Japan’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 torealize a low-carbon
society through resource
recycling.

CSR
Report2015
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has been printed
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CSR Concept andGuiding Principles

G ro up m a na ge m e nt p hilo sop hy

Our jobs epitomize the REMATEC
Group’s CSR activities.
Corporate slogan and concept for CSR commitment

2015
CSR Report
Contents

Our goal is to contribute to the establishment of a sustainable
society by utilizing REMATEC Group's technology to recycle
various materials.
Build ing the s o ciety we env is io n
◉ A society where people can live safely and comfortably

CSR Concept and Guiding Principles･･･････ 02◉ A sustainable society where both "environment" and "economy" coexist

REMATEC Group History･･･････････････ 04◉ A recycling society that can harmonize with the principles of nature

Message from the President････････････ 06

F ulfilling co r p o r ate ro les and s o cial res p o ns ib ilities[Special Feature] Environmental Challenges x 3 Strengths◉ Pursuing value creation

MF Power No.1･･ ･･･････････････････ 08◉ Taking responsibility for the effects of organizations on society

Hiroshima sediment disaster････････････ 10◉ Contributing to solutions to social challenges

Business in Thailand･････････････････ 12Group Company Activities

To create the innovation corresponds to the social issues
for the Earth

Guidingprinciples

Building
the society
we envision

Management
plan

Three
strengths

Resource
recyclingbusiness

Renewableenergybusiness

Quick on-site
responses

Communication with stakeholders
02

Edi to r i a l policy
The REMATEC Group discloses information on its CSR
activities in order to report them to all stakeholders.
This CSR Report 2015 presents examples of theGroup’s CSR activities focusing on its three strengths(planning capabilities, technical expertise, and quick
on-site responses) to fulfill its mission “Innovation
for the Earth.” It also allocates pages to each groupcompany to cover its business and most recent CSR
initiatives.
We would be more than happy if you would read thisreport and understand the REMATEC Group’s CSR
activities.
Organization covered by the report : REMATEC Group
Date of publication : December 1, 2015
■Information disclosure system : This report covers
the REMATEC Group’s CSR programs and initiatives.
Meanwhile, the Group’s website presents each Group
company’s business and renews information on its
daily operations in real time. We hope that you will visit
it at http://www.rematec.co.jp.
■ Reference guidelines : Sustainability Reporting
Guidelines, published by GRI The Environmental
Reporting Guidelines 2012, published by Ministry of
the Environment The Planning Guidelines for Regional
Countermeasures against Global Warming, publishedby Ministry of the Environment■■

Th e Grou p’s man agemen t syst ems in t egrat e
CS R in it iat ives wit h bu sin ess operat ion s

Management systems

Data･ ････････････････････････････ 30

Group Company Information･･････････････ 37

Advan cin g bu sin ess by brin gin g t h e Grou p’s
t h ree u n iqu e st ren gt h s t oget h er
The REMATEC Group will contributeto solving the challenges each local
community is facing by bringing
together the planning capabilities,
technical expertise, and quick on-site
responses it has developed throughlong years of experience and knowhow while keeping close ties with thecommunity, listening to its opinions, andgarnering its cooperation.

Communication with Stakeholders･･････････ 28External Adviser Feedback･･･････････････ 36lcani isech rt
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Two keybusinessdomains

Fulﬁlling
corporateroles and social
responsibilities

The backgrounds and causesof environmental problems vary
greatly from one country or territory
to another. In order to help solve
environmental problems, the
REMATEC Group focuses on two
businesses: resource recycling andrenewable energy. It works ﬂexibly
to meet challenges based on a hardlook at what local communities will
be like in the future.

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REMATEC Corporation････････････････ 14
REMATEC KYUSHU Corporation･ ･････････ 16
REMATEC TOHOKU Corporation･･････････ 18
REMATEC R&D Corporation･････････････ 20
Renagen Inc.･･････････････････････ 22
RTT Corporation････････････････････ 24
REMATEC & KSN THAILAND･･ ･･･････････ 26

Focu sin g on t wo key bu sin ess domain s wh eret h e R E M ATE C Grou p h elps solve region al
ch allen ges an d creat es a brigh t fu t u re

The REMATEC Group has combined
three management systems (business,environmental, and occupational safety
and health) with the aim of promoting
CSR initiatives and business operationsin an integrated manner. It is working on
daily business operations and problemsolving from these three perspectives.

BMS
Business Management
SystemManagement policy
Interim management plan

Man ag e me n t
S ys te m

EMS
EMS

OSHMS
OSHMS

Occupational Safety
Environmentaland HealthManagement System
Management
SystemEnvironmental policy
EMS activity plan

Safety and health policy
OSHMS activity plan

All inquiries regarding this report should be
addressed to:
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

03

REMATEC Group
History

2002 Iwate-Aomori boundary project: Illegal dumping of about 820,000 m³ of waste
Area B
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Area D
Pumping up contaminated water

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The path to solving social challenges
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1997

Nakhodka project:
Spill of about 50,000 drums of heavy oil

Collection of heavy oil spilled from the Nakhodka
The Russian tanker Nakhodka broke and drifted into the Sea of Japan
off Japan’s Honshu Island, and the REMATEC Group collected, treated,and disposed of the spilled heavy oil. The oil covered the Sea of Japan,
and the amount of material collected totaled approximately 59,000 tons,
including seawater, garbage, and oily mud and sand. In seven cases
including ship transport, the Group responded to this accident at ten
locations nationwide. The treatment and disposal work done by theGroup included restoring the sea to its original state and recycling thecollected oil and other materials.

Ship
accident
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RMG→ Collection site B → RMG → Eight collection
and transportcompanies

Collection site C→

South Korea
project(drainage paths for rainwater and contaminatedwater)

Area B

Various typesof difﬁcult-tohandle waste

Area D

Pumping up

RF testing project
Refer to pages 12 to 13 and 26 to 27.

1983

Simulations→

Recycling

Sortingand→crushing

Restoring thearea to its
original state

The REMATEC Group gave top priority to safety and designed aﬂow plan to achieve both swift disposal and a high recycling rate.
It selected the optimal transport routes taking damage to roads,
congestion, and other conditions into consideration, planned adisposal scheme from the determination of the optimal numberof temporary storages to secondary sorting to disposal at ﬁnal
disposal sites, and worked with local businesses to manage
the project in an integrated manner. Considering safety as most important and making the quick onsite responses of the Group and staff members in the affected areas, it made all-out efforts to sort andcrush waste manually and using heavy machinery, thus achieving highly efﬁcient waste disposal. It
installed one secondary sorting station each in the Nagahama area of Ofunato and the Numata area of
Rikuzentakata. These stations started operation in the summer of 2011, boasting the fastest disposal
speed in Iwate Prefecture, and realized a recycling scheme based on a desalination plant.

2015 Hiroshima

Heat source identiﬁcation
Illegal dumping site
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Outbreak of→ analysis → Selection of ﬁre → extinguishingextinguishing methods
underground ﬁrework

Affected area A
Affected area B

Disposal of disaster waste
generated by landslides in
Hiroshima
Refer to pages 10 to 11.

2007 Kitakyushu City

Affected area C
Affected area D

Disaster waste disposal ﬂow→ Primary sorting A
Temporary storage→ Primary sorting B
Temporary storage→

Secondary sorting→

Landﬁll, etc.

Recycling waste into

→ Desalination → reconstruction materials, etc.
Production of raw material
and fuel for cement

Operation and management of PCB-contaminatedsoil treatment facilities

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The REMATEC Group succeeded in extinguishing the ﬁre by
repeating landﬁll analysis based on thermal ﬂuid analysis andtesting and independently designing and producing a measuring
instrument capable of measuring the concentration of oxygen at
difﬁcult-to-measure locations.

2011

Installation of→ a low-oxygen →workroom

Collection anddisposal of NaK※NaK refers to an alloy of sodium (Na) and potassium (K). This
substance is difﬁcult to handle because it reacts explosively
and ignites when exposed to air and water.

1974

Predictions using boring

The amount of waste disposed of was approximately 840,000 tons
for Ofunato City and 1.19 million tons for Rikuzentakata City.

Underground ﬁre extinguishing work at
an illegal dumping site in Gifu City

Disposal
proposal and risk
assessment※RMG: REMATEC Group※RF: Reclaimed fuel (RF) business: Production of
auxiliary fuel for cement pyroprocessing→

2011 Secondary sorting plant2010 Gifu illegal dumping project

Disposal of NaK, which had beenstudied as a cooling agent for reactors,
became an issue to be addressed, and the REMATEC Group
proposed a disposal method. Based on safety measures anddisaster-prevention drills, it conducted simulations of thedisposal work. It created a low-oxygen workroom on its own
and installed it on the spot, achieving safe collection of NaK.

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In Ulsan Metropolitan City, South
Korea, the REMATEC Group built
RF plants for a major petroleum
refining plant, transferred its
technology to the company, andsupported it in operating the plants.

1973

Area D
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Iwate-Aomori boundary illegal dumping: Construction work supervision and design and buildingof sorting and water treatment plants in the project to restore the area to its original state→ Recycling/RF

1996

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We at the REMATEC Group attempt to address various social challenges in the environmental ﬁeld andtake on the challenge of creating innovation using our experience, know-how and three strengths: planningcapabilities, technical expertise, and quick on-site responses.

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2011

Soil classiÿcation plant project: The amount of soil
classiÿed was about 830,000 tons.

Desalination of disaster waste projectClassiﬁcation of tsunami deposits project

It was necessary to remove salt fromdisaster waste covered with seawater,
and the REMATEC Group repeateddesalination experiments by trial andOfunato City, Iwate Prefecture
error, eventually designing and constructing a unique desalination plantthat works like a large washing machine. Removal of salt enabled thewaste to be used as raw material and fuel for cement. All processes
from design to construction to operation were completed in only threemonths. This plant allowed affected areas to dispose of large amountsof disaster waste at once. The amount of waste disposed of would
have taken 12 years to process, but this plant handled it in just three
years, contributing to swift recovery from the disaster.

In Rikuzentakata City, the amount of disaster
waste, which was estimated at about 800,000 tons
immediately after the earthquake, actually ballooned
to about 2.02 million tons. In 2013, when each Rikuzentakata City, Iwate Prefecture
affected area was conﬁdent that it would be able to dispose of the disaster waste,
Rikuzentakata was still faced with the challenge of disposing of about 830,000 tons oftsunami deposits, an amount that exceeded the total amount of waste in all the other
cities combined. The REMATEC Group completed all processes from site selection to
construction in only eight months, starting a wet/dry classiﬁcation project that operated
for 24 hours a day. It worked with the city’s administrative agency to put thorough quality
control in place, and after classiﬁcation, it returned sand and earth to the foundation andsurface of agricultural land and had sorted debris recycled at cement factories.

Disaster waste → Secondary sorting → Desalination

Tsunami deposits → Classiﬁcation →→Recycling

Recycling (returned to agricultural land)※The plant received waste from Ofunato, Rikuzentakata, and Miyako Cities
and Yamada and Otsuchi Towns.

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Message fromthe President

Planning capabilities

Technical expertise Quick on-sit

eresponses =Aiming at fulfilling the Group s mi ssion by bringing
all its strengths together
Back to basics
In order to realize CSV* management to pursue both social andeconomic value, it is necessary to meet the needs of businessand local communities more swiftly and ﬂexibly. In an effort toensure such swiftness and ﬂexibility, we shifted to the holding
company system in April 2014, and this is the second year ofoperation under the new system.
While the shift to the holding company system has expanded
the potential for open innovation, enabling the REMATEC Groupto implement its business strategy in a more dynamic way, asense of discomfort toward sudden changes in governancearose in the Group, giving us the feeling that the awarenessof personnel toward social needs, compliance, safety, andquick on-site responses that it has considered important was
becoming weak.
Therefore, this year, with “back to basics” as our slogan, we
refresh our awareness of the origin and guiding principles of

the Group as well as the three strengths we have long valued—
planning capabilities, technical expertise, and quick on-site
responses—and are working to maximize the benefits of theholding company system, which allows Group companies
to fulfill their respective functions and brings their strengths
together.
The REMATEC Group was established 41 years ago basedon the wish of its founder, who was engaged in the fishingbusiness, to regain a beautiful sea. During the period of rapid
economic growth in the 1970s, marine pollution with PCB andother substances became increasingly serious in Osaka Bay,and ﬁshermen were faced with the problem that landed ﬁshes
did not sell because of the damage caused by rumors due tomarine pollution. The founder started a new business to treat
oil because oil was the main culprit polluting the sea. This was
the origin of what we are today, and it is also the starting point※CSV stands for “Creating Shared Value,” a concept that aims
at both social and economic value in business activities.

