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2014 CSR ReportJapan’s Minister of theEnvironment has recognized
the REMATEC Group as anenvironmental leader in its
industry.

REMATEC supports Fun to
Share—a climate change
campaign designed to realize
a low-carbon society throughresource recycling.

This document
has been printed
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2014 CSR Report Contents
Message from the President････････････ 02
Kyushu Plant accident･････････････････ 04
Corporate history･･････････････････････ 08
REMATEC Group overview･ ････････････ 10
REMATEC Group CSR･････････････････ 12
Two key business domains･････････････ 14
Resource recycling business････････････ 16
Renewable energy business･ ･･･････････ 18
Special feature: Regional projects･ ･･････ 20
Communication with stakeholders･･･････ 22
Moving forward with the reconstruction of
the Kyushu Plant･･････････････････････ 28
Data:
Occupational Safety and
Health Management System････････････ 29

REMATEC
Rebuilding stakeholder trust by transitioning to
a new management structure: Team REMATEC

Environmental management system･･････ 30
Environmental performance data････････ 32External adviser feedback･ ･････････････ 34
Group company information･ ･･･････････ 35

Yasunori Tanaka
President and CEO
REMATEC Holdings Corporation

Pursuing initiatives to resolve overseas
problems

02

Learning from the Kyushu Plant accident

Marking our 40th anniversary

We apologize to our stakeholders for the considerable
inconvenience and concern caused by the explosion andfire at our Kyushu Plant on December 2, 2013. Industrial
waste disposal companies tend to have a higher rateof accidents than companies in other industries, andthe fact that the REMATEC Group handles hazardous
materials (mainly waste oil) makes the probability of such
accidents still higher. Given this, we regard ensuringsafety as the cornerstone of our operations and havebeen working hard to maximize safety through measures
such as acquiring certification for our Occupational Safety
and Health Management System. Despite these efforts,
however, we were unable to prevent an extremely serious
accident.
We have investigated the causes of the accident,
repeatedly discussed preventive measures, and explained
the outcomes to local residents, government agencies
and other concerned parties. As a result, we were able toobtain their consent for reopening the plant and resumed
operations in December 2014.
This accident led to us not only losing one of our group’s
main plants, but also the trust of our stakeholders. As
the head of the REMATEC Group, I fully recognize theseriousness of the accident and I am determined toprevent similar accidents from occurring in the future.
Taking into account the advice we have received from allof the concerned parties, the entire REMATEC Group will
do our utmost to ensure safe operations at our plants.

REMATEC Corporation (formerly Kinki Environmental
Industry Co., Ltd.) celebrated its 40th anniversary in
April 2014 by converting itself into a holding company
with a management structure comprised of nine groupcompanies.
Until then, our core business activities were conductedby the founder of the REMATEC Group: REMATEC
Corporation. However, for a company to contribute to its
local community and further develop, it needs to be able
to respond quickly and flexibly to business and community
needs. If the authority to conduct business is delegatedbased on a holding company system and the holding
company is allowed to focus on decision-making for thegroup as a whole, each group company’s responsibilities
are clarified and decisions can be made faster. We aim toincrease the entire REMATEC Group’s corporate value by
allowing each group company to improve its skills throughindependently engaging in and handling its own business.

Renewing our commitment to resolving
environmental issues
Under the slogan of “Innovation for the Earth,” our group
has taken on the mission of creating innovations that will
help resolve social problems in the environmental field.
In fact, our company’s history has been built upon an
accumulation of efforts to resolve problems. A primeexample of this is the Reclaimed Fuel (RF) business which
was started in 1983. This coal-alternative fuel production
business uses waste materials, mainly waste oil, as raw

materials. Now our main line of business, it was establishedbased on the results of a technology we developed to makeeffective use of waste oil, which contains plenty of waterand solid content and at that time had to be disposedof through incineration. Ever since, we have remainedcommitted to resolving social problems in the environmental
field whenever they arise, such as restoring areas wherelarge-scale illegal waste dumping has occurred, neutralizing
and extracting useful components from harmful materials byusing subcritical water, and disposing of disaster waste. We
do so by fully leveraging our planning capabilities, technicalexpertise, and quick on-site responses.

Taking on challenges in the renewableenergy field
Society’s needs change over time. The challenges facedin the environmental field have shifted from reducing
pollution and taking measures to prevent illegal dumping tomanaging harmful materials. Following the Great East Japan
Earthquake, energy problems have become the top priority
issue in Japan.
To address these issues, we spun off part of REMATEC’s
R&D Department in February 2014 to establish Renagen
Inc. Our goal was to establish a presence in the renewableenergy field by commercializing a technology we had beendeveloping since 2003 for the recovery of energy throughthe methane fermentation of biomass.
We aim to create a business model that enables coexistencewith local communities by establishing an autonomous
distributed energy source that makes use of communities’
unused biomass resources.

Japan is not alone in facing serious problems with regard
to waste disposal. In 2007, the REMATEC Group started
investigating the situation in other countries (mainly Thailand,
Malaysia, Indonesia, and other Southeast Asian countries),and in September 2013 we established a subsidiary inThailand.
The issue of waste disposal has been a growing concern
in Southeast Asian countries as it puts a strain on theeconomic growth, and various initiatives to address
this issue have been launched there. By leveraging our
experience as a waste disposal company, we can help thesecountries overcome this issue, so we will work proactively tosupport problem solving overseas in the future.

Achieving balanced growth
The REMATEC Group plans to develop its business withthe aim of delivering the environmental solutions that theworld is demanding regardless of national borders. We will
carry out these efforts as a business group that provides
comprehensive environmental solutions through ourplanning capabilities, technical expertise, and quick on-site
responses.
In addition, we recognize that ensuring safety is essential toall of our business activities and are promoting management
aimed at achieving balanced growth.
We welcome candid feedback from our stakeholders andare committed to conducting our business activities incommunication with them. We hope to enjoy a long-lasting
relationship with you in the years to come.

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Kyushu
Plant
Accident

Accident summary
Site: Reclaimed Fuel (RF) Production Unit, Building A, Kyushu Plant, REMATEC Corporation
Time: 9 p.m. on December 2, 2013; the fire was extinguished the same night at 11:15.
■ Damage:(1) Injuries: None
(2) Property damage: Building A burned down almost completely.
Nine vehicles (owned by our subsidiary) in the car park were destroyed by the fire.
■■

BackgroundAt about 9 p.m. on December 2, 2013, a fire broke out at REMATEC Corporation’s
Kyushu Plant (now operated by REMATEC KYUSHU Corporation). We would liketo express our deepest apologies to local residents and other stakeholders for theconsiderable inconvenience and concern this event caused.
We are taking this accident very seriously and are implementing measures to prevent
similar accidents as well as to reinforce our group-wide safety management system.

Direct cause
The fire was started by an explosion of hydrogen gas
generated from a chemical reaction. The reaction wascaused by aluminum metal powder mixing with waste oilthat had turned into a strong alkaline solution.

1. Machinery

Factor

1. Machinery

Approach- The plant was regarded as just a mixture facility; no chemical
reactions were expected to take place.
- Tanks were installed indoors to avoid noise and odors
disturbing the surrounding area.

Item

3. Manpower- Training focused on operation, maintenance, and other aspectsof equipment management.

4. Media- Data management prioritized information on whether specificmaterials could be recycled by the company’s equipment.
- Waste evaluation was performed in terms of legal complianceand the risks posed by the constituents of the materials.

2. Materials
Changes in the properties of the materials went unnoticed.
3. Manpower- Materials were handled in lots.

Not enough data was collected from the waste generators on
the waste.
Only a few employees had expertise in chemistry.

5. Methods

No department had been assigned to evaluate mixture risks.
The system for monitoring the plant after operating hours (atnight) was inadequate04

5. Methods- New risks posed by chemical reactions occurring gradually
over a long period of time were not anticipated.

Direct cause ofoutcomeAccident or disaster

Equipment failure

Combustible gas

Ventilation fans were installed for use during operation of the
facility.

Materials

The properties of waste were checked upon signing of thecontract.

Management failures

Quality
management

Upon receipt of the waste, its current properties werecompared against its properties at the time the contract was
signed.
OSHMS, ISO 14001, and other certifications were obtained
after in-house training on work safety, health, and theenvironment had been conducted.
Quality management focused on the fuel production process.

Waste data

Decisions on the acceptance or rejection of waste were madeat in-house sessions to discuss recycling.

Personnel

The production team consisted of personnel for operating
the production equipment and personnel for operating theanalytical devices.

The waste quality control system was inadequate.
4. Media

Outcome

AlarmsTraining

Organizational
structure
Operation system

TK-4B

Risk control concept
Measures

Alarm systems were installed so that a buzzer or other alert
would sound in the control room in the event of an abnormality
in the liquid level, etc.

Changes in

Source of the fire

Accident response
Operation of the plant’s production facilities was suspended. The next day,the fire department, the police department, the labor standards inspection
Building A
Building A
office, Oita Prefecture’s Department of Civil Life and Environment, and otherrelevant local authorities completed their on-site investigations. Shortly
after that, the company set up a team to conduct its own investigation into
the causes. We submitted our Fire Accident Report to the relevant administrative agencies and organized a briefing session for local
residents to report on the causes identified and the actions taken.

Liquid scales were installed.

received waste

Materials (i.e., the waste) were inadequately managed.

The personnel handling the chemical materials had insufficientknowledge and experience.

Source of the fire
An investigation of the damaged facility identified TK-4B (an oil mud tank)as the main source of the fire. One of the plant’s waste storage tanks, it was
mainly used to store waste oil.

Sensors

Received waste
2. Materials

The equipment for dealing with abnormal reactions wasinadequate.
Ventilation inside the building housing the tank was inadequate.

■

Approach and measures taken at the plant prior to the accident

Indirect cause

The sensor for detecting abnormal reactions was inadequate.

Plant overview
The plant (total site area: 1 hectare) produces a fuel that serves as an alternative to coal by recycling a wide range of industrial waste,
including waste oil, oil mud, sludge, dust, waste acids, and waste alkalis.

■

Indirect causes
Factor■

The production team managed both production and quality
control.
Receipt of waste was performed concurrently with fuelproduction.
The plant was periodically monitored during its operation.

Factors

Preventive measures

Measures tominimize damage

Prevention of malfunction

MachineryInterlock system
Failure response

Fundamental to preventing
accidents and disasters

Fail-safe design
Improved knowledge and skills

Manpower

Training(accident prevention)
Training(accident response)

5M examination
1. Machinery

Factors related to equipment

Media

2. Materials

Work standards
and manuals

Factors related to materials

3. Manpower

Factors related to the skills,
experience, and knowledge of
personnel

4. Media

Factors related to documents,
manuals, and other information

5. Methods

Factors related to management,
operation, and other aspects of theorganization

Communication

Methods

Accident response
procedureManagement
system(for investigating andidentifying the causesof accidents as well
as taking corrective
action)Management
system(contingency
system for
emergencies)

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Operation of the new plant and concept behind
our preventive measures

3. Manpower Factors related to the skills, experience, and knowledge of personnel
4. Media Factors related to documents, manuals, and other information

In light of the serious nature of the Kyushu Plant accident, the REMATEC Group believes that the safety measures implemented inour design process for the RF production plant must be comparable to those for chemical plants. Otherwise, we will be unable tocreate the safest waste recycling plant in Japan. Accordingly, we have devised the following safety measures.

