FY 2017 CSR website Site Reports > Zeon Polymix Inc.

Zeon Polymix Inc.
Company Profile
Business Description
Rubber compound manufacturing
Established in 1967, Zeon Polymix manufactures rubber compounds as part ofZeon Corporation’s synthetic rubber business development. Special-purpose
rubber compounds need to have heat-, oil-, and wear-resistant properties. With
their strong customer reputation for reliability, our compounds are used inZeon Polymix Inc.

automotive rubber parts and other high-performance materials.
Our supply system with affiliated companies in Thailand and China ensures theProduct image

highest-quality rubber compounds for manufacturers supplying rubber parts toautomakers and electrical and electronics product manufacturers in global

Air duct hoses
for cars madewith rubbercompoundsmarkets.
No. of Employees
As of March 31, 2017: 104 (87 men, 17 women)
Hiring in FY 2016: 2 (2 men, 0 women)

Company Policy (Executive Message)
With the motto “Aiming to be a high-quality corporation,” our goal is to benumber-one in product and company quality in the carbon masterbatch industry.
The President’s Annual Policy for FY 2017 identifies three priority issues foremployees to tackle as a team.
1. Achieve stable and safe production without process abnormalities byenhancing equipment maintenance and improving production technologies.
2. Make ongoing reforms and improvements to carbon masterbatch production
technology, and achieve unit cost reductions and reduced environmental
impact through productivity improvements.
3. Establish proprietary carbon masterbatch technologies, develop world-classleaders, and strengthen support for Zeon Group companies.

Safety Initiatives

Representative Director
Noriaki Saya

Photo of President Saya

PolicyHave zero accidents and disasters and improve working conditions-1-FY 2017 CSR website Site Reports > Zeon Polymix Inc.

Specific Initiatives
1. Eliminate near-miss accidents
We are establishing working conditions that prevent accidents and disasters by having all employees participate inactivities to eliminate near-miss accidents in order to facilitate higher employee awareness of hazardous areas andoperations and make related safety improvements.
2. Workplace patrols with specific goals
We conduct workplace patrols focused on preventing certain types of serious accidents, such as falls, collisions,and getting caught in equipment, to identify and make improvements to risks that often get overlooked.
3. Other activities
・Systematic hands-on experiential safety trainings
・Risk assessment activities for work operations
・Fail-safe measures for work operations

Environmental Impact Reductions
PolicyReduce our environmental impact and risk
Specific Initiatives
1. Maintain zero industrial waste emissions (100%)・Reduce loss in plant processes
・Recycle and reuse waste materials, and effectively use them for other purposes
2. Reduce CO2 emissions
・Install energy-efficient equipment and LED lights
・Build a system to analyze demand and reduce power consumption
3. Environmental data＊”0” indicates less than 0.5 tons, and “0.0” indicates less than 0.005 tons

Otsu Plant, Zeon Polymix

FY 2012FY 2013

FY 2014

FY 2015

FY 2016

Substances

No. of substances

5554

6

subject to theConsumption (tons)

146

122

113

125

115

PRTR Act

Emissions (tons)

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Industrial waste

Amount generated before

155

148

160

184

197

0.0

0

0.0

0.0

0.0

50

49

48

48

28

CO2 emissions (tons)

2,631

2,740

2,860

3,159

3,346Energy consumption (crude oil equivalent, kL)

1,534

1,416

1,388

1,495

1,603

compacting (tons)
Amount sent to landfills(tons)
Water resource consumption (1,000 m 3)
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Relationship with Employees
PolicyWe seek to augment the capabilities of operational personnel to ensure stable and safe production as well as
develop world-class leaders and enhance support for Zeon Group companies as a key Zeon Group plant.
Specific Initiatives
・Reinforcing our support team to eliminating equipment failures and process abnormalities, and to achieve stable
and safe production
・Systematic employee trainings such as Safety Staff training to improve workplace capabilities
・Engineer education through technical support for affiliated global companies led by the Overseas Support Office

Relationship with the Local Community
We contribute to regional environmental conservation and community development to give back to ourcommunity.
Specific Initiatives
1. Evacuation site management drills
Five employees participated in evacuation site management drills held in thecommunity.

Evacuation site management drill

2. Protecting Lake Biwa’s ecosystem
A total of 43 employees and family members participated in an event organizedby the Lake Biwa Restoration Society to eradicate invasive species of fish.

Eradicating invasive species of fish-3-