REMATEC Corporation

REMATEC KYUSHU Corporation

REMATEC & KSN
THAILAND

Renagen Inc.

REMATEC TOHOKU Corporation

RTT Corporation

REMATEC R&D Corporation

REMATEC Clean Co., Ltd.

06of the RF business, which is one of the Group’s key businesses
even today.
In retrospect, it can be said that the history of the Group isindeed an accumulation of efforts to solve challenges in theenvironmental field—efforts driven by the changes of thetimes. We have worked with local communities to tackle social
challenges in the environmental ﬁeld such as collecting heavy
oil spilled as a result of a maritime accident, restoring illegal
dumping sites to their original states, and disposing of waste
generated by the Great East Japan Earthquake and othernatural disasters and striven with all our resources to solve
them.
Through such a history, we have considered it our mission
to create innovation to address social challenges in theenvironmental field and valued as our intangible assets
social values such as coexistence and co-prosperity withlocal communities; safety and compliance, the basis of ourcontinued existence; and planning capabilities, technicalexpertise, and quick on-site responses, which all ensure wellgrounded problem-solving. In the future, we will continue toembrace these values to fulﬁll our mission.

waste disposal, including those who are forced to make a living
by extracting valuables such as plastics from piles of garbage,
can perform their job in a safe, hygienic manner is also a formof innovation we aim at creating.
In the future, as an enterprise that supports society’s resource
recycling infrastructure, we will continue to develop various
creative ideas and propose them to local communities, and by
doing so, we will strive to become a corporate group that istrusted by local communities while pursuing coexistence andco-prosperity with them. We look forward to your continued
support in the future.

Yasunori Tanaka
President and CEO
REMATEC Holdings Corporation

Aiming at becoming a company that
supports society’s resource recycling
infrastructure
The medium- to long-term management vision of the REMATEC
Group is to aim at becoming a company that supports society’s
resource recycling infrastructure. In addition to the resource
recycling business, our key business, we view renewableenergy business as our new business domain and strive toestablish business models that flexibly combine resource
recycling with renewable energy.
The Group’s first biogas power station, which it built inKishiwada City, Osaka Prefecture in March 2015, has started
to generate electricity and is operating in a stable manner. Thispower station uses food residue from the local community for
raw materials, and in the future, we intend to propose this tovarious other local communities as a local-production-for-localconsumption business model that combines resource recycling
with renewable energy.
In November 2015, we established a joint-venture ﬁrm with theSiam Cement Group in the Kingdom of Thailand, launchinga business intended to raise the waste recycling rate using
high-level sorting technology and making the most of recycled
waste as raw fuel for cement. Many countries of the world
are faced with serious problems related to waste disposal.
Establishing an environment in which many people engaged in07Special Feature

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The REMATEC Group carries out research on waste recycling with "utilizationof unused waste" as its goal. In 2015, we built a biogas power plant foundedon our research results to date. We are taking on the new ﬁeld of renewableenergy business.

■ Timeline leading to construction of biogas

power generation facilities❶❶Sakai SC Plant (2006)❷*1：Japan Science and Technology Agency*2：New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization❷Ofunato sewage sludge biogasification demonstration
facility (2013)■ General process of biogas power generation→→

Panorama of the fermentation tank. Power generation began in March 2015.

The REMATEC Group has been focusing its efforts on biogasthat is a next-generation energy source since 2001 and has
been studying and developing methods for recycling foodwaste and other types of organic waste.
In 2006, the world's ﬁrst commercial recycling plant that uses
subcritical water treatment technologies* was designed andbuilt in Eco-Town, Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture. We went on tocarry out research on subcritical water treatment technologies
as methane fermentation pretreatment technologies aimed atshrinking both size and fermentation time. During this time, theGreat East Japan Earthquake struck on March 11, 2011, and08

Japan was forced to rethink its energy strategies.
The REMATEC Group rushed to the area immediately after
the earthquake and, in addition to assisting in disaster waste
treatment in Ofunato City, Iwate Prefecture, we also built aplant in 2013 to demonstrate production of biogas from sewage
sludge that uses subcritical water treatment technologies in
its pretreatment process at the Ofunato sanitization center.
Through these activities, we established Renagen Inc. as acompany dedicated to biogas power generation business in2014.
In October 2014, we struck a partnership with a top

manufacturer in Germany that is an advanced country forbiogas power. We built the MF Power-1 biogas power plantthat uses methane fermentation tanks (see p. 23) that can bebuilt ﬂexibly in a size to suit the application and location. We
then launched our power generation business with this power
plant as Osaka Prefecture's first feed-in tariff (FIT) biogas
power generation facility.
The REMATEC Group began with a corporate philosophy"Our goal is to contribute to the establishment of a sustainable
society by utilizing REMATEC Group's technology to recycle
various materials" to make the sea beautiful, and we havecontinued valuing this philosophy for 40 years to the presentday. We will combine our technical expertise, planningcapabilities, and quick on-site responses as our three strengths
and continue striving to resolve various problems faced bysociety.

※Subcritical water treatment technologies are technologies that use subcriticalwater—which is liquid water kept at a temperature and pressure slightly below thecritical points (374°C, 22 MPa)—to produce a variety of useful materials from wastethat cannot easily be recycled through normal processes.

09Special Feature
Environmental Challenges x 3 Strengths

Hiroshima sediment disas
environmental restoration
Bringinge ora ilia ac to its o ners

Massive amounts of disaster waste created by disasters.
Schemes and expertise for safely and speedily processing this waste are ourstrengths. We respond ﬂexibly and quickly with our quick on-site responses to
unexpected situations and problems occurring in the ﬁeld.

terproject
On August 20, 2014, the northern part of Hiroshima City thatwas locally hit by heavy rainfall in a short period of time caused
serious disasters due to mudslides. Many precious lives werelost and it became a major disaster.
It was estimated that 580,000 tons of disaster waste wasproduced in this disaster. To aid in the quick processing of
this waste and recovery/reconstruction efforts, a consortium
comprising seven companies that included two from the
REMATEC Group (REMATEC Corporation and RTT Corporation)
launched a disaster waste treatment project in Hiroshima.
Each company maximally exploits its unique technologies andstrengths with the aim of processing all the waste as soon as
possible.
Disaster waste collected at nine primary temporary
dumping sites in the city is roughly sorted by hand and withhydraulic shovels. After separation of dirt and debris, thewaste is transported to an intermediate processing facility andprocessed appropriately after more sorting and crushing. Witha target recycling rate of 98.9%, almost all of the processeddisaster waste is being recycled, for example by turning dirt
into landfill material, crushed stone into roadbed material,
wood into biomass, and other processed materials into refusederived fuel.
In addition to utilizing the REMATEC Group's integrated
processing scheme that includes each step from wastetransport to analysis, precision sorting, and recycling, our otherrole is to safely and smoothly carry out activities with on-site
staff hired from local areas. The experience and expertise of the
REMATEC Group that has attempted many activities to resolve
all sorts of environmental problems, such as the disaster waste
treatment project in Ofunato City and Rikuzentakata City, Iwate
Prefecture carried out from 2011 to 2014, are used as quick

on-site responses enabling ﬂexible approaches to unexpected
problems.
At the disaster site in Hiroshima, management of memorabilia
is considered one major part of cleanup activities. This involves
returning memorabilia collected from among the disaster
waste being processed to their respectful owners, and items
recovered are cleaned and washed and carefully stored in
the memorabilia lost and found set up inside the intermediate
processing facility. Memorabilia that is found can be accessedat the memorabilia lost and found and information about items
is also published on the Hiroshima City website.
We wish to not only speed up disaster waste processing andassist in recovery/reconstruction efforts, but also take goodcare of the many memories in their midst. Our ability to do bothof these at once is also part of our quick on-site responses, ofwhich we are very proud.

Memorabilia lost and found■Disaster waste treatment process

Separating disaster waste

Inside the intermediate processing plant

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REMATEC staff of the consortium and locally-hired staff

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Special Feature

Quick on-site
responses

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bi inglit
ies

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venture company with a Thai corporationlca
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Environmental Challenges x 3 Strengths

Quick on-site
responses

Bringing expertise developed in Japan to other countries
The REMATEC Group has continued seeking to resolve waste disposal andother environmental problems since its founding. We established a joint venturewith a Thai company with the hope of utilizing our expertise and experience inThailand that is facing growing waste problems.

The REMATEC Group was established in the 1970s, a time of
rapid economic growth when environmental contamination was
also becoming a problem. Since then, we have pursued various
types of innovations to resolve issues in the environmental
arena.
It started in 1983 when we launched our RF business(technologies for making fossil fuel substitutes), and continued
to collection of spilled heavy oils from marine accidents,
disposal of contaminated soil and other types of waste thatis not easy to dispose of, cleaning of illegal dumping sites,
creation of raw material and fuel from disaster waste used formaking cement, and more. We consider it our task to use thesetechnologies and experience that we developed in businessin Japan and apply them to the resolution of waste problems
becoming apparent with economic growth in countries insoutheast Asia. We therefore launched research in 2007 toinvestigate the waste circumstances overseas, including thepossibility for development of business in Thailand and othercountries.
Thailand depends on fossil fuels for over 80% of its primaryenergy supply (oil equivalent conversion). As industry advances,
municipal solid waste (MSW) is often being put in landfills
without proper sorting or disposal or openly incinerated, andthe damage to the environment is becoming a social issue.
Construction of a system that uses waste as fuel could
reduce environmental damage from waste, cut usage offossil fuels, and create local employment opportunities.
With great confidence in this belief, we devised a new MSW
treatment process. Siam Cement Group (SCG) that is a leading

corporation in Thailand and REMATEC & KSN THAILAND (RKT)
established a joint venture in November 2015 called Green
Conservation Solutions (GCS).
Although each component technology, such as waste sortingand crushing, is relatively simple, we, the REMATEC Group, areconcentrating our expertise to combine all these elements into
an integrated system and optimize that system to match local
circumstances. This embodies the planning capabilities of ourGroup and what we consider one of our prime strengths.
Having taken on the challenge of resolving issues in theenvironmental arena for over 40 years, activities to addressenvironmental problems in Japan are our Group's history.
Using everything we have developed to date, and combining
our strengths with those of the people in Thailand, we hope tohelp build the future of Thailand.

Establishment of GCS joint venture by RKT and SCG
in November 2015

■Role of the REMATEC GroupRF demonstration facility in Thailand

Waste composition analysis

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Grounds for project plans that are being steadily pursued

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Cycle time

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Improvement of production facilities
aimed at higher RF fuel quality

Group l e a d e r b ased o nresults an d e x p e ri e n c e

REMATEC Corporation
Business
activities◉Industrial waste treatment business◉Reclaimed Fuel (RF) production business◉Environmental restoration business

Aiming for even higher productivity and quality
After using our unique expertise to adjust the kneading andcalorific value of industrial waste such as waste oil, oil mud,sludge, and dust, it is recycled into Reclaimed Fuel (RF) for
cement plants. It is then efﬁciently used as energy and partly as
raw cement material without causing secondary pollution.
Our role in the REMATEC Group is to consistently lead thegroup-wide mission of creating innovations to address social
issues in the environmental arena. In particular, we consider
REMATEC KYUSHU our great rival that pushes us to improve.

sec/t reduction

Foul odors and other problems are becoming morediverse and complex in recent years with changes in waste
composition. Applying a mindset that this is not a problem
that cannot be resolved, we strive to not only improve thedeodorizing equipment, but also increase productivity andquality. With an eye to replacement with stronger systems
for environmental management in the future, we will continue
pursuing enhancement and improvement of production
facilities.

In order to improve RF fuel quality, it is essential to not only
adjust the composition ratio and order of waste that is theraw material, but also reliably remove the solids containedin RF fuel. In addition, reducing the grain size of large solids
contained in RF fuel improves its thixotropicity*. That said,
reducing the grain size of solids to be removed results in alonger cycle time on the solid removal line.
We therefore upgraded our equipment to improve the quality
and reduce the cycle time by making the solid removal method
more meticulous, as one part of our FY 2014 maintenanceplan. By upgrading the sieve equipment of our solid removal
lines, we were able to revise the method from removing 3 mmor larger solids to removing 1 mm or larger solids. Moreover,the cycle time that was a concern was successfully reduced
to 35 seconds per one ton transfer of RF fuel. We will continue
carrying out activities that lead to better quality and productivity
and producing RF fuel that pleases all our customers.