Overhaul of personnel training and the standard operating procedure

1. Machinery Factors related to equipment
Overview of the new plant’s design
The basic design for a chemical plant was adopted in accordance with the Guidelines for Chemical Plant Safety Assessments.
A permit to use the fuel production building as a hazardous material production site was obtained.
- RF is not usually classified as a hazardous material under the Fire Service Act. Previously, the building had been registered as just ageneral site for handling hazardous materials. An application to register the building as a hazardous material production site was filed
to implement stricter controls, and a permit was successfully obtained.
■ The premises were divided into three zones. Two tank yards were separately installed outside the building.
- Previously, storage tanks were installed indoors to contain odors. Under the new design, these tanks were installed outdoors.
- The deodorizing unit was augmented so that exhaust from the tank vents can be collected for appropriate treatment.
■ A neutralizing unit was installed to boost neutralization performance.
- Previously, waste acids and alkalis were neutralized in a mixing process conducted after their dilution in pretreatment tanks. The
modified process minimizes the risks associated with this process by first neutralizing the waste acids and alkalis in neutralization
tanks.
■ Continual nitrogen substitution was adopted for waste oil storage tanks, etc.
- A nitrogen gas generator was installed to prevent combustion and explosions by continually replacing any remaining combustible
gas in the storage tanks with nitrogen.
■ New equipment for spraying cooling water was installed.
- New equipment was installed to spray cooling water outside the storage tanks if they experience a rapid increase in temperature
due to the reaction heat, etc. The cooling water isYard for hazardous tanks
injected directly into the tanks whenever possible.
(storage of hazardous materials)■ Automatic pressure release valves were
Deodorizing
unit
installed on the storage tanks.
Utility building- Valves were installed to automatically relieve
any rapid increase in pressure inside the storage
Yard for non-hazardous tanks
Powder processingbuildingtanks.
Neutralizing
Control buildingunits■ Hydrogen detectors were installed in the
Truck scalebuilding.
Fuel production building- The plant’s new design includes a deodorizing(hazardous material
Laboratory building
production site)
unit that ensures constant ventilation of
the building interior. In addition, hydrogen
Fire water tank
Drum handlinggas detectors are installed on the ceiling tobuilding(general site for
automatically extract hydrogen gas via ceilingElectrical substation
handling hazardous
Foam fire extinguishermaterials)
mounted roof fans whenever any is detected.
■■

Organization of special training sessions- Before the new plant commenced operation, all employees participated in discussions on
matter such as the workflow, which is based on the safety assessment guidelines.
- A lecturer from the Japan Industrial Safety & Health Association led a workshop on fires
and explosions caused by chemical substances. The attendees were mainly managers andsupervisors.
■ Organization of monthly training sessions- Training sessions were held once a month (from May to September) for all employees toimprove their knowledge of chemistry.
Scene from an in-house training session- A comprehension test was conducted one week after each of the monthly training sessions.
Follow-up training was provided for employees who failed to obtain the minimum required score.
■ Complete revision of the standard operating procedure- The standard operating procedure was completely revised and re-introduced in accordance with the new workflow.
- Competency was tested and certified according to the new standard operating procedure.
■

5. Methods Factors related to management, operation, and other aspects of the organization
Overhaul of the organization and management system■

Shift to round-the-clock plant operation- The workflow was changed as follows to minimize the risks associated with the mixing of waste.

New system
・Acceptance check・Storage

8:00■

・Analysis and mixture test
・Mixture check and decision

15:00

・Fuel production
・Monitoring

22:00

8 a.m. on the next day

Creation of the Production Technology Department- Personnel with advanced knowledge of chemistry were recruited and assigned to establish the Production Technology Department.
By leveraging the department’s chemistry expertise, we were able to enhance the evaluation of risks associated with mixing waste, as
well as quality management and the system for enhancing employees’ skills.

Plant entrance

2. Materials Factors related to materials
Assessing waste properties
The testing system for accepted waste was reinforced.
- Previously, inspections of waste were conducted in lots, but we now conduct comprehensive
inspections of waste packed in drums.
- Waste is accepted after it has been confirmed that its properties have not changed since the contract
was signed.
- If waste must be mixed, a mixture test is conducted in a beaker to check for reactions and to examine
the mixture’s condition.
Jar Tester■ Communication with waste generators was reinforced.
- Detailed information is requested from each waste generator (e.g., by means of a waste data sheet (WDS) and a safety data sheet(SDS)). Such data is evaluated when making decisions about whether to accept or reject waste.
- Waste generators are requested to provide information on changes to their waste generating processes and the chemical agents
they employ so that waste can be checked regularly to ensure its properties have not changed since the contract was signed.
■ New installation and upgrading of analytical devices- A fluorescent X-ray analyzer was installed and the existing flash point analyzer (fully automatic), pH meter, and viscometer were
upgraded.
■

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In December 2014, REMATEC KYUSHU Corporation resumed operating
the Kyushu Plant.
To prevent any future accidents, we will intensify our group-wide efforts toensure safety.

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Passionately pioneering global
innovation for a better environmentand brighter future

REMATEC Corporation restructured to form
a holding company (REMATEC Group)

REMATEC Corporation (formerly Kinki Environmental Industry Co., Ltd.) was established in 1974 against the backdrop ofworsening environmental pollution caused by Japan’s efforts to achieve rapid economic growth. The company’s founder,
a fisherman from Osaka Bay, yearned to be able to restore Japan’s bountiful fisheries by properly treating the waste oiland effluents that would otherwise pollute the ocean. Ever since then, the company has been committed to tackling local
communities’ unique environmental problems while keeping pace with the times. In April 2014, the REMATEC Group wasrestructured under a new holding company in order to develop innovations that address environmental challenges in a more
flexible, community-based manner.

1983

1993

2014

2013

2014

Kyushu Plant rebuilt

Overseas subsidiaryestablished

2006
2011

Great East Japan
Earthquake strikes

2010
In the firm belief that waste should berecycled effectively—not just collected
and carried away—REMATEC constructs
a new Reclaimed Fuel (RF) plant in Osaka
to produce fuel for cement pyroprocessing
by recycling waste.

1974

The old RF plant in Osaka (top) is replacedwith a new one. Another RF plant issold to a Taiwanese company basedin Kaohsiung (bottom). Assistance inoperating the plant is also provided.

Kinki Environmental Industry
Co., Ltd. renamed REMATEC
Corporation

2006

The Sakai SC Plant, which includes
a subcritical water treatment plant, isconstructed in Sakai, Osaka Prefecturewith financing from the Ministry of theEnvironment through the Eco-Town
Program. By commercially applying
universities’ leading research findings,
this facility becomes the backbone of thecompany’s technological development.

2002

2013

REMATEC builds world’s firstcommercial subcritical water plant

Illegal dumping cleanup
service launched
The basic construction systemdesign is developed and construction
management is carried out for a
project to clean up industrial wastethat has been illegally dumped near
the border of Aomori and Iwate
Prefectures.

2011

1996
RF technologies transferred
to Korea

1993

An RF plant is constructed for amajor petroleum refining plant in
Ulsan. This is followed by a transfer
of RF technologies and assistance inthe plant’s operation.

In December 2013, a fire broke out at
REMATEC’s Kyushu Plant. Committed
to avoiding a recurrence, REMATEC
investigates the causes and thenimplements thorough preventative
measures. Thanks to the generous supportof the local community and relevant
administrative agencies, operations at the
newly constructed plant are successfully
resumed in December 2014.

In partnership with local companies, REMATEC processes disaster waste in Ofunato
and Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture. In November 2011, a salt removal plant isconstructed in Ofunato to process and recycle all waste as raw fuel for cement
processing. The waste process plan is completed by the end of fiscal 2013.

REMATEC establishes a subsidiary inThailand to actively participate in local
environmental projects by building on theexperience it has built up in providing thecountry with environmental services as amember of Team E-Kansai (the KansaiAsia Environmental and Energy Saving
Business Promotion Forum).

RF plant in Osakareplaced
Kinki Environmental Industry Co., Ltd.
(now the REMATEC Corporation) is
established to treat waste oil and effluents,
which are the main causes of marine
pollution. In 1975, the company begins
providing a collection and transportation
service for industrial waste.

constructed at the Kyushu Plant
1988 ARFnewplant
RF plant is constructed in Oita, marking the beginning of fullscale waste processing in Kyushu.

plant constructed at the
1983 RF
Osaka Plant, marking the
beginning of our RF business

1974

Kinki Environmental Industry Co., Ltd.
establishedrumors about marine pollution
1973 Harmful
Widespread news coverage concerning PCB contamination of fish from Tokyo Bay
triggers harmful rumors that eating fish is unsafe. This coverage also harms sales of fisheryproducts from Osaka.

Rapid economic growth
1960s Fisheryproduction rises to keep pace with increased industrial production. Fishing grounds
are expanded first from the coast to offshore regions, and then to the high seas. At thesame time, people throughout Japan are feeling the effects of air and marine pollution.

The future founder of the company is making
a living by fishing in Osaka Bay.
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Editorial Policy
In･April･2014,･to･commemorate･the･40th･anniversary･
since･ its･ establishment,･ REMATEC･ embarked･ on･a･ new･ stage･ in･ its･ development･ when･ it･ adopted･a･ holding･ company･ system･ and･ restructured･ the･
REMATEC･ Corporation･ and･ its･ group･ companies･ to･
form･the･REMATEC･Group.
Falling･ in･ a･ milestone･ year･ for･ REMATEC,･ this･ CSR･
report･ highlights･ how･ each･ of･ our･ businesses･ offers･
environmental･ solutions･ that･ are･ true･ to･ our･ motto—namely,･ that･ doing･ our･ jobs･ correctly･ epitomizes･
our･ CSR･ commitment.･ The･ report･ also･ presents･ the･findings･ of･ our･ investigation･ into･ the･ causes･ of･ the･
fire･ at･ the･ Kyushu･ Plant･ in･ December･ 2013,･ as･ well･as･the･safety･measures･that･we･will･implement･based･on･critical･reflection･of･the･accident.
We･ invite･ you･ to･ review･ this･ report･ and･ learn･ more･
about･our･CSR･activities.

R e p o r t i n g p e r i o d : April 1, 2013 – March 31, 2014 (Data)
Target organization(s) : REMATEC Group
D a t e o f i s s u e : December 1, 2014
Disclosed information : This report details the CSR activities and initiatives of the REMATEC Group.
Visit our website for the latest updates on each of our group companies’ projects and daily activities(http://www.rematec.co.jp).
Reference guidelines : GRI Sustainability Reporting Guidelines, MOE Environmental Reporting Guidelines 2012, and Planning
Guidelines for Regional Countermeasures against Global Warming
Contact details for inquiries about this report :REMATEC Holdings Corporation
8F Daiwa Jimbocho 3-chome BLDG., 3-2-3 Kanda-jimbo-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0051, Japan
report@rematec.co.jp

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REMATEC Holdings Corporation

Team REMATEC
works as one to lead local
communities into the future
The REMATEC Group consists of nine groupcompanies headed by REMATEC Holdings
Corporation, which is responsible for the group’s
overall management. These companies carryout their business activities independently while
contributing to their shared mission of introducing
innovations that will address society’s environmental
challenges. The REMATEC Group believes thatfriendly competition and synergies amongst its
group companies will act as the driving force for theentire group, creating an environment in which eachcompany strives to fulfill its unique responsibilities
and missions. In other words, we believe that
healthy rivalry will help strengthen Team REMATEC.

