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Zeon Kasei Co., Ltd.

Introduction to Zeon Kasei Co., Ltd.
[Establishment]
Inaugurated as an independent processed products division of Zeon Corporation in 1981
[Business content]
Manufacture and sales of powder slush compounds*, packaging materials, building

Zeon Kasei Yamaguchi Plantmaterials, various films, deodorants, and logistics materials, etc.
* Powder slush compounds: Thin powder compounds for making films with molds[Status in recent years]
As an overseas base for powder slush compound manufacturing, the Mexico plant isunder construction, following China (operations planned to start in April 2017).
Zeon Kasei (Changshu) Co.,Ltd.

[Number of employees]
Number of employees as of end March 2016: Male 61 Female: 15
Hiring in fiscal 2015: 2 maleCompany Policy (Executive Message)
With the base of stable and safe production and health, we will thoroughly implement
compliance and achieve the following priority issues
1.

We will further advance the globalization of the business and complete the Mexico
powder slush compound plant construction on time.

2.

We will accelerate R&D on powder slush compounds and adsorption sheets andconduct development of high thermally conductive sheets to prepare for future leaps.

3.

We will come together as a company to implement quality stabilization and business

innovation based on “visualization.”

President Masayoshi Oshima

Safety Initiatives[Policy]
We will continue to have zero disasters[Concrete efforts]
The Ibaraki plant achieved 1 million hours with no serious disasters in 2015 and the Yamaguchi plant achieved it in 2014.
In order to continue zero disasters, we will run the safety PDCA cycle with plant safety initiatives and safety audits.

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Efforts to Reduce Environmental Impact[Policy]
Reduction of specific energy consumption and industrial waste.
[Concrete efforts]
We are implementing energy-saving activities across the company such as the introduction of LEDs for illumination andhybrid cars.
Our efforts for reduction of industrial waste and zero landfill waste have continued since 2011.
Environmental Data

Zeon Kasei Co., Ltd. Ibaraki Factory
Substances coveredby PRTR law

FY2011FY2013

FY2014FY2015787

66

Consumption (tons)

61

40

35

49

15

Amount emitted (tons)
Industrial waste

Amount generated (beforevolume reduction) (tons)
Amount sent to landfill(tons)
Water resources (Industrial water + Ground water +3Waterworks) consumption (1,000 m )CO2 emissions (tons)
Energy consumption (crude oil equivalent, kL)

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

529

446

478

389

258

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

41

30

29

19

18

3,845

3,283

3,723

3,468

2,768

2,191

1,807

1,875

1,545

1,265－－5,032

3,869

2,906

Electric energy consumption (1000 kWh)
Zeon Kasei Co., Ltd. Yamaguchi Factory
Substances coveredby PRTR law

FY2012

Number of substances

FY2011FY2012FY2013

FY2014FY2015

Number of substances

3333

3Consumption (tons)

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.2

Amount emitted (tons)

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.2

91

57

91

151

63

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Industrial waste

Amount generated (before
volume reduction) (tons)
Amount sent to landfill(tons)
Water resources (Industrial water + Ground water +3Waterworks) consumption (1,000 m )CO2 emissions (tons)

0.2

0.2

0.3

0.0

0.0

412

416

410

460

367

Energy consumption (crude oil equivalent, kL)

147

151

155

166

134

Electric energy consumption (1000 kWh)

－－

459

591

482

Quality Assurance Efforts[Policy]
1. We will securely implement processes from product design to manufacturing transition examinations
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3. We will review the quality management system to prevent the outflow of non-conforming materials[Concrete efforts]
In fiscal 2015, we carried out improvements in line with the policy and were able to prevent the outflow of defectiveproducts.

Living Together with the Local Community[Policy]
We will contribute to the sustainable development of society and the global environment through our corporate activities .
[Concrete efforts]
1．Joso City flood relief activities
We carried out the following activities in response to the large flood damage that occurred in the Joso City area next toIbaraki Zeon Kasei (Bando City) on September 10, 2015.
・ Participation in reconstruction assistance activities through the Joso City Volunteer Center
Ibaraki Zeon Kasei employees participated in volunteering to remove debris from affected households, and haveregularly participated since then.
・Provision of air fresheners to shelters
We delivered around 350 air fresheners that contain Zeon Kasei deodorants to the Mitsukaido gymnasium evacuationsite with cooperation of the selling agencies Daiichi Sekken and Toyotsu Chemiplas.
2．Participation in “Tokyo Station Regional Joint Patrol”
The Zeon Kasei Head Office has been participating in the joint patrol of the areasurrounding Tokyo Station since November 2012 as a Zeon Group initiative. In fiscal
2015 we participated twice and picked up trash from around Tokyo Station.

Participants from Zeon Group-3-