Odor index

28 20
→

Improvement of production facilities
aimed at higher environmental
management performance
The Osaka plant has been manufacturing RF fuel since its
construction in 1992. As the types and shapes of waste that isused as raw materials become more diverse with changes inindustrial structure and other aspects of society, the volumeof ammonia and other malodorous specified substancesin collected waste has been increasing, and the need has
arisen to reduce the impact of these odors on the surrounding
environment.
For this reason, we have greatly revamped our deodorizing
facilities. We have made many types of improvements, suchas installing newly designed deodorizing equipment, changing
the pipes for tanks to prevent odor leakage, and installing newmodels of shutters to block the leakage of combustible gas.
By upgrading our deodorizing equipment, we successfully
reduced the odor index that was a maximum of 28 before
equipment upgrading to a maximum of 20 after upgrading,according to our measurements.

*Thixotropicity: The property of ﬂuids that causes viscosity to lower when a force isconsistently applied and return to its original state when the force is removed

Before upgrading deodorizing equipment

Before upgrading sieve equipment

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improvement

After upgrading sieve equipment

After upgrading deodorizing equipment

Measurement date

11/28

12/27

1/30

2/27

4/13

5/21

6/13

7/9

8/12

Measurement results

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25

24

28

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20

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Extirpation of invasive ÿsh by ÿshing volunteers

Port cleanup campaign

On Saturday, September 5, 2015, REMATEC Corporation and othercompanies in the REMATEC Group joined nine accredited Eco-First
companies based in the Kansai area (Kubota, Super Hotel, Daikin Industries,
Noritz, Sanyo Syoji, Shiga Bank, Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Sekisui House,
and Kawashima Selkon Textiles) to carry out the 3rd Lake Biwa Invasive Fish
Extirpation Fishing Volunteer event.
As the third time this event was held, 239 volunteers including employees
from those companies and their family members (of which 75 were children)
participated. Enjoying a little friendly competition, we caught 1,036 invasivefish (42 kg), creating a
new record.
For lunch we hadvenison curry and had
the opportunity to think
about the damage topark vegetation, forests,
and crops by deer thatare taking over.

In 2015, we again participated in the annual port cleanup campaign
cosponsored by Kishiwada City, where the REMATEC Osaka plant is located,
and the Kishiwada Port Association.
This program is held one Sunday in late June every year, and involves
cleaning the area that extends from Hamakogyo Park to the Hannan District
1 quay. This year, 500 to 600 people including members of community
groups and employees from nearby companies participated. We collected asmuch as 3 to 4 tons of trash. This trash contained a large volume of illegally
dumped items. This day re-instilled in us the necessity of not only picking up
litter, but also education to keep people from littering in the ﬁrst place.

Toshio Nakao,
Sales Department,
REMATEC Corporation

In the ﬁre that broke out at the Kyushu plant (now REMATEC KYUSHU Corporation) in December 2013,
we caused signiﬁcant inconvenience and concern to our customers at the Osaka plant that also conducts
RF fuel manufacturing business.
Immediately after this incident, we also made numerous improvements to the Osaka plant to ensure ourcustomers could safely rely on us to create RF fuel. To achieve a greater understanding of these activities
to customers, we held tours of the Osaka plant in 2015.
Customers who visited the Osaka plant were again given an explanation of the events surrounding theﬁre, using last year's CSR report, and were allowed to see the plant after its improvements. Although westill receive some tough criticism, we have been highly praised for our efforts to publish the cause of the ﬁreand our measures taken in the CSR report, and we are grateful for this praise.
To increase consciousness towards the health and safety of REMATEC employees, the sales department
where I work encourages employees from all departments to visit plants at other companies similarly
processing industrial waste. This enables employees in departments where working outside the company is
not common practice to see the activities carried out at other companies, and may lead to improvements inhealth and safety and other aspects of work.

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Recovery of RF
fuel production
volume inCore Re cl ai m e dFuel (R F )product i on si t ewith the l at e stequipme n t◉Industrial waste treatment business◉Reclaimed fuel (RF) production business◉Environmental restoration business◉Equipment maintenance business

Reconstruction after the ÿre and resumption of RF fuel manufacturing operations
REMATEC KYUSHU Corporation focuses primarily on
Reclaimed Fuel (RF) business that involves adjusting thekneading and calorific value of industrial waste with its
distinctive expertise and then recycling it into RF fuel for
cement plants.
A fire broke out at the plant in December 2013, and wecommitted ourselves to reconstructing the plant for about ayear after that. After reﬂecting on the events surrounding theaccident, we completed construction of a new plant equippedwith the same level of safety equipment as chemical plants,
and resumed full-scale RF production from December 2014.

Although we experienced some initial difficulties in the
beginning, all our staff speedily responded with a rallying cry of
striving for vertical startup, and we successfully got production
back on track in about four months. We also achieved 85%
waste collection volume in March 2015 compared to the level
prior to the accident, thanks to the help and understanding ofwaste generators.
However, we have not yet reached 100%. We will continue
carrying out stable operation with a motto of safety, reliability,
and trust to meet the expectations of all our stakeholders.

Flowerbed planting and management
Twice a year, employees from REMATEC KYUSHU work together withpeople from the area to plant ﬂowers and ﬂower beds along National Route502, as a project to make the route more beautiful. In FY 2014, we planted
marigolds in June as summer ﬂowers. In November, we planted 280 dianthus
and China pink flowers, 1,200 tulip bulbs, and 25 ginkgo saplings thatblossom from winter to spring. In addition, to combat continued problems
with damage from deer, we sprayed pesticides with a main componentof bamboo vinegar that is not hazardous to the environment, taking thismeasure to keep deer away from the ﬂowerbeds. We will continue striving
the best we can to makethe national route more
beautiful.

Immediately after launching operation of the new plant in
December 2014, our production volume dropped far below
targets, owing to initial troubles at the new plant and low waste
collection volumes. However, we responded promptly to these
difﬁculties, and worked to overcome each hurdle one by one,for example by improving equipment to be more safe and
efﬁcient, gradually restoring the production level. Through these
activities, we employees were able to improve our work skills
and caught up to last year's level in four months. With respect
to waste collection, we are slowly increasing our collection
volume with the understanding of waste generators.

117.5

Contribution to welfare by collecting
plastic bottle caps and aluminumcans
About 4,000 children a day around the world are said to die
because they cannot receive vaccines. To help relieve this
vaccine shortage as much as possible, we have been collecting
plastic bottle caps since 2008.
In FY 2014, we collected a total of 43 kg, including bottle caps
from not only vending machines at our company, but also from
employees' homes. As one vaccine is produced with 4 kg ofbottle caps, we collected enough for about 10.7 vaccines.
We have collected 470 kg of bottle caps altogether since
starting this program. That converts to 117.5 vaccines. We willcontinue carrying out this program.

■RF fuel production plan and results

Plastic bottle caps

（t）
4,500

FY 2014 total

43.1 kg

4,000

Cumulative total

470.3 kg

3,500

Vaccines

117.5 vaccines

3,000(4 kg makes 1 vaccine)

Aluminum cans

2,500(800 kg = one wheelchair)

2,000

FY 2014 total

110.0 kg

Cumulative total

542.6 kg

1,500

polio vaccines
in 6 years

1,000
500
0

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16monthsVertical startup to overcome issues

REMATEC KYUSHU Corporation
Business
activities

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E mp l oy e e c omme n t sParticipation in upkeep of Tonosama Road anda walking event
On March 7, 2015, as one part of the joint 10th anniversary project between
Usuki City and the former Nozu Town in Oita Prefecture, the Usuki City Boardof Education hosted a Tonosama Road walking event. We participated fromthe planning stages onwards, and helped clean up the road and plant 50
maples and cherry trees on the roadside encampment ruins.
This road that extends 4 km to the east and west along our plant site ispart of the Okajo Road connecting the Usuki Castle and Takeda Castle areas,and contains the ruins of the native samurai warriors, earning it the name,"Tonosama Road." On the
day of the event, 20 of ouremployees actually walked
along this road, and spent
the day experiencing the
local history close-up. We
will continue developing
this road together withlocal residents andcherishing it as a local
treasure.

Hidenori
Takahashi,
General Affairs Department,
REMATEC KYUSHUCorporation

In December 2014, a year after the ﬁre that erupted on December 2, 2013, thanks to support from many
individuals, we completed construction of a plant with the same level of safety equipment as a chemicalplant that has never before been seen in our industry (for example, with a nitrogen sealing machine andcooling equipment) and excellent production performance. I would like to take this opportunity to express
my deepest gratitude for the wonderful support we received from all our stakeholders that enabled us toreturn to our place of work once again.
After the plant resumed operation, I was involved in production and maintenance and repair work
alongside my regular duties, with the goal of vertical startup so that production could proceed as intended.
The way that all company employees cooperated together through trial and error to acquire chemistryknowledge and learn how to operate the new equipment has become my personal asset.
The plant is now equipped with the latest safety equipment and we have switched to a round-the-clock
system to reliably conﬁrm the safety of operations. However, the driving force for operations is people. To
ensure we never forget this, we will continue to further raise our knowledge and technological level andcarry out thorough management and supervision. As a member of the Business Department, I will fully
support daily stable operations based on the knowledge and skills I acquired in the past year, to repay our
debt to all our stakeholders.

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Activities

Creatin g n e w
busines s a n dvalue to re v i t al i z ecommuni t i e s

REMATEC TOHOKU Corporation
Business
activities◉Business related to local renewable energy system construction◉Contracting work related to resource recycling◉Coordination of waste recycling

Towards the creation of business and value shared with the community
REMATEC TOHOKU Corporation is located in the Kesen
region of Iwate Prefecture where construction work has beenongoing since the Great East Japan Earthquake. The company
was originally involved in disaster waste disposal and otherrecovery/reconstruction activities as the Tohoku branch of
REMATEC, but became a separate company in 2014. We now
carry out business activities utilizing Group expertise developed
in resource recycling business and earthquake recovery efforts,
with the goal of creating new business and value together with

Adopting an energy systemof local production for local
consumption

Utilizing experience and expertisedeveloped after past earthquakes

Ofunato Project that links the sea,
mountains, and people

Contracting work related to resource
recycling

This project was chosen as a New Tohoku Leader Model
Project in FY 2014 by the Reconstruction Agency, and acouncil was established and activities carried out.
The aim of the project was to build a local production for
local consumption community-based energy scheme called
the Tohoku Model that uses methane fermentation-based foodresidue and other local untapped resources as a raw material
for not only electricity, but also thermal energy, in a city with apopulation of 50,000 people.
From our group, REMATEC TOHOKU and Renagen joined
this council and assisted in business feasibility assessment,
assessment of local potential and the effects on the local area,and deliberation on the business model. On March 1, 2015,
a symposium to consider the "Kesen of tomorrow from theunique characteristics of the environment and local region"
was held at the Ofunato Chamber of Commerce & Industry, toreview the activities.

We carry out part of the work to create raw material and fuelfor cement from stumps (tree roots) appearing during hillconstruction and road works for disaster recovery. Throughthese activities, we will utilize the experience and expertise wedeveloped in recovery from the earthquake to contribute toresource recycling.

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Rough crushing

Crushing

Piling

E mp l oy e e c omme n t sParticipation in citywide cleanup campaign
out around Japan for Environmental Health Week. We were requested to join
the events by the Ofunato Group for the Promotion of Civic Movements, andhad nine employees participate. Those employees pick up litter and helped
clean up the streets along the prefectural highway.

Rie Sasaki,
General Affairs Department,
REMATEC TOHOKU
Corporation

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Stump materials

local people (companies).
From April 2015, we launched new activities to use
renewable energy that is a local untapped resource andrecycle resources. Based on the REMATEC Group missionof introducing innovations that will address society's
environmental challenges, we build local production for local
consumption energy schemes and carry out preprocessing
work to use stumps (tree roots) that appear in hill development
and road works as raw material and fuel at cement plants.
Symposium

On September 28, 2015, upon invitation from the Ofunato City Group for
the Promotion of Environmental Conservation, we participated in a citywide
cleanup campaign.
This event was held as a component of the educational activities carried

Crushing process

Almost one year has passed since I joined REMATEC TOHOKU. Ofunato City in Iwate Prefecture where I
live was greatly damaged in the Great East Japan Earthquake. It was REMATEC that started waste disposal
activities. The volume of disaster waste that was continuously transported to the sorting center was
massive. However, we could check daily progress from waste weighing data and could complete treatment
according to future treatment plans and predetermined schedules. Watching the area slowly recover fromthe front line was a valuable experience for me.
After our company became a separate entity, I began gradually taking on duties in general affairs andaccounting where I had no previous experience, and it has been a chance for me to learn all types of newthings each day. REMATEC TOHOKU focuses efforts on certifying employees and having them participate
in training. I do not think many companies actively support my personal interests as REMATEC TOHOKU
has, and I am grateful for these opportunities.
The plant created at the time of disaster waste treatment still carries out tree stump disposal, but also
takes on new projects that utilize renewable energy. I look forward to the development of REMATECTOHOKU that contributes to the community in this way and creates an easy environment for employees towork in, and I am committed to supporting the company as one of its members.