REMATEC

REMATEC & KSN
THAILAND

REMATEC KYUSHUHOLDINGS

Renagen

RTT

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G OUP

REMATEC Corporation

REMATEC KYUSHU Corporation

Business activities : Industrial waste treatment and recycling, environmental
restoration, etc.
H e a d q u a r t e r s : 11-1 Jizohama-cho, Kishiwada-shi, Osaka 596-0015, JapanR e p r e s e n t a t i v e : Mitsuyuki Nishihara, Representative Director
C a p i t a l : 100 million yen
Other sites : Sakai SC Plant, Tohoku Branch, Fujiwara Office, and Nanko OfficeBusiness activities : Industrial waste treatment and recycling, environmental
restoration, etc.
H e a d q u a r t e r s : 906 Oaza-Miyakobaru, Notsu-machi, Usuki-shi, Oita 875-0211, JapanR e p r e s e n t a t i v e : Shigeharu Maeda, Representative Director
C a p i t a l : 50 million yen
Other sites : Tsukumi Office

REMATEC TOHOKU Corporation

REMATEC R&D Corporation

Business activities : Industrial waste treatment
H e a d q u a r t e r s : 2-3 Kameida, Akasaki-cho, Ofunato-shi, Iwate 020-0007, JapanR e p r e s e n t a t i v e : Aizo Takada, Representative Director
C a p i t a l : 10 million yen

Business activities : Development of new businesses and technologies,
strategic planning and assistance for the group, etc.
H e a d q u a r t e r s : 8F Daiwa Jimbocho 3-chome BLDG., 3-2-3 Kandajimbo-cho,Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0051, JapanR e p r e s e n t a t i v e : Yasunori Tanaka, Representative Director
C a p i t a l : 10 million yen
Other sites : Sakai Office

REMATEC Clean Co., Ltd.

RTT Corporation

Business activities : Cleaning of pits and tanks (including oil-water separation tanks)
H e a d q u a r t e r s : 2F Wako BLDG., 1-9-23 Yanagi-machi, Moji-ku, Kitakyushu-shi,
Fukuoka 800-0025, JapanR e p r e s e n t a t i v e : Mikio Imaizumi, Representative Director
C a p i t a l : 10 million yen

Business activities : Collection and transportation of industrial waste,transportation and forwarding of general cargo, cleaning ofpits and tanks (including oil-water separation tanks)
H e a d q u a r t e r s : 4-2-4 Chikko-Shinmachi, Nishi-ku, Sakai-shi, Osaka 592-8331, JapanR e p r e s e n t a t i v e : Isamu Hisanaga, Representative Director
C a p i t a l : 9 million yen
Other sites : Osaka Branch, Kyushu Branch, Tohoku Branch, Tokyo Office, and Fujiwara Office

Renagen Inc.

REMATEC & KSN THAILAND

Business activities : Consulting on and planning of biomass businesses, assistancein installing new biogas power generation facilities, etc.
H e a d q u a r t e rs : 8F Daiwa Jimbocho 3-chome BLDG., 3-2-3 Kanda-jimbo-cho,
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0051, JapanR e p r e s e n t a t i v e : Daisuke Mishima, Representative Director
C a p i t a l : 9 million yen
Other sites : Iwate Office (in Morioka) and Sakai Technical Center

Business activities : Research and planning related to new businesses in Thailand,
as well as fabrication, operation, and management of pilot
plants and associated activities
H e a d q u a r t e r s : 13th Floor, 42 Tower, Room M4, No. 65 Sukhumvit Soi 42,
Phakanong, Klongtoey, Bangkok 10110, Thailand
R e p r e s e n t a t i v e : Chanet Rattakunjara, Representative Director
C a p i t a l : 3 million baht

REMATEC TOHOKUREMATEC R&D

REMATEC Clean

Business activities : Management of affiliated companies, investments andlending, and associated activities
H e a d q u a r t e r s : 11-1 Jizohama-cho, Kishiwada-shi, Osaka 596-0015, JapanR e p r e s e n t a t i v e : Yasunori Tanaka, President and CEO
C a p i t a l : 100 million yen
Other sites : Tokyo Office11

Customers & local communities
Challenges
・Industrial waste disposal

・Illegal dumping

・Resource depletion

・Environmental contamination

・Global energy issues,etc.

Addressing society’s
environmental challenges
epitomizes the REMATEC
Group’s CSR commitment
In addition to making a profit, each group company
must fulfill its corporate social responsibility (CSR) to
conduct its business in an environmentally friendly
way and to improve society. The REMATEC Grouphas defined its mission as introducing innovations
that will address society’s environmental problems
in order to build a safer future for all humanity. In
other words, our business activities epitomize our
CSR commitment. We aim to lead the world in new
innovations by proudly carrying out our jobs tocreate both corporate and social value.

REMATEC Group
Group management philosophy
Our goal is to contribute to the establishment of a sustainable society by utilizing REMATEC
Group's technology to recycle various materials.

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system that integrates our CSR
commitment with our business activities
The REMATEC Group has put in place a groundbreaking
integrated corporate management system to carry out
its CSR commitment and business activities from threedifferent perspectives. More specifically, in conducting ourbusiness and providing solutions to society’s challenges,
we bring together management systems focused on thefollowing: business; the environment; and occupational
health and safety.

Building the society we envision■■■

A society where people can live safely and comfortably
A sustainable society where both "environment" and"economy" coexist
A recycling society that can harmonize withthe principles of nature

Corporate slogan and concept for CSR activities

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The nature and causes of environmental problems vary from one country and region to the next.
Taking a community-based approach, the REMATEC Group listens to local stakeholders’ opinions and earns theirsupport so as to jointly tackle the challenges of the individual community. To achieve this, we leverage our planningcapabilities, technical expertise, and quick on-site responses, which are backed up by the knowhow and experience
we have built up over our long history.

Two key business domains for tailoring solutions to local
challenges and building a better future

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REMATEC
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REMATECTOHOKU

REMATEC R&D

REMATEC Clean

RTT

Renagen

REMATEC & KSN
THAILANDRF business

REMATEC

Technologies for making fossil fuel substitutes business

REMATEC

REMATEC
KYUSHU

REMATEC & KSN
THAILAND

Environmental restoration business

REMATEC core business

Environmental restoration scheme that leverages all of the group’s resources

Marine pollution caused mainly by waste oil and effluents emerged as a social
problem in Japan in the 1960s. Our desire to properly treat such pollution without
imposing any additional burden on the environment led to the development of what
is now known as Reclaimed Fuel (RF). Made by recycling waste, this reversible
thixotropic fuel can be used for cement pyroprocessing (Japanese Patent No.
3039644). Our proprietary mixing technology can transform almost 100% of theindustrial waste we receive into fuel without causing any secondary pollution, thereby
helping to reduce CO2 emissions and other environmental burdens. In recent years,
we have transferred these technologies to other Asian countries.

Soil being contaminated by the illegal
dumping of industrial waste, oil being
spilled in maritime accidents, andnatural disasters leaving behind ahuge amount of debris. In light of suchproblems, our shared wish is to restore
a safe environment for local residents bytreating such types of waste swiftly andproperly. To this end, the REMATEC
Group has developed a consistentwaste treatment scheme that covers
everything from waste transportation,
analysis, and highly precise separation
through to recycling. The group has also
proposed and constructed a systemfor collecting and treating spilled oil. By
mobilizing all of our resources, we areworking to restore people’s livelihoods
and the environment.

●RF production process
・Oil refinery company
・Semiconductor industry
・Steel and machinery industries
・Automobile industry

Cementmanufacturing
plant

・Acceptance test
・Property analysis

RF plant

Recycled fuelSubcritical water treatment technologies

REMATEC

Next-generation resource recycling technologies
Subcritical water—which is liquid water kept at a temperature and pressure slightly below the critical points (375°C,
22 MPa)—can be used to produce a variety of useful materials from waste that cannot easily be recycled throughnormal processes. This recycling technology, which was developed through an industry-government-academia
partnership, can handle a range of processes, from the decomposition of waste that cannot easily be broken down
to the recovery of useful materials, by using safe and harmless water. Since the world’s first commercial subcriticalwater treatment plant went into operation in 2006, REMATEC has been contributing
to a reduction in CO2 emissions and the environmental burden of manufactured
products.
●Subcritical water treatment process

ChemicalplantsStainless steel
manufacturers

MethanolWaste nitricacid

Organic
waste
Food factories

CH3OH

Organo-chlorine
solvents

SC plant

Salt

HNO3

FeO

Nitric acid

Iron oxide

Biochemicals

Bioenergy

REMATEC & KSN
THAILAND● Key achievements in recent years

2002〜 Cleanup of an illegal dumping site near the border of Iwate and Aomori
Prefectures
2012〜 Removal of contamination caused by the illegal dumping of drums in Otsu,
Shiga Prefecture【Responses to maritime accidents】
2010
2011
2014

Collection and treatment of spilled heavy oil and oil-contaminated objects from a clinker
carrieraccident in Tsukumi Bay, Oita Prefecture, as well as the coastline cleanup
Collection and treatment of spilled heavy oil and oil-contaminated objects from astranded freighter in Port of Kanazawa, Toyama Prefecture
Consulting service provided for collection and treatment of spilled heavy oil and oilcontaminated objects from a freighter that sank in the Uraga Channel off the coast of Miura,

Kanagawa Prefecture【Response to natural disasters】

2011〜 Planning for disaster waste disposal in Ofunato and Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture,
after the Great East Japan Earthquake

Tank cleaning business

SC business

REMATECTOHOKU【Responses to illegal dumping】

Collection and treatment of spilled heavy oil and oilcontaminated objects (2014)

Mixing process

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REMATEC R&D

REMATEC
KYUSHU

Disposal of disaster waste (2011)

REMATEC

REMATEC
KYUSHU

REMATEC Clean

RTT

Assistance in ensuring safe plant operation
We not only provide safe, efficient cleaning services for tanks at customers’
plants based on their shape, their size, and the properties of their content,
but we can also collect, transport, and treat the waste that we remove whencleaning them. With our cleaning technologies and the host of resources that ourgroup has built up, we can cater to a diverse range of needs.

Networking and logistics business

RTT

Highly efficient service innovation
Our networking and logistics business connects waste recycling industries withthe waste producing industries that supply raw materials, products, and energy.
Our fleet of vehicles, most of which can handle hazardous materials, caters to ourcustomers’ diverse needs. We also provide a comprehensive, one-stop service forcollecting, transporting, recycling, and transforming waste into valuable materials
by combining technologies and knowhow applied in waste recycling and waste
producing industries. This service not only reduces carbon emissions throughefficient waste recycling, reduced waste, and efficient logistics, but also cuts
customers’ waste disposal costs.

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Renewable energy business
SILES

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REMATECTOHOKU

REMATEC R&D

REMATEC Clean

RTT

Renagen

REMATEC & KSN
THAILAND

REMATECTOHOKU

Production of biogas from sewage sludge

REMATEC R&D

Renagen

Biogas power generation business

Generating clean energy from waste

Next-generation energy using organic waste

The Sakai Illuvies Lutum Energy System (SILES) is atechnology for producing biogas from sewage sludge
using subcritical (SC) water. The methane fermentation
process can be completed more quickly thanks to SC
technology and it increases the methane gas output by
more than 20 to 30%.
Today, roughly 2.30 million tons (dry weight) of sewage
sludge is disposed of as waste in Japan annually. The
amount of energy potentially available from such waste
has been reported to be equivalent to 1.10 million kL ofcrude oil.
In October 2013, encouraged by mounting expectations
concerning renewable energy in the aftermath of the Great
East Japan Earthquake, REMATEC built a demonstration
plant in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, in order to effectively
harness this untapped source of energy. The sewage
sludge is supplied from the city’s wastewater treatment
plant. Efforts are being made in partnership with local
companies and the government to build a new, recyclingoriented community where energy is locally produced for
local consumption.

