FY 2019 CSR website Site Reports > Zeon Chemicals L.P.

Zeon Chemicals L.P. (ZCLP)
Company Profile
Business Description
Manufacture and sales of synthetic rubbers, sales of other Zeon Group products
・Manufactured and sold products: Acrylonitrile butadiene rubber, acrylic rubber,hydrogenated nitrile rubber, epichlorohydrin rubber, Zeotherm ®
・Sold products: Cyclo olefin polymer, styrene isoprene block copolymer, RIM (reactioninjection molding) products, electronics materials
Established in 1989 from the purchase of the elastomer division of BF Goodrich
Chemical Company combined with the new Zeon HNBR facility constructed the same
year in Pasadena, Texas. The company operates mainly in North America, and is also
expanding business in South America from the subsidiary Zeon do Brasil Ltda.

Kentucky Plant

LocationsLouisville, Kentucky; Hattiesburg, Mississippi; Pasadena, Texas
Subsidiary
Zeon do Brasil Ltda
No. of Employees
As of March 31, 2019: 305

Company Policy (Executive Message)
Hello, my name is Bob Barlow. I am President and CEO of Zeon Chemicals, LP, withresponsibility for sales of Zeon manufactured products in the Americas. 2018 was asignificant year for ZCLP; we posted our highest profitability in the history of thecompany. My message to each ZCLP employee in 2019 is: “Let’s build on oursuccess of 2018 and drive to even more successful results in the future in support ofthe SZ20 Plan.” My challenge to ZCLP members again in 2019 is for ZCLP to lead byexample in the following areas:
ZCLP R&D -- ZCLP is recognized as a technical leader with fast and effective R&Dand Applications Development that anticipates what the market needs are.
ZCLP Production -- All North American Plants are running at full capacity and efficiency
with competitive cost structures and supply chains. In addition, ZCLP is recognized assafety and quality leader with Zero OSHA Recordables, Zero Customer Complaints andsuperior environmental performance.
ZCLP Sales and Marketing -- ZCLP has fully functioning Zeon Sales and Marketing
Operations in the U.S., Mexico and Brazil, leading full commercial integration with therest of Zeon Group.

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Safety Initiatives
PolicyZCLP’s safety policy is to achieve safety excellence with zero OSHA Recordable injuries.
Specific Initiatives
During the annual safety awards ceremony for Zeon Group facilities held in Tokyo this year, two ZCLP facilities wererecognized for their performance in 2017. Both the Mississippi Plant and the Texas Plant had zero accidents. This level ofperformance is a result of the emphasis on building a superior safety culture, embraced by the workers in these locations.

Environmental Impact Reductions
PolicyZCLP’s mission is to be a good neighbor in the neighborhoods in which we operate through superior environmentalperformance.
Specific Initiatives
An example of ZCLP’s efforts in 2018 to improve environmental compliance involved the odor scrubber plant trial at KY Plant
which was deemed a success in reducing acrylate odors. KY Plant plans to scale up the scrubber design and install in thecoming year.
ZCLP Louisville campus which includes Corporate Administration, Corporate Technology, Research & Development and KY
Plant implemented an environmental sustainability project in 2018 with the planting of 36 trees. The project has numerous
benefits including odor reduction, aesthetics, expansion of Louisville’s urban tree canopy and reducing the metropolitan heatisland effect.
Environmental Data＊”0” indicates less than 0.5 tons, and “0.0” indicates less than 0.05 tons
Kentucky Plant
Substances
subject to the
PRTR ActFY 2014
No. of substances

FY 2016

FY 2017

FY 2018

7

7

7

7

7

16,202

15,376

13,757

19,79619,151

Emissions (tons)

10

21

8

14

14

Amount generated before compacting(tons)

344

532

551

587

671

Amount sent to landfills (tons)

332

526

539

568

655

1,014

685

722

779

829

CO2 emissions (tons)

33,57032,32931,36832,10730,877

Energy consumption (crude oil equivalent, kL)