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Activities

Bringing REMATEC Groupinnovations overseas

Support i n gtechnolog i ca ldevelopm e n t a n d
the pur su i t o f
new busi n ess

The challenges that the REMATEC Group has taken on todate in Japan, including business to recover waste oil andwaste liquid (for later use in fuel recycling business) that wasa major cause of marine pollution in Osaka Bay during the
rapid growth years and caused serious damage to the ﬁshingindustry, collection of spilled oil following the Nakhodka
accident that caused serious damage to the coasts of the Sea
of Japan, cleanup of an illegal dumping site near the border of
Iwate and Aomori Prefectures that was said at the time to be
Japan's largest such incident, and disaster waste treatment
business following major disasters such as the Great Hanshin
Earthquake and the Great East Japan Earthquake, are notsimple waste problems, but actual national crises.
The mission of REMATEC R&D is to utilize the expertiseand experience developed by the Group to date as well as its
technologies (such as RF technology, biogas power generation
technology, and waste sorting technology) to provide
innovations to emerging nations facing major national crises
such as waste problems and environmental issues caused by
rapid economic growth.

REMATEC R&D Corporation
Business activities◉Development of new business and technology

Various projects underway inside and outside Japan
REMATEC R&D Corporation uses the technologies andexpertise developed by the REMATEC Group in Japan forresource recycling business and renewable energy businessto resolve various diverse and complex environmental issues
inside and outside Japan, with innovations achieved throughconsulting and business development.
It has two offices, head office in Tokyo and a Sakai office

Our business fields are not limited to consulting and plantdesign and construction, but also include feasibility studies
and other on-site plant operations. We believe that innovation
requires providing systems rather than products. We are
currently carrying out various projects in countries such as
Thailand and Malaysia aimed at using waste as raw fuel atcement plants through alliances with local companies in thosecountries.
We also actively encourage people from overseas to visit ourcompany. Those who visit can actually see how the REMATEC
Group's technologies operate in Japan, which we feel is thebest way to understand our technologies and the high level ofenvironmental standards in Japan. In FY 2014, we provided
tours to groups from countries around the world, including the
Ministry of Energy of the Kingdom of Thailand and the Tsinghua
University Environmental CEO Japan Training Team.

in Eco-Town in Osaka Prefecture, and comprises Planning
Department, Engineering Department and Technological
Development Department. Based on the concept of, "creating
positive value from resources containing only negative value,"
we take on the role of linking our groups planning capabilities,
technical expertise, and quick on-site responses to Innovations
for the Earth in Japan and around the world.

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E mp l oy e e c omme n t s

Energy-saving business based on production
and use of fossil fuel alternatives (Thailand)

Development of technology to recover rare
metals from waste

In Thailand, municipal solid waste (MSW) is often buried in landﬁlls without
being sorted, and foul odors and fires from the resulting methane gas are
becoming serious social issues. REMATEC R&D built a plant that combines
Japan's recycling technologies (such as waste classiﬁcation, creation of fossil
fuel alternatives, and biogas creation) and works with local companies inThailand to create fuel from this MSW.
Our company's activities were selected for FY 2014 Demonstration
Project of Technology/System for International Energy Consumption
Efficiency etc., Investigation prior to demonstration by NEDO. Ahead of
the investigation, we havebeen developing concretebusiness plans, carryingout feasibility studies, andcollecting information about
legal systems, relevant
regulations, and the potential
for use of support measuresin Thailand.

Renewable energy such as solar power and wind power generation showpromise as means for achieving a low carbon society. However, one major
challenge for spreading its use is the adjustment of supply and demand to
remove ﬂuctuation in power generation and consumption peaks. This may
potentially be achieved by developing an inexpensive battery.
We rely on imports for the substances that comprise the main raw materialsof the battery, and major
issues exist in both costand supply volume.
Currently, REMATEC
R&D is carrying out
development of batteryrelated materials
using waste recycling
technologies. This initiative
will lead to inexpensive
production and stablesupply of batteries.

Mayo Tada,
Technological Development
Group, Business
Development Department,
REMATEC R&D
Corporation

REMATEC R&D where I work is an incubator for new business in the Group. It is a gathering of
capabilities of employees' experiences in a variety of specialized ﬁelds and strives to launch new waste
recycling business.
As one member of the technological development group, I currently work in development to utilize
valuable substances taken from waste. This project that enables us to create value from waste that is
generally treated as garbage is very motivating.
That said, one challenge in creating business from technologies is ensuring economic efficiency. For
example, some people say it would be cheaper to treat and dispose of waste rather than recycle it. Also,
the utility of waste increases with the advancement of recycling technologies, and the provision of waste
raw materials is not necessarily easy. We pour our efforts into development every day to try and overcome
these challenges.
Problems such as the depletion of resources and environmental pollution are serious issues that cannot
be dissociated from human society and must be resolved. I hope to help create new ideas to clear each of
the hurdles facing us.

Raw materials collected from waste

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Powering the equivalent tohomes a year fromMF Power-1 based on
our calculations

493

Making b i o g a s
power g en e rat i on
the nor m i n t h efutureThe MF Power-1 biogas power generation system that
Renagen helped develop can produce 1.77 million kWh(kilowatt hours) of energy, assuming operation at full capacity(250 kW) 24 hours a day, 300 days a year. Converting to mean
usage of a regular household (about 3,600 kWh per year), thisis enough to power 493 homes.
Precast concrete panels are used in the methane
fermentation tanks. These tanks can be built to a size to matchthe application and conditions of the location, and can achieveboth stable quality and a quick delivery time.
In addition, we are incorporating the expertise of EnviTec
Biogas, such as a pre-mixing process that achieves stablefermentation by mixing raw materials with part of the digestate
returned through the recirculation pit to adjust the composition.

Renagen Inc.
Business
activities◉Biogas plant planning, design, and construction, operation and management support◉Planning and demonstration for entering agricultural business*Information about MF Power-1 can also be seen on p. 9.

Expanding ÿeld of view withtraining and communication

Renagen holds company-wide training seminars twice a year.
In the seminar held in June 2015, employees toured theKansai Saisigen Network facilities and MF Power No. 1 plant,
followed by group work carried out at a training facility.
Employees from EnviTec Biogas who were visiting Japan also
participated in the seminar, and were able to interact with allof our employees for two days, including discussion of their
expectations of Renagen.
In the November training, our employees participated asvolunteer staff in the Oinai Festival Otakosu event held by
the Commerce and Industry Association in Taki Town, Mie
Prefecture that is currently deeply involved in our activities. This
was a big costume event aimed at revitalizing the community,
and it was an opportunity for us to spend time with local
residents and visitors who we do not usually see, and think
about development of the community.

Aiming to spread use of biogas power generation in Japan
Renagen Inc. was established in 2014 with the aim ofcontributing to a society based on local production for local
consumption through the creation of renewable energy andnew agricultural systems.
Biogas power generation that our company pursues as one
form of renewable energy is one effective measure for achieving
a local production for local consumption energy scheme.
However, careful consideration is required when selecting landfor construction and operation and procuring raw materials.
Renagen has its own experimental laboratory, and canoffer proposals based on actual tests starting from the plant
construction discussion stage. We also partnered with EnviTec
Biogas in Germany, which is an advanced country for biogas
power generation, enabling us to build a biogas plant thatincorporates leading technology and can easily be implemented
in Japan.
We want to create a future where biogas power generation is
the norm in Japan. For this purpose we are building our base ofknowledge, experience, and technology every day.

Agitator in the methane
fermentation tank

Recirculation pit

Training in June. Together with employees from EnviTec Biogas

Assembling a methane
fermentation tankTraining in November. Together with members of the Commerce and Industry
Association in Taki Town

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E mp l oy e e c omme n t s

The children who bear our future

Aiming to spread use of resource recycling
modelsIn September 2015, we held a class on biogas power generation andresource recycling at Ohka Senior High School in Taki Town, Mie Prefecture.
Ohka Senior High School actively pursues various activities, such as
running the Grandchild's Shop (restaurant run by the students, commonly
known as the "high school student restaurant") and growing Ise potatoes thatare a local specialty, and the students were very eager participants in ourclass.
Students who attended the class gave such comments as, "I was surprised
to hear that the self-sufficiency rate forenergy in Japan is only 6%, which is very
low," "I learned that it is extremely importantto recycle within the local region without
relying on other countries, and I want us
all to work together to achieve that," "Wetrefuse can make not only energy, but also
fertilizer, so I do not think of it as garbage,"and "I think that even a high school student
like me can do the 3Rs, so I want to dothem actively."

Renagen pursues local resource recycling with the use of methane
fermentation digestate, and carries out tests with the National Agriculture andFood Research Organization to determine the effects on energy crop planting
in actual farms and of digestate as liquid fertilizer.
This fiscal year, we conducted demonstration tests in abandoned fields
in Sumita Town, Iwate Prefecture that had not been used for about three
years. We changed the volume of digestate sprayed in each zone on May 13,2015 and sowed sorghum seeds on May 18. As a result, by the beginning of
September, some zones had plants towering over 4 m high, and landowners
and nearby residents became interested,seeing the effectiveness of the digestate.
It seems that the quick-acting effects ofdigestate work even in the cold Tohoku
region, greatly contributing to the crops'
growth.
The use of digestate is one extremely
critical challenge in biogas power
generation business, and we will continue
actively striving to overcome this challenge.

Shigefumi
Tadokoro,
Assistant Manager,
Technology Division,
Technology Department,
Renagen Inc.

Renagen is a company that offers consulting and business planning services related to the use of
biomass, and is focusing particular effort on biogas power generation (methane fermentation).
One key point in biogas power generation business is the extent to which biogas that is the fuel for power
generators can be recovered from raw materials that are collected. In the Technology Division (Laboratory
Testing Team) where I work, we use batch testing to determine how much biogas can be recovered fromthe customer's raw material candidates for methane fermentation. Based on those results, we determine
the rough volume of biogas that can be collected, and calculate the sales of electricity. In addition, we
sometimes carry out batch fermentation tests as needed in an environment that is more similar to that of
the actual machine being used, to more accurately calculate factors such as the biogas collection volume,
treatment volume, and size of methane fermentation tanks needed for treatment.
Our engineers then design plants based on laboratory test data, and our planning and sales staff propose
business plans that match customer needs. The capacity for a single company to cover all the steps in thatsequence is a major strength of Renagen.
We will continue to bring all our strengths together as a team.

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Group Company
Activities

Carrying out land andmarine transport

H andling
diverse m o d e rn
distribut i on
operation s

RTT focuses efforts on not only land transport, but also marinetransport. We transport RF fuel produced by REMATEC Groupby ship and also siphon out fuel and oily water from fuel tanksof ocean-going vessels.
Priority for anchoring at the quay is given to cargo ships, sowhen the ship cannot be berthed for the siphoning, we use awaste oil collection barge*1 and complete our work on offshore
anchorage. We also frequently receive requests to clean tanks
after siphoning and fulﬁll these requests. Tanks on large oceangoing vessels can exceed 3,000 kl, and we have sometimes
operated barges alongside ships for over two weeks siphoning
tank contents and cleaning the tank.
Fuel and oily water siphoning on the anchorage is not yet
common practice, and our company is pioneering suchactivities, offering prompt services. We are proud that theexperience and technology of the REMATEC Group thathas worked on collecting waste oil from ships after marine
accidents are also unrivaled strengths of RTT. We hope to

RTT Corporation
Business
activities◉Industrial waste collection and transportation◉Transport of general cargo◉Purchasing of reclaimed heavy oil, waste food oil, and fireproof materials

continue using the Group's strengths to further improve ourskills in marine transport, ship waste fuel siphoning, ship tankcleaning, and treatment of sludge*2.

*1 Barge: Flat-bottomed boat used for carrying heavy cargo on water.
*2 Sludge: Highly viscous mud caked on the inside of engines and other combustion
chambers.
Contains components such as carbon and metal cinders from fuel.