Biogas power generation is a method ofgenerating electricity that involves using
biogas, which is a combination of themethane gas and carbon dioxide that isreleased during the microbial fermentationof organic waste (e.g., livestock manure,
food waste, sewage sludge, and energy
crops).
This method offers a number ofadvantages, including the fact that no
additional CO2 is emitted during the power
generation process, that it offers a highly
efficient means of recovering energy fromorganic waste with high water content,
and that the waste material produced
during the fermentation process (i.e., thedigestate) can be used as liquid fertilizer.
Renagen provides comprehensive
support for the stable operation of biogas
generation plants. This support ranges
from securing access to both the input
materials for the process (raw biomass)and end users (electricity buyers anddigestate users) through to handling theoperational management and maintenanceof the plants.

●SILES system process

REMATEC

RTT

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THAILAND

Renagen● Biomass power generation by Renagen

Waste biomass

Foodfactories

Food processing
residue

Generalhouseholds

Wastewater
treatment
facilities

Waste
processing
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Agri-culture

Animalhusbandry

Food

Organic sludge

Agricultural
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Livestock
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Solar power generation business

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REMATEC R&D

Effective use of solar energy
Sunlight is directly converted into electricity using photovoltaic cells. Making
effective use of sunlight as a naturally available energy source helps curb
CO 2 emissions and fossil fuel consumption. The REMATEC Group is
implementing solar power generation projects at power plants in Kumamoto(Yamaga) and Kagoshima (Makurazaki), and construction of another plant inOkayama (Kasaoka) is underway. When all these power plants become
operational, we expect the annual reduction in CO2 emissions to be 2,738
tons.

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with individual
communities
underpin our joint
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Supply of residual heat

Forestry (Sumita-cho)Electricity

Animal husbandry
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Onshore aquaculture
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Sewage sludge

Taiheiyo Cement

Heat

Subcritical water treatment facilities
Methane fermentation

Seafood processing plants
Processing
residue

Areas for water treatment and effective use of sludge
Markets

Fishery promotion areas

Unused biomass

Heat

Separation andcollection of garbage

Fish meal

Fish meal factories

Recycled resources

Wood chips and pellets(fuel for cement processing)

Digestate(fuel for cement processing)

Area for recycling waste

Fishery
products
Fishery

Solving environmental problems in Thailand throughoptimal waste treatment
Establishing an energy production business in Thailand through effective
use of general waste
recycling and renewable energy technologies thatthe group has built up over the years. In September
2013, the group established a local subsidiary,
REMATEC & KSN Thailand (RKT), to begin
conducting demonstration tests. A full-scale project
to tackle Thailand’s waste problems will commence
after the results of the demonstration tests have beenobtained.

Environmental pollution has emerged as a serious
problem in Thailand as the country’s economy grows
rapidly in tandem with the cycle of mass production,
mass consumption, and mass disposal. Illegal
dumping continues to be rife, reflecting the sluggish
progress being made in efforts to promote proper
waste treatment. This is a serious social problem
because major fires sometimes break out at dumping
sites, forcing local residents to evacuate or suffer
health problems. Public demand for proper waste
treatment has prompted the Thai government tomake solving environmental problems a top priority.
The REMATEC Group has proposed a system to theThai Pollution Control Department that is designed
to optimize waste treatment, make effective use ofresources, and create jobs by leveraging the resource

Overview of the Ofunato Project

The Ofunato Project brings people, the ocean, andmountains together under a local renewable energy system

System for implementing the demonstration projectJapan’s Reconstruction Agency selects our project as a leading model forbuilding a “new Tohoku”
A virtuous cycle must be developed to effectively employ
untapped local resources if we are to build communities
where energy is both produced and consumed locally.
Success depends on whether such a system can be
tailored to each community by closely observing the
livelihoods of the local residents. A good example of sucha system is the one devised by the REMATEC Group forthe “evolutionary reconstruction” pursued by Ofunato(Iwate Prefecture) in partnership with the local companies,

RKT

universities, and government. We envision a future where
producing and consuming energy locally will allow ourgrandchildren to live safely in environmentally friendly
cities. To this end, we are making steady progress in ourcollaborative efforts with supportive local companies andresidents to apply the results of SILES demonstration
tests (for the production of biogas from sewage sludge)
and integrate more new technologies.

Demonstration tests for biogas production have begun
at the SILES demonstration plant･Partnership agreement with
the Thai government
Grant contribution･Range of assistance based on
experience in similar projects

Renagen aims to create a new agricultural system for harnessing biogas energy. As afirst step, it began conducting a cultivation trial for resource crops (e.g., dent corn andsorghum) in Rikuzentakata, which is located right next to Ofunato, and other areas todetermine whether such crops can be used to produce biogas.

20･Arrangements for thenecessary personnel･Arrangements for the plant site
･Relevant licensing procedures･Investment･Project implementation

Ceremony to celebrate the signing of a Memorandum ofUnderstanding (MoU) with the local partner company

Specific business model andoverview of applied technologies

Collection

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Wet
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Valuableresources

Fuel

Local buyers

Experimental cultivation of resource crops in
Rikuzentakata and other areas

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Waste treatment costs

In October 2014, demonstration tests for producing biogas from sewage sludge werecompleted in Ofunato. Subsequently, demonstration tests for producing biogas fromorganic waste (e.g., garbage) were begun. Further tests will be conducted in order toeffectively use other kinds of local community waste in the production of renewable energy.

Establishment ofa joint venture

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MethanefermentationPowergeneration

Liquidfertilizer

Electricity

A wet classification technology (*) was introduced toseparate plastics and organic materials from municipal
waste.
* This technology generates a high centrifugal force to separate waste
after plastic bags have been torn up by blades rotating at a highspeed. The purity of plastics is enhanced by washing them with water.

Separated plastics are compressed, packaged, and

2 delivered to cement plants as an alternative fuel to coal.
Separated organic materials are loaded into afermentation tank to generate and collect methane gas

3 for power generation.
Local farmers

Electricity companies

Liquid fertilizer, a byproduct of the process, can bedelivered to nearby farms to increase their yields.

Significance of this project- Realizes proper waste treatment and reduces the use of landfill sites, both of which are top priorities in Thailand.
- Contributes to global efforts to curb CO2 emissions and fossil fuel consumption by encouraging the wider application of renewable energy inthe dynamically growing ASEAN region.
- To promote optimal waste treatment, the entire process—from collection to final disposal—needs to be properly designed, rather thanintroducing different technologies in a patchwork fashion. The Thai authorities are quite interested in this project. Provided the project’s initial
phase is successful, it should be possible to expand the application of this technology throughout Thailand.

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Communicating our message by engaging withindividual communities as we grow together…

Communication withstakeholders drives
our growth
Communication with stakeholders is indispensable
when companies engage in CSR activities. Since
this business objective epitomizes the REMATEC
Group’s CSR commitment, daily interaction
with its customers, the local community, and its
employees is an essential driving force behind our
growth. We believe that responding sincerely to the
expectations and concerns of all our stakeholders
will develop the deep level of trust required for us toaddress society’s environmental challenges.

Appreciation for our assistance in post-earthquake recovery and reconstruction work
On April 22, 2014, REMATEC Corporation received aletter of appreciation from Taiheiyo Cement Corporation(Tokyo Headquarters) for the disaster waste treatment
we performed in an area affected by the Great East
Japan Earthquake. In a joint effort with Taiheiyo
Cement’s Ofunato Plant, we set up a salt removal plantand contaminated water treatment plant in Ofunato,
Iwate Prefecture at an early stage, in order to recycle
disaster debris into cement.
That same year, we received two more letters: one fromthe Ofunato Fisheries Cooperative Association on June
24 and another from Sakarigawa Fisheries Cooperative
Association (also located in Ofunato) on November 14.
Both expressed their appreciation for our assistance inthe recovery and reconstruction work conducted after
the Great East Japan Earthquake.

Immediately after the earthquake, our company
began working in affected areas with local community
members to aid in the recovery and reconstruction
efforts. We will continue to do all that we can tocontribute to the redevelopment of these areas.

Taiheiyo Cement presents us with a letter ofappreciation (left)
Letter of appreciation from Taiheiyo Cement(bottom left)
Letter of appreciation from Ofunato Fisheries
Cooperative Association (bottom center)
Letter of appreciation from Sakarigawa Fisheries
Cooperative Association (bottom right)

Participation in the 21st Port Cleanup Campaign
On June 29, 2014, a group of 10 cleanup volunteers
made up of REMATEC employees and members of
their families participated in the Port Cleanup Campaign
organized by Kishiwada City (Osaka) and the Kishiwada
Port Association.
This campaign is held annually under the slogan of“Clean up trash and restore clean water!” as part of anawareness program designed to discourage litteringand encourage people to stop others from littering. The
campaign’s objective is to realize a beautiful, attractive
port environment. A total of 967 local citizens andcompany employees have participated in this campaign
to clean up the port area, which extends from Jizohama

in Hamakougyo Park to Hannan District 1.
Luckily, despite the unpredictability of the weather
during the monsoon season, the sky was clear on
cleanup day. With a comforting sea breeze helping to
make the humidity more tolerable, the volunteers had
an enjoyable day and managed to collect 2,250 kg oftrash.

Volunteers from Eco-First companies work to rid Lake Biwa of invasive fish

Who are our stakeholders?
Generally speaking, a company’s stakeholders are any individuals and groups
affected by a company’s activities. They include not only the company’s
shareholders, managers, business partners, customers, and employees, but also
members of the local community.

Customers

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Shareholders

Business
partners

Local communities
and governments

Employees

On September 6, 2014, nine accredited Eco-First
companies based in the Kansai region organized avoluntary fishing event to help get rid of the invasive fish
infesting Lake Biwa.
The lake is home to more than 50 indigenous species.
Recently, however, the lake’s bountiful ecosystem
has been threatened as invasive fish with higher
reproductivity have caused a sharp decline in thenumber of indigenous species such as nigoro-buna andhon-moroko.
The REMATEC Group encouraged its employees andtheir families to participate in this event to promoteawareness of this ongoing invasion of Lake Biwa.

The venue was Otsu Port in Otsu City’s Hama-Otsu
District and 241 volunteers participated in the event.
Motivated by a little friendly competition, the volunteers
managed to catch a total of 803 invasive fish, including
bluegills and black basses.

23Participation in exchange events in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture
On August 2, 2014, REMATEC Corporation’s Tohoku
Branch participated in the Citizen’s Street Dancing
event at the Sanriku-Ofunato Summer Festival for thethird consecutive year.
The Ofunato Chamber of Commerce first held thisfestival 44 years ago. Although it was cancelled in2011 due to the Great East Japan Earthquake, thefestival was resumed in 2012 as it is an important rite ofsummer for the local community.
This year, 1,400 people organized into 27 groups
participated in the street dancing event. Lively music
and dancing helped the 23 participants from REMATEC
Corporation and REMATEC TOHOKU Corporation toestablish closer ties with the local community.
On November 15, we held a thank-you barbecue party
together with Taiheiyo Cement Corporation’s Ofunato
Plant to celebrate the completion of salt removal fromdisaster waste. The president of REMATEC Holdings,
Mr. Tanaka, joined about 100 other participants,
including local workers, at the party.
Despite the windy weather and a temperature of just
5°C, the event proved to be a wonderful occasion to
discuss the activities carried out in response to the

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March 2011 earthquake, to appreciate one another’s
hard work, and to reaffirm our commitment to assisting
affected communities.

