

Zeon North Plant No. 5(Completed Jan. 2016)

projects for other companies.
In July 2003, Zeon North merged with the affiliate Daisan Kosan Co., Ltd. and theExamples of services

Zeon Corporation subsidiary Zeon Takaoka Analysis Center Co., Ltd. We opened
Kawasaki Plant (Kanagawa Prefecture) in 2008, Mizushima Plant (OkayamaPrefecture) in 2011, and Tokuyama Plant (Yamaguchi Prefecture) in 2013, and arefocusing on developing our engineering business from expansion of theseEquipment installation

locations.
No. of Employees
As of March 31, 2017: 222 (183 men, 39 women)

Building maintenance

Hiring in FY 2016: 36 (30 men, 6 women)

Company Policy (Executive Message)
FY 2017 is the final year of Phase II of our medium-term management plan SZ-20.
This year is key to achieving SZ-20, and we are pushing forward on priority issues
based on the following policy, our awareness of the issues, and doing what we set
out to do.
1. SZ-20 Enterprise Blueprint: Thoroughly implement CSR, ensure safety first,and contribute to society through the engineering, trade, and environmental
analysis businesses
2. FY 2017 policy: Thoroughly implement risk management and continuously
improve quality in all aspects of safety, operations, construction, products,
President

and services

Muneki Sawa

3. FY 2017 priority issues(1) Rebuild our risk management (compliance) system(2) Continuously improve our safety management system(3) Improve quality in all aspects through quality assurance activities
The following supports the above (1) to (3).
(4) Improve our corporate soundness by reinforcing our education system-1-

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In FY 2016, we obtained approval as a steel frame manufacturing plant (grade R) and a light metal welded
structure manufacturing plant (grade R). In FY 2017, we intend to achieve significant development throughprogressive deployment of our management structure for these approvals in actual projects.
With teamwork based on communication and mutual trust, we will address these issues and be a company that isboth trusted and needed most by our community and the wider society. To this end, we will create co mpany
conditions that allow all employees to work in good health and with a sense of purpose and reward.

Safety Initiatives
PolicyOperating an engineering business, we are particularly focused on building and improving our safety managementsystem for construction sites and will upgrade this system.
Specific Initiatives
・Prevent recurrences of accidents that occurred in the previous year by investigating and analyzing the causes
・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 purposes ofdeepening 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 and resource
consumption to reduce our environmental impact.
Specific Initiatives
・Switch plant lighting to LED lights
・Expand sales of products that have reduced environmental impact (Eco-Coatpolyurea coating for rooftops)

Polyurea coating for rooftops
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Environmental Data＊”0” indicates less than 0.5 tons, and “0.0” indicates less than 0.005 tons

Zeon North Co., Ltd.

FY 2012FY 2013

FY 2014

FY 2015

Substances

No. of substances00

subject to theConsumption (tons)

0.0

0.0

000

PRTR Act

Emissions (tons)

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Industrial waste

Amount generated
25

20

17

14

19

5.2

3.1

4.2

2.5

0.5

－－

2.0

1.5

1.6

152

146

161

159

273

85

85

92

103

119

－

－

384

366

426

before compacting

0FY 201600(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)
Electricity consumption (1,000 kWh)

Relationship with Employees
PolicyImprove our corporate soundness and structure by reinforcing our education
systemSpecific Initiatives
We opened the ZN Education Center for younger safety staff with the objective ofimproving their technical skills and professional awareness.
・Experienced safety staff serve as instructors and use a curriculum that combinesclass time with hands-on practical education.

ZN Education Center (machineryeducation)

・In FY 2016, the Center conducted education on machinery and electricalinstrumentation.

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 (23 participants)
・Fushikikokubu coastal cleanup (21 participants)-3-

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2. Fire Drill Competitions
Zeon North participates every year as the Zeon Takaoka Group together with ZeonCorporation’s Takaoka Plant and Optes Incorporatedin the Volunteer Fire Brigade
Firefighting Drill Competition organized by the Takaoka City Fire Prevention
Management Council.
・Zeon Takaoka Group won the 2016 Fire Extinguisher and Indoor Fire Hydrant
event for the third year in a row

Volunteer Fire Brigade
Firefighting Drill Competition-4-