Transport specialist that knows everything about waste
The main job of the RTT Corporation is collection andtransportation of liquid industrial waste and sludge and othersolid waste. We are expanding our collection and transportation
network to each area of Japan with our own company's
vehicles in the Kansai, Kyushu, and Tohoku regions and withpartner company vehicles in the Kanto, Chubu, Chugoku, andShikoku regions. We also transport Reclaimed Fuel (RF) for
cement plants produced and delivered by REMATEC by ship.
Each ship can carry 600 tonnes that is equal to the volume thatcan be carried by about 60 land vehicles, helping cut CO 2
emissions.
Our company employs drivers full of "craftsmanship"
comprising individuality and rigorous pursuit of work duties.
"The products are carried by people, so we must raise thequality of the people"—this is one idea we strive for at RTT.
We carry out transport safely and reliably, following laws andregulations and holding a strong sense of ambition and pride.
Recirculation pit

Lo c a l/e nviro nmen tal acti v i ti es

E mp l oy e e c omme n t sValuables from industrial waste RTT initiatives

Participating in various community activities

RTT endeavors to create valuable materials from waste generated bycustomers. It is wasteful to dispose of items that were once created as
products using raw materials and money simply because those items havebeen used and are no longer needed. We work together with customers
to consider how to put products to use in a different form than what was
originally intended.
For example, we turn the engine oil from old vehicles into reclaimed
heavy oil. Used tempura oil is transformed into livestock feed and industrial
fuel. We reclaim discarded fireproof bricks as valuable components forrecycling into raw materials for new fireproof bricks. And there are many
more waste products we use thatare usually disposed of, suchas waste products for biogas
power generation that is a major
business of the REMATEC Group,
waste water, waste plastic, rubber
tires, and more. We will continue
striving to efficiently utilize
resources by creating valuable
materials from waste.

As a member of the southern region branch of the Oita Prefecture Trucking
Association, the RTT Kyushu branch participates in street-level educational
activities on the 20th of each month (Zero Accident Day) by standing at the
National Route 10 Hinata intersection that receives heavy trafﬁc and calling
for trafﬁc safety to passing vehicles.
We also work together with REMATEC KYUSHU to carry out local andenvironmental activities. In the summer, we cut the undergrowth in theForest of Symbiosis managed by REMATEC KYUSHU, and throughout theyear, we help clean up the roadside along National Route 502 and maintainits flowerbeds. In August 2015, we held a joint summer festival with local
neighborhoods. RTT contributed with its transport capabilities to shop forbarbecue sets and many other items, to the delight of local residents. Thiswas our first attempt at
such an activity, and wewere pleased to be able tooffer support with not only
manpower, but also by
exploiting our characteristics
as a transport company.

Masashi Nakano,
Dispatch Team, Operations
Department, Osaka Branch,
RTT Corporation

The dispatch team where I work is responsible for managing not only RTT transport vehicles, but also
vehicles brought in by other companies. The work must be done safely, so a high level of skill is required.
I adjust the schedule for transport orders that ﬂuctuates daily and drivers and dispatch vehicles while both
ensuring the safety of the drivers and taking meticulous care to prevent leakage of transport materials andproperty damage accidents.
Vehicle dispatching work is not limited to procuring manpower, but also requires keeping an eye out for
many details and ensuring safety and reliability. I sense every day how accumulating this experience leads
to greater trust in the company.
It is very important to cooperate closely with waste generators, REMATEC that is a group company, otherwaste treatment companies, and transport companies to ensure smooth operations. I will continue actively
communicating with everyone, and keeping alert in my duties while also sharing a few laughs now andthen.

Kyushu branch staff

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25

Group Company
Activities

N ext-ge n e rat i onenergy p rod u c t i on
busines s i n
T hailand t h atachieve s b o t heconom i c g row t h
and a h ea l t h yenvironm e n t■Timeline for Thailand Project〜❶RDF demonstration equipment that uses
wet classification equipment❶❷

REMATEC & KSN THAILAND
Business
activities◉Planning, development, and investment in resource recycling businessin Thailand and throughout Asia

Resolving issues in municipal solid waste treatment in emerging nations with
REMATEC Group expertise
The main business of REMATEC & KSN THAILAND isplanning of waste recycling business in Thailand, developmentof business to utilize untapped resources in Asia, andinvestment in those activities.
Degradation of the environment from burying and open
incineration of municipal solid waste (MSW) has becomea social issue in Thailand. To reduce this degradation, we*1：Kansai Asia Environmental and Energy Saving Business Promotion Forum*2：Refuse Derived Fuel

■Municipal solid waste treatment process

propose treatment processes using waste products as fuelthat utilize the technologies and expertise developed in the
REMATEC Group. In November 2015, we established a joint
venture with the Siam Cement Group, and launched full-scalebusiness activities. We will strive with the elite trilingual staff tomake our company the center for development of REMATEC
Group operations in Asia.

Lo c a l/e nviro nmen tal acti v i ti es

E mp l oy e e c omme n t s

Valuing dialogue with the local community
REMATEC & KSN THAILAND as a corporation participated in a wastesorting event held in the local area. Using these opportunities where
many people from young to old gather to interact with people in the local
community is essential for ensuring the community understands and accepts❷MoU signing ceremony with the Siam Cement Group in 2014

our business activities in Thailand. We hope to continue participating in suchinteractions while learning from people working to improve waste treatment in
the local area and employees from partner companies.

Mr. Kajornkieat
Kitikunpairoj

My name is Kajornkieat. My nickname at the company is Bom.
As a project manager and sales engineering manager at REMATEC & KSN THAILAND (RKT), I am mainly
responsible for progress management of projects and procuring equipment.
The RKT Head Ofﬁce is located in an area not far from the Bangkok city center and is both comfortableand extremely convenient for commuting. I have only been at the company for half a year, but I have beenable to build great relationships with my wonderful colleagues including employees dispatched from Japan,
and enjoy a fulﬁlling life.
Waste measures in Thailand are still very new and we have many of the environmental issues that Japan
experienced in the past. RKT has both the human resources and the knowledge required for tackling thoseissues and I am proud to have this opportunity to participate in that growth as we resolve problems.

REMATEC & KSN THAILAND
Project & Sales
Engineering Manager

26

27

Communication
with Stakeholders

Communication with stakeholders is one of the indispensable elementsof CSR activities. It is an essential driving force behind our growth since
this business objective epitomizes the REMATEC Group’s commitment
to CSR. We believe that establishing relationships of deeper trust withstakeholders will lead us to fulﬁll our mission of addressing society’s
environmental challenges in future business activities.

Wh o are o u r s takeh o ld er s ?
A company’s stakeholders
refer to any individuals ororganizations directly or
indirectly affected by its
activities. They include
shareholders, managers,
business partners, customers,
and employees as wellas members of the local
community.

Customers

Local communities
and governments

Shareholders

Employees

Business
partners

I am surprised by the content of the REMATEC Group s CSR
Report and the fast progress the Group has made.

Mr. Shinro Urabe
Special Technical Advisor
EX Research Institute Ltd.

When I was a Director and Chairman of the Japan Waste
Management Consultant Association, the interest of consulting
firms was focused on ISO14000, Eco-Action 21, andenvironmental reports. Since nearly ten years ago, however, themajor theme of the Association’s ethics committee has shifted
to CSR. The terms “CSR” and “compliance” were difficult tounderstand and unfamiliar, and many felt that they could not be
absorbed easily. It was doubtful whether Japanese businesses
could understand these concepts, assimilate their essence, anduse them to achieve growth.
Twenty-six years have already passed since I first visited
REMATEC. It was the ﬁrst year of my career when I stopped
being a university researcher and joined a consulting firm
called “Ursin.” I wanted to learn about the actual conditions ofindustrial waste disposal and recycling with which I had been
almost unfamiliar up to that time and asked a friend of mine tointroduce a company in the ﬁeld, and he recommended that I
visit an oil recycling plant in Kishiwada. Chairman of the Board
Masatoshi Tanaka of REMATEC Holdings (then Representative
Director of Kinki Environmental Industry) guided me through theplant and explained the plant operation to me, and I rememberthat I was impressed by the company’s remarkable technicalexpertise and exceptional points of view. Incidentally, this visit
made the news as it was broadcast in the “A Scholar’s Job
Change” section of the TV program “MBS Now” in 1990.
Later, REMATEC helped me on various occasions as I
worked as a consultant, and every time it did, I was amazed by
the progress it had made in its business operations.
After reading REMATEC’s CSR Report 2015 from cover tocover, I realized the evolution of the company again. First, theGroup’s basic philosophy of creating innovation by combining
planning capabilities, technical expertise, and quick on-site
responses remains the same as 26 years ago, and the Group
steadfastly maintains this spirit, or ﬁrm belief, even today.
Second is the progress the Group has made in theenvironmental business. The REMATEC Group is certified
by the Ministry of the Environment as an Eco First company,
and in addition, it has recently expanded its environmental
business to overseas. Subsidized by the Ministry of Economy,
Trade and Industry and the Ministry of the Environment, the28Group has started to take ﬁrm steps to achieve its objectives incooperation with local enterprises and governments.
What drives the evolution of the Group most is cooperation
with stakeholders, or in other words, its commitment to CSR.
As is often said, the concept of CSR has something in common
with the traditional spirit of satisfying all three parties: theseller, the buyer, and society. Satisfying society is a spirit ofcontributing to the development of the local community andpromotion of people’s welfare through business activities. It
could be interpreted as taking a sympathetic attitude when
dealing with not only employees and customers but also manyother stakeholders.
When responding to the explosion and fire at its Kyushu
Plant in December 2013, the Group regained the trust of thelocal community by taking one full year to start its operation
again. In addition, the plant has achieved even greater results
than before. The successful handling of this accident could only
be made possible by long-standing efforts to utilize waste data
sheets, formulate and implement business continuity plans, andtake other measures, and furthermore, by the guiding principleof satisfying society, which has become an integral part of theGroup’s CSR activities.
The REMATEC Group’s CSR Report unmistakably reflects
these backgrounds and circumstances and is highly uniquecompared to other CSR reports even if differences in business
operation and business scale are taken into account. Moreover,the content of the report is mature and fully developed.
REMATEC Holdings currently controls eight companies. They
consist of enterprises backed up by the holding company. I
sometimes hear, however, that these member companies havenot been able to fully display their respective uniqueness as isoften seen in many corporate groups. I hope that REMATEC
Holdings and its subsidiaries will prosper even further byrecognizing their respective functions and continuing CSR
activities while enhancing their CSR commitment.

A broad perspective, decisions
based on a hard look at thetrends of the times, and new
ways of thinking

Mr. Ryohei Nishimura
Head of the Environmental Engineering
Division
Civil Engineering Headquarters
Konoike Construction Co., Ltd.

I have had business relationships with the REMATEC Groupin environmental operations for more than ten years, and fromsuch a standpoint, I would like to comment on the subjectof the feature article of this year’s REMATEC CSR Report:'Ok‘mmhmf�
b‘o‘ahkhshdr�
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�responses = Innovation.”
Planning capabilities
The REMATEC Group recycles waste oil, waste liquid,and sludge and will change its business focus onto recyclingﬁsh and shellﬁsh waste as well as dispose of material that isdifficult to get rid of. In terms of environmental protection, it
takes measures to cope with maritime pollution and illegal
dumping and to dispose of disaster waste. In order to promoterenewable energy, it is engaged in power generation using solar
energy and garbage-based biogas. Thus, in response to social
challenges, the Group makes free use of subsidy systems todraw up plans for business development more quickly thanany other company in the industry. I envy the dynamism of theGroup.
Technical expertise
In the project to restore the illegal dumping site in thenorthern part of Gifu City to its original state, the REMATEC
Group proposed to ﬁght the ﬁre in the buried, heat-generating
waste through steam injection and extinguished theunderground ﬁre applying the work ﬂow of idea development-> thermal fluid analysis -> model-based testing ->execution design -> on-site testing -> fire extinction. Based

Pursue further development
based on coexistence andco-prosperity with local
communities

Mr. Isao Someya

President
Miyakomatsu Area Promotion Council
Usuki City, Oita Prefecture

The Miyakomatsu Area Promotion Council was establishedin March 2015 to revive and enliven the local community, andin that process, we received both material and moral support
from the REMATEC Group, including sending representatives
to the council and donating money for its operation. Thanks
to the strong wishes of local residents for rejuvenation andthe yakiniku (grilled meat) provided by REMATEC KYUSHUCorporation, the ﬁrst Furusato Festival in August attracted over
300 participants, resulting in a great success. Furthermore, the
REMATEC KYUSHU extended full support to the Tonosama
Kaido Arukokai (Let’s walk on the lord’s way) event held laston the knowledge that combustion cannot continue if theconcentration of oxygen in the air is lowered to below 15%, it
put forward the novel idea of injecting steam to accomplish this.
It repeated theoretical analysis and testing, and furthermore, it
designed and manufactured a measuring instrument to gauge
the concentration of oxygen in the underground openings,
which is usually difﬁcult to measure, on its own initiative. Suchthorough efforts indicate the amazing technical expertise of the
REMATEC Group.
Quick on-site responses
In Hiroshima City, as part of the joint venture between
Konoike Construction and the REMATEC Group, we are
currently disposing of approximately 580,000 tons of disaster
waste generated by the torrential rains in August 2014. In theintermediate waste disposal process, we employ residentsof the city who have no ﬁeld experience and have them learna disposal job. They are proving to be effective against a
project of such an immense scale. The REMATEC Group has
developed the ability to employ local residents and train themfrom scratch through its intermediate waste disposal operations
and has reﬁned that ability in Ofunato and Rikuzentakata Cities
after the Great East Japan Earthquake so that locally hired
employees are able to sort out waste so accurately that it caneven be recycled into material for cement production. Thisknow-how is the kind of quick on-site responses we generalcontractors can only hope for.
Innovation
The REMATEC Group makes the most of these strengths to
put quality before quantity, seek high added value, and create
innovations in niche markets where no other company canenter. This requires a lot of work and courage. Management
is urged to work harder because they see things from a broad
perspective and make decisions based on a hard look at thetrends of the times, and so are engineers because they use
new ways of thinking and subsidy systems (save development
costs and undergo public evaluations) effectively. But I hopethat as a general environmental business group, REMATEC
will continue to create innovations and develop further without
fearing business risks and sparing no time or effort.

