FY2013 CSR Website CSR > Site Reports > ZEON Group (Japan) > Optes Inc.

Optes Inc. is a contract manufacturer for ZEON Corporation that molds andprocesses products mainly used for optical films and small molded components
using ZEONEX® and ZEONOR®, transparent plastics that ZEON Corporation
developed independently. We have production bases in Tochigi and Toyama
prefectures. Our Toyama Plant manufactures films for LCD displays, while our SanoPlant in Tochigi produces medical test cells. Through the contributions they make toenergy conservation, these products represent our ongoing effort to achieve a more

Plant Manager Tunehisa Ueda

harmonious relationship with the global environment by bringing creative,
environmentally friendly products to the world using unique and innovative technologies that neither imitate nor canbe imitated themselves.

Optes Toyama Plant (Takaoka)

Optes Toyama Plant (Takaoka)

Optes Toyama Plant (Himi)

Renderingof

thecompletedOptes

Tsuruga Plant (to be completed inOctober 2013)

1. Comprehensive Safety Efforts
We have positioned safety at the core of all activities, and are moving forward with efforts to achieve zero incidents,
zero accidents, and improved quality. In fiscal 2012, we focused in particular on past efforts including near-missincident identification *1, risk assessment training (4R-KYT*2), and emergency evacuation drills, as well as thethorough implementation of risk evaluation of manufacturing equipment and the construction of “zero-riskequipment.” Through these efforts and others, we devotedly strived towards the creation of completely safeequipment. We also improved employee safety training, shifting from a concept in which training is given to one inwhich training is put into practice. Through this we created “safety sensation equipment,” creating a system thatallows for safer operations by allowing all employees to sense danger for themselves.
*1 Near-miss incidents
Near-miss incidents are unplanned events that nearly result in injuries or other losses.
*2 4R-KYT
A risk assessment method whereby employees proactively eliminate risk by discussing and learning from each other about potent ial risk factors in their work environment andtasks as well as the circumstance those factors can create. The program consists of four steps, or rounds (R), hence the name 4R-KYT (KY stands for "kiken yochi," or riskassessment).

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2. Environmental Data
Optes Inc. Sano Plant
Substances
covered by PRTR
law

FY2008FY2009FY2010FY2011FY2012

Number of substances

11

1

1

1

Consumption (tons)

0.1

0.1

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.1

0.1

0.0

0.0

0.0

16

117.2

5.9

7.0

16

11

0.7

0.0

0.0

18

4.0

4.4

3.7

5.21,580

1,711

1,015

1,105

919

888981

611664625

FY2008FY2009FY2010FY2011FY2012

Number of substances

00000Consumption (tons)

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

200

462

419

707

849

0.0

0.8

1.5

0.0

0.0

Amount emitted (tons)
Amount generated (before volumereduction) (tons)
Industrial waste
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. Toyama Plant
Substances
covered by PRTR
law

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

‐40

50

3129

20,79819,604

13,159

8,499

9,622

Energy consumption (crude oil equivalent, kL)

8,608

10,05810,501

9,390

10,313

Optes engages with its local communities throughout the year. To help beautify areas near our plant in Toyama, weparticipate in cleanup efforts in the Kamitako area of Himi City. In spring 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 plant tours for three high schools in Toyama Prefecture. One high school student who participatedin a tour said, “I'm very proud that products used around the world are being manufactured in Toyama Prefecture.”
Further, we worked with four high schools to accept students for their internship programs, allowing students toexperience working at plants in order to gain firsthand experience of working life. This program was extremely
popular, and produced results including the fact that some of the students who participated in the program joined
Optes after graduation the following fiscal year.

Picking up trash in Kamitako

Plant tour for Himi High School

InternshipInternship-2-