Comments

Chairman and Director, Taiheiyo Cement Corporation
Co-Chairman, Committee on Environment and Safety, Keidanren(Japan Business Federation)

Working with our partners to achieve another 40 years of safety,
security, and trust

Shunji Inoue
Assistant Manager, Community Partnership Office,
REMATEC KYUSHU Corporation

Striving to preserve the local environment

REMATEC KYUSHU Corporation is working together
with the local community to preserve the environment
through a variety of activities.
On June 6, 2014, joined by members of the local
community, we planted 700 marigolds in flowerbeds
along National Route 502 in the hope that theirappearance will give pleasure to drivers.
On July 26, we cleared some of the undergrowth andpruned trees in the Forest of Symbiosis, where 990
trees had been planted in October 2008 as part of aforest development initiative carried out withcorporate participation according to an agreementwith Oita Prefecture’s Usuki City. These trees are
expected to absorb CO2 as they grow. In addition, we
continue to perform our monthly garbage cleanup
along the expressway.

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Keiji Tokuue

We apologize to the local community for thesignificant inconvenience and concern caused by
the fire at our plant in December 2013. Thanks to
the understanding and support of our stakeholders,
we were able to resume operations at our new plant
after organizing a guided tour for local residents inearly November. We vow to operate the plant safely,
and remain committed to working with the local
community to preserve the environment.

I would like to start by saying what a privilege it
is to contribute to REMATEC’s 15th CSR reporton the occasion of its fortieth anniversary. I
hope that REMATEC will make further progress
through its adoption of a holding company
system under its new president.
REMATEC’s history over the last 40 years
is intertwined with the development ofenvironmental economics in Japan. The
company’s development began in the era ofpollution and environmental contamination,and has since continued through the era of
the recycling-oriented society into today’s
era of biodiversity and global environmental
conservation. Since its establishment,
Taiheiyo Cement has shared nearly the same
experiences as REMATEC (formerly Kinki
Environmental Industry). During these eras,
both companies have firmly establishedrecycling measures centered on cement
factories, and have also built and implementeda system for realizing inter-company
cooperation.
Today, Japanese industry promotes various
activities by developing voluntary actionplans aimed at establishing a recyclingoriented society. Over the last 20 years, while
the amount of industrial waste put throughfinal disposal has fallen dramatically, therate at which this amount is being reduced
is decreasing and our ability to make further
reductions is approaching its limit. Establishinga recycling-oriented society requires still further
technological developments, a review of legal
frameworks, operational improvements, andso on. Although the cement industry remains
at the heart of the recycling process, it issuffering from a lack of growth in orders due tothe recent slowdown in public-works projects.
Meanwhile, REMATEC’s corporate and CSR
activities are always in sync. This is not
simply because the company’s businessis categorized as being related to theenvironment—it is because of the company’sDNA, which is rooted in its experience offighting against marine pollution in Osaka Bay.

The first report in this document describes
the fire that occurred at its Kyushu Plant,
which illustrates the company’s enviableability to turn even an accident into the basis
for innovation and to use it as a catalyst foraction. The company demonstrated this ability
to fullest in the waste disposal it performed
after the tsunami that followed the Great East
Japan Earthquake. Mr. Tanaka (the chairmanof REMATEC Holdings Corporation) and I have
known each other since the Nakhodka Tanker
oil spill. In the week following the March 11
disaster, he met with us in Tokyo, and fromthere we went directly to a prefectural officeto give a presentation. His speed and senseof duty to overcome the crisis were amazing.
When I had the opportunity to inspect thescene of the Kyushu Plant fire, I could see
in the faces of the company’s employees anincreasing resolve to learn from this failure andenhance the business. This demonstrates thetrue value of REMATEC.
One challenge that REMATEC will face in the
future is to create a new model that will go
beyond the framework of arterial industries
and the waste processing industry. This willoffer an opportunity to enhance the process
beyond the 3S’s of resource recycling. Thisenhancement will be complete when newvalue is added to the concept of promoting
recycling to contribute to the conservation ofnatural resources, environmental restoration,and society as a whole.
During its economic development, Japan has
continued to encounter unforeseen difficulties.
It has fallen into many traps: pollution,
resource depletion, the bubble economy,energy challenges, and even financial crises. In
fact, recent years may have seen consumption
patterns or growth strategies set new traps.
REMATEC has shown great strength instanding by its convictions in the face of 40
years of a moderate and tolerant attitude
toward its business and—as their business
partner—I hope that this strength will allow
them to avoid the risks posed by such traps as
they aim to become a recycling pioneer.

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Comments

Jiro Tsuji
Representative Senior Managing Director,
The Senshu Ikeda Bank, Ltd.

First of all, I would like to congratulate
REMATEC on the 40th anniversary of its
establishment.
As a local financial institution, we havedeveloped close ties with you since yourfoundation in Senshu Kishiwada in 1974, andwe are deeply honored to have been given thisopportunity to contribute a message in thismemorable milestone year that also saw you
establish REMATEC Holdings Corporation in
April.
When the Great East Japan Earthquake
struck in March 2011, REMATEC established
its Tohoku Branch as a frontline base fromwhich it could respond immediately to eventsin affected areas, which at that time wereconstantly changing. It was from this base that
we were able to overcome the major hurdle
posed by salt damage, a challenge that Japan
had never before experienced, even during
the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake. I greatly
admire the fact that the company succeeded indisposing of all the debris in Ofunato City andRikuzentakata City as planned. This success
was down to the concerted efforts of the
REMATEC Group, which employed its people,
tools, and technologies to help the Tohoku
region recover.
You could say that the key factor behindthe company’s successful completion of
the project was its corporate philosophyof generating innovation, where each of its
employees in the field finds meaning in his or
her work while recycling resources, always
keeping environmental protection in mind. Thisphilosophy is based on the company’s yearsof environmental research efforts under thestrong leadership of its top management.
During this same period, we launched an
Environmental Rating Loan Mechanism tofinancially support companies committed
to sustainable, environmentally responsible
management, and REMATEC was the first of
our customers to receive financing under thismechanism.
In 2008, the Minister of the Environment
certified the REMATEC Group as having

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committed itself to the “Eco-first Promise.” As
a forward-looking and creative front-runningcompany, you have also been expanding overthe past few years not only in Japan, but also
globally into areas such as the ASEAN region.
This is due partly to requests from the Ministryof Economy, Trade and Industry and othergovernment agencies. We have heard that, asa result of these forward-looking efforts, youwill soon be launching a business in Thailand
as your first overseas base of operations. As
your main financing bank, we would like toexpress our admiration for your contributions
to international environmental conservation.
In addition, we would very much like to assist
your company’s advance into overseas
markets.
Finally, with a view to realizing harmonious
relationships with local communities, ourbank is committed not only to supportingand sponsoring local culture, art, and sports
activities and various regional contribution
activities including environment conservation,
but also to strengthening collaboration withlocal municipal governments. We believe thatthese efforts have something in common
with your philosophy. Going forward, as we
continue to cherish the philosophy we haveheld since our foundation of being a friendly
and innovative bank, we hope to be ofservice to local residents for the benefit of thecommunity, as with the case of REMATEC.

Comments

Yoichi Iwawaki
Representative Director and President, Ofunato Fisheries
Cooperative Association

Assisting the recovery of the fisheries industry through disaster waste
disposalCongratulations on your 40th anniversary.
I hope that your company will continue toprosper.
The March 11, 2011 Great East Japan
Earthquake damaged our association’s threebranch offices, its two sub-offices, an ice
works, a goods unpacking and sorting center,and four stationary workboats. It also put 40 of
our 53 buildings out of commission.
A total of 34 association members losttheir lives or went missing as a result of theearthquake and its aftermath, and many of ourmembers’ houses, workshops, and vehicles
were washed away or rendered unusable. In
addition, 995 out of 1,397 fishing boats were
washed away, and the aquaculture facilities foroysters and seaweed—our association’s main
farmed seafood—were destroyed.
After the disaster, the ocean was filled withdebris, making it impossible for us to redevelop
the aquaculture facilities. Even sailing fishingboats was difficult and relief supplies could not
be transported by ship without incident. The
debris urgently needed to be removed.
It is no exaggeration to say that theconsiderable progress made in removing
debris from both the sea and land is largely
due to REMATEC Corporation’s outstanding
technologies for improving the sorting andcrushing of disaster waste as well as sea salt
removal.
Fortunately, our association’s fishing grounds
are now usable again, and in June 2011 weordered seaweed farming materials for the
first time since the earthquake struck after
consulting with association members who
engage in such farming. We also set up
aquaculture facilities in November of thatyear. Due to such efforts, we were able toharvest seaweed in spring 2012, resulting
in the production of farmed seaweed worth
600 million yen. These efforts also helped tomotivate fishery operators who had sufferedcatastrophic damage to their businesses to
put their lives back in order and to rehabilitate
and reconstruct their production platforms.

Now, three years and eight months after thedisaster, despite delays to the developmentof fishing ports due to subsidence and otherreasons, the development of aquaculture
facilities, shipping boats, and workshops foroyster farming and other mariculture activities
has been completed and seaweed farming
restored just as association members had
hoped, thereby contributing to the stable
management of the association.
According to REMATEC Corporation, thecompany will complete debris disposal in
November 2014. The company has also
proposed the Ofunato Project, with a view tobuilding a new local renewable energy systemthat will connect the ocean, mountains, andpeople as a new model business for supplying
heat by using local biomass resources in the
Tohoku region. It has established a council
for this project, and has been studying how toproceed with its implementation. To assist in
the post-disaster reconstruction of the fisheries
industry, our association will cooperate with
REMATEC Corporation to the best of ourability.

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CSR Report 2014 Reporting
April 1, 2013 – March 31, 2014

Data

Target organization(s):REMATEC Corporation and RTT
Corporation

Occupational Safety and Health Management System

Moving forward with the reconstruction of
the Kyushu Plant—Our pledge to ensure safety—

Efforts to reconstruct the plant
The day after the accident, we established ateam within the accident response headquarters

FY 2013 health and safety activities
Item
SafetyHealthDisasterprevention

Goal/target

Specific activities●
Accidents resulting in
Review of procedure manual andworker absence: 0
thorough training on rules
Industrial accidents due ● Patrols by managers
to repetitive tasks: 0
Accidents not resulting inworker absenc: 3 or lessHealth target
achievement level:
85% or more
Accidents due
to equipment
problems: 0
Emergency
response drills:
100% completion
Property damage/minor accidents: 0

Transportation Injuries/deaths: 0

●

●

●

●

●
●

●

●

Inspections and maintenancebased on the equipment
management plan
Drills for earthquakes andtsunamiTraffic hazard prediction drills
Safety measures for operating
forklifts

Risk assessments(Reduction in no. of hazard spots)
Target frequency: 48 times(8 times a year per dept.)