year; for example, it helped cut the grass on the historic way,plant trees along it, and ran the event on the day it was held.
We are very grateful to REMATEC KYUSHU for its united efforts
to cooperate in regional growth.
Unfortunately, an explosion occurred at the Kyushu Plant
in December 2013, but I felt the company’s strong desire to
regain public trust and their determination not to allow a similar
accident to happen again as I saw the company sincerely
explain what happened to the local community after theaccident and take disaster-prevention measures for the newly
built plant.
The REMATEC Group’s technical expertise and social
contribution were demonstrated after the Great East Japan
Earthquake too, and the Group has been certified by the
Ministry of the Environment as an Eco First company.
Moreover, it has concluded a comprehensive managementagreement with Usuki City on disaster waste disposal, and as
shown by this and other examples, stakeholders place great
expectations on REMATEC KYUSHU as an environmentallyadvanced enterprise.
I sincerely hope that in the future, REMATEC KYUSHU
will develop further in accordance with its basic policy forcoexistence and co-prosperity with local communities.

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Data

Data

Environmental Burden Reduction Activity

Environmental Performance Data■■

Environmental burden reduction activities throughrenewable energy

Environmental performance data from RF business

Based on our belief that "our business activities epitomize our CSR activities," REMATEC Group is engaged invarious activities to reduce environmental burden. Among them, renewable energy business such as solar power
generation and biogas power generation has just been fully implemented.
We have put together data regarding REMATEC Group's efforts in the renewable energy business.
So la r po w e r g ener atio n

S ol a r p ow e r ge n e r a t i on

INPUT

◉Location: Makurazaki-shi, Kagoshima◉Rated output: 1,990 kW◉Operation start date: November 2014

◉Location: Kasaoka-shi, Okayama◉Rated output: 1,990 kW◉Operation start date: March 2015

◉Location: Yamaga-shi, Kumamoto◉Rated output: 490 kW◉Operation start date: August 2014■

Annual power generation■(planned)

Annual CO2 reduction■

Annual power generation■(planned)

Annual CO2 reduction■

2.24million kWh 1,131 -CO
For622households

2.25million kWh 1,286 -COFor707households

So la r po w e r g ener atio n

Bi oga s p ow e r ge n e r a t i on22

Annual power generation■(planned)

Heating oil (kℓ)

0Electricity (kWh)1,847,400

5･●■ Materials for RF production
Total

Breakdown①Industrial waste（t）

Annual CO2 reduction

0.64million kWh 325 -COFor178households

249,2672,927

Waste acids◉Location: Usuki-shi, Oita
◉Rated output: 15.5 kW◉Operation start date: November 2013■

Annual power generation(planned)

16,000kWhFor■

4 households■

Annual CO2 reduction■■(planned)

Annual CO2 reduction

1.77million kWh 977 -COFor493households

8 -CO

2

2

Total annual power generation (planned)

7.21million kWh

Annual power generation

2,003households

For■

Yamaga power plant

RF shipments

●･

1,000

Low-grade fuel shipments0

Non-recyclable
industrial waste（t）

727

Recycling residues

682

Empty containers

45

Waste plastics

33

Scrap Metal0

Wood waste

8Paper waste

0

Debris0

Fiber waste

0

●･

800

●･

600

●･

400

●･

200
0

●･

(x 10,000 t)

（％）

67

10･●

●･

9･●

●･

90

8･●

●･

80

7･●

●･

70

0

6･●

●･

60

32,56032,560
0
0
0
0

5･●

●･

50

4･●

●･

40

3･●

●･

30

2･●

●･

20

●

1･

●･

10

0･●

●･

0

12
0

Caustic soda
Recycledhydrochloric acid0

Sulfuric acid0

4

Valuable scrap
metal（t）

767

1,318

Amount of waste and recycling rate
100

Total
Recycling rate

REMATEC REMATEC KYUSHU

98.6

（％）

Recycling rate

98.6%

Recycling rate formula
Recycling rate%=■･Amount of accepted waste■･Non-recyclable industrial waste■･Recycling rate

REMATEC REMATEC KYUSHU

82,546

Glass waste

259=(Amount of accepted materials – Amountof residues) x 100
Amount of accepted materials(Amount of accepted waste – Amount of empty
containers)-Amount of recycling residues

Amount of accepted wastes – Amount ofempty containers

x 100

Makurazaki power plant

Total annual CO2 reduction

3,727 -CO

2

Environmental performance data from collection
and transportation
326.2

Light oil consumption（kℓ）
RTTOsaka Branch

Kyushu Branch

RTT

3.4
* CO2 reduction by solar power generation was calculated based on the Japan Photovoltaic Energy Association's (JPEA) Labeling Guidelines (2015).
* CO2 reduction by biogas power generation was calculated using the CO2 emission coefﬁcient by operator of electric utility (alternative value)
based on the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Accounting, Reporting, and Disclosure System.
* To convert power generation into number of households, calculations were made on the assumption that the annual power consumption per
general household is 3,600 kWh, based on the Graphical Flip-chart of Nuclear & Energy Related Topics in 2015 by The Federation of ElectricPower Companies of Japan as a reference.
* The power plants above have been accredited by the Act on Special Measures Concerning Procurement of Electricity from Renewable Energy
Sources by Electricity Utilities (Act No. 108 of 2011).

Tohoku Branch

326.2

3.4

Gasoline consumption･(kℓ)
Osaka Branch

Kyushu Branch

Tohoku BranchLight oil consumption for collection
and transportation and CO2 emissions
（kℓ）
600･●

●･

(t-CO2)
1,200

500･●

●･

1,000

400･

●･

800

300･

●･

600

●

200･

●･

400

100･●

●･

200

0･●

●･

0

●

●

■･Light oil consumption

30

1,200

Waste plastics

Heating oil

REMATEC KYUSHU Corporation

●･

4,938

Hydrated lime
MF Power-1

Recycled material
shipments(t)Soot and dust

Scrap metal

82,546･(t-CO2)

Waste alkalis

Cinders

1,128(t-CO2)■･Recycled nitric acid shipments■･Low-grade fuel shipments■･RF shipments■･CO2 emissions

11,333

SludgeC heavy oil
Kasaoka power plant

0･●

28,964

Waste oil

Recycled fuel

MF Power-1

REMATEC REMATEC KYUSHU

Total

CO2 emissions

1,400

10･●

17,468②Waste oil fromships（t）③Raw materials（t）◉Location: Kishiwada-shi, Osaka◉Organic waste treatment capacity: 17.3 t/day◉Rated output: 250 kW◉Operation start date: March 2015

15･

Breakdown●･(x 10,000 t)●

18

Animal and plant residues

Power generation facility within
REMATEC KYUSHU Corporation

REMATEC REMATEC KYUSHU

16Gasoline (kℓ)

Industrial water (㎥)

Yamaga power plant

O UT P UT

Recycled materials and CO2 emissions

Light oil (kℓ)

Kasaoka power plant

RF production■ Resources
Total

S ol a r p ow e r ge n e r a t i on

Makurazaki power plant

Reporting period: April 1, 2014 to March 31, 2015
Target organizations: REMATEC Corporation, REMATEC KYUSHU Corporation and RTT Corporation

849.6

CO2 emissions（t-CO2）
RTT

Osaka Branch

Kyushu Branch

Tohoku Branch

849.6■･CO2 emissions

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Data
Environmental Management System
Reporting period: April 1, 2014 to March 31, 2015
■ Target organizations: REMATEC Corporation, REMATEC KYUSHU Corporation,
and REMATEC R&D Corporation■

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 contribution of the recycle andthe construction of better and sustainable society.

Environmental
principles

FY2014 environmental management activities
Goal/target

Social issues addressed

Promote volunteer activities

Speciﬁc activities
Participation in local
volunteer activities●

REMATEC Corporation

Increase RF shipments●●

Develop procedure manuals anda standard operating procedure●●

Amount of industrial waste
accepted●

Acceptance of industrial
waste
Stable plant operation
Review and revision ofprocedure manuals
Training on procedure
manuals
Research on existingcustomers and increase inamount of waste accepted
Increase new customers

Results
Port cleanup campaign
Volunteer activity to get rid ofinvasive ﬁsh

StatusRF shipments: 70,497t

○

●
●

●
●
●

●
●

○ Encourage further participation

Manufacture Section: 5
Operation Section: 8
Training sessions on procedures: 6 ○(A total of 122 participants)
Amount accepted: 41,655t
Achievement: 98.7%

○

●
●

●

●

●

●

●

Reduce power consumption

Amount of industrial waste
accepted:10,050t

Reduction in speciﬁc power
consumption●

Increase in numberof visits to existingcustomers●●

Consumption: 21.79kWh/t
Reduction: 35%

○

●

●

Amount accepted: 7,612t
Achievement: 75%

×

●

●

●

●

For stable RF supply,
No. of supply problems atbusiness partners:･0●●

Planned equipment
inspections
Examination of pumpwear
Checking pH, etc. when
supplying RF products

No. of supply problems: 1* RF stored in a tank inside the customer's
plant leaked from the top of the tank (August2014).

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REMATEC KYUSHU Corporation●●●

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

Review of the standard
operating procedure andconducting training
Regular inspections ofstorage tanks
Increase patrols bymanagers

No. of plant leaks: 0

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Prevent the release ofcontaminated wastewater
No. of water quality problems
after wastewater treatment: 0●●

Regular pH checks andtransparency monitoring
Regular maintenanceof rainwater treatment
equipment●

No. of water quality problems after
rainwater treatment: 0○* Standard: Transparency – 500 mm or higher
pH – 5.8 or more to 8.6 or less●●Prevent odors from affecting
local communities
No. of complaints about odor: 0

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Prevent noise
No. of complaints about noise: 0●

Closing shutters,
etc. where odors are
generated
Conducting local patrols

No. of complaints about odor: 1* Odor of solvents from coating work (May2014)

Conducting sound source
research by measuring
noise at night
No. of complaints about noise: 0
Make maximum efforts to
not make noise at the site

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* Particularly during night-time work

REMATEC R&D Corporation

Actively accept plant visitors

Posting on website after
conducting tours (asneeded)●●Working to conserve the global environment as anenvironmental leader

Achieve a stable supply of RF
Ensure safe operations througheffective equipment management
Review standard procedures in a
strategic mannerConﬁrm procedures and provide
robust training on them
Increase amounts of waste
accepted from existing customers
Attract new customers
Conserve energy by turning off
lightsReduce power consumption bymonitoring demand
Amount of industrial waste
accepted: 26,600 t
Do all in our power to regain thetrust of each waste generator
Conserve resources through stable
RF supply
Zero supply problems at ourbusiness partners
Conducting planned equipment
inspections
Examination of pump wear
Ensure monitoring of properties(checking pH, etc.) when supplying
RF products
When supplying other products,
conduct reaction tests with productresidue in the tank
Prevent leaks at our business
partners and the REMATEC plant
No. of leaks: 0
Enforce the ABC movement (A –"Atarimae no koto", B – "Bonyari
sezuni" and C – "Chanto yaru": Do
the obvious properly)
Strictly observe the standard
operating procedure, conditions,and workplace prohibitions
Managers and supervisors patrol
the site daily and provide strict
guidance.
Improve areas of concern for new
equipment or operation
Prevent release of dirty rainwater
No. of water quality problems after
rainwater treatment: 0
Continue to conduct regular pH/
transparency measurements andregular maintenancePrevent odors
No. of complaints about odor: 0
Conduct regular maintenance ofthe new deodorizing equipment tomaintain capacities
Ensure doors, shutters are closed
at the plant when they are notneededPrevent noise
No. of complaints about noise: 0Continue to measure noise at night
Brainstorm and devise ways toprevent noise from the site.