11,017

10,323

9,755

10,2199,723

Industrial waste

Consumption (tons)

FY 2015

3Water resource consumption (1,000 m )(industrial water + groundwater + waterworks)

Texas Plant
Substances
subject to the
PRTR Act

Industrial waste

FY 2013

FY 2014

FY 2015

FY 2016

FY 2017

No. of substances

000

00

Consumption (tons)

00

000

Emissions (tons)

00000

Amount generated before compacting(tons)

36

41

42

38

72

Amount sent to landfills (tons)

3.0

1.6

1.00.833.0

252

188

228

261

261

3

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CO2 emissions (tons)

10,712

10,5209,651

11,165

11,165

Energy consumption (crude oil equivalent, kL)

3,150

3,099

2,837

3,306

3,306

Mississippi Plant

FY 2013

FY 2015

FY 2016

FY 2017

33

3

3

3

5,125

4,298

4,367

4,735

4,754

Emissions (tons)

71

61

58

68

69

Amount generated before compacting(tons)

42

97

128

93

20

Amount sent to landfills (tons)

42

97

128

93

20

132

166

124

157

157

CO2 emissions (tons)

16,045

14,777

13,923

14,853

14,853

Energy consumption (crude oil equivalent, kL)

6,452

5,999

5,624

6,087

6,087

Substances
subject to thePRTR Act

Industrial waste

No. of substances

FY 2014

Consumption (tons)

3Water resource consumption (1,000 m )(industrial water + groundwater + waterworks)

Relationship with the Local Community
ZCLP’s mission statement says that we will surpass the expectations of the community through world class innovation andexcellence in all of our activities. During 2018, ZCLP re-branded its charity committee and renamed it Zeon’s Helping
Hands. Zeon’s Helping Hands vision is to be an organization that values and supports employee involvement while fosteringa spirit of community and goodwill within Zeon and fulfilling our responsibility to give back to our community. Our mission isto enthusiastically serve others while strengthening both our corporate community and the community in which we live.
Zeon’s Helping Hands focuses its giving and community projects on the following:1) Education
We contribute to our local youth through STEM (science, technology, engineering and math), environmental, and literacy
related educational programs, as well as work readiness programs, that inspire and prepare our youth to succeed in thefuture.
2) Community Outreach
We contribute to enhancing the welfare of our communities and neighbors by alleviating the impact of poverty, hunger, andhomelessness.
3) Health & Well-being
We contribute to our hospitals, veterans, disease-related causes and promote the healthy living of our employees andneighbors.
4) Environmental
We contribute to sustainable programs or projects that help protect our natural resources.
Specific Initiatives
The R&D team selected a local charity called the Arrow Fund who rehabilitates and adopts animals who have suffered
severe abuse and neglect and increase public awareness of animal cruelty and endorse and support animal protection
efforts that encourage a more humane world for animals.
To raise funds, ZCLP employees participated again in the the Kentucky Derby Bed Race. The event planning was led byUna Goosey, Purchasing Manager, and the Kentucky Plant Maintenance team led by Dennis Guernsey fabricated a bed
with the theme of “Z Nightmare before Christmas” that was piloted by Steven Blevins, Brad Haines, Eric Saunders, Trevor
Elliott and Nick Langmesser. Although our finish in the race was not so successful, we did manage to pull off the 1st Place
win for “Taste of the Tailgate” which was given to the company who had the best tailgate food of all the companies at therace. That was quite an accomplishment!
In addition to the bed races we had many other activities during 2018:-3-

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・Cane Run Elementary Back to School Event
・Summer Carnival
・Fall Festival
・Holiday Jingle Mingle
・Cane Run Elementary Holiday Bag Distribution
・Monthly Friday Jeans Day Donations
・Snacks for Donations
・Silent Auction
・Boys & Girls Club Volunteers
・Project Warm Volunteers
Overall, ZCLP contributed $70K to various charities during 2018.

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