Patrols by senior managers

SafetyAccidents: 0●●

5S activities
Selection of model workplace andevaluation based on check items

In-house training

Reopening the plant
I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude tothose that attended the explanatory meeting fortheir understanding of our efforts in the wake ofthe accident and for granting us permission tobuild a new plant there. I will do everything in
my power to meet the expectations of all thoseconcerned.
With the cooperation of all concerned parties,
REMATEC KYUSHU Corporation was able torestart operations at the plant in December
2014, just one year after operations were firstsuspended.
In light of the lessons learned from this accident,
we will continue to carry out the measures webegan undertaking in response to the accident,
further contribute to society, and do our utmost
to build a more stable company by having our
employees work together with a strong senseof purpose and increased effort. In doing so,
we hope to regain the confidence and trust of
the local community, relevant administrative
agencies, our customers, and our many otherstakeholders.

Results
Accidents resulting in worker absence: 1(chemical injury when drums tilt or shift)●
Accidents not resulting in worker absence: 1(injury due to damaged waste container)●
Similar accidents: 0

Status

●

●

●

●
●

●

●

●

HealthHealth target
achievement level:
85% or more●×

Health target achievement level:
85% or more
Health consultations: 9 people○

Manufacture Section: 100 times
Operation Section: 12 times○●

Emergency drills

Review and improvement of the crisis
management system

●

●
●
●

●

Have industrial doctors or other counselors provide guidance toindividuals with medical conditions
Encourage private visits for diagnosis and health checks
Develop an equipment management ledger
Conduct thorough inspections and maintenance
Implement thorough inventory management for replacement parts
Conduct evacuation drills (for earthquakes and tsunami)○
Accidents with property damage(on-site): 0
Injuries/deaths: 0●
Traffic violations: 3
●

●

●

●
●

●

△

Industrial accidents: 0(resulting in worker absence:0, not resulting
in worker absence:0)○

Assessments: 38
Some assessments were not possible dueto the fire on Dec. 2

×

Number of findings: 125
Corrective actions: 110(correction rate: 88.0%)●
40 more findings
Increase in no. of inadequate jigs, tools,
and unsafe spots●●

4S inadequacies were frequently identifiedin patrols by senior managers.
The Manufacture Section modified thesystem so that they could conduct 4S
activities for 30 minutes every morning.
However, they failed to conduct these
activities consistently.

Skill training was conducted nearly every
month by effective use of video materials,
etc.

Health target achievement level: 90.2%
Workshops on mental health (Oct.) andself-checking (Sept.)●
Sports event (May; 39 participants)

●

●

●
●

×

Prevent accidents by encouraging workers to pay attention to
one another
Apply traffic hazard prediction effectively to prevent accidents
Achieve zero accidents
Conduct risk assessments, pre-operation hazard prediction,robust employee training, etc.
Conduct risk assessments for new equipment and establish astandard operating procedure

Provide in-depth on-site guidance
Achieve a correction rate of 100% for problems identified during
patrols

Maintain and manage the new equipment arrangement
Clarify designated times, methods, and areas for eachdepartment’s daily 4S activities and construct a system toensure the continuity of these activities●
Have managers showcase good examples of how to clean dirty
items quickly and provide thorough on-site guidance
●
●

△

●

△

△

●
●

●

●

●

Management of working environment Automation will be discussed again because
all plant equipment has been upgraded.
and tasks
Discussion on automating drum yard
and drum press tasks●
Specification of individual healthtargets●
Workshops on mental health, etc.

FY 2014 challenges and targets
Achieve zero accidents
Consolidate procedure manuals and on-site training●
Develop improvement initiatives by encouraging ideas●●●

Implement measures to minimize worker exposure to organic
solvents by restricting the amounts used (e.g., use of warm waterand steam).

●○

A leak drill and comprehensive fire drill wereconducted.

Enhance all employees’ awareness and knowledge of safety
Conduct tests after training (responses to abnormal events,
basic chemistry, etc.)●

Achieve a health target achievement level of 85% or more
Provide health management guidance to workers who handle
solvents in line with the new round-the-clock operating system

Confirm that employees understand and can carry out the steps
required to respond to an abnormal event
Plan and conduct drills (e.g., fire spreading prevention, measuresagainst river contamination, and emergency communication withlocal communities)●
Plan and conduct drills to enable the in-house firefighting teamto respond quickly and effectively to any accident or disaster●
Confirm that firefighting equipment functions properly●●△

Disasterprevention

Implementation ofdisaster drills
An actual fire posed challenges notenvisaged in drills, including preventing
the fire from spreading and handling ofwastewater treatment equipment.

Reduction in no. of traffic accidents/
property damage
Avoidance of accidents/problems byreliable pre-operation inspections●
Use of vehicles that are in normal
working order

Accidents with property damage: 4
The target was not achieved despite a yearon-year reduction in the no. of accidents(down 3 from 7 in the previous fiscal year).

Understanding of basic regulations
and standard operating procedure
Reliable management of equipment,
personnel, and items
Accidents resulting ●Regular implementation of 4S
in worker absence: 0
activities
Accidents not
resulting in worker
absence: 3 or lessAccidents resulting in worker absence:0
Accidents not resulting in worker absence:1(chemical injury)●
Plant office training and department
training were conducted periodically.
●Equipment was inspected periodically andrepair work was performed whenevertrouble spots were identified.
●
Clear communication inside the plant was
ensured by upgrading the old bulletinboard and designating safety aisles(zoning).

●Traffic accidents/
Transportation violations: 3 or less

●

●

●

SafetyHealthHealth target
achievement level:
85% or more

Disasterprevention

Preparedness forearthquakes/otherdisasters●●

Overall achievement: 87%
Specification and implementation ofindividual health targets
Health guidance provided by industrial
doctors●
Early firefighting drills and training
First response fire training (May)on earthquakes and tsunami to ensure Training on earthquakes and tsunami (Jan.)●
Receipt of emergency alert message wasproper understanding of necessary
checkedduring the prefecture-wide drill held
responses●
Emergency drills
in September for 8.8 million people in Osaka.
●
A drill was conducted in March.
●●

Traffic hazard prediction drills
Traffic accidents/violations: 0
Rollout of findings on transport safety ● Traffic hazard prediction drills were conductedperiodically.
●
Observations were discussed during eachdepartment’s morning assembly to draw
attention to transport safety.

Improve the crisis management manual
Provide comprehensive training for responding to a major fire
Conduct practical drills by clarifying the organizations involved
and their roles●
Check the condition of stored waste and take any corrective
actions necessary on the spot
●
●

×

●

●

×

●

Encourage employees to commute to work in plenty of time andto drive calmly to achieve zero traffic accidents
Instruct workers to check their vehicles before getting in and toalways follow other basic rules

Providing training about procedure manuals is easier as these
relate to hands-on tasks. By contrast, EMS training must be
conducted step-by-step more frequently to help employees
gradually understand how the system works.
●
Eliminate risks associated with irregular tasks to ensure safety by
first conducting risk assessments●○○

Have industrial doctors provide periodic guidance so that it ispossible to follow up on the health check findings and comparethem to health targets
Develop and implement a BCP●

Traffic accidents/
Transportation violations: 0

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Specification of individual healthtargets
Activities to promote mental
healthRefer to the measures below.

Kyushu Plant

On December 2, 2013, a fire occurred at
REMATEC Corporation’s Kyushu Plant. I havereflected long and hard on this incident andwould like to once again express my deepest
apologies for the enormous inconvenience
it caused local residents, the relevant
administrative agencies, our customers, andmany other concerned parties.
This fire almost completely burned down
Building A, where important equipment forthe manufacturing of RF had been installed.
Fortunately, there were no casualties, but
the Kyushu Plant had to suspend production
completely. At the same time, the accident
resulted in our losing the trust and confidence ofthe local community and many others who until
then had long supported our business activities.
I still remember like it was yesterday being at acomplete loss for having committed a mistake
that, as head of the plant, I could not excuse in
any way.
The following day, we set up an accident response
headquarters in an unaffected plant office andheld a general meeting of employees to confirm
the nature of the accident and to determine what
our immediate response should be.
In addition, I renewed my determination toreconstruct the plant upon receiving the following
instructions from Mr. Tanaka (presently chairmanof REMATEC Holdings Corporation): “Since theestablishment of the Kyushu Plant 25 years ago,
I have devoted myself to building up a company
that has the trust of the local community. We
cannot give up because of this accident. By
determining the causes of the fire and taking all
possible measures to prevent a recurrence, I aim
to build Japan’s top waste recycling plant.”that was tasked with determining the fire’s cause
by investigating various factors, including not
only the materials and equipment that wereused, but also personnel skills, knowledge, andexperience. The team carried out its mission
while the Oita Prefectural Police and Usuki
Fire Station were conducting their own on-site
investigations.
At the Kyushu Plant, we manufacture Reclaimed
Fuel by combining industrial waste (e.g., wasteoil, sludge, and waste liquid) as a coal-alternativefuel that can be used in cement plants. Basedon the results of our investigation, we developed
concrete measures for realizing the safest waste
recycling plant in Japan, and all of our employees
have been working together to achieve this.
Details of these activities are provided on pages
4 to 7 of this report.

REMATEC Group recognizes the responsibilities and tasks required to contribute to society and to secure precise safety/
health standards for all employees through the recycling business; therefore, under the basic principles of humanrights, we pursue activities that establish "Safety first" and a "Pleasant work environment".

Sakai SC Plant

The plant and trust we lost in
an instant

Health and safety principles

Osaka Plant

Shinichiro Yano
Director and Factory Manager, REMATEC KYUSHU Corporation○

Continue to achieve zero traffic accidents and violations○

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CSR Report 2014 Reporting
April 1, 2013 – March 31, 2014

Data

Environmental Management System

Achievements as an Eco-First company in FY 2013
Commitment

Environmental principles
REMATEC Group recognizes that the protection of environment is the most important task for the better future
and the prosperity for all the human being. Therefore, we are committed to reducing of the environmental loads,
energy/resources conservation to keep the environment and the recycling businesses balanced with contributionof the recycle and the construction of better and sustainable society.

Item

1

Optimize and expand the scope of Information disclosure
recycling
Installation of electronic manifest

2

Assist in the pursuit of a recyclingAmount of RF production
oriented society

3Tackle global warming

4

Prevent and addressenvironmental pollution

TargetーAdoption rate: 27.7%

100,000 t by FY 2010

Production: 103,603 t(FY 2010: 108,800 t)

Reduction in amount of fuel used by
vehicles collecting and transporting waste(specific consumption)

Minimum of 9% lower than the FY
2003 level by FY 2012

Reduction: 6.5%

Reduction in amount of electricity used
(specific consumption)

Minimum of 25% lower than the FY
2004 level by FY 2012

Reduction: 18.1%

Environmental conservation byimplementing EMS and OSHMS

Goal/target—Working to conserve the global environment as an environmental leader—

Promote volunteer activities

The REMATEC Group has been accredited by Japan’s Minister of the Environment as an Eco-First
company in light of our commitment to environmental conservation initiatives (which we renewed inJune 2014). In addition to submitting reports to the Ministry of the Environment, we will monitor our
initiatives’ progress and periodically announce their outcomes.

Increase

0.4%

Reduction

2.8%

Reduction

Measures are described on pages 27 to
33.

ー

2

Initiatives for forging a recycling-oriented society

Initiatives for curbing global warming

Consistently recycle 97% or more of the industrial waste weaccept from waste generators.
Advance our research into the production of fuel by recycling as
many kinds of industrial waste as possible to realize a recyclingoriented society.
Carry out initiatives to forge a recycling-oriented society.

Increase Reclaimed Fuel (RF) shipments to cement
manufacturing plants and elsewhere by 5% compared to thecurrent level by 2019.
Leverage our proprietary technology to recycle a wide range
of industrial waste from various plants, including waste that is
usually incinerated or disposed of in landfills.
Reduced use of coal and other fossil fuels at factories translates
into reduced greenhouse gas emissions, which ultimately assists
efforts to realize a low-carbon society.