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 in June 2014). In addition to submitting reports to the Ministry of the Environment,
we will monitor the progress of our initiatives and periodically announce their outcomes.

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Actively accept plant visitors(continue)
Increase demonstration of ourtechnology internally and externally3

Initiatives for forging a recyclingoriented society■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.

2

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

Focus on developing technologies to recover energy from biomass
contained in waste.

4

Initiatives for curbing global
warming

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

Initiatives for raising environmental
awareness both inside and outside
our group■Develop human resources that can address society’s environmental
challenges by organizing our own environmental awarenessinitiatives, including REMATEC Future Academy.
■Plan and organize guided tours of our plants to increase thepublic’s understanding of waste recycling.

* One ton of RF generates the same amount of thermal energy as 0.7 tons of standard coal and curbs CO2
emissions by roughly 1.65 tons.

What is the
Eco-First Program?

Under this program, a company publicly commits in the presence of Japan s Minister of the Environment
to pursuing measures to address issues such as 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.

Achievements as an Eco-First company in FY2014
Commitment
Assist in the pursuit of arecycling-oriented society

Item

TargetRecycling rate of industrial waste
Research into the production of fuel by recycling as
many kinds of industrial waste as possibleーConducted R&D regarding waste recycling

Increase 5% compared to thecurrent level by 2019

REMATEC Osaka Plant 70,497 t
REMATEC KYUSHU Kyushu Plant 12,049 t
Group total 82,546t

Reclaimed Fuel (RF) shipments

Effective use of waste

Develop technologies to recover energy from biomassーOrganize our own environmental awarenessinitiativesーPlan and organize guided tours of our plants ona regular basisーEnvironmental awarenessinitiatives

Achievements in FY2014
REMATEC Osaka Plant 98.7%
REMATEC KYUSHU Kyushu Plant 98.4%
Group total 98.6%

Maintain at 97%

Tackle global warming* Particularly during night-time work●

Visitors accepted: 303

Our Eco-First commitment

FY2015 challenges and targets

Built biogas power generation facility using foodwaste, etc. (see pp. 08 – 09, p. 12)
Organized our own environmental awarenessinitiatives, including the "Third Future Academy"(ended in March 2014)
Factories/plants of each company supported
domestic and overseas visitors.
Sponsored the "Eco-meguri with Motto and Kitto"
hosted by Osaka Prefecture and accepted visitors.

ISO 14004 certiÿcation status
Environmental
challenges
facing society

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Prevention of climate change(global warming)

Reduction in the amount of waste

Prevention of soil and watercontamination

Reduction in the environmental
burden of transportation

Prevention of environmental pollution causedby chemical substances, etc.

Wider application of new energy
sources

Preservation of ecosystems andbiodiversity

Harmonious relationship with the local
community

Energy conservation

Increase awareness of environmental
technology

Reduction in the environmental burdenof products and services

Promotion of resource recycling

Scope of certiﬁcation

Date ofcertiﬁcation

Certiﬁcation No.

REMATEC Corporation Headquarters Osaka Plant/
Sakai SC Plant
RTT Corporation Headquarters/Osaka Branch
REMATEC R&D Corporation

March 26,
1999

JMAQA-EO36

Scope of certiﬁcation
REMATEC KYUSHU Corporation (excluding Sales
Section II)
RTT Corporation Kyushu Branch

Date ofcertiﬁcation

Certiﬁcation No.

July 18,
2000

JMAQA-E115

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Data

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Occupational Safety and HealthManagement System■

Reporting period: April 1, 2014 to March 31, 2015
Target organizations: REMATEC Corporation, REMATEC KYUSHU Corporation,
REMATEC TOHOKU Corporation, REMATEC R&D Corporation, and RTT
Corporation* REMATEC TOHOKU Corporation's activities in FY2014 were performed as
REMATEC Corporation's Tohoku Branch

Safetyand healthprinciples

FY2014 safety and health activities
Item

Goal/target
Accidents resulting inworker absence: 0

Speciﬁc activities

Similar accidents: 0

Disaster Emergency response
Drills for earthquakes andprevention drills: 100% completion tsunami
Property damage/minor

Trafﬁc hazard prediction drills
Safety measures for operating
forklifts

Emergency drills
Accidents with property damage (onsite): 0●●

Injuries/deaths: 0
Trafﬁc violations: 0

Accidents resulting in worker absence:･1
Accidents not resulting in worker
absence:･0[Content]
Accident involving contact with worker
during forklift operation (February 2015)[Cause]Work methods/rules were not followed.

FY2015 challenges and targets●

Achieve zero accidents○

Accidents not resulting in worker
absence: 0

Speciﬁcation of individual
Health target achievement level: 100%
Health target
health targets
achievement level: 85%
Activities to promote mental health Health consultations: 13○

Patrols by the President andsenior managers●●●

Risk assessments:･380
Number of ﬁndings:･96
Corrective actions:･66 (correction
rate: 86.8%)○○

Conduct emergency drills (for earthquakes andtsunami)Prevent accidents by encouraging workers to pay
attention to one another
Effectively apply trafﬁc hazard prediction toprevent accidents
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4S activities to maintain the
new equipment arrangement
My Area activities at eachsite to deﬁne the area where
4S is performed

4S inadequacies identiﬁed in patrols
by the President decreased comparedto FY2013, but remain frequent.
FY2013 → 77/144
FY2014 → 32/96(4S ﬁndings/Total ﬁndings)

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HealthHealth target
achievement level: 85%

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Transpor Trafﬁc accidents/-tation violations: 0 or less●Speciﬁcation of individual
health targets
Wear protective equipment
properly
Provide health management
guidance to workers who
handle late-night operations
in line with the new roundthe-clock operating system
Conﬁrm that foam ﬁreextinguishers function
properly, and organize
training on the operation
procedure
Conduct practical drills by
clarifying the organizations
involved and their roles
Provide comprehensive
training for responding to amajor ﬁreConﬁrm that employees
understand and can carry out
the steps required to respondto an abnormal event
Improvement of andthorough training using thecrisis management manual
Commute to work in plentyof time and drive calmly
Ensure that workers checktheir vehicles before getting
in and to always follow otherbasic rules

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Health target achievement level:･95%
Ratio of individuals with medical
conditions decreased from 37.2% to
35.6%

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Health●●●Disaster Emergency response
prevention drills for earthquakes
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Leak drill and comprehensive ﬁre drill
were conducted in December
Invited a lecturer from Usuki Fire
Bureau for an AED workshop(attendees: 16)
Organized training on the new
emergency response manual
Checked handling and operation oftank cooling system
Conducted water-discharge exercise,
extinguisher exercise, etc.

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Transpor-tation●Trafﬁc accidents/
violations: 0
Accidents withproperty damage due
to heavy machinery/
vehicles: 0

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Accidents with property damage:･2
Violations:･1* Property damage caused by crashing into a
guardrail on a public road. (March 2015)* Property damage caused by contact with a parked
vehicle. (January 2015)* Speeding on a public road. (Three evils of trafﬁc)(April 2014)

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Plan extra time when driving and strictly follow
the speed limit
Keep a safe distance from the car ahead whendriving (*especially in rain)
When starting the car, check around the vehicle
Prevent the three evils of trafﬁc (Driving under
the inﬂuence, speeding. driving without a license)

Status

FY2015 challenges and targets●●●

Accidents resulting in worker absence: 0

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34 people in the ﬁrst half and 28
people in the second half all speciﬁed
health targets and are working on
them.
Regular health check performed: 100%

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March 11 Conducted earthquake/tsunami emergency drills

Accidents with property damage due
to vehicles: 2
Conduct safety training for
Accidents with property damage due
vehicle-type construction
to heavy machinery: 11
machines* When scooping up processed products in the
Improve operation skills forstorage area with a wheel loader, processed
heavy machinery, vehicles,
products fell down from the top, hitting anddeforming the fender. Processed products were
etc. through appointment of
piled high and should have been scraped down
employeewith a backhoe.
Conduct daily alcohol checks * When transporting the wood chips ejected from the
Never (let others) engage incrusher, a mirror on the heavy machinery came incontact with the conveyor and was damaged. In"It'll be ﬁne" driving○●

Development and review of a procedure manualand thorough training
Organize accident case training, equipment/machinery safety training
Patrols by managers
Develop improvement initiatives by encouraging
ideas
Conduct My Area, My Machine activities, regular
implementation of 5S activities

Specify individual health targets and manage
own healthOrganize daily workplace cleanup activity
Implement heat stroke prevention measures,
prevention measures for inﬂuenza and otherepidemic disease
Receive regular health checks

Conduct drills (ﬁre/earthquake)
Implement proper storage and temperature
control in waste storage areas
Regular operation and ensuring employees'
understanding of the handling of portable ﬁre
pumps

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Conduct safety training for vehicle-type
construction machines
Improve operation skills for heavy machinery,
vehicles, etc. through appointment of employee
Conduct daily alcohol checks
Ensure restricted-area measures are
implemented in the workplace* Measures against heavy machinery accidents with property
damage are a priority area for implementation.

addition to coming too close to the conveyor, thevisual check speciﬁed in the rules was neglected.

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Safety●Accidents: 0
Accidents not resulting
in worker absence:
3 or lessHealth target
Health achievement level: 85%or morePreparedness for
Disasterearthquakes/otherprevention
disasters

Transpor Trafﬁc accidents/-tation violations: 0

Understanding of basic
regulations and the standard Accidents resulting in worker absence: 0
operating procedure
Accidents not resulting in worker
Reliable management ofabsence: 0
equipment, personnel, and items * However, there was one accident with property
damage caused by a forklift.
Regular implementation of
4S activities○

Speciﬁcation and implementationof individual health targets
Overall achievement level: 92%
Health guidance provided byindustrial doctors○

Early ﬁreﬁghting drills
Training on earthquakes andtsunamiEmergency drills○

Response to emergency situations- Training for responding to ﬁres
- Training for responding to accidents- Training for responding to the Nankai Trough earthquake○

Grasp individual qualities based on safe driving
aptitude tests

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Conﬁrmed evacuation route andevacuation destination through drills
Checked expiration of emergency nonperishable foods (replaced)Trafﬁc hazard prediction drills
Rollout of ﬁndings on
Trafﬁc accidents/violations: 0transport safety

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Establish a safe construction cycle
Establish control banding
Establish risk assessments

Manage health through individual health targets(continue)
Provide mental healthcare

In June 2015, a chemical injury accident occurred in the Sakai Ofﬁce of REMATEC R&D Corporation. A subcontractor employee
suffered burns on his entire body, and is still under treatment as of December 2015. We offer our sincere apologies to the victim
and the family, as well as deep apologies to the subcontractor, relevant agencies, and others for the signiﬁcant trouble and concern
caused by this accident. While further details will be reported next year, we will be making efforts to prevent similar accidents.

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Prevention of
Develop procedure manuals
Safety environmental pollution and a standard operating
No. of leaks: 0
procedure (keep updated)

Transpor No. of trafﬁc accidents/-tation violations: 0●●●

Ensure 4S is conducted (ideas to maintaining
cleanliness and cleaning after operating hours)
Deﬁne the My Area for cleaning and perform theactivity
Implement the one job, one cleanup policy aswell as after-hours 4S activities
Make it a habit to keep areas clean, and clean
immediately when dirty
10-minute cleanup prior to beginning of work day

Conduct training on the foam ﬁre extinguisher
Comprehensive training taking into accountemergency communication with the ﬁredepartment and local communities
Check handling and operation of tank coolingsystemConduct water-discharge exercise, extinguisher
exercise, etc.

