FY 2019 CSR website Site Reports > Tohpe Corporation

Tohpe CorporationCompany Profile
Business Description
Manufacture and sales of paints, functional coatings, road marking materials, guidancemarking materials for people with visual impairments, and chemicals, and business
related to painting and coating projects
We were established as Toa Paint K.K. in 1915. We became a member of the Zeon
Group in 2013. We manufacture, sell, and provide painting services for various types ofpaint, and operate a chemicals business based on acrylic rubber. We areparticipating in a project to manufacture powder paint in Vietnam, and aresupplying stable quantities of products to the domestic market We havebeen constructing a plant in Thailand to manufacture functional coatings,
which is scheduled to begin operation this year.
No. of Employees
As of March 31, 2019: 321 (270 men, 51 women)
Hiring in FY 2018: 13 (13 men, 0 woman)

Tohpe Head Office

Product image

Road guidance markingsfor people with visual
impairments

Repainted tank(foreground, Zeon
Corporation’s TokuyamaPlant)

Company Policy (Executive Message)
1. Take on the challenges of transforming Tohpe into a new and vigorous company
through companywide collaboration.
2. Pursue stable and safe production and go on the offensive by meeting market needs.
3. Transform Tohpe into a company that can engage in dialogue and conduct rapid
collaboration.
One Tohpe
President
Yoshimasa Fushimi

Safety Initiatives
PolicyBuild systems to put safety first and ensure compliance.
Specific Initiatives
・Report all near-miss accidents and identify hazardous locations and conditions at all plants
・Prioritize countermeasures for organic solvent odor control and static electricity as well as related education in the threeplants that manufacture paints
・Implement 3S activities including sorting and straightening at all plants
・Covers are being installed on equipment with rotating parts as a countermeasure to prevent personnel from getting caught
in the equipment at all plants-1-FY 2019 CSR website Site Reports > Tohpe Corporation

Environmental Impact Reductions
PolicyReduce the amount of waste sent to landfills
Reduce atmospheric emissions of organic solvents
Reduce electricity consumption intensity
Specific Initiatives
1. Reduce waste sent to landfills for final disposal
Reduce production losses, inventory, and waste products
2. Reduce atmospheric emissions of organic solvents
Develop environmentally friendly paints
3. Routine environmental countermeasures
Eco-cap campaign, recycling of stationery supplies, greening campaign (green curtains)
Greening campaign for plant grounds
by growing “green curtains” led by theMD Committee

Environmental Data＊“0” indicates less than 0.5 tons, and “0.0” indicates less than 0.05 tons
Tohpe Corporation

FY 2014

FY 2016

FY 2017

FY 2018

2227

23

24

25

8,020

7,764

7,517

7,881

6,88860

58.5

116.5

78.3

71.0

2,445

2,337

2,262

1,864

1,978111117

136

65.6

69.6

--

29.6

26.5

190.1

CO2 emissions (tons)

8,279

8,279

9,508

9,352

8,284

Energy consumption (crude oil equivalent, kL)

4,296

4,296

4,079

3,975

3,630

Substances
subject to thePRTR Act

Industrial waste

No. of substances

FY 2015

Consumption (tons)
Emissions (tons)
Amount generated before
compacting (tons)
Amount sent to landfills (tons)
3

Water resource consumption (1,000 m )(industrial water + groundwater + waterworks)* Past data was corrected due to omissions in measurement of water resource consumption.

Relationship with Employees
PolicyDevelop employees to take action and effect change while thinking for themselves.
Specific Initiatives
・QC circle activities
・MD activities
・In-house English classes
・Taimatsu (Torchlight) activities
・Workplace interactive planning activities
Improvement activities (cleaning and painting) led by the MD/Taimatsu(Torchlight) Activities-2-FY 2019 CSR website Site Reports > Tohpe Corporation

Relationship with the Local Community
Specific Initiatives
1. Blood donations
We conduct an annual blood donation campaign at the Mie and Ibaraki plants, and this program was started at the head
office in FY 2018.
2. Disaster risk reduction
Employees at the Ibaraki and Kyushu plants participate in firefighting drill competitions organized by local fire departments
every fall.
3. Community beautification activities
Employees at Mie Plant participate in community cleanups once a year and conduct cleanups in the area around the plant.
Employees at Ibaraki Plant participate in cleanup activities following local fireworks displays.
The Kurashiki Plant conduct cleanups in the area around the plant.
4. Sports events
Employees at Ibaraki Plant participate in sports competitions organized by the Kogashi Industrial Association to strengthen
our interaction with the local community.

Blood-donation activity

Fire-fighting hose operation competition A disaster prevention association
training competition

Clean-up activities-3-