Initiatives for making effective use of waste that
contaminates soil and water and reducing theenvironmental burden

Initiatives for raising environmental awareness both
inside and outside our group

Focus on developing technologies to recover energy frombiomass contained in waste.

Amount of industrial waste
accepted:
40,248 t

Specific activities
Participation in local
volunteer activities (e.g.,port cleanup campaigns)

●

●

●

Conserve resources throughstable RF supply
No. of supply problems atbusiness partners: 0

Develop human resources that can address society’s
environmental challenges by organizing our own environmental
awareness initiatives, including REMATEC Future Academy.
Plan and organize guided tours of our plants to increase thepublic’s understanding of waste recycling.

Acceptance of industrial
waste
Stable plant operation

RF shipments: 66,905 t

5.9%* Compared to FY 2012

Review and revision ofprocedure manuals
Thorough training on
procedure manuals

Manufacture Section: 16
Operation Section: 10
Training sessions on procedures: 35

Reduction in specific power
consumption

●

●

●

●

●

Under this program, a company publicly commits in the presence of Japan’s Minister of theEnvironment to pursuing measures to address issues such as the following: environmental
conservation (e.g., to tackle global warming), waste handling, and waste recycling.
●
The Minister of the Environment accredits the company as an environmental leader that is
carrying out advanced, pioneering business activities to address environmental challenges.
●

Sakai SC Plant

What is the Eco-First Program?

Produce coagulants to aid in
the reconstruction of Tohoku
Coagulant shipments: 290 t
Commit to accepting a
specified amount of waste topromote recycling
Amount of waste nitric acidaccepted: 184 t

Environmental challenges
facing society●

Consumption: 10.9 kWh/t
Reduction: 36.3%

No. of supply problems: 0
Conducting of planned
equipment inspections
Examination of pump wear

Review of the standard
No. of plant leaks: 1
operating procedure(The leak was caused by a drum
Conducting of regular
overturning while it was being transported
inspections of storage tanks with a forklift.)

Conducting of risk
assessments

Encourage further participation○●

No. of leaks at our partners or the
REMATEC plant: 2(Sludge leaked from the loading platform ofa transport vehicle because the conditionof the sludge being loaded had not beenchecked adequately.)(Residual liquid spilled from a hose when it
was being carried to prepare for a suction
operation.)

◎

●

△

●
●

Increase amounts of waste acceptedfrom existing customers
Attract new customers

Conserve energy by turning off lights
Reduce power consumption bymonitoring demand●

Achieve zero supply problems at ourbusiness partners
Do all in our power to regain the trust of
our business partners

Prevent leaks at our business partners
and the REMATEC plant
Develop a workflow and standard
operating procedure for the new plantand implement OJT●Conduct thorough hazard prediction
activities and risk assessments●

×●

Prevent waste leaks during loading andtransportation
Prevent accidents caused by thechemical reaction of residue inside tanks
on vehicles●
Confirm that vehicles are completely
empty before permitting travel on roads
●

●

×

×

Recycling of nitric acid byensuring stable operationof recycling equipment
through careful inspections

Review standard procedures in a
strategic manner
Confirm procedures and provide robust
training on them×

No. of complaints about odor: 2(Odors were emitted when waste was being
unloaded from a vehicle inside the plant.)(Odors were emitted from a suction vehicle
being used to clean tanks after the plantfire.)
No. of equipment problems: 0
Coagulant shipments: 456 t●

Achieve a stable supply of RF
Ensure safe operations through effective
equipment management

Do all in our power to regain the trust ofeach waste generator

Closing of shutters, etc.,
where odors are
generated●
Upgrade of deodorizing
equipment

●

●

●

×

●

●

●

○

No. of water quality problems after wastewater
treatment: 1(The foam extinguishing agent used bygovernment fire trucks during the fire at
our plant entered the river through a side
ditch. Although this agent is harmless, foam
appeared in the river.)

Manufacturing of coagulants
by ensuring stable operationof production equipment
through careful inspections

●

●

○

Replacement of thefiltering sand in storagetanks●
Conducting of regular pH
checks and transparency
monitoring●

Prevent odors from affecting
local communities
No. of complaints about odor: 0●

Increase in number ofAmount accepted: 23,905 t
visits to existing customers Achievement: 59.8%
Regular acceptance of(Percentage of 26,790 t target achieved
waste from large wastefrom Apr. to Nov.: 89.2%)
generators and theirindustry partners●

Prevent the release of dirty
rainwater
No. of water quality problems
after wastewater treatment: 0

Status FY 2014 challenges and targets◎

Amount accepted: 39,852 t
Research on existingcustomers and increase in Achievement: 99.0%
amount of waste accepted●
Addition of new customers●

Prevent leaks at our business
partners and REMATEC plant
No. of leaks: 0

Results
Zero waste campaign: 2 participants●
Port cleanup campaign: 4 participants●Community cleanup: 8 participants●●●

Amount of industrial waste
accepted:
40,000 t

Kyushu Plant

4

Develop procedure manuals
and a standard operatingprocedure

Reduce power consumption(25% lower than FY 2004)* One ton of RF generates the same amount of thermal energy as 0.7 tons ofstandard coal and curbs CO2 emissions by roughly 1.65 tons.

3

Social issues addressed●

Increase RF shipments(61,700 t or more annually)

Osaka Plant

1

30

Achievements in FY 2013
Information was posted on our website
as required.

Posted on our website

FY 2013 environmental management activities

Our Eco-First commitment

ISO 14004 certification
statusTarget organization(s):REMATEC Corporation and RTT
Corporation

Prevent the release of contaminatedrainwater
Upgrade rainwater treatment equipment
to enhance its performance●
Consolidate daily monitoring activities(round-the-clock system)●●

Upgrade deodorizing equipment tocapture odors emitted during
acceptance, storage, treatment, or otheroperations inside the plant●
Increase the number of local patrols totake preventive measures●◎

Coagulant production completed in FY
2013

No. of equipment problems: 0
Amount of waste nitric acid accepted: 194 t○

Reduction in the environmental burden of
products and services

Promotion of resource recycling

Energy conservation
Reduction in the environmental
burden of transportation

Scope of certification

Date ofcertification

Certification No.

Scope ofcertification

Date ofcertification

Certification No.

Prevention of climate change(global warming)

Reduction in the amount of waste

Prevention of soil and watercontamination

Osaka Plant, Sakai SC Plant,
RTT Corporation

March 26, 1993

JMAQA-EO36

Kyushu Plant

March 26, 2000

JMAQA-E115

Prevention of environmental pollution
caused by chemical substances, etc.

Wider application of new energy sources

Preservation of ecosystems and biodiversity

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April 1, 2013 – March 31, 2014

Data

Target organization(s):REMATEC Corporation and RTT
Corporation

Environmental Performance Data
FY 2013 performance data by site
Flowchart for the environmental burden of materials in FY 2013

30.6

Light oil（kℓ）

17.2（t-CO2）

Electricity（kWh）1,760,411

RF shipments（ｔ）̶̶ 103,603

Industrial water（㎥）2,815

Materials for RF production

REMATEC

38%

Inputs0.1%

Recycled
material shipments

Osaka Plant, Kyushu Plant,
Sakai SC Plant

Raw materials

63,109Waste oil ̶̶̶̶̶ 37,047

Sludge ̶̶̶̶̶̶ 12,952
Waste acids ̶̶̶̶̶4,851
Waste alkalis ̶̶̶̶5,099

Treatment, RF production,
etc.

Animal and plant residues 228̶̶̶̶̶̶̶ 70
Scrap metal ̶̶̶̶̶̶ 43

Shipment

Cinders

Animal andplant residues 0.4%

Scrap metal 0.1%

Soot and dust 3.2%
Waste alkalis 7.9%
Waste plastics
1.2%

①+②

③ Raw materials（t）

39,933699

Recycling residues

711

327

384

0

0

Empty containers

119

39

65

15

Sludge12,952

6,256

6,696

0

Waste plastics

108

28

65

15

Waste acids

4,851

2,672

1,664

515

Metal scrap

0

0

0

0

Waste alkalis

5,099

2,924

1,991

184

Wood waste

7

7

0

0

Soot and dust

2,069

193

1,876

0

Paper waste

2

2

0

0

Waste plastics

752

721

31

0

Debris0000Waste textile

2

2

0

0

228

0

228

0

Cinders

70

39

31

0

Glass waste
Valuable scrap metal（t）

12,307

0

27,626

12,3070

C heavy oil

0

0

0

0

Hydrated lime

0

0

0

0

Heating oil

0

0

0

0

Caustic soda

0

0

0

0

Waste textile ̶̶̶̶̶ 2

Recycledhydrochloric
acid

0

0

0

0

Empty containers

Sulfuric acid0

Residues andindustrial wastefrom RF production

372.9

179.4

Recycled materials andCO2 emissions

1,273(x 1,000 t)
180･●
170･●
160･●

1,261
1,199
1,098

(t-CO2)●･ 1,400
●･

1,119

150･●

●･

140･●
130･

●

98.9%

（t-CO2）

978.5

●･

1,200
1,000
800

120･●
●･

110･●
100･●･

●･

600
400

●･

200

●･

0

70･●
60･●

2010

2011 2012

2013■･Recycled nitric acid shipments■･Low-grade fuel shipments■･RF shipments ■･CO2 emissions

32

0

0

456

0

98.9

99.2

98.4

100.0

Recycling rate formula(Amount of accepted materials − Amount of residues)×100
Recycling=rate
Amount of accepted materials%=(Amount of accepted waste − Amount of empty
containers) − Amount of recycling residues
Amount of accepted wastes − Amount of empty containers

×100

0

193.5

Total Osaka Plant Kyushu Plant Sakai SC Plant
CO2 emissions（t-CO2）-

978.5(x 1,000 t)
100･●

96.0

96.9

98.4

98.9

（％）
100

●･

90･●

●･

90

80･●

●･

80

70･●

●･

70

60･●

●･

60

50･●

●･

50

40 ●

●･

40

30･●

●･

30

20･●

●･

20

10･●

●･

10

0･

●･

0

●

2010

2011

2012

470.8

507.7

-

Light oil consumption for collection andtransportation and CO2 emissions

Amount of waste andrecycling rate

80･●

372.9

0

0
817

Total Osaka Plant Kyushu Plant Sakai SC Plant
Recycling rate（%）

Total Osaka Plant Kyushu Plant Sakai SC Plant
Amount of light oil
consumption（kℓ）

90･●Light oil（kℓ）

0

0
1,273

Environmental performance data from collection and transportation

830t

CO2 emissions

Recycled nitricacid shipments
Residues andindustrial waste（t）

Animal andplant residues

27,626Social benefits of using cement inconstructing commercial buildings,
residences, roads, etc.

