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Optes Inc.

Introduction to Optes Inc.
Optes Inc. is a contract manufacturer for Zeon Corporation that molds and processes®

products mainly used for optical films and small molded components using ZEONEX and®

ZEONOR , transparent plastics that Zeon Corporation developed independently. We haveproduction bases in Tochigi and Toyama Prefectures. Our Hokuriku Plant manufactures
films for LCD displays, while our Sano Plant in Tochigi produces medical test cells.
Through the contributions they make to energy conservation, these products represent ourongoing effort to achieve a more harmonious relationship with the global environment byPresident Shinichi Hirakawa

bringing creative, environmentally friendly products to the world using unique andinnovative technologies that neither imitate nor can be imitated themselves.

Optes Hokuriku Plant(Takaoka manufacturingplant)

Optes Hokuriku Plant(Takaoka manufacturingplant)

Optes Hokuriku Plant(Himi manufacturing plant)

Optes Hokuriku Plant(Tsuruga manufacturingplant)

1. Comprehensive Safety Efforts
The Optes policy was “increase the value of Optes through workplace skills and discovery skills with safety at the core of allactivities,” and we moved forward with efforts to achieve zero incidents, zero accidents, and improved quality. Nearmiss*1

incident identification , a basic safety activity, has been developed as a plant index for improvements in the ratio ofcountermeasures taken.
We will continuously implement risk assessments of our manufacturing equipment and the mid-term plan has the goal ofminimizing equipment risk by reducing manufacturing equipment risk evaluations, and we are continually developing
initiatives to create safe equipment.
As a means of creating equipment and people that are aware of dangers, we are improving procedures, etc., through public*2

work observation , introducing “safety sensation equipment,” and we are creating and implementing systems that allow forsafer operations by allowing all employees to sense danger for themselves by means of training and more at the safety
sensation training center.

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*1 Near-miss incidents
Near-miss incidents are unplanned events that nearly result in injuries or other losses.
*2 Public work observation
Work is selected from operational procedure documents, and the work is carried out while the observer (plant managers,department heads, managerial staff or other workers) inspects the work details and procedural documents to see whether the work is carried out according to procedure, and whether thework is safe, etc., for the purpose of making improvements. This activity also reiterates the importance of working according to procedure.

2. Environmental Data
Optes Inc. Sano Plant
Substances
Number of substances
covered by
Consumption (tons)
PRTR law
Amount emitted (tons)
Industrial
Amount generated (before volume reduction)
waste(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)
Optes Inc. Hokuriku Plant
Substances
Number of substances
covered by
Consumption (tons)
PRTR law
Amount emitted (tons)
Industrial
Amount generated (before volume reduction)waste(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)

FY201010.0
0.0

FY2011
10.0
0.0

FY201210.0
0.0

FY201310.0
0.0

FY2014
10.0
0.0

767

1080.7

0.0

0.0

0.6

0.4

44566

1,015
611
FY2010000.0

1,105664
FY2011000.0919625
FY2012000.0989674
FY201311.20.0862564
FY201411.3
0.0

419

707

849

1,377

1,254

1.5

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.3

50

31

29

29

52

13,15910,501

8,499
9,390

9,622
10,31327,483
12,54934,196
13,612

Optes engages with its local communities throughout the year. To help beautify areas near
our plant in Toyama, we participate in cleanup efforts in the Kamitako area of Himi City. Inspring and fall we pick up litter and pull weeds around our plants, and in summer we clean
up local beaches. We also accept field trip requests for high school students, hosting planttours for two high schools in Toyama Prefecture. One high school student who participatedin a tour said, “I'm very proud that products made using cutting-edge technology are being

Picking up trash in Kamitako

manufactured in Toyama Prefecture.” Further, we worked with one high schools to accept
students for their internship programs, allowing students to experience working at plants inorder to gain firsthand experience of working life. This program is extremely popular, andproduces results including the fact that some of the students who participate in theprogram join Optes after graduation every year.
Z01 Himi Inazumi Plumtree-planting ceremony inKamaichi

Polytechnic high school
during plant tour (Viewing
experience of 3D television)-2-