Results●●

Announcement

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Achieve a correction rate of 100% for problems
identiﬁed during patrols
Thorough follow-up of ﬁndings

Achieve a health target achievement level of 85%
or moreCheck the health status of the section members
during morning meetings, and allocate
appropriately
Utilize the results from the health check to
specify and implement individual health targets●

Speciﬁc activities
Development a procedure
manual and thorough training
Organize accident casetraining, equipment/machinery safety training
Patrols by managers
Develop improvement initiatives
by encouraging ideas
Conduct My Area, My Machine
activities, regular implementationof 5S activities
Specify individual health targets
and manage own healthPrevent dust by cleaninginside the plant withsanitation vehicles andsprinkler vehicles
Implement heat stroke
prevention measures
Receive regular health checks
Conduct earthquake/tsunami
emergency drills
Implement proper storage
and temperature control in
waste storage areas
Regular operation and ensuring
employees' understanding of thehandling of portable ﬁre pumps●

Conduct risk assessments and establish a standard
operating procedure prior to conducting robust training

Conduct plant ofﬁce training in association withrevision of the law (stress check, control banding,etc.)
Establish a plant ofﬁce training system that is inline with the on-site system
Conduct in-house training for managers andsupervisors

Speciﬁcation ofindividual healthtarget:One per person
Regular health checkperformed: 100%●

RTT Corporation

Disaster Implementation of
prevention disaster drills

Organize training to improve
the level of knowledge ofchemistry company-wide

Invited a lecturer from the Japan
Industrial Safety and Health
Association for training regarding
chemical reactions, etc.
Conducted tests after chemistrytraining to check level of learning

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REMATEC R&D Corporation

REMATEC KYUSHU Corporation●

Enforce the ABC movement (A – "Atarimae nokoto", B – "Bonyari sezuni" and C – "Chantoyaru": Do the obvious properly)
Strictly observe the standard operatingprocedure, conditions and workplace prohibitions
Managers and supervisors patrol the site daily
and provide strict guidance.
Improve areas of concern for new equipment oroperation●●

Encourage private visits for diagnosis and health checks

Safety Accidents: 0●

Accidents resulting inworker absence: 0

Have industrial doctors or other counselors provide
guidance to individuals with medical conditions●

Visit the site to conduct risk
assessments

SafetyConsolidate procedure manuals and on-site training
Develop improvement initiatives by encouraging ideas●

Refer to the measures below.

Goal/target●

REMATEC TOHOKU Corporation

REMATEC Corporation

Accidents not resulting
in worker absence: 0

Transpor accidents: 0-tationInjuries/deaths: 0

Status

Review of procedure manual
Accidents resulting in worker absence: 0
and thorough training on rules

Safety Industrial accidents due Patrols by managers
to repetitive tasks: 0

HealthResults

Item

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 thebasic principles of human rights, we pursue safety and health activities that establish “Safety ﬁrst” and a“Pleasant work environment.”●●●

No. of leaks at the customer's site: 2* When hanging a hose from the hatch at the top of
the tank for transfer operation, a sudden ﬂow of air
occurred inside the hose, causing the hose which
was secured at the top of the tank to ﬂail aroundwildly, resulting in leaks at the customer's site.
* Residual liquid inside the piping ﬂowed backwards
from the unloading tank piping outlet and leakedat the customer's site.

Collect near misses
Trafﬁc hazard prediction drills No. of trafﬁc accidents/violations: 0
Obtain the G-Mark

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Create standards for basic operation
Conduct training and establish basic operation

Achieve 0 trafﬁc accidents for commercial vehicles

JISHA method-eligible OSHMS certiÿcation* status
Date of certiﬁcation

Certiﬁcation No.

Certiﬁed business location

Date of certiﬁcation

Certiﬁcation No.

REMATEC Corporation Osaka Plant October 19, 2009

Certiﬁed business location

KHK09-27-17

REMATEC KYUSHU Corporation

October 19, 2009

KHK09-44-3*Business locations are certiﬁed by the Japan Industrial Safety and Health Association (JISHA) for their implementation status of the Occupational Safety and Health Management System (OSHMS)

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External Adviser
Feedback

Group Company
Information
Konoe Fujimura

Co-President
Japan Association of Environment andSociety for the 21st Century

The CSR Report 2015 is the third CSR Report since I started towrite an external adviser feedback for the publication. This year’s
report is different in structure and content from the previous ones,
and I read it with much interest.
The statement “Our jobs epitomize the REMATEC Group’s
CSR commitment” at the beginning of the report has a strong
impact, and a look at the history of the company indicates that
the REMATEC Group’s business activities since its establishment
were indeed a history of attempts to solve social challenges inthe environmental field. And as shown in this year’s topics, theexperiences gained throughout this history all led to the “quick
on-site responses” demonstrated in the project to recover fromthe disaster in Hiroshima, the “technical expertise” found in MF
Power 1, and the “planning capabilities” displayed in the Thai
project. They also suggest that “Innovation for the Earth” is nota mere slogan but one that prompts the Group to make visible
progress.
The president’s message sincerely states that as the social
awareness and quick on-site responses it has considered
important weakened while it made progress in other aspects, theGroup launched new initiatives with “back to basics” as their key
phrase while recognizing anew the three strengths it has longvalued. I myself also consider “going back to basics when I do notknow what to do” important and believe that that is the foundationof consistent management. If, along with such a sincere attitude,
the Group steadfastly maintains the clear vision based on social
trends and needs, “aiming at becoming a company that supportssociety’s resource recycling infrastructure,” we can place great
expectations on the progress it will make in the future.
Overall, the report clearly describes the business of eachsubsidiary and what the Group pays particular attention to after
its split-up, and staff members’ messages also convey theattitudes they have as they perform their daily jobs, and this madea favorable impression on me.
As far as the data section is concerned, on the other hand,environmental burden data on not only RF production, but also
the Group as a whole, including the administrative unit such as
the ofﬁces of each company are desired. In particular, in order tocope with climate change as it becomes increasingly serious,
substantial reductions in CO 2 emissions are required in the future,and in the REMATEC Group as well, it will be indispensable totake more proactive actions, including facility and equipmentchanges, but the basic principle is energy conservation. To that
end, it is necessary to accurately grasp the present situation andtake necessary measures by clarifying what units in the Groupemit CO2 and how much, not to mention production units. Since
one year has passed since the division of the Group, I sincerely
hope that next year’s report will include such detailed data.
Meanwhile, there are several disasters, traffic accidents andviolations, leaks, and other irregularities in the area of industrial
safety. No matter how excellent its business activities and social
contributions are, a company will lose the social trust it has madeefforts to gain if its safety principles are shaken. I simply hopethat no employees ever forget the lessons they learned from theaccident at the Kyushu Plant.
The style of the report has changed considerably due to the
expansion of business and the split-up of the Group. While ithas become more sophisticated in some aspects, its appeal issomewhat waning in others because it seems to be lacking thefeeling of being compiled by the employees themselves. I hopethat the Group will try to retain what works even as it takes on
new challenges in the compilation of CSR Reports too.
I also hope that the REMATEC Group will remember that thetwo requirements for a sustainable company are handing its
tradition down and taking on new challenges to move forward.

REMATEC Holdings Corporation
Headquarters

11-1 Jizohama-cho, Kishiwada-shi, Osaka 596-0015, Japan
Phone +81-(0)72-438-4146 Fax +81-(0)72-422-3809

Tokyo Ofﬁce

8F Daiwa Jimbocho 3-chome BLDG.
3-2-3 Kanda-jimbo-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0051, Japan
Phone +81-(0)3-6680-8967 Fax +81-(0)3-6682-4884

REMATEC Corporation
Headquarters andOsaka Plant

11-1 Jizohama-cho, Kishiwada-shi, Osaka 596-0015, Japan
Phone +81-(0)72-438-6434 Fax +81-(0)72-422-3617

Sakai SC Plant

4-2-4 Chikko-Shinmachi, Nishi-ku, Sakai-shi, Osaka 592-8331, Japan
Phone +81-(0)72-280-0525 Fax +81-(0)72-280-0526

Tohoku Branch

2-3 Kameida, Akasaki-cho, Ofunato-shi, Iwate 022-0007, Japan
Phone +81-(0)192-47-3526 Fax +81-(0)192-47-3527

Fujiwara Ofﬁce

1361-1 Fujiwara-cho Tozenji, Inabe-shi, Mie 511-0515, Japan
Phone +81-(0)594-46-4544 Fax +81-(0)594-46-4544

Nanko Ofﬁce

C/O KEPCO Nanko Power Station
7 Nanko Minami, Suminoe-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka 559-0032, Japan
Phone +81-(0)6-6613-7761 Fax +81-(0)6-6613-7761

REMATEC KYUSHU Corporation

Osaka Branch

11-1 Jizohama-cho, Kishiwada-shi, Osaka 596-0015, Japan
Phone +81-(0)72-433-7880 Fax +81-(0)72-433-7881

Kyushu Branch

906 Notsumachi Miyakobaru, Usuki-shi, Oita 875-0211, Japan
Phone +81-(0)974-32-7820 Fax +81-(0)974-32-7821

Tohoku Branch

2-3 Kameida, Akasaki-cho, Ofunato-shi, Iwate 022-0007, Japan
Phone +81-(0)192-47-3526 Fax +81-(0)192-47-3527

Tokyo Ofﬁce

8F Daiwa Jimbocho 3-chome BLDG.
3-2-3 Kanda-jimbo-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0051, Japan
Phone +81-(0)3-3221-5590 Fax +81-(0)3-3221-5591

Fujiwara Ofﬁce

1361-1 Fujiwara-cho Tozenji, Inabe-shi, Mie 511-0515, Japan
Phone +81-(0)594-46-4544 Fax +81-(0)594-46-4544

REMATEC Clean Co., Ltd.
2F Wako BLDG.
1-9-23 Yanagi-machi, Moji-ku, Kitakyushu-shi, Fukuoka 800-0025, Japan
Phone +81-(0)93-371-3340 Fax +81-(0)93-371-3074

Headquarters

Renagen Inc.
Headquarters

8F Daiwa Jimbocho 3-chome BLDG.
3-2-3 Kanda-jimbo-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0051, Japan
Phone +81-(0)3-3556-0173 Fax +81-(0)3-6682-4884

Tsukumi Ofﬁce

C/O TAIHEIYO CEMENT CORPORATION Oita Tsukumi Plant
2-1 Gonomotomachi, Tsukumi-shi, Oita 879-2474, Japan
Phone +81-(0)972-82-9055 Fax +81-(0)972-82-7025

Iwate Ofﬁce

5F Odori BLDG.
1-6-19 Odori, Morioka-shi, Iwate 020-0022, Japan
Phone +81-(0)19-606-4051 Fax +81-(0)19-601-9214

Sakai TechnicalCenterDaisuke Ito36

4-2-4 Chikko-Shinmachi, Nishi-ku, Sakai-shi, Osaka 592-8331, Japan
Phone +81-(0)72-280-0672 Fax +81-(0)72-280-0673

906 Notsumachi Miyakobaru, Usuki-shi, Oita 875-0211, Japan
Phone +81-(0)974-32-7721 Fax +81-(0)974-32-7731

Head of the Management Planning Department
REMATEC Holdings Corporation

On the other hand, Ms. Fujimura’s comments on industrial
safety reference some of the most regrettable events in our
history. We included a post-accident photo of the plant in lastyear’s report to show our determination not to allow a similar
accident to occur again, but we were unable to eliminate
accidents entirely this year. We will revisit our original intention,
make sure that all personnel are fully aware that “Safety is more
important than anything else,” and step up our efforts to ensure
safety.
In future reports, we will use her valuable comments on
the style of the report, the content of data disclosed, and thescope of the data laid out. We aim at compiling a CSR Reportthat is easy for all stakeholders to read and understand and willcontinue to try creating shared value with local communities
and realizing a sustainable society.

Headquarters

Headquarters andKyushu Plant

Response to External Adviser Feedback

Thank you for the comments that imply a lot for the company
whose medium- to long-term management vision is to aim
at becoming a company that supports society’s resource
recycling infrastructure.
We are very proud that Ms. Fujimura recognized the
REMATEC Group’s past attempts at environmental challenges
and their relationships with the three initiatives taken up as afeature article in this year’s report as “visible progress.” None ofthese attempts would have been possible without the technicalexpertise and planning capabilities that were brought together
by the Group, not to mention the quick on-site responses ofthe employees involved, and we are proud that those attempts
were an indication of the corporate culture we should handdown to future generations, namely, continuing to take on new
challenges ﬂexibly.

RTT Corporation

S-Cube Main BLDG. #324
130-42 Nagasone-cho, Kita-ku, Sakai-shi, Osaka 591-8025, Japan
Phone +81-(0)72-269-4785 Fax +81-(0)72-269-4786

REMATEC TOHOKU Corporation
Headquarters

2-3 Kameida, Akasaki-cho, Ofunato-shi, Iwate 022-0007, Japan
Phone +81-(0)192-47-3526 Fax +81-(0)192-47-3527

REMATEC&KSN THAILAND
Headquarters

No.589/146, Room OF2602, 26th Floor, Central City Tower, Bangna-Trad
Road, Bangkok 10260, Thailand
Phone +66-(0)2-745-6793 Fax +66-(0)2-745-6794

REMATEC R&D Corporation
Headquarters

8F Daiwa Jimbocho 3-chome BLDG.
3-2-3 Kanda-jimbo-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0051, Japan
Phone +81-(0)3-6682-5095 Fax +81-(0)3-6682-4884

Sakai Ofﬁce

4-2-4 Chikko-Shinmachi, Nishi-ku, Sakai-shi, Osaka 592-8331, Japan
Phone +81-(0)72-280-0525 Fax +81-(0)72-280-0526

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