Collection and transportation(e.g., acceptance and shipment)

15

10,00039,933

Recycling rate449

22,55839,933（%）

366

27,047

Recycled fuelRecycled fuel ̶̶̶ 39,933

830

39,852

Raw materials（t）

86%

57.5%

129

37,047

Residues and industrial wastefrom RF production（t） 830

Valuable scrap
metal（t）

063,1090

Recycling residues

Waste oil0

Waste oil

1,347

waste accepted

Sludge129

Industrial waste（t）①0

Waste acids 7.5% Total amount of

20.1%

1,019

699

14%

64,456t0023,905

1,347

Waste oil from ships
2.1%

36,698500

39,852

Waste oil from ships（t）②

Cement manufacturers

66,905

1,519

64,4560

1,347

Cinders
0.1%

103,603

Low-grade fuelshipments

2,815

43

② Waste oil from ships（t）

RF shipments

0Paper waste ̶̶̶̶̶̶ 2

Waste plastics ̶̶̶̶̶752

1,148

0

0

Waste plastics ̶̶̶̶108

473.0

36,6982,815

43

Empty containers ̶̶̶̶119

370.5

67,40576

Scrap metal

Recycling residues ̶̶̶711

417.5

105,251

518,488

Wood waste ̶̶̶̶̶̶ 7

Soot and dust ̶̶̶̶2,069

2.5

0.5

Breakdown① Industrial waste（t）

Analysis/testing(content, calories, etc.)

6.1

513,09098%

Industrial waste

62%

8.6
0

RF shipments

①+②+③

17.2

1,261.0

728,833

105,251t

Acceptance

104,389t

Light oil（kℓ）

CO2 emissions（t-CO2）
Recycled material
shipments（t）

76.5

Recycled nitricacid shipments

2%

4.7

1,760,411

Recycled nitric acid shipments（ｔ）129
Low-gradefuel shipments

17.1

Heating oil（kℓ）

Low-grade fuel shipments（ｔ）1,519

Waste generators

8.9

Electricity（kWh）
Industrial water（㎥）
Accepted waste（t）(①+②）

Recycled material
shipments（t） 105,251

76.5

Heating oil（kℓ）

30.6

Breakdown

Gasoline（kℓ）

Gasoline（kℓ）

Breakdown

1,261

CO2 emissions

OUTPUT

Total Osaka Plant Kyushu Plant Sakai SC Plant

Total Osaka Plant Kyushu Plant Sakai SC Plant

Resources

Resources

OUTPUT

Breakdown

INPUT

Environmental performance data from RF production

INPUT

Range of processes fromRF production to shipment

2013■･Amount of accepted waste■･Residues and industrial waste■･Recycling rate

（kℓ）
600･●
550･●

(t-CO2)
1,400

●･

1,190

1,127
1,092

1,200

●･

978.5
1,000

●･

500･●

●･

800

●･

600

●･

400

●･

200

●･

0

450･●
400･●
350･●
300･●

2010

2011 20122013■･Light oil consumption■･CO2 emissions

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Thailand

External adviser
feedback

Konoe Fujimura
Co-President, Japan Association of Environment and Society forthe 21st Century

Group Company Information
BangkokIn light of the Kyushu Plant accident and REMATEC
Corporation’s restructuring in April, I have read this,the company’s 15th CSR report, carefully while
keeping in mind that this is the first report issued
under the new president.
As the Message from the President indicates,
the Kyushu Plant accident was a major test for
REMATEC. However, the thorough description of
the accident that this report provides demonstrates
the company’s strong commitment to avoidinga recurrence. The details provided include
photographs of the accident site and descriptionsof not only the direct and indirect causes, but also
strict new safety measures (equivalent to thoseof a chemical plant). These measures, which go
further than conventional responses to accidents,
have been adopted in light of the company’s
sincere remorse. A company’s true value is testedby the crises and difficulties it faces. I hope that
REMATEC will remember that its true value lies not
only in its response in the aftermath of the accident
but also in its sincere efforts going forward, andthat it will therefore ensure that its countermeasures
are implemented.
This report also highlights that the company
aims to contribute to resolving social issues inthe environmental field through the company’s
resource recycling and renewable energy
businesses. This demonstrates a positive attitude
toward accurately and quickly responding to theneeds of the time and society by leveraging thelessons that REMATEC has learned from pastexperience and its technical capabilities.
However, although I understood the descriptions of
the individual businesses, the report does not givea clear overall pictureof the individualcompanies as a group.
I was left wondering:
What exactly is the group as a whole trying toachieve by consolidating the power of its individualcompanies? How does the group’s corporate
philosophy compare with those of the individual
group companies? What are the relationships
between the group companies?
Furthermore, since REMATEC Corporation has
been converted into a holding company andthe missions and responsibilities of the group’s
individual companies have now been defined, I
hope that the environmental performance data will
be improved by, for example, presenting data oneach company’s business activities as well as forthe group as a whole. This would help clarify thesignificance and advantages of the restructuring,even for activities intended to reduce environmental
burdens.
The company has found itself in quickly changing
circumstances since the Great East Japan
Earthquake. Based on the Message from the
President, however, I expect all REMATEC
employees to keep the fundamentals of ensuringsafety and the corporate philosophy firmly in mind
even after the transition to a group company. I also
expect the group to value the diverse employees
and capabilities they have acquired, and to steadily
move into a new era by continuing to take on new
challenges in helping to develop a sustainable
society with all of their employees working together
under their young new president, Mr. Tanaka.

Osaka

11-1 Jizohama-cho, Kishiwada-shi, Osaka 596-0015, Japan
Fax 072-422-3809
Phone 072-438-4146

Oita

Mie

Tokyo

8F Daiwa Jimbocho 3-chome BLDG., 3-2-3 Kanda-jimbo-cho,
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0051, Japan
Phone 03-6682-5095
Fax 03-6682-4884

REMATEC Corporation

REMATEC Clean Co., Ltd.

http://www.rematec.co.jp/rematec/

Headquarters

http://www.rematec.co.jp/rematec_clean/

Headquarters

11-1 Jizohama-cho, Kishiwada-shi, Osaka 596-0015, Japan
Fax 072-422-3617
Phone 072-438-6434 (Main phone)

Sakai SC Plant
4-2-4 Chikko-Shinmachi, Nishi-ku, Sakai-shi, Osaka 592-8331, Japan
Phone 072-280-0525
Fax 072-280-0526

2F Wako BLDG., 1-9-23 Yanagi-machi, Moji-ku, Kitayushu-shi,
Fukuoka 800-0025, Japan
Phone 093-371-3340
Fax 093-371-3074

RTT Corporation
http://www.rematec.co.jp/rtt/

Headquarters
Tohoku Branch
2-3 Kameida, Akasaki-cho, Ofunato-shi, Iwate 022-0007, Japan
Fax 0192-47-3527
Phone 0192-47-3526

4-2-4 Chikko-Shinmachi, Nishi-ku, Sakai-shi, Osaka 592-8331, Japan
Fax 072-280-0673
Phone 072-280-0672

Osaka Branch
Fujiwara Office1361-1 Oaza-Tozenji, Fujiwara-cho, Inabe-shi, Mie
511-0515, Japan
Phone 0594-46-4544
Fax 0594-46-4544

11-1 Jizohama-cho, Kishiwada-shi, Osaka 596-0015, Japan
Fax 072-433-7881
Phone 072-433-7880

Kyushu Branch
906 Oaza-Miyakobaru, Notsu-mach, Usuki-shi, Oita 875-0211, Japan
Fax 0974-32-7821
Phone 0974-32-7820

Nanko Office
KEPCO Nanko Power Station, 7 Nanko Minami, Suminoe-ku, Osaka
559-0032, Japan
Phone 06-6613-7761
Fax 06-6613-7761

Tohoku Branch
2-3 Kameida, Akasaki-cho, Ofunato-shi, Iwate 022-0007, Japan
Fax 0192-47-3527
Phone 0192-47-3526

REMATEC KYUSHU Corporation
http://www.rematec.co.jp/kyushu/

Headquarters and Kyushu Plant

Taiheiyo Cement Corporation Oita Tsukumi Plant, 2-1 Gonomotomachi, Tsukumi-shi, Oita 879-2474, Japan
Fax 0972-82-7025
Phone 0972-82-9055

Tokyo Office
8F Daiwa Jimbocho 3-chome BLDG., 3-2-3 Kanda-jimbo-cho,
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0051, Japan
Phone 03-3221-5590
Fax 03-3221-5591

Fujiwara Office1361-1 Oaza-Tozenji, Fujiwara-cho, Inabe-shi, Mie
511-0515, Japan
Phone 0594-46-4544
Fax 0594-46-4544

Chairman of the Board, REMATEC Holdings Corporation

This year marks REMATEC’s 40th anniversary, andthis is the 15th edition of our environmental report,
which we initially issued in 2000 as an industry
first with the aim of helping our stakeholders tobetter understand our waste recycling business.
During the intervening years, we have developed
technologies to respond to society’s changing
needs by transitioning from a waste disposal
business into a recycling business. We havedeveloped the world’s first recycling technology
using subcritical water, proposed a technology
for restoring sites filled with illegally dumped
waste, and accumulated a great deal of knowhow and experience. It was a great honor to havebeen able to contribute to the disposal of disaster
waste following the Great East Japan Earthquakeby making use of this know-how and experiencethrough company-wide efforts. These efforts also
helped us to realize the importance of developing
businesses rooted in local communities.

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Fukuoka

Tokyo Office

Tsukumi Office

Response to External
Adviser Feedback

Iwate

http://www.rematec.co.jp

Headquarters

906 Oaza-Miyakobaru, Notsu-machi, Usuki-shi, Oita
875-0211, Japan
Fax 0974-32-7731
Phone 0974-32-7721

Masatoshi Tanaka

Japan

REMATEC Holdings Corporation

Restructuring ourcompany was asignificant decision
for me. I consider
our group’s mission to be as follows: the groupcompanies will continue to operate businesses
rooted in their respective local communities(thereby making a positive contribution to thesecommunities), while the holding company collects
information from the group companies andshares it throughout the group to continue ourefforts to build a sustainable society by quickly
deploying personnel, technologies, know-how, andexperience across the group.
I believe that the younger generation will build
safe, trustworthy companies by developing humanresources who can quickly respond to changes insociety flexibly and strengthening the organization
through friendly competition among our groupcompanies.

REMATEC TOHOKU Corporation
http://www.rematec.co.jp/tohoku/

Headquarters
2-3 Kameida, Akasaki-cho, Ofunato-shi, Iwate 022-0007, Japan
Fax 0192-47-3527
Phone 0192-47-3526

Renagen Inc.
http://renagen.co.jp/

Headquarters
8F Daiwa Jimbocho 3-chome BLDG., 3-2-3 Kanda-jimbo-cho,
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0051, Japan
Fax 03-6682-4884
Phone 03-3556-0173

Iwate Office

REMATEC R&D Corporation
http://www.rematec.co.jp/rd/

Headquarters
8F Daiwa Jimbocho 3-chome BLDG., 3-2-3 Kanda-jimbo-cho,
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0051, Japan
Phone 03-6682-5095
Fax 03-6682-4884

5F Odori BLDG., 1-6-19 Odori, Morioka-shi, Iwate 020-0022, Japan
Fax 019-601-9214
Phone 019-606-4051

Sakai Technical Center
Sakai Shinjigyo Center Main BLDG. 324, 130-42 Nagasone-cho, Kitaku, Sakai-shi, Osaka 591-8025, Japan
Phone 072-269-4785
Fax 072-269-4786

Sakai Office
4-2-4 Chikko-Shinmachi, Nishi-ku, Sakai-shi, Osaka 592-8331, Japan
Fax 072-280-0526
Phone 072-280-0525

REMATEC&KSN THAILAND
Headquarters
13th Floor, 42 Tower, Room M4, No. 65 Sukhumvit Soi 42, Phakanong,
Klongtoey, Bangkok 10110, Thailand
Phone +66-(0)2-712-2592 Fax +66-(0)2-712-2593

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