FY2022 Site Reports > Zeon Corporation – Himi Futagami Plant

Zeon Corporation – Himi Futagami Plant
Himi Futagami Plant Profile
Business Description
Manufacture of optical films
Established in 1991, Zeon Corporation Himi Futagami
Plant manufactures optical films.
No. of Employees
As of April 1, 2022: 342 (304 men, 38 women)
Hiring in FY2021: 15 (13 men, 2 women)

Himi Futagami Plant (Himi district)

Himi Futagamidistrict)
Product image

Plant(Futagami

Large-screen TV made with optical film

Plant Policy by the Plant Manager
Our Vision for 2030 is that we “create a next generation processing plant.” We aim to becomea plant where workers can feel genuinely fulfilled, and one which is environmentally-friendly; aplant where processes are stabilized, digital technologies are utilized, and mass production
technologies for new products are established, The plant manager’s policy for FY2022 will
involve tackling the priority issues below in the spirit of “Let’s lay the groundwork and transform
ourselves into a sustainable monozukuri plant.”
PolicyLet’s lay the groundwork and transform ourselves into a sustainable monozukuri plant.

Himi Futagami Plant
Manager
Fumihiro Naruse

Priority Issues
1. Realize sustainable monozukuri through stable and safe production
2. Contribute to low-carbon society through environmental improvements

Safety Initiatives
PolicyPlace safety squarely in the center of all our activities, focus on safe and stable operations in production, and promotevisualization and operational reforms in management to maintain and improve safe and comfortable work environments andestablish a factory with excellent quality and costs.
Specific Initiatives
1. Identify the hazards and harms of all machinery and facilities and make improvements to achieve intrinsic safety
2. Undertake basic safety activities and voluntary workplace activities with the participation of all employees to revitalize
workplaces and implement cultural reform that put safety first with the aim of continuously improving safety and healthstandards
3. Provide appropriate education to all relevant persons and comply with laws and regulations and factory regulations
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Environmental Impact Reductions
PolicyEliminate environmental accidents and abnormalities, create workplaces where personnel can work with a sense ofsecurity, and strive to be a trusted company while securing living environments where people can lead healthy lives witha sense of security, recognize our responsibility to future generations, contribute to society through production activities
in harmony with nature, and reduce our environmental impact and risks.
Specific Initiatives
1. Pursue zero occurrence of environmental accidents and abnormalities
2. Continuously make environmental improvements
3. Comply with environment-related laws and regulations as well as rules established by the company
4. Promote energy-saving and work to prevent pollution
5. Promote resource recycling and strive to reduce the amount of waste generated
6. Promote environmentally-conscious production technologies and continuously carry out growth strategies
Environmental Data
* “0” indicates less than 0.5 tons, and “0.0” indicates less than 0.05 tons

Himi Futagami Plant
Substances
subject tothe PRTR
Act
Industrial
waste

FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020Consumption (tons)

1221

1

Emissions (tons)

0.0

0.0

0.00.0

0.0

3,635

1,493

1,176

958

1,228

3,635

1,493

1,176

958

1,228

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

36,83834,583

31,94031,98529,260CO2 emissions (tons) Scope 1

382

428

408

385

370

CO2 emissions (tons) Scope 2

36,45634,15531,532

31,60028,891CO2 emissions (tons) Scope 1+2

36,83834,583

31,94031,98529,261

SOx emissions (tons)

0.0

0.0

0.1

0.1

0.1

NOx emissions (tons)

0.1

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

87

95

89108

121

14,39014,841

15,425

15,625

15,524

150,690

145,829

160,181

179,251

182,680

Amount generated before compacting(tons)
Amount generated after compacting(tons)
Amount sent to landfills (tons)
CO2 emissions (tons)
Standards on the promotion of energysaving/global warming countermeasures

Atmosphericemissions

Soot emissions (tons)

FY2021

3Water resource consumption (1,000 m )(industrial water + groundwater + waterworks)
EnergyConsumption (crude oil equivalent, kL)

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PolicyWe aim to develop human resources that prioritize communication and create workplace conditions that allow all employees
to demonstrate performance, while valuing a culture of teamwork to achieve continuous reforms and improvements.
Specific Initiatives
1. Basic education for employees in their first to third years of employment
2. In production sections, improve professional skills using competency assessments
3. Create conditions that facilitate exchanging opinions at company presentations of successful improvement activities
4. Create working conditions that incorporate feedback from women employees and facilitate women demonstrating theirpotential
5. Improve production processes to create employment for people with disabilities

Relationship with the Local Community
Creative company development to achieve harmony with civic society.
Specific Initiatives
1. Community beautification activities
・Participation in the Himi Cleanup Campaign

・Kamitako Early Morning Environmental Patrol (garbage collection)

2. Exchanges with high schools in Toyama Prefecture
We cooperate with high school field trips and work experience opportunities, such as plant tours and internships. These
have include those involving Takaoka Kogei High School, Fushiki High School, and Hokuriku Polytechnic College.

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3. Contribution to the local government authority
Support for Himi Arts Hall
Participation in Manyoshu collection recitation meet-4-