FY 2018 CSR website Site Reports > Tokyo Zairyo Co., Ltd.

Tokyo Zairyo Co., Ltd.
Company Profile
Business Description
Trading company specializing in rubber and chemicals
Established in 1947, Tokyo Zairyo has handled synthetic rubber for Zeon
Corporation since 1959. Since then, we have worked steadily to expand ouroverseas operations, and we now conduct business globally as a trading
company specializing in rubber, resin and chemicals, with 13 sales offices in
8 countries in North America, the ASEAN region and China. In 2017, wemoved our main U.S. office to Nashville, and we are working to realize afurther strengthening of our U.S. operations.
No. of Employees
As of March 31, 2018: 141 (91 men, 50 women)
Hiring in FY 2017: 6 (2 men, 4 woman)

The Nashville office, which openedin 2017Company Policy (Executive Message)
Based on Zeon’s management philosophy, our management policy for FY
2018 is “Develop business globally, placing importance on basic principles
and soundness, and advance our integrated business management.”
We are focused on the cultivation of global talent, customer satisfaction, andenvironmental and safety considerations, so as to advance our business, aswell as contributing to the development synergy of the Zeon Group while
making contributions to the local community.

President
Shuichi Kakinuma

Safety Initiatives
PolicyAs a trading company that handles chemical substances, we are strengthening our compliance structure toensure compliance with internal and external chemical regulations.
Specific Initiatives
Rebuilding our information system for chemical substance regulations
We have introduced a new system to comply with the latest legal amendments.
Ongoing education on chemical laws and regulations
We conduct education for all domestic sales staff on regulations overseas (China, South Korea, Taiwan,etc.) related to chemical substances.

Environmental Impact Reductions
Policy1. Expand sales of environmentally friendly products
2. Build and establish chemical substance management and regulatory compliance systems-1-FY 2018 CSR website Site Reports > Tokyo Zairyo Co., Ltd.

Specific Initiatives
Expand sales of environmentally friendly products
In FY 2017, we launched sales of 42 new environmentally friendly products (annual target of 30).
Environmentally friendly products accounted for 19.8% of total sales.
In FY 2018, we are targeting expanded sales of environmentally friendly products such as plant-based
plastics,
chemical products, and chemicals for fuel-efficient tires.
Build and establish systems for chemical substance management and regulatory compliance
Establish in-house use of our information system for chemical substance regulations and our import/export
consultation system＊.
＊Import/export consultation system
When conducting import/export transactions, our proprietary system monitors applicable country laws and regulations on chemic al
substances and applicable import and export orders issued by the Japanese government, and determines import and export possibility.

Relationship with Employees
Specific Initiatives
Global human resource development
・Expanded training for younger employees
・Overseas business trips for younger sales representatives
・Training and development for candidates for appointment to overseas
subsidiary president
Technology trainings
・Technical education for recent graduates and mid-career employees

ISO Promotion Office working groupmeeting

Responding to the FY 2015 revision of integrated ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 standards
・Drafted manual in response to standards revisions

Relationship with the Local Community
Specific Initiatives
We participate in Tokyo Station area joint patrols organized by the Otemachi Marunouchi District Living
Environment Improvement Council, and regularly perform street cleaning activities around the Tokyo
Station area (Once in FY 2017, 5 participants)
As part of the 2017 Autumn Fire Prevention Campaign organized by Tokyo Fire Department, Tokyo Zairyopersonnel who, as fire prevention managers, are actively engaged in fire prevention and disasterprevention on a daily basis, received commendations from the head of the Marunouchi Fire Station forhaving carried out their fire prevention management duties